Spring Into Summer Readathon Updates & Challenges – Friday

Posted June 17, 2011 by Asheley in Uncategorized / 3 Comments

                   
Update #1:

  • Total Books Read: 0
  • Total Pages Read:  149 
  • Books Read Since Last Update: 0
  • Pages Read since last update: 149
  • Total time read:  1.5 hours 
  • How I’m currently feeling: A little frustrated to stop and have to cook dinner for the family (sounds horrible, I know) but excited that my family is participating with me a little bit!  

Mini ChallengeName your favorite and least favorite movie adaptation of a book.

  • Favorite book-movie adaptation: I’m sure there are a couple of good ones out there, but most are never as good as the books. I do have a particular fondness for the Ramona and Beezus adaptation from Beverly Cleary’s book Beezus and Ramona. I adored it because I thought the casting was superb. That cute young actress portrayed a great Ramona Quimby.
  • Least favorite book-movie adaptation: Off the top of my head, Beastly by Alex Flinn is what I think of first. There were some major characters in the movie that did not match the descriptions of the characters in the book…particularly the two main characters. I was also very, very turned-off by the movie tie-in cover to the paperback, which showed a non-hairy beast. The movie was entertaining, but as an avid reader, I cringed at several scenes and characters throughout.
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Update #2:

  • Total Books Read: 0
  • Total Pages Read:  194 
  • Books Read Since Last Update: 0
  • Pages Read since last update: 45
  • Total time read:  2.5 hours 
  • How I’m currently feeling: Now that lunch is over, a few chores are done, and I’ve cheered some bloggers on…I’m ready to finish this book!
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Update #3:

  • Total Books Read: 0
  • Total Pages Read:  233 
  • Books Read Since Last Update: 0
  • Pages Read since last update: 39
  • Total time read:  3.0 hours 
  • How I’m currently feeling: Hoping to dive back into some regular reading by this evening. Things are kind of busy around here right now…I’m really loving The Iron King by Julie Kagawa!
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Update #4:
  • Total Books Read: 0
  • Total Pages Read: 
  • Books Read Since Last Update: 0
  • Pages Read since last update: 0
  • Total time read:  3.0 hours 
  • How I’m currently feeling: Life happens, you guys. And this time it was the hubby coming home, cooking dinner, and cleaning my kitchen. Back to it!
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Update #5

  • Total Books Read: 1
  • Total Pages Read:  363 
  • Books Read Since Last Update: 1
  • Pages Read since last update: 130
  • Total time read:  5.5 hours 
  • How I’m currently feeling: Great! Finally finished my first book. Time to do some cheerleading before starting my next one. 
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Update #6

  • Total Books Read: 2
  • Total Pages Read:  553 
  • Books Read Since Last Update: 1
  • Pages Read since last update: 190
  • Total time read:  6.5 hours 
  • How I’m currently feeling: Sleepy! Not from reading necessarily, but I am usually seeing double hours before this from playing Mommy all day. I’ve read two books, so I am happy with that and won’t complain a bit. My kiddos were good to me today and let me read as much as I possibly could. I’d say Day 1 of my first Readathon was a success.  🙂
Asheley

About Asheley

Asheley is a Southern girl. She loves Carolina blue skies, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and NC craft beer. She loves all things history but prefers books over everything.

You can find her somewhere in North Carolina, daydreaming about the ocean.

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3 responses to “Spring Into Summer Readathon Updates & Challenges – Friday

  1. Thanks for stopping by Pages of Forbidden Love! 🙂
    I have heard from many people how great The Iron King is, I hope you are enjoying it 🙂
    Keep strong on your reading!

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