24 HOUR READ-A-THON
IT'S ALMOST TIME for my very very VERY favorite bookish event of the year and that is the Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon. This will be my third time participating in this read-a-thon and I'm super excited!
For those of you who do not know, it's an event that happens twice a year in April and October. This one is coming up on Saturday April 29th and it's exactly what it sounds like, it's a read-a-thon that takes place over a single day in which you try and read as much as possible. Everybody around the world starts and finishes at the same time, so you'll need to know what time the readathon starts for your specific time zone, for me being in Casablanca, Morocco I'm starting at 1 pm.
There are challenges, giveaways and so much more. Head over to 24hourreadathon.com for more info, then check out twitter and follow @readathon and #readathon for more updates.
So now on to the big question....... What's on my TBR pile? I've chosen a really diverse set of books. Of course I won't be reading for 24 hours straight. I need my beauty sleep, and there's no way I will be able to get through all these books but I like to have a pile to choose from.
1. Lean in by Sherly Sandberg ( Non-fiction)
2. The boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (Historical fiction)
3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie ( Mystery)
4. George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. (Children's)
5. Orange Vol. 5 by Ichigo Takano ( Manga )
6. Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol ( Graphic novel)
7. The Princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace ( Poetry)
Just keep in mind that this is supposed to be fun so don’t compare yourself to others or feel like it’s a competition. Read at your own pace, enjoy yourself. If you end up reading for 15 minutes or stay up the whole 24 hours It really doesn’t matter how much you read, as long as you end up reading more than what you started with.
I will use this post for my updates and challenges throughout the readathon, so stay tuned!
UPDATES
Total Time Reading: 10 hrs 40 mins
Total Pages Read: 944
Books Read: 5
Mini-Challenges Completed: 2
Opening Survey!
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Casablanca, Morocco. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Chocolate Chip Cookies. 4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Most book nerds that I follow have loved reading since they were little and that's not the case for me. I didn't grow up as a reader. It wasn't till my late high school-early college years that I really started to love reading.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
This time, I’d like to focus more on my reading and spend less time on social media.
Hour 19: Give a Book to a Stranger.
The challenge is to pick a book that you would give to a stranger :
I would 100 % give Harry potter!
Hour 22: Draw it out
Draw a scene or a character from the book you currently reading.
Closing Survey!
1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I would say 12th hour. 2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a reader engaged for next year? Anya's Ghost, any Roald Dahl book and Orange by Ichigo Takano 3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season? No, the readathon was great as always ! 4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Mini-Challenges ! 5. How many books did you read? 5 books 6. What were the names of the books you read? The boy in the striped pyjamas, Orange, The Princess saves herself in this one, Anya's Ghost and George's Marvellous Medicine. 7. Which book did you enjoy most? Anya's Ghost! 8. Which did you enjoy least? The Princess saves herself in this one. 9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I'm very likely to participate in the readathon again and I plan to be a Reader.