Hour: 10 Time: 5:00pm EST Read/listened to since last update: Still working on Something Missing and The Reader Brief thoughts on what I’ve read: Same as the last update — enjoying both. They’re great foils to one another in pretty much every way! I spent a lot more time blogging and commenting in this three-hour …
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Readathon Update #2
Hour: 7 Time: 2:00pm EST Read/listened to since last update: Something Missing, The Reader Brief thoughts on what I’ve read: Something Missing is extremely fun — about an OCD professional thief who calls the people he steals from his “clients” and only takes ordinary things, like a few Advil or a can of tomatoes. The …
Readathon Update #1
Hour: 4 Time: 11:00am EST Read/listened to since last update: The Phantom Tollbooth; started Something Missing Brief thoughts on what I’ve read: I loved The Phantom Tollbooth! So creative and delightful. Other Readathon-related activities: Minichallenges! Hour 1 Meme (see below); Back-in-the-Day Children’s Book Challenge; Six-Word Celebration Where I stand overall: The Phantom Tollbooth: 20 / …
On Your Marks, Get Set, READ!
Good morning all! Are you ready to read? A few things I wanted to get out there before the reading begins: First, THANK YOU to all the cheerleaders, official and un-, who are out there supporting all of us readers. I won’t be replying to comments today, but I want you to know that your …
Let the Countdown Begin!
For some reason, while I was getting my books together for the Readathon yesterday, I had “The Final Countdown” stuck in my head. Remember that? And now it’s probably stuck in your head too. (Sorry.) Anyway. Just about 24 hours left before the Readathon! I spent yesterday choosing my go-to pile of books. Inadvertently, I …