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