I finished reading:

"An Army at Dawn" written by Rick Atkinson.  541 pages.

The forty-sixth book of the year.  15,346 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Meme

End of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  Hour 20....can't get past it :(
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  I think it depends on what you enjoy and are in the mood for
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  Nope..like it 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 three....
6. What were the names of the books you read?  Emerald Decision, Dead Until Dark, A Clubbable Woman and started an Army at Dawn
7. Which book did you enjoy most? An Army at Dawn (even though I am 40% of the way through)
8. Which did you enjoy least? A Clubbable woman. 
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?  I am already planing on #16 as a reader.

See Y'all in October!!

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 20:

Pages read: 66

Time read: 49 minutes

Total Pages Read: 793

Total Time Tead: 10 hours 7 Minutes

Books Finished: 3

I think I am done and it's time to get some sleep.  Hour 20 seems to be my limit.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read: 63

Time read: 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 727

Total Time Read: 9 hours 18 minutes

Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read: 37

Time read: 36 minutes

Total Pages Read: 664

Total Time Read: 8 Hours 23 Minutes

Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 17:

Pages read: 43

Time read: 51 minutes

Total Pages Read: 627

Total Time Read: 7 hours 47 Minutes.

Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thin hours 12-16

Pages read: 45

Time read: 21 minutes

Total Pages Read: 584

Total Time Read:  6 Hours 56 Minutes

Books Finished: 3

One 4-4 soccer game!!

My new book is "An Army at Dawn" written by Rick Atkinson.  541 pages.

-Richard

The I finished reading:

"A Clubbable Woman" written by Reginald Hill.  273 pages.

The forty-fifth book of the year.  14,805 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 10 and 11:

Pages read: 42

Time read: 34 minutes

Total Pages Read: 539

Total Time Read: 6 hours 35 minutes.

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages this hour: 68

Time this hour: 50 mins

Total Pages Read: 497

Total Time Read: 6 Hours 1 Minute

Books Finished: 2

We are about to head to dinner and then the Houston Dynamo vs FC Kansas Soccer match so there won't be that much reading for a while except over dinner.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 8:

Pages this hour 46

Time this hour: 30 mins

Total Pages Read: 429

Total Time Read: 5 hours 11 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 7:

Pages read this hour: 50

Time read this hour: 41 minutes

Total Pages Read: 383

Total Time Read: 4 Hours 41 Minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read this hour: 51

Time read this hour: 29 minutes

Total Pages Read: 343

Total Time Read: 4 Hours

Books Finished: 2

My next book is "A Clubbable Woman" by Reginald Hill.  It is 273 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead Until Dark" written by Charlaine Harris.  260 pages.

The forty-fourth book of the year.  14,532 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 5.

Pages read this hour: 51

Time read this hour: 37 mins

Total Pages Read:  292

Total Time Read: 3 Hours 31 Minutes.

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour four:

Pages Read this hour: 63

Time read this hour: 43 minutes

Total Pages Read: 241

Total Time Read: 2 hours 54 minutes

Books finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read this hour: 59

Time read this hour: 48 mins

Total Pages Read: 178

Total Time Read: 2 hours 11 minutes

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 2:

Pages read this hour: 55

Time read this hour: 47 mins

Total Pages Read: 120

Total Time Read: 1 hr 23 minutes

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thin hour 1.

Pages read this hour: 65

Time read this hour: 36 minutes

Total Pages Read: 65

Total Time Read: 36 minutes

Books Finished: 1

My new book is "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris which is 260 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"The Emerald Decision" written by Craig Thomas.  513 pages.

The forty-third book of the year.  14,272 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

Off and running.

I am starting with the book I have been reading and have only about 60 pages to go....   The Emerald Decision by Craig Thomas.

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? - The Woodlands, TX (Nr Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  I don't have a pile.   I read the next book in the order I get them.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Whatever my wonderful wife (we do this together) has made
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Ex-pat Englishman, Christian, chemist, read-a-holic, sports fan.  An eclectic mix!!!
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?   We have a soccer game to go tonight so that will be different and time spent from reading which doesn't usually happen!!

-Richard

Tomorrow I will be taking part in my fifteenth Dewey's Read-a-Thon. A day to engage in my favourite and relaxing hobby.  

As usual I will be reading in the order I have bought books....kinda.   There will be a couple of changes as I will be reading a book Jenn wants me to and I got a book out of the library written by Reginald Hill, who is from my home town and that I have never read before.

My goal is to get to about 1000 pages.   As we are going to a soccer game tomorrow night we will lose about four hours.   Over the previous four events my average # of pages read is 1095.

See all y'all reads in the morning.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Civil War in France: The Paris Commune" written by Karl Marx and V.I. Lenin.  129 pages.

The forty-second book of the year.  13,759 pages.  An average of 328 books per year.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Red Chameleon" written by Stuart M. Kaminsky.  228 pages.

The forty-first book of the year.  13,630 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Bielski Brothers" written by Peter Duffy.  279 pages.

The fortieth book of the year.  13,402 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Key to Rebecca" written by Ken Follett.  34 pages.

The thirty-ninth book of the year.  13,123 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Third Reich in History and Memory" written by Richard J. Evans.  440 pages.

The thirty-eighth book of the year.  12,782 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Very Long Engagement" written by Sebastien Japrisot.  327 pages.

The thirty-seventh book of the year.  12,342 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Henry VI, part III" written by William Shakespeare.  125 pages.

The thirty-sixth book of the year.  12,015 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Ruchard

I finished reading:

"Eye of the Needle" written by Ken Follett.  335 pages.

The thirty-fifth book of the year.  11,890 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

 

Richard