- 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 Challenge: Name 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:
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Total Books Read: 0
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Total Pages Read: 0
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Books Read Since Last Update: 0
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Pages Read since last update: 0
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Total time read: 3.0 hours
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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. 🙂
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came across your blog through the linky for this read-a-thon, while taking a break. Good luck on your goals! Happy Reading!
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My Not-So-Bebe-Girl went to see Beastly the movie and came back mad because it was nothing like the book! You're doing great!
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!