I finished reading:

"Travels with My Aunt" written by Graham Greene. 308 pages.

"Einstein's Universe - The Layperson's Guide" written by Nigel Calder. 245 Pages.

Books # 17 and 18 of 2010. 6433 pages at an average of 357 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Sunbird" written by Wilbur Smith. 615 pages.

Book #16 of 2010. 5880 pages at an average of 368 pages.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Meme.

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Probably between midnight and 1am (hour 17)

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Not really. It's difficult to suggest based on different people's interested. If pushed I would say adventure / suspense.

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? This is the 5th time I've done it and I think the format is great. One thing I would request is as much earlier announcement of the date to allow it to schedule avoiding conflicts. I would say as soon as possible after the completion on an event.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? See above

5. How many books did you read? I finished 4 books.

6. What were the names of the books you read? "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", "Wild Pitch", "Strawinsky", "Bleachers" and started "The Sunbird".

7. Which book did you enjoy most? "Bleachers"

8. Which did you enjoy least? "Wild Pitch"

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? N/A

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely as a reader.

Thanks to all who organised, cheered and participated.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 24 and the End of the Read-a-Thon

Pages Read Last Hour - 74
Total Pages Read - 910
Time Read Last Hours - 45 Mins
Total Time Read - 9 Hours 48 Mins
Books Finished - 4

The new book I started is "The Sunbird" written by Wilbur Smith (612 Pages). I am up to page 49.

So, my read-a-thon number 5 is finished. The shortest I have done, because as mentioned before we had a prior engagement. Before I started I had set a goal of reading for 10 hours and 900 pages. As you can see from the numbers above I reached the pages goal (910), but, fell just 12 minutes shy of the total time spent reading. I'l already looking forward to the next one in October.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Bleachers" written by John Grisham. 163 pages.

Book#15 of 2010. 5265 pages at an average of 351 per book.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 23

Good Morning. Back it at (just)

Pages Read Last Hour - 12
Total Pages Read - 836
Time Read Last Hours - 8 Mins
Total Time Read - 9 Hours 3 Mins
Books Finished - 3

Up to page 139 of Bleachers.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 17

Pages Read Last Hour - 84
Total Pages Read - 824
Time Read Last Hours - 52 Mins
Total Time Read - 8 Hours 55 Mins
Books Finished - 3

Up to page 127 of Bleachers.

That's it for the night. I am hoping to get up and do another hour and a half or so in the morning. So, until then - Goodnight.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 16

Pages Read Last Hour - 43
Total Pages Read - 740
Time Read Last Hours - 34 Mins
Total Time Read - 8 Hours 3 Mins
Books Finished - 3

Up to page 43 of Bleachers.

I'm very tired, but, am I going to try for one for hour before getting some sleep.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hours 14 and 15

Pages Read Last Hours - 121
Total Pages Read - 697
Time Read Last Hours - 54 Mins
Total Time Read - 7 Hours 29 Mins
Books Finished - 3

Next Book up Bleachers written by John Grisham. 163 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Stawinsky" a collection of Essays edited by Merle Armitage. 147 Pages.

My favourite composer of my favourite piece of Music, The Right of Spring, Igor Stravinsky.

14th Book of 2010. 5102 pages at an average of 364 per book.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 9

Pages Read Last Hour - 73
Total Pages Read - 576
Time Read Last Hour - 36 Mins
Total Time Read - 6 Hours 35 Mins
Books Finished - 2

I started reading "Strawinsky" edited by Merle Armitage. 147 Pages. I am up to page 26.

It is now time to go to the birthday party / soccer game so I will be back reading about 9pm EDT.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Wild Pitch" written by Mike Lupica. 352 pages.

Book #13 of 2010. 4955 pages at an average of 381 pages per book.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 8

Pages Read Last Hour - 79
Total Pages Read - 503
Time Read Last Hour - 49 Mins
Total Time Read - 5 Hours 59 Mins
Books Finished - 1

I am up to page 305 in "Wild Pitches".

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 7

Pages Read Last Hour - 75
Total Pages Read - 424
Time Read Last Hour - 50 Mins
Total Time Read - 5 Hours 10 Mins
Books Finished - 1

I am up to page 226 in "Wild Pitches".

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 6

Pages Read Last Hour - 52
Total Pages Read - 349
Time Read Last Hour - 37 Mins
Total Time Read - 4 Hours 20 Mins
Books Finished - 1

I am up to page 151 in "Wild Pitches".

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 5

Pages Read Last Hour - 64
Total Pages Read - 297
Time Read Last Hour - 45 Mins
Total Time Read - 3 Hour 43 Mins
Books Finished - 1

I am up to page 99 in "Wild Pitches".

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 4

Pages Read Last Hour - 44
Total Pages Read - 233
Time Read Last Hour - 34 Mins
Total Time Read - 2 Hour 58 Mins
Books Finished - 1

My new book is "Wild Pitch" written by Mike Lupica (352 pages). I am up to page 35.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" written by Thomas S. Kuhn. 210 Pages.

An interesting book combining one of my hobbies, history with my vocation, science.

12th book read in 2010 for 4603 pages at an average of 384 pages per book.

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 3

Pages Read Last Hour - 47
Total Pages Read - 189
Time Read Last Hour - 35 Mins
Total Time Read - 2 Hour 24 Mins
Books Finished - 0

I am up to page 201 of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions".

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 2

Pages Read Last Hour - 80
Total Pages Read - 142
Time Read Last Hour - 49 Mins
Total Time Read - 1 Hour 49 Mins
Books Finished - 0

I am up to page 154 of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions".

-Richard

Read-a-Thon. End of Hour 1

Pages Read Last Hour - 62
Total Pages Read - 62
Time Read Last Hour - 60 Mins
Total Time Read - 1 Hour
Books Finished - 0

I am up to page 74 of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions".

-Richard

15 minutes to the read-a-thon starting. I've had a cuppa tea and am ready to go.

The usual MO will take place for me where I read books in the order I got them. I do not know what is next as I do not look ahead. It could be heavy, light, long or short I will not know until I look at "the list" when one is finished.

This time my goal is to read about 900 pages as I will be losing four hours this evening to go to a Soccer game. In my previous 4 I have read about 1100-1200 pages so this seems a sensible goal. However, a lot depends on the books that I am reading.

I will post updates at the end of every hour and post when a book is actually finished.

I am starting with the book I am currently reading, which is "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" written by Thomas Kuhn. Currently I am on page 12 (out of 210).

For fellow "read-a-thoners" have fun and enjoy the reading!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Blue Grit - True Democrats Take Politics from the Politicians" written by Laura Flanders. 210 Pages.

Without going into politics. My views are well known. I did not enjoy this book or this author. In my opinion she is off the mark in many, many ways.

11th Book of 2010. 4393 pages at an average of 399 pages per book.

-Richard

Next Saturday Jenn and I will be partaking in our 5th 24 hour Read-a-Thon. An event we always look forward to. This time we will have to devote slightly less time as Saturday is also the Carolina RailHawks Season opener and we are going to be a part of a birthday group. I still anticipate reading for over 12 hours and about 900 pages.


-Richard

I finished reading:

"100 Great Operas and Their Stories" written by Henry W. Simon. 548 pages.

The 10th Book of 2010. 4183 pages at an average of 418 pages per book.

-Richard