Dewey's Read-a-thon October 2013: End of Readathon Post

So, as we say goodbye to another read-a- thon, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I'll answer these questions I found on twitter today : 

I feel exhausted but exhilarated and am so proud and pleased I managed to read and blog for 14 hours ! 

Here goes.....

Which hour was most daunting for you?

It would have to be hour 13 when I was tired , and just had to give into sleep  no matter how much I wanted to keep reading ! 

Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?

One Day by David Nicholls 

The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans  

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo 

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans  

Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

I'd definitely get ready earlier and use audiobooks as well as ebooks . 

What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?

The fact I prepared a few days before and had a timetable 

How many books did you read?

1 

What were the names of the books you read?

One Day by David Nicholls 

Which book did you enjoy most?

One day by David  Nicholls 

Which did you enjoy least?

None

 If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?

I was a Reader 

How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

Extremely likely. I'll de finitely participate . Maybe a reader or Mini Challenge leader

Dewey's Read- a- thon October 2013 hour 14

Just a quick update on my last post

The final statistics for my Dewey's Read- a - thon  October 2013 are: 

Readathon Summary : hours reading : 14 

Pages Read : 1,026 

Blogs Posted : WordPress : 14 Blogger : Katherine Hayward my life with cerebral Palsy: 14 Blogger : Authour in a wheelchair : 14 

Tweets: 55 

Blog Comments Received: WordPress : 11 Blogger Katherine Hayward my life with cerebral Palsy: Blogger : 2 Authour in a wheelchair :1

Blog Comments I Made: WordPress : 10 Blogger Katherine Hayward my life with cerebral Palsy: 4 Blogger : Authour in a wheelchair : 0

Twitter followers gained : 9 

Really enjoyed myself and can't wait til the April 2014 Readathon .

Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2013 hour 13

It's 12 noon for me now, but I'm still reading. I'm on page 928 now , and Dex has got over yet another hangover and gone to see his parents at their house in Oxfordshire. Fueled by energy from my breakfast, I'm determined to read more.

Readathon Summary : hours reading : 13

Pages Read : 928

Blogs Posted : WordPress : 13 , Blogger : Katherine Hayward my life with cerebral Palsy: 13 Blogger : Authour in a wheelchair : 13

Tweets: 51

Blog Comments Received: WordPress : 10 Blogger Katherine Hayward my life with cerebral Palsy: Blogger : 2 Authour in a wheelchair :1

Blog Comments I Made: WordPress : 10 Blogger Katherine Hayward my life with cerebral Palsy: 4 Blogger : Authour in a wheelchair : 0

Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2013 hour 12

1:00  

writing this now as I was too tired last night to write it. Last night before going to bed, I checked twitter and Facebook again. For updates, posted a few of my own , and put my iPad away for the night. I'm really proud of he reading I've done so far , and plan to continue.

Dewey's Read-a - Thon October 2013 hour 11

I've been checking Facebook and Twitter plus updating my Facebook pages. It's been a great day so far. I wonder how much more I can read, I'm on page 867 now. Keep going everyone!!!

Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2013 hour 9

I've been writing a blog entry in Spanish on my Spanish blog, as today is the Spanish National Day. I don't think there's a read a thon in Spain yet , so I wanted to tell them about it. I drank my herbal tea too . Ok now, back to my reading .....

Dewey's Read-a-Thon 2013 hour 10

I'm now on oage 853 ,and still really enjoying One Day. I've just read some background about how Dex met some of his ex girlfriends and friends , and his social life as a London club - goer. Now I'm reading about Emma's life. I'm feeling a little tired now but pleasantly relaxed , and am sipping a hot chocolate.  At  this stage in the story, emma has matured and got rid of her velour hair scrunchies and lives in her own flat which sounds nicely furnished.  I'm planning to read for another hour or so.hope you're still enjoying the Readathon!

