Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

Hi everyone! I've been a member of this page since 2015 but have never recorded anything that I've done during the read-a-thon. I have participated in years past by telling family members to leave me laone or they will see ky inner book dragon, and it wont be pretty 😅. I've been snooping at other people's posts and realize i have a LOT to catch up on in regards to recording my 24 hours. I have a few books picked out that i want to get knocked out of the TBR pile. I will definitely bw poating updates this year. Good luck to everyone and may the odds be ever in our favor 😉

Oh my goodness, please excuse all the typos. I'm just super excited. ☺️

*Hour 1*
Books chosen for the Thon: Shining in the Dark anthology, This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, The Choice by Nicholas Sparks, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, Do Not Go Gentle by Anne Hood, Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiane.

1st book/pages: I'm going to be finishing up the Shining in the Dark anthology. I'm on page 157/224.

Setting the scene: in my jammies on the sofa surrounded by my puppies.

Snacks/meals: breakfast soon...u decided.

Beverages: coffee

# of interuptions: none yet.

*Hour 4*
Book(s) finished: Shining in the Dark Anthology with tales from Stephen King, Clive Barker, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ramsey Campbell and many more.

Rating:4/5 stars. There were many short stories within the book I really enjoyed and others had me going "wtf did I just read?"

Current Read: Peter Pan by J.M. Barre

Page: 5 of 151

Set the Scene: Decided to lay in bed for this next book, kind of like a theme in a way.

Snacks/meals: a few munchkins from Dunkin.

Beverages: I've consumed 3 rather large cups of coffee already... knight be time to switch to water for a bit.

# of interuptions: 3- breakfast, my mom wanted someone to go to the store with her quick, and my pup demanded belly rubs.

*Hour 8*
Book(s) finished: n/a

Current Read: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Page: 79 or 151

Set the scene: meandered from bed to the back patio u til it got to be too chilly, then covered up on the sofa.

Snacks/meals: a Slim Jim, a bag of Munchos

Beverages: Diet Coke

# of interuptions: 2- the wind, and then I interrupted myself with a 2 hour nap

Happy readathon Jessica!

*Hour 12*
Book(s) finished: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Current Read: Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani

Page: 26/301

Set the Scene: back in bed. it's a lazy day.

Snacks/meals: had extra cheese pizza & salad for dinner, and now some black cherry ice cream.

Beverages: I have transitioned to water for the remainder of the evening.

# of interuptions: 1- my baby boy wanted pets. hehe

*Hour 16*
Book(s) finished: n/a

Current read: Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani

Page: 123/301

Set the scene: laying on the sofa in solitude with the turtle tank filters flowing. Adam sleeping at my feet.

Snacks/meals: a banana

Beverages: nothing currently

#of interuptions: 2- hubby telling me that the Phillies won tonight, the pups coming downstairs like bulls in a China shop, and Evie licking her paw unnecessarily loud. *eye twitch*

Jessica wrote: "*Hour 1*
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Love your settings!

Jessica wrote: "*Hour 4*
# of interuptions: 3- ...and my pup demanded belly rubs."

The perfect interruption!

Jessica wrote: "*Hour 16*
#of interuptions: 2- hubby telling me that the Phillies won tonight, the pups coming downstairs like bulls in a China shop, and Evie licking her paw unnecessarily loud. *eye twitch*."

lol

Hope you enjoyed your readathon Jessica.
See you in April hopefully!

*Hour 20....and Hour 24*
I slept. Accidentally. No reading accomplished :(

*Final Thoughts and Reflections*

Finished: Shining in the Dark Anthology & Peter Pan

Favorite Book Read: the book that I'm still reading, Home to Big Stone Gap, followed by Peter Pan, then the Shining in the Dark Anthology.

Which book I would recommend: Peter Pan. Everyone knows the story through Disney, but there's so much in the book that Disney doesn't touch on or include, and I think the book provides so much more insight. It also solidifies the Peter Pan Theory (which wouldn't be a theory if people read the book).

Total pages read: 430

Favorite place to read: it is a toss up between sitting outside on my patio or in bed. If it weren't so windy I would've spent more time outside reading. Bed is where I accomplished most of my reading.

Favorite snack/meal: probably dinner... pizza and salad. Something I could eat while still reading.

Favorite beverage: I drank all of my favorite beverages, but next Thon I need to drink more water.

# of total interuptions: technically 9 if I include my last 6 hours of the read a thon sleeping. heh.

Sounds like you had a great readathon.
I like how you did your wrap up!
See you in April.

***April 2024 Read-a-thon***

Books I intend to read this thon: Dogwood by Chris Fabry, The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve, and The Circle by Dave Eggers.

