Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

I’m going to try to use this space here for all things Readathon It’s my first time posting so we’ll see how it all goes.

Participating in the Long Laps
Completing Pre Readathon Bingo Board

Lynnette wrote: "I’m going to try to use this space here for all things Readathon It’s my first time posting so we’ll see how it all goes.

Participating in the Long Laps
Completing Pre Readathon Bingo Board"
Best of luck m8! You got this.

Hi Lynette :)
Great idea starting a thread on our group for doing readathon stuff, but we already have a whole folder for these kinds of threads, For the Blogless. You are welcome to start a thread in that folder instead or I can move this one to the correct folder. Typically all these other folders that are just for a specific event are removed and their contents are archived not too long after the event, while the For the Blogless folder is kept up and you can use your thread as long as you want to, during and between readathons.

I like the idea💡

How will this work for everyone including new members of the group?

Reed wrote: "How will this work for everyone including new members of the group?"

We have had the For the Blogless folder for quite a few years, actually, and new members add their own topic in that folder, to which they post their readathon updates, TBRs, track progress on readathon goals, etc. That is one tradition that hopefully will remain in place long after my time.

Yup move it please. I realized it was in the wrong place but couldn’t figure out how to mince it. I’d be ever so grateful

Lynnette wrote: "Yup move it please. I realized it was in the wrong place but couldn’t figure out how to mince it. I’d be ever so grateful"

No worries. Your thread is in the right place now. Have fun with the rest of your fall pre-readathon reading/planning time :)

How is the readathon prep going for you?

Elsi wrote: "How is the readathon prep going for you?"

Um terrible. It's the 11th hour and I'm trying to set up my journal and plan my day. I have my list of books put together and now I'm going to make a tentative hour by hour plan. I may need to make the journal happen on the fly. Time got away from me. There's another readathon in November (from another group) that I may be able to pull it all together for. Thank you for asking Elsi. How's it going with you?

Here is my list of books that I would like to read tomorrow. I haven't started any of them so I'm hoping that I am able to complete at least two.

I’m curious to hear what you think of the Ruth Ozaki. It’s on my regular TBR. Happy reading!

Susan wrote: "I’m curious to hear what you think of the Ruth Ozaki. It’s on my regular TBR. Happy reading!"

Thanks Susan. Hopefully I'll be able to let you know. Happy reading to you too!!

Lynnette wrote: "Time got away from me. There's another readathon in November (from another group) ."

I'm reading that a lot, that time got away from people.
Hope you will have a great time nonetheless, Lynnette!

What is this other readathon in November? (I'm a readathon addict…)

Susy wrote: "Lynnette wrote: "Time got away from me. There's another readathon in November (from another group) ."

I'm reading that a lot, that time got away from people.
Hope you will have a great time noneth..."

It’s on Black Friday. I can get you details later Susy.

In the first sprint I read 37 pages of The Book of Form and Emptiness
Off to sort my laundry, make a big cup of tea and then my intent is to stick with this book until the next sprint. I think that’s how I’ve decided to work my day. We’ll see.

Lynnette wrote: "It’s on Black Friday. I can get you details later Susy. "

Cool, thank you Lynnette!

Lynnette wrote: "In the first sprint I read 37 pages of The Book of Form and Emptiness
Off to sort my laundry, make a big cup of tea and then my intent is to stick with this book until the next spri..."

Sounds like a good plan to me. I want to get stuff done today around house and yard with audio in between reading also.

I continued reading Form and Emptiness until the second sprint and then I changed books and started reading Fuzz. I got 34 pages (I’m starting to wonder if I’m a slow reader, when I look at others’ posts. Anyway now I’m hungry and I need to change over my laundry. Not doing a great job with my journal so far, but taking sketchy notes on paper.

Sounds good, Lynette, sometimes I am amazed how many books some get finished on these thons. I don't have a set number, just read, sometimes smaller and sometimes books half done, just depend on my current plans and mood.

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Sounds good, Lynette, sometimes I am amazed how many books some get finished on these thons. I don't have a set number, just read, sometimes smaller and sometimes books half done, just depend on my..."

I’m pretty sure I’ll have a lot of half finished stuff today. Just excited to have the time set aside just for this. We’ll mostly for this

Susy wrote: "Lynnette wrote: "It’s on Black Friday. I can get you details later Susy. "

Cool, thank you Lynnette!"

Check out booksandsensibility.com for the Black Friday readathon

Lynnette wrote: "I continued reading Form and Emptiness until the second sprint and then I changed books and started reading Fuzz. I got 34 pages (I’m starting to wonder if I’m a slow reader, when I look at others’..."

