Category: read-a-thon

Read-A-Thon Finish Line

Read-A-Thon Finish Line

I love being able to set aside a full day dedicated to reading, and got quite a bit accomplished.  I’m already looking forward to April’s Read-A-Thon Read-A-Thon Stats Currently Reading: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Books Completed The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris Pages Read […]

Posted October 10, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 1 Comment
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Read-A-Thon Mid-Event Meme

Read-A-Thon Mid-Event Meme

1. What are you reading right now? Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt 2. How many books have you read so far? Two so far 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I’d love to get a least halfway through Angela’s Ashes, it’s one of my favorites […]

Posted October 9, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 6 Comments
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Love To Hate Mini-Challenge

Love To Hate Mini-Challenge

Love To Hated is hosted by Brandileigh from Blkosiner’s Book Blog Make a list of your Top 5 Love to Hate characters. Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights) Professor Snape (Harry Potter) Scarlet O’Hara (Gone with the Wind) The Wicked Witch (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Mr. Collins (Pride and Prejudice)

Posted October 9, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 1 Comment
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Read-A-Thon Updates

Read-A-Thon Updates

Rather than doing several mini-posts throughout the day I’m just going to have one main post that I will update along the way. Hours 1-5 Currently Reading: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris Books Read: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest Mini Challenges: Introduction Pages Read: 103 Hours Read: 3 Hours and 15 Minutes […]

Posted October 9, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 6 Comments
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Read-A-Thon Starting Line

Read-A-Thon Starting Line

I’ll be starting the Read-A-Thon soon and I’m super excited to set aside a whole day for reading!  But before I begin, here is a quick introductory meme for Hour 1. Where are you reading from today? I staked out a chair to glue my butt to (or at least for most of the time). […]

Posted October 9, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 8 Comments
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Halloween Read-A-Thon

Halloween Read-A-Thon

Another Read-A-Thon for me in the month of October, the Halloween Read-A-Thon hosted by  Lesley at Young Adult Books Reviewed  and is the weekend of October 15-17 Here’s what Lesley says: For this readathon: read Halloween themed stuff. Not necessarily with the day of Halloween, or even the month. None of that (unless you want […]

Posted October 4, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 2 Comments
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Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon

Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon

As of recently, I’ve barely been home over the weekends and after becoming aware of Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon thought that would be a great way to kick-off being a homebody again.  The Read-a-Thon is on Oct 9, 2010 starting at 7am (central time) I participated in April’s read-a-thon and really enjoyed it so was […]

Posted September 20, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 2 Comments
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The Huge TBR Readathon Ends

The Huge TBR Readathon Ends

Kristen at Bookworming in the 21st Century hosted the first Huge TBR Readathon, a week long event lasting from June 14 -20.  My reading was very sporadic during the week, an hour here an hour there, therefore I’m not sure how many hours I actually spent reading but I think it was 20ish. Here’s what […]

Posted June 21, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 4 Comments
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The HUGE TBR Readathon

The HUGE TBR Readathon

Okay, I obviously love to read, filling my free time during the week doing just that.  So when I stumbled upon The Huge TBR Readathon hosted by Kristen at Bookworming in the 21st Century it really seemed like a no-brainer.  Another reason why this event peaked my interest is because I am visiting my brother […]

Posted June 13, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 3 Comments
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48 Hour Book Challenge: The Finish Line

48 Hour Book Challenge: The Finish Line

Well that’s it folks, that’s a wrap!  The 48 hour Book Challenge has ended as with a blissful weekend of reading.  I also apologize for the tardiness of this post but Blogger has not been kind to me so was unable to post till now. Final Stats Started: Friday, 11:30 am Finished: Sunday, 11 am  […]

Posted June 7, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 10 Comments
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