Thursday, April 25, 2024

I finished reading:

“A Meal In Winter” written by Hubert Mingarelli.  138 pages.  Three stars.

The fifty ninth book of the year.  19,746 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Bravest Voices” written by Ida Cook.  272 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty eighth book of the year.  19,608 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, April 22, 2024

I finished reading:

“A People’s History of Heaven” written by Mathangi Subramanian.  288 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty seventh book of the year.  19,336 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, April 20, 2024

I finished reading:

“Sam Houston and the American Southwest” written by Randolph B. Campbell.  160 pages.  Three stars.

The fifty sixth book of the year.  19,048 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, April 19, 2024

I finished reading:

“Small Things Like These” written by Claire Keegan.  116 pages.  Five stars.

The fifty fifth book of the year.  18,888 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.



-Richard

Thursday, April 18, 2024

I finished reading:

“Waves In An Impossible Sea:  How Everyday Life Emerges From The Cosmic Ocean” written by Matt Strassler.  332 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty fourth book of the year.  18,772 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, April 14, 2024

I finished reading:

“Between Dog and Wolf” written by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry.  366 pages.  Five stars.

The fifty third book of the year.  18,440 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of read-a-thon hours 16-18:

Pages read these hours:  253
Time read these hours:  2 hours 34 minutes
Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  1153
Total Time Read:  11 hours 14 minutes 
Total Books Finished:  3

That’s about it.  Almost time for bed.  Just going to finish the chapter I am reading.

-Richard 

Saturday, April 13, 2024

I finished reading:

“Smokin’ Seventeen” written by Janet Evanovich.  308 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty second book of the year.   18,074 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of read-a-thon hours 13-15:

Pages read these hours:  97 
Time read these hours:  54 minutes
Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  910
Total Time Read:  8 hours 40 minutes 
Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard 


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End of read-a-thon hours 10-12:

Pages read these hours:  292
Time read these hours:  2 hours 43 minutes 
Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  775
Total Time Read:  7 hours 46 minutes
Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard 


I finished reading:

“Deep Six” written by Clive Cussler.  470 pages.  Three stars.

The fifty first book of the year.  17,766 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of read-a-thon hours 7-9:

Pages read these hours:  137
Time read these hours:  1 hour 35 minutes 
Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  483
Total Time Read:  5 hours 3 minutes
Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hours 4-6:

Pages read these hours:  165
Time read these hours:  2 hours 18 mins
Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  271
Total Time Read:  3 hours 28 minutes
Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard
I finished reading:

“On The Golden Porch” written by Tatyana Tolstaya.  198 pages.  Four stars.

The fiftieth book of the year.  17,296 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.



-Richard
End of read-a-thon hours 1-3/

Pages read these hours:  106
Time read these hours:  1 hour 10 minutes 
Books finished:  0

-Richard 

Friday, April 12, 2024

Tomorrow Jenn and I will once again be taking part in Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon.   I will post progress updates every three hours.   I am just looking for some time just to relax after a crazy few weeks.


-Richard

Thursday, April 11, 2024

I finished reading:

“Texas: A History” written by Joe B. Frantz.  212 pages.  Three stars.

The forty ninth book of the year.  17,098 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

I finished reading:

“Spandau Phoenix” written by Greg Iles.  695 pages.  Three stars.

The forty eighth book of the year.  16,886 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, April 08, 2024

I finished reading:

“A Strange and Sublime Address” written by Amit Chaudhuri.  154 pages.  Four stars.

The forty seventh book of the year.  16,191 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, April 07, 2024

I finished reading:

“Saga:  Volume Eleven” written by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.  160 pages.  Four stars.

The forty sixth book of the year.  16,037 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, April 06, 2024

I finished reading:

“Beethoven in Russia:  Music and Politics” written by Frederick W. Sanger.  249 pages. Four stars.

The forty fifth book of the year.  15,877 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

I finished reading:

“the comfort of strangers” written by Ian McEwan.  134 pages.  Three stars.

The forty fourth book of the year.  15,628 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, April 02, 2024

I finished reading:

“Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia” written by Orlando Figes.  586 pages.  Five stars.

The forty third book of the year.  15,494 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.



-Richard

Thursday, March 28, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Nine Nations of North America” written by Joel Garreau.  390 pages.  Three stars.

The forty second book of the year.  14,908 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, March 24, 2024

I finished reading:

“A Change Meeting:  American Encounters” written by Rachel Cohen.  324 pages.  Four stars.

The forty first book of the year.  14,518 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, March 22, 2024

I finished reading:

“A Prayer For The Crown Shy” written by Becky Chambers.  149 pages.  Five stars.

The fortieth book of the year.  14,194 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, March 21, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Unforgettable San Jose Earthquakes:  Momentous Stories On & Off The Field” written by Gary Singh.  154 pages.  Five stars.

The thirty ninth book of the year.  14,045 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

I finished reading:

“black dogs” written by Ian McEwan.  149 pages.   Four stars.

