I finished reading:

"Going Places" written by Pauline Moser Longest. 246 Pages.

49th Book of 2010. 17,121 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Angle of Repose" written by Wallace Stegner. 569 pages.

Book 48 of 2010. 16,875 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Champion" written by Carman. 220 pages.

Book #47, 16,306 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Meme.

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Middle of the afternoon. about 2 -4 pm. I nodded off for a few minutes at that point

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? No. The 6th time I've done it and will be back!!

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 3 books.

6. What were the names of the books you read? "Free Air", "Seizing the Enigma", "The Prairie" and started "The Champion"

7. Which book did you enjoy most? "Seizing the Enigma"

8. Which did you enjoy least? "The Prairie"

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

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 24 and end of the Fall/Autumn Read-a-Thon

Pages Read Last Hour 108
Final Total Pages Read - 857
Time Read Last Hour 57 minutes
Final Total Time Read - 9 hours 23 minutes
Books Finished - 3

I finished at page 108 of "The Champion"

This is my shortest read-a-thon in terms of pages read and time spent. As well as having the play-off soccer game I just found it harder than normal concentrate. Having said that it was still fun and I cannot wait for the next one.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 23.

Back at it!!!

Pages Read Last Hour 21
Total Pages Read - 749
Time Read Last Hour 13 minutes
Total Time Read - 8 hours 26 minutes
Books Finished - 3

I am starting "The Champion" written by Carman (220 Pages).

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Prairie" written by James Fenimore Cooper. 386 Pages.

Book #46 of 2010. 16,086 pages at an average of 350 per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 17.

Pages Read Last Hour 69
Total Pages Read - 728
Time Read Last Hour 48 minutes
Total Time Read - 8 hours 13 minutes
Books Finished - 2

I am on page 365 of The Prairie.

It's 1 am and I need to get some sleep. The plan is to be back at it by 5, or 6 at the very latest. Good Night.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 16.

Pages Read Last Hour 64
Total Pages Read - 659
Time Read Last Hour 40 minutes
Total Time Read - 7 hours 25 minutes
Books Finished - 2

I am on page 296 of The Prairie.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 15.

Pages Read Last Hour 54
Total Pages Read - 595
Time Read Last Hour 35 minutes
Total Time Read - 6 hours 45 minutes
Books Finished - 2

I am on page 232 of The Prairie.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 14.

Just got back from a fantastic 4-0 win for the Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Soccer Division 1 play-offs.

Pages Read Since Last Update 72
Total Pages Read - 541
Time Read Since Last Update 46 minutes
Total Time Read - 6 hours 56 minutes
Books Finished - 2

I am on page 168 of "The Prairie"

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 9.

Pages Read Last Hour 51
Total Pages Read - 469
Time Read Last Hour 38 minutes
Total Time Read - 6 hours 10 minutes
Books Finished - 2

I am on page 96 of "The Prairie"

It's now time to go out for dinner and then a Carolina RailHawks soccer play-off game. Some reading will be done whilst we are out, but no updates probably until 10pm (Eastern).

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 8.

Pages Read Last Hour 45
Total Pages Read - 418
Time Read Last Hour 44 minutes
Total Time Read - 5 hours 32 minutes
Books Finished - 2

I am on page 45 of "The Prairie"

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 7.

Pages Read Last Hour 46
Total Pages Read - 373
Time Read Last Hour 43 minutes
Total Time Read - 4 hours 48 minutes
Books Finished - 2

New book starting: "The Prairie" written by James Fenimore Cooper (386 pages).

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Seizing the Enigma - The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939-1943" written by David Kahn. 282 pages.

45th book of 2010. 15,700 pages at an average of 349 per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 6.

Pages Read Last Hour 35
Total Pages Read - 327
Time Read Last Hour 27 minutes
Total Time Read - 4 hours 5 minutes

I am on page 236 of "Seizing the Enigma".

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 5.

Pages Read Last Hour 56
Total Pages Read - 292
Time Read Last Hour 45 minutes
Total Time Read - 3 hours 38 minutes

I am on page 201 of "Seizing the Enigma".

Lunch time!!

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 4.

Pages Read Last Hour 60
Total Pages Read - 236
Time Read Last Hour 46 minutes
Total Time Read - 2 hour 53 minutes

I am on page 145 of "Seizing the Enigma".

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 3.

Pages Read Last Hour 58
Total Pages Read - 176
Time Read Last Hour 45 minutes
Total Time Read - 2 hour 7 minutes

I am on page 85 of "Seizing the Enigma".

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 2.

Pages Read Last Hour 27
Total Pages Read - 118
Time Read Last Hour 27 minutes
Total Time Read - 1 hour 22 minutes

I am on page 27 of "Seizing the Enigma".

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 1.

Pages Read Last Hour - 91
Total Pages Read - 91
Time Read Last Hour - 55 Mins
Total Time Read - 55 Mins
Books Finished - 1

I am starting a new book " Seizing the Enigma" written by David Kahn (282 pages).

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Free Air" written by Sinclair Lewis. 370 Pages.

Book # 44 of 2010. 15,418 pages at an average of 350 per book.

-Richard

Read-a-thon Start.

So, here we go. The normal MO for me I read books in the order that I bought them and the read-a-thon is no different. I do not look ahead on my list so whatever comes next is as much a surprise to me as anyone else.

I am starting off with the book that I am currently reading; "Free Air" written by Sinclair Lewis. I am currently on page 279 out of 370.

-Richard

Tomorrow is the 6th Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon we will have done. So, me being me had to look at the stats:

The most time I read was 14 hours 4 minutes in October 2009
The least time I read was 9 hours 48 minutes in April 2010
Total time read 61 hours 32 minutes
Average per event 12 hours 19 minutes

The most pages read 1286 in October 2009
The fewest pages read 910 in April 2010
Total pages read 5312
Average per event 1062

I have finished 4 books every time except October 2008 when I finished 3.

Time for bed so I can be nice and fresh in the morning.

-Richard