Well, another read-a-thon has come and gone! I have to admit, I didn’t really put a priority on reading as much as I possibly could this time. That’s not to say I wasn’t satisfied with my progress, I’m very happy with how I did! But I didn’t want to burn out on blogging or reading, plus I wanted to spend time with my husband. If I lost interest in reading for awhile, I got up and hung out with my husband. As a result, I feel like I had a lot of fun, and I also got a great number of books read. I actually quit in hour 17 (though the lovely read-a-thon people picked me as a “reader of the hour” in hour 20 since I didn’t post that I wasn’t reading – whoops!). I watched another movie with my husband and had all intentions of coming back after it was over, but I was exhausted by that point.
Total Books Read: 11
Books Read: The Season – Sarah MacLean, At a Loss for Words – Diana Schomperlen, Queen Takes King – Gigi Levangie Grazer, French Milk – Lucy Knisley, The Demon King and I – Candace Havens, The Weight of Water – Anita Shreve, The Teashop Girls – Laura Schaefer, I Feel Bad About My Neck – Nora Ephron, Angel Lane – Sheila Roberts, Tales of Beedle the Bard – J.K. Rowling, Lovestruck Summer – Melissa Walker
Unfinished Books: Househusband – Ad Hudler, Everything I Needed To Know About Being a Girl, I Learned From Judy Blume – Jennifer O’Connell
Total Pages Read: 3020
Total Time Spent Reading: 555 minutes
Total: Mini-Challenges: 0
Pages/Minute Average: 5.4 pages/minute
13 comments:
I'd stay that you still pretty much rocked the Readathon. Sometimes I think that getting up and spending a little time with loved ones helps you read a lot more when you return. It is easier to read energized than burned out.
That's almost like a typical Saturday for you! LOL You had a great read-a-thon - glad it was so much fun for you.
I'm amazed by how much you managed to read! I would have been happy reading a third of that if I had participated, but I would have had to make reading a huge priority! Congrats on all your reading! :D
You are a rock star! What more can I say?
Looks like you struck a good balance, Swapna...and as usual you completely impress me with the quantity of books you manage to read!
Great stats. I think I read on avg about 3 pages per min. That is if I dont have any distractions. Great Job.
I am always amazed to see your reading speed but this time in spite of taking breaks you've still managed to read so much, great Job Swapna :)
Awesome job!!! And I think you made the event work for you and your family -- and that's important and keeps it fun.
I mentioned this on Jen's wrap-up, too - I need to schedule one of these marathons for myself. My TBR pile grows much faster than I read. And I want to read all the books RIGHT NOW!! LOL And right afterward I need to schedule a review-writing marathon!
I'm so in awe!
You must be THE fastest reader EVER. You rock! Great job!
You totally kicked butt on the read-a-thon!
I think making the event fun and without any real pressure makes all the difference. The 24 hours is obviously a goal not a steadfast rule. :)
Congratulations!
Wowsers. Those are amazing numbers!!
Wow! You did awesome!
--Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
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