Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Bout of Books Update - UPDATED

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This post will be where I update my progress throughout the week. Here are my totals so far:

Weekly Totals

Pages Read: 331
E-Galley Progress: 53%
Time Listened: Approx 7 hours
Books Finished: 

  1. Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgwick
  2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
  3. Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
  4. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
Sunday

I did not read or listen to a book on Sunday at all! Some days are like that. Overall, I am pleased with my progress and happy that I participated.

Saturday

Pages Read: 274 paper pages, 14% of e-galley
Books Read: All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry, Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Time Listened: 0 minutes

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I read a whole book today! It was a pretty fast, engaging read, and now I am able to return my friend's book to her.

Friday

Pages Read: 153 paper pages, 11% of e-galley
Books Read: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill, Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Time Listened: 30 minutes
Books Heard: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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I loved Dept. of Speculation! I am on a roll lately. Up next is a YA book that a friend loaned me: All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry. I also need to read a middle reader. I have not read anything that my son has read lately.

Thursday

Pages Read: 53 paper pages, 12% of e-galley
Books Read: Netherland by Joseph O'Neill, Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill, Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Time Listened: 40 minutes
Books Heard: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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I made it to page 50 for Netherland, which was my goal, and started a new book yesterday. I am still working on Difficult Daughters and The Dog Stars. I might switch to the print of The Dog Stars soon. It is a good listen, but I tend to forget my audiobooks over the weekend, and I stopped in a terrible place!!

Wednesday

Pages Read: 88 paper pages, 16% of e-galley
Books Read: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Time Listened: 20 minutes 
Books Heard: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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I didn't have as much reading time yesterday, but I did manage to sneak some reading in at work. I got to a pivotal moment in The Dog Stars and then forgot to go back to it! I finished Oscar Wao last night, and it was wonderful. I will definitely be reading more Junot Diaz.

Tuesday

Pages Read: 44
Books Read: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Time Listened: Approx 2 hours, 20 minutes - I forgot to mark where I started!
Books Heard: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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I did not get in as much reading today, but it was a good blogging day, so I will take that as a success.

Monday

Pages Read: 146
Books Read: Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Hours Listened: 3 hours, 10 minutes
Books Heard: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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I am very happy with my first day. Since I had already started Midwinterblood, I am not sure if it should count toward my total. 

2 comments:

  1. COUNT IT! I counted mine (I just put a "read the last 88 pages" tag to the end of that stat). This is all for fun anyway! =)

    Good luck with the rest of your week!

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  2. I will be reading Oscar Wao in June with a reading group, and I'm beyond excited :) Looks like Bout of Books was successful for you - I remember finishing four books last time in January, and it made me feel like a superhero :)

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