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message 1: by Alannah (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14795 comments Mod
From Friday 23rd July 2021 at 12.01 am (in your local time zone) you start keeping track of how many pages you read until Sunday 25th July 2021 at 11.59 pm. However, you can start the readathon at any time during these ten day, make it as flexible as you can.

In the July 2021 Read-a-thon thread you will post your progress, telling everyone what you're reading and how many pages. Then all readers' totals will be tallied throughout the week to reach the goal of 10,000 pages.

This is a relaxed read-a-thon; it doesn't matter if you read 20 pages or 100, it also doesn't matter if we reach our goal, it's just having fun doing what you would normally be doing anyway.

Once the July Read-a-thon thread is posted, make sure to put your name on the thread if you would like to be included. If you simply stumble onto the thread, then please, join in!

*An easy way to keep track is using the Currently Reading feature on Goodreads, entering your page number at the end of each day. **For those who read by eReader, take the page number which shows for paperback/hardcover here on Goodreads for your total. Calculate by percentage to work out your page number read.

***For audio listeners, check out how many pages the book has on Goodreads, then divide that number by how many CDs or hours it is to give you an idea of pages per time. Don't forget to post your totals of daily or full weekend tally on the thread.


message 2: by Alannah (last edited Aug 01, 2021 07:59AM) (new)


message 3: by Tweedledum (last edited Jul 24, 2021 04:28PM) (new)

Tweedledum  (tweedledum) | 2169 comments I’m in

Friday
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens 20 pages

Saturday
Dombey and Son 97 pages

Sunday
Dombey and Son

Total


message 4: by Elli (last edited Jul 25, 2021 08:33PM) (new)

Elli | 0 comments I'm in~

Total Pages: 738

23 Jul (Fri): 524
I Am Number Four: 294 pages (finished)
Humans of New York: Stories: 230 pages

24 Jul (Sat): 214
Opium and Absinthe: 11 pages
Humans of New York: Stories: 203 pages

25 Jul (Sun): 0


I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1) by Pittacus Lore Humans of New York Stories by Brandon Stanton Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang


message 5: by Katherine (last edited Jul 26, 2021 08:21AM) (new)

Katherine | 151 comments I'm in!

Friday: 147
Saturday: 193
Sunday: 151

Total: 491

The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine The Last Chance Matinee (The Hudson Sisters, #1) by Mariah Stewart Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst Why She Wrote A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers by Lauren Burke

Finished:
The Shape of Mercy
Maggie Finds Her Muse


message 6: by Eva (last edited Jul 26, 2021 07:21AM) (new)

Eva (pinpilinpausa9) | 81 comments I'm in!

Friday 23rd:
93 pages El Jarama by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Saturday 24th:
74 pages El Jarama by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (finished)

Total: 167

El Jarama by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio


message 7: by Kathleen (last edited Jul 26, 2021 06:57AM) (new)

Kathleen | 401 comments Won't have much time, but I'll do what I can!
Reading:
Old Goriot (La Comédie Humaine, #23) by Honoré de Balzac Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen How Does a Poem Mean? by John Ciardi Abigail by Magda Szabó

Friday: Old Goriot - 63 pgs

Saturday:
Old Goriot - 39 pgs (Finished!)
Seven Gothic Tales - 43 pgs

Sunday:
Abigail - 71 pgs

Total: 216 pgs


message 8: by Kim (new)

Kim (mikc) Count me in.


message 9: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 388 comments I'm in!

Fri:
Sat:
Sun:


message 10: by Petra (last edited Jul 25, 2021 06:15PM) (new)


message 11: by Teri-K (last edited Jul 25, 2021 03:46PM) (new)

Teri-K Here we go!

Friday: Total 241 pp
Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen (finished) 60 pp
The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren (audiobook) 84 pp
Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper 97 pp

Saturday: 355 pp
Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper (finished) 119 pp
The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren (audiobook) 44 pp
All They Need by Sarah Mayberry 192 pp

Sunday: 408 pp
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews (audiobook, finished) 86 pp
The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren (audiobook, finished) 128 pp
The Untamed MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley 194 pp

Total: 1,004 pp

Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen The Vampire Knitting Club (Vampire Knitting Club #1) by Nancy Warren Always Be My Banshee (Mystic Bayou, #4) by Molly Harper All They Need (Porter Siblings #1) by Sarah Mayberry Swan for the Money (Meg Langslow, #11) by Donna Andrews The Untamed MacKenzie (MacKenzies & McBrides, #5.5) by Jennifer Ashley


message 12: by Sam (new)

Sam (aramsamsam) | 94 comments What I'm reading:
Das Damengambit by Walter Tevis The Book of Merlyn (The Once and Future King, #5) by T.H. White


message 13: by Rift (last edited Jul 26, 2021 06:03PM) (new)

Rift Vegan (riftvegan) | 53 comments Lucky 13! :) Thanks for hosting, Alannah!!

