This is my first time taking part in this.   I have the week off work taking so I plan to read at least two hours per day.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Of Human Bondage" written by W. Somerset Maygham.  357 pages.

The ninety-fifty book of the year.  34,012 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading: 

"The Giver" written by Lois Lowry.  180 pages.

The ninety-fourth book of the year.  33,655 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Bourne Ultimatum" written by Robert Ludlum.  662 pages.

The ninety-third book of the year.  33,475 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Running for President: A Journal of the Carter Campaign" written by Martin Schram.  268 pages.

The ninety-second book of the year.  32,813 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Summer of My German Soldier" written by Bette Greene. 230 pages.

The ninety-first book of the year.  32,545 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Future of Us" written by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler.  356 pages.

The ninetieth book of the year.  32,315 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The History of Nebraska" written by James C. Olson.  353 pages.

The eighty-ninth book of the year.  31,959 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Amy and Roger's Epic Detour" written by Morgan Matson.  343 pages.

The eighty-eighth book of the year.  31,606 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The General" written by Patrick A. Davis.  401 pages.

The eighty-seventh book of the year.  31,263 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

 

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Henry IV Part II" written by William Shakespeare.  126 pages.

The eighty-sixth book of the year.  30,862    Pages at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Hastings Conspiracy" written by Alfred Coppel.  346 pages.

The eighty-fifth book of the year.  30,836 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Henry IV Part One" written by William Shakespeare.  181 pages.

The eighty-fourth book of the year.  30,490 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Untold Korea Story" written by Bob Pierce as told to Ken Anderson.  89 pages.

The eighty-third book of the year.  30,309 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Richard II" written by William Shakespeare.  183 pages.

The eighty-second book of the year.  30,220 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Deceiver" written by Frederick Forsyth. 480 pages.

The eighty-first book of the year.  30,037 pages at an average of 371 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Robert Kennedy and His Time" written by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.  983 pages.

The eightieth book of the year.  29,557 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Triple" by Ken Follett.  342 pages.

The seventy-ninth book of the year.  28,574 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Walking Dead Volume 4: The Heart's Desire" written by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathborn.  136 pages.

The seventy-eigth book of the year.  28,232 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Death Comes for the Archbishop" written by Willa Cather.  299 pages.

The seventy-seventh book of the year.  28,092 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 20 and final stats:

Pages read in hour: 52

Total Pages read: 1402

Time read in hour: 32 minutes

Total Time Read: 13 hrs 18 mins

Books finished: 5

This was the second most pages I've read in a read-a-thon falling short of my record by just 31 pages.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read this hour: 124

Total Pages Read: 1350

Time read this hour: 46 minutes

Total Time Read: 12 Hours 46 Minutes

Books Finished: 5

My new book is Triple by Ken Follett.  This next hour will be my last before hitting the sack.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read this hour:  73

Total Pages Read: 1226

Time read this hour: 39 mins

Total Time Read:  12 Hours 0 Minutes

Books Finished: 4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 17:

Pages read this hour: 38

Total Pages Read: 1153

Time read this hour: 13 minutes

Total Time Read: 11 Hours 21 Minutes

Books Finished: 4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 16:

Pages read this hour: 109

Total Pages Read: 1115

Time read this hour: 47 mins

Total Time Read: 11 Hours 7 Minutes

Books Finished: 4

My next book is Death Comes for the Archbishop written by Willa Cather.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Walking Dead Volume 3: Safety Behing Bars" written by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn.  136 pages.

The seventy-sixth book of the year.  27,793 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 15:

Pages read this hour: 27

Total Pages Read: 1006

Time read this hour: 15 mins

Total Time Read: 10 Hours 20 mins

Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 14:

Pages read this hour: 64 pages

Total Pages Read: 979

Time read this hour: 35 minutes

Total Time Read: 10 Hours 5 Minutes

Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon hour 13:

Pages read this hour: 100

Total Pages Read: 915

Time read this hour: 46 minutes

Total Time Read: 9 hours 30 minutes

Books Finished: 3

My new book is the Graphic Novel Safety Behind Bars, Volume 3 of the Walking Dead. 136 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Checkpoint" written by Nicholson Baker.  115 pages.

Weird, insane, thought provoking and made me laugh!!

The seventy-fifth book of the year.  26,659 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 12:

Pages read this hour: 15

Total Pages Read: 815

Time read this hour: 8 mins

Total Time Read: 8 hours 44 mins

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?  Checkpoint by Nicholson Baker
2. How many books have you read so far? Finished Two
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?  Depends on what it on the list.
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?  No.   First one now.  We're going to uproot to Starbucks for a change of scenery.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?  None.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 11:

Pages read this hour: 97

Total Pages Read: 800

Time read this hour: 52 minutes

Total Time Read:  8 hours 36 minutes

Books Finished: 2

My new book is Checkpoint written by Nicholson Baker. 115 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Wings of the Dove" written by Henry James.  512 pages.

The seventy-fourth book of the year.  27,542 pages at an average of 372 per blook.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Vortex" written by Larry Bond. 896 pages.

