End of event meme

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? 
Well, I fell asleep somewhere around hour 13 and slept for a few hours, so that'd be it.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? 
No, I wouldn't generalize like that. My philosophy is that choose books depending on mood, so it varies a lot. However, graphic novels are always good when the attention span is failing.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? 
No, I think everything worked smoothly.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? 
As seen above, just about everything.
5. How many books did you read? 
Three.
6. What were the names of the books you read? 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Seduced by Midnight, and Jack of Fables, vol. 1.
7. Which book did you enjoy most? 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
8. Which did you enjoy least? 
Jack of Fables, but really, I enjoyed them all.
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? 
 I wasn't.
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? 
I think I'm very likely to participate as a reader again.

Hour 24

The last hour! Woo!

I finished Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton. Finally! I don't know why it took me so very long to read because it's in no way a difficult read and I enjoyed it the whole time. Weird.
Since then I've also read Jack of Fables, vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape by Bill Willingham, a spin-off of the excellent comic Fables. While I liked it, I have to say that so far I prefer the original Fables.

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Hour 21

My entry in the hour 20 mini-challenge.

My most precious book is definitely this collection of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry from 1894.

Hour 19

My entry in the book sentence challenge:

The thief stray in the cities of coin and spice.

Hour 18

I fell asleep for awhile. I think I was out for about three hours.

I'm still not finished with Seduced by Moonlight. I have no idea of why I'm reading oh so slowly, but apparently I am. However, I hope to be finished by hour 20.

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 Also, to enliven the spirit: David Tennant with kittens.

Mid-Event Survey

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired?

I'm doing ok, the sleepiness comes in waves. I had an half-hour nap a couple of hours ago, that really helped. And, yes, my eyes are indeed quite tired.
2) What have you finished reading?
I've only finished one book so far; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I would have liked to have read at least one more at this point, but I suppose this is fine too.
3) What is your favorite read so far?
My current one, I think, Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton.
4) What about your favorite snacks?
For some reason I've really been loving the orange juice.
5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love!
No, but then, I haven't really looked very much.

Also, I won something! I'm positively giddy.

Hour 12

Still reading Seduced by Moonlight. Slow progress.

My handmade bookmark for the hour 10 mini-challenge:

An old drawing glued to cardboard, patterned tape, and 'read' written in Swedish.