Athena Posted June 9, 2013 Author Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Sounds a good idea! I have a lot of dickens books, stephen King plus the following: 'The Boy in the striped Pyjamas' by John Boyle, 'On Chesil Beach' by Ian McEwan, 'The Island' by Victoria Hislop and 'The Red Queen' by Philippa Gregory. If anyone is interesting in reading any of these boosk a-long with me during the next read-a-thon, then let me know!x I own several of those books, however I don't know yet if I'll be reading them by then and how much time I'll have for reading. But when the time is closer I should be able to have some answers . EDIT: I own books by Charles Dickens, Stephen King and Ian McEwan - On Chesil Beach. Edited June 9, 2013 by Athena Quote
karen.d Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 x I own several of those books, however I don't know yet if I'll be reading them by then and how much time I'll have for reading. But when the time is closer I should be able to have some answers . EDIT: I own books by Charles Dickens, Stephen King and Ian McEwan - On Chesil Beach. Well we can discuss this nearer the time! Quote
dex Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 I'll either read my 3 Lawrence Block or 4 James Patterson. Depending on the book I'm reading, I may put it aside. My page counts will only be from the read-a-thon. Quote
Athena Posted June 23, 2013 Author Posted June 23, 2013 I don't know yet if I'll be participating next time. It's the weekend before my big presentation so I'm just going to do what I feel helps a lot against being stressed (and of course practise the presentation). I don't know if that'll be reading, since when I'm very stressed reading doesn't always help to be honest. I haven't read a lot in the past few days, so I am looking forward to doing some reading, but I have to see how things go really. Quote
blackwhiteandgray Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 I love books but, in all honesty, I would fall asleep after awhile. My mind just starts jumping. Even with films, I tend to talk during. Quote
karen.d Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) I'm looking forward to this weekend's read-a-thon. I'm not sure how much reading I'll get done tomorrow as I have to study, but the rest of the weekend will help me catch up on all of the reading I've missed lately. Edited June 27, 2013 by karen.d Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) I thought it was the next weekend as the first full weekend of the month (including Friday) i.e. 5th/6th/7th July? That's what I've been planning for. Edited June 27, 2013 by chesilbeach Quote
poppyshake Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 I thought it was the next weekend as the first full weekend of the month (including Friday) i.e. 5th/6th/7th July? That's what I've been planning for. yes .. me too Quote
karen.d Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) I thought it was the next weekend as the first full weekend of the month (including Friday) i.e. 5th/6th/7th July? That's what I've been planning for. yes .. me too Just looked and yes it is on 5th/6th/7th July, sorry! At least I'll have another week to plan my reads for the read-a-thon. Edited June 28, 2013 by karen.d Quote
Athena Posted June 28, 2013 Author Posted June 28, 2013 Yes, it is on the 5th 6th 7th of July, so no worries poppyshake and chesilbeach! Quote
Ben Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 It's just because we're all so eager to get started, Karen. Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Absolutely! Anyone got any ideas what they're going to be reading yet? Quote
karen.d Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 It's just because we're all so eager to get started, Karen. Very true! Absolutely! Anyone got any ideas what they're going to be reading yet? I'm not entirely sure, but a friend of mine has given me the '44 Scotland Street' series by Alexander McCall Smith and I'm quite tempted to use the read-a-thon to read these. Then again I have loads of Charles Dickens books to read and lots other things, so I guess I'll decide next week. Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 I really liked 44 Scotland Street, and quite interestingly, he wrote it as a serial published daily (I think, it may have been weekly) in a newspaper, which is similar to how Dickens novels were published originally. I think it would work well for a read-a-thon, due to the consistent length of the chapters, it makes it easy to stop and start for the bits of life that get in the way (drinks, food, forum updates, etc ). Quote
karen.d Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 I really liked 44 Scotland Street, and quite interestingly, he wrote it as a serial published daily (I think, it may have been weekly) in a newspaper, which is similar to how Dickens novels were published originally. I think it would work well for a read-a-thon, due to the consistent length of the chapters, it makes it easy to stop and start for the bits of life that get in the way (drinks, food, forum updates, etc ). I think I might chose these books then! Quote
Talisman Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 I won't be taking part in the next one unfortunately, as that's my weekend to work. Quote
dex Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 I'm going to read my James Patterson books as I've left them so long. Quote
poppyshake Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 It is Wimbledon finals weekend and that might put a spanner in the works but then .. should things get tense .. I can escape behind my book instead of a cushion I'm definitely going to tackle Of Mice and Men .. apart from that I'm not sure. Quote
Ben Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Yes poppyshake! So glad you're reading Of Mice and Men during the read-a-thon.. what a wonderful book. Haven't decided what I'm going to go for yet, but I've got du Maurier's The Rendezvous and Other Stories waiting so that could be an option. Quote
frankie Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 I'm well excited about the marathon this weekend, I was almost hoping karen.d was right last week and the read-a-thon would've been last weekend Quote
Brian. Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 I will be taking part as well despite the fact I have to work on Friday and Saturday. Hopefully work is nice and quiet so I can get some reading done. I might also tackle Of Mice and Men to start with. Quote
poppyshake Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 well I'd be delighted to have company Brian (but no pressure). It seems I've picked a good one .. well done me at least I'm guaranteed one excellent read at least. Quote
Kylie Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Of Mice and Men is just wonderful, Poppyshake. I think (well, I really really hope!) that you'll enjoy it. I'm going to try to participate again. Hopefully I'll get more reading done this time (I don't think I could read any less!) I still have my pile of books stacked up in the library from last time, so I'll tackle them again. Quote
Athena Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 I don't know yet what I'll be doing however it should be fun at least to follow all your updates (if I am on the forum, otherwise afterwards sometime). Quote
karen.d Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 I'm well excited about the marathon this weekend, I was almost hoping karen.d was right last week and the read-a-thon would've been last weekend Not long now to wait frankie! Tomorrow I'm not going to get as much reading as I would like, as I have some study to do and then going out in the evening, but for the rest of the weekend I'm going to be chilling out with the 'Scotland Street' books! Quote
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