Still reading Anne of the Island
I haven’t made much progress because I needed to take a shower and attend to some other things. Still having fun, though.
Time spent reading/listening: 5.5 hours
Pages read: 204 pages
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1909, 276 pp.
What a wonderful book! I enjoyed Anne of Green Gables, but I absolutely adored Anne of Avonlea. Now a schoolteacher, Anne is much admired by her students. I loved the sweet descriptions of Anne’s pupils. I enjoyed meeting the new cast of characters as well: Mr. Harrison and his parrot, Miss Lavender and her lovely stone house, the twins Davy and Dora, and the motherless Paul Irving. I anxiously await Anne of the Island. I listened to the CD read by Barbara Caruso. What an excellent narrator. I wouldn’t hesitate at all to listen to one of her audiobooks again.
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I also donated 3000 4000 grains of rice — one of this hour’s mini-challenges.
At home, combination of living room and bedroom, depending on room availability. 3 facts about me … I’m 41 (almost), married for 18 years, and have 2 teenage sons. How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? Well, 8-10 to choose from. I won’t get to all of them, of course, but I have plenty of options. Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? I’d like to get in at least 10 hours of pure reading/listening time. If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, Any advice for people doing this for the first time? Yes, choose short, high interest books. Childrens/YA and series books like the Thursday Next series or No. 1 Ladies’ Detective series are excellent choices.
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Finished my first book! Well, I started on Disc 6 of 8, so I had a good head start. I absolutely loved Anne of Avonlea — it’s a 5 star book for me, no question. Now I’m off to read Anne of the Island. The Anne books are perfect to read for the read-a-thon.
I finished up Disc 6 of Anne of Avonlea and am now on Disc 7. I really love it. I do think I like this book quite a bit better than the first one.