Estante de Livros Blogue Literário
This post contains my goals for the Bout of Books 9.0 and will serve to update my daily progresses.
Time Devoted to Reading
I intend to read all days of the week.
My Goals
- Read at least 100 pages everyday (more or less 2h/day by my standards)
- Finish 3 books
Books to Read
- Finish Quiet, by Susan Cain (309 pages left)
- Start and finish O Grande Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (177 pages)
- Start and finish Segredos Submersos, Hannah Richell (416 pages)
Updates
Monday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 68
- O Grande Gatsby: 55 (started)
- Quiet: 13
- Total number of pages read: 68
- Total number of books read: 0
- Reading: I didn’t read as much as I wanted, mainly due to unexpected events and falling asleep when I had time to read. Tomorrow it will be better, I’m hoping. I participated in the Book Buying Spree, hosted by Bookish Comforts.
Tuesday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 100
- O Grande Gatsby: 44
- Quiet: 56
- Total number of pages read: 168
- Total number of books read: 0
- Reading: I read exactly 100 pages today, which is the daily goal I proposed to myself, so it was a good day. Today, I also participated in the Reading Tactic List challenge.
Wednesday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 129
- O Grande Gatsby: 57
- Quiet: 72
- Total number of pages read: 297
- Total number of books read: 0
- Reading: Wednesday was the best day of this read-a-thon until now. I really focused on reading in my spare time and was able to make good progress.
Thursday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 166
- O Grande Gatsby: 20 (finished)
- Quiet: 56 (finished)
- Segredos Submersos: 63 (started)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: 27 (started)
- Total number of pages read: 463
- Total number of books read: 2
- Reading: Today was definitely a good reading day. I’m proving myself I can do a lot of reading if I concentrate in eliminating time-wasters. And another funny thing, I’m realising I read faster when I’m reading shorter books. I participated in the Double Date Book Challenge at Writing my own Fairy Tale.
Friday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 24
- Segredos Submersos: 5
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: 19
- Total number of pages read: 487
- Total number of books read: 2
- Reading: I almost didn’t read today. No commuting, house chores and movie night were the main reasons.
Saturday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 111
- Segredos Submersos: 79
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: 32 (finished)
- Total number of pages read: 598
- Total number of books read: 3
- Reading: Another good day. I could have read more, but still it was a good day.
Sunday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 144
- Segredos Submersos: 144
- Total number of pages read: 742
- Total number of books read: 3
- Reading: The last day of this read-a-thon was the second best of the week. It helped “Segredos Submersos” is a page-turner.
Wrap-up
My first “Bout of Books” was a success. I managed to read 742 pages, averaging 106 pages/day, which is more than my goal. I didn’t finish one of the books I wanted to finish, but instead I read one short-story that wasn’t planned. I also managed to participate in 3 challenges throughout the week.
All in all, it was a fun experience that helped me start the reading year in a great rhythm. I’m looking forward to participate in future read-a-tons!
