Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
48 HBC Update #1
It's 6:30 and I'm taking a break. I'm having a hard time getting into this marathon of reading today. I think it's partly because I just finished post planning this week, and I'm so exhausted, I'm ready for a mental vacation.
I finished Breaking Dawn. It was bleh.
I've been listening to Chelsea Handler's audiobook My Horizontal Life, and while it started off making me feel uncomfortable to hear a first grader cuss, I have had a few chuckles listening to it. I am also reading The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. I'm 100+ pages in, but I'm not fully digging it yet.
I wish I could share more enthusiasm, but I think what I need is a good jog on the eliptical.
Later.
Oh, and if you're wondering about Unwind, I finished that this morning before my trip to the library so it doesn't count toward the challenge.
I finished Breaking Dawn. It was bleh.
I've been listening to Chelsea Handler's audiobook My Horizontal Life, and while it started off making me feel uncomfortable to hear a first grader cuss, I have had a few chuckles listening to it. I am also reading The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. I'm 100+ pages in, but I'm not fully digging it yet.
I wish I could share more enthusiasm, but I think what I need is a good jog on the eliptical.
Later.
Oh, and if you're wondering about Unwind, I finished that this morning before my trip to the library so it doesn't count toward the challenge.
Just Snuck Up on Me
Okay, MotherReader's 48 Hour Book Challenge officially begins in about two minutes. I completely forgot it was this weekend. I have a 9:30 meeting this morning, so unless I can't get to the library before, I will begin after that. What do I plan to read?
Well, first I need to finish Unwind, Breaking Dawn, and perhaps Red Pyramid. I have some books on hold from the library, but I also have stacks here at home. I plan to do more reading than blogging, but I know already I will not go a complete 48 hours reading non-stop. I'm not even sure anyone can. There were four last year who claimed they did, but I don't believe them.
Last year, I read a total of just over 21 hours. This year, I'll be sure to have an audiobook queued and ready for bathroom and snack breaks.
Wish me luck!
Well, first I need to finish Unwind, Breaking Dawn, and perhaps Red Pyramid. I have some books on hold from the library, but I also have stacks here at home. I plan to do more reading than blogging, but I know already I will not go a complete 48 hours reading non-stop. I'm not even sure anyone can. There were four last year who claimed they did, but I don't believe them.
Last year, I read a total of just over 21 hours. This year, I'll be sure to have an audiobook queued and ready for bathroom and snack breaks.
Wish me luck!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
It's Back!
MotherReader's 48 Hour Book Challenge is set for the weekend of June 4th. Get your books stacked and ready to read!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Spring Reading Thing 2010
Whoa, am I behind! Callapidder Days launched Spring Reading Thing 2010, oh, March 20th and I'm just now getting around to my first post. Since it's almost halfway over, I've decided I'm going to create my summer reading list. From now until August 20th, here's what I'd like to read:
1. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Just got it from B&N this afternoon and am reading it now.)
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (I had started this at the end of my spring break, then had to return it to the library because it didn't qualify for renewal; put it on hold again, and just picked it up from the library *again* yesterday.)
3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (listening to it in the car)
4. The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
5. Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
6. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
7. Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
8. Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
9. The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
10. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
11. Splendor by Anna Godbersen
1. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Just got it from B&N this afternoon and am reading it now.)
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (I had started this at the end of my spring break, then had to return it to the library because it didn't qualify for renewal; put it on hold again, and just picked it up from the library *again* yesterday.)
3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (listening to it in the car)
4. The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
5. Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
6. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
7. Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
8. Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
9. The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
10. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
11. Splendor by Anna Godbersen
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Fall Into Reading Update
Eek! December 20th is fast approaching and what do I have to show for it?
I have not been so diligent about reviewing and discussing each book I've read - slightly busy teaching six classes, and, oh, reading. Here's what I've read since September 20th:
Currently - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Nov 23 - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Nov 15 - The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne DuPrau
Nov 14 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Nov 13 - So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Nov 11 - The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Oct 29 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Oct 28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Oct 25 - Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
Oct 23 - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Oct 18 - The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Oct 11 - Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Oct 10 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Oct 10 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Oct 5 - The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Oct 3 - Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Sep 26 - The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Sep 21 - Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
I have not been so diligent about reviewing and discussing each book I've read - slightly busy teaching six classes, and, oh, reading. Here's what I've read since September 20th:
Currently - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Nov 23 - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Nov 15 - The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne DuPrau
Nov 14 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Nov 13 - So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Nov 11 - The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Oct 29 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Oct 28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Oct 25 - Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
Oct 23 - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Oct 18 - The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Oct 11 - Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Oct 10 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Oct 10 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Oct 5 - The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Oct 3 - Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Sep 26 - The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Sep 21 - Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
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