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Julies Readathon thread (Now featuring July 2024)
Currently reading:(Page tracker)
Total page count: 574 pages
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Start page: 163/661
Currently: Page 342/661
Dødsdømt by Victor Hugo (The Last Day of a Condemned Man)
Audiobook
Start: 1hr 25 min (total 3 hr 39 min)
(Total 123 pages)
FINISHED (75 pages)
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving
Ebook - short stories
Start: 66.6% (total about 400 pages, app. page 266)
Currently: 80.2% app. page 321
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
Ebook
Start: 67% (Total about 579 pages, app. page 388)
Currently: 69% app. page 400
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Ebook
Start: 47% (Total about 310 pages, app. page 146)
New books started
1001 nats eventyr
(Total 591 pages)
Currently: 64/591
The Shunned House by H.P. Lovecraft (something spooky)
Ebook (Total 48 pages)
FINISHED
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Audiobook
Total 7 hrs 30 min (242 pages)
Currently at 4 hrs 23 min (141 pages)
Other book ideas:
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ebook
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome
Ebook
BINGO BOARDI will be updating this throughout the day
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*Participate in 5 hourly posts on Goodreads:
*Read for a total of 8 hours:
*Read 250 pages:
*Post on the “Currently Reading” thread:
*Read a book with a male protagonist:
Jack Burden in All the King's Men
E1
*Read a short story or graphic novel or manga:
Stratford-on-Avon in The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
*Eat a healthy snack:
Breakfast of porridge and fruit
*Listen to 2 hours of an audio book:
Dødsdømt by Victor Hugo
*Read 500 pages:
*Read in 3 different spots (one must be out of the house):
1. At the library
2. Walking home from the library (audiobook)
3. In my reading chair at home
4. On my sofa at home
5. In my bed at home
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*Cheer on other readers for 30 minutes:
*Read at least 100 pages of a physical book:
All the King's Men
*FREE SQUARE
*Read something you consider spooky (can be short):
The Shunned House by H.P. Lovecraft
*Do a 60-minute reading sprint:
Read 47 pages of All the King's Men for Hour 4
E2
Read a book in a series:
Participate in 4 mini challenges:
*Read a book with a beautiful cover:
*Upload a picture on social media with #readathon:
Follow me on instagram @julle1980
*Eat/drink junk food:
Haven't eaten anything but, so far
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*Read more than one book:
*Read a book with a female protagonist:
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
*Post on the “What’s On Your Plate” thread:
*Get up and move around for 30 minutes:
*Read a book with a person on the cover:
Reserved for progress (borrowed from someone else)Hour 1 (14-15):
Started off at my local library where I checked out1001 Nats eventyr and read the first 13 pages in that.
Then I had a nice walk home while listening to Dødsdømt on audio. Now it's time to sit down in my reading chair to read a story from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon.
Hour 2 (15-16):
After finishing the short story I read a chapter from The Mill on the Floss which I have been reading for some time on the Serial Reader App. I then read another story in 1001 Nats eventyr
Hour 3 (16-17):
Read All the King's Men pages 164 to 199
Hour 4 (17-18):
Reading sprint: Read All the King's Men pages 200 to 247
Hour 5 (18-19):
Listening to audiobook: Dødsdømt FINISHED
Read short story from 1001 Nats eventyr
Started audiobook A Little Princess
Hour 6 (19-20):
Read short story from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
Started The Shunned House
Hour 7 (20-21):
Reading The Shunned House FINISHED
Hour 8 (21-22):
2ND Reading Sprint: Read All the King's Men pages 247 to 293
Hour 9 (22-23):
Listening to audiobook: A Little Princess
Hour 10 (23-00):
Sleep
Hour 11 (00-01):
Sleep
Hour 12 (01-02):
Sleep
Hour 13 (02-03):
Sleep
Hour 14 (03-04):
Sleep
Hour 15 (04-05):
Sleep
Hour 16 (05-06):
Sleep
Hour 17 (06-07):
Listening to audiobook: A Little Princess
Hour 18 (07-08):
Listening to audiobook: A Little Princess
Read another short story from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
Read another story from 1001 Nats eventyr
Hour 19 (08-09):
Listening to audiobook: A Little Princess
Break, including 30 minutes 'moving about'
Hour 20 (09-10):
Break
Hour 21 (10-11):
Break
Hour 22 (11-12):
Break
Listening to audiobook: A Little Princess
Hour 23 (12-13):
Listening to audiobook: A Little Princess
Read another chapter in The Mill on the Floss
Reading further in All the King's Men
Hour 24 (13-14):
Reading further in All the King's Men
Read another story from 1001 Nats eventyr
Hi Julie, We are in the same time zone, so I just wanted to drop you a quick hello and happy reading for later!
