Dewey’s Read-a-Thon Wrap Up
The Hour 24 post has an end of the event survey. Here are my answers:
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
10-11pm, the chapter that I declared I would finish before I took a break seemed to go on forever!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert worked well for me
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
This was my first time. I was mildly confused before starting, so I guess I would just suggest a few more reassurances that it will all become clear quite quickly if you just plunge in. The water’s fine!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
I enjoyed, more than I expected I would, the #readathon tag on Twitter. I didn’t want to take the time to read other blogs, but I could get a quick check-in with other readers in the Twitter stream.
5. How many books did you read?
1 complete, parts of 4 others
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Sisters Against Slavery: A Story about Sarah and Angelina Grimke by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Tribes by Seth Godin
Influencer by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler
Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
8. Which did you enjoy least?
Tribes by Seth Godin
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
I wasn’t, officially, but I did have some fun visiting the most recent blog posted on the Twitter #readathon stream and leaving a comment.
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Very. This time I was a Reader. Next time, I want to be both a Reader and a Cheerleader.
My final stats:
Pages: 390
Time: 6 hours, 15 minutes