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Read-a-thon - First post!
Oct. 9th, 2010 12:44 pmThis is me, ready to read a lot!
You can see I clearly have the right superhero outfit for the job.
12:48: I'll be starting with Richard III, which is difficult, because Shakespeare's either too recent or not recent enough for me, so wish me luck? I will edit this post at least every hour or so with some updates!
13:22: I've managed to find the correct play in my massive edition, and I've read the introduction to Richard III, so I'll quickly update with the hour one meme, now!
Where are you reading from today? Cardiff, Wales. More specifically, at the moment I'm on my bed, but I may also read at my desk, or sat on my large squashy hedgehog seats. Or possibly even from my housemates' beds, desks, or the sofa downstairs...
3 facts about me: I'm a student, my special area of interest is Arthurian myth, and I can read Anglo-Saxon. But I'm not doing that today.
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? I'm drawing from my entire TBR mountain, which is approximately five hundred books high. I did mention what books I'm likely to read in my previous post, here.
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? Not particularly. Number of hours, perhaps -- I'm hoping to stay up the whole twenty-four.
If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time? I'm not! I've always meant to do it, but this is the first time it's really possible. I did do the blogathon once: my advice mainly involves remembering to eat, drink, and stretch.
14:09: Read the first act of Richard III. My housemates have been making their lunches, and now I'm really hungry. I might go put on some potato waffles... I seem to be reading so very slowly. It's annoying.
A quick answer to the Back in the Day mini-challenge -- my favourite books as a child were the Narnia books, especially Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Anne of Green Gables -- how many times did I read that? Probably far too many! When I was a little younger than that, it was Enid Blyton. They always made me hungry: so many midnight feasts!
Now, my favourite children's book is probably Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising. I read that first when I was sixteen or so, and it's been a favourite since.
15:13: Just finished reading the third act of Richard III. Getting somewhere here! And I've had a packet of crisps, and some potato waffles. Nom.
The hour three mini-challenge is a six word celebration of the challenge. Hmmmm. "Sorry, can't talk, too busy reading"?
16:05: Not participating in the mini-challenge for this hour, so all I've got to say is that I've finished Richard III, and my review/initial thoughts on it are here. Now I'm going to go onto Nennius' History of the Britons.
Moving on to a new post now!
You can see I clearly have the right superhero outfit for the job.
12:48: I'll be starting with Richard III, which is difficult, because Shakespeare's either too recent or not recent enough for me, so wish me luck? I will edit this post at least every hour or so with some updates!
13:22: I've managed to find the correct play in my massive edition, and I've read the introduction to Richard III, so I'll quickly update with the hour one meme, now!
Where are you reading from today? Cardiff, Wales. More specifically, at the moment I'm on my bed, but I may also read at my desk, or sat on my large squashy hedgehog seats. Or possibly even from my housemates' beds, desks, or the sofa downstairs...
3 facts about me: I'm a student, my special area of interest is Arthurian myth, and I can read Anglo-Saxon. But I'm not doing that today.
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? I'm drawing from my entire TBR mountain, which is approximately five hundred books high. I did mention what books I'm likely to read in my previous post, here.
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? Not particularly. Number of hours, perhaps -- I'm hoping to stay up the whole twenty-four.
If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time? I'm not! I've always meant to do it, but this is the first time it's really possible. I did do the blogathon once: my advice mainly involves remembering to eat, drink, and stretch.
14:09: Read the first act of Richard III. My housemates have been making their lunches, and now I'm really hungry. I might go put on some potato waffles... I seem to be reading so very slowly. It's annoying.
A quick answer to the Back in the Day mini-challenge -- my favourite books as a child were the Narnia books, especially Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Anne of Green Gables -- how many times did I read that? Probably far too many! When I was a little younger than that, it was Enid Blyton. They always made me hungry: so many midnight feasts!
Now, my favourite children's book is probably Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising. I read that first when I was sixteen or so, and it's been a favourite since.
15:13: Just finished reading the third act of Richard III. Getting somewhere here! And I've had a packet of crisps, and some potato waffles. Nom.
The hour three mini-challenge is a six word celebration of the challenge. Hmmmm. "Sorry, can't talk, too busy reading"?
16:05: Not participating in the mini-challenge for this hour, so all I've got to say is that I've finished Richard III, and my review/initial thoughts on it are here. Now I'm going to go onto Nennius' History of the Britons.
Moving on to a new post now!
