Sunday, June 21, 2015

Ready! Set! Stop!

This is my official end post for the 48 Hour Book Challenge. I turned down a movie and a dinner out. (My kids made a delicious lasagna on Friday when they realized I would be providing NOTHING, so I did not suffer. Lasagna leftovers are even better than the first night). I'm not sure what movie I passed up, but I'm OK with that.

I spent 31 hours 45 minutes (including blogging hours). I think I spent almost two hours (1 hour 50 minutes) online, and I hopped about leaving comments on people's blogs so I felt all social. I almost took a look at twitter, but I decided social media could be taken too far.

I managed to finish a bunch of books that have been languishing in my currently-reading bag for almost a year! Honestly, I think I started some of them last summer. I also read the next Lindsay Buroker, who always writes fun books, and am in good shape to finish my audio book this week so I can get it back to the library.

Honestly, I was amazed at my ability to stick with books until the end. Usually I'm much more flibberty-jibbert like in my reading.

Books read:
MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood
Forged in Blood 1, Lindsay Buroker
Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis, Alexis Coe
Dragon Prince, Melanie Rawn
A Matter For Men, David Gerrold
Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett (audio)
About That Night, Norah McClintock
Gulp, Mary Roach
Yonder Comes the Other End of Time, Suzette Haden Elgin
Bless Her Dead Little Heart, Miranda James

Books Finished:
MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood
Forged in Blood 1, Lindsay Buroker
Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis, Alexis Coe
About that Night, Norah McClintock
A Matter For Men, David Gerrold
Gulp, Mary Roach
Yonder Comes the Other End of Time, Suzette Haden Elgin
Bless Her Dear Little Heart, Miranda James

3 comments:

Charlotte said...

Looks like you made good progress! and yay for kids doing the cooking!

MotherReader said...

Wow, you put in the hours! Thanks for playing!

kmitcham said...

I don't know what movie you turned down, either. Low-energy Kevin didn't want to make decisions. Then he was too tired, anyway.