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- Somer
- I'm just a girl who likes to read. A lot. I'm also a mom, a wife, and a librarian.
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Book blogs I read
- A Life in Books
- A Reader's Journal
- A Striped Armchair
- A Work in Progress
- Ace and Hoser Blook
- an adventure in reading
- Becky's Book Reviews
- BiblioAddict
- Blogging for a Good Book
- Bold.Blue.Adventure
- Book Nut
- book-a-rama
- Bookdwarf
- bookgirl's nightstand
- BookLust
- Books & Other Thoughts
- Books 'N Border Collies
- Books for Breakfast
- Books on the Nightstand
- Breaking the Fourth Wall
- caribousmom
- Estellas Revenge
- Ex Libris
- Framed and Booked
- Leafing Through Life
- My Own Little Reading Room
- Once Upon a Bookshelf
- overdue books
- Popin's Lair
- Reading Adventures
- reading is my superpower
- Shelf Life
- So Many Books, So Little Time
- Stainless Steel Droppings
- Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
- The 3 Rs: Reading, Riting, and Randomness
- The Biblio Brat
- the hidden side of the leaf
- The Written Word
- things mean a lot
- Tiny Little Reading Room
- Words By Annie
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- The day after
- Laura's goal reached
- I've taken a bit of a break...went for a nice walk...
- Update #5
- Laura's status
- My tactic (and comment responses)
- Update #4
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- Hour 2 mini challenge
- Hour 1
- READ-A-THON!
- Why I Will No Longer Shop at Borders
- Read-a-Thon
- Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
- Checking in
- It was Tuesday on Tuesday...
- Book diet goes kaput - wish list grows shorter
- Masterpiece by Elise Broach
- That Darn Yarn by Tony Millionaire
- The Porridge Pot retold by Anthea Bell
- Weekly Geeks #8 Scavenger Hunt
- It's been a slow week
- Weekly Geeks #7
- It's Tuesday, Where Are You?
- One Good Punch by Rich Wallace
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- Prey by Lurlene McDaniel
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- Weekly Geeks #6 wrap-up
- Read-a-Thon Meme
- Read-a-Thon a comin'!
- Big Chickens Fly the Coop by Leslie Helakoski
- The Crocodile Blues by Coleman Polhemus
- PB&J Challenge list
- Random thoughts on a relaxing Friday
- Weekly Geeks #6
- Finished: Once Upon a Time II Challenge
- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
- Booking through Thursday
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12 comments:
Go Laura! You can do it! Finishing one whole book is no small accomplishment. You're doing great :)
Way to go Laura!!! Keep up the great work, you're doing fantastic!!!
Laura, I'm not a fast reader, either, and it can be frustrating. Just focus on enjoying yourself, rather than how many pages you read. The only reason I've finished one book so far is it was a novella with larger type!
Good job, Laura! Hope you are loving your book!
Keep at it, ma'am. You can do it - Artemis will appreciate it.
don't fret Laura. Taking time with one good book is just as worthy as racing through several easier reads.
as least that is what i'm telling myself today as I struggle thru the pages of the book I'm reading at the rate of 30 or so per hour. I started it last week and intended to have finished it before today so I could try to devour several short novels today.
just remember that reading is what this is all about. or more specifically STORY. Let the story charm you and let everything else just slip away.
Don't feel guilty about savoring a fine book. If you and Artemis want to spend a little more time together than usual, go for it. There is plenty of time (and pages) for you to share lots of adventures together.
go, laura, go! you should feel proud just having attempting the read-a-thon! are you enjoying Artemis Fowl? i know my daughters have read it, but i don't remember what they thought of it.
I know how she feels, if you keep tracking of your reading, either books or pages, it can be frustrating if one book is much longer or a much slower read the normal, because it feels like it is messing up your stats. However, if it is something worth the extra time, it is always satisfying in the end. It is always possible to read something really short and fast afterwards, or in the middle of the slow book.
Keep going _ you can do it!!!
Way to go, Laura, you're almost done! Those Artemis books are around 300 pages, aren't they? I have the second one on my bookshelf that I want to read someday, but I need to read the first one first. I hope you're enjoying your read-a-thon day!
Laura,
I'm sorry you're feeling discouraged! And I can definitely relate...I sort of am, too. I'm a really slow reader, and it's kind of hard to see some of these people who are whipping out two or three or four more times pages than I am. But you know what? You really are doing great! You're way past half done with a long book...and you'll finish it before the end, I have no doubt! Just keep up the great work!
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