Flauscheohr wrote: "Hi Julie, We are in the same time zone, so I just wanted to drop you a quick hello and happy reading for later!"
Thank you - happy reading to you too :)
Mod
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Yet you seem all prepared and set to go! Happy readathon!
Starting survey1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Denmark
2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
All The King's Men - planning on readng a good chunk of that today
3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Pesto and Parmesan Chips (just opened the bag!)
4. Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm an Environmental Engineer in my day job, and my favourite way to relax is reading!
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?
So excited to have an excuse to switch between different books - people think I'm weird when I do that...
Julie wrote: "Starting survey1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Denmark
2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
All The King's Men - planning on readng a good chu..."
I really liked All the King's Men. I hope you enjoy it. And your snack sounds amazing.
Happy readathon!!! Sounds like you’ve got a great plan for today. :)
Great tracking post! Have a good readathon! Good luck :)
Congratulations on your first finished book! I hope you'll be able to sleep tonight after the Lovecraft... sounds spooky. ;-)
Congratulations on finishing your first book! You are doing great!
Flauscheohr wrote: "Congratulations on your first finished book! I hope you'll be able to sleep tonight after the Lovecraft... sounds spooky. ;-)"
I finished it and actually it was not his best imo...
I will definately be able to sleep - feeling quite tired, so I will be back for more reading tomorrow morning
Back from a nice sleep - an hour earlier than I expected. I have an appointment this morning (I made it before I knew about the readathon), so I will be missing some reading time unfortunately, but as everything is coming along nicely I feel confident that I will make most of the bingo squares (maybe not the 500 page count...)
Sounds like you'll at least get a bingo! good job!
Happy Readathon, Julie! Glad you could play with us - hope you're having fun!
Mid-Event Survey:1. What are you reading right now? All the King's Men
2. How many books have you read so far? 4 books
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? All the King's Men
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? I listened to audio books whenever I could not sit down reading, that way making the most of it
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How much fun it is!
Mod
And it's a wrap!Final page count: 574
Final Bingo Board:
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Lessons for next time:
- No distractions
- No appointments
- More planning, so I can manage to finish my bingo board
- Mini Challenges!
- Make spreadsheet beforehand to keep track of page counts easily
Well well well - the next readathon is coming up in a little less than a month - time to start planning - as listed in my lessons from october ^^^Tentative TBR
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Med fusk i fejemøget
Murder on the Orient Express
Artists in Crime
Guards! Guards!
More books and audiobooks to be added as we come closer
An excellent start Julie!I have a Terry Pratchett on my TBR list too. This time its Lords and Ladies
Welcome back! Good list! PoA is a great choice, one of my favorite HP novels.
Elyse wrote: "Welcome back! Good list! PoA is a great choice, one of my favorite HP novels."Mine too - I set a goal to reread all the Harry Potter books in 2019 - and this is where I'm at ;-)
Julie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Welcome back! Good list! PoA is a great choice, one of my favorite HP novels."Mine too - I set a goal to reread all the Harry Potter books in 2019 - and this is where I'm at ;-)"
I re-read them last year! First time since the last book came out! And only the second time reading the last book.
Pre-Readathon Challenge 1: March 20th - March 29thCurrently reading:
The Lost Traveller (will not finish - to be continued i Pre Readathon Challenge 2...)
