The History Book Club discussion

2015 - Readathon One Date: February 7th, 2015 - FINISH TIME 8AM ON FEBRUARY 8TH WHEREVER YOU ARE GLOBALLY) - THIS IS THE CHECKOUT THREAD

We hope you had a good time at the Readathon. CHECK-OUT IS HERE.

a) Please list the books completed if any and genres and how many pages in the book that you read during the readathon. Only pages read during the readathon itself count towards the readathon page total but the book when completed (if during the readathon) can count towards books completed. This is the tally thread for all of the checkpoint segments. Tally and list books and authors where you have read any pages.

b) Let us know the books you read or are reading - start and finish pages and genre.
You can read 10 books if you like - if you want to read them each a little bit at a time that is also allowed but you must let us know your start and end pages and all of the book details. Also tally them up here on the checkout thread.

c) How much time did you read total during the 24 hour readathon? This is the tally thread for all of your checkpoints in the readathon.

d) List all of the books completed over the total readathon - citations please - title and author.

e) Tally all of your pages read and how much total time did you read and how many pages

f) Let us know your timezone and location.

So here is an example:

a) Completed one book: The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott - Genre - Historical Fiction - read all 482 pages for readathon. Total time spend reading during the readathon was 7 hours or all 24 hours or 1 hour.

by Paul Scott

Genre was historical fiction.

Metro NYC - Eastern Standard Time

or

b) Completed one book: The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott - Genre - Historical Fiction - read all 482 pages for readathon.

by Paul Scott

Metro NYC - Eastern Standard Time

and started the next book

b) The Day of the Scorpion - Genre - Historical Fiction - read from 1 - page 200 - have not completed book yet.

by Paul Scott

or

b) The Day of the Scorpion - Genre - Historical Fiction - read from 1 - page 200 - have not completed book yet.

by Paul Scott

Note: In all of these instances - there are totals and stats being counted.

First we will make a list of books completed during the readathon even if the book had already been started before the readathon - if you finished the book finally during the readathon they count to that total, then second, we count the total number of pages read during the readathon, and then we count and list all of the different books started during the readathon, and finally the different genres read during the readathon and what these genres were with a count. And then your location and timezone.

We will also list all of the proud participants in the first History Book Club Readathon.

Congrats.

We will give you until Noon on February 8th to complete your check-out but all reading needs to be completed (that will count in the February 7th readathon 24 hour period) no later than February 8th, 2015 (at your 8AM) wherever you are in the world.

For example, in some parts of the world folks would be starting the readathon on their February 7th which could be 24 hours before our start time but if they want to participate they must also complete their 24 hour period when we start on our February 7th start time at 8AM.

This would be due to the international date line. We have included the time line thread for all. If you have any questions - just ask - we are here to help you.

In Europe for example if you are in the UK - you could start at your 8AM on February 7th which is 5 hours ahead of us but then you have to end at your 8AM on February 8th even though we in the US on the East Coast have 5 hours more to go.

On the West Coast you do not have to get up at 5AM to start with us at 8AM on the East Coast. Just use your 8AM as the start time on February 7th and end at your 8AM on February 8th.

And finally - the next Readathon after the completion of the February 7th, 2015 one is - 2015 - Readathon Two Date: April 11th, 2015
- so mark your calendars.

This is the check out thread for the first readathon - February 7th, 2015 at 8AM (start-time) until February 8th, 2015 (finish-time)

THIS IS CHECKOUT. - MANDATORY

CHECK-OUT - CHECKPOINT SEVEN

We hope you had a good time at the Readathon. CHECK-OUT IS HERE.

a) Please list the books completed if any and genres and how many pages in the book that you read during the readathon. Only pages read during the readathon itself count towards the readathon page total but the book when completed (if during the readathon) can count towards books completed. This is the tally thread for all of the checkpoint segments. Tally and list books and authors where you have read any pages.

b) Let us know the books you read or are reading - start and finish pages and genre.
You can read 10 books if you like - if you want to read them each a little bit at a time that is also allowed but you must let us know your start and end pages and all of the book details. Also tally them up here on the checkout thread.

c) How much time did you read total during the 24 hour readathon? This is the tally thread for all of your checkpoints in the readathon.

d) List all of the books completed over the total readathon - citations please - title and author.

e) Let us know your timezone and location

Ok, I am officially checking out.