I'm definitely a slow reader and on top of that I'm now reading a book with tiny lettering (and not too engaging short stories) so I'm reading about 20 pages an hour...

Lynnette wrote: "

Check out booksandsensibility.com for the Black Friday readathon"


Thank you so much, will do!

New book for third sprint: How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. Thirty pages during the sprint. This will DEFINITELY be a slow read, but it deserves attention. I'm hungry again, still working on my laundry and now I'm thinking that I should shower and change locations. Not sure reading a new book every sprint was the best idea in retrospect because my goal was also to finish two books (from the beginning). It's beginning to feel too ambitious. We'll see how it all goes. For now it's break time.

My plans are always too ambitious lol
Time flies when you're having fun!

Susy wrote: "My plans are always too ambitious lol
Time flies when you're having fun!"

You're not kidding. I can't believe it's already 10 hours in!

Started another book Seven Days in June for the Hour 12 sprint with 38 pages in. I'm determined to stick to my plan and then reflect on lessons learned so that I can be more (equally?) successful for my next readathon. I have however introduced wine to the equation so I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to sustain.

Readathon Summary:

Started 4 Books:
Seven Days in June 159 pages
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America 68 pages
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law115 pages
The Book of Form and Emptiness 80 pages

Total of 422 pages-Hmm, I really could have completed just one book.

Lessons learned for next time:
1)--Set ambitious but realistic goals-all of my books were both long and I was starting from the beginning. Originally, I was going to begin to read 6 books with the hopes of completing 2. I changed that goal by hour 16 with the hope that I could at least finish one of the 4 I'd already started
2)--I'm a slower reader than I thought. Next time if I don't have one half finished book to complete I need to think about how fast I can realistically read a whole book and manage expectations accordingly
3)--I did laundry all day. While it gave me the opportunity to get up and move around, it's more time consuming than I'd initially anticipated especially since I had two week's worth to do. Next time I will not have any chores planned.
4)--On the other hand it would have been good for me to have gone for a walk or do some other physical thing.
5)--Once I got out of bed I stayed on the couch for the rest of the time. I will move to the other locations in my house where I'd planned to read
6)--I will prep my food, journal and posts in advance. I think I did a good job of not going down a rabbit hole when I got on the internet, preparing food and trying to set up my journal while tracking it took up too much time. I will be borrowing heavily from @Lena the Reader for organizational tips
7)--Sleep. I should have set up two hour naps throughout the day so that my Readathon didn't end effectively at hour 19
8) Bingo-hmm didn't really happen

The good news is that I participated and survived my second Dewey's and that this time was better than the last and I'm looking forward to the next and I hope that all had a good 24 hours of reading! Thank you to all of the moderators for taking this on.

Lynnette wrote: "Readathon Summary:

Started 4 Books:
Seven Days in June 159 pages
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America 68 pages
[book:Fuzz:..."

Lynette, you did a great job! I'm so touched to be an inspiration. It also adds a bit of pressure too! :-)

I agree, think you did an awesome job, Lynnette!
Loved to read your lessons learned; I have them each and every time. I somehow always think 24 hours last longer than they actually do lol. I do have a "normal" nights sleep, for me short naps don't work because in no time I'm tired again and in need of sleep hahaha.
I always plan to take a walk, which I do in April when my friends joins me for the readathon, but somehow October is more of a "couch-month" lol

Hope to see you in April!

Susan wrote: "I’m curious to hear what you think of the Ruth Ozaki. It’s on my regular TBR. Happy reading!"

I still don't have this completed, but I really like it. Planning to add it to my new list.

December 2021 Reading Game. Finishing already started books 📚


Though unlikely before the end of the year

Lynnette wrote: "Susan wrote: "I’m curious to hear what you think of the Ruth Ozaki. It’s on my regular TBR. Happy reading!"

Thanks Susan. Hopefully I'll be able to let you know. Happy reading to you too!!"

I am getting ready for my spring readathon and came back to this post from you. Have you read the book yet? It is so unbelievably
excellent. I would love to discuss.

Potential TBR for long laps and readathon:
(I'm not sure when I started having so many half finished books, but sadly two from the post above are still incomplete.)

