Next week Jenn and I participating again in Bout of Books.  Always a great way to start the reading year!!   This will be our 28th time taking part!!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 1st and runs through Sunday, January 7th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 39 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Nina Balatka” written by Anthony Trollope.  195 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and fourth book of the year.  60,534 pages at an average of 297 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Death Coming Up The Hill” written by Chris Crowe.  203 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and third book of the year. 60,339 pages at an average of 297 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Heyoka Blood” written by Hewitt Schlereth.  250 pages.  One star.

The two hundred and second book of the year.  60,136 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial” written by Viet Thanh Nguyen.   357 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and first book of the year.  59,886 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“the woman in the dunes” written by Kobo Abe.  241 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundredth book of the year.  59,529 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Solovyov and Lariomov” written by Eugene Vodolazkin.  402 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety ninth book of the year.  59,288 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Jesus’ Alternative Plan:  The Sermon on the Mount” written by Richard Rohr.  187 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and ninety eighth book of the year.   58,886 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Golden Ocean” written by Patrick O’Brian.  285 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and ninety seventh book of the year.  58,699 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Superheavy:  Making and Breaking the Periodic Table” written by Kit Chapman.  287 pages.

The one hundred and ninety sixth book of the year.  58,414 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Kept in the Dark” written by Anthony Trollope.  495 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and ninety fifth book of the year.  58,127 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Skeletons in the Closet” written by Jean-Patrick Manchette.  168 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety fourth book of the year.  57,632 pages at an average of 297 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Rogue Protocol” written by Martha Wells.   158 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety third book of the year.  57,464 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Song of Lawino / song of ocol” written by Okoy p’Bitek.  151 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and ninety second book of the year.  57,306 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Plague Ship” written by Clive Cussler.  581 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and ninety first book of the year.  57,155 pages at an average of 301 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Ivan and Phoebe” written by Oksana Lutsyshyna.  395 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninetieth book of the year.  56,574 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Sense of an Ending” written by Julian Barnes.  163 pages. Five stars.

The one hundred and eighty ninth book of the year.  56,179 pages at an average of 297 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Most Dangerous Enemy:  A History of The Battle of Britain” written by Stephen Bungay.  430 pages.

The one hundred and eighty eighth book of the year.  56,016 pages at an average of 298 page pages per book.

-Richard