Sunday, April 28, 2013

End of Read-a-thon

My final Stats:

Total Pages Read:  1,254
Total Time Read:  10 hours 58 minutes.
Books Finished: 3

  1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  Hour 17
  2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? The Harry Potter Series
  3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  Nope, like it as it is which is why I keep coming back.
  4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
  5. How many books did you read? Finished 3
  6. What were the names of the books you read?  The March by Doctorov, 3rd Degree by Patterson, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Rowling and started The Winds of War by Wouk.
  7. Which book did you enjoy most?  The Prisoner of Azkaban
  8. Which did you enjoy least? The March
  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?  Very
-Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 18

Pages read this hour - 80
Total pages read - 1,241
Time read this hour - 55mina
Total time read - 10 hours 49 mins
Books finished - 3

That's about it. Maybe a few more minutes and pages before I go to sleep.

Good night!

- Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 17

Pages read this hour - 10
Total pages read - 1,161
Time read this hour - 10 mins
Total time read - 9 hours 54 mins
Books finished - 3

Running out of steam. I will read one last hour before going to bed.

- Richard

Saturday, April 27, 2013

End of Read-a-thon hour 16

Pages read this hour - 48
Total pages read - 1,151
Time read this hour 37 mins
Total time read - 9 hours 44 mins
Books finished - 3

My new book is "The Winds of War" written by Herman Wouk (1,047 pages).

- Richard
I finished reading:

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" written by J.K. Rowling.  435 pages.

The thirtieth book of the year.   10,762 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 15

Pages read this hour - 73
Total pages read - 1,103
Time read this hour - 38 mins
Total time - 9 hours 7 mins
Books finished - 2

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 14

Pages read this hour - 48
Total pages read - 1,030
Time read this hour - 19 mins
Total time read - 8 hours 29 mins
Books finished - 2

- Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 12 and 13

Pages read these hours - 121
Total pages read - 982
Time read these hours - 58 mins
Total time read - 8 hours 10 mins
Books finished - 2

Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11

Pages read this hour - 90
Total pages read - 861
Time read this hour - 48 minutes
Total time read - 7 hours 12 minutes
Books finished - 2

-Richard

The end of read-a-thon Hour 10

Pages read this hour - 80
Total pages read - 771
Time read this hour - 46 minutes
Total time read - 6 hours 24 minutes
Books finished - 2

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 9

Pages read this hour - 84
Total pages read - 691
Time read this hour - 24 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours and 38 minutes.
Books finished - 2

My next book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (435 pages)

- Richard
I finished reading:

"3rd Degree" written by James Patterson and Andrew Gross.  341 Pages.

The twenty - ninth book of the year.  10,327 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 8

Pages read this hour - 99
Total pages read - 607
Time read this hour - 31 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours 14 mins
Books finished - 1

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 7

Pages read this hour - 125
Total pages read - 508
Time read this hour - 47 minutes.
Total time read - 4 hours 43 minutes
Books finished - 1

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 6

Pages read this hour - 67
Total pages read - 383
Time read this hour - 35 mins
Total time read - 3 hours 56 mins
Books finished - 1

My new book is "3rd Degree" written by James Patterson and Andrew Gross.

- Richard
I finished reading:

"The March" written by E.L. Doctorow.  363 pages.

The twenty-eighth book of the year.  10,026 pages at an average of  358 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 5

Pages read this hour - 65
Total pages read - 316
Time read this hour - 39 mins
Total time read - 3 hours 21 mins
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 4.

Pages read this hour - 72
Total pages read - 251
Time read this hour - 43 mins
Total time read - 2 hours 42 mins
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon hour 3.

Pages read this hour - 78
Total pages read - 179
Time read this hour - 50 mins
Total time read - 1 hour 59 mins.
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 2

Pages read this hour - 63
Total pages read - 101
Time read this hour - 41 minutes
Total time read - 1 Hour 9 mins
Books finished - 0

- Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 1.

Pages read this hour - 38
Total pages read - 38
Time read this hour - 28 minutes
Total time read - 28 minutes
Books finished - 0

- Richard
Read-a-thon, Start of event.

So, here we go.......


Introductory Questionnaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, TX, 35 miles North of Downtown Houston.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Looking forward to them all the same...
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Cici's Pizza for dinner..
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English "Lost in Texas"
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?  It's my eleventh and I probably keep with the same routine as it's how I enjoy it.

Starting off with "The March" by E.L. Doctorov.   At page 15 out of 363.

-Richard

Friday, April 26, 2013

Tomorrow is the next 24 hour read-a-thon.   It will be the eleventh time we've taken part.  The books I am planning on reading are "The March written by E.L. Doctorow, the book I am currently reading, the next James Patterson (the third) and the new Harry Potter (the third).   If I finish all three I will be back to the next one on my "reading-in-order" list.

-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Last Days of America" written by Paul E. Erdman.  363 pages.

The twenty-seventh book of the year.  9663 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard

Saturday, April 20, 2013

I finished reading:

"1491 - New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus" written Charles C. Mann 366 pages.

The twenty-sixth book of the year.  9300 pages at an average of 358 per book.

-Richard

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

I finished reading:

"The Friendly Persuasion" written by Jessamyn West.  243 Pages.

The twenty-fifth book of the year.  8934 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

Saturday, April 06, 2013

I finished reading:
"Robert the Bruce King of the Scots" written by Ronald McNair Scott.  229 Pages.

The twenty-fourth book of the year.  8,691 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard