Memorial Day Readathon - Social Distancing #219 - May 24 - 27

Welcome to another readathon!

This weekend is Memorial Day, at least here in the US, so the Readathon will run through Monday. Even if you're not in the US you can still read and post on Monday.

Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:

Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:

Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:

Who is participating -

1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA

I'll join in from Auckland, New Zealand. I want to finish a couple of the books I'm reading.

I'm traveling right now but will be back home Sunday to a wet holiday so I'll get two days of the readathon in.

I’m in for the long holiday weekend.
No plans. I’m just keeping my niece’s cat this weekend. 😸

Books:
Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle
Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Audio book - The Bandit Queens
Just finished Alice Munro’s Too Much Happiness.

I'm in again - currently reading The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly.

I'll be reading some today and tomorrow. I have family coming in later tomorrow to help me celebrate my birthday on Sunday. I probably won't get much reading in after they arrive, although I'll at least fit in my two stories a day from The Stories of John Cheever so that I can finish it by the end of the month.

>5 ChrisG1:
I like the Lincoln Lawyer series. I am trying to get caught up with the series myself. But I have so many series to read! This is just one more.

I will be participating this weekend but have lots of activities to go to. I am celebrating my 50 year High school graduation and our class is holding its reunion this weekend. I also have ceremonies at cemeteries to attend and my Aunt's 86 birthday party to go to. It will be a big weekend but there is always room for reading.

Wow - summer in full swing suddenly, and it looks like for everyone above it is too! Lots to do, and outdoor time is enjoyable. Finding that cool spot in the shade to read can be tricky but I'm in for this weekend. Attending an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts) ceremony so I'll use the time to move through some audiobooks. Still working on the French history but may fit in another read as well, just for the novelty!

Friday start-up
Books read from: Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Moment of War by Laurie Lee. I am listening to Kill Artist by Daniel Silva and the Love Songs of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce.

Books finished: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Kill Artist by Daniel Silva

Book Thoughts: Long road trips are great for listening to recorded books and I take full advantage of that. I drove back to Kansas to spend a week and took a big selection of recorded books with me. I listened to a 14 hour recorded version of Little Thieves by Margaret Owen and it was a great occupier of my time. I also listened to Kill Artist by Daniel Silva. The first book was the first in a series of YA dystopian novels and the latter is the first book in a spy thriller, the Gabriel Allon series. Both were great ways to pass the miles.

Non-Book activities: I am the head of the organizing committee for my 50 year high school class reunion and I won't be spending much time here on LT as a result, but I do hope to finish reading one long book and one short one.

Time reading today: 1 hour
Time reading this weekend: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:

Food: Bagel for breakfast and millet salad for lunch
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 423
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1213 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020. This counts the 18 hours of driving time on the trip.

>10 benitastrnad:
Good to learn of Little Thieves! I just checked out the e-book.

8am Saturday morning

Books read from: The Battle: a novel by Patrick Bamaud, The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp by Leonie Agnew
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2hrs

Snacks: Dinner - lasagne & chicken schnitzel / Breakfast - cup of tea
Thoughts: Enjoying all my reads at present
Non-book activities: food prep, watch a K-drama on tv, early night

Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2hrs

Going to central city this morning and hopefully returning to the Israeli food place, Carmel. Hopefully will catch up on reading in the afternoon.

Saturday morning update:

Books read from: The Stories of John Cheever, Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: Breakfast was a strawberry muffin and tea
Thoughts: It's thundering and raining this morning. Perfect weather for curling up with a book!
Non-book activities: I have things to do to get ready for company arriving late this afternoon or this evening. My agenda for the day includes dusting and vacuuming and laundry, and I'd like to do some deep cleaning in the kitchen while I'm in cleaning mode.

Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?

Saturday night

Books:
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
2041: Twelve Short Stories About the Future by Top Science Fiction Writers, ed. by Jane Yolen
The Bandit Queens, audio ed.

brunch: strawberries, granola, toast
snack: popcorn
dinner: quiche Lorraine, fresh vegetable salad

Other activity:
planted tomatoes, watered garden, postcrossing, nap, fixed dinner, evening walk while listening to my audio book.

8pm Sunday evening

Books read from: The Battle: a novel by Patrick Bamaud, The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp by Leonie Agnew, The Goodbye Cat: Seven Cat Stories by Hiro Arikawa, The Refugee Summer by Edward Fenton, Too many golems by Jane Yolen (picturebook)
Books finished: 3 The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp, The Goodbye Cat: Seven Cat Stories, Too many golems by Jane Yolen (picturebook)
Time reading: 4hrs

Snacks: Dinner: green curry and rice
Thoughts: The cat stories were all soooo sweet
Non-book activities: food prep, watch a K-drama on tv, early trip out to library and cafe, zoom meeting

Total books finished: 3 The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp, The Goodbye Cat: Seven Cat Stories, Too many golems
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 2hrs

Had an AGM for the genealogical society that I'm secretary for this afternoon. Glad that that is out of the way. Will do the minutes tomorrow.
Hope to finish my Napoleon War Room read in the next couple of days and the Fenton tomorrow.

