Monday, December 23, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Village of Ben Suc” written by Jonathan Schell.  132 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eighty first book of the year.  59,135 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, December 22, 2024

I finished reading:

“The House In The Cerulean Sea” written by T J Klune.  396 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eightieth book of the year.  59,003 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, December 20, 2024

I finished reading:

“NW” written by Zadie Smith.  401 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and seventy ninth book of the year.  58,607 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

I finished reading/

“Nightwatch” written by Sergei Lukyaneko.  355 pages.  Two star.

The one hundred and seventy eighth book of the year.  58,206 pages per book at an average of 327 pages per book.




-Richard

Saturday, December 14, 2024

I finished reading:

“Murder at the Pentagon” written by Margaret Truman.  323 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and seventy seventh book of the year.  57,851 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, December 12, 2024

I finished reading:

“Cultural Intelligence-“:  Individual Interactions Across Cultures” written by P. Christopher Early and Soon Ang.  313 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and seventy sixth book of the year.  57,528 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, December 09, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Cricketer’s Corpse” written by M M Hudson.  306 pages.   Three stars.

The one hundred and seventy fifth book of the year.  57,216 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, December 08, 2024

I finished reading:

“White Walls:  Collected Stories” written by Tatyana Tolstaya.  404 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and seventy fourth book of the year.  56, 910 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, December 06, 2024

I finished reading:

“Waiting for the Fear” written by Oguz Atay.  208 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and seventy third book of the year.  56,506 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.




-Richard 

Thursday, December 05, 2024

I finished reading:

“Backstreet Brawl:  Inside the Blood Feud Between Texas and Texas A&M” written by W.K. Stratton.  240 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and seventy second book of the year.  56,298 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, December 02, 2024

I finished reading:

“Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War” written by W. Bruce Lincoln.  526 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and seventy first book of the year.  56,058 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

I finished reading:

“Redbone:  The True Story of a Native American Rock Band” written by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni and Thibault Balahy.  160 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and seventieth book of the year.  55,532 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Moneyball” written by Michael Lewis.  301 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and sixty ninth book of the year.  55,372 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

I finished reading:

“Pink Flamingos:  10 Siberian Interviews” written by Sonja Franata.  160 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixty eighth book of the year.  55,071 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, November 24, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Shaman’s Coat:  A Native History of Siberia” written by Anna Reid.  202 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and sixty seventh book of the year.  54,911 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, November 23, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great Wat” written by Nigel McCrery.  249 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and sixty sixth book of the year.  54,709 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, November 22, 2024

I finished reading:

“Atom:  Journey Across The Subatomic Cosmos” written by Isaac Asimov.  310 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and sixty fifth book of the year.  54,460 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, November 17, 2024

I finished reading:

“Unmask Alice:  LSD, Satanic Panic and the Impostet Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries” written by Rick Emerson.  361 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and sixty fourth book of the year.  54,150 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.



-Richard

Thursday, November 14, 2024

I finished reading:

“Dreamland:  The Inside Story of the ‘93-‘94 Houston Rockers Championship Season” written by Robert Falkoff.  188 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and sixth third book of the year.  53,789 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Becoming A Composer” written by Errollyn Wallen.  308 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixty second book of the year.  53,601 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, November 10, 2024

I finished reading/

“The Last Dance:  Behind the Scenes at the Final Four” written by John Feinstein. 351 pages.   Three stars.

The one hundred and sixty first book of the year.  53,293 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, November 09, 2024

I finished reading:

“Goodbye to Russia:  A Personal Reckoning from the Ruins of War” written by Sarah Rainsford.  345 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixtieth book of the year.  52,942 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Black Hope” written by Marsha de la O.  75 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty ninth book of the year.  52,597 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, November 07, 2024

I finish reading:

“Revolutionary Russia 1891-1991: A History” written by Orlando Figes.  296 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty eighth book of the year.  52,522 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.