The seventy-third book of the year 27,030 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 10:

Pages read this hour: 82

Total Pages Read: 703

Time read this hour: 44 mins

Total Time Read:  7 hours 44 mins

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages read this hour: 98

Total Pages Read: 621

Time read this hour: 52 mins

Total Time Read: 7 hours

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 8:

Pages read this hour: 47

Total Pages Read: 523

Time read this hour: 43 minutes

Total Time Read: 6 hours 8 minutes

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 7:

Pages read this hour: 68

Total Pages Read:  476

Time read this hour: 53 minutes

Total Time Read:  5 hours 25 minutes

Books Finished: 1

 -Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read this hour: 63

Total Pages Read: 408

Time read this hour: 49 minutes

Total Time Read: 4 hours 32 minutes

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 5:

Pages read this hour: 73

Total Pages Read: 345

Time read this hour: 40 minutes

Total Time Read: 3 hours 43 minutes

Books Finished: 1

My new book is The Wings of the Dove by Henry James. 512 pages.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 4.

Pages read this hour: 92

Total Pages Read: 272

Time read this hour: 43 minutes

Total time read: 3 hours 3 minutes.

Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour three:

Pages read this hour: 69

Total Pages Read: 180

Time read this hour: 44 mins

Total Time Read: 2 hours 20 mins.

Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 2

Pages read this hour: 67

Total Pages Read: 111

Time read this hour: 52 minutes

Total Time Read:  1 hour 36 minutes

Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 1:

Pages read this hour: 42
Total Pages Read: 42
Time read this hour: 44 minutes
Total Time Read: 44 minutes
Books Finished: 0

-Richard

So, here we are at the start of another Dewey's Read-a-Thon.   This will be the fourteenth I have participated in going back to June 2008.   The stats over the previous 13 are:  13,923 pages read at an average of 1071 per event, 148 hours 18 minutes read at an average of 11 hours 15 minutes per event and 43 books finished which is an average of 3.3 per read-a-thon.

Now to the opening Meme before I get started:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, Texas, USA (just north of Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? N/A I read the books in the order I get them (kinda) so don't look ahead.   The mystery of what the next book I am going to read is part of the fun.3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Many have been made by wife and friend who are participating.   They will all be good!4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  An ex-pat Englishman now living in Texas with my wonderful wife Jenn and our furry family.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?  This is my fourteenth.  I just enjoy the day not having to worry about anything else.

I am starting with the book I am currently reading.  This is Vortex by Larry Bond.   I am on page 610 of 896.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Jennie Volume II, The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill: The Dramatic Years 1895 - 1921" written by Ralph G. Martin. 365 Pages.

The seventy-second book of the year.  26,134 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Ride a Pale Horse" written by Helen MacInnes.  369 pages.

The seventy-first book of the year.  25,769 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Jennie, The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill: "The Romantic Years 1854-1895" written by Ralph G. Martin. 321 pages.

The seventieth book of the year.  25,400 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The First Sacrifice" written by Thomas Gifford.  546 pages.

The sixty-ninth book of the year.  25,079 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Moonstone" written by William Wilkie Collins.  415 pages.

The sixty-eighth book of the year.  24,533 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dragon Fire" written by William S. Cohen.  434 pages.

The sixty-seventh book of the year.  24,118 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Cider House Rules" written by John Irving.  587 pages.

The sixty-sixth book of the year.  23,684 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Checkmate" written by David Michaels.  402 pages.

The sixty-fifth book of the year.  23,097 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"My Twelve Years with John F. Kennedy" written by Evelyn Lincoln.  311 pages.

The sixty-fourth book of the year.  22,695 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Fallout" written by David Michaels.  353 pages.

The sixty-third book of the year.   22,384 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"4th of July" written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.  392 pages.

The sixty-second book of the year.  22,031 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The American Political Tradition" written by Richard Hofstadter.  352 pages.

The sixty-first book of the year. 21,639 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Cosmos" written by Carl Sagan.  286 pages.

"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Operation Baracuda" written by David Michaels.  326 pages.

The fifty-ninth and sixtieth books of the year.  21,287 at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" written by David Michaels.  355 pages.

The fifty-eighth book of the year.  20,675 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Look Away! - A History of the Confederate States of America" written by William C. Davis.  428 pages.

The fifty-seventh book of the year.  20,321 pages at an average of 357 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Wild Card" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg written by Jerome Preisler.

The fifty-sixth book of the year.  19,893 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Uprooted" written by Oscar Handlin.  307 pages.

The fifty-fifth book of the year.  19,558 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Zero Hour" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg written by Jerome Preisler.

The fifty-fourth book of the year.  19,251 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Night" written by Elie Weisel.  109 pages.

I do not have the words to describe the events of this book.

The fifty-third book of the year.  18,914 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Cutting Edge" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg written by Jerome Preisler.  421 pages.

The fifty-second book of the year.  18,805 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Gone Girl" written by Gillian Flynn.  415 pages.

The fifty-first book of the year.  18,384 at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"We're Right, They're Wrong" written by James Carville.  183 pages.

The fiftieth book of the year.  17,969 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Cold War" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg written by Jerome Preisler.  337 pages.

The forty-ninth book of the year.  17,786 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"32 Votes Before Breakfast" written by Jesse Stuart.  347 pages.

The forty-eighth book of the year.  17,449 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy'S Power Plays: Bio-Strike" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg written by Jerome Preisler.  453 pages.

The forty-seventh book of the year.  17,102 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard