Sunday, October 30, 2016

I finished reading:

"Prison Writings: My Life is My Sun Dance" written by Leonard Peltier.  243 pages.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  32,528 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.


-Richard

Friday, October 28, 2016

I finished reading:

"The Making of the President 1960" written by Theodore H. White.  472 pages.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  32,285 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 23, 2016

End of read-a-thon survey and final stats:

  1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  The last one for me, hour 19
  2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  Hard to answer as everyone's tastes are different.  For me it would be spy thriller novels.
  3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?  Nope, love 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 5
  6. What were the names of the books you read? The Dogs of War, Dead and Gone, The Dragon, Out of the House of Bread, White People and started The Making of the President 1960.
  7. Which book did you enjoy most?  The Dragon
  8. Which did you enjoy least?  The Dogs of War
  9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely will!!
My Final Stats:

Pages Read:  1,243
Time Read:   12 hours 48 minutes
Books Finished: 5

See y'all in April!!

-Richard


End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read this hour: 45
Time read this hour: 48 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1,241
Total Time Read: 12 hours 45 minutes
Books Finished: 5

Time for bed.  Perhaps a few more minutes and pages, but, that's about it.

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read this hour: 71
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1,196
Total Time Read: 11 hours 57 minutes
Books Finished: 5

-Richard
Total I finished reading:

"White People stories and novellas" written by Allan Gurganus.  305 pages.

The one hundredth book of the year.   31,813 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.


-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 17:

Pages read this hour:  93 pages
Time read this hour: 49 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1,125
Total Time Read: 11 hours 15 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard

Saturday, October 22, 2016

End of read-a-thon hour 16:

Pages read this hour: 48
Time read this hour: 32 mins

Total Pages Read: 1,032
Total Time Read: 10 hours 36 minutes
Books finished: 4

-Richard 
End of read-a-thon hour 15:

Pages read this hour: 56
Time read this hour: 33 minutes

Total Pages Read: 984
Total Time Read: 10 hours 4 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 14:

Pages read this hour: 34
Time read this hour: 28 minutes

Total Pages Read:  934
Total Time Read: 9 hours 31 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 13:

Pages read this hour: 57
Time read this hour: 41 minutes

Total Pages Read: 894
Total Time Read: 9 hours 3 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard
I finished reading:

"Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines" written by Preston Yancey.  163 pages.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  31,508 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.


-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 12:

Pages read this hour: 86
Time read this hour 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 837
Total Time Read: 8 hours 22 minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 11:

Pages read this hour: 49
Time read this hour: 23 minutes.

Total Pages Read: 751
Total Time Read: 7 hours 27 minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Dragon" written by Yevgeny Zamyatin.  291 pages.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  31,345 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.


-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 10:

Pages read this hour: 79
Time read this hour: 54 minutes

Total Pages Read: 704
Total Time Read: 7 hours 4 mins
Books Finished: 2

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages read this hour: 62
Time read this hour: 35 minutes

Total Pages Read: 623
Total Time Read:  6 hours 10 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 8:

Pages read this hour: 68
Time read this hour: 47 minutes

Total Pages Read: 561
Total Time Read: 5 hours 35 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 7:

Pages read this hour: 32
Time read this hour: 17 minutes

Total Pages Read: 493
Total Time Read:  4 hours 48 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read this hour: 83
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read: 461
Total Time Read: 4 hours 31 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard
I finished reading:

"Dead and Gone" written by Charlaine Harris.  312 pages.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  31,054 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.


-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 5:

Pages read this hour:  109
Time read this hour: 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 378
Total Time Read: 3 hours 49 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 4:

Pages read this hour: 89
Time read this hour: 51 minutes.

Total Pages Read:  269
Total Time Read: 2 hours 54 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read this hour: 74
Time read this hour: 44 minutes

Total Pages Read: 180
Total Time Read: 2 hours 3 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Dogs of War" written by Frederick Forsyth. 436 pages.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  30,742 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.  


-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 2:

Pages read this hour: 62
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read:  106
Total Time Read: 1 hour 19 minutes.
Books Finished: 0

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 1:

Pages read this hour: 44
Time read this hour: 37mins

Total Pages Read: 44
Total Time Read: 37 mins
Books Finished: 0

-Richard 


Read-a-thon Introductory post:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, Texas (just north of Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  I don't really look ahead so it will be a pleasant surprise.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Ginger cookies my wife made.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English ex-pat now living in Texas with my beautiful bride (who is also taking part in the read-a-thon)
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 eighteenth read-a-thon.  Probably won't do much different.  However, this is the first one we've done since our dog died, so, there is going to be a bit of  a hole without her here with us.





-Richard



Friday, October 21, 2016

Tomorrow we are participating in our eighteenth Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.

As usual I don't have a list of book, just reading them as they come.  I do know that I will read the next Charlaine Harris Sookie book.  My goal is to beat my average number of pages (1087) and books (3.5) from the previous read-a-thons.

-Richard

Monday, October 17, 2016

I finished reading:  

"Babysitting George: The Last Days of a Soccer Icon" written by Celia Walden. 249 pages.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  30,306 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 16, 2016

I finished reading:

"We" written by Yevgeny Zamiatin.  218 pages.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  30,057 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.


-Richard

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

I finished reading:

"Dead Cert" written by Dick Francis.  310 pages.

The ninety third book of the year.  29,839 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 09, 2016

I finished reading:

"The Road to Little Dribbling - Adventures of an American in Britain" written by Bill Bryson.  376 pages.

The ninety second book of the year.  29,529 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 02, 2016

I finished reading:

"To Reform the Nation: Theological Foundations of Wesley's Ethics." Written by Leon O. Hynson.  153 pages.

The ninety first book of the year.  29,153 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.


-Richard