For this readathon I have:

a) completed The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - Genre - Coming-of-age fiction - read all 230 pages for the readathon

by Stephen Chbosky

b) started Letters from Mexico by Hernán Cortés and Anthony Pagden - Genre - History - read approx. 50 pages - haven't completed the book

by Hernán Cortés and Anthony Pagden

c) completed Blue-eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas - Genre - Contemporary romance - read 43 pages for the readathon.

by Lisa Kleypas


Final tally: 323 pages
Total time reading: 10h 30min
Total checkpoints hit: 4 checkpoints and 1 check-out
Total number of books completed: 2
Total number of books in progress: 1
Location and time zone: Zagreb, Croatia, CET

End note: I feel really bad for not being able to read more of Letters from Mexico because the introduction was very interesting. But it demanded an amout of concentration and attention my sleep-deprived brain cells could simply not muster after only 5 hours of sleep. Anyway, this was fun and I hope to be able to be part of it next time too.

Night of the Golden Butterfly by Tariq Ali

I read from page 1 to 86% of the book and spent around nine hours reading.
No books completed
Location: Tenerife, Spain.

Place Holder for Check out (I will do tallies etc at the end)

Hello Bentley here on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA - Timezone is EST. Metro NYC (my location and timezone)

I am beginning The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott (name of book and author)

by Paul Scott (citation)

This book is Historical Fiction (genre)

Start Page to Ending Page - 100 pages read total (1 - 100)

Time spent actually reading - 2 hours - Time spent on reading and time spent on actual readathon 20 hours on readathon admin

No books completed. (any books completed)

I am officially checked into the Readathon and completed Five checkpoints and Checkout.

Final Tally - 100 pages
Total Time Reading 2 hours
Total Time on Readathon Admin - 20 hours
Total Checkpoints Utilized - 5 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Total Number of Books Competed - 0
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1

a) Please list the books completed if any and genres and how many pages in the book that you read during the readathon. Only pages read during the readathon itself count towards the readathon page total but the book when completed (if during the readathon) can count towards books completed. This is the tally thread for all of the checkpoint segments. Tally and list books and authors where you have read any pages.

b) Let us know the books you read or are reading - start and finish pages and genre.
You can read 10 books if you like - if you want to read them each a little bit at a time that is also allowed but you must let us know your start and end pages and all of the book details. Also tally them up here on the checkout thread.

c) How much time did you read total during the 24 hour readathon? This is the tally thread for all of your checkpoints in the readathon.

d) List all of the books completed over the total readathon - citations please - title and author.

e) Let us know your timezone and location

Kathy from Idaho checking out
MST USA

Completed
by Katherine Addison
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 133 - 429 (total of 296 pages)

Started, but not completed
by Keith Donohue
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 1 - 243 (total 243 pages)

Total Pages Read = 539
Total Hours Read = 11 hours 10 minutes

Jill checking out, Southern USA, EST.

I am checking out. I completed two books during the readathon (but they were books that I had already been reading before the readathon began)

1. by David Sedaris
Genre: Humor
Competed

2. by Mitchell Zuckoff
Genre: Military/aviation history
Completed

Time spent: 3hr, 20 minutes
Pages; 175
Total checkpoints: 3 and checkout

I didn't get as much time today as I had hoped but at least I finished two books. Everyone is really rolling!!!

Here's my checkout stats.

Book 1: (In Progress) (Continued reading at p. 101, still in progress)
by Jeffrey Toobin

Genre: Legal History
Pages Read: 101 - 133 = 32 pages
Time Spent Reading: 12:15 - 3:15 = 3 hrs.
In Progress (Not completed)


Book 2: (Completed) (Continued reading at p. 147, read till end)
by M.L. Stedman

Genre: Literary Fiction
Pages Read: 147-343= 196 pages
Time Spent Reading: 7.00 hrs.
Book Completed

I am officially checked into the Readathon and completed Four checkpoints and Checkout.

