I have been so looking forward to today!
So, this is my second Dewey's Read-a-Thon, the first being last October. And yep, I'm aiming for the full 24 hours. I managed it last time, and on less sleep, too, so hopefully I should make it. You know my list of books, so all I have to say, as I always say, is firstly: I'll check in regularly, and I'll update this post with the most recent entry at the top. And, secondly, I'll be Tweeting and updating on Goodreads.
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12:01 - Now I'm done. For real :)
11:03 - I'm done!
9:37 - Change of plan: I finished The Europeans an hour or so ago, and really, I might as well not have read it. So, I thought - should I continue the stubborness, or should I go to bed? I, of course, opted for the stubborness, and now I'm reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón because I don't believe anything would make it better, least of all sleep. I want to finish it for my 100 Greatest Books Challenge, and it would be good to finish it, even though the very fact it was a bestseller confuses and saddens me! So, total pages read so far - 2275. Should I finish Shadow, let it be known I had already read up to page 173.
6:58 - Smidge over five hours to go. Still no idea if do-able. But what I will say is this: one of the finest moments in life is sitting in a comfortable arm chair with a cappuccino on the table, a strawberry jam and cream scone in one hand, and a Jeeves book in the other, watching the mist rise over the forest, watching the day get lighter, and listening to the baby Budgie's dawn chorus. It's now light enough to turn the lamps off, though sadly not warm enough to turn the heater off. About to take Trotwood downstairs so he can have something to eat, then start The Europeans by Henry James and see where I get. And, having finished Jeeves in the Offing, my page count is now 2097. Should I complete Europeans, it will be my tenth book read during this read-a-thon :)
5:21am - My second, or rather third, wind has come with the dawn - whilst finishing Anne of Green Gables (which was beautiful), the birds started singing. It's still quite dark, but the sky and jorizon are very distinct now. Trot's on the window sill watching it all, but I don't think he'll do his morning song until it's brighter. His song seems to come around 7 or 8am. Late riser like his mam!
Now, I'm going to get a cup of coffee, have my scone, and start Jeeves in the Offing, which I've been looking forward to for hours! There's a strong possibility I'll finish with that, but we will see :) Oh, and page count - 1915.
2:56am - Hard to believe there's still nine hours to go! I am officially in the "exceptionally tired now" zone. Just finished Turgenev, and owing to my tiredness, it wasn't a complete success, however that said I did enjoy it. So, my plan: next up is Anne of Green Gables. If I can finish that, my reward is a cappuccino, a cream scone, and a Jeeves. And that is marvelous incentive. After Jeeves, however, I do not know.
1:01am - I have never eaten a pizza so fast. And I'm rather regretting making the mini one instead of the big one. But hey! Why am I updating about food? To distract you from the [I have finished Fanny Hill and I honestly do not know what to say] bit which we'll gloss right over! Next up - Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev. I must admit, I am slightly sleepy, but I will keep going. Let me aim for... 6am. And then we'll see. For now, as I say, Turgenev. Trotwood is at large, however is taunting me by having what seems to be a sweet little Budgie dream on top of Little Dorrit vol. II. And my page count is 1420. And I'm still hungry.
11:31pm - Nearly half way through! Since posting last, I've finished Nausea, and Faust, and I'm half way through Fanny Hill. Still going strong, though aware that in the next few hours that may not be the case! Word count so far: 1199. I have just 413 pages to go to beat my last record!
So, plans now: finish Fanny Hill, make a mini pizza (feels extremely weird, the idea of eating pizza at 1am, which I imagine is when I'll be eating it! But I'll be asleep most of tomorrow so it's entirely justifiable!), then read... Something else! I've not decided yet. Fanny Hill was the last on my pile of "It would be good for my challenges if I read these" books. So, possibly Anne of Green Gables, maybe Jeeves (although I think I'll save it for when things start getting tough), maybe Father and Son. I'll see. Hope everyone else is enjoying themselves!
