1. Which hour was most daunting for you?

16th hour was tough and I eventually succumbed to sleep.  But I did get up again about 5:50 AM to finish my 3rd book by 8 AM and the end of the read-a-thon!

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?

Sookie Stackhouse series is great to keep you awake and giggling.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

On suggestion would be to have fewer challenges that require readers to post on their own blog.  You may be too exhausted to participate.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?

The hosts were great and the cheerleaders made the rounds.

5. How many books did you read?

I finished 3 books, the last book right down to the wire at 8 a.m. here.  That’s 439 pages.  That’s a record for me.  These are the books I finished:

1.  Carta Marina by Ann Fisher-Wirth

2.  More of Me Disappears by John Amen

3.  Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

6. What were the names of the books you read?

Oops, I alread answered this question!

7. Which book did you enjoy most?

I really enjoyed John Amen’s More of Me Disappears and Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris best.

8. Which did you enjoy least?

Carta Marina by Ann Fisher-Wirth

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?

I wasn’t a cheerleader, but I think they did a great job.

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

I will participate in the next one, though I leave in what capacity up in the air and up to my whims.

Ok, you’re in for a group update.  Here’s the skinny:

Anna from Diary of an Eccentric, after 12 hours, is still reading The Return by Victoria Hislop and she is not halfway through it.  She says, “I’m lazy and don’t want to post.  Please forgive me.”  Anna has yet to finish 1 book yet.  As for interruptions, “We’re reading with a 9-year-old, what do you think?” she says.  LOL  Anna is tired and is looking forward to finishing The Return.  She is slowing down, though, or so she tells me.

The Girl is still reading Bone, but its the second book of Bone she’s read today.  This one is called Bone:  Out From Boneville.  She says, “I’ve been switching between Bone and R.L. Stine.”  She even had the privilege of using her mom’s Book Buddy, and she likes adjusting the ribbons, so much so she was distracted for a bit.  Girl says that there have been interruptions for her too, like movies and playing with the dog.  She is far from tired and very energetic. [It must be the candy.]  She is looking forward to finishing Bone.  Mom says, “For a 9-year-old, she’s doing well.”

As for me, I have three books going right now:  More of Me Disappears by John Amen (poetry), Night of Flames by Douglas Jacobson, and Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris.  I’m looking forward to having one of these three read in the next hour, which will likely be the poetry book at this point.  Then I will concentrate on the other two.  I’ve only read one book so far, but should have a second book done soon.  There have been interruptions from good movies to The Girl (though not so bad) and time spent cooking to taking the dog out, which were all perfectly fine distractions for me.  I’m not tired yet, and can’t wait to see how long I stay up actually reading, though there is that early yard sale in the morning…

We had some pork loin and corn for dinner and some guac and chips for dessert–not to mention the Halloween candy we’ve been snacking on.

Read-a-thon hour 8:  This mini-challenge is from Under the Boardwalk and asks readers to talk about who or what keeps them company.

Well, here you are.  I have a full house of Anna from Diary of an Eccentric and The Girl.  Her hubby is watching Transformers and my hubby is at work now until 6 p.m.  But you’ll notice I have no company with me on my chair, but my books and my glass of Coke because my dog, Charlee, has abandoned me.

We don’t have any snacks out at the moment since we had a big breakfast and a big lunch.  Dunno what’s on the agenda for dinner, but we’ll think of something.

I’ve read one poetry book, and have been alternating between Sookie Stackhouse #2, Living Dead in Dallas and Night of Flames.

What keeps you company?

So, we were in need of a break.  We had some lasagna and garlic bread for lunch, which the men cooked!  I couldn’t believe it.

I’ve finished one book of poetry Carta Marina, and The Girl has finished one book, Bone:  Treasure Hunters.  Anna, well, she’s still plugging away with The Return by Victoria Hislop.

However, we figured we’d take a video of The Girl.  Check it out:

What have you guys been doing to give yourselves a break??

My blog has been hijacked by The Girl who wanted to do a mini-challenge.

So here’s her sentence from her book titles:


Bobby vs. Girls, the treasure hunters, get kicked out from boneville.

Let’s root for The Girl.

Good morning.  It’s read-a-thon!  I started exactly at 8AM EST reading, while preparing breakfast.  I started with Carta Marina, a poetry book and got to part two of the three part poem before reading the second book in the Sookie Stackhouse series.

I’m not sure the hubby appreciated me reading poetry out loud to him while we were cooking before Anna and The Girl made it here for read-a-thon.  But I did it anyway.

I don’t know how much I’ll be updating, but I’ll be checking mini-challenges and trying to visit other participants.

We had a big breakfast of scrambled eggs with garlic and oregano, brown sugar sausage, bacon, and pancakes…with coffee naturally, though cocoa for The Girl.

The men are busy playing video game football while we’re reading.  I think they’re in heaven with read-a-thon comes around.

Have a great day and keep reading.

Remember, I’m reading for Poets.org.  If you want the details of my goal, check it out.