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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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Readathon: 12:15 pm CT update

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Started reading: 11:05 am CT
Quit reading: 12:14 pm CT

Reading time: approximately 60 minutes
Book read: Lisey’s Story
Pages read: from page 133 to page 186 in the hardback edition (54 pages)
Pages per minute: approx. .9
Interruptions: husband came in to talk, about 4 minutes

Running total: 210 minutes and 166 pages

Will start back up about 12:45 pm CT.

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Readathon: 10:30 am CT checkin

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Started reading: 8:02 am CT
Quit reading: 10:33 am CT
Reading time: approximately 150 minutes
Book read: Lisey’s Story
Pages read: from page 21 to page 132 in the hardback edition (112 pages)
Pages per minute: approx. .75
Interruptions: son came in to talk just briefly, under 2 minutes

Going to take a break now and start back up about 11 am CT.

10:47 am update:

I just visited Becky and Athena’s blogs since they are the readers of the hour. Becky is reading about Mary Todd Lincoln and Athena is reading the Thursday Next series. Happy reading, everyone!

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Pre-marathon activities

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Got up about 7:30 CT and checked email, etc. on the computer. Made a pot of coffee and had some cereal.  Still haven’t decided which book I’m going to start with.  I’ll check in in a couple of hours.

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