5:19pm - Finished The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was enjoyable, but at the same time intensely irritating (no matter how engaging or well-written something is, middle class white men musing on beauty and the importance of youth is never going to be any other). Page count so far: 658.
So, now - got potatoes in the oven, Trot is in his cage (had quite a fight to get him in), and I'm about to start Nausea by Jean-Paul Satre. Looking forward to cheesy jacket potatoes, because all I've had thusly, aside from my awesome breakfast, is several Twirl Bites and a cappuccino. Now, I has hunger! Catch you all after Nausea (there's a joke there, I just know it).
2:38pm - Finished The Consolation of Philosophy. I enjoyed it on the whole, though difficult to engage with. It certainly needs a second read. Also, it brings my page count for today up to 346 :)
And, again, bright sunshine, and again, there has been a deluge. Trot's refusing to come inside, and his feet are warm enough so I've left him for the moment. Headed back to my kitchen seat, where I shall be reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
1:22pm - Just finished Netochka Nezvanova (which I am yet to be able to say out loud!). Marvellous book, thoroughly enjoyed it. Now, I'm about to start Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy. Meanwhile, it's bright sunshine here, however just ten minutes ago it was pouring down. I was all set to bring Trotwood in, but now it's so lovely. Still sitting by kitchen sink propped up by the microwave. So far, a lovely day!
11:42am - Less than twenty minutes to go! Had breakfast (a breakfast of Kings - I swear by this breakfast now - yoghurt, muesli, peanut butter, and protein powder mixed up. It just works). And now, I'm going to head downstairs to get Trotwood (who is doing back flips in his cage), put him in the aviary, then read for a few hours in the kitchen. As for the first book, well I'm thinking Dostoyevsky's Netochka Nezvanova. Catch you guys in a few hours!
11:03 - I'm done!
9:37 - Change of plan: I finished The Europeans an hour or so ago, and really, I might as well not have read it. So, I thought - should I continue the stubborness, or should I go to bed? I, of course, opted for the stubborness, and now I'm reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón because I don't believe anything would make it better, least of all sleep. I want to finish it for my 100 Greatest Books Challenge, and it would be good to finish it, even though the very fact it was a bestseller confuses and saddens me! So, total pages read so far - 2275. Should I finish Shadow, let it be known I had already read up to page 173.
6:58 - Smidge over five hours to go. Still no idea if do-able. But what I will say is this: one of the finest moments in life is sitting in a comfortable arm chair with a cappuccino on the table, a strawberry jam and cream scone in one hand, and a Jeeves book in the other, watching the mist rise over the forest, watching the day get lighter, and listening to the baby Budgie's dawn chorus. It's now light enough to turn the lamps off, though sadly not warm enough to turn the heater off. About to take Trotwood downstairs so he can have something to eat, then start The Europeans by Henry James and see where I get. And, having finished Jeeves in the Offing, my page count is now 2097. Should I complete Europeans, it will be my tenth book read during this read-a-thon :)
5:21am - My second, or rather third, wind has come with the dawn - whilst finishing Anne of Green Gables (which was beautiful), the birds started singing. It's still quite dark, but the sky and jorizon are very distinct now. Trot's on the window sill watching it all, but I don't think he'll do his morning song until it's brighter. His song seems to come around 7 or 8am. Late riser like his mam!
Now, I'm going to get a cup of coffee, have my scone, and start Jeeves in the Offing, which I've been looking forward to for hours! There's a strong possibility I'll finish with that, but we will see :) Oh, and page count - 1915.
2:56am - Hard to believe there's still nine hours to go! I am officially in the "exceptionally tired now" zone. Just finished Turgenev, and owing to my tiredness, it wasn't a complete success, however that said I did enjoy it. So, my plan: next up is Anne of Green Gables. If I can finish that, my reward is a cappuccino, a cream scone, and a Jeeves. And that is marvelous incentive. After Jeeves, however, I do not know.
