Dewey's Read-a-thon: April 2010 04/10/2010
 It's that time again! Time to read hard.core. 24 hours. Nothing but books. I don't know how often I'll update but I look forward to all the fun. First book up is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Let's do it...  Hour Six Update Man the time sure does fly! I finished my first book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and it was great. I will post a review in the coming days for this one. I just started a MG (I think) book called Bird by Angela Johnson. I'm bought it for my son at a library sale recently so I'm doing a preview reading. I'm 30 pages into that. The Mr. and the kid started me off distracted with all of their questions as they tried to get out of my hair for awhile. Now I'm kinda in a groove. Gonna grab some a cheese and tomato sandwich then might hit the Free Step on my Wii Fit Plus and read simultaneously. Yeah, I'm kinda weird... Pages read: 260 Time spent reading: 5 hours Books completed: 1 Food consumed: 1 bagel w/ strawberry cream cheese and water  Hour 12 Update So, I actually did a half hour of Free Step aerobics on the Wii while reading. My second book, Bird, was okay. It was not the performance Angela Johnson delivered with First Part Last. I'm now just over the halfway mark with Heidi Durrow's The Girl Who Fell From the Sky and really enjoying it. I knew I'd like this book. Honestly, I woulda been pissed if it hadn't delivered as I expected. Before my little workout I did handle some lunch and that's about it. I'm kinda staying away from challenges this time and it seems to have me at a better pace. Pages read since last update: 248 Time spent read since last update: 5 hours 40 mins Books completed since last update: 1 Total pages read: 508 Total time reading: 10 hours 40 minutes Total books completed: 2 Food consumed: Tomato and sharp cheddar cheese sandwich (toasted), plain chips, pomegranate and cranberry juice, chocolate chip cookie  Hour 17 Update Just readin' and eatin' and readin' and eatin'. This means that once I regain consciousness sometime tomorrow, I'll be hitting the Wii Fit pretty hardcore. Anyway, I've finished my third book since last update. A review of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky definitely to come soon. Loved.it! I also started Searching For Tina Turner. I just don't know about this one... Pages read since last update: 138 Time spent reading since last update: 4 hours 3 minutes Books completed since last update: 1 Total pages read: 646 Total time reading: 14 hours and 43 minutes Total books completed: 3 Food consumed: I just finished some Pop Secret Homestyle and a coke and the rest I've blocked from my memory as it's too shameful to say. Oh yeah, I do remember some kinda gourmet crackers and monterey jack cheese.  Hour 24 Update I'm done. I finished my 4th and final book. Searching For Tina Turner was...meh. Oh I will be reviewing this one too and it's not gonna be pretty. My reading got super slow the last 4 hours and I didn't have a page number goal but am kinda bummed I just missed 1000 pages. There's always September. It's 6:20 a.m. 40 minutes shy of 24 hours. Once again, I read HARD.CORE. :P Pages read since last update: 278 Time spent reading since last update: 6 hours 15 minutes Books completed since last update: 1 Total pages read: 924 Total time reading: 20 hours 58 minutes Total books read: 4 Food consumed: just lots of water CommentsSat, 10 Apr 2010 7:55:34 am Yeeeeeah!! I hope you have a fab reading day. Keep it up! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 9:06:23 am I have a Sherman Alexie in my pile too. Hope you enjoy The Absolutely.... I loved it when I listened to it on audiobook Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:24:22 am How do your eyes feel? Book Psmith Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:05:06 pm Hope your reading is coming along. Enjoy! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:38:06 pm You're doing great! I'm in the middle of a book that I suspect I won't be finishing (it's too slow), so maybe I'll start reading Alexie sooner than later. Let us know what you think of Bird. I just finished First Part Last by Johnson and loved it. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:46:12 pm Nice going! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 1:07:52 pm Sounds like your doing well Brown Girl! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 1:16:55 pm "A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is- full of surprises", by Isaac Bashevis Singer. I hope your day is full of book surprises. Happy Reading! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 3:48:09 pm I really want to read Sherman Alexie at some point! Happy reading! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 7:17:49 pm Books are awesome Sat, 10 Apr 2010 7:59:49 pm LOVE Part Time Indian always book talking it to 8th gr honors. I loved Heaven and First Part Last, sorry Bird wasn't that great. I've only done one challenge myself. It is better to just read... Sat, 10 Apr 2010 8:35:24 pm I love Absolutely True Diary! That's a good one for the readathon. Here's a little cheer to keep you going: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 8:49:35 pm I'm so glad to hear that you liked the Sherman Alexie book (I've been wanting to read it). I hadn't ever thought about reading while doing the free step on the wii fit - what a great idea! Good luck with the rest of your reading tonight! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 8:58:02 pm Okay so maybe I'll skip Bird and just read the rest of the Heaven Trilogy. I'm still hoping that I'll get to Alexie before the end of the read-a-thon. Happy reading! Sat, 10 Apr 2010 9:45:01 pm F-I-R-E up, that's the way we Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:39:16 pm You are amazing! I can't wait for your review of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, that book just keeps catching my eye. BrownGirl Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:54:57 pm All I can say is that my fellow book bloggers are so effin awesome! I appreciate all the cheers and support. :) Sun, 11 Apr 2010 4:53:37 am Congratulations on all the reading you've done so far, and good luck making it to the end! Sun, 11 Apr 2010 5:00:54 am You're doing brilliantly! Not long to go now. Keep reading! :) Sun, 11 Apr 2010 1:55:24 pm Hardcore is good! I'm sad I fell asleep well before I wanted to. I keep hearing good things about The Girl Who Fell From the Sky. I'm officially putting in on my TBR list. Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply | AuthorA brown girl blogging about the book world. In my other life, I'm a homeschool mom, wife, eco-frugalista, audiophile, entrepreneur...and still a bibliophile.         
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