Okay! We're rollin' into Day 2 of the read-a-thon, and I have high hopes that after a sluggish start yesterday I'll be able to finish those library books today! For all of my goals, updates, pictures and rambling from Day 1, just click HERE.
DON'T FORGET! Please feel free to link up your own read-a-thon posts in the comments of any of mine this week, so I can come and visit and cheer you on!
Day the 2nd: TUESDAY
What I've been reading: The World of Karl Pilkington by Ricky Gervais et al; There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff
Books finished: The World of Karl Pilkington by Ricky Gervais et al
Total number of books finished: 1
Number of pages today: 118
Total number of pages: 236
Today #insixwords: Reading, but with a bloody headache!
Today's updates
10:00am
I was seriously sleepy and headachy this morning so I stayed in bed late, oops. I don't think I was aided particularly by a fat black and white cat who spent about an hour trying to stand on my head and lick my face because I wasn't paying her enough attention... Despite all that, I'm now up, breakfasted and I've already finished The World of Karl Pilkington, hooray! It was really good fun, with lots of scripts from The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts plus some extra material straight from Karl's weird little head. Think I might go shower now, then make more coffee and carry on reading!
1:30pm
Okay, I'm back in the game dudes! Or at least, I will be if Mum'll stop trying to discuss cleaning with me and Hannah while I'm mid-read-a-thon... I'm showered, I've had coffee and popcorn, I have MORE coffee ready, and I've been reading There Is No Dog again. Nevertheless, the day does seem to be flying by at a rate of knots, so I'd better crack on!
Impromptu page count: 62
Mini Challenge: FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT!
Today Bex at Kindle Fever posed this conundrum:
Once upon a time there was a bookish fight... but which two characters are fighting, and why? And if you feel like predicting the outcome, go ahead!
Dorian Gray and Edward Cullen are facing off in a lavishly decorated room. "Men and women fall at my feet, such is my perfection!" cries Dorian, a sneer on his beautiful face. Edward growls. "No! I am far more gorgeous than you. And I don't need flighty boys and painted women. I have true love." Dorian's eyes turn black with hatred, but Edward has one more ace to play before he's done... "Besides, can you do THIS?" He throws the curtains back, allowing a sudden flood of sunshine to fall on his skin, sparkling brighter than the diamond rings on Dorian's slender fingers. "Oh, I'm sorry - do I dazzle you?" Dorian stutters, glares murderously, and sweeps from the room in a sulk. Bella stands up from the sofa, where she has been watching this scene wearily, throws her hands in the air in resignation and leaves them to it. Edward turns, looks in the mirror and grins. "Dude... I dazzle myself."
This entry was inspired by the 'Dude, I dazzle myself' icon which IS NOT MINE, but which was one of my favourites during the Twi-mania when the first movie came out!
7:00pm
Where the hell has today gone? I swear I only got up five minutes ago. Anyway, I've been reading pretty solidly this afternoon (though I did stop for another tiny squeefest about maybe going on holiday. And to watch movie trailers on YouTube. And to let the cat chew my slipper) so I'm confident I've done okay so far! I've had half a big squishy cookie (a bit dry - poor show, Sainsbury's), four lemon and raisin American pancakes, and about twelve mugs of coffee, and I'M NEAR THE END OF MY BOOK, WOOHOO!
Impromptu page count: 111
Mini Challenge: Foreign Literature
The second mini-challenge of today comes from Courtney at Stiletto Storytime. She asked us to leave a comment on her blog post sharing a foreign author we love:
Tell us why you like them. Are there any books by them in particular that you would recommend? How did you come across their work?
My answer: "Ummm, does Bill Bryson count? He’s American but lives in England now, and I ADORE his books. My mum urged me to try my first one when I was only about 11 – A Walk in the Woods, if I remember rightly – and I’ve never looked back. I particularly like all his travel writing books, because they make me want to lace up a sturdy pair of boots and get out to explore! I also love Henning Mankell’s Wallander series, which is beautifully written and has such a flawed and loveable detective at its heart."
I should note that the giveaway attached to this mini-challenge is open to everyone, but read-a-thonners get extra entries! :)
8:45pm
Okay, I give up. My head hurts, I'm starving, my sister keeps wanting to talk about holidays (*squee, holidays!*) and I'm getting an uncontrollable urge to eat a muffin and watch Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. I think it's because of the whole There Is No Dog, teenage God, boy with powers thing. So I'm going to sit in bed and do movie-watching now, byeeee!
