Another Readathon has come and gone, whomp-whomp. I did manage to complete my goal of reading The Vegetarian by Han Kang, so yay! That makes it the first and only book I've ever started and finished in a single Readathon. I wouldn't say I enjoyed reading it, but I'm pretty sure it's not meant to be an enjoyable read anyway. It was really dark and violent and weird and disturbing. But, if you can get past that, well worth the time to read I think.
If you read The Vegetarian too, be sure to check out my discussion post for it on BBI.
CLOSING SURVEY
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Honestly, there were a lot of daunting hours. The three hours it took to make dinner, which turned out to be a disaster, for example. Also around 2am I was just really tired and fed up with reading The Vegetarian.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a reader engaged for next year?
No.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?
Idk, I kind of miss the cheerleaders. Maybe people could commit to a length of time and platform?
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Even though I got annoyed with it, reading one short book during the Readathon worked out better than I expected. I may do something similar next time.
5. How many books did you read?
One (and on a side note, how do people manage to read multiple books??? I know I got a late start, but I was also up until 4am, so it's not like I wasn't putting time into reading)
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Don't make me type it again.
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
I didn't.
8. Which did you enjoy least?
All of them.
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 definitely participate if I am able!
STATS
Mini-challenges completed:
- One Night Reads
- Show Us the Weather
- A few of the #IGReadathon challenges
- Summer Road Trip
Consumed:
- 2 glasses of water
- 1 cup of coffee
- A piece of breakfast casserole
- Snacks: grapes, apple, hummus and pita chips
- Roasted chicken, paprika-parmesan corn, yeast roll
- Wine/martinis
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Hallo hallo. For those of you who don't know, today is the 24 Readathon, aka the bibliophile's Super Bowl. I'm getting a late start on the Readathon this time around, even by my standards, but I am awake at last a ready to read!
Let's get this party started with the opening survey. I'll be updating this post throughout the Readathon instead of creating new posts because laziness.
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
"I believe I have seen hell and it's white, it's snow-white."
A snow-packed Colorado.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
My goal is only to read one book this time around, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, for a readalong I'm hosting over at Book Bloggers International. It's a live readalong!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I don't really do snacks. I am looking forward to the breakfast casserole I currently have in the oven, and maybe leftover enchiladas for lunch.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Okay! I have three dogs: two Scottie/schnauzers from the same litter and one miniature schnauzer who's a rescue dog. They enjoy watching Cesar Millan and Animal Planet.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
Usually I just try to finish what I'm currently reading during the readathon, but this time I'm focused on getting through one book. Fortunately Andi said it was a fast read and she was right! I'm already 10% through it and I literally just woke up.
MID-EVENT SURVEY
It's the middle of the Readathon already??? Wow, time flies when you sleep in till 10. Here's the mid-event survey:
1. What are you reading right now?
The Vegetarian
2. How many books have you read so far?
Zero!
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I'll probably pick up What Did You Eat Yesterday? Vol. 3 if I ever get through The Vegetarian (I'm actually more than halfway through already, I just know that after dinner when Doctor Who comes on and everyone piles into the living room it will be a challenge to focus on reading).
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Not really. I took a shower.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
It's been a pretty quiet Readathon. I wish it was warm so I could sit outside with a glass of rosé, but otherwise it's been what I imagine an ideal Readathon would be like.
Are you joining in the Readathon today? What are your plans?
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