The thirty eighth book of the year.  13,891 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, March 18, 2024

I finished reading:

“American Prometheus:  The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.  599 pages.  Four stars.

The thirty seventh book of the year.  13,742 pages at an average of 371 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, March 17, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Sacramental Journey of The Salvation Army:  A Study of Holiness Foundations” written by R. David Rightmire.  269 pages.  Four stars.

The thirty sixth book of the year.  13,143 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

I finished reading:

“Cyclops” written by Clive Cussler.  614 pages.  Two stars.

The thirty fifth book of the year.  12,874 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Red Notice:  A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice” written by Bill Browder.  380 pages.  Four stars.

The thirty fourth book of the year.  12,260 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.



-Richard 

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I finished reading:

“Enduring Love” written by Ian McEwan.  245 pages.  Four stars.

The thirty third book of the year.  11,880 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Skin of Dreams” written by Raymond Queneau.  203 pages. Three stars.

The thirty second book of the year.  11,635 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, March 03, 2024

I finished reading:

“A Psalm For The Wild Built” written by Becky Chambers.  147 pages.  Four stars.

The thirty first book of the year.  11,432 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, March 02, 2024

I finished reading:

“Adventures in the Atomic Age:  From Watts to Washington” written by Glenn T. Seaborg.  296 pages.  Four stars.

The thirtieth book of the year.  11,285 pages at an average of 376 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Benn Diaries 1940-1990” written by Tony Benn.  641 pages.  Three stars.

 The twenty ninth book of the year.  10,989 pages at an average of 379 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, February 26, 2024

I finished reading:

“A Little Life” written by Hanya Yanagiihara.  814 pages.  Five stars.  The first and only review I have ever put on Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3191057276

The twenty eighth book of the year.  10,348 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, February 22, 2024

I finished reading:

“Spartan Gold” written by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood.  501 pages.  Three stars.

The twenty seventh book of the year.  9,534 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, February 19, 2024

I finished reading:

“Resistencia:  Poems of Protest and Revolution” written by various poets.  189 pages.  Four stars.

The twenty sixth book of the year.  9,033 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Child In Time” written by Ian McEwan.  220 pages.  Four stars.

The twenty fifth book of the year.  8,844 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, February 11, 2024

I finished reading:

“Trojan Odyssey” written by Clive Cussler.  463 pages. Three stars.

The twenty fourth book of the year. 8,624 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finish’s reading:

“The Unforgivable and Other Writings” written by Cristina Campo.  252 pages.  Three stars.

The twenty third book of the year.  8,161 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, February 08, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Killer’s Christmas List” written by Chris Frost.  282 pages.  Four stars.

The twenty second book of the year.  7,909 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, February 05, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Bee Sting” written by Paul Murray.  643 pages.  Four stars.

The twenty first book of the year.  7,627 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, February 01, 2024

I finished reading:

“Beyond The Limit” written by Irina Ratishinskaya.  121 pages.  Five stars.

The twentieth book of the year.  6,984 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

I finished reading:

“My Revolutions” written by Hari Kunzru.  279 pages.  Four stars.

The nineteenth book of the year.  6,863 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, January 28, 2024

I finished reading:

“Homage to Catalonia” written by George Orwell.  232 pages. Five stars.

The eighteenth book of the year.  6,584 Kaye’s at an average of 366 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, January 27, 2024

I finished reading:

“Tamar” written by Mal Peet.  424 pages.  Four stars.

The seventeenth book of the year.  6,352 pages at an average of 374 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, January 26, 2024

I finished reading:

“Rob Roy” written by Walter Scott.  382 pages.  Two stars.

The sixteenth book of the year.  5,928 pages at an average of 371 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, January 25, 2024

I finished reading:

“Complete Poems” written by Basil Bunting.  220 pages.  Four stars.

The fifteenth book of the year. 5,546 pages at an average of 370 pages.



-Richard 

Saturday, January 20, 2024

I finished reading/

“A Rule Against Murder” written by Louise Penny.  322 pages.  Four stars.

The fourteenth book of the year.  5,326 pages at an average of 380 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, January 18, 2024

I finished reading:

“Jesus and the Disinherited” written by Howard Thurman.  102 pages.  Four stars.

The thirteenth book of the year.  5,004 pages at an average of 385 pages per book.



-Richard

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

I finished reading:

“Prophet Song” written by Paul Lynch.  309 pages.  Five stars.

The twelfth book of the year.  4,902 pages at an average of 409 pages per book..



-Richard 

Monday, January 15, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Dearly Beloved” written by Cara Wall.  338 pages.  Three stars.

The eleventh book of the year.  4,593 pages at an average of 418 pages per week.



-Richard 

Saturday, January 13, 2024

I finished reading:

“The Red Wheel March 1917 Node III Book 2” written by Alesandr Solzhenitsyn.  673 pages.  Four stars.

The tenth book of the year.  4,255 pages at an average of 425 pages per book.



-Richard