Final Tally - 228 pages (all books)
Total Time Reading 10.00 hours
Total Time on Readathon Admin - .75 hours
Total Checkpoints Utilized - 4 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Genres: Legal History and Literary Fiction
Total Number of Books Competed - 1
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1
Location: US EST (GMT -5)


I couldn't concentrate on my main book I wanted to make progress with, plus I highlight and take notes and study it, and all of that was bothering my RSI (repetitive stress injury), so I gave up on it and will just continue with my single chapter per day plan. I moved to finish my fiction book, which was very engrossing. Nice day of reading!

So i am officially checking out. I thought i could get more books in but I cannot stay up any longer.

I got one book done.

Rob Thomas by

Genre: Mystery
Pages: 324 pages
Time spent: 2 hours 30 minutes + 3 hours 50 minutes =
6 hours 20 minutes
Completed: 1 book
Location: US EST

Is any one else having issues with shelving? I created my shelf and put the book I read on it, but it is not showing up on the home page where it shows how many books you read toward your goal.

Books read:

by Elizabeth Hall (no photo)
Finished: read pages 104-319
Genre: historical fiction

by Patricia Cornwell
Finished: read pages 1-47
Genre: non-fiction

by Denise Kiernan
Started, not finished: read pages 1-15
Genre: non-fiction

Total pages read: 276
Total time read: 7 hours 35 mins.
Total books competed: 2
Participated in check ins 1-5
Timezone: US Central
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Using the Simon template:

Final Tally - 276 pages (all books)
Total Time Reading 7 hours 35 mins.
Total Checkpoints Utilized - 5 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Genres: Historical fiction and Non fiction
Total Number of Books Competed - 2
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1
Location: TX, Central

This was great fun, but the next time I'm taking a vacation day if I have to! :) Thanks for all the great support!

Read 1 book:
by Mineko Iwasaki

Genre: Biography
Total Reading Time: 6 hrs, 20 minutes
Total Pages Read: 297 (Book is finished)
My location is Iowa, USA (CST)

Checked in: Checkpoint 1, 3, 5, 7

Checking out

Books started and finished : (2)
by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Justice (Lg. print edition)
science fiction; 555 pages

by James S.A. Corey (no photo)
The Churn: An Expanse Novella
science fiction; 73 pages

Books started or continued : (3)

by Walter Benjamin
Illuminations - read "Unpacking My Library: A Talk About Book Collecting"
nonfiction (essays); 9 pages (p.59 - 67)

by Yi-Fu Tuan
Space And Place: The Perspective of Experience
nonfiction (geography); 21 pages read (p. 3 - 23)

by Pamela Paul
By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review
nonfiction; 46 pages read (p.86 to 131)

. . . . .

Number of books read : 5
Number of books completed : 2 (one novel, one novella)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
The Churn: An Expanse Novella by James S.A. Corey

Total pages read : 704
Total time read : ~9.5h (or thereabouts)
Genres read: science fiction, nonfiction

Seattle (PST) - and it was a perfect day to spend with books (but then, I think most days are): a nicely rainy day that came with several windy episodes that had rain lashing cozily against windows. Most exquisite reading weather. ^_^

Readathon Checkout

by Ken Follett

Total Time: 6 hours
Total Pages: 292 pages (from page 32 to page 326)
Checkpoints Used: 3 checkpoints and 1 checkout
No books finished
Reading in Pennsylvania, USA, EST

I didn't finish any books but got a good start on this 900-page door stopper that I'm reading for a book discussion group. It was a beautiful day in southwestern Pennsylvania, so I chose to take a long walk outside, the first in many weeks. It cut into my reading time, but was worth it.