Finished:
1 - Der er en skør konge i Danmark March 20th
2 - Med egne ord March 21st
3 - Turtles All the Way Down March 21st
4 - The Invisible Girls - audiobook March 22nd
5 - Asterix og pikterne - cartoon March 23rd
6 - Mummy Fairy and Me: Unicorn Wishes March 23rd
7 - Jeg vil savne dig i morgen March 23rd
8 - Lean Mean Thirteen March 24th
9 - Cæsars papyrus - cartoon March 25th
10 - Perfect Timing March 26th
11 - Quiet Until the Thaw - audiobook March 27th
12 - The Crowded Street March 27th
13 - Poesie (poems by Salvatore Quasimodo in swedish translation) March 28th
14 - Astérix i støvlelandet - cartoon March 28th
Quite a good haul if I must say so myself :)
Pre-Readathon Challenge 2: March 30th-April 6th
March, 30th
Time Read: 05:11
Time Listened: 01:54
Pages Read: 464 pages
March, 31st
Time Read: 04:25
Time Listened: 02:19
Pages Read: 377 pages
April, Fools
Time Read: 01:19
Time Listened: 02:47
Pages Read: 184 pages
April, 2nd
Time Read: 01:34
Time Listened: 02:46
Pages Read: 202 pages
April, 3rd
Time Read: 00:10
Time Listened: 03:51
Pages Read: 131 pages
April, 4th
Time Read: 03:53
Time Listened: 03:09
Pages Read: 373 pages
April, 5th
Time Read: 03:02
Time Listened: 03:01
Pages Read: 284 pages
Total Time read: 19:34
Total Time listened 19:47
Total Pages read: 1352 pages
Total Pages listened: 664 pages
Total Books (different books read/listened): 12
Books Completed:
Plum Lucky
The Just Men of Cordova (audiobook)
Søster min
The Shell Game (audiobook)
Babettes gæstebud (audiobook)
Pros and Cons (audiobook)
Ellekongen
Lad den rette komme ind (audiobook)
Things We Lost in the Fire (audiobook)
24Hr Readathon - April 6th(-7th) 2019
Hour 1 (14-15):
66 pages from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - for the first reading sprint
Hour 2 (15-16):
More reading from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
also listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 3 (16-17):
More reading from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
also listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 4 (17-18):
More reading from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
also listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 5 (18-19):
Second reading sprint: This time 58 pages from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hour 6 (19-20):
More reading from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
also listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 7 (20-21):
More reading from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
also listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 8 (21-22):
More reading from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban FINISHED
also listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 9 (22-23):
Third Reading Sprint - Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte FINISHED A total of 132 pages
Also managed to read 24 pages from The Lost Traveller
Hour 10 (23-00):
Listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 11 (00-01):
Sleep
Hour 12 (01-02):
Sleep
Hour 13 (02-03):
Sleep
Hour 14 (03-04):
Sleep
Hour 15 (04-05):
Sleep
Hour 16 (05-06):
Sleep
Hour 17 (06-07):
For the fifth readathon sprint I listened to an hour of audiobook It Can't Happen Here - that's an equivalent of about 30 pages.
Hour 18 (07-08):
FINISHED The Lost Traveller (read 60 pages during this readathon)
Listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Hour 19 (08-09):
Listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Read an instalment of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame on my serial reader app
Started Lone star
Hour 20 (09-10):
Continued Lone star
Started Blood Count
Hour 21 (10-11):
Sixth Reading sprint: 53 pages from Lone star
Hour 22 (11-12):
Listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Read an instalment of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame on my serial reader app
Continued Lone star
Hour 23 (12-13):
Listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
Continued Lone star
Hour 24 (13-14):
Sprint to the end!
Spent about 15 min. listening to It Can't Happen Here on audio
During the rest of the time I managed a total 38 pages from Lone star
2019 Readathon BingoI will try to finish as many as possible of these - I'm pretty sure I will not manage to finish all the squares as I have not had time to prepare it.
