We’ve now been reading for 4 hours – so entering into hour 5!
Books Read:
Shades of Milk and Honey, Mary Robinette Kowal
Touching the Void, Joe Simpson
I’ve managed to finish both, bringing me up to a total page count of about 500. I loved the first; the second I didn’t enjoy quite so much, as I’m not particularly familiar with mountaineering and while the story itself was gripping, I kept wondering why on earth Simpson ever wanted to climb the mountain in the first place! Still, though, a good read-a-thon book, as I kept reading to find out what happened to him after the accident (since he wrote the book, it’s obvious he survived).
In total I’ve been reading for 3 hours and 45 minutes. It’s been a little more difficult because it’s a lovely sunny day outside; though I’m not actually out in it, I am enjoying the sun through the windows and the nice breeze coming through at least!
How is everyone else doing? I am going to start reading again shortly, after a few blog visits; I can’t decide whether to read Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale or Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, and I still plan to finish my current read, Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint, at some point during the Read-a-thon. We’ll see!
To evoke the British countryside and provide a bit of a visual for this otherwise text-heavy post, here’s a random picture of Rievaulx Abbey:
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE! HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE!
I’m so glad you enjoyed SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY. I thought you would.
I AGREE WITH MEMORY OMG HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
Congrats on finishing two books!
That’s amazing~ And what a lovely picture as well!
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Such a beautiful photo! It’s sunny here too, I’m thinking of going and reading in the park later.
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It sounds like you’re rockin’ the read-a-thon!
Happy reading, you’re doing great!!
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I feel the same way every time I read a mountaineering book — I just want to know why in the heck anyone would subject themselves to that! Hope you’re having a great read-a-thon!
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500 pages! Awesome! And the picture is absolutely gorgeous. Could you take a blanket outside and read in the park? I’m hoping to do so but it’s actually a little toasty here today!
Keep it up, Meghan!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. I finished The Raising – such a great book! I’m now starting a collection of short stories. You’re doing great – you are a much faster reader than I am! LOL!
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