So shortly after my last update, I was pulled away from my books (even with an empty house) and then from there went straight to my nail appointment, dinner with my parents, and a visit with their puppies (well, Sophie’s not a puppy, but Riley most definitely is). But I’m back, we’re done with visitors for the night, so my main problem now may well be how to stay awake for the last quarter of the readathon.

The stats below cover hours 11 through 17:

Currently reading: The Purity Myth
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac; Bright Star
Pages read last hour: 32
Total pages read: 374
Minutes read last hour: 32
Total minutes read: 305
Page per minute average: 1.22

More interruptions this hour in the form of more food and friends no longer sleeping. However, they are in the process of leaving to go shopping in Vacaville, so they’ll be gone for awhile. And then I will have my quiet. Until it’s time for me to leave and go get my nails done, that is.

I’ve started The Purity Myth, and I know I’m going to have a hard time putting it down as I get farther into it. I’m 28 pages in, and I feel like Valenti has given me a lot to think about. If this book is anything like Full Frontal Feminism, I am going to be thinking for a long time. Valenti does that with me.

Stats!

Currently reading: The Purity Myth
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac; Bright Star
Pages read last hour: 28
Total pages read: 342
Minutes read last hour: 20
Total minutes read: 273
Page per minute average: 1.25

Double digits, y’all! Congratulations to those who have made it through any part of this readathon! I know my day has had a lot more interruptions than I’d planned, but I am happy to say that to this point, not one of those interruptions has been a nap (I usually end up falling asleep again around hour 3 or 4). With that said, the friend that came over is still here, and she IS napping. We’re big fans of the nap around here. It’s good for the soul.

And in other good news, I finished Bright Star. It took me right up to the end of the hour (I stopped for a snack, and then my roommate and my cat were both needy for a little bit), but I can officially cross it off. Next up, I think I am going to go non-fiction for a little while and read The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti. It promises to be a fascinating read.

For the stats portion of our program:

Currently reading: The Purity Myth
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac; Bright Star
Pages read last hour: 28
Total pages read: 314
Minutes read last hour: 27
Total minutes read: 253
Page per minute average: 1.24

Okay, I think it’s safe for me to start reading again. I have a lovely new bathroom sink, and though our friend is still here, my roomie is entertaining her while I get back to my books.

Not much reading done in Hour 8, but I was able to knock a few more poems and pages out. I’ve got my headphones in and am listening to some instrumental music to block out the outside world while I finish Bright Star and (hopefully) start on the next book as well.

Currently reading: Bright Star
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac
Pages read last hour: 12
Total pages read: 286
Minutes read last hour: 9
Total minutes read: 226
Page per minute average: 1.26

I should know by now never to make plans when it comes to my reading and blogging. They NEVER seem to work out. I got in a good 20 minutes of reading last hour, then lost all momentum because a friend showed up to pick up some things I borrowed, and our maintenance guy showed up to replace our bathroom sink. I don’t begrudge the people their reasons for interrupting, but I don’t know that I’ll get much reading done while they’re here. This may be a good time to go do some cheering.

I anticipate the first half hour of this hour will continue in much the same fashion, then hopefully I’ll be able to get some reading done again once it’s just me and my roommate again.

Here are my stats for last hour, sad though they are. My pace has slowed a little given that I read poetry more slowly than prose (though this may be true of most people, I’m not sure).

Currently reading: Bright Star
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac
Pages read last hour: 21
Total pages read: 274
Minutes read last hour:23
Total minutes read: 217
Page per minute average: 1.26

So hour 6 ended up being a complete wash. Which is fine. And it ended up being a literal wash, too, since I took a shower and started my laundry. But I’m feeling refreshed now that I’m clean, and I am ready to get back into it.
I’m continuing with Bright Star, much as I’d planned last hour, and as a refresher, here are my stats to this point:

Currently reading: Bright Star
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac
Pages read last hour: 0
Total pages read: 253
Minutes read last hour: 0
Total minutes read: 194
Page per minute average: 1.30

As we come to Hour 6 and the quarter of the way point, I am halfway through with my second book, Bright Star. Keats’ letters to Fanny made for some pretty quick reading, though I have to admit that it was a little jarring to go from the practical, unromantic Hotel du Lac to John Keats and his effusions of love.

Over the course of the next hour, I’ll be reading Keats’ poetry in the second half of this book, and I’ll probably also take a break for awhile to hop in the shower.

Here are my Hour 5 stats:

Currently reading: Bright Star
Books completed: Hotel Du Lac
Pages read last hour: 69
Total pages read: 253
Minutes read last hour: 40
Total minutes read: 194
Page per minute average: 1.30