How did you all do today? Are you enjoying the read-a-thon so far - and have you had any challenging moments along the way?
Yay for finishing your first book! Hoping that the lie in has busted that headache and you have a productive day of reading!
ReplyDeleteYup, one down! And I'm halfway through THERE IS NO DOG so maybe I can finish that today as well? The headache's still there a bit, so I think I'm going to go shower, make more coffee, then get cosy and carry on... :)
DeleteAh, I'm intrigued by that book - I keep seeing it in charity shops, but can never quite decide whether to take the plunge! I ended up with 130 pages read yesterday - not as bad as I expected, but I could have read more I guess.
ReplyDeleteWhich book - the Rosoff or the Pilkington? I read 118 pages yesterday in the end, which wasn't TOO bad as I had the grandparentals around and a bad case of can't-concentratitis! I'll try to do better today... :P
DeleteBoth, I guess, but I meant Karl Pilkington. Still need to try and get hold of There Is No Dog.
DeleteThen the answer is YES. I guffawed my way happily through two animated series of The Ricky Gervais Show, so reading this I could HEAR the conversations. Karl has such a unique, er, personality - and Steve Merchant ROCKS! :)
DeleteYay you've finished your first book! I found yesterday so hard! But now I think I'm in the flow of things! Hopefully you'll have another book read by your next update! :)
ReplyDeleteIt always takes a while to 'get into' a readathon, I think. If it's a 24 hour-er it takes a few hours, if it's a longer one it takes at least a day to settle into a rhythm. I'm about 2/3 of the way through my current read so if I can finish it by teatime I'll be very happy! :)
DeleteHehehe, your character battle is awesome! Also, wooo snacks! I still have NONE because I'm too scared that it's going to rain on me if I go outside! English summertime, PAH!
ReplyDeleteTell me about it! I've just heard the ominous clatter of raindrops on the window start again, surprise surprise. Is it any wonder I'm all for closing the shop for a week this year and clearing off somewhere sunny the minute the schools go back?!
DeleteThat sounds like an amazing idea! You definitely should, you deserve a break! (It's just slightly brightened up here... might make a run to the shop while I still can! Hehe)
DeleteRun, run! BRING BACK MANY SNACKS! It would be nice - I know a few customers will probably complain that *heaven forbid* they've not been able to buy novels for a week, but SERIOUSLY. Some things are more important than making money - and having a relaxing break with your mum and sister is one of them. With uni and the agoraphobia, it'd be our first overseas holiday in about seven years, and our first holiday AT ALL in three! *squees a bit more*
DeleteHahahaha I had to read your challenge out to my other half.. got a ".. Fair enough." I just want to turn around and say, "YOU'RE PLAYING DRAGONBALL Z!"
ReplyDeleteHaha, nice... You should have done it! :P
Deletei love your character battle :D Dazzling-ness haha(: "Dude, I dazzle myself." I LOVE THAAAT :D
ReplyDeleteGreat job finishing your first book! *cheers* GO GO GO!
Nearly at the end of my second now, yay! If I can finish it in the next half hour or so I might give my poor brain a rest and watch a film or something, get myself all nicely refreshed ready for round 3 tomorrow! :)
DeleteI had to come by because of your book fight scene. It was hilarious! LOVED it. I had the giggle fits. Good luck for the rest of the read-a-thon :0)
ReplyDeleteYay for giggle fits (they really do make everything feel a bit sunnier)! I'm back at work today but I'm hoping to get at least SOMETHING read by the end of the day... *fingers crossed*
DeleteYour updates are fab!! where do you get the time during the read-a-thon to do such fab posts and twitter chat etc? lol. I am jealous here thats all haha. I love your challenge entry! I didn't do the foreign author one but i would have chosen Diane Chaberlain cos I'M LOVING her books right now x
ReplyDeleteI'm a quick typist... and I like the odd ten-minute break every now and again! I've done so many read-a-thons now that I'm used to it, I guess. I just like making my update posts fun, so that I enjoy reading back over them later and maybe they provide a nice pause for any other read-a-thonners who stop by! :)
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