Completed 24-Hour Readathon – April 2023

Another Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon has ended. It was an overall great day! I went to bookstores for Independent Bookstore Day and then spent the rest of the day reading. Here is how I did on my reading goals for the day:

Goals

• Finish 3 books –  Finished 3 books and started 2 other books
• Read at least 800 pages – Read 623 pages
• Read for the full 12 hours – Read 12 1/2 hours
• Post at least 5 times to social media – Posted multiple times on blog, Litsy, and Goodreads
• Track progress in bullet journal – Yes – see image below
• Drink at least 100 ounces of water – Drank 47 ounces of water
• Get at least 1 bingo on each readathon bingo card – Did not get bingo

Closing Survey

1. How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites? I read 5 books. I enjoyed Reading Quirks most, which I had just purchased in the last week.
2. How many books did you finish? I finished 5 books.
3. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon? I did ok. I succeeded on some and not others.
4. How did your snacks and meals work out? Are there things you would change about the food and beverages side of your readathon for next time? I had a great amount of food, including some readathon traditions. I don’t think I would change anything.
5. Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time? I always enjoy the readathon. Making progress on my reads and finishing multiple books was the successful part of the readathon. Also, I always enjoy puzzling while listening to an audiobook. (See the puzzle I am working on below.) I plan to do a lot of things differently next time. Next time I hope to dedicate the day to the readathon. That was hard to do this time, since I wanted to participate in the Independent Bookstore Day. I also want to spend more time preparing. Maybe I’ll take a day off of work to really look at the bingo cards and prepare to participate in sprints and other social media activities.
6. What Dewey’s social media sites did you visit during this readathon? What activities did you participate in? Do you plan to complete those activities over the remainder of the weekend? I posted on this blog (obviously), Litsy and Goodreads, but I would like to explore posting and checking out other sites as well.

Books Finished

Books Started

Did you participate in the readathon? If so, how did you do? Did you enjoy yourself? 

Completed 24-hour Readathon – April 2021

I made it and read for the full 24 hours! I loved having this quality time with my books, but boy am I tired.

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall? I did great! (though you always wish you could read more books)
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? I had goals that kept me focused. I also actively decided not to participate in too many mini-challenges and just focused on reading, because I haven’t made a lot of time for reading lately.
3. What was your favorite snack? While I am proud of my first homemade waffle, my favorite snack is definitely my taco dip.
4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? I will for sure attend the next readathon as a reader!

Goals Accomplished

1. Complete 5 books – Finished 5 books
2. Read 800 pages – Read 959 pages
3. Read at least 18 hours – Read for the full 24 hours
4. Post at least 10 times to social media – Posted 18 times to my blog, instagram, twitter and litsy
5. Stay hydrated – Drank 80 oz of water (which is really really good for me)
6. Get bingo – Yes! See below.

Books Completed

1. 10% Happier by Dan Harris – audiobook
2. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville – book
3. Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello – audiobook
4. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff – book
5. The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark – ebook

Books Started

1. “A” is for Alibi by Sue Grafton – audiobook
2. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum – book 

If you participated in this readathon, how did you end up doing? Did you read for the full 24 hours? Did you meet your reading goals? Hope you had a blast! I’m just going to go and close my eyes for a bit now.