☆Hour 1☆
~First Book: Dogwood by Chris Fabry
~Page 39 of 341
~Set the Scene: Sitting at the kitchen table waiting for coffee to perk. One pup is at my feet, begging for breakfast already.
~Snacks/meals: breakfast might be cheerios... might be waffles.... haven't decided yet.
~Beverages: coffee as soon as it's ready
~#of interruptions: none yet ☺️

☆Hour 4☆
~Current Book: Dogwood by Chris Fabry
~Page 177 of 341
~Set the Scene: I made my way to the sofa with a comfy blanket, and a sleeping pup by my side while the other snores in her recliner.
~Snacks/meals: had decided on cheerios for breakfast. Haven't had a snack yet.
~Beverages: finished my 2nd cup of coffee and have my tumbler filled with ice water.
~# of interruptions: at least 3. Husband decided to talk to me, one pup wanted cuddles and the other pup wanted to give kisses.
~Unfamiliar Words Discovered: pleurisy, coalesce, fecund and anathema.

☆Hour 8☆
~Book: Just finished Dogwood by Chris Fabry
~Rating: 3.5 stars
~Set the Scene: still on the sofa, feet propped up. The pups did get up and move around but now they're back to sleep. The wind is howling and rattling the windows.
~Snacks/meals: my lunch was a chicken patty with bacon on it, covered with American cheese, on white bread with ranch, and some doritos. Then ym husband surprised me with Swedish fish, peanut M&ms, and some sour patch kids. haven't opened the sour patch yet.
~Beverages: diet coke with lunch, water.
#of interruptions: many... I got sucked into Amazon and added a Kindle and Kindle cover to my wish list. then my husband was asking about a mutual acquaintance and I got stuck going down a sleuthing rabbit hole for about 45 minutes.
~Unfamiliar Words Discovered: nothing new.

On to the next book!

☆Hour 12☆
It's the halfway point!
~Current Book: The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
~Page 162 of 303
~Set the Scene: Still on the sofa. The puppies have taken to the recliner or the puppy bed. Wind has died down a bit.
~Snacks/meals: ordered Chinese for dinner- Orange chicken, teriyaki chicken on a stick, and a pizza roll.
~Beverages: more diet coke, more water.
~# of Interuptions: 3 potty breaks, dinner, and a change of clothes to get comfy.
~Unfamiliar Words Discovered: cacophony, diaspora.

☆Hour 16☆
~Book: Just finished The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve.
~Rating: 5 stars
~Set the Scene: have not made it off the sofa. At this point I feel like the sofa and I have become one.
~Snacks/Meals: had a chocolate tasty cake... not a fan.
~Beverages: water
~# of interuptions: 1 potty break, and on my travels to the bathroom stopped for another book.
~Unfamiliar Words Discovered: querulous, scintillating.

Contemplating a nap or starting my 3rd book...

Looks like a successful readathon! I hope you enjoyed it.

I like how you did your stats!
You did a great job!

***October 2025 Read-a-thon***

Books I intend to read this thon: A Court of Mist and Fury, Bad Feminist, Baby Teeth

☆Hour 1☆
~First Book: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
~Page/Percentage: 25%- borrowed from the public library
~Setting the scene: sitting in the lobby of a bank waiting for these people to get their shit together
~Snacks/meals: nothing yet, breakfast after the bank hopefully.
~Beverages: really need coffee right now
~Number of interruptions: one giant one, AKA the bank

☆Hour 4☆
~Current Book: A Court of Mist and Fury
~Page/Percentage: 37%
~Set the Scene: Couch rotting with pillows, soft blankie, and a clingy puppy
~Snacks/meals: finished breakfast about 2 hours ago so not quite ready for lunch just yet.
~Beverages: finished my coffee, water on hand.
~# of interruptions: one, but that was all me, because I needed to discuss Team Tamlin or Team Rhysand with a fellow book lover

I still haven't read A Court of Mist and Fury but have heard about it fot years.

Soft blankets and clingy puppies - bliss

☆Hour 4☆
~Current book: A Court of Mist and Fury
~Page/Percentage: 69%
~Set the Scene: still couch rotting, but have changed positions. Sleeping puppy still with me but I have the luxury of having his stinky butt near my face.
~Snacks/Meals: had 2 slices of ham pizza for ch, pack of Sour Patch Kids and unknowingly ate an entire large bag of Cheddar Cracker Combos.
~Beverages: finished coffee, my tumbler of water, and had Diet Coke with Lime. YUM
~Number of interruptions: one to go to the bathroom, one to yell at the pups for barking at the mailman, and one to grab my food and snacks.
~Unfamiliar Words Discovered: décolletage

☆Hour 8☆
~Current Book: still A Court of Mist and Fury
~Page/Percentage: 86%
~Set the Scene: still couch rotting.... but having the actual smell of rot in my nose because one of the pups just farted.
~Snacks/meals: made chicken and rice e a roni for dinner... contemplating ice cream soon
~Beverages: water and Diet Coke with Lime
~# of interruptions: took a small break to make and eat dinner. Thinking about using the bathroom. Thinking about stepping outside to stretch for a minute.

omg I got my hours mixed up in the last 2 posts 🤦‍♀️ I need a nap

I fell asleep for the last 8 hours of the readathon. the only thing that happened before that was that I FINISHED A Court of Mist and Fury. Woohoo!

I loved that series!
Nice way to spend the RaT.
See you at the next.