Trainreads Challenge: check in

[rmc28]

How did we all do?

Next weekend will be another 48-hour challenge Fri-Sun; the following two weekends I will "only" be travelling 4 hours in 24, Fri-Sat both times; after that my schedule is a bit uncertain.

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[rmc28]

I didn't do great: I did start my new copy of Uncanny Magazine but I ran up against the problem that I need to take breaks between short stories, so I didn't finish it yet. Maybe I still can before the end of tomorrow (and thus the month!).

I also managed to forget to pack my e-reader for the second set of 4 hours (:facepalm:), which meant I spent the time playing Pokémon instead. I won't say that was wasted, because I had fun with it, but it was not how I intended to spend the time.

[falena]

I've read about 40 pages of my book, which is not as much as I'd hoped. I'm just not in the mood for reading literary fiction, I guess. I need something more escapist, I think (the re-listen of the whole Will Darling Adventures trilogy in audiobook is going swimmingly, instead, and that's very telling).

[rmc28]

Oooh, I do love that trilogy enormously, though I've not tried listening to it.

[cactus_rs]

Didn't even finish the chapter I wanted to but that's OK!

[rmc28]

That's the spirit!

[althea_valara]

I didn't leave a comment on the opening post, but I did finish reading a novella the past few days! That was my goal, so I'm pleased I finished it.

[rmc28]

Congratulations on finishing the novella! I hope you enjoyed it.

[kalloway]

I had a box of books arrive on Thursday - one novel, seven volumes of manga. So far I'm through the novel and... about five of the volumes of manga. I work every day so I can't remember exactly which was what day, but good progress with incoming stuff!

[rmc28]

Yay you for making progress!

[kalloway]

I'm trying to be a lot better about reading/watching/consuming whatever comes in and not just putting it on a shelf...

[rmc28]

Oh I feel you. Although I don't always manage to put it on a shelf, so much as a pile - and then there's the ebooks which are so easy to buy and at least don't take up any space.

[kalloway]

I'm trying to cut down on the piles. It's a process, but I'm trying. ^^;; (Yeah, so many free reference ebooks, so many I've read the intros for and not gotten any further...)

[fred_mouse]

Reasonable progress. I didn't finish The Undercover Economist Fights Back over the weekend, but I did on the train ride home from work yesterday, so at least that is thematic! I started both The Grief Hole and Thirsty Mermaids -- had expected to finish the latter but it turned out to be one of those times when the visual storytelling format defeated me. And I worked out where I had been up to in Only a Monster, and read to the end of the chapter, so that meets 'progress anything already started'. I'm calling that 80%, and feel reasonably pleased with myself. If only for setting goals that were achievable!

[rmc28]

Setting achievable goals is definitely a work in progress.

[fred_mouse]

Definitely not one of my strong suits.