Japanese Literature Challenge III - my results

Well, it's about time for a post about my results for the Japanese Literature Challenge III!




Here is what I read:
1) Tachibana Higuchi: Alice Academy Vol. 4-7
2) Tomoko Hayakawa: Perfect Girl Vol. 6-9
3) Yuna Kagesaki: Cheeky Vampire Vol. 7 & 8
4) Mayu Sakai: Rockin' Heaven Vol. 2
5) Mayu Shinjo: Kaikan Phrase Vol. 5
6) Yasushi Inoue: Der Tod des Teemeisters (Memoirs of the Priest Honkaku)
7) Yoko Ogawa: The Housekeeper and the Professor -> review coming soon!

Series Challenge 4 - reviews and summaries

So, it's about time I wrote up a post to gather all the reviews and summaries.

The reviews so far:
1) Samantha: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin

The summaries:

Erotica Challenge - wrap up

I have finished J. Kaye's Erotica Challenge.



Here are the books I read with the links to my reviews:
1) Jill Shalvis, Jacquie D'Alessandro & Jamie Sobrato: Heating Up The Holidays
2) Lori Wilde: Lethal Exposure
3) Jill Shalvis: Flashpoint
4) Jennifer LaBrecque: Yule Be Mine
5) Cara Summers: Come Toy With Me
6) Leslie Kelly: Slow Hands
7) Jill Shalvis: Flashback
8) Sarah Mayberry: She's Got It Bad
9) Jill Shalvis: Storm Front
10) Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jill Shalvis & Rhonda Nelson: Better Naughty Than Nice

the one with the 2010 challenges

I've decided to have only one post where I gather all the challenges I join in this time around. Last time around, I had so many challenge posts, I barely posted anything else in December and January... Maybe I can even figure out how to make in post links, so that I have a list of all the challenges by name only that links to the actual part of the post about said challenge. If you know how this works, let me know!

100+ Reading Challenge 2010
42 Challenge
Alphabet Reading Challenge
Banned or Challenged Books Challenge Perpetual
Book-A-Week Reading Challenge
Book Around The States Challenge Perpetual
Books About TV Challenge
Buy One Book And Read It 2010
Debut Author Challenge
Elizabeth Gaskell Mini-Challenge
George Eliot Mini-Challenge
Graphic Novels Challenge 2010
Hogwarts Reading Challenge
Jewish Literature Challenge
Leo Tolstoy Mini-Challenge
Lisa Jackson Challenge 2009/2010
Manga Challenge 2010
Pages Read Challenge Season 2
2010 Reading Resolutions Challenge
Read Your Name
RYOB Challenge 2010
Reading Through The Seasons 2010
Series Challenge Season 4
TBR Lite Reading Challenge 2010
Twenty Minute Book Club Challenge 2010
To Be Continued Challenge Perpetual
Vampire Series Challenge
18th and 19th Century Women Writers Challenge 2010
World Religion Challenge 2010



Elizabeth Gaskell Mini-Challenge
read and/or watch 2 works by Elizabeth Gaskell
January 1, 2009 - June 1, 2010

George Eliot Mini-Challenge
read 2 works by George Eliot, one movie may be substituted
January 1, 2009 - June 1, 2010

Leo Tolstoy Mini-Challenge
read 2 works by Leo Tolstoy
January 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010

Jewish Literature Challenge
read 3 books by Jewish authors or about Judaism
February 27, 2010 - September 10, 2010

Series Challenge Season 4
read 4+ books to finish up series
December 1, 2009 - November 30, 2010
1) Kathryn Lilley: A Killer Workout (#2 Fat City)
2) Nick Sagan: Edenborn (#2 Idlewild)
3) Nick Sagan: Everfree (#3 Idlewild)
4) Jill Shalvis: Instant Gratification (#2 Wilder Brothers)
5) Jill Shalvis: Instant Temptation (#3 Wilder Brothers)

