BOUT OF BOOKS 31
Day 5 recap
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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.
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Here is what I read on DAY 5:
- Audiobook: Sad Cypress = 2 Hours 4 minutes = 114 pages
- People Like them = 28 pages
Total for Day 5: 142 pages
TOTAL so far: 537/525 pages
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Here is what I read on DAY 4:
- Project Hail Mary = 23 pages
- Audiobook: The Book of Isaiah = 2 hours = 29 pages = FINISHED
- Audiobook: Sad Cypress = 50 minutes = 43 pages
Total for Day 4: 95 pages
TOTAL so far: 395/525 pages
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Here is what I read on DAY 3:
- La Disparition = 14 pages
- Cinq cartes brûlées = 49 pages
- Project Hail Mary = 19 pages
- Audiobook: The Book of Isaiah = 29 minutes = 7 pages
Total for Day 3: 89 pages
TOTAL so far: 300/525 pages
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Here is what I read on DAY 2:
- The Andromeda Strain = 85 pages
- La Disparition = 9 pages
Total for Day 2: 94 pages
TOTAL so far: 211/525 pages
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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 pages
📚 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.
A whole bunch, as 3 of them are buddy-reads, so I only read a set number of pages per week.
- The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton
- La Disparition, by Georges Perec
- People Like them, by Samira Sedira
- Cinq cartes brûlées, by Sophie Loubière
- Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
- 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 = FINISHED
- Audiobook: Sad Cypress, by Agatha Christie
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I think you did very well with this!
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For once, life was quiet that week, at least in the evenings, during my usual reading time
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Looks like you’re doing pretty good!
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Yes, it worked well this week
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