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D1: Participate in hourly discussions Goodreads:
DONE
D2: Read for an hour straight:
DONE in Hour 1
D3: Read a genre outside of your comfort zone:
Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte - poems
D4: Read in your PJs:
DONE from hour 8
D5: Read a book with diversity:
E1-1:Listen to an audiobook:
It Can't Happen Here
E1-2: Take a break and do some stretches:
DONE in hour 22
E1-3: Read a book with more than 300 pages:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
E1-4: Read a book with your Harry Potter house colors on the covers:
Ravenclaw - Lone star (my cover is blue, even if the cover here on goodreads is red...)
E1-5: Post a book review (on GR, blog, etc):
W1: Wear something bookish related:
My glasses B)
W2: Read a book with 3 words or less in the title:
Blood Count
W3: FREE SPACE
W4: Finish a book:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
W5: Post a picture on Twitter/Instagram @Readathon:
DONE in hour 2
E2-1: Reread a book:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
E2-2: Participate in a mini challenge:
Book Puzzle Challenge
E2-3: Eat a healthy snack:
Vegetable 'bread'
E2-4: Read for a total of 5 hours:
DONE when moving into hour 6
E2-5: Read a new to you book:
Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte
Y1: Read a book with illustrations:
Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte
Y2: Read 200 pages:
DONE by hour 5
Y3: Read a book with a person on the cover:
Blood Count
Y4: Cheer on other readers for 30 minutes:
DONE
Y5: Read in 2 separate locations:
1. Good Chair
2. Sofa
3. Bed
4. Listening to audio while doing house work
I love your hourly stats collection! Good luck today, have fun :)
Getting to know you survey1) What fine part of the world are you reading today?
Denmark
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Rereading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Amaretto dessert
4) Tell us a little something about yourself?
Avid reader in my spare time - in my day job i work as an environmental engineer
5)If you participated in the last read-a-thon what's the one thing you'll do differently today?
No other commitments!
Elyse wrote: "PoA is my favorite HP book!"Mine too :D
Julie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "PoA is my favorite HP book!"Mine too :D"
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Ditto on POA being the best HP. Nice progress!
Way to go Julie! It looks like you are doing well.
Thank you :)I got about 6 hours of sleep and I'm fresh for the remaining hours of this readathon. Started off the morning with audio (It Can't Happen Here) and then finished my third book of this readathon:
The Lost Traveller
I only actually read 60 pages during this readathon as I have been reading from it the last week or so
1. What are you reading right now? Listening to audio: It Can't Happen Here
2. How many books have you read so far?
Finished 3 - read/listened from 2 others - starting a new one this hour
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the read-a-thon?
Lone star
4. Have you had many interruptions?
Only to sleep (a must!)
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
That I've actually been able to stick to just a few different books (I'm a very 'skippy' reader)
Morning Julie, I also got about 6 hours sleep. Well done on finishing a third book. :)
Closing Survey!What hour was most daunting?
Hour 10 - just before deciding to go to sleep...
Tell us ALLLLL the books you read!
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - finished
Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte - finished
The Lost Traveller - finished
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
It Can't Happen Here (audio)
Lone star
Blood Count
What was your favorite snack?
Cheese and onion crisps
What was your favorite facet of the day?
I love spending time reading - this day it has been 'legal' to just immerse myself in books and ignore the outside world
Wanna volunteer for our next event?
Will definitely be a reader
FINAL WRAP-UP APRIL 2019Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - finished - 317 pages
Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte - finished - 132 pages
The Lost Traveller - finished - 60 pages
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - app. 10 pages
It Can't Happen Here (audio) - listening for a total of 8 hours 15 minutes - the quivalent of app. 216 pages
Lone star - 156 pages
Blood Count - 39 pages
Total pages read: 714 pages
Total time read: app. 17.5 hours (of these app. 8 hours of audio)
Julie wrote: "FINAL WRAP-UP APRIL 2019Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - finished - 317 pages
Hadet - en illustreret roman i 64 krigsdigte - finished - 132 pages
[book:The Lost..."
Great job, Julie!
Thank you - updated my bingo board - I managed all but two squares :-)
About time to start prepping for the reverse readathon!Possible TBR
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Pale Fire
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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I will try to do the Bingo Board and just have fun - my starting time is 14:00 local time, so I can do prepping early in the day, and then just jump right into the reading when the time comes up.