Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon end of event

Which hour was most daunting for you?
     Hour 16.  I ended up taking a 4 hour nap about an hour later.

Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
     Myth Conceptions by Robert Asprin is a quick fun fantasy novel that works well for readathon reading.

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

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

How many books did you read?
     5

What were the names of the books you read?

     Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week, A Call to Duty, Marvel's Iron Man 3 The Movie Prelude, Myth Conceptions and Marvel's the Avengers: Black Widow Strikes.

Which book did you enjoy most?
     A Call to Duty by David Weber and Timothy Zahn

Which did you enjoy least?
     Myth Conceptions by Robert Asprin.  It was a good book and I enjoyed it but it is rather silly so I enjoyed it the least.

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


Closing thoughts:  I always enjoy the read-a-thon and this was no exception but it is the hardest one I've done.  Things at home were still hugely confused because our water pump on our well had been out for 2 days so instead of preparing for the read-a-thon I was dealing with the plumber and living without running water.  My brother and his SO were here because they wash their clothes here on Thursdays but we had no water on Thursday.  I only had a couple of graphic novels to read so had to find books and there was nothing cooked to eat.  On the whole being prepared and minimizing interruptions makes for a better readathon.  However, life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.  Hopefully the next one will go a little more smoothly!!

Hour 24 of Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon

In the past 12 hours I've read 2 books and took a 4 hour nap.

The 2 books I read were Marvel's Iron Man 3 The Movie Prelude by Will Pilgrim and Christos Gage and Myth Conceptions by Robert Asprin.  Both were very enjoyable books especially for the end of a readathon when you're tired.  Of course Marvel's Iron Man 3 The Movie Prelude is a graphic novel and it does add a bit to the story making it quite interesting.

Myth Conceptions is an older fantasy novel (1980) written very tongue-in-cheek and is quite short.  This is a time when a lot of paperback books really were made to fit in a pocket and were less likely to have 500+ pages.  The story isn't serious and borders on the ridiculous but given the author and the title one wouldn't expect anything else.

Now I'm off to finish out the rest of the read-a-thon with another graphic novel.

Hour Eleven of Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon

It's hour eleven and I've finished both Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week by Christopher Yost and Eric Pearson and A Call to Duty by David Weber and Timothy Zahn.  Both were excellent books perfect for a readathon.  I especially enjoyed the character of Travis Long in A Call to Duty and how crazy he made everyone.  A strictly by-the-rules guy whose constantly thinking outside the box.  The contradiction would be crazy making for anyone around him.  It was also excellent military scifi with the normal give and take between the military and political that you get in a novel by David Weber.  Timothy Zahn did a beyond excellent job with this and made it a truly wonderful read.  So when's the next book coming out?

Meanwhile it's off to find more to read for the 2nd half of this readathon.  The only problem with finishing a book is finding a new one!

Hour eight of Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon

Took me a while to settle on a book this morning.  I started by listening to Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding.  This is a really good book that I've read before but this morning the subject matter seemed dark to me so I gave up on that and looked for something else finally settling on A Call to Duty by David Weber and Timothy Zahn.  I'm a huge, long time fan of the Honor Harrington novel's and this takes place in the same universe though a much earlier era.  

This choice worked out well as I was able to get the Kindle book for $9.99 which is high for what I normally pay for an e-book (to be fair I usually borrow them from the Library which is more in line with my current budget) but was then able to get the audiobook for $1.99 so I can switch back and forth and be able to continue "reading" while doing something else when necessary.  Don't remember when I was able to get an audiobook this cheap for a recent book from a major publisher.  Half way through this is quite good though I think a chocolate break and a graphic novel might be in order now.  Maybe a nap too. 

Fall 2014 Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon opening questionaire

Graphic novel I'm most looking forward to!

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Williamsport, PA USA

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?


I have graphic novels from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (those that go along with the movies) to read but still haven't chosen the actual books I want to read today.  It will be fun choosing as I go along.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

The one that I finally get made.  


4) Tell us a little something about yourself!


This is, I believe, my fourth read-a-thon.   I made sure a month in advance to have work off yesterday so I could be both prepared and relaxed.  I planned to make snacks since I'm eating low carb and maybe find some books.  Then the well pump broke and we spent the day without running water and waiting for the plumber and I'm not relaxed and nothing got made.  Life really is what happens when you're busy making other plans!!!  Now I plan to make snacks today while listening to audio books.


5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? 

Nothing much except listen to more audiobooks. (See above question)