Pages Read:
29 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
69 Running Total
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Winter 24 Hour Readathon Hour 5 Update
Pages Read:
23 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
40 Running Total
Challenges: Make book rainbow
The Discworld books lend themselves quite well to this (although now I have to clean them all up...)
23 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
40 Running Total
Challenges: Make book rainbow
The Discworld books lend themselves quite well to this (although now I have to clean them all up...)
Winter 24 Hour Readathon Hour 4 Update
Pages Read:
16 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (you gotta start somewhere)
17 Running Total
16 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (you gotta start somewhere)
17 Running Total
Winter 24 Hour Readathon Hours 1-3 Update
Most of this time has been spent sleeping, but I'm now ready to read 'em all for the next 21 hours.
Pages Read:
1 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (you gotta start somewhere)
1 Running Total
Challenges: Opening Questionnaire:
1. What books are in your TBR pile for the Read-A-Thon?
It's a Terry Pratchett Fest!
Sourcery
Eric
Interesting Times
The Last Continent
2. What are you eating or drinking during the Read-A-Thon?
Them bottled starbucks frappuccinos, propel, and don't be surprised if hot chocolate sneaks in there as well.
3. How are you going to keep yourself awake during this challenge?
SHEER WILLPOWER (aided by caffeine)
4. What book are you looking forward to reading the most?
Interesting Times since I've started it 3 or 4 times and never finished.
5. How many books do you want to read?
Want to read? 29
6. Where in your house will you get comfortable to curl up and read?
Down here on the living room couch until my sweetie wakes up and then I'm moving back to bed.
7. Have you participated in a Read-A-Thon before?
Yes (check out that sidebar)
8.What will you be wearing so you are comfy and cozy to read?
Pyjamas and bathrobes - are there other clothes?
9. What are you looking forward to most about the Read-A-Thon?
Making progress on my "read all of the Discworld novels" goal for the year.
10. Where will you be updating what you read (twitter, goodreads, youtube or blog)? Ici! (I should probably go put this on goodreads...
Hour 2 Challenge: Film a video about your readathon TBR
I did that one!
Pages Read:
1 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (you gotta start somewhere)
1 Running Total
Challenges: Opening Questionnaire:
1. What books are in your TBR pile for the Read-A-Thon?
It's a Terry Pratchett Fest!
Sourcery
Eric
Interesting Times
The Last Continent
2. What are you eating or drinking during the Read-A-Thon?
Them bottled starbucks frappuccinos, propel, and don't be surprised if hot chocolate sneaks in there as well.
3. How are you going to keep yourself awake during this challenge?
SHEER WILLPOWER (aided by caffeine)
4. What book are you looking forward to reading the most?
Interesting Times since I've started it 3 or 4 times and never finished.
5. How many books do you want to read?
Want to read? 29
6. Where in your house will you get comfortable to curl up and read?
Down here on the living room couch until my sweetie wakes up and then I'm moving back to bed.
7. Have you participated in a Read-A-Thon before?
Yes (check out that sidebar)
8.What will you be wearing so you are comfy and cozy to read?
Pyjamas and bathrobes - are there other clothes?
9. What are you looking forward to most about the Read-A-Thon?
Making progress on my "read all of the Discworld novels" goal for the year.
10. Where will you be updating what you read (twitter, goodreads, youtube or blog)? Ici! (I should probably go put this on goodreads...
Hour 2 Challenge: Film a video about your readathon TBR
I did that one!
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Bout of Books 12 Day 6 Update
Pages Read:
101 in The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
19 in Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
9 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
19 in Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
9 in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
129 Daily Total
1166 Running Total
1166 Running Total
Books Completed:
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
What If? by Randall Munroe
Transcendence by Shay Savage
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
What If? by Randall Munroe
Transcendence by Shay Savage
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Bout of Books 12 Day 5 Update
Pages Read:
160 Daily Total
1037 Running Total
1037 Running Total
Books Completed:
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
What If? by Randall Munroe
Transcendence by Shay Savage
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
What If? by Randall Munroe
Transcendence by Shay Savage
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Review: Transcendence by Shay Savage
Recommended for: ANYONE WITH A SOUL
Oh my god.
I heard about this book on teh Booktubez and thought it sounded worth an investigation. All the reviews on goodreads encouraged me, and I decided to read the first few pages of the preview, just to make sure I liked the writing style so I could add it to my TBR. So, I read the first few pages. Then the next few. Then the preview ran out. Then I downloaded it. Then I had to go to laundry which is the worst thing that has ever happened in my entire life. Then I went back to reading. Then I had sex with my husband to show him that I appreciate his willingness to protect me from wild boar. Then I finished the story.
This process began about 11 hours ago. What I saying is this book is amazing and you need to read it. Here's why:
1st person romance... FROM THE MAN'S PERSPECTIVE: 10 points
Psycholinguistics geekfest: 1 point and 1 bonus point for cementing in my brain which one is Broca's area and which is Wernicke's.
Making me understand the caveman better than the modern woman: 1 point
Elucidation of relationships: 5 points
Dozens of uses of the word "penis," none of which made me uncomfortable: dozens of points
Possibly inventing the genre of historicalscifantamance: 1 point
DAT EPILOGUE THOUGH: ALL THE POINTS
There was a period around the 3/4 mark where I feared I would have to lower my rating to four stars because things got weird and not super sense-maky, but now I must say 20 "Hail Mary's" to atone for my sin of not putting my faith Ms. Savage because that epilogue, guys. That. Epilogue.
You win, madam, you win.
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