BOUT OF BOOKS 31
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The Bout of Books readathon is organized
by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple.
It’s a weeklong readathon that begins Monday, May 10
and runs through Sunday, May 16 in YOUR time zone.
Bout of Books is low-pressure.
There are reading sprints, Twitter chats,
and exclusive Instagram challenges,
but they’re all completely optional
For Bout of Books 31 information and updates,
visit the Bout of Books blog.
From the Bout of Books team
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Here is what I read on DAY 1:
- The Andromeda Strain = 52 pages
- Audiobook: The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
= 52 minutes = 32 pages = FINISHED - Audiobook: The Book of Zechariah = 33 minutes = 13 pages = FINISHED
- Audiobook: The Book of Malachi = 10 minutes = 4 pages = FINISHED
- Audiobook: The Book of Isaiah = 1H05 = 16 pages
Total for Day 1: 117 pages
TOTAL so far: 117/525
📚 I did the Instagram challenge
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Like for Bout of Books 31, I’m setting my goal at 525 pages, that is, 75 pages per day.
Here are the books I plan to read from. Some I’m currently reading.
- The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton
- La Disparition, by Georges Perec
- People Like them, by Samira Sedira
- Psalm 118: Commentary by Theophan the Recluse
- Audiobook: The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
= FINISHED - Audiobook: The Book of Zechariah (Bible) = FINISHED
- Audiobook: The Book of Malachi = FINISHED
- Audiobook: The Book of Isaiah
SCHEDULE
No daily challenges will be hosted on our blog. Instead, we’ll have reading-in-place times!
Reading-in-place times, or reading sprints, happen daily on Twitter. If you don’t have Twitter, make note of these times and report your reading progress on your platform of choice.
There may be events also on Discord
All reading-in-place times last 30 minutes.
Daily Reading-in-Place Times
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📚 10:30 p.m. Eastern | 7:30 p.m. Pacific
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TZC = Time Zone Conversion
Monday: 9 p.m. Eastern | 6 p.m. Pacific
Saturday: 11 a.m. Eastern | 8 a.m. Pacific
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Looks like a a good start! Happy BoB!
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Thanks Elyse. What’s your blog address? it doesn’t show in the ID of your comment. Tu es française ?
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Je ne parle francaise? Je suis American? lol. I’m American. That’s my high school French. I don’t have a blog, I participate in BoB via IG and Goodreads. 🙂
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Your first name and last name sound so French, lol. What’s your IG ID? I’m @wordsandpeace1
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haha I know, I come from French-Canadian stock! I’m @weezielemoo!
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Ah, that makes sense. And I realize I was actually already following you on IG 😉
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Interesting choices – enjoy the Perec! 😀
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Have you read it? And yes, Perec always rhymes with enjoy, lol
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I have – I adore Perec! 😀
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I love all the Oulipo authors. I’m reading this one with one of my French students. For now, I have only read the introduction, which is really excellent in this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30137296-la-disparition-les-revenentes-et-autres-lipogrammes.
have you read his biography by David Bellos (another amazing author!). I only read some of it, but plan to read it all one day, sounds fabulous: Georges Perec: A Life in Words
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I have the Bellos but haven’t read it yet – one day!!
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well, maybe we could do this together one day!
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Nice idea, though I am mostly rubbish with sticking at schedules! 😀
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And that’s a long book, but who knows, I may entice you when the time comes 😉
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