Masterpiece
*****
Excellent
**** 1/2
Very good
****
Good
**** 1/2
Just okay
***
Not for me
**
Definitely not for me
*

Readathon-11:30pm CT update

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I had to change gears and read something a little more light-hearted.

Started reading: 10:35 pm CT
Quit reading: 11:26 pm CT
Interruptions: none

Reading time: 51 minutes
Book read: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Pages read: from page 1-60
Pages per minute: approx. 1.2


Running total: 565 minutes and 537 pages (about .95 pages per minute)


Books completed:
Gossamer
3/4 of Lisey’s Story
1/4 of Tears of the Giraffe

Getting tired now, but hope to have at least one more hour in me tonight.
Happy reading, everyone!

Readathon 9:45 pm CT update

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Back to Lisey’s Story

Started reading: 8:35 pm CT
Quit reading: 9:37 pm CT
Interruptions: getting coffee, changing rooms, etc. approx 1 minute

Reading time: approximately 61 minutes
Book read: Lisey’s Story
Pages read: from page 309 to page 357 in the hardback edition (49 pages)
Pages per minute: approx. .8


Running total: 514 minutes and 477 pages (about .93 pages per minute)


Books completed:
Gossamer
3/4 of Lisey’s Story

Will start up again after 10 pm CT.
Happy reading, everyone!

Readathon 8:15 pm CT update

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Kentucky lost. Boo hoo. Oh, well.

Had to switch to Gossamer for a break. I read it in one sitting. I really LOVE Lois Lowry.

Started reading: 6:44 pm CT
Quit reading: 8:11 pm CT
Interruptions: various distractions, about 3 minutes

Reading time: approximately 84 minutes
Book read: Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Pages read: 140 pages
Pages per minute: approx. 1.6


Running total: 453 minutes and 428 pages (about .94 pages per minute)

Books completed: 1.5

Going to take a break until 8:30 or 8:45. Not sure what I’ll be reading yet.

Happy reading, everyone!

Readathon 6 pm CT update

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I’m still watching the game, but I did take a break in-between because we got caught up on TiVo. Don’t tell me the score if you know!

Here’s what I did during that break:

Started reading: 4:56 pm CT
Quit reading: 5:40 pm CT

Reading time: approximately 42 minutes
Book read: Lisey’s Story
Pages read: from page 279 to page 308 in the hardback edition (30 pages)
Pages per minute: approx. .71
Interruptions: son needed help with something, approx 2 minutes

Running total: 369 minutes and 288 pages

Going to finish the Kentucky-Florida football game now. It looks bleak, though.
Happy reading, everyone!

Readathon: 3:30 pm CT update

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Started reading: 2:31 pm CT
Quit reading: 3:21 pm CT

Reading time: approximately 50 minutes
Book read: Lisey’s Story
Pages read: from page 239 to page 278 in the hardback edition (40 pages)
Pages per minute: approx. .8
Interruptions: none

Running total: 327 minutes and 258 pages

Going to watch the Kentucky-Florida football game now.  It might take awhile.
Happy reading, everyone!

Readathon: 2pm CT update

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Started reading: 12:53 pm CT
Quit reading: 2:00 pm CT

Reading time: approximately 67 minutes
Book read: Lisey’s Story
Pages read: from page 187 to page 238 in the hardback edition (52 pages)
Pages per minute: approx. .78
Interruptions: none

Running total: 277 minutes and 218 pages

Will start back up about 2:30 pm CT.

Happy reading, everyone!

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