calissa

Hour 8
I can almost echo last readathon's intro word for word: It's not quite 7am (the start of Hour 9). I'm scarfing down my breakfast and preparing for Dewey's readathon, having slept through the first hours. Please be warned that there are likely to be a large number of posts today, so apologies ahead of time for the spam.

My pile of books to read is below, looking much as it did last time.

I'm already a fair way into Sophie's World (you may be able to see the bookmark sticking out) but I really just want to finish my chapter on that one before moving onto the others. I don't expect to get through the whole pile. It's mostly just there for variety.

Hour 10 begins
I've decided to take a leaf from

sweet_sparrow and make all my readathon notes in a single entry so as to avoid spamming people. It has been off to a good start so far. My family is still in bed and it is a gorgeous day outside. If the weather is good enough later, I may spend some time in the hammock.

I finished off the current chapter of Sophie's World and have moved on to Burley #2 in which I had a story published just recently. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I expected to.

Total pages read: 45
Books completed: 0
Actual time spent reading: 48 minutes

Hour 11 begins (9 AM)
The family are up and about now, requiring some time for morning cuddles and hellos. I always love those moments.

Still making my way through Burley #2. There have been some rather poignantly bittersweet stories which I have enjoyed, but leave me feeling a little melancholy. I should finish the volume sometime within the next hour. I'm still debating whether to read another chapter of Sophie's World before moving on to one of the issues of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine I've got saved up.

Total pages read: 71
Books completed: 0
Actual time spent reading: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Hour 12 begins (10 AM)
Finished off Burley #2, as expected. There were a couple of poems that I found rather pretentious, but all in all I rather enjoyed the volume. I may think about getting more in the future. I also finished off another chapter of Sophie's World. The change of pace was refreshing, so I may continue to read bits of it between other books, depending on how things go. I've just started in on ASIM #46 which has a gloriously gruesome picture of a zombie kangaroo on the front cover. I suspect this volume may move more towards horror than I'd like.

I'm feeling a bit peckish, so its time for some toast and tea.

Total pages read: 107
Books completed: 1
Actual time spent reading: 2 hour, 1 minute

Hour 13 begins (11 AM)
I hit what feels like a bit of a setback. The last story I read ("Linger" by Christopher Green) hit a bit too close to a recent grief and rather upset me. I'm not sure whether I want to continue pushing on with ASIM #46 or whether I want to find something a bit lighter to read. The trouble is I'm not sure whether I have anything that fits the bill. Diana Wynne Jones, perhaps? Not sure.

Total pages read: 129
Books completed: 1
Actual time spent reading: 2 hour, 46 minutes