The End

I didn't make it 24 hours, but I made it 18, which is fairly respectable.

For the Readathon, I read:

I read:

•  American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
• Tears of the Giraffe, also by Smith
• Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norton. 
• The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie 
• Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith 
• (currently reading) The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Smith

Six books finished, with one at 46%

• Total Pages: 1510
• Pages an Hour: 62 (1 pg/min) 

• Average Page per book: 201

Shorter books were key, I think. However much I enjoyed the longest book I read (Shakespeare's Kings), it was disheartening to be reading the same book for so long - 7 hours, as opposed to the 2 hours or so the others took me. I liked to be able to give "real" updates.

I enjoyed reading along with many people ^_^ However, as I discovered with my 365 Challenge last year, when I have a goal in my head, the reading becomes more about the goal than the reading. I prefer to read for fun, to feel that I can pick up a book or put it down and not have an impact on anything other than what I'm doing at the time.

Still, I may participate again next year. I may also keep this blog up, maybe try for real reviews or reflections when I don't have a time crunch staring me in the face. I do like to crunch the numbers and consider all the books I've read, so we shall see.

End of Event Meme

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 17 (midnight, for me). I knew I wasn't going to make it past it.


2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is nice and light, while also being interesting enough to stay engaged. I recommend it.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
From what I saw, this seemed fine.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year's Read-a-thon?
I liked the Mini-Challenges.

5. How many books did you read?
I read 6 books, and started a 7th at the zero hour

6. Which book did you enjoy the most?
I really liked John Julius Norton's Shakespeare's Kings.

7. Which did you enjoy least?
I enjoyed all my books, but ironically Shakespeare's Kings was a bit disheartening because it was the longest book and also far denser, so it didn't feel like I was making all that much progress.

8. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year's Cheerleaders?
I was a reader.

9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I will very likely do this again. I don't know if I'll ever make it the 24 - you can't afford to mess up your sleep schedule that much when you get up at 5:30 every weekday morning (yay teaching.) but I enjoyed the camaraderie and knowing that people were reading with me all over the world.

Book 7: The Kalahari Typing School for Men

Lastly, I'm going to start reading The Kalahari Typing School for Men.









Not sure how far I'll get into it in just an hour, but at least I rejoined the race.

The Kalahari Typing School for Men Stats
Pages: 224
Began: 7:00 am
Finished:
Total Time:
Rating:

Hour 24 (Hour 18, subjectively)

I managed to wake up for the last hour. I will try to acquit myself well.

Hour 17 and a Half Run-down

This is it for me, folks, at least for a couple of hours. I'll continue in the morning, provided I wake up before 8:00.

I read:

•  American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
• Tears of the Giraffe, also by Smith
• Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norton. 
• The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie 
• Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith 

Six books finished:

• Total Pages: 1407
• Pages an Hour: 80 (1.3 pg/min)

Snark out.

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Hour 17 Run-down

Hour 17 begins. It's midnight for me, so I don't know how much longer I'll be up. At least until the end of this book.

Thus far, I've read:

•  American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
• Tears of the Giraffe, also by Smith
• Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norton. 
• The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie 
• (currently reading) Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith

Five books finished, one at about 65%,

• Total Pages: 1328
• Pages an Hour: 78 (1.3 pg/min) 

Man, I used to have way more stamina. I'm not old by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm sure not a teenager up until 2 and 3 in the morning anymore.


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Book 6: Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith

After my Agatha Christie breather, Book 6 is the third installment in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Morality for Beautiful Girls.









This one I'm fairly sure I haven't read, although I know I've read more than one and the previous one didn't ring any bells. Maybe I read some out of order?

My head is definitely protesting all the reading, even with extra water imbibed. I'm gonna keep going for at least another couple of hours, but I don't know if I'll do the whole 24.


Morality for Beautiful Girls Stats
Pages: 227
Began: 11:00 pm
Finished: 12:35 am
Total Time: 1hr, 35 min (2.4 pg/min)
Rating: 3



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