Soooooooo yeah. I so didn't make it 24 hours. I ended up doing most of my updates on Litsy, and filling in on instagram when I thought of it. But I did keep on reading, more than usual. I ended up napping for 3 hours at 9PM my time, and then finally collapsed around 3 in the morning and slept through the end. I was really thinking I could've last longer than I did, but since I'm not pushing myself now... it was what it was.
End of Event Survey
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
3 AM / hour 18 (I think). That's when I finally petered out and had to go to bed.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next time?
I really enjoyed "The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill (under 200 pages and creepy) and the "Calvin and Hobbes" collection I read (lots to choose from, easy to squeeze in a few pages).
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the RAT for next session?
Nope!
4. What do you think worked really well this RAT?
Cheering! I like that you made it more "unofficial" this time, giving everyone a chance to cheer if they felt like it the day of.
5. How many books did you read?
8, plus 2 magazines.
6. What were the names of the books you read?
"Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Waterson
"The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill
"Double Sin" by Agatha Christie (on audio)
"Freaky Friday" by Mary Rodgers
"Camera" by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
"Sad Cypress" by Agatha Christie
"A Ghostly Road Tour" by Jan Langley
"William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope" by Ian Doescher
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
It's a toss-up between Calvin (always great) and Woman in Black.
8. Which book did you enjoy least?
"Freaky Friday". Ugh.
9. How likely are you to participate again, and in what role?
I will 100% participate again, as a reader. If you guys keep the cheering more open (i.e. you don't get scheduled a group of readers ahead of time) I'd like to do that more as well.
Thank you SOOOO MUCH to my RAT buddy, Sherry Ann of Sherry Ann's Book Blog! I couldn't do this without you, you are such a great friend and support. :)
See you all in April!
You did amazingly well, missy, considering your snooze time! I'm jealous you got 2 Agatha Christie's in - I didn't even make it to my one. However, I'm determined to read it this week.
ReplyDelete"Hanging out" with you makes this event SO much more fun. You are the perfect RAT pal - motivating and clever, with just the right amount of silly mixed in! I'm going to look back through my blog and see how many Readathons we've done together. Can't wait for the next one!
Meanwhile, I'll be seeing you around our other booky places. Sending GIANT HUGS!!!