Book started but not completed:
by Adam Clulow (no photo)


Final Tally - 77 pages
Total Time Reading 1 hour, 45 minutes
Total Checkpoints Utilized - 2 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Genres: History
Total Number of Books Competed - 0
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1
Location: South Carolina, USA

by Paul Scott
Pages 100-196
2 hours and 45 minutes total
3 checkpoints and 1 checkout
Historical fiction
Washington,D.C., EST
Did not finish any books, but good to catch up a bit on this one.

Thanks for organizing this readathon!

CHECKING OUT
The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses - Genre - Non-Fiction - read from 1 - page 104 (16%) - have not completed book yet.

by Kevin Birmingham (no photo)

Total time spend reading during the readathon was about 6 hours. I was reading on the go so it was difficult to keep track of time read.

Connecticut, USA, Eastern Standard Time

Thank you!

Final Checkout
by Stuart D. Goldman (no photo)

Genre: History
Pages Read: 1 - 187 (total 187 pages)
Time spent reading: 8 hours and 15 minutes
Location: US EST

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages Read: 19
Time spent reading: 20 minutes
Location US EST

1 book read, 1 partial
total pages: 206 pages read
total time: 8 hours and 35 minutes

Looking forward to doing this again.
Thanks Bentley for all your work toward this readathon.

Final checkout

by

Genre: Military History
Total pages read: 119
Total hours read: 9 1/2
Total Checkpoints Utilized: 4
Location: Virginia (EST)
No books completed

I was surprised by how slow I read this book, as well as the number of distractions (like my dog) that came up and played a part in my slow progress. It was definitely a learning experience.

Thanks! It was nice taking a day to slow down and focus on reading. I almost made my goal.

Completed:

by Florence A. Marshall (no photo)

Genre: Biography
Pages read during Readathon: 90

b) Started but not completed:

by Tony Spawforth(No Photo)

Genre or genres: History
Pages read during Readathon: 145

Total Pages Read = 235
Total Hours Reading = 6.5

Read in Upstate New York, Eastern Time Zone

Erica wrote: "Final checkout

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Genre: Military History
Total pages read: 119
Total hours read: 9 ..."

It took me a whole year to read the Liberation Trilogy, so I know what you mean.

Here's my attempt at final checkout:

Completed the book "Bulletproof Spirit" by Captain Dan Willis

by Captain Dan Willis

Read pages 85-229 (had already started the book before the read a thon) and finished the book. Time read on this book was 4 hours.

I also started reading "Vietnam" by Stanley Karnow.

by Stanley Karnow

I was already on page 31 of the book. I read pages 31-116. I read this book for a total of 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Read-a-thon totals:

One book finished: by Dan Wilson.

Partially read: by Stanley Karnow

Read 229 total pages and read for approximately 8 hours and 10 minutes.

I checked in for all 6 checkpoints.

Ohio, EST time zone.

Final Checkout:

a) Completed:

by Freya Stark

Genre: History, Travel
Pages read: 91
Hours read: 2 hours, 25 min

b) Continued reading, not completed:

by Rick Atkinson

Genre: WWII History
Pages read: 104
Hours read: 2 hours, 35 min

c) Started, did not complete:

by Paul Scott

Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages read: 110
Hours read: 2 hours, 35 min

Final Tally - 304 pages (all books)
Total Time Reading - 7 hours, 35 mins.
Total Checkpoints Utilized - 5 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Genres: History/Travel, WWII History, and Historical fiction
Total Number of Books Competed - 1
Total Number of Books in Progress - 2
Location: Georgia, USA, EST

Except for my emergency, such great fun. Looking forward to April's readathon.

Francie you made it - great - how is your husband and what happened to him.