Friday == 55 pages
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard
The beginning of this book is hard reading... she talks about clear cuts and tree plantations and it just makes me sick to my stomach.

Saturday == 30 pages
Getting better... more info about the helpful fungi, without which we pretty much wouldn't have plants or forests! Also nice that the setting is British Columbia, and so many of the trees and wildlife are familiar to me in western Oregon!

Sunday == 20 pages
Experiments with RoundUp, bleh. But you gotta do the science.

TOTAL == 105 pages

Happy Reading!!

Finding the Mother Tree Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard


message 14: by John of Canada (new)

John of Canada (johnofcanada) | 318 comments I’m in!


message 15: by ✨EJ✨ (last edited Jul 26, 2021 01:10PM) (new)

✨EJ✨ (hiya-ejb) | 106 comments Count me in!

Friday:
Digital Minimalism, 302
The Fifth Season, 135

Saturday:
The 22 Murders of Madison May, 171

Sunday:
The 22 Murders of Madison May, 165

Total: 773

Books completed:
Digital Minimalism Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) by N.K. Jemisin The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry


message 16: by Kathy McC (last edited Jul 27, 2021 01:49PM) (new)

Kathy McC | 142 comments Thanks for setting this up, Alannah! I'm looking forward to it.

Friday: Finished The Dictionary of Lost Words, 49 pgs.
Saturday: Read Twenty-one Truths About Love, 352 pgs.
Sunday: Started The Sweetness of Water, 48 pgs., Started Hell of a Book, 26 pgs.

TOTAL: 504 pages


message 17: by Lauri (last edited Jul 26, 2021 10:06PM) (new)

Lauri (otwlauri) | 138 comments Lauri's Spot!
July 23 - 25, 2021
Target: 400 pages

Friday 7/23: 160 pages

Saturday 7/24: 295 pages

Sunday 7/25: 230 pages

Total Pages Read: 685!!

Books used:

The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) by R.F. Kuang Bless Her Dead Little Heart (Southern Ladies Mystery #1) by Miranda James The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) by Rin Chupeco The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken (Vish Puri, #3) by Tarquin Hall Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) by Jodi Taylor Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas, #5) by Dean Koontz The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs A Fistful of Collars (A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #5) by Spencer Quinn The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #2) by Carolyn Keene

Books completed!:

The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) by Rin Chupeco Bless Her Dead Little Heart (Southern Ladies Mystery #1) by Miranda James


message 18: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leigholive) I’m in!

Total pages:

Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:


message 19: by Tawallah (last edited Jul 29, 2021 05:53PM) (new)

Tawallah | 189 comments July

Friday
Arcadia - 198 pages

Saturday
Glory in Death- 182 pages


Sunday
Glory in Death- 114 pages
How Much of These Hills Is Gold 51 pages


Total pages read : 545
Books completed: 2


message 20: by Connie (last edited Aug 02, 2021 07:32AM) (new)

Connie Anne Kikta | 19 comments Read A Thon July 23 - 25, 2021

Friday 7/23: All She Wrote (A Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery #3) by Tonya Kappes Pages: 123

Saturday 7/24: None :(

Sunday 7/25: Destroy All Monsters by Sam J. Miller Pages: 237

Total Pages Read: 360

Books used: 2

Books completed!: 1


message 21: by Maria (last edited Jul 25, 2021 02:09PM) (new)

Maria | 91 comments I'm in

Friday: 55 pages
Hjertedyr 50 pages
Literary Theory: The Basics 5 pages

Saturday: 126 pages
Hjertedyr 40 pages (finished)
Literary Theory: The Basics 11 pages
Le Décaméron 38 pages
Giovanni's Room 37 pages

Sunday: 209 pages
Giovanni's Room 121 pages (finished)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 88 pages

Total: 390 pages


message 22: by Josen (last edited Jul 26, 2021 03:35PM) (new)

Josen (josens) | 110 comments I'm in! ----Every time I sign up I forget to post my pages. 🤦‍♀️ Let's hope I remember this time! 🤞

Friday: The Hatching: 92 pages
Saturday: The Hatching: 6 pages
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: 56 pages
Sunday: The Hatching: 70 pages
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: 65 pages

Total: 289 pages

The Hatching (The Hatching #1) by Ezekiel Boone The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid


message 23: by Karin (last edited Jul 26, 2021 09:30AM) (new)

Karin Yes, I'm in!

Friday: 113
Saturday: 174
Sunday: 146

Total: 433

Books finished during this time: Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables, #7) by L.M. Montgomery


message 24: by Dilek (new)

Dilek | 63 comments I'm in!

Fri:
Sat:
Sun:

Total:


message 25: by Nichole (last edited Jul 25, 2021 04:33PM) (new)

Nichole | 555 comments I'm in!

