Sunday, October 18, 2015

End of Event Survey



 





Which hour was most daunting for you?
1:00 a.m.


Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year
For me it’s anything from Charlaine Harris, Suzanne Brockman, Diana Palmer, Robyn Carr


Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

No Suggestions I can think of


What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?

Prepared snacks the day or days before, Changing scenery/venue throughout the day worked really well too


How many books did you read?

3


What were the names of the books you read?
Knock Out by Catherine Coulter
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton


Which book did you enjoy most?
Pretty Little Liars


Which did you enjoy least?
None, I loved them both


If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?

Wasn’t a cheerleader but appreciated that I could comments throughout the day


How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Most Definitely as a reader

Hour 21 - 3 a.m.



Time Began
3:00 a.m.
Name of Book
  
Pages Read this hour 

Minutes Read this hour

Total Pages
740
Total Minutes Read
593  which equals to 9 hrs 53 minutes
Comments
Read the next chapter in Jenn’s FanFic story then rested my eyes so we can watch a Supernatural episode…


Hour 20 - 2 a.m.



Time Began
2:33 a.m.
Name of Book
Father Found by Judith Arnold
Pages Read this hour 
38
Minutes Read this hour
20
Total Pages
740
Total Minutes Read
593  which equals to 9 hrs 53 minutes
Comments
20% complete


Andie  

Hour 19 - 1 a.m.





Time Began
1 a.m.
Name of Book
Father Found by Judith Arnold
Pages Read this hour 
38
Minutes Read this hour
30
Total Pages
702
Total Minutes Read
573  which equals to 9 hrs 33 minutes
Comments
Realized the book I took to read I had 
already read (Dead and Gone by Charlaine
Harris) so had to go to one of my e-books





Starlight 

Hour 18 - 12 a.m.



Time Began
12 a.m.
Name of Book
Trying to Decide what to read next
Pages Read this hour 
0
Minutes Read this hour
0
Total Pages
664
Total Minutes Read
543  which equals to 9 hrs 3 minutes
Comments
Headed to Whataburger




Hour 17 - 11 p.m.



Time Began
11:10 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
64
Minutes Read this hour
45
Total Pages
664
Total Minutes Read
543  which equals to 9 hrs 3 minutes
Comments
Book #3 Completed




Book #3 Completed

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Hour 16 - 10 p.m.



Time Began
10:22 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
18
Minutes Read this hour
20
Total Pages
600
Total Minutes Read
498  which equals to 8 hrs 18 minutes
Comments
In the home stretch in my book but time for pie



Hour 15 - 9 p.m.



Time Began
9:12 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
52
Minutes Read this hour
48
Total Pages
582
Total Minutes Read
478  which equals to 7 hrs 58 minutes
Comments
My eyes are getting a little heavy…

time for a snack

Hour 14 - 8 p.m.



Time Began
8:45 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
10
Minutes Read this hour
15
Total Pages
530
Total Minutes Read
430  which equals to 7 hrs 10 minutes
Comments
I  have a sneaky suspicion that the character is having a baby but doesn’t realize she is because of all the crazy things happening



Hour 13 - 7 p.m.



Time Began
7 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
0
Minutes Read this hour
0
Total Pages
520
Total Minutes Read
415  which equals to 6 hrs 55 minutes
Comments
Eat dinner and talked  


Dinner @ Chili's

Hour 12 - 6 p.m.



Time Began
6 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
30
Minutes Read this hour
25
Total Pages
520
Total Minutes Read
415  which equals to 6 hrs 55 minutes
Comments
Trying to remember the background of how the characters in this book got together as it’s been a while since I read this series


Mid-Event Survey



What are you reading right now?
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
How many books have you read so far?
1
What book are you most looking forward to the second half of the Read-A-Thon?
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Nothing out of the ordinary.
What surprises you most about the Read-a-Thon so far?
 How well I like the book I’m reading now





Hour 11 - 5 p.m.



Time Began
5 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
57
Minutes Read this hour
40
Total Pages
490
Total Minutes Read
390  which equals to 6 hrs 30 minutes
Comments
It seems I have a theme going on in the books I’m reading parents focusing on one child and not the other on a side note I purchased this shirt for me this weekend and I also got one for my best friend Jenn (in pink) and her husband Richard(in blue)  




Hour 10 - 4 p.m.



Time Began
4 p.m.
Name of Book
Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
Pages Read this hour 
45
Minutes Read this hour
35
Total Pages
433
Total Minutes Read
350  which equals to 5 hrs 50 minutes
Comments
Starbucks and Book #3 started




Hour 9 - 3 p.m.



Time Began
3:00 p.m.
Name of Book
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Pages Read this hour 
51
Minutes Read this hour
40
Total Pages
388
Total Minutes Read
315  which equals to 5 hrs 25 minutes
Comments
Completed Book #2



Book #2 Completed