Pages Read Challenge Season 2
pick a goal number of pages you want to read
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
25,000

RYOB Challenge 2010
read a certain number of your own books
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
my goal: 80 books

World Religion Challenge 2010
The Universalist Path - read something about the 5 world religions plus more books about any or all of the following religions: Shintoism, Animism, Taoism, Confucianism, Wicca, Mythology, Atheism, Occult, Tribal Religions, Voodoo, Unitarianism, Baha'i, Cults, Scientology, Mysticism, Rastafarianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zorastrianism, Agnosticism, Gnosticism, Satanism, Manichaeism, Deism, Comparative Religion, Religious Philosophy, Jungiansim, Symbolism, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc., etc. etc. (you may also read about another aspect of one of the 5 Biggies)
possible things to do: read (any form of the written word), movies, music, plays, attend services, perform a ritual etc.)
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

2010 Reading Resolution Challenge
create personal reading resolutions for 2010 and post about your progress every other month starting February 15
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
* I will read a broader variety of books, genre-wise in summer.
* I will limit my book-buying a bit in that I will only buy books that I intend to read within the two months after I bought them.
* I will be more precise with my university reading and not just skim it.

Reading Through the Seasons 2010
read four books, one for each season with the season in the title
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
1) Spring
2) Summer
3) Lisa Kleypas: It Happened One Autumn
4) Winter

42 Challenge
read/watch/listen to 42 sci-fi related items
January 1, 2010 - December 3, 2010

Alphabet Challenge 2010 (Yahoo Group)
read the alphabet either by author or by title
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010


Book-A-Week Reading Challenge 2010 (Yahoo Group)
read a book a week in 2010, meaning 52 books total
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010


100+ Reading Challenge 2010 (Yahoo Group)
read 100+ books in 2010
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010


Twenty Minute Book Club Challenge 2010
read 13 books from the book club (with one substitute from 2009) - reading list here
December 29, 2009 - December 29, 2010


Read Your Name Challenge
read books to match your name
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010


TBR Lite Challenge 2010
Option B: read 6 books off of Mt. TBR - list can be changed throughout the year
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
1) Lisa Kleypas: It Happened One Autumn
2) Kelley Armstrong: Bitten
3) Jim Butcher: Storm Front
4) Tzipi Caton: Miracle Ride
5) Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games
6) MaryJanice Davidson: Undead and Unpopular

18th and 19th Century Women Writers Challenge 2010
read 2 books by women writers who lived in the 18th and 19th century
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
1)
2)

Vampire Series Challenge
Level 3: Vampire Enthusiast - read 6 books from any series featuring vampires
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Graphic Novels Challenge 2010
Intermediate Level: read 3-10 graphic novels
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Buy One Book And Read It 2010
Level 3, Book Blogger Option: buy 12 books I learned about on book blogs and read them before Dec 31
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Manga Challenge 2010
read 6+ mangas and 3+ anime or anime series episodes
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Debut Author Challenge
read 10 YA or MG novels from debut authors of 2010
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Lisa Jackson Challenge 2009/2010
read as many Lisa Jackson books as you want
July 18, 2009 - December 31, 2010
1) Twice Kissed
2) Fatal Burn

Books About TV Challenge
read 2+ books about or based on a TV show
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Hogwarts Reading Challenge
read books that fit the Hogwarts subjects
March 8, 2010 - December 13, 2010
For the record: I play for Gryffindor!




Get Sorted By The Hogwarts Sorting Hat!

Banned or Challenged Books Challenge"
read 50 banned or challenged books, keeping track here
PERPETUAL

Book Around The States Challenge
read 51 books set in the 50 states plus DC, keeping track here
PERPETUAL

To Be Continued Challenge
read series books
PERPETUAL

the one with the Pages Read Challenge Season 2

The end of the year is coming closer and closer and I really wonder where all the months went. Wasn't it May just yesterday??? What happened to summer and autumn?

