It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, check it out and join in the fun! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!
It’s a new week once again! I hope you all had a great one. I sure did, mostly because of Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon. What an event! Did you join in? If not you should consider doing it the next time around. I believe the next Read-a-Thon will be in April and I can’t wait! 
Read-a-Thon posts:
Preparation…this is very important! Stacks of books and stacks of snacks!
My main Read-a-Thon post, in which I updated my progress all during the event. Click the link to see which 5.5 books I read! I’m going to have a lot of reviews to do!
The Wrap up post..a fun set of questions and my hopes for the next time around.
Reviews:
By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
Quick thoughts on The Cutting Season, The Lotus Eaters and Heading Out to Wonderful
Current and Upcoming Reads:
I just started Why Have Kids by Jessica Valenti. I don’t know what I’ll be picking up next. I still have a stack of books that I picked up for the Read-a-Thon, including The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson and The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn.
I hope you guys all had a lovely week of reading!
It’s Monday! What are you reading? 10/15/12
The Relentless Reader 
I want to read that 100 year old man one. I wonder if the one about the 46 year old woman climbing out the window and disappearing, only to reappear in December to claim her college degree would be a big hit?
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Sounds like you had a great time at Readathon. Me, too! And I feel happy when I see all that I have read.Here's my It's Monday! What Are You Reading? I hope you will stop by!
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I didn't participate in Readathon this time, but I have done so….must try again next time.Hope you enjoy your books. I liked By Nightfall, but not as much as Cunningham's other books. Have a great week!Here's MY MONDAY MEMES POST
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Well I would buy that book! So I say go for it! 😉
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Oh my gosh, wasn't Readathon the best? I can't wait for April to come around so I can do it again 😀
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Hi Laurel! You should do it again! What a blast! My sleep schedule is all screwed up now but it's worth it 🙂
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I can't wait to do the read-a-thon again, it's been about 18 months so I've got my fingers crossed for 2013. Have a great week and happy reading whatever you decide to go with 🙂
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I've never done the Dewey read-a-thon, but after reading about everyone's experience, I'm thinking I should give it a try next time!Hope you have a great week!~Kristin @ Always With a Book
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I'm glad you're going to do it! I still feel like a wreck but it was so fun! 😀
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Hope you enjoy your reads
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I am envious of those who are able to do 24 hr ReadAThons!! I know I wouldn't be able to participate since kids + Cooking + cleaning + Sleeping get in the way. GLad you had fun! Thanks for visiting my Monday post.
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I enjoyed the read-a-thon even though I only did about 10 hours of it. I like being able to say, \”don't bother me, I'm doing a read-a-thon!), and then order carry-out for dinner.
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I'm curious about \”Why Have Kids?\” I like Jessica Valenti and likewise go back and forth about whether or not I want to have kids. Added it to my TBR list!
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One of these years I'm going to be able to do the read-a-thon. It sounds like such fun!
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The 100 Year Old Man sounds interesting, I might check that out! Impressive that you managed 5.5 books. It is Monday afternoon and I am SO tired. Not sure if it's from my lack so sleep last weekend 😉
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Well done for the readathon. I've been contemplating the Valenti, it looks a good discussion, though I'm not sure about the premise (and I say that as someone who's pretty set in her decisions). It'd be good to hear your thoughts on it!
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Thanks Kristin, same to you! 😀
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Thanks Mystica, me too! 😉 Thanks for stopping by
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LOL, I have those things too but I cleaned the day before, told the kids to bug off and..well the sleeping thing wasn't great. I still feel tired!
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It's the best excuse isn't it?? I've decided that I'm going to make a big crock-pot of something next time around 😀
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I'm almost done with it Crystal. It is very thought provoking! It's sure making me think about my attitudes and prejudices towards mothers/children/fathers etc!
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It's insane and fun and I'm so glad I did it! 😀
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A movie is already being filmed of The 100 Year Old Man! I'm not sure how new the book is but I thought it was pretty recent? It's taking me a while to catch up on sleep too. I might be too old for this shit, lol.
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I'm really enjoying the Valenti a lot. It's interesting and it's making me think..which is my favorite thing about reading 😉
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I suppose I could plan ahead, but it was easier to just order the pizza. lol
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I've never attempted a readathon–I doubt I have the stamina! Why Have Kids sounds like it could be really interesting.
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Hope you did better on the read-a-thon than I did. I should have known with it being my birthday weekend and all. I'm not great at 24 hour read-a-thons anyway. Hope you enjoy what you plan to read this week. =O)
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I didn't think I would last as long as I did 😉
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You were a busy bee! Maybe the next one won't fall on such a busy weekend 🙂 Happy belated Birthday Michelle!
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You did well with the read-a-thon. If only it had been a few days earlier I might have been able to give it a go. Weekends are a bit hectic for me, and this one definitely was! Maybe next time, I'll just do it on the days I can, close to the time.:)
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Thanks Wendy 🙂 I hope you do get to participate next time, it's a great way to tackle your tbr pile. (And it's fun!)
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I'm sorry its taken me so long to get here this week – sick kids ughhh!I hope you are enjoying your reads, and I hope you love The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared as much as I did!Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
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