Lap 1 Murder at the Lobstah Shack

March 26: 0 pages
March 27: 16 pages
March 28: 56 pages
March 29: 0 pages
March 30: 26 pages
March 31: 0 pages
April 1: 0 pages

Apples Never Fall Audiobook
Completed 30% of the book over the same time frame


Total Pages Read: 112
Books Finished: 0

Lap 2

April 2: 0 pages
April 3: 54 pages
April 4: 58 pages
April 5: 42 pages
April 6: 44 pages



April 7: 17 pages
April 8: 16 pages

Audiobook
Percentage of book covered in same time period: 40% Completed on 4/7/22

Audiobook
Percentage of book covered in same time period: 4%

Total Pgs Read: 231
Total Time Read: 127
Books Finished: 2

Lap 3

April 9: 5 pages
April 10:
April 11:
April 12:
April 13:
April 14:
April 15:


Audiobook Percentage of book covered in same time period: 7%

What Happened
Audiobook Percentage of book covered in same time period: 3%

Total Pgs Read: 5
Total Time Read: 10 minutes
Books Finished:

Lap 4

April 16:
April 17:
April 18:
April 19:
April 20:
April 21:
April 22:


Audiobook percentage of book covered in same time period: 46%

Total Pgs Read: 0
Total Time Read: 0
Books Finished: 0

Lap 5

April 23: 0
April 24: 21
April 25: 0
April 26: 26
164
April 27: 0
April 28: 32
63
April 29: 45


Audiobook: Percentage of book covered in same time period: 14%

Total Pages Read: 351
Books Finished: 1

Happy readathon, Lynnette!

Hey Lynnette! Hoping your readathon is going great!!

See you next readathon Queen!! XOXO

- Go to your local library, bookstore, freecycle book source, thriftstore that sells books, etc. Pick a book at random and check it out/buy it/adopt it. Read it.
- Get book recommendations from someone on social media. Pick 3 of those recommended books, get them, and read them.
- Choose a book with at least 300 pages, and a notebook/reading journal. Read the book, stopping every 20-30pgs to journal about your reading(pictures, quotes, reactions, etc.).
- Read a book published between 2020 and 2022.
- Read a book originally published before 1950.
- Browse the current world news. Choose a country/region/issue from the news that interests you. Find a book related to your chosen topic/location, and read it.
- Read a book set during a world war.
- Write and post a review for a book you enjoyed this year. (This can be on Goodreads, Amazon, your blog, etc. We have a folder in our Goodreads group where you can post these, too.)
- Make a 6-book rainbow (stack up books with a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple spine). Take a photo and share on social media. Then read those books.
- Read a book that was selected for a book club or group.
- Complete the 2022 Spring Readathon pre-readathon challenges (located in our Goodreads group).

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Lena wrote: "See you next readathon Queen!! XOXO"

I'm all extra late with responding. Sorry. I did not get to participate so I'm going to do the inter-summer thing and per usual, I will likely bite heavily from your vibe. It really is flattery...

Susy wrote: "Happy readathon, Lynnette!"

Missed the readathon, but I'm doing the inter-readathon challenge

I'm going to try to do the inter-readathon too! Happy Reading Lynnette!!

Lena wrote: "I'm going to try to do the inter-readathon too! Happy Reading Lynnette!!"

Okay for real for real this time. Gearing up for the readathon in July...

I'm going to start planning this weekend!!

Hourly check-ins for July 2022 Reverse Readathon

Hour 1 Friday 17:00
Drinks: Wild Strawberry Crystal Light
Snacks: Popcorn
Location: Bedroom
Book: We're Going to Need More Wine
Candle Burned: Mahogany Teakwood
Pages read: 52

Hour 2 Friday 18:00
Book: The Art of Reading
Pages read: 19

Hour 3 Friday 19:00
Book: Got distracted by my phone
Pages read: 0

Hour 4 Friday 20:00
Snacks: Spaghetti for dinner
Location: Still in my room
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Pages read: see below

Hour 5 21:00 Co-Moderating
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Candle Burned: Still the Teakwood
Pages read: 38 in the last two hours

Hour 6-8 22:00-0:00
Snacks: Popcorn
Location: Couch
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Pages: 100

Hour 9 01:00
Location: Bed
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Pages read: 22

Hour 10-14 02:00-06:00
Activity: Sleeping in bed

Hour 15 07:00

Location: Office
Activity: Mocha Girls Read Planning Power Hour

Hour 16 08:00
Drinks: Water
Location: Loft
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Candle Burned: Polar Frost (wishful thinking I guess)
Pages read: None. Too busy minding the internet.

Hour 17 09:00
Drinks: Hot tea
Snacks: Hardboiled eggs and dried fruit
Location: Loft
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Pages read:

Hour 20 - 12:00
Location: Bedroom
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Pages read: 39

Hour 22 14:00
Drinks: Water
Snacks: More popcorn
Location: Bedroom
Book: While Justice Sleeps
Pages read: 73

Hour 23 15:00
Drinks: Water
Snacks: Lunch-Corn Chowder with Shrimp
Location: Bedroom
Book: Into the Water
Pages read:

Hour 24 16:00
Drinks: Water
Location: Bedroom
Book: Into the Water
Pages read: 54

Books finished: 2
Total Pages Read: 491