The Read-a-thon day has started beautifully! This is the first time that I am doing the Read-a-thon and it is very exciting! It was tempting for me to change my planned book-list for the read-a-thon and include a YA book, a thriller and a graphic novel ๐ I resisted the temptation though and stayed with my original list.
4.30 PM (GMT) / 10.00 PM (IST)
I stared Ursula Le Guin’s ‘The Lathe of Heaven’ because it is the shortest book on my list ๐ (184 pages). Have finished a little bit more than half of it (110 pages).
Hoping to update this post periodically and also cheer other friends and book bloggers who are participating in the Read-a-thon today ๐
8.00 PM (GMT) / 1.30 AM (IST)
Finished 150 pages of Ursula Le Guin’s ‘The Lathe of Heaven’. Wanted to finish the book by now, but have got distracted by a few things ๐ It was heartening to see many cheerleaders stop by here! It has really boosted my morale and confidence for the rest of the day ๐ I also went and cheered a few participants of the read-a-thon. The internet is buzzing with read-a-thon related discussions, cheering and mini-challenges! Am loving it!
Have to take a nap now and get up after a few hours and continue with my reading ๐
5.30 AM (GMT) / 11.00 AM (IST)
Finished my first book – Ursula Le Guin’s ‘The Lathe of Heaven’. Even though it was short (184 pages), it took its time ๐ But I am glad that I have finished my first book. In my happiness scale, I am ‘satisfied‘ ๐ย Am thinking whether I should start a second book or whether I shouldย cheer fellow readers who are awake late at night and continuing on the read-a-thon. I will probably browse for a while and do a bit of cheering and see whether there is any mini-challenge I would like to enter. Then maybe I will start a new book – a shorter one that I can finish, possibly a graphic novel ๐
Thanks to all the cheerleaders for leaving comments and cheering me and keeping me going!
8.45 AM (GMT) / 2.15 PM (IST)
Participated in twoย mini-challenges. Cheered a few fellow read-a-thon participants. Starting ‘The Wit of Cricket’ (by Barry Johnston). Don’t think I can complete this one. But hoping to come close to that as it is a light book.
For the mini-challenge hosted by Dana, the 4 favourite books are :
12.00 Noon (GMT) / 5.30 PM (IST)
Finished 187 pages (out of 274 pages) of ‘TheWit of Cricket’ (compiled by Barry Johnston). It is the last few minutes of the read-a-thon. Thought I will check in and see how others are doing ๐ Listened to Beatles ‘It’s been a hard day’s night’ post in the read-a-thon site ๐ It really has been!
My stats for this read-a-thon have been like this :
Would have been happier if I had been able to finish the second book ๐
Thanks to all the cheerleaders and friends and everyone else who dropped in and cheered me till the finish!
hope your reading day is going well! Good luck with the rest of your day!
Thanks for your wishes! Good luck to you too for the rest of the day!
Hope youยดre having a grand time! And your list looks great, very diverse ๐
Hi Bina! Glad to know that you liked the list ๐ Thanks for your wishes and the encouragement!
I picked all thrillers and i better get started. Been cheerleading like mad so far!
Best of luck today!
Thanks for your wishes! Best of luck to you too!
I’m so glad you’ve decided to join the Read-A-Thon! Enjoy the day.
Karin
Thanks for your wishes!
I’ve heard a lot about Ursula Le Guin but have never read her. Hope you’re enjoying the book. have fun!
Ursula Le Guin is wonderful till now! Hope you get to read her books sometime.
Thanks for your wishes!
Looks like you are making good progress! Enjoy the rest of the read-a-thon!
Thanks for the cheering and the wishes! Wish you the best of luck too with the rest of the read-a-thon!
I’m glad your day is going so smoothly for you! Keep it up and good luck!
Thanks for the cheering and the wishes! Best of luck to you too for the rest of the read-a-thon!
Reading is fun
Reading is great
Hope youโre able
To stay up late!
Thanks for the lovely poem and for your wishes!
Glad to see you enjoying the readathon so far and thanks for taking the time to come by my blog. Hope your nap reenergizes you!
Also, I love the cheerleaders. They are amazing!
Thanks for the encouragement and the wishes, Michelle! Have been able to finish my first book after the nap ๐ Hoping to start the second one soon.
Yes, the cheerleaders are amazing!
Enjoy your nap and wake up refreshed to keep on reading. We’ll be here to cheer you on.
Thanks for stopping by and for the cheering and for the encouragement!
Can you believe we’re past the half way point? It’s gone by so fast! I hope you’re still having fun – enjoy your remaining books ๐
It has been wonderful so far! Thanks for stopping and cheering and for the wishes!
Hope your reading is continuing to go well! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for cheering and for the encouragement!
You’re doing a fabulous job! We’re over halfway through it so keep up the good work! Have fun with your reading!
Thanks for stopping by and cheering! Hope you too are having a wonderful time reading!
Keep up your reading…and thanks for all your cheerleader wrangling!
Thanks for the cheering and encouragement!
Way to hang in there! Over halfway through – keep it up!
Thanks for the cheering, encouragement and wishes!
I’m popping by to offer some cheering! Give me an R! Give me an E! Give me an A! Give me a D! What does that spell?! Read! Read! Read!
ENjoy your nap-we’ll be here when you come back! ๐
Thanks for the cheering and the encouragement!
Thanks for YOUR comment! Hope you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to read!
Thanks for the cheering and the encouragement! Have been able to finish my first book after waking up and am starting my second one ๐
Good going Sir. You can surely finish one more book. Go for it
Thanks for your wishes Lord! Hoping to do that ๐
You’re so close now you can taste it! There’s only one thing left to do: read! Read! Read! [and maybe dance a bit ๐ )]
Thanks! Mind is going a bit off-key now. Probably time to read a graphic novel or a humour book ๐
hang in there!! only a couple of hours left!! you are doing great!
Thanks for all the cheering and the encouragement!
We’re almost there! Keep reading!
Thanks for cheering me and for the encouragement!
I know you’re tired
And losin’ the fire
You’d rather be sleeping
But keep on reading!!
Thanks for the beautiful poem and for cheering!
ReadaThon ReadaThon ReadaThon! When you get tired or the eyes go funny just chant for a bit. I find it helps! Happy Reading!
Thanks for cheering and for the advice! It definitely worked ๐ I listened to a bit of music too ๐
Well done on getting through so much of readathon! Keep going!
Thanks for the cheering and for encouragement!
a great list…I’m going to look them up. Thanks for playing along!
Nice to know that you liked the list! Thanks for all the cheering and encouragement! I enjoyed the mini-challenge that you hosted too ๐
Still around? You’ve done great so far. Ready for the last stretch?! Come on. GO GO GO. Cheering for you from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thanks for cheering on the last stretch and for the encouragement!
Less than 100 minutes left! I’m here to cheer you to the finishline: go, go, go! ๐
1 + 70% of another, that’s a great effort! Sounds like you had fun with your Readathon ๐
Thanks! It was a wonderful experience! I also learnt a few things on the way – about how it is better to select books which are faster reads, to stack up on snacks, and maybe have a Twitter account for updates (have been resisting Twitter till now – feel I will get addicted to it :))
Am already looking forward to the next read-a-thon ๐
Hope you are having a wonderful read-a-thon today!