1:01am - I have never eaten a pizza so fast. And I'm rather regretting making the mini one instead of the big one. But hey! Why am I updating about food? To distract you from the [I have finished Fanny Hill and I honestly do not know what to say] bit which we'll gloss right over! Next up - Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev. I must admit, I am slightly sleepy, but I will keep going. Let me aim for... 6am. And then we'll see. For now, as I say, Turgenev. Trotwood is at large, however is taunting me by having what seems to be a sweet little Budgie dream on top of Little Dorrit vol. II. And my page count is 1420. And I'm still hungry.
11:31pm - Nearly half way through! Since posting last, I've finished Nausea, and Faust, and I'm half way through Fanny Hill. Still going strong, though aware that in the next few hours that may not be the case! Word count so far: 1199. I have just 413 pages to go to beat my last record!
So, plans now: finish Fanny Hill, make a mini pizza (feels extremely weird, the idea of eating pizza at 1am, which I imagine is when I'll be eating it! But I'll be asleep most of tomorrow so it's entirely justifiable!), then read... Something else! I've not decided yet. Fanny Hill was the last on my pile of "It would be good for my challenges if I read these" books. So, possibly Anne of Green Gables, maybe Jeeves (although I think I'll save it for when things start getting tough), maybe Father and Son. I'll see. Hope everyone else is enjoying themselves!
5:19pm - Finished The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was enjoyable, but at the same time intensely irritating (no matter how engaging or well-written something is, middle class white men musing on beauty and the importance of youth is never going to be any other). Page count so far: 658.
So, now - got potatoes in the oven, Trot is in his cage (had quite a fight to get him in), and I'm about to start Nausea by Jean-Paul Satre. Looking forward to cheesy jacket potatoes, because all I've had thusly, aside from my awesome breakfast, is several Twirl Bites and a cappuccino. Now, I has hunger! Catch you all after Nausea (there's a joke there, I just know it).
2:38pm - Finished The Consolation of Philosophy. I enjoyed it on the whole, though difficult to engage with. It certainly needs a second read. Also, it brings my page count for today up to 346 :)
And, again, bright sunshine, and again, there has been a deluge. Trot's refusing to come inside, and his feet are warm enough so I've left him for the moment. Headed back to my kitchen seat, where I shall be reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
1:22pm - Just finished Netochka Nezvanova (which I am yet to be able to say out loud!). Marvellous book, thoroughly enjoyed it. Now, I'm about to start Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy. Meanwhile, it's bright sunshine here, however just ten minutes ago it was pouring down. I was all set to bring Trotwood in, but now it's so lovely. Still sitting by kitchen sink propped up by the microwave. So far, a lovely day!
11:42am - Less than twenty minutes to go! Had breakfast (a breakfast of Kings - I swear by this breakfast now - yoghurt, muesli, peanut butter, and protein powder mixed up. It just works). And now, I'm going to head downstairs to get Trotwood (who is doing back flips in his cage), put him in the aviary, then read for a few hours in the kitchen. As for the first book, well I'm thinking Dostoyevsky's Netochka Nezvanova. Catch you guys in a few hours!
Have fun today and read lots of good books!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather! I will :)
ReplyDeleteOh my god - yogurt, museli and PEANUT BUTTER?! I think you're a genius and thats what I'll be having for breakfast tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your readathon!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, you've had quite a good readathon so far! I hope you enjoy your evening of reading.
ReplyDeleteWOW! You're getting so much read! I'm just popping by to give you a bit of readathon cheer! Happy reading and keep going, o!!! :-D
ReplyDeleteI am sure you can do it for a full 24 hours!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your chocolate!
Yep, it's all been good fun (even if I wasn't keen on Nausea or Faust, mainly because the chocolate made up for it!). I need to check in with a few folks - gonna finish Fanny Hill (smut!), make my pizza, then eat it whilst seeing how you guys are doing :) (I've been a very anti-social read-a-thoner, but that's partly cos I couldn't get on the computer after 6pm)
ReplyDeleteYou're doing totally amazing right now! I'm also getting super tired now, I need some caffeine!!! I may just try some jumping jacks instead. ;) Keep on going!! You're doing amazing so far! Good luck staying up tonight. =)
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