Read-a-thon Survey

Post Read-a-thon Survey

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 19. After finishing a book at this stage, I was too tired to even CHOOSE another book to begin.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? That's hard to say. Everyone has different tastes. I would say this however. Keep a few light, breezy books nearby for the wee hours. It's much less daunting to start say a 100 page kids book than it is to face another thick book.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I liked everything really. The mini-challenges were fun. I would think that having challenges open for two hours at a time would work better. 24 is a bit too long, but one hour is awfully short. There were a few times where I didn't think to check the site--or couldn't check the site--until ten or fifteen minutes before the hour was up. Then if the challenge was a "must" I had to scramble, scramble, scramble to participate. I think twelve challenges would still be a lot to offer and is slightly more realistic than twenty-four.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? The host was great :)

5. How many books did you read? I read 8 books. I reviewed (or partially reviewed) 9 books altogether.

6. What were the names of the books you read? See this post.

7. Which book did you enjoy most? Too hard to say, but A Crooked Kind Of Perfect was great. It really kept me up past when I was tired.

8. Which did you enjoy least? I enjoyed all of them really. But the Bradbury probably would go here. I liked what I liked in it. But a few stories left me blah.

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? Skipping this one.

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I would probably consider this again. Why not? It was fun.

Hour 23

Hour 19

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have finished another book. This one was A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban. I loved, loved, loved it. I won't say much more since I plan to do a REAL review sometime next week. It is 211 pages long and it really didn't take me long to read it. Maybe an hour.

The Secret Club

Perry, Chrissie. 2007. The Secret Club.

The Secret Club is the first in the Go Girl! series. It was originally published in Australia. It is a fun, light chapter books for young readers--I would imagine all girl readers. The print is on the large side; there are some black and white illustrations. It's a chapter book that is fun and enjoyable for that age group. If I had to guess--and keeping in mind that it's after 1 AM--I'd guess 7 to 9 year olds. It's a little younger than the original Babysitters Club books I grew up reading. Anyway, I liked the book.

It was 92 pages long.

Angels of A Lower Flight

Angels of A Lower Flight by Susie Scott Krabacher is such a great book. It's not my typical kind of book. I don't read much nonfiction. Let alone nonfiction geared towards adults. But this one is a wow book, and I am so so glad that I accepted this book for review! It is an amazing story of a woman who has had highs and lows, successes and failures, joys and heartaches. It's a redeeming story. A story that challenges everything that is so common, so ordinary about American life. Susie Krabacher is a former Playboy Playmate who has dedicated over a decade to Haiti--especially Haitian children. Going places where most would never dare to go, seeing, smelling, hearing all sorts of horrors. And all in the name of love and peace. It is a great story. I hope to review it more in-depth at my blog, Becky's Christian Reviews. I may post it here as well. But if truth be told, I find writing reviews at 12:40 AM is dangerous. I'd like to use whatever is left of my energy to read just a few more pages.