But then, the end of the year also means that all those wonderful reading challenges pop up again and we have to figure out which ones we want to join in.

In 2009, I hosted the Pages Read Challenge for the first time and I will host it again in 2010, so post a comment to sign up!

The rules are easy:

1) Pick a number of pages you'll be attempting to read in 2010. It doesn't matter whether your goal is 10,000 or 100,000. You can always up your number as we go along, so you don't need to go all up high with your page count.

2) Write a blog post about it in which you will keep track of your page count.

3) Comment here with your goal number and a link to your blog post (if you have a blog - otherwise, just leave a comment with your name and the goal number). I'll then add you to the list of participants below.

4) The challenge starts January 1, 2010 and ends December 31, 2010. Only pages read after the new year has begun count in for the challenge, but any and every page you read counts for this challenge. I don't care about re-reads, overlaps with other challenges, or e-books! Just count the pages you read, no matter what type of book you're reading :-) See, it's a really easy challenge!

5) As usual: Have fun!

Michelle @ True Book Addict even created a great button for the challenge:



Thanks a lot, Michelle!

The participants:
1) Jennifer - 50,000
2) Kathrin - 25,000
3) AlleluiaLu - 20,000
4) Amanda - 40,000
5) Veronika - 15,000
6) Kris - 31,000
7) Kara - 30,000
8) Kirthi - 70,000
9) Kathrin - 25,000
10) Janet - 35,000
11) Aleksandra - 50,000
12) Veggiemomof2 - 30,000
13) Jaime - 40,000
14) Wendy - 20,000
15) Kelly - 10,000
16) Lindy - 100,000
17) Erin - 20,000
18) Becky - 100,000
19) lioness37 - 50,000
20) Jules - 50,000
21) Kris @ Bookheart - 23,000
22) Susan - 35,000
23) CCDPiper - 18,000
24) Gina - 80,000
25) Kelly - 30,000
26) Sandra - 40,000
27) SueFitz - 20,000
28) Michelle - 1,000,000
29) Michelle @ The True Book Addict - 30,000
30) Velma - 25,000
31) Kristin - 40,000
32) The Clumsy Reader - 1,000,000

the one with the Series Challenge Season 4

EDIT: As of now, you can leave links to reviews in the blog post for reviews and summaries! Thanks.

It's that time again! The end of the year is near and with this the 3rd Series Challenge is about to end. So let's see whether we can keep this going! (Oops, I almost missed the end of the challenge I host!)



The challenge starts December 1st, 2009 and goes until November 30th, 2010.

The rules are easy:

1) Pick a couple series you already started and now want to finish (meaning, you'll be all up to date with the series when it ends).

2) Read at least 4 books, more are also okay, of course!

3) Crossovers with other challenges are always okay.

4) Post your review of the books on your blog or in the comment section, no matter how long. If you post the review on your blog, please post a link to the review in the comment section so that everyone else can check out your review.

5) Have fun!

As I can only put up one Mr. Linky on my blog it would be nice if you left a link to your blog post in the comment section. I'll add you to the list of participants.

The Participants:
1) Jennifer
2) Kara
3) Grilsgood
4) Kirthi
5) kim in ohio
6) jlshall
7) Kathrin
8) Violette Severin
9) sausconys-books
10) Kris
11) Aleksandra
12) Beth F
13) Mark
14) Veggiemomof2
15) blondierocket
16) Rhinoa
17) Joanne
18) Dreadful Penny
19) emmegailsbookshelf
20) samantha1020

Pages Read Challenge - finished?

Here's a list of all the participants who finished the Pages Read Challenge.

1) Sherrie
2) Sandra
3) Kathrin

new books, bookmarks, and some other things

For some bizarre reason the vlog was set on private so no one could view it and it all was a bit messed up, so here it is again, this time around hopefully without any mistakes. I take this as proof that I shouldn't be posting after 10pm.

