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6th reading leg stats:   61 minutes, 63 pages.
Reading Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde.

In total: 439 minutes and 418 pages
Average: .95 pages per minute

Had to take a little break to make dinner and talk with family.  We had enchiladas.  Also, some pics of my reading spaces.  Sorry they’re not that clear — they were taken from my cell phone.

Mid-Event Survey:

5th reading leg stats:   76 minutes, 72 pages. Reading Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde.  Oh, those time loops! (Thursday has just found out about Landen for those who’ve read it)  This was a good choice for the read-a-thon, that’s for sure!

In total: 378 minutes and 355 pages
Average: .94 pages per minute

4th reading leg stats:  50 pages, 47 minutes. Finished Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis.

In total: 302 minutes and 283 pages
Average: .94 pages per minute

Up next: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

Finished Petropolis by Anya Ulinich. Very good book. Stats for this time period: 83 minutes 73 pages.

In total: 158 minutes and 137 pages. Averages to .87 pages per minute.

Happy Reading!

Anyway, so far I’ve read for 1.25 hours and read 64 pages. I’m on page 252 in Petropolis by Anya Ulinich, which I’m really enjoying.  I’m going to keep this first update brief so I can read as much as I can in the early going!

Happy Reading!

Well, I’m up and at ‘em after only about 5 hours of sleep.  I’ve put the coffee on will have a quick breakfast before start time.  I’m pretty tired this morning and will probably have to take a mini-nap during the afternoon so I can stay up all night.

These are the books I’ll be reading from today:

• In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith (already started)
• Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
• Petropolis by Anya Ulinich (already started)
• Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
• Lost in a Good Book by jasper Fforde
• House of Paper by Carlos Maria Dominguez
• Ficciones by Borges
• anything else the catches my fancy

I’m so excited for the read-a-thon tomorrow.  I’m writing this about midnight CT. Why so late?  I had a fantastic time tonight at an author event featuring Alexander McCall Smith.  What a hoot!  The man could really be a stand-up comedian.  I absolutely loved it.  I took some notes and a few pictures so hopefully I can share that with you during the read-a-thon tomorrow.

This will be my 4th read-a-thon.  Yes, I’ve participated in all of them so far!  I wanted to take a look back on my stats from the previous three times to see how they compare.  Last time I had to do a few things during the day so that is why my results weren’t too hot.  The reading times I give are pure reading times and don’t include breaks.

• Readathon I: 12 hours, 704 pp.
• Readathon II:  10 hours, 634 pp.
• Readathon III: 9 hours, 470 pp.

On average, it looks like I read about a page a minute. My goal for this readathon is just to beat my previous best of 12 hours, even if it’s 12.25 hours with 710 pages. That will be very difficult to do, but I’m excited to try!

Now I better get some sleep!