Read-A-Thon Wrap Up and Survey

Ok. Well, it is Sunday morning and so I think it is time to see how I did.

FINAL STATS
Books read: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz and If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Pages read: 705
Time spent reading: 10 hours and 5 minutes (Is it sad that less than half of the 24 hours was actually spent reading? Imagine how much I could have read if more time had been spent actually reading)
Hours slept: OK, so I didn't want to sleep and I could have stayed up past when I did but I ended up going to sleep around 5 AM, with the intention of waking up at 8. Unfortunately, the alarm clock either didn't go off or I slept through it so I didn't get up till 9:15. So 4 hour 15 minutes would, I guess, be the short answer.

Thoughts:
This was a ton of fun. Even when I was frustrated about interruptions or strung out on caffeine, it was still awesome to think of everyone reading at the same time and sharing everything. I think it is awesome that some people have family and friends to read with and family to help make it possible to participate. While I barely touched the TBR pile, all of the books will find their way in the larger TBR pile and I will be writing official reviews of both Odd Thomas and If You Could See Me Now. All in all, I can't wait to hear about the next Read-A-Thon!

And here is an End Survey on the whole thing!
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
I think it was around hour 17 or when I was concerned about family waking up and finding my light still on - at least that's when I gave in to sleep.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Odd Thomas was good for grabbing attention. Outside of that, it seemed many people were fond of YA books and graphic novels for reading.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
It was so awesome, I am not sure how to make things better, though I think the suggestion of making individual update posts might have been a good idea (therefore that's a personal improvement to the experience I will be making.)

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The feeds created of all of the participants blogs was really nice. It made it easy to go there and read through some of the updates posted by fellow readers.

5. How many books did you read?
2

6. What were the names of the books you read?
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz; If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Odd Thomas - it was a suspenseful novel and easy read which was perfect for this event.

8. Which did you enjoy least?
Not Applicable

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
Not Applicable

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Oh, I am definitely up for another Read-A-Thon - just not in the next week, while I am catching up on sleep. I loved reading, but might donate prizes next time and cheer others on.