The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 6.0 team
GOALS:
My goals this time are very modest. I've been in a reading rut (well, sort-of, I'm reading tons of fanfiction, but I have to get back to read books, too). I haven't read a book in a month or so, so reading a book this week would be a progress. Not a too thick one, so 50 pages a day or 300 pages total.
As a consequence of the reading slump, my blogging has been all but non-existent lately, so my second goal is to be more social and connect with other bloggers.
I will also try to participate in a challenge or two.
UPDATES:
(The format is adapted from Amanda's.) I’ll also update on Twitter@StrangeNewWords, and you can find me on Goodreads.
January 7:
The book(s) I’ve been reading: What Alice Knew by Paula Marantz Cohen
Number of pages I’ve read today: 8
Total number of pages I’ve read: 8
Today #insixwords: Well, at least I'm reading again.
January 8:
The book(s) I’ve not been reading: What Alice Knew by Paula Marantz Cohen
Number of pages I’ve read today: 0
Total number of pages I’ve read: 8
Today #insixwords: Personal stuff going on. No reading.
January 9:
The book(s) I’ve been reading: Love and Intrigue by Friedrich von Schiller
Number of pages I’ve read today: 25
Total number of pages I’ve read: 33
Today #insixwords: Little signs of improvement appearing slowly.
January 10:
The book(s) I’ve been reading: Love and Intrigue by Friedrich von Schiller
Number of pages I’ve read today: 10
Total number of pages I’ve read: 43
Today #insixwords: Where did today go so fast?
January 11:
The book(s) I’ve been reading: /
Number of pages I’ve read today: 0
Total number of pages I’ve read: 43
Today #insixwords: I was writing instead of reading.
January 12:
The book(s) I’ve been reading: /
Number of pages I’ve read today: 0
Total number of pages I’ve read: 43
Today #insixwords: Well, this is a total disaster.
January 13:
The book(s) I’ve been reading: Love and Intrigue by Friedrich von Schiller
Number of pages I’ve read today: 10
Total number of pages I’ve read: 53
Today #insixwords: I'm going to hide in shame.
WRAP- UP:
Total number of pages I've read: 53
So, this has been a complete fail. But at least I read something.
i undertand, at one time i was the same i read only mangas^^;; my goals are low too but because i'm busy and under the weather so i need to get back on track
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Thanks! You too!
DeleteHey, reading is reading! :) I hope you're enjoying the book. Have fun with the read-a-thon!
ReplyDeleteIt's a very 'literally' book, and really well-written, and I have to stop at every other sentence to take in all the beauty and profoundness. Makes me think it's not the best choice to do a lot of reading, but thanks!
DeleteGood luck with your goals Pepca! It sucks being in a reading rut, so I hope this week helps pull you out of it!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't look good, but there's still half of the week left, so I'll try if the personal stuff doesn't get in the way. Thank you!
DeleteGood luck for the rest of the week! I'm reading pretty slowly too, but I figure if I'm enjoying what I DO read and maybe chatting or blogging a bit along the way, then I'm doing just fine... :)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good day 4, WHATEVER you end up doing! x
Ooh, What Alice Knew! It's been in the back of my mind for *ages* as a book I want to get to but I've just never got round to hunting it down!
ReplyDeleteI'm having a slow reading week too - I love the social side of this read-a-thon so it's nice just to be involved. This year, I'm going for a big quality over quantity thing since I have a lot less free time and I need to start using it to read "better" books.
Enjoy the next part of your read-a-thon :)
I'm sort of having a slow reading month(s). I agree with quality over quantity.
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