Read-A-Thon - Hour 24... done!

Title of book(s) read: finished One True Thing by Anna Quindlen (which I started before); started and finished Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and Speak by Larie Halse Andersen; got half-way through The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien; got 3/4 of the way through a Polish book by actress Krystyna Janda
Number of books finished since you started: 3 (one of which I started before the read-a-thon)
Pages read since last update: 27
Running total of pages read since you started: 609
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 25 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: (keep track of this one to be eligible for a prize!) 8 hours 20 minutes
Mini-challenges completed: Intro Meme, Sarah's Foreign Language Mini-challenge, Grains of rice
Other participants you’ve visited: Nymeth, Alessandra, Lezlie, Sarah, Joanne, Valentina, J.C. Montgomery, Tammy, Iliana
Prize you’ve won: 0

Wow, I can't believe it's over, it was so much fun! Now for the End of the Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 9 because it was bedtime... I did the last hours after sleeping for a long time so they weren't bad at all!

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (in fact anything by Lois Lowry, I would think) and Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Nope, it was pretty much perfect they way it was! I wish I was more organised in my visiting of other blogs, but that's a note to me, nothing to do with the briliance of Dewey and everyone else involved.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Everything! The mini-challenges were a nice addition, they made me want to check-in once in a while.

5. How many books did you read?
finished 3 (one started before) and got through parts of 2 others

6. What were the names of the books you read?
finished One True Thing by Anna Quindlen (which I started before); started and finished Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen; got half-way through The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien; got 3/4 of the way through a Polish book by actress Krystyna Janda

7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen

8. Which did you enjoy least?
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien - it's not that I'm not enjoying it, it's just not the right book for a read-a-thon, too complicated. I'm halfway through it and I still don't know what's going on!

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
I wasn't one, but I thought they all did a fantastic job!

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I'd deifnitely participate as a Reader again, I loved it! Thanks to all involved for organising and running it, it's been an amazing experience to read with so many other book lovers around the world!