Welcome back! I hope you've had a good week. I've done a lot of reading this week as part of the High Summer Read-a-Thon hosted by Michelle at Seasons of Reading. So this week's recap serves as my finish line for that read-a-thon.
Last week, I read the following during the read-a-thon:
- The last 40 pages of 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James
- The last 150 pages of 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross
- The last 100 pages of ec-o-nom-ics: a simple twist on normalcy by Kersten Kelly
- These Ties by William Bortz ~ 87 pages
- The first 16 pages of Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill (no, I haven't gotten very far on this one!)
- The Manufactured Identity by Heath Sommer
- Tastes Like Human: The Shark Guys' Book of Bitingly Funny Lists by The Shark Guys
- Clout: The Art and Science of Influential Web Content by Colleen Jones
My son is still reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, and he has the second book in the series ready to go. My daughter has been busy reading several books by Syd Hoff lately.
Currently Reading
I'm now reading Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill. Just one book! Finally!
Up Next
I'm going to read Play Him Again by Jeffrey Stone next.
What are you reading this week? This meme is being hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, so hop over there if you'd like to see what others are reading too.
Read-a-thons do get you concentrating on page counts more than usual, and they are a great way to tidy up your stack! I'm never reading only one book at a time, but I do have a smaller stack than ever right now. I just finished the Lawrence Hill novel (which is titled The Book of Negroes here) and thought it was absolutely amazing. The audio version is beautifully presented as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it. I have another friend who just finished it too, and she loved it also.
DeleteRight now I'm trying to get back into The Candymakers (middle grade book by Wendy Mass) after reading the first 100 pages and then ten or so other books before picking it up again!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you made some great progress this week!! :) It's nice to go back to just reading one book after reading several. I hope you review Someone Knows My Name! I've got that one on my list, but haven't read much about it in the way of reviews. Happy reading!
Randi @ Cardigans, Coffee and Bookmarks
I've had it on my list for a very long time. I'm glad I'm finally taking the time to read it!
DeleteLooks like a successful read-a- thon. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hope you're having a good week too!
DeleteLooks like you got some great reading in. Your kids too. I love Syd Hoff! Have a wonderful vacation. =O)
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining me and I hope you will be with us again for FrightFall in October.
I'm sure I will join you again. I'm hoping to join in the write-a-thon as well.
DeleteI hope you enjoy reading ONE book at a time for once, lol ;) I've never been able to read more than one at a time, my poor brain would explode
ReplyDeleteHappy reading this week!
http://therelentlessreader.blogspot.com/
I don't usually read more than one at a time so I'm really enjoying being able to focus on just one again.
DeleteLoving your read-a-thon choices! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteCheck out what I'm reading at Between the Bind.
Thanks! It was an interesting mix of books.
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