Estante de Livros Blogue Literário
This post contains my goals for the Bout of Books 10 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 2 to 3 books.
Books to Read
- Finish The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (272 pages left);
- Start and finish The Observations, by Jane Harris (448 pages);
- Start (and maybe finish) Still Alice, by Alice Genova (320 pages).
Updates
Monday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 102
- The Handmaid’s Tale (102)
- Total number of pages read: 102
- Total number of books read: 0
- Reading: Today I stayed at home with my sick toddler and ended up not reading as much as I would like, but still I managed to read more than 100 pages, so it was a good day.
Tuesday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 170
- The Handmaid’s Tale: 170
- Total number of pages read: 272
- Total number of books read: 1
- Reading: This is more like it. A great reading day, in which I finished a very compelling book: The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood.
Wednesday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 182
- The Observations: 182
- Total number of pages read: 454
- Total number of books read: 1
- Reading: Today was my turn to stay sick at home. So, I had plenty of time to read and started The Observations, by Jane Harris. I’m finding it an intriguing book, and I’m curious to know what lays ahead.
Thursday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 45
- The Observations: 45
- Total number of pages read: 499
- Total number of books read: 1
- Reading: I didn’t read as much as in the previous days, but it’s ok. I’m still with a good average. The reason was that I’m not that intrigued anymore by the book I’m reading.
Friday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 17
- The Observations: 17
- Total number of pages read: 516
- Total number of books read: 1
- Reading: Today was even “worse” than yesterday. I spent my spare time dealing with some blog arrangements I wanted to make and ended up not reading a lot. I also participated in a challenge, the “Cover Scavanger Hunt” and it was fun.
Saturday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 33
- The Observations: 33
- Total number of pages read: 549
- Total number of books read: 1
- Reading: House chores and sick child (yes, again!), and I almost didn’t read. I will try to finish my book tomorrow.
Sunday
- Number of pages I’ve read today: 277
- The Observations: 170
- Still Alice: 107
- Total number of pages read: 826
- Total number of books read: 2
- Reading: I did manage to finish “The Observations” today, though it ended up being a disappointing read. I also started “Still Alice”, by Lisa Genova, and it’s being a compulsive although terrifying book.
Wrap-up
My second “Bout of Books” was another great experience. It was an additional motivation for reading and although I didn’t participate in the challenges and in the community as much as I would like to, it was a positive experience. Concerning reading, I completed and surpassed my reading daily goal (with an average of 118 pages/day), and I also achieved my intended number of books read. See you in August!
