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Bout of Books

My official sign up for the Bout of Books 10.0. 

This is my fourth Bout of Books and I always get some of my best reading done during this readathon. I'm hoping to read for a total of 24 hour during this week long readathon. I will have a goals post of books up soon. 

Thanks to Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. for hosting.

Dewey's Readathon Spring 2014 Finish Line Hour 24

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 17 I ended up going to sleep and missing the last few hours of the readathon. 
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? This year I read Attachments by Rainbow Rowell through most of the readathon and it was such a great readathon book because it was short and entertaining. 
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I love this readathon so much. I think you guys do a great job. 
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? The hourly posts are always my favorite. 
5. How many books did you read? 4
6. What were the names of the books you read? 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber, Heaven Changes Everything by Todd and Sonja Burpo, Through a Tangled Wood by Various Authors, and Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. 
7. Which book did you enjoy most? I really enjoyed them all, but Attachment was probably my favorite of the day. 
8. Which did you enjoy least? I enjoyed them all. 
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I was not, but they were great and gave me so much motivation. 
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I will definitely be back in October although that is much busier time. I will be a reader once again. 

Wow what a readathon. I was worried that I would not accomplish much this readathon because my friend would want to do something most of the day. She was more than happy to just let me lay around and read.

I did my last formal update at Hour 16, but I ended up staying up until 12:40 am central time which is Hour 17. I stayed up just long enough to finish Attachments by Rainbow Rowell and then I was off.  I ended up not falling alsleep until 1:30 am central time because I was still on the readathon high, but I knew I wouldn't be able to read any more so I let myself go asleep.

pg 260 to pg 294 from 10:56 to 11:34

Then I took a shower in an effort to stay awake. I shower in the morning usually because it wakes me up. Then I put on my pajamas and climbed into bed to finish Attachments

pg 294 to pg 323 from 11:51 to 12:41

Cummulative Total

Books Finished: 4

Pages Read Since Last Update: 63

Time Read Since Last Update: 1 hour 28 minutes

Total Pages Read: 440

Total Time Read: 11 hours 24 minutes

Overall I had such a fun day of reading. I was able to finish 4 books although the only one I started during the readathon was Attachments. I was able to finish 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber, Heaven Changes Everything by Todd and Sonja Burpo, Through a Tangled Wood by Various Authors, and Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. 

I read through almost 1/2 of the readathon and 440 pages which I have never read that much in a day. I'm extremely excited and will be glad to participate again in October. Although I'm bit more busy when that one comes around. 

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Dewey's Readathon Spring 2014 Hour 16 Update

I'm still awake and still reading. I'm just taking a short break to update and see who is still up. It is 10:21 pm here right now which is about the time I usually go to bed, read until 11, and then go to sleep. I'm go to try to make it to 12:30. We'll see. I can tell I'm starting to get tired, but Attachments is so good and I'm almost finished.

pg 125 to pg 169 from 7:16 to 8:06 while I waited for the dryer to finish. 

Then I read pg 169 to pg 187 from 8:12 to 8:33

Then I read pg 187 to pg 192 from 8:40 to 8:45

After that I read pg 192 to pg 260 from 8:51 to 10:09

Running Tally

Books Finished: 3 

Pages Read Since Last Update: 135

Time Read Since Last Update: 2 hours 34 minutes

Total Pages Read: 377

Total Time Read: 9 hours 56 minutes

I have put almost 10 hours of reading into today and I'm still not done. Hard to believe. 

Mini Challenges

Your Name in Books Hosted by The Geeky's Blogger's Book Blog

6 Rainier Drive

Asunder

Cress

How to Love

Attachments

Eleanor and Park

Firefly Lane

These are all books I have read this year. I was pretty close to having one for every letter of my name. Looks like I just need to work on R and L. 

Pg 35 Sentence 3 Hosted by The Biboliophibian

"Staying Calm/Being Calm/Calmness." ~ Rainbow Rowell Attachments

This may or may not be my last update for the day. I might do one more before I go to sleep for the night, but I'm not sure so I will see you at the finish line if I don't get one more update in. 

Dewey's Readathon Spring 2014 Hour 12 Update

pg 124 to pg 150from 3:28 to 4:12

pg 150  to pg 170 from 4:12 to 4:50

pg 170 to pg 200  from 4:50 to 5:43

In Through a Tangled Wood by Various Authors. 

I read straight through, but I wanted to record how long it took me to finish each story. I really do not enjoy reading on my computer, but I did enjoy this anthology. I finally finished it after almost a month of read. My review will be up during fairy tale fortnight. 

I have took almost an hour break from reading now to eat summer and rest my eyes from looking a page full of words. I just threw in a load of laundry. I think I'm going to put in Tangled and get back to reading. 

Running Tally

Books Finished: 3 

Pages Read Since Last Update: 76

Time Read Since Last Update: 2 hours 23 minutes

Total Pages Read: 242

Total Time Read: 7 hours 22 minutes

Mini Challenges

First Edition Hosted by The Blue Stocking Society

Attatchments by Rainbow Rowell is a relatively new book only published in 2011 so this is the first edition. 

Mid Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
2. How many books have you read so far?

3 actually. I have been in a weird reading slump this month and have been starting books like crazy, but not finishing them. The readathon gave me the needed motivation to finish some of those books. So far I have finished 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber, Heaven Changes Everything by Todd and Sonja Burpo, and Through a Tangled Wood by Various Authors. 
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

I'm looking forward to the continued reading of Attachments and then starting Swan Sisters by Ellen Datlow. 
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?

I was free the whole day, but I had to arrange reading around spending time with my friend because I did not tell her about the readathon and didn't want to act as if I was avoiding her all day. 
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I haven't had too many interruptions. I just take breaks when needed. I often stop to talk to people while I'm reading and then go right back. 
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

How well I have done. I always love the energy of the readathon, but I have been reading for the last 12 hours of the day and I'm still going pretty strong. I'm hoping to make it to hour 15 or 16 before passing out for the night. 
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

I don't know if I will ever do this well again, but I sure have fun trying. 
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?

I would still be a reader, but maybe I would sign up to be a cheerleader. 
9. Are you getting tired yet?

No, ask me in a few hours. I usually go to bed around 10. 
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?

Just keep enjoying the readathon. It is the best way to stay motivated. 

Dewey's Readathon Spring 2014 Hour 9 Update

I doing good on updating constantly right now. I can't believe we are already 9 hours into the readathon. 

Still plowing through Attatchments right now. 

pg 73 to pg 88 from 1:35 to 1:56

pg 88 to 125 from 1:59 to 2:46

Running Tally

Books Finished: 2 

Pages Read Since Last Update: 52

Time Read Since Last Update: 1 hour 8 minutes minutes

Total Pages Read: 166

Total Time Read: 4 hour 59 minutes

So far I have read in my bed, my chair, and my friend's futon. I'm thinking about reading in the MUC later aka our eating place and then the library. 

That's all I have for this update. How are you doing with your read? I have read almost 5 hour hard to believe. 

Happy Reading!