Monday report
Books read from: Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Moment of War by Laurie Lee. I started reading Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage: The Real Story Behind the Wild West's Greatest Tale by Stephen J. May. I am listening to the Love Songs of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce.

Books finished: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Kill Artist by Daniel Silva. Moment of War by Laurie Lee.

Book Thoughts: I had a very busy weekend but I did manage to get some reading done. I finished A Moment of War by Laurie Lee and, like the critics, I found this book to be the weakest of his four memoirs. It showed the same descriptive powers that is common to all of his autobiography/memoirs but it simply didn't have the depth that I expected. For instance, he did not every explain why he felt compelled to go to Spain and join the Republican Army. I got no sense of him as a person other than he left a girl in England who he thought was trying to push him into a more serious relationship than he wanted. But that was only inferred and never explained. I am glad that I read this series and have no regrets about any of the books. In fact, I was very impressed with Lee as an author.

I discovered that Sirius Radio is giving fee listening time this weekend and somehow the music on their Spa channel suited my mood so I didn't listen to my recorded book as much over the weekend as I would have.

Non-Book activities: I spent a great deal of time being bossed around by a person on our Class reunion planning committee who kept telling us that she didn't want to be "in charge" and then proceeded to do exactly that. I did have a great time and enjoyed very much the time I spent with my classmates.

Time reading today: 1 hour
Time reading this weekend: 2 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:

Food: Bagel for breakfast and millet salad for lunch
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 424
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1214 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.

10am Tuesday evening

Books read from: The Battle: a novel by Patrick Bamaud, The Refugee Summer by Edward Fenton, Tulku by Peter Dickinson, The Seven by Chris Hammer
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3.5hrs

Snacks: Dinner: chicken schnitzel
Thoughts: Napoleon's generals are very courageous
Non-book activities: Early trip out to library & cafe.
Total books finished: 3 The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp, The Goodbye Cat: Seven Cat Stories, Too many golems
Total read from: 6
Total time reading:9.5hrs

Really enjoying all my books at present.

Monday update: I'm back from a weekend at a cabin in Pennsylvania. No much reading there but today I read.....

Books read from: 1 Vampires of El Norte
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 7:35 pm
Snacks: Nut roll and a cup of decaf coffee
Thoughts: Too much golfing, hiking, shopping and eating this weekend and not enough reading
Non-book activities: See thoughts

Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3 hours

Weekend summary:

Books read from: The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly, Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn Ed. by Robert Asperin & Lynn Abbey, and The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order by Gary Gerstle
Books finished: The Lincoln Lawyer and Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn
Pages read: 550-ish

Non-reading activities: Still very involved with my total knee replacement surgery recovery protocol & am pleased with my progress. Now taking the dog for 15-20 minute walks in addition to PT exercises. Enjoyed watching my Detroit Tigers win 3 in a row from the Blue Jays.

My weekend summary: rather unimpressive hour count, and most of it done in the car, but at least I enjoyed that time! I just miss having the time to hold an actual book ... hopefully during the evenings this week!

Books read from: Madame Fourcade’s Secret War, Lynne Olson (Libby audiobook); A History of France, John Julius Norwich (Audible).

Time reading:
Fri: .5
Sat: 3.5
Sun: 0
Mon: 5

Snacks: yogurt and fruit
Thoughts: Nothing profound. Got to spend a little time with my brother and his family, and my brother is hilarious. Wish we lived closer to one another.
Non-book activities: pretty much the whole weekend was filled -- errands; the garden was dry enough to get a bunch of tasks done and things planted; and I was able to travel to attend my nephew's Eagle Scout ceremony (a big deal, for those unfamiliar with Scouting)

Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 9h

Memorial Weekend wrapup
Books read from: Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage: The Real Story Behind the Wild West's Greatest Tale by Stephen J. May. Beige Man by Helen Tursten. I am listening to the Love Songs of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce.

Books finished: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Kill Artist by Daniel Silva. Moment of War by Laurie Lee.

Book Thoughts: I didn't finish another book, but I read 60 pages in Book of Form and Emptiness and hope to finish it before I leave for Alabama. I had an unexpected 2 hours yesterday afternoon to read and got 35 pages of the book about Zane Grey and The Riders of the Purple Sage. This book is going to prove to be very interesting.

Non-Book activities: I got started on getting the house in order. I remade the bed and washed sheets so the extra room is ready for other houseguests - should any appear. I hope to make it to pick strawberries this afternoon, but I am clearly in recovery mode.

Time reading today: 3 hour
Time reading this weekend: 5 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:

Food: Bagel for breakfast and millet salad for lunch
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 424
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1217 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/361148