My Read-A-Thon

So it's finally here and I will be reading today for as much of the next 24 hours as I can manage. We'll see how this goes. I have my pile of books ready to go, not to mention a gift card for Starbucks for pumping caffeine into my blood stream. I am going to try to spend some time every couple of hours updating this entry, as well as checking out the blogs of other participants. With that, I'll cross my fingers and hope my eyes won't start blurring out in the middle of the night from over use and crack open my first book!

My book pile:
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Summer Desserts by Nora Roberts
Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern

Meanwhile, I might also try to spend some time today catching up on older book reviews... We'll see.

UPDATE (1:05 PM CST)
Currently reading: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Pages read: 80
Running total of pages read since I started: 80
Time spent reading: 1 hour 15 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 1 hour 15 minutes
Number of comments left: 4
Mini-challenge this hour: Read a webcomic (in my case, Girl Genius) and make a short post on it.
Books completed since I started: 0

Comments about this hour: I really love Odd Thomas so far. It is a bit out there but Odd's voice is fabulously entertaining. The only problem right now is that I actually drank coffee this morning with breakfast (something I almost never do) and so I am still a bit jittery. Note to self: I am not used to a large amount of caffiene.

UPDATE (4:55 PM CST)
Currently reading: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Pages read: 63
Running total of pages read since I started: 143
Time spent reading: 55 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 2 hours 10 minutes
Number of comments left: 6
Mini-challenge this hour: Create a collage of the book covers that you read today
Prize you’ve won: Yay!! I actually won something - a Bookmooch point and a graphic novel from Amazon!!
Books completed since I started: Nada

Comments about this hour: So, as I said in the Introduction meme, my sister is moving over the next week or so and I was informed today that my mother planned to do the bulk of that today. So I haven't spent nearly as much time reading as I would want to. Still, Odd Thomas is very interesting thus far and I am definitely looking forward to reading a ton tonight when the family sleeps.

UPDATE (6:20 PM CST)
Currently reading: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Pages read: 83
Running total of pages read since I started: 226
Time spent reading: 1 hour 10 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 3 hours 20 minutes
Number of comments left: 6
Books completed since I started: Still working on my first...

Comments about this hour: I've actually had time to read! And now back to it because things are starting to get very interesting...

UPDATE (9:00 PM CST)
Currently reading: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Pages read: 58
Running total of pages read since I started: 284
Time spent reading: 1 hour
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 4 hours 20 minutes
Number of comments left: 10
Books completed since I started: Still working on my first...

Comments about this hour: Let's see... I helped the sister a little more, ate dinner with the parental units who were confused by my consumption of caffeine at this time of night (I don't think they understand that I am staying up all night) and managed to squeeze in little bits of reading that added up to an hour. I need to get some solid reading done here...

UPDATE (10:35 PM CST)
Currently reading: Since I just finished book 1, I am about to pick out book 2 from the TBR pile, I just don't know which one it will be.
Pages read: 115
Running total of pages read since I started: 399
Time spent reading: 1 hour 25 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 5 hours 45 minutes
Number of comments left: 10
Books completed since I started: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Comments about this hour: So I finally have been able to really sit down and read and I have to say Odd Thomas was absolutely awesome. The story was good and I loved the narration and I will be writing a full review sometime after the Read-A-Thon. Now, to make myself some Earl Grey and pick my next book...

UPDATE (1:15 AM CST)
Currently reading: If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Pages read: 84
Running total of pages read since I started: 483
Time spent reading: 1 hour 25 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 7 hours 10 minutes
Number of comments left: 11
Books completed since I started: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Comments about this hour: So after a shower, a cup of tea, and a large glass of water, I think I am set to read for a while now. I would have tried the Korea mini-challenge but I can't think of that many facts I know, outside of the basics. Isn't that sad, considering I graduated with a major in International Relations. I am a bad Diplo-dork.

UPDATE (2:45 AM CST)
Currently reading: If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Pages read: 61
Running total of pages read since I started: 544
Time spent reading: 55 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 8 hours 5 minutes
Number of comments left: 11
Books completed since I started: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Comments about this hour: It was raining for a while but that is the only thing interesting here, other than my book, which is pretty good. An imaginary friend of sorts is one of the main characters and sometime narrators. So far, I am a fan.

UPDATE (3:55 AM CST)
Currently reading: If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Pages read: 55
Running total of pages read since I started: 599
Time spent reading: 55 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since I started: 9 hours
Number of comments left: 11
Books completed since I started: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Comments about this hour: I would love to say that I am going to stay up the whole time and then sleep but I think I am going to go to bed. I would rather not be up when my parents get up for church and try to explain that, yes, I have been up all night reading again. I will probably read for a few more minutes and then nap till 8 AM (CST).