Dewey's Read-a- Thon October 2013 hour 8

20:00 

I'm now  on page 798 , and have started Part 2 of One Day. This part starts off with Dexter's story., and covers the years 1993-1995. I like the way each part of the book covers different years of Emma and Dexter's  lives. I've just had some chocolate and cookies. Those snacks  seem fitting  comfort food for a good book. Now I think about it, I think I prefer the book to the film, although they're both very good and similar. It's interesting to know Dex loved in various parts of London and Oxfordshire, as both these places are familiar to me as I grew up in both those areas . The book has some very romantic parts , and I can see the closeness between Em and Dex.

Dewey's Read- a- Thon October 2013 hour 7

19:00 

As the hours go by, I'm feeling proud of all the reading, and blogging ,  I've done today. I've just eaten and was watching a bit of TV and I'm now reading again. I wish in some ways that the read-a- thon was longer, but I'm really enjoying it. Ive got a system going where I'll use the apps of my blogs to blog as they load quicker, and my blogs are actually looking quite cool. Thanks again for all the comments I've got on all my blogs today. Keep going everyone who's reading!!!!

Dewey's Read- a- thon October 2013 hour 6

18:00

It's time for me to tear myself away from my reading to eat . I'm not keeping to my timetable as far as mealtimes are concerned, but I'm not surprised , as reading always relaxes me so much I lose my sense of time ! :) what I didn't expect was for this book to have me so hooked. The film was good , tut I didn't know what to think of the book , but so far it's great too .

Back soon

Dewey's Read- a- thon October 2013 hour 5

17:00

Hour 5 went by in a flash and  now I really can't put this book down! One Day also has it's funny parts- Dex and Em ending up on a beach that turns out to be a nudist beach , and trying to find a place to stay on the island. It seems they really do have feelings for each other, and the atmosphere is described really well: I as the reader can almost feel the heat as the sun beats down and smell the suncream and the barbecue on the beach.

Dewey's Read- a- thon October 2013 hour 4

16:00

I'm now on page 579. It's 1992 and Em and Dex are on a cruise holiday round the Greek Islands. A year ago, they had a chat where it turned out Dex had been seeing various other women besides Naomi. He confessed he still had feelings for Em and wanted her to leave her job at a Mexican restaurant . Back then he was into drugs and had one hangover after another . She had had a brief relationship with another guy and got on well with a work colleague . They've decided on a set of rules if they are to get on again . I like the way this book is written and it's easy and relaxing to read. I'm finding this read a thon relaxing , as were all the others I participated in. I've commented on some other participants' blogs too. I can see there's a great atmosphere! Wonder how much I'll read by the end if the challenge?

Dewey's Read-a- Thon October 2013 hour 3

15:00

Page  502. It now turns out Dex knows someone who's called Naomi, who he works with on a TV show. At this point in the book, I cans really sympathise with Em about her disappointment over how he's changed since he's been away, and  her suspicion as to whether or not there's something between Dex and Naomi.  I actually have the same sinking feeling in my stomach as her.  That ,means this book is good if I'm feeling the same as a lead character . I'm glad I have my iPad , as reading ebooks is faster and easier for me than reading paperbacks . I've just checked the lottery results (no luck) , and am just about to have a healthy banana as a snack . 

Determined to read on, I'll be back in an hour

Dewey's Read- a- thon 0ctober 2013: hour 1

 13:00 

The day is finally here , 12 October 2013 , the first day of the October Read-a- Thon. I'm very excited and determined to read as much as I can . I always find the Read-a- thon very relaxing. I wasn't sure if I'd make the beginning on time, as I overslept (due to reading late last night ) but I did. I guess it doesn't matter what time I started, the important thing is  I'm participating . How's your first hour going? My plan is to update every hour. So far, I've done well at my plan to be more social , as I followed so,e blogs on both Blogger and Wordpress as well as youtube channels. It took me ages to work through the list of participants but it was well worth it. I'm now on page 460 of One Day by David Nicholls , and it's kept me riveted since I started it a few days ago. Thanks so much to everyone who commented on my Wordpress blog yesterday. I've had no snacks so far , just breakfast, given I don't snack much during the day.