I am proud of all of you. Everybody remember you have to check out to do your totals - whether you read for one hour or 24 or somewhere in between. This is the place to do your tally. Check message one for an example.

a) Please list the books completed if any and genres and how many pages in the book that you read during the readathon. Only pages read during the readathon itself count towards the readathon page total but the book when completed (if during the readathon) can count towards books completed. This is the tally thread for all of the checkpoint segments. Tally and list books and authors where you have read any pages.

b) Let us know the books you read or are reading - start and finish pages and genre.
You can read 10 books if you like - if you want to read them each a little bit at a time that is also allowed but you must let us know your start and end pages and all of the book details. Also tally them up here on the checkout thread.

c) How much time did you read total during the 24 hour readathon? This is the tally thread for all of your checkpoints in the readathon.

d) How many total pages did you read?

e) List all of the books completed over the total readathon - citations please - title and author.

f) Let us know your timezone and location.

Will Ferguson

Total during the 24 hour readathon? 6 hours
93 pages read
4 Checkpoints 1 checkout
No completions this time.

Alberta, Canada, Mountain Time Zone.

Michael are you in the process of completion. Make sure to do your tallies. Page Totals too.

Yes, had to look at other check-ins for hours.

Bentley, I want to thank you for your leadership during this time. I followed posts quite closely for part of the day yesterday and you spent a lot of time with all of us helping us get the hang of posting. THANK YOU! I hope you got to read some pages at least.

I want to do at least one of these dates as a reading retreat. Do the whole 24 hours. I have too many distractions even on a Saturday. LOL

I read How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman. Genre: History. I read a total of 152 pages in 5.5 hours.
Arthur Herman (no photo)
I visited 3 checkpoints (power outage! during two others)
No completions --
Washington, USA, PST

Bentley wrote: "Francie you made it - great - how is your husband and what happened to him."


He's doing okay. Seven staples on top of his head, so he's a little sore. Thank you for asking.

Checking out


by Ayn Rand

Final Tally: 168 pages

Total Time Reading: 9 hours 55 minutes

Total Checkpoints Used: 4 Checkpoints and 1 checkout

Genres: Russian Lit, Fiction, and Philosophy

Total Number of Books Competed: 0

Total Number of Books in Progress: 1

Location: Chicago, IL - USA CST

Thank you Michael - I will continue going through the threads helping everybody out so that next time we will all be able to progress easily - Templates I think are the key - edit, copy, paste and update them for the next checkpoint.

Everybody who has signed up is automatically ready for the next readathon. And who knows maybe next time I will be able to read more (smile).

Folks this is thread for your final tallies and CHECK OUT - Everybody needs to do CHECK OUT. We have given extra time for Check Out and the Tallies - you can do it today.

Show books completed with citations
Show books in progress
Tally all of the pages read
Tally the amount of time you spent reading
Tally the number of Checkpoints hit
Post your location and Timezone
And don't forget genres sampled

Hopefully everybody had a good time. Thank you for attending our first ever readathon!

Final Checkout
Book 1
by

Genre: WWII History

Total pages for this book was 230 pages
Total Reading time was 8:00 hours
Location Columbia SC EST.
Did not complete.


I would have finished this book but it has been a beautiful day outside. 65 and sunny so spent a lot of time outside. And in the 70's today.

I also started Book 2
by


Genre: Biography
Total pages read 130
Time total 2.5 hours
Book not completed.


Final Tally- 360 pages
Total time reading- 10.5 hours
Total Check points Utilized- 6 including final checkout
Genres: Nonfiction- WWII History and Biography
Total number of books in progress-2
Total number of books Completed- 0
Location: SC, EST

Stormie from Apple Valley, CA - West Coast - Pacific Time Zone


Books Completed:

1. by Lisa Genova
Genre:Fiction, Psychology, Adult Fiction, Medical
Total Pages read for this book:178 (read from page 115-293)
Total Reading time for this book:2 hours 18 minutes

2. by James Baldwin
Genre:Fiction, Classics, LGBT,Literature, African American
Total Pages read for this book: 180 (read from page 68 - 248)
Total Reading time for this book:3 hours 14 minutes


Books read but not completed:

1. by Ellis Peters
Genre:Mystery/Detective/Fiction
Total Pages read for this book:27 (read from page 1-27)
Total Reading time fro this book: 45 minutes

I gave up on this book for now...could not see text and could not focus.