The Cabin on Autumn Peak

Friday: 74 pages

Saturday: 44 pages

Sunday: 111 pages

Total: 229 pages


message 26: by Kim (last edited Jul 26, 2021 01:04AM) (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 517 comments I'm in!

Friday 23rd:-
Beloved by Toni Morrison - 141pp;
The Chain by Adrian McKinty - 24pp;
= 165 pages;
Saturday 24th:-
Beloved by Toni Morrison - 134pp (to end);
The Chain by Adrian McKinty - 68pp;
= 202 pages;
Sunday 25th:-
The Chain by Adrian McKinty - 133pp;
= 133 pages;
Total:- 500 pages.

Books completed:-
Beloved by Toni Morrison


message 27: by Cindy (last edited Jul 28, 2021 12:07AM) (new)

Cindy Newton | 83 comments I'm in!

Friday: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher - 67 pages
Dracula by Bram Stoker - 96 pages

Saturday: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher - 148 pages
Dracula by Bram Stoker - 115 pages

Sunday: Dracula by Bram Stoker - 71 pages
The Egoist by George Meredith - 73 pages

Total pages read: 570 pages


message 28: by LauraT (last edited Jul 26, 2021 01:28AM) (new)

LauraT (laurata) | 14389 comments Mod
I'm in!!!
And these my reads of the last three days:
Franco Pulcini Delitto al Conservatorio pag 160
Rachel Cusk Transit pag 213
Jennifer Chiaverini Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace pag 428
Tot pag 801


message 29: by Ana (last edited Jul 26, 2021 04:30AM) (new)

Ana Marchildon | 66 comments I'm in!

Friday: The Sweetness of Water 140 pgs
Malibu Rising 31 pgs

Saturday: The Sweetness of Water 118 pgs Finished!!
Malibu Rising 60 pgs
Sunday: Malibu Rising 293 pgs Finished!!

Total: 642 pgs


message 30: by Teri-K (new)

Teri-K Rift wrote: "Lucky 13! :) Thanks for hosting, Alannah!!

Friday == 55 pages
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard
The beginning of this book is hard rea..."


I recently finished The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben. It was very fascinating. Some of it was sad, but mostly intriguing and even inspiring. I really recommend it to anyone even slightly interested in the subject.


message 31: by Patty (last edited Jul 27, 2021 09:00PM) (new)

Patty | 33 comments I'm In-
Friday: 105 pages
Not One of Us
Sat: 23 pages Mercadia Forever by Shaka Bry and 22 pages of: Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Sun: 25 more pages in Inheritors of the Earth.

Total: 175 Sorry, it really was a relaxed read for me this time.


message 32: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 517 comments Updated message 27 with my final total.

Sadly, only 500 pages as we've been away visiting one of our granddaughters for the first time in nearly a year!


message 33: by LauraT (new)

LauraT (laurata) | 14389 comments Mod
Updated my post (n. 29) with my total of pag 801


message 34: by Karin (last edited Jul 26, 2021 09:31AM) (new)

Karin Updated message #24 total of 433 pages --some of the books I am reading are the kinds I like to read more slowly than others, so I put the time in but didn't get the pages I might have.


message 35: by Alannah (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14795 comments Mod
Thank you to all those who have taken part and updated their reading totals. As always, I will come back at the end of the week to give the final total and give everyone a chance to come back and update their posts.


message 36: by John of Canada (new)

John of Canada (johnofcanada) | 318 comments Message 14
202pp.


message 37: by John of Canada (new)

John of Canada (johnofcanada) | 318 comments Thanks Alannah. You rule!


message 38: by Steve (new)

Steve Bigler | 453 comments At the End of the Matinee by Keiichiro Hirano.
3 day Total Pages: 125


message 39: by Alannah (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14795 comments Mod
Thank you all for adding your page totals, I will start adding everything up now.


message 40: by Alannah (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14795 comments Mod
The final total is 11,124 pages

Amazing, well done everyone!


message 41: by Alannah (last edited Aug 01, 2021 08:05AM) (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14795 comments Mod
I was thinking of making August's readathon a week long, it's been a while since I have done a longer one and I know some people like this as weekends can be crazy for some of our members.


message 42: by John of Canada (new)

John of Canada (johnofcanada) | 318 comments Great idea Alannah. I'm in.


message 43: by Petra (new)

Petra | 3325 comments That sounds like fun, Alannah.


message 44: by LauraT (new)

LauraT (laurata) | 14389 comments Mod
Alannah wrote: "I was thinking of making August's readathon a week long, it's been a while since I have done a longer one and I know some people like this as weekends can be crazy for some of our members."

Do it Alannah!


message 45: by Alannah (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14795 comments Mod
Ok then the August readathon will take place from the 20th -29th August.


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