Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

Hi everyone! This is my second time participating in this read-a-thon and I'm very excited! Hopefully I'll have just as much fun as last time.

Alexandra wrote: "Hi everyone! This is my second time participating in this read-a-thon and I'm very excited! Hopefully I'll have just as much fun as last time."

Yay! I hope you have a fun time as well!

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Romania
2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Wytches, Vol. 1
3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I don't know...everything
4.Tell us a little something about yourself!
I have 4 cats and I want to learn French
5. If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
This is my second time participating and obviously I want to read more this time

This is my first time :) enjoy!

Kathryn CA wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Hi everyone! This is my second time participating in this read-a-thon and I'm very excited! Hopefully I'll have just as much fun as last time."

Yay! I hope you have a fun time as..."

Thank you!

Claire wrote: "This is my first time :) enjoy!"

Good luck :)

I'm late for this but... cover escape : New York in the 1920's... just sayin'

Going on Hour Seven...I'm halfway through Fairest , hopefully I can finish this tonight

Good luck! Allow yourself a snack break. :)

Leni wrote: "Good luck! Allow yourself a snack break. :)"
Thanks! though I've taken plenty of breaks until now and not actually read very much...

Aha. Time for a reading sprint with no distractions then perhaps. ;)

Leni wrote: "Aha. Time for a reading sprint with no distractions then perhaps. ;)"

Too late for that now ...

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
2. How many books have you read so far?
1
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I'm looking forward to finishing The Ocean at the End of the Lane
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Yeah plenty but I try to catch up on reading later
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
That I have managed to read less than in April

Closing Survey

Which hour was most daunting for you?
the last one probably because I really wanted to finish We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
short, fast-paced books like Never Never and graphic novels
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Not that i can think of right now
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The interaction in the community
How many books did you read?
I managed to finish 3 books and got a third of the way trough The Ocean at the End of the Lane
What were the names of the books you read?
, and
Which book did you enjoy most?
I enjoyed Fairest the best... because emotions
Which did you enjoy least?
We Have Always Lived in the Castle I just thought it was quite pointless
If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
I wasn't
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again?
Very likely
What role would you be likely to take next time?
the same probably

Here we go again! New year, same home and a more ambitious reading pile. Really looking forward to the mini-challenges this time around!

I'm excited for this event too ;-)

Welcome back!!!!

Okay, here we go:
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Romania, somewhere in Europe
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I think Never Never: Part Three I've been waiting ages to see how this ends!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
chocolate chip cookies
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I can draw (though I'm not super great)
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
I bought more snacks this time ;)

Hour 2 mini-challenge

Unfortunately I don't have many bookish childhood moments but I can remember a few:
1)My teacher reading us Greek myths in 5th grade (and also Tom Sawyer)
2)The first book I borrowed form the library- Alice in Wonderland
3)The first book I finished-Propeller Island by Jules Verne

Hour 3 mini-challenge

Five word story: Alternate universes in our minds.
(This sounds kind of weird but whatever, I tried)

Hour 9 mini-challenge

An inspiring quote:

''Adults follow paths. Children explore. Adults are content to walk the same way, hundreds of times, or thousands; perhaps it never occurs to adults to step off the paths, to creep beneath rhododendrons, to find the spaces between fences. ''
-The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?
Just finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane about to startNever Never: Part Three
2. How many books have you read so far?
1
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Never Never: Part Three
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Yes, a lot. The internet for one. And my family, but there's nothing to be done about that.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How some people stay up through the night reading. I could never do that!

End of Event Survey

Which hour was most daunting for you?
I don't think I had one in particular
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could
keep a Reader engaged for next year?
What I always recommend: Something short and fast paced and graphic novels
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?
Not really
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The challenges I think
How many books did you read?
2
What were the names of the books you read?
Finally finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Never Never: Part Three
Which book did you enjoy most?
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Which did you enjoy least?
Never Never: Part Three
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I would definitely participate agian

I didn't get to participate in the last read-a-thon but since I'm really behind on my reading challenge i decided to give it a go this time

I don't think i'll have much time to read but i really want to finish
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and get through a good part of American Gods
Other than that I might pick up After Dark or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and some graphic novels.

I'm starting off with and for a snack I have mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Alexandra wrote: "I'm starting off with and for a snack I have mint chocolate chip ice cream."

Yum! Happy reading! ~Ashley