Monday, July 30, 2018

I finished reading:

“Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return” written by Marjane Satrapi.  187 pages.

The ninety third book of the year.  31,117 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, July 29, 2018

I finished reading:

“Goldfinger” written by Ian Fleming.   191 pages.

The ninety second book of the year.  30,930 at an average of 336 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, July 28, 2018

End of Summer Read-a-Thon Closing Survey and Final Stats:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Around midnight my time before I went to bed.
2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read!  I finished Lenin's Tomb, which I was already reading.  I read Persepolis, The Colonels and The Little Book of Hygge.  I read a chapter of a "City on the Hill" and started Goldfinger
3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners? Persepolis
4. How did you feel about this first-ever Reverse Readathon? Should we do it again?  It was.  I would say definitely do it agan.
5. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in volunteering to help organize and prep in October?  I will definitely be participating.

Final Stats:

Pages Read:  1146
Time Read:  14 Hours 30 minutes.
Books finished: 4

-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Little Book of Hygge:  Danish Secrets to Happy Living” written by Meik Wiking.  221 pages.

The ninety first book of the year.   30,739 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Colonels:  Brotherhood of War Book IV” written by W.E.B. Griffin.   470 pages.

The ninetieth book of the year.  30,518 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.



-Richard
Summer Read-a-Thon update:

Three quarter of the way through:

Pages Read: 636
Time Read: 9 hours 11 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard
Summer Read-a-thon Mid Event Survey:

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?  The Colonels by W.E.B. Griffin
2. How many books have you read so far?  Finished 2
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?  The Little Book of Hygge
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?  No, apart from going to bed for a few hours
5. What surprises you most about the Reverse Readathon so far?  None..
-Richard
Summer read-a-thon update after 5 hours:

Pages read: 306
Time read: 3 hours 30 minutes
Books finished: 2

Time for bed now.  The plan is to start at 7am to complete 12 hours tomorrow.

-Richard

Friday, July 27, 2018

I finished reading:

“Persepolis:  The Story of a Childhood” written by Marjane Satrapi.  153 pages.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  30,048 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Lenin’s Tomb:  The Last Days of the Soviet Empire” written by David Remnick.   542 pages.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  29,895 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard
Dewey's Summer Read-a-Thon Opening Survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, TX (35 miles north of Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Depends how far I get :)
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Panera Cherry Pastry
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Getting older :(
5) This is our VERY first Reverse Readathon! How does it feel in your time zone?  Love it!!

-Richard

Saturday, July 21, 2018

I finished reading:

“High Stakes”  written by Dick Francis.  253 pages.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  29,353 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, July 20, 2018

I finished reading:

“What You Did Not Tell:  A Russian Past has the Journey Home” written by Mark Mazower.  354 pages.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  29,100 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“I Found God in Soviet Russia” written by John Noble.  192 pages.

The eighty fifth book of the year.  28,746 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard

Monday, July 16, 2018

I finished reading:

“Soviet Society Under Perestoika” written by David Lane.  394 pages.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  28,554 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, July 14, 2018

I finished reading:

“Smokescreen” written by Dick Francis.  253 pages.

The eighty third book of the year.  28,160 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, July 13, 2018

I finished reading:

“On Tyranny:  Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” written by Timothy Snyder.  126 pages.

The eighty second book of the year.  27,907 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard

Thursday, July 12, 2018

I finished reading:

“Stones into Schools:  Promoting Peace with Books, not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan” written by Greg Mortenson.  379 pages.

The eight first book of the year.  27,781 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, July 07, 2018

I finished reading:

“Bonecrack” written by Dick Francis.  238 pages.

The eightieth book of the year.  27,402 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, July 06, 2018

I finished reading:

“Not a Scientist:  How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent and Utterly Mangle Science” written by Dave Levitan.  206 pages.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  27,164 pages at an average of 244 pages per book.



-Richard

Monday, July 02, 2018

I finished reading:

“Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time” written by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.  331 pages.

The sevent eighth book of the year.  26,958 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Humble Approach:  Scientists Discover God” written by Sir John Templeton.  139 pages.

The seventy seventy book of the year.  26,627 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, July 01, 2018

I finished reading:

“The Book of Air and Shadows” written by Michael Gruber and “Rat Race” written by Dick Francis.  466 and 238 pages.




The seventy fifth and seventy sixty books of the year.    26,488 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.



-Richard