I finished reading:

"The Secret Speech" written by Tom Rob Smith.  403 pages.  

The fifty-ninth book of the year.   19,299 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder at the National Gallery" written by Margaret Truman.  312 pages.

The fifty-eighth book of the year.  18,896 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Texan Looks at Lyndon: A Study in Illegitimate Power" written by J. Evetts Haley.  254 pages.

The fifty-seventh book of the year.  18,585 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Child 44" written by Tom Rob Smith.  436 pages.

The fifty-sixth book of the year.  18,331 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (May 17th) and Final.

Pages read on Day 7:  280
Books finished on Day 7:1

Total Pages Read:  1611
Total Books Finished: 5 

See y'all in August.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Moon and the Sixpence" written by W. Somerset Maugham.  195 pages.

The fifty-fifth book of the year.  17,895 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (May 16th)

Pages read this day: 257
Books finished this day: 1

Total Pages Read: 1331
Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard 

I finished reading:

"Close" written by Martina Cole.  500 pages.

The fifty-fourth book of the year.  17,700 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (May 15th)

Pages read this day: 340
Books finished this day: 0

Total Pages Read:  1074
Books Finished:  0

-Richard
 

End of Bout of Books Day 4 (May 14th)

Pages read this day:  226
Books finished this day:  2

I finished Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris and Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck.   My new book is Close written by Martina Cole.

Total Pages Read: 744
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished:

"Sweet Thursday" written by John Steinbeck.  273 pages.

The fifty-third book of the year.  17,200 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Living Dead in Dallas" written by Charlaine Harris.  291 pages.

The fifty-second book of the year.  16,927 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (May 14th)

Pages Read this Day: 175
Books Finished this Day: 0

Total Pages Read:  518
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (May 12th)

Pages Read on Day 2:  145
Books Finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read:  343
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (May 11th).

Pages read on Day 1:  298
Books finished on Day 1:  1

Total Pages Read: 298
Total Books Finished: 1

I finished Ken Follett's The Man from St. Petersburg and started Charlaine Harris's Living Dead in Dallas.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Man from St. Petersburg" written by Ken Follett.  342 pages.

The fifty-first book of the year.  16,636 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Cup of Gold" written by John Steinbeck.  198 pages.

The fiftieth book of the year.  16,294 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Zimmermann Telegram" written by Barbara W. Tuchman.  195 pages.

The forty-ninth book of the year.  16,096 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Song of Igor's Campaign" translated by Vladimir Nabokov.  72 pages.

The forty-eighth book of the year.  15,901 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard

I'm getting ready to take part in my second Bout of Books read-a-thon starting on May 11th for a week.   No goals will be set, except taking time to rest, relax and read.   I am taking Friday off that week to spend a few hours reading so that will be fun :)

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 13 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I finished reading:

"Nimitz Class" written by Patrick Robinson.  483 pages.

The forty-seventh book of the year.  15,829 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard