231 pages
I'm not so good at writing summaries, because they always end up sounding awfully cheesy. Of course, sometimes the ones on book jackets do that, too. But I recommend that if you want to find a good summary, visit amazon.com or the library website or something.
I really liked this book. I'm finding that more and more I'm liking books that are realistic fiction. The last two I've read are. Of course, I still like fantasy and such, but these are pretty good.
Cheater, like Catalyst, talked about college. As a senior in high school, and someone who is going to be applying pretty soon, these books are sort of dampening my spirits. I'm planning on applying to Ivy League schools, and both of these books list things applicants have done. I've never delivered medicine to sick Eskimos by dogsled, played the oboe with the New York Philharmonic, patented genetic therapy on fruit flies, or written a translation program from Chinese into Somalian! I'd better get working, I guess...
Overall, I liked this book a lot. I like main characters who are smart and remind myself of me. :)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Hour 5 Update
Same thing!
Summary:
Book- Cheater by Michael Laser
Pages- 101 (311 total)
Reading- 55 minutes (160 total)
Blogging- 5 minutes (80 total)
Goals:
Books Completed- 2
Comments Left By Me- 4 (I'm not counting ones for challenges, but I am counting ones for readers of the hour)
And that's how it's going so far! 2 books in 5 hours definitely isn't bad. I'm thinking something really light next, and then I'll probably tackle The Host.
Thanks to everyone who's left comments! Oh, and since I keep forgetting to mention this, I've opened up my comments so anyone can comment just for this 24 hours! :)
Summary:
Book- Cheater by Michael Laser
Pages- 101 (311 total)
Reading- 55 minutes (160 total)
Blogging- 5 minutes (80 total)
Goals:
Books Completed- 2
Comments Left By Me- 4 (I'm not counting ones for challenges, but I am counting ones for readers of the hour)
And that's how it's going so far! 2 books in 5 hours definitely isn't bad. I'm thinking something really light next, and then I'll probably tackle The Host.
Thanks to everyone who's left comments! Oh, and since I keep forgetting to mention this, I've opened up my comments so anyone can comment just for this 24 hours! :)
Hour 4 Update
Summary:
Book- Cheater by Michael Laser
Pages- 95 (210 total)
Reading- 45 minutes (105 total)
Blogging- 15 minutes (75 total)
Goals:
Books Completed- 1
Comments Left By Me- 3 (I'm not counting ones for challenges, but I am counting ones for readers of the hour)
Right now, I just want to get back to reading...
Book- Cheater by Michael Laser
Pages- 95 (210 total)
Reading- 45 minutes (105 total)
Blogging- 15 minutes (75 total)
Goals:
Books Completed- 1
Comments Left By Me- 3 (I'm not counting ones for challenges, but I am counting ones for readers of the hour)
Right now, I just want to get back to reading...
Hour 3 Update
Wow, I can't believe it's been 3 hours already! Here's the new stats:
Summary:
Book- Cheater by Michael Laser
Pages- 35 (115 total)
Reading- 25 minutes (60 total)
Blogging- 35 minutes (60 total)
Goals:
Books Completed- 1
Comments Left By Me- 3 (I'm not counting ones for challenges, but I am counting ones for readers of the hour)
And that's my official update! Back to reading!
Summary:
Book- Cheater by Michael Laser
Pages- 35 (115 total)
Reading- 25 minutes (60 total)
Blogging- 35 minutes (60 total)
Goals:
Books Completed- 1
Comments Left By Me- 3 (I'm not counting ones for challenges, but I am counting ones for readers of the hour)
And that's my official update! Back to reading!
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages: 231
I read Anderson's Speak not too long ago, and really liked it. So, when my mom got this one from the library, I decided to read it.
The main character in the book, Kate Malone, reminds me a lot of myself. She's smart, ambitious, an over-achiever, and a runner (except she's good at it, while I'm not). Now I know not to only apply to one college, because when they turn you down, it won't be fun.
This book was very sad. I do not recommend that you read it if you are already feeling depressed, because it will not help. It does have a slightly hopeful ending, though.
Overall, I really liked this book. It was a good way to start the read-a-thon.
I read Anderson's Speak not too long ago, and really liked it. So, when my mom got this one from the library, I decided to read it.
The main character in the book, Kate Malone, reminds me a lot of myself. She's smart, ambitious, an over-achiever, and a runner (except she's good at it, while I'm not). Now I know not to only apply to one college, because when they turn you down, it won't be fun.
This book was very sad. I do not recommend that you read it if you are already feeling depressed, because it will not help. It does have a slightly hopeful ending, though.
Overall, I really liked this book. It was a good way to start the read-a-thon.
Hour 2 Update
Wow, the hours have gone by fast! There's not enough time to do all of this!
Summary:
Book- Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages- 41 (80 total)
Reading- 35 minutes
Blogging- 25 minutes
Goals:
Books Completed- 1
Comments Left By Me- 1 (I'm not counting ones for challenges)
I actually finished a book! One down, four to go.
I participated in Hours 1 and 2 Mini-Challenges. Hour 1 is down a post or two, and Hour 2 was reading a web comic. I read "Questionable Content", which I found rather funny.
I was very surprised to find out that I had won the Hour 1 mini-challenge! Now I've got to go pick a book. :)
Thanks to nymeth, ccdpiper, kristi, bkclubcare, and alisonwonderland for commenting! This is the most comments I've ever gotten!