Finally it's online! My second vlog :-) While waiting for the file to upload at youtube, I did a couple things (other than reading).

I gave up on trying to read each and every read-a-thon post closely and instead skimmed them, mostly. Sorry, guys! I loved your posts, though, and got some reading recommendations off of your posts. I'm now down to 25 unread blog posts that I'm going to read tomorrow (plus all the other things posted until I'm back on).

I also played Farmville on FB. It's a highly addictive game, I think, but ever since I got to the next level earlier today, I have to say I'm a bit - shocked... I now have to gather ten freaking thousand XP to get to the next level!!!



I can't believe I look so tired, but maybe I should have taken a break from reading earlier today.

I'd be glad if someone could explain to me whether there are certain rules for the use of "pretty", "gorgeous", "cute", "sweet" and the likes. So far I use the first one that comes to mind, but there must be some rule, no?

Here are the books mentioned in the vlog:

P.C. & Kristin Cast: MARKED (ISBN: 978-0-312-36026-9)
P.C. & Kristin Cast: BETRAYED (ISBN: 978-0-312-36028-3)
P.C. & Kristin Cast: CHOSEN (ISBN: 978-0-312-36030-6)
P.C. & Kristin Cast: UNTAMED (ISBN: 978-0-312-37983-4)
Josh Bazell: BEAT THE REEPER (ISBN: 978-0-316-03222-3)
Martin Millar: LONELY WEREWOLF GIRL (ISN: 978-0-955-49840-4 -> I really, really don't like the cover, so if you can, wait for the March 2010 release with ISBN: 978-0-749-94283-0, which fits the description of Kalix a lot better!)

Countdown 2010 Challenge

Unfortunately, I didn't finish the Countdown 2009 Challenge. I was 7 books short *sigh* But nevertheless, I'm going to try to complete the Countdown 2010 Challenge 3m is hosting again this time around.



The challenge started September 9, 2009 and will end October 10, 2010. The goal is to read:
1 book from 2001
2 books from 2002
3 books from 2003
4 books from 2004
5 books from 2005
6 books from 2006
7 books from 2007
8 books from 2008
9 books from 2009
10 books from 2010

I already set aside a pretty big bunch of books for this challenge. I think I have maybe 15 slots open ;-)

I will update this post with the books I read:

2009
Jill Shalvis - Storm Front

Lisa Jackson Reading Challenge 2009/2010

Since I didn't do well with the Lisa Jackson Read-A-Fest J. Kaye hosted earlier this year, I will try to read the books I had set aside for this challenge.

I will definitely read Twice Kissed and Fatal Burn. Everything else depends on what I can find in my favorite independent book shop.

Fall Into Reading 2009

It's that time of the year again...
Katrina from Callapidder Days is hosting the Fall Into Reading Challenge again - and of course I'm in!

The challenge will start September 22, 2009 and end December 20, 2009.

I have not yet made up my mind about a list of books, but I'll try to read 20 books during that time.

Japanese Literature Challenge III

I'm finally getting around to posting about this challenge. Of course I'm taking part in Dolce Bellezza's Japanese Literature Challenge III! I haven't been able to join this one for the first two challenges, but I have some books on Mt. TBR that would fit right in with this challenge.



The challenge starts July 30, 2009 and ends January 30, 2010.

My possible reads are:

1) Haruki Murakami: A Wild Sheep Chase
2) Yasushi Inoue: Der Tod des Teemeisters (couldn't find the English title)
3) Natsuo Kirino: Real World
4) Hitori Nakano: Train Man

Since I have already read tons of mangas this year I won't add any of those to my official list, but if I do read one I'll add it in an additional list.

Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge

Well, we all know that I love reading challenges, right? So I heard a lot about Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series, but I never managed to read any of them. Isn't Beth from Beth Fish Reads's challenge a wonderful chance to change that?

