Monday, October 28, 2013

I finished reading:

"The Sigma Protocol" written by Robert Ludlum.  650 pages.

The sixty-second book of the year.  27,038 pages at an average of 436 pages per book.




-Richard

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I finished reading:

"Two Lives, One Russia: The True Story of one American's Harrowing and Illuminating Experience as a Pawn of the KGB" written by Nicholas Daniloff.  320 pages.

The sixty-first book of the year. 26,388 pages at an average of 433 pages per book.


-Richard

Friday, October 18, 2013

I finished reading:

"The Cry of the Halidon" written by Robert Ludlum.  430 pages.

The sixtieth book of the year.  26,068 pages at an average of 434 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 13, 2013

End of readathon questionnaire

  1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  20
  2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  Harry Potter
  3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  Nope - great as it is
  4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? 
  5. How many books did you read? Finished 2
  6. What were the names of the books you read? The Communist Part of the Soviet Union and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
  7. Which book did you enjoy most? Harry Potter
  8. Which did you enjoy least?
  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?  Definately
End of readathon hour 20.

Pages read this hour: 43
Total pages read: 1210
Time read this hour: 31 minutes
Total time read: 12 hours 37 minutes.
Books finished: 2

That's all she wrote folks.  Goodnight!

Richard


End of readathon hour 19.

Pages read this hour: 99
Total pages read: 1167
Time read this hour: 40 minutes.
Total time read: 12 hours 6 minutes.
Books finished: 2

My next book "The Cry of the Halidon" written by Robert Ludlum. (430 pages).

This is my last hour.  I've done the readathon a lot of times now and never made it to completing 20 so we are in uncharted territory.

-Richard
I finished reading:

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" written by J.K. Rowling.  652 pages.

The fifty-ninth book of the year.  25,638 pages at an average of 435 pages.


-Richard
End of readathon hour 18.

Pages read this hour: 106
Total pages read: 1068
Time read this hour: 55 minutes
Total time read: 11 hours 26 minutes
Books finished: 1

-Richard

End of readathon hour 17

Pages read this hour: 34
Total Pages read: 962
Time read this hour: 20 mins
Total time read: 10 hours 31mins
Books finished: 1

-Richard

Saturday, October 12, 2013

End of readathon hour 16.

Pages read this hour: 103
Total Pages read: 928
Time read this hour:  52 mins
Total time read: 10 hours 11 mins
Books finished: 1

-Richard
End of readathon hour 15.

Pages read this hour: 64
Total pages read: 825
Time read this hour: 35 mins
Total time read: 9hours 19minutes.
Books finished: 1

-Richard
End of readathon hour 14

Pages read this hour: 62
Total pages read: 761
Time read this hour: 30 mins
Total time read:  8 hours 44 mins
Books finished: 1

- Richard

End of readathon hours 12 and 13

Pages read these hours: 109
Total pages read: 699
Time read these hours: 1 hour 4 mins
Total time read: 8 hours 14 mins
Books finished: 1

- Richard

End of readathon hour 11

Pages read this hour: 69
Total pages read: 590
Time read this hour: 43 mins
Total time read: 7hrs 10 mins
Books finished: 1

Out for a "reading" dinner.

-Richard



End of readathon hour 10

Pages read this hour: 70
Total pages read: 521
Time read this hour: 40 mins
Total time read: 6 hrs 27mins
Books finished: 1

My new book is "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" 652 pages.

-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Communist Party of the Soviet Union" written by Leonard Schapiro.  629 pages.

The fifty-eight book of the year.  24,986 pages at an average of 431 pages per book.

End of readathon hour 9

Pages read this hour: 56
Total pages read: 451
Time read this hour: 45 mins
Total time read:  5 hours 47 mins
Books finished: 0

-Richard
I finished reading:

"Trans-Siberian Express" written by Warren Adler.  402 pages.

The fifty-seventh book of the year.  24,357 pages at an average of 427 per book.



-Richard
End of readathon hour 8

Pages read this hour:  71
Total pages read: 385
Time read this hour: 51 mins
Total time read: 5hrs 2mins
Books finished: 0

- Richard
End of readathon hour 7

Pages read this hour: 32
Total pages read: 314
Time read this hour: 25 minutes
Total time read: 4hrs 11 mins
Books finished: 0

-Richard
End of readathon hour 6.

Pages read this hour: 76
Total pages read: 282
Time read this hour: 49 mins
Total time read: 3 hrs 46 mins
Books finished: 0

-Richard
End of readathon hour 5:

Pages read this hour:  43
Total pages read: 206
Time read: 28 minutes
Total time read: 2 hours 58 minutes
Books finished: 0

-Richard
End of readathon hour 4.

Pages read this hour:  55
Total pages read: 163
Time read this hour: 54 minutes
Total time read: 2hrs 29 minutes.
Books finished: 0

-Richard

End of readathon hour 3:

Pages read this hour: 50
Total pages read: 108
Time read this hour:  32 minutes
Total time read: 1hr 35 mins
Books finished:  0

-Richard
End of readathon hour 2.

Pages read this hour: 34
Total pages read: 58
Time read this hour: 34 mins
Total time read: 1 hour 3 mins.
Books finished: 0

-Richard
End of readathon hour 1.

Pages read this hour: 24
Total pages read: 24
Time read this hour: 29 minutes.
Total time read: 29 minutes.
Books finished: 0

-Richard
So, here we are the start of another Dewey's 24 hour readathon.   I must admit not feeling really motivated right now, but, I once I get going I will be fine.  

I am starting the day of with the book I am currently reading.   A book, which although I am enjoying,is not light reading so perhaps not the best to start the day with.   It is "The Communist Party of the Soviet Union" written by Leonard Shapiro.   Currently I am on page 127 out of 629.

Now the opening questionnaire.

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?-   The Woodlands, TX, USA (just north of Houston.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Looking forward to anything I read, but, am looking forward to reading #6 of the Harry Potter series.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Anything my wife has made :)
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! Ex Patriot Brit, living in Houston, TX
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?  I have participated in many.   I can't say I'll be doing anything different.   I have thoroughly enjoyed everyone and do not expect this to be any different.

-Richatrd

Monday, October 07, 2013

I finished reading:

"Twenty-Two foreigners in Funny Shorts:  The Intelligent Fan's Guide to Soccer and World Cup '94" written by Pete Davies.

Reading this book now almost twenty years after it was written it is absolutely incredible how far soccer has come in the US.  It's cool to have been a part of it in a very, very small way.

The fifty-sixth book of the year.  23,995 pages at an average of 428 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, October 03, 2013

finished reading:

"The Russian Woman" written by Tom Hyman. 316 pages.

The fifty-fifth book of the year.  23,715 at an average of 431 pages per book.