Summary:
Book- Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages- 41 (80 total)
Reading- 35 minutes
Blogging- 25 minutes
Goals:
Books Completed- 1
Comments Left By Me- 1 (I'm not counting ones for challenges)
I actually finished a book! One down, four to go.
I participated in Hours 1 and 2 Mini-Challenges. Hour 1 is down a post or two, and Hour 2 was reading a web comic. I read "Questionable Content", which I found rather funny.
I was very surprised to find out that I had won the Hour 1 mini-challenge! Now I've got to go pick a book. :)
Thanks to nymeth, ccdpiper, kristi, bkclubcare, and alisonwonderland for commenting! This is the most comments I've ever gotten!
Hour 1 Update
Okay, I've been kinda crazy for this last little bit, but I'm finally getting a post written about hour 1.
Summary:
Book- Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages read- 39
Okay, that's pretty sad. I guess I also had a shower and started blogging. For the rest of the time, I'll be keeping up on the minutes I spend reading and blogging.
And that's all for now! I've been having lots of fun already!
Summary:
Book- Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages read- 39
Okay, that's pretty sad. I guess I also had a shower and started blogging. For the rest of the time, I'll be keeping up on the minutes I spend reading and blogging.
And that's all for now! I've been having lots of fun already!
Hour 1 Mini Challenge
First mini challenge! And then back to reading!
Where are you reading from today? Home; probably move around a bit. I think mum is going to be basically in the family room the whole time. I'll be coming back to the computer to blog, since I'm not lucky enough to have a laptop.
3 facts about me …
-I'm not a very good blogger. My mom convinced me to start a blog a long time ago, but I've never kept up with it very well. So hopefully I'll do okay for the next 24 hours. I worry that with my slow blogging skills, I'll spend more time blogging than reading!
-I like music. A lot. Okay, that's an understatement. I play several instruments, although clarinet is the only one I play really well. I like to write music, as well.
-I'm participating in this Read-A-Thon with my mom! Kind of fun, really. She hopes that we'll be able to keep each other up at night. Might help. :)
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? I have 12 books (4 of which are audio) that we picked up from the library yesterday, plus 1 that I started yesterday, plus one signed copy of The Host. Some of them are rather short, and some of them are of an average length. Somehow, I don't think I'll run out of things to read any time soon...
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? I made an official goal in my last post to read 5 books. I'd actually not thought about a goal for blogging, so here it is: I'd also like to leave 25ish comments on others' blogs. This is probably going to be the hardest part for me.
Any advice for people doing this for the first time? I didn't do it last year, but mom did. From what I heard from her, it's better to start small at first and keep some short books for the end when you're too tired to focus on a long one.
I'm way excited for this!
Where are you reading from today? Home; probably move around a bit. I think mum is going to be basically in the family room the whole time. I'll be coming back to the computer to blog, since I'm not lucky enough to have a laptop.
3 facts about me …
-I'm not a very good blogger. My mom convinced me to start a blog a long time ago, but I've never kept up with it very well. So hopefully I'll do okay for the next 24 hours. I worry that with my slow blogging skills, I'll spend more time blogging than reading!
-I like music. A lot. Okay, that's an understatement. I play several instruments, although clarinet is the only one I play really well. I like to write music, as well.
-I'm participating in this Read-A-Thon with my mom! Kind of fun, really. She hopes that we'll be able to keep each other up at night. Might help. :)
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? I have 12 books (4 of which are audio) that we picked up from the library yesterday, plus 1 that I started yesterday, plus one signed copy of The Host. Some of them are rather short, and some of them are of an average length. Somehow, I don't think I'll run out of things to read any time soon...
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? I made an official goal in my last post to read 5 books. I'd actually not thought about a goal for blogging, so here it is: I'd also like to leave 25ish comments on others' blogs. This is probably going to be the hardest part for me.
Any advice for people doing this for the first time? I didn't do it last year, but mom did. From what I heard from her, it's better to start small at first and keep some short books for the end when you're too tired to focus on a long one.
I'm way excited for this!
...And They're Off!
Hey, everyone who's reading this!
This is my first official post of the Read-A-Thon! Just started reading, it'll get more interesting as time goes on. Right now, I'm starting with Catalyst, by Laurie Halse Anderson. I actually started it yesterday, so I hope that's not cheating...
Official goal for today- Read 5 books. Short or long, I don't care. :)
This is my first official post of the Read-A-Thon! Just started reading, it'll get more interesting as time goes on. Right now, I'm starting with Catalyst, by Laurie Halse Anderson. I actually started it yesterday, so I hope that's not cheating...
Official goal for today- Read 5 books. Short or long, I don't care. :)
Saturday, June 28, 2008
24 Hour Read-A-Thon Starts Tomorrow!
Wow, I really haven't blogged in a long time... and no, that doesn't mean I haven't read anything since then. I've just been way too busy to blog. And I guess I really haven't read a ton, either. Well, we're gonna make up for that tomorrow!
My mom participated in this read-a-thon (hosted by Dewey) last year, and it seemed like a ton of fun. So I'm participating this year! I got a variety of books from the library today, and I'm totally excited for this! The hardest part will be keeping awake, so I'd better get to bed now.
Until tomorrow,
Aoi
My mom participated in this read-a-thon (hosted by Dewey) last year, and it seemed like a ton of fun. So I'm participating this year! I got a variety of books from the library today, and I'm totally excited for this! The hardest part will be keeping awake, so I'd better get to bed now.
Until tomorrow,
Aoi
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