The Rules:

1. Between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, catch up on Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire series. No matter if you're starting with book 1 or book 8, you have a year to read all about Sookie. Read Sookie in print, listen to the audio, read an eBook -- format is not an issue.

2. Sign up using Mr. Linky. Put your name in the top box. For the bottom box, please use the URL that links specifically to your blog post about this challenge, not to your blog's home page.

3. After July 4, I'll create a post with another Mr. Linky where you can link your reviews so everyone can read them track your progress.

4. If you don't have a blog and want to join in, sign up in the comments here. Later, let us know about your progress by leaving comments on the review link page.

The Books:

Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone

I'll link the book titles to the reviews as I go along!

Summer Lovin' Challenge

Jules created this wonderful challenge, which is just perfect for this summer. So of course I'm joining in :-)
Another reason is the name, Summer Lovin'. I'm an absolute Grease fan (ever since we sang the songs with our school choir in about 1996), and Summer Lovin' is one of the songs I can always sing, even without the music.

The timeline is June 21, 2009 through September 21, 2009!

So, here's my list:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

It's The end of April - challenge progress

Well, here we go with my challenge progress as of April 30, 2009:

challenges trying to accomplish since January 1, 2009
81

challenges accomplished so far
1) Winter Reading Challenge (6/6)
2) Harlequin/Silhouette Romance Reading Challenge (5/5)
3) Military Challenge (2/2)
4) Paranormal Challenge (2/2)
5) 20 Books In 2009 Challenge (20/20)
6) Series Challenge 3 (5/4)
7) Jewish Literature Challenge (2/4)
8) Maree's Mini-Challenge (3/5)

challenges starting May 1, 2009
Non-Fiction 5 (0/5)


challenge list
01. Spring Reading Challenge (5/16)
02. Once Upon A Time III (0/1)
03. Lisa Jackson Read-A-Fest (0/?)
04. "I Suck At Challenges" Challenge
05. Themed Reading Challenge (0/5)
06. Countdown Challenge (30/45)
07. 999 Challenge (28/81)
08. Cozy Mystery Challenge 2009 (0/6)
09. Classics Challenge 2009 (0/6)
10. Genre Challenge (5/10)
11. Chunkster Challenge (0/2)
12. Montgomery Mini-Challenge (0/4)
13. Medical Mystery Challenge (1/5)
14. 42 Challenge (0/42)
15. Orbis Terrarum (2/10)
16. Orbis Terrarum Bilingual Mini-Challenge (2/5)
17. Orbis Terrarum Film Mini-Challenge (0/10)
18. 9 Books For 2009 (5/9)
19. 18th & 19th Century Women Writers Challenge (0/4)
20. 1st In Series Challenge (2/12)
21. 1% Well-Read Challenge
22. 2nds Challenge (2/12)
23. 100+ Reading Challenge (25/100)
24. 666 Horror/Paranormal Challenge (9/36)
25. 2009 Mini-Challenges (3/12)
26. Agatha Christie Challenge (1/2)
27. Alphabet Challenge A: (10/26) T: (11/26)
28. Amateur Sleuth Challenge (1/12)
29. Audiobook Challenge (3/12)
30. Baker Street Challenge (0/3)
31. Be Inspired Challenge (1/1) - now applying to life
32. Book-A-Week Challenge (25/52)
33. Book Buddy Blogger Challenge (0/10)
34. Books Into Movies Challenge (0/2)
35. Buy One Book And Read It Challenge (5/12)
36. Casual Classics Challenge (1/4)
37. Centuries Reading Challenge (0/4)
38. Chick Lit Challenge (0/10)
39. Decades Challenge (0/9)
40. eBook Reading Challenge (0/10)
41. Erotica Romance Challenge (2/10)
42. Graphic Novels Challenge (3/6)
43. In Their Shoes (2/?)
44. John Steinbeck Mini-Challenge (0/2)
45. Lost In Translation Challenge (4/6)
46. Manga Challenge (2/6)
47. My Year Of Reading Dangerously Challenge (2/12)
48. New Authors Challenge (8/10)
49. Numbers Challenge (1/5)
50. Pages Read Challenge (3,761/20,000)
51. Polyglot Agatha Reading Challenge (0/?)
52. Read And Review Challenge (0/?)
53. Read Your Name Challenge (3/7)
54. Read Your Own Books Challenge (2/4)
55. Reading My Name Challenge (0/2)
56. Really Old Classics Challenge (0/2)
57. Rescue Challenge (0/4)
58. Romance Reading Challenge (1/5)
59. Scott Westerfeld Mini-Challenge (0/2)
60. Serial Readers Challenge (3/?)
61. Shakespeare Challenge (0/6)
62. Suspense & Thriller Challenge (2/12)
63. TBR Challenge Lite (0/6)
64. Three's A Charm Challenge (0/3)
65. Vampire Challenge (1/2)
66. Victorian Challenge (1/3)
67. World Citizen Challenge (0/1)
68. YA Challenge (2/12)
69. Elizabeth Gaskell Mini-Challenge (0/2)
70. George Eliot Mini-Challenge (0/2)
71. Leo Tolstoy Mini-Challenge (0/2)
72. PERPETUAL - Banned Or Challenged Books Challenge (11/50)
73. PERPETUAL - Book Around The States Challenge (1/51)
74. PERPETUAL - To Be Continued Challenge (0/?)

