#closing survey

[sabelladunne]

24 Hour Readathon - Closing Survey

How would you assess your reading overall? Pretty strong actually, only a couple of books, really, but started with a pretty long book, so I’m pretty happy with it.

Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? None at all, but just sitting in the quiet and reading was pretty effective.

What was your favorite snack? I had some chocolate, I’ve not had chocolate in a while and I was very happy about it.

Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading? Interesting question, I’ve not seen anyone else’s lists yet, but it’s at least made me excited to get to my own TBR and also to somehow get the full P.G. Wodehouse collection without breaking the bank.

What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon? I’ve loved all of the books in their own way. I think getting into Pepperharrow properly though has made me better.

[sabelladunne]

24HourReadathon - End of Hour 24!

How would you assess your reading overall? Pretty good, I was only reading when I was awake, but when I was awake it was pretty much consistant reading!

Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? I picked books as I went and that pretty much worked for me. I feel happy that I’ve cleared up the partically finished series.

What was your favorite snack? I made some spinich dumplings. They were superior if I do say so myself.

I’ll join in next time, if I’ve remember when it happens! I really would like to break the 1000 page mark next time!

Partial Reads

False Value by Ben Aaronovitch - page 105

The Secret History by Donna Tartt - 1% (estimate about 5 pages?)

Finished Reads

The Three Locks by Bonnie MacBird - 410 pages (started page 152)

The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch - 328 pages

Across The Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire - 174 pages

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde - 67 pages

Total pages: 937 read

[sabelladunne]

Hour 24 - The End!

Partial Reads

The White Road (start page 126) – 168

The Binding (started at 27%) – 52%

Total Pages Read

693

Finished Reads

Just So Stories (started at page 50) – 175 pages

The Radium Girls (started at 13%) – 479 pages

Closing Survey

How would you assess your reading overall? It was pretty good, I read almost solidly for the hours that I was awake, with only a break for a phone call, so that’s a good 14 solid hours of reading. I’m a little annoyed I didn’t reach the 700 page mark because I would have hit 50 pages per hour, but the audiobooks are always slower than the physical reading

Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? no real strategy this time, but I switched between multiple stories which helped keep my reading focus, and I didn’t start any new books, only continuing on with the partially finished stories, so that’s a success in my book.

What was your favorite snack? I realise that I hadn’t eaten much at all during that 24 hour period, definitely no snacks, however there was a lot of coffee. I’m always happy about coffee.

Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post! I’d never be able to get the time for it in a normal weekend alas, but I wish all future volunteers the greatest success.

[sabelladunne]

Hour 24! Wrap-up and Closing Survey

Wrap-up: Magician, page 729. Idaho 66%. It looks like so few books, but that’s a lot of words!

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Probably the 4th or 5th hour as it was getting later in my time zone, and I’ve been used to a very different sleep pattern.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a reader engaged for next year?  I think Idaho is very high intrigue if you like your quiet mysteries. Definitely engaging.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season? Some tumblr based challenges! Or maybe some consistent tagging rules for  tumblr.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Well reading only the one big book was certainly a different thing for me, but I was glad I did it, I think it’s easy to focus on the number of books rather than the number of pages.

5. How many books did you read? Just the one really, and even then I still have about 90 pages left to go, I suppose it’s 2 books in process including the audio book. But as I read 700 pages, I’m counting that as 2 or 3 normal books!

6. What were the names of the books you read? Magician by Raymond e Feist and Idaho by Emily Ruskovich

7. Which book did you enjoy most? Towards the end, probably Magician, but they were both excellent for different reasons.

8. Which did you enjoy least? I don’t think it would be fair to say Idaho, becuase that would imply that I didn’t enjoy it, which I thoroughly did.

9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I’m definitely going to read again next time, I really enjoy reading and having a go at the mini challenges. Maybe I can complete it with fewer distractions!

[viragoreads]

Dewey's April 2021: Closing Survey

Dewey’s April 2021: Closing Survey

Closing Survey How would you assess your reading overall? I did really well considering I had to work and “napped” for longer than planned.Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? My strategy was just to enjoy myself and engage with my fellow readathoners as much as possible.  I think I stuck to it.What was your favorite snack? The Tate’s cookies because I haven’t had them in a…

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[reader44ever]

Dewey's 24-Hour #Readathon - April 2018 #ClosingSurvey

Dewey’s 24-Hour #Readathon – April 2018 #ClosingSurvey

Hello all! Another Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon is in the books.

All told, I’m feeling pretty pleased with my overall performance. Out of the 24 hours, I had my reading timer running for just over 13 hours. (I may have read more, or less. There were a few times when I forgot about it.)

I also stuck to my #ReadathonTBR. I didn’t read all of it, but I did only read from it! I read four books and…

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[mariedtofiction]

Aaand Dewey´s 24 hour readathon is done! I managed to finish my second book with a bit of time to spare, and I’m quite happy with how I did! I’ll just do the closing survey and then I’m going to go cuddle my cat

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?

I actually never felt discouraged from reading? I’m surprised by how easily I was able to stay focused, and I’m actually really proud of that  2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read!

I finished The Martian by Andy Weir (232 pages) and The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr (303 pages)  3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners?

I think I would’ve DNFed The One Memory of Flora Banks had I not been reading it all in one go, but it was actually quite a story, it’s just oddly written. Or not oddly because it makes sense, but it kind of messes with your head? even though it’s very easy to read 4. What’s a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you smile?

I didn’t feel like I had the time this time around but I loved the idea of the goodreads group and I hope that’ll return in October! 5. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in volunteering to help organize and prep?

For sure I’m going to put the next one into my calendar, and maybe I’ll even consider volunteering 

[sabelladunne]

24in48: Closing Survey!

Final Time: 18.21.31

What worked well: The challenges were great, involving enough to make you think, but not distracting from the reading. On a personal note it was so important that I switched to audiobooks on Sunday so I could work.

What could be improved: Maybe the hour 0 questionnaire could be open before the official start time, so that people can just get straight into their reading without spending the first 10 minutes waiting for the quiz. Personally, I should have perhaps started earlier on the Saturday. The time difference made it hard for me as I lost too many hours to both sleep and work.

Participating again?: Yes! I’m already looking forward to the July one, and as it’ll be my summer holidays, I’m going to make an effort to keep that weekend free for nothing but reading!