I probably should have warned my Twitter followers that this past weekend was Read-a-thon. Ah well. Now you know!
Altogether it was a success. There was much reading accomplished (1091 pages!), plenty of yummy snacks, coffee, and even 3 hours of co-hosting (which I hadn’t planned on until about 24 hours prior to the whole 24-hour event. Heh.
Co-hosting was interesting and fun, but hard work. There is so much activity behind the scenes to keep the thing running. So, seriously, thank the people who volunteer their time to get this off the ground. It is a major undertaking.
One thing I love about this event is that it’s a nice shot to the arm as far as making me want to read more. This year I have challenged myself to read 50 books. I know for most book bloggers (a title I do not ascribe to myself) that’s about half the norm, but for me, where I am now in life, it’s a bit of a stretch and it will be a true challenge to see if I get there. Maybe I’ll surprise myself and read more. We’ll see. But I love having the challenge there. Truth is, I think in most areas of my life right now I am not being intellectually stimulated. How sad is that? I find myself missing college, when I could at least hear two sides of an argument regularly. I occasionally play devil’s advocate with my husband and co-workers because I feel my brain turning to mush.
Uh…sorry about the tangent. I just appreciate Read-a-thon giving me some kind of hurdle to jump. A hurdle that is not physical and doesn’t leave scars (I still bear them from the day we first tried hurdles in junior high).
In October, I would like to take a more active role in the event, though I do not know what that will look like at this point. I felt like we had fewer cheerleaders, fewer prizes to hand out, and maybe even less interest overall? I hope I can get more of my friends interested. There are plenty who love to read and I don’t see how, outside of personal responsibilities, a person can turn down a chance to set everything aside and read for a day. Time well spent.
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I think there was less interest this time around. Not sure what to attribute that to, other than some big-hitters bowed out, so the word wasn’t getting out as much.
Glad you had fun! Thanks for stepping in to co-host!
50 books is a very good target. I consider myself a book blogger, but I look at some targets and wonder whether I should be blogging, some people read so fast! As a participant, thank you for being a host!
It did seem a bit less attended than last time I signed up (April 2011) but I’d say that’s something that could easily change each time. In my own experience and what I’ve heard from others, taking part often simply depends on if something has been planned for that day already.
April was so crazy this year, and I wasn’t prepared for read-a-thon, and then we ended up going out of town. I am hoping to participate in October. It’s going to be a busy month, with Allume going that month too.
This makes me want to participate! I didn’t do anything productive this weekend…I could have been reading!
I will have to mark it on my October schedule. For now, though, I am heading to the library this evening to pick out a few nightstand books.
I want to read for an hour or so every night. I think it will be more productive than my Netflix addiction. It can be hard to read “for fun” when I have to read so much for school, but I think it if I pick out engaging books, it will feel like a treat. 
I know previously I always wanted to participate but they are the worst months ever if you are in school, more so April. I chose to take a mental health day and read and I enjoyed it! I also want to read 50 books this year, almost halfway to my goal!
I think this sounds so fun. Seeing you tweeting about it made me want to do it! Maybe in October.
I was really bummed I missed out but I was at the LA Times Festival of Books all day.