Aussie Readers discussion

It's time to mark your calendars for our next quarterly read-a-thon! It will take place Friday March 4th at 12.01am and continue until Sunday March 6th at 11.59pm in your local time zone - 3 full days :) (This will coincide with the beginning of the Autumn Challenge)

As our last Read-a-thon didn't quite make the challenge of 20,000 pages, we'll leave it at that for this one:) GOAL - 20,000 pages

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here

Please post your interest here in this thread up until we begin the challenge - when the weekend is over the page numbers read will be tallied:)

If possible, check in at least once a day, more often if you want. Our cut off time for you to add your final totals will be 12noon Monday 7th AEST:)

do the challenge guidelines like min of 125 pages apply here? Surely we are just looking at total pages read?

I'm in, anyway!

so parts of books read don't count?

Yes Marianne they certainly do:)

Great Michael!

and if I read a short story less than 125 pages, would those pages not count? because that's in the challenge guidelines....

Marianne wrote: "and if I read a short story less than 125 pages, would those pages not count? because that's in the challenge guidelines...."

Parts of books count if they are over 125 to start with - books under 125 don't count:)

OK, hmmmm, well, I see now that magazines (and I guess pharmacy journals will come under that banner) also don't count, so that will take my totals down quite a bit.

Beginning of the month is when I am obliged to devote a bit of time to those, and I always like to read the Good Weekend on Sunday morning.

Ah well, as long as we have Bette and Brenda and some of those big readers in, we have a chance of getting to 20,000.

I'm in - not sure what I have on that weekend - but I am sure I will be reading at some stage :)

I'm in :)

I'm in :)

Looking good already:)

Count me in.

Im in :)

This may be the first one where I have a free weekend to spend reading! Though that may change by then of course.

Yay! Hard to say what I'll be doing then! lol

I'm in again...But not a 100% sure..lol

Count me in!

I'll join in.

I think I'm in :)

Oh great!

Count me in, although I'm visiting family that weekend, so I might not be able to get much reading done... but hopefully i'll be able to contribute a bit :)

Every little bit helps Michelle :)

Brenda wrote: "Every little bit helps Michelle :)"

Thanks Brenda :)

I am in.

I'm in :)

In of course :)

Sounds great. I'd love to join. I'm not a quick reader but everything helps to hit the 20,000 goal right!

I'm in! Do textbooks count? Semester has just started so there's some fairly heavy reading in my future. I will, of course, be breaking that up with reading for fun as well :)

Jude wrote: "I'm in! Do textbooks count? Semester has just started so there's some fairly heavy reading in my future. I will, of course, be breaking that up with reading for fun as well :)"

They do count as non-fiction but not just a chapter in one and a chapter in another!

You need to read - or attempt to read - the whole book.

Jude wrote: "I'm in! Do textbooks count? Semester has just started so there's some fairly heavy reading in my future. I will, of course, be breaking that up with reading for fun as well :)"

And as long as they have 125 pages or more to start with Judi:)

Thanks Sally & Brenda. It's 400 pages and I always start semester with the best intentions of a full read-through for context before focusing on specifics. Rarely accomplish it, but always have the intention!

Sorry 500 pages. Really bad when an accountant can't read numbers properly!

LOL! That's certainly fine then;)

I'm in! Looking forward to it :)

Any more participants for this one? A week to go and it'll be on:)

You can add me Brenda. I must have missed this before.

Well there you go Carolyn! I thought you were here already!

Yes, count me in please Brenda

I've decided I am going to read The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth for the read-a-thon.

It is a huge tome of just over 500 pages - so If I commit to just the one book, I'll get it read easily in the time frame and be guaranteed a good reading experience from one of my favourite authors :)

May also be able to fit another smaller book in as well - I have been averaging between 600 and 800 for the read-a-thon

I've just put in my hold requests at the library for the coming Read-a-thon. While I want to knock off at least one title from the March Madness or Autumn Quarterly challenges, I find that the read-a-thon lends itself to those cosy romances and light-hearted novels that you can power through at a cracking pace. Improves one's overall page total enormously. Mr Sparks and Ms Macomber are on order!!

LOL! You're right - light and easy means fast and breezy;)

Yes, I usually try for a couple of mysteries as I can power through those.

Participants:

Marianne
Michael
Sally906
Julie
Sharon
Veronica
Zoey
Laura
Odette
Kerri
Leonie
Michelle
Rosie
Ace
Anna
Katie
Jude
Melissa
Carolyn
MaryG2E
Phrynne
Brenda
Jennifer
Chloe
Valerie

And we will start at midnight tonight! If anyone who is not on the list would like to join in, pop your name in here:)

Yay! Looking forward to this again :D

I am sad. You left me off the list :(

Actually you are not on it either Brenda.

Everyone else is voluntary, Phrynne. Participation for you mods is compulsory so she doesn't need to list you ;)

Looking forward to it. Have decided to ditch the textbook for some mystery. Supposed to be a bit drizzly here in Bris over the weekend, so perfect reading weather.

Looking forward to it! Boy might be working on Saturday which gives me a chance to read in peace!