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Hour 24

Oct 25th 2009October 2009 & readathon

This is the final hour! Can you believe another round of Dewey’s Read-a-Thon is almost over? It’s been great, and thanks so much to all the participants!

And, because it’s so true, our final song for the read-a-thon is: “Hard Day’s Night” from the Beatles!

For this hour, please answer the End of Event meme on your blog, then come back here and add your specific post’s link to Mr. Linky. We’ll draw 2 inners; one will get 5 books while the other gets the Hatchette bundle. Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
5. How many books did you read?
6. What were the names of the books you read?
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
8. Which did you enjoy least?
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

Edited to Add: Sometimes it takes a few seconds or refreshes for your link to appear in Mr. Linky. Give it at least a minute or two before you decide there’s a problem. ;)

And here are the winners from the surprise drawing of readers who were still awake back in Hour 22:
Petunia
Samantha (Amethyst Princess)

And the winner of Memory’s mini-challenge: Trish (Trish’s Reading Nook)

Congrats ladies! E-mail us about prizes!

Also, if you think you’re in the running for most pages read or most time spend reading, include your numbers via this form, and we’ll announce the winners later. :)

Finally, if you were a participant in any way (reader or cheerleader!) please e-mail us (deweyreadathon AT gmail) your vote for Most Enthusiastic Cheerleader (make that the subject).

Thanks again everyone! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL time! I know that I did! :D

34 Comments »

34 Responses to “Hour 24”

  1. Deborahon 25 Oct 2009 at 2:59 am 1

    As a HUGE beatles fans (hence the BEAT in my nickname) YAY!!!!!!!!

  2. Elsion 25 Oct 2009 at 3:04 am 2

    Looks like the form is broken … or did I just get here too early?

  3. Sarah H.on 25 Oct 2009 at 3:06 am 3

    Is Mister Linky not working? :(

  4. JenniferJon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:12 am 4

    I left link on Mr Linky but its not showing. I will leave it here as well.

    http://jensbooktalk.blogspot.com/2009/10/deweys-read-thon-final-hour.html

  5. Kate at Read This Book!on 25 Oct 2009 at 3:12 am 5

    I definitely had a great time! :) Thank you for hosting this read-a-thon!

  6. Sarah H.on 25 Oct 2009 at 3:14 am 6

    Well, here’s a link to my post in case Mr Linky is truly down for the count

    http://dangerouslycoldtea.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-end-of-evangelion-err.html

  7. jeharaon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:15 am 7

    thank you so much for all the work you put into making this readathon happen! i had such a fun time. i really enjoyed playing cheerleader alongside being a reader. and i had a blast hosting a challenge. thanks again. you ladies rock!

  8. Sheila (Bookjourney)on 25 Oct 2009 at 3:16 am 8

    This was fun – thanks everyone :)

  9. Michelle Miller/the true book addicton 25 Oct 2009 at 3:23 am 9

    In case there is a problem with Mr. Linky http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2009/10/deweys-24-hour-read-thon.html

    The meme is in my hourly update post.

  10. Allisonon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:28 am 10

    I like reading through everyone’s memes because I find it hilarious how tired people are…

    Here’s mine:
    http://readintothis.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-end-of-event-meme.html

  11. Laurion 25 Oct 2009 at 3:36 am 11

    Thanks, all, for your hard work! I really appreciate what you did for us!

    : )

  12. Sassy Briton 25 Oct 2009 at 3:40 am 12

    Thank you for such a great time, only 20 mins left! LOL Back to my book :)

  13. Trishon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:41 am 13

    Another prize!?! Woo hoo!!

    I’m all read out so I’m gonna cheer for the last 20 minutes.

    Thanks for the WONDERFUL time.

  14. alisonwonderlandon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:50 am 14

    Thanks for a great read-a-thon!

  15. Joy Reneeon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:52 am 15

    Thanks all for the fellowship the dedication and the endless fun!

    and all the cheerful spirits.

    can’t wait til April

    btw i did the event ending meme as the last update in My Brain on Book V

  16. Shannaon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:56 am 16

    Whew. I’m done.

  17. Heather (BookObsessedGrl)on 25 Oct 2009 at 3:56 am 17

    Leaving a comment to remind that all of my updates & challenges are in 1 post so link is just to main page – I hope this does not pose a problem. If so – I’m sorry I won’t do it that way next year! Thanks for everything!

  18. Trishaon 25 Oct 2009 at 3:57 am 18

    This was tons and tons of fun! Thanks to everyone working behind the scenes to get this up and running smoothly!

  19. Nymethon 25 Oct 2009 at 4:01 am 19

    I wish I’d woken up just an hour earlier to cheer you on for the very last hour!!! I’m still a bit groggy, though…need a shower :P THANK YOU for everything, Eva. You did a great job. And the Beatles song made me smile – also a fitting tribute to Dew, since she loved them so much.

    Well done, everyone!!

  20. Erotic Horizonon 25 Oct 2009 at 4:07 am 20

    Another fun event.. Thank you..

    http://erotichorizon.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-made-it-dewey-24-hrs-read-thon.html

    E.H>

  21. Shelly Burnson 25 Oct 2009 at 4:09 am 21

    Not sure about the form to add my total books read…is it broken? I read 27 1/2 books during the read-a-thon.

    Thanks for a great time!

  22. Vishyon 25 Oct 2009 at 4:10 am 22

    Thanks for everything Eva – for hosting the Read-a-thon and for wonderful cheering and encouragement! The Beatles ‘Hard Day’s Night’ is a wonderful touch :) I am listening to it now :)

    Well done to everyone!

  23. lillyon 25 Oct 2009 at 4:10 am 23

    Just submitted the link to my End of Event meme. it was a lot of fun.

  24. Nymethon 25 Oct 2009 at 4:11 am 24

    Shelly, I’ve just tested the form and it seems to be working…is it giving you trouble? :\ What does it say exactly when you try to submit?

  25. CeeCeeon 25 Oct 2009 at 4:12 am 25

    I had tons of fun. Looking forward to the spring.

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  27. Elsion 25 Oct 2009 at 4:20 am 27

    My end of event meme is posted at http://www.elsi123.net/~elsi/reading/2009/10/winding-it-up.html I still have to create and post my own summary and then I’m going to take a nap for a couple of hours.

  28. Donna Shepardon 25 Oct 2009 at 5:11 am 28

    All the forms worked for me :)

  29. Esmeon 25 Oct 2009 at 7:21 am 29

    Thanks for the all the efforts you put into this. Great job.

  30. Becky at One Literature Nuton 25 Oct 2009 at 7:33 am 30

    Thanks so much for all your hard work! I had a great time, even though I totally died off during hour 21. :) Thanks again.

  31. Melissa @ Literary Adventureson 25 Oct 2009 at 8:18 am 31

    Ignore the first link! It somehow linked to April’s Final readathon meme! Is there anyway to erase Link 109 ?

  32. Heather (BookObsessedGrl)on 25 Oct 2009 at 10:34 am 32

    Oh if I had realized (ie., read) that that Mr.Linky was for if we thought we were in running for most time spent reading or most pages read then I wouldn’t have filled it out because – I KNOW & KNEW even then that I was not in the running for either! I just assumed (and you know what that does) that the form was for final tallying. Oh well…c’est la vie. I just hope it doesn’t cause you all anymore work!

  33. Coffeymuseon 25 Oct 2009 at 2:47 pm 33

    And mine is posted on the blog: http://livingtothink.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-final-post.html

    Thanks for the fun this weekend!

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