Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?
3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?
4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?
5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?

1. How did your Readathon go overall? Great.

What were the highlights for you? Choosing and finishing some great books.

Disappointments? None.

Things you might do differently next time? Nothing.

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend? Yes.

3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? Two. After the Party and The Tenants
How many have you finished? Both of them.
Which was your favorite? They were both good.

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon? Old Girls Go Greek

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
I had a good start and went through several books, finishing one of them. However, I didn't read much overall.

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?
Absolutely, and I'll be doing the post-readathon lap till the next Sunday.

3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?
I'll need to check my stats later

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?
I'm participating in a weekend reading activity with some fellow readers here

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?
not yet!

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
Great! I never plan anything so it is very relaxing and surprising

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?
I doubt it. Hubby just arrived home and he isn’t a reader…

3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?
3 books. I finished 2

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?
Some non competitive readathons

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?

Sunday morning greetings bookworms 📚
Just woke up . Will continue to read a bit,
after I get my morning coffee .

Overall, my readathon went well. And yes, I will be continuing to read today. I was able to read for a total of 11 hours and finished one book, A Day Off by Storm Jameson, and 82% of my second book, Locus Solus by Raymond Roussel. This would be my last readathon this year, looking forward for ones next year.

I would like to thank all the moderators and co-moderators for making this readathon possible. Special shout-out goes to Jamie. Hope to see again in one of the future readathons. We will all miss you. And good luck on all your future endeavors.

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?

Excellent. I did more physical reading than normal. Enjoyed all the books. Going to keep it to series reading mainly from now on as that seems to work better for me.

Only bad thing was stomach issues from eating too much, maybe too much greasy stuff, so past few hours were uncomfortable

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?

Yes, I did Friday three hours, most of the day and evening Saturday. Today on Sunday have plans with friends but want to do more reading when home, and switch to more audio to get some projects done as well.


3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?

I finished three, read 30% of another, and for audio got to 60ish percent that I'll finish today with the Perry Mason read. Favorite was probably The Mermaid’s Bubble Lounge


4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?

Yeah I do random ones on Discord and I do team challenges on GR - however, none are as huge as Deweys

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?

I added one from others threads to read later: The Good Lie

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
I loved this one, I felt like it was a good amount of reading, being on here, posting photos, editing etc. I had lots of fun. :)
Next time I will maybe do the same thing, just maybe try to sleep less. :D

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?
Yes, I have one more book to finish.

3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?
6 read from, 5 finished, 9 were initially on my tbr. But I am very happy with the results overall.
My favorites were Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 and The Voice of My Mind.

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?
Honestly, not Dewey's. For me this readathon only works in autumn, don't know why. But Dewey's in October is my sacred time.

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?
No, I stuck only to my tbr. :)

1) I finished one book, which was a re-read, but still I was excited to do that as I am going to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Wednesday and wanted to have the re-read finished by then. One of my goals is to have a hotel booked for these readathons or have my library shed built. So fingers crossed I can do a getaway for the next readathon.
2) I will be reading the rest of the weekend as I didn't get to do a consecutive 24 hours of reading.
3) 1 book finished but I did switch between 2 books.
4) I do not plan to do any other reading events between now and the next readathon.
5) I have added one book to my TBR list.

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?

Good! Not to switch on the TV at all was a good decision. Keeping up with notifications and hourly discussions meant that I spent quite some time online instead of reading. But maybe that is the charm of a readathon.

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?

I needed to do a little housekeeping and then went out to meet a friend, which resulted in dinner at the Balkan restaurant across the street. Watching some TV now. I do want to finish my audiobook though—maybe tomorrow…

3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?

I mainly read one ebook and one audiobook. I finished neither, but I made good progress. I am pleased with what I read.

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?

🤔 Do you mean April? Yes, probably.

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?

I try not to add anything. My shelf is overflowing…

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time? I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked. I think next time I am going to be more committed to not getting distracted by others (in person and online) and spending more time reading.

2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend? Yes, I plan to spend today finishing up some of the reading I started during the read-a-thon.

3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite? I read from These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, From Ladle to Grave, The Library of Lost Dollhouses, and George Falls Through Time; however, the only 1 I finished was These Memories Do Not Belong to Us

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)? Yes, I participate in several different types of read-a-thons throughout the year.

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon? Yes, there were several I saw on others TBR piles that I ended up adding to mine.

1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
It went well for the time I had. Just disappointed I had prior plans and couldn't read as much as I wanted to! lol
2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend?
Of course!
3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite?
I read from 3 books and finished 1.
4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and October 18th (our next Readathon)?
Uhh...you mean April? Yes.
5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?
Nope.

I had to work Sunday of the 2026 Readathon .
Too pooped to read when I got home . But Saturday I participated and turned 275 pages
from two books and one periodical .
A win for me despite the below average page count .
I'll have time to make up the difference during cool down week .

I haven't decided on my 2026 first quarter TBR's yet . VOX by Christina Dalcher looks good.
Or the Alhambra by Washington Irving is another .

Vanessa, glad you are catching up. We have Cool Down Week thread open to be used for as long as it is needed. Also we have another thread in the general section: End of 2025 Reading Game. I will post again there tomorrow after I finish another book.

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