Read-A-Thon wrap up

While it is hours after the official end, I just now got around to write a wrap up post for the 24 Hour Read-A-Thon in honor of Dewey. This was my first read-a-thon ever and I wished there was another one soon. I had so much fun, I can't believe it!
I googled, but I didn't find one. (If you know more, let me know ;-) )

Here are the victims:


This box was almost full when the read-a-thon started. Not much is left of the carrots, which are victim #1 of the read-a-thon.


This is the pack of cookies that I ate during the read-a-thon - victim #2.


And of course, without some green tea, I wouldn't have made it. These hand-filled tea bags are victim #3.


These are the water bottles that I drunk during the read-a-thon aka victim #4.


And this is the lecithin I took during the read-a-thon. As I meantioned earlier, my concentration is that of a goldfish, but with lecithin it's a bit better. This stuff is available in regular supermarkets, so I don't mind taking it. Lecithin - victim #5.

With all those victims, I managed to read almost three books:
1) Eun-Ah Park: Sweet & Sensitive 4
2) Eun-Ah Park: Sweet & Sensitive 5
3) Tess Gerritsen: The Mephisto Club (finished the hour after the read-a-thon ended)

And I listened to one audio book (for a second time):
Meg Cabot: How To Be Popular

Now I would have been able to read a bit more if I hadn't taken the nap, but in the end it was the best decision.

The total amount of pages I read is 694.
I would have loved to read more pages, but I can live with that.

I realized I could concentrate best with some music in the background, so I eventually figured I'd add the current song to my regular updates. It was a fun part for me to check out what I was listening to while I was writing the update.

For the next read-a-thon (the sooner, the better, if you ask me!), I think I'll go to bed earlier the night before. I'll try to prepare the updates ahead of time and I'll plan in some more computer breaks, so that I don't have the mess with a computer on strike again. Otherwise, I'd probably do everything the same way.

The 24th hour

It is over! And I'm already sad *sigh* I wished the Read-A-Thon were more often, not just once a year. I know not everyone could join in all the time, but maybe it would give those who don't have the time at a certain date the chance to join in at another date?

Ah well. I'll just have to wait until next year. At least I accomplished a bit :-)

Books read so far: 2 plus an audio book during the time whenI tried to coerce my computer into working with me instead of against me

Pages Read so far: 694

Current book: The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (page 348 of 413)

Current song: Queen Of New Orleans by Jon Bon Jovi

Now I'm off to finish up my book and then I have a bunch of comments to reply to (Thanks everyone! I love your comments :-) ) and after that I will check out what other read-a-thon-ers did. I'm so curious!

close to the end

This is the last task at hand before I complete my final post. A meme on the Read-A-Thon.