-Richard

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

I finished reading:

“Gandhi & Churchill:  The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age” written by Arthur Herman.  609 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty seventh book of the year.  52,226 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, November 02, 2024

I finished reading:

“That Was Now, This Was Then” written by Vijay Seshadri.  55 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fifty sixth book of the year.  51,617 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, October 27, 2024

End of readathon hours 16-18 and finish as it’s bed time:

Pages read these hours:  159
Time read these hours:  1 hour 58 mins
Books finished these hours:  1

Total pages read:  1018
Total time read:  10 hours 19 mins
Total books finished: 6

-Richard 
I finished reading:

“The Oceans of Cruelty:  Twenty-Five Tales of a Corpse Spirit.  A Retelling” written by Douglas J. Penick.   276 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty fifth book of the year.  51,562 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, October 26, 2024

End of readathon hours 13-15:

Time read these hours:  34 mins
Pages read these hours:  0
Books finished these hours: 0

Total time read:  8 hours 21 mins
Total pages read:  859
Total books finished:  5

-Richard 

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End of readathon hours 10-12:

Pages read these hours:  324
Time read these hours:  2 hours 40 mins
Books finished these hours:  2

Total pages read:  843 pages
Total time read:  7 hours 47 mins
Total books finished:  5

-Richard
I finished reading:  

“Jay’s Journal” written by Beatrice Sparks.  230 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and fifty fourth book of the year.  51,286 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.



-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Go Ask Alice” written by Beatrice Sparks.  159 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and fifty third book of the year.  51,056 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.



-Richard
End of readathon hours 7-9:

Pages read these hours: 200
Time read these hours:  1 hour 48 mins
Books finished these hours: 1

Total pages read:  519
Total time read:  5 hours 7 mins
Total books finished:  3

-Richard
I finished reading:

“Top Secret Twenty-One” written by Janet Evanovich.  326 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifty second book of the year.  50,897 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.



-Richard

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End of readathon hours 4-6:

Pages read these hours:  216
Time read these hours:  1 hour 58 minutes
Books finished three hours: 1

Total pages read:  319
Total time read:  3 hours 19 minutes
Total books finished:  2

-Richard 


I finished reading:

“A Rocket at Heart:  My Life and My Team” written by Rudy Tomjanovich with Robert Falkoffz. 293 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifty first book of the year.  50,571 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of readathon hours 1-3:

Pages read:  94
Time read:  1 hour 21 mins
Books finished: 1

-Richard 
I finished reading:

“In Mad Love And War” written by Joy Harjo.  65 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fiftieth book of the year.  50,278 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, October 25, 2024

 Tomorrow we will be taking part again in Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.    Hoping for a good day.  I'll post updates every three hours....


-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Ghost” road written by Pat Barker.  278 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty ninth book of the year.  50,213 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.



-Richard

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

I finished reading:

“Collected Poems:  1974-2004” written by Rita Dove.  418 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty eighth book of the year.  49,935 pages at an average of 337 per book.



-Richard

Monday, October 21, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Eye In The Door” written by Pat Barker.  280 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty seventh book of the year.  49,517 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, October 19, 2024

I finished reading:

“Regeneration” written by Pat Barker.  252 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty sixth book of the year.  49,237 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“all about love” written by bell hooks.  237 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and forty fifth book of the year.  48,985 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard

Thursday, October 17, 2024

I finished reading:

“A march to Madness:  the view from the floor in the Atlantic coast conference” written by John Feinstein.  452 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty fourth book of the year.  48,748 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Hit Refresh:  The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone” written by Satya Nadella.  257 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  48,296 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Chase” written by Clive Cussler.  489 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.  48,039 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, October 12, 2024

I finished reading:

“Eyes Off The Prize:  The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955” written by Carol Anderson.  276 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  47,550 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

I finished reading:

“Creation Lake” written by Rachel Kushner.  404 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fortieth book of the year.  47,274 pages at an average of 338 per book.



-Richard

Monday, October 07, 2024

I finished reading:

“Untimely Thoughts:  Essays on Revolution, Culture and The Bolsheviks 1917-1918” written by Maxim Gorky.  242 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year.  46,870 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, October 06, 2024

I finished reading:

“White Bird” written by R.J. Palacio. 216 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  46,628 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Russian Gothic” written by Aleksandr Skorobogatov.  124 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  46,412 pages at an average of 339 per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Danger” written by Dick Francis.  370 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  46,288 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, October 05, 2024

I finished reading:

“Boys in Zinc” written by Svetlana Alexievich.  295 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  45,918 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

I finished reading:

“Murder in Georgetown” written by Margaret Truman.  327 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  45,623 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, September 30, 2024

I finished reading:

“Murder at Ford’s Theatre” written by Margaret Truman.  376 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  45,296 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, September 28, 2024

I finished reading:

“Fathers of Football:  Great Briton’s Who Took The Game To The World” written by Keith Baker.  159 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  44,920 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard