Ok. My performance was lackluster at best.
The Classics Club follow up:
What book(s) did I read: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
What book(s) did I finish: None. I managed about 150 pages in Verne and the first chapter of Tolkien.
What did I like about the event: I love that it makes me make time for reading–even if I don’t actually get something completed, I do get further down the text than I might have done on a normal day.
I also like to see what others are reading and how they are progressing. [This is how I ended up with The Hobbit on my reading schedule and how it snuck into the readathon!]
Suggestions for future readathons: I like that the progress of the readathon is so relaxed and without pressure. But I’d like to pitch in the idea for a themed readathon where people can look through their lists to find something that fits the theme and participate. OR, perhaps choose a time period readathon where we can find a book written in a particular century or whatever.
Would I participate in future readathons: Definitely.
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I like the relax feeling of the readathon, too, and I like your ideas of a themed or period readathon — that would be interesting!
Thanks! I think they would be quite fun…
You did great! I, however, got distracted by a new book and read very little classic lit. But I did read a lot, so that’s a win.
It is difficult to be interested in a “supposed to read” when there are always new shiny books around!