2. by Joanna Rakoff
Genre: Memoir
Total Pages read for this book:120 (started on page one-120)
Total Reading time for this book: 2 hours 5 minutes


Total Number of Books Read during Marathon: 4
Total Number of Books Completed: 2
Total Number of Pages Read for all books: 505
Total Reading Time for all Books: 8 Hours 22 minutes

I do hope my math is correct ;)

Book one:
by Paul Scott
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages read: 63
Book not completed.

Book 2:
by H.G. Wells
Genre: Fiction
Pages read: 119
Book completed

Book 3:
by H.G. Wells
Genre: Fiction
Pages read: 47
Book not completed

Total pages read: 229
Total time read: 6 hours
Checkpoints: four, including final
Location: AZ, MST

Thank you Stormie and Rosa - what accomplishments - super.

by John W. Dean

Final Tally - 105 pages (all books)
Total Time Reading 2.45 hours
Total Checkpoints Utilised - 2 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Total Number of Books Competed - 0
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1
Location: UK, GMT

What an outstanding template Simon - I will use that in the next readathon (very readable)

Good job and hope you enjoyed the readathon. Of course final tally I might change to Final Tally (Total # of Pages for all books) even though in your case you focused on one - some are dabblers and do a few books in one readathon. They finish some and progress through others.

Thanks for all your hard work & encouragement! I switched books as I like reading on my kindle at night but hopefully can complete Scott's book next time around; I anticipate hitting more checkpoints next time also. That was fun...

Glad you liked it Rosa - I am going through the checkpoints still and reading everybody posts in order to give everybody pointers for next time.

Ummm....I had some computer problems this morning so I apologize for being late.

by Jane Blaffer Owen (no photo) (COMPLETED)
and
by Laurie R. King

Final Tally - 381 pages (all books)
Total Time Reading 12 hours, 5 minutes
Total Checkpoints - 4 Checkpoints and Final
Total Number of Books Completed - 1
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1
Location: Louisiana, USA - Central Time Zone

Thanks for all your work putting this together, Bentley. I don't know how you manage it! :)

No problems whatsoever - I am sending everybody notes - so things take time for all of the parts to work.

Skeeter you did fabulous. Great progress - thanks for the kind words but I can tell you I am tired (lol). But it was different and fun at the same time. To think we had folks in Croatia, the UK, Portugal, Spain and across the continental USA in different time zones was amazing to me. And I am sure that we will have more folks for the next one and there are quite a few lessons learned too for all of the folks participating and for me.

Karen wrote: "Erica wrote: "Final checkout

by

Genre: Military History
Total pages read: 119
Total ..."

There is so much detail in his writing, sometimes I have to go back and read a page to ensure I got everything. If you like his work, I highly recommend:

by

Fantastic book.

Thank you Erica - have you done your tallies and checked out? All readathon participants must check out. Here is what Simon did for his checkout and I think this is a pretty compact way of doing your tallies if you have not already done them. This is the MANDATORY CHECK OUT THREAD.

This is the link for this thread:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I replicated his post here:

by John W. Dean

Final Tally - 105 pages (all books)
Total Time Reading 2.45 hours
Genres: Non fiction and Politics - 1
Total Checkpoints Utilised - 2 Checkpoints and One Checkout
Total Number of Books Competed - 0
Total Number of Books in Progress - 1
Location: UK, GMT

Bentley wrote: "Thank you Erica - have you done your tallies and checked out? All readathon participants must check out. Here is what Simon did for his checkout and I think this is a pretty compact way of doing..."

Yes, I checked out this a.m., message #21.

Did not complete the book (fell short about 60 pages, but I did finally finish it, but not within the 24 hours).

Todd Wilkinson (no photo)

Genres: Environment and Politics
Pages read: started at p 122, got to page 284
Final Tally: 162 pages
Total time reading: 6 hr 15 min

Total checkpoints, 5 checkpoints
Books completed: 0
Books in Progress 1

Denver, MST