The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 5.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 5.0 team
Here we go again. Round 5 and I am ready for it! I’ve got a ton of books I need to read for this year. Hopefully this readathon will knock out a good chunk. I decided to completely stay away from Twitter this time around. It just distracts me from my reading. So I will only be doing updates on my blog. I also wanted to diversify my reading list this time around.
My goals:
- Read 5 books
- Review all book read
- Complete at least two challenges
- Read an average of 2:30 hours a day
My TBR pile (ambitious, but I do like choices):
- HP 7
- A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
- Mythology by Edith Hamilton
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Richard III by Shakespeare
- Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare
- Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare
- Restoring Grace by Katie Fforde
- A Truth Universally Acknowledged edited by Susannah Carson
Rebecca
August 10, 2012 at 12:23 pm
That is a good list and very diverse. I have Emma (I just finished S&S) on my TBR list but I won’t be reading it for the read-a-thon- I know it takes me a bit longer to read Austen’s books. I really like Alex Finn’s books and I own A kiss in Time (although I haven’t read it yet). I hope you enjoy the read-a-thon and stay strong when it comes to twitter (I am weak!).
Sarah Ellis
August 10, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Lots of Shakespeare up there! I love it
Good luck on your goals!
Sarah E
http://fortunefavors11.blogspot.com/
Hollie @ Music, Books and Tea
August 10, 2012 at 1:49 pm
HP7 was my favourite of all the Harry Potter books. It made me cry so much though! I really want to read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? too, so I can’t wait to see what you thought about it! Good luck reaching your goals and happy reading!
creativedeeds
August 10, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Lots of variety there and seeing HP7 on it makes me smile
Good luck and have fun!
Becky
August 17, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Great goals!
Hope youre having fun so far
-Becky
http://bookbitereviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/bout-of-books-read-thon-goalsupdates.html