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
The most daunting was the 15th/16th hour. My eye lids kept falling shut, so I took a nap - only to find my computer messing with me *sigh*

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
I think YA is always a good choice for the wee hours. I don't think I could come up with some general books that work for each or at least most participants, though. Tastes are too different. For me, Tess Gerritsen did a great job, once I got into reading thanks to Eun-Ah Park's manhwas. Others might hate mangas/manhwas and mysteries or thrillers.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
I think what would be fun to see was a list of books the past participants read during the 24 hours. That might inspire some reading choices. But I wouldn't change anything about the Read-A-Thon, you did an awesome job!

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The cheerleaders and the challenges kept me busy and distracted me from being tired for a long time. That was awesome!

5. How many books did you read?
I finished 2 books plus 1 audio book and am close to the end of a 3rd book.

6. What were the names of the books you read?
I read Eun-Ah Park's Sweet & Sensitive 4 and Sweet & Sensitive 5. I listened again to Meg Cabot's How To Be Popular, and I've almost finished Tess Gerritsen's The Mephisto Club.

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
My current read, Tess Gerritsen's The Mephisto Club.

8. Which did you enjoy least?
Meg Cabot's How To Be Popular - I didn't like it much the first time around and I still have my problems with the story.

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
I've been reading, but a big Thanks! to all the cheerleaders! You were awesome!

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
If I don't miss the date: I definitely will participate again. Actually, I wished you would do this more often!

At the end of the 23rd hour...

Now I'm back on with my book. I hope to finish it, but I'm still sad I couldn't read the other two books I was excited about to read for the second half of the marathon *sigh*

Books read so far: 2 plus an audio book during the time whenI tried to coerce my computer into working with me instead of against me

Pages Read so far: 642

Current book: The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (page 294 of 413)

Current song: Clocks by Coldplay

Dewey

Well, I'm not good with limericks, so I had a chance to browse Dewey's blog again for Eva's mini-challenge. I didn't know here, which I think is really sad. I discovered her blog shortly after she passed away. In the past I've been reading on her blog, though.

What surprises me still is that one of my favorite posts so far is one of the last ones she wrote. I'm talking about her Sunday Salon post about double copies.

I think what made me jump at this post today (don't remember what it was in the first place) was that it so much describes the bookaholic. If you love books, getting double copies happens. You read about great books on other people's blogs, see them in book shops, etc. and you decide that you want to have this copy. Now, usually our Mt. TBR is too big to check it every time we hear about a great book.

I haven't kept proper track of my books for about a year and just recently I reorganized my Mt. TBR after getting new shelves (thanks again so much, Dad!). I came across three books of which I had double copies. Luckily, two of those wereGerman, so I just gave my Mom the second copy for her bookshelves *evilgrin*. And the third? That's for you to see soon. I can tell you, though, that it's by one of my Top 10 authors and I'll give it away soon to someone here on my blog.

And somehow this post wouldn't feel complete if I wouldn't include her post about The Little Prince. My Mom had this book on her shelves as long as I can think, and I never got around to reading it, but when I discovered Dewey's post on it earlier this year, I decided to put it on my must-read-in 2009 list. I haven't gotten around to it yet, but I know I will.

I never knew why everyone was so excited about this book until I read Dewey's post. Now I can't wait to read it! I can only imagine how many other people had a similar reaction to her posts. This thought actually makes me ever sadder, because Dewey can't tell us about other awesome books we should read anymore. Maybe that is something we other book bloggers should try to do: Get other people to read the great books in her name!

Current song: Love Is A Mutt From Hell by Wheatus (Remember that group? Haven't heard about them since I was in school...)