Tuesday, July 22, 2025

July read month - July 21st:

Pages read today:  178
Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  4050
Total books finished: 10

-Richard 

Monday, July 21, 2025

I finished reading:

“The Culture Map:  Decoding How People Think, Lead and Get Across Culture” written by Erin Meyer.  253 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  33,319 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.



-Richard 
July read month - July 20th:

Pages read today: 144
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  3872
Total books finished:  9

-Richard 

Sunday, July 20, 2025

July read month - July 19th:

Pages read today:  886
Books finished today: 3

Total pages read:  3728
Total books finished: 9

-Richard 

Saturday, July 19, 2025

End of reverse read-a-thon hours 22-24 and final stats:

Pages read these hours:  282
Time read these hours:  2 hours 43 minutes 
Books finished these hours: 1

Final pages read:  1216
Final time read:  13 hours 21 minutes 
Final books finished:  4

-Richard 
I finished reading:

“The River” written by Laura Vinogradova.  118 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  33,066 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.



-Richard 

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End of reverse read-a-thon hours 19-21:

Pages read these hours:  247
Time read these hours:  2 hours 13 minutes
Books finished these hours: 1

Total pages read:  944
Total time read:  10 hours 38 minutes 
Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Look Alive Twenty-Five” written by Janet Evanovich.  306 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundredth book and first book of the year.  32,948 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.



-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours:  241
Time read these hours:  2 hours 11 mins 
Books finished these hours: 1

Total pages read:  691
Total time read:  8 hours 25 minutes 
Total books finished:  2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Against All Enemies” written by Tom Clancy.  709 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundredth book of the year.  32,642 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.



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

Pages read these hours:  82
Time read these hours:  1 hour 26 minutes
Books finished these hours: 0

Total pages read:  450
Total time read:  5 hours 14 minutes
Total books finished:  1

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

Pages read these hours:  113
Time read these hours:  1 hour 12 mins
Books finished these hours:  1

Total pages read:  344
Total time read:  3 hours 48 minutes
Total books finished:  1

Bed time… start up again in the morning.

-Richard 
July read month - July 18th:

Pages read today: 425
Books finished today: 3

Total pages read:  2842
Total books finished:  6

-Richard 

Friday, July 18, 2025

I finished reading:

“Waters of the World:  The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole” written by Sarah Dry.  288 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  31,933 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of reverse read-a-thon hours 1-3 (7pm-10):

Pages read these hours:  233
Books finished these hours: 0

-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Eisenhower’s Lieutenants:  The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-1945” written by Russell F. Weigley.  730 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  31,645 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Rage Prayers” written by Elizabeth Ashman Riley.  186 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  30,915 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.



-Richard
Starting this evening at 7pm and running for 24 hours we will be taking part in Dewey’s 24 hour reverse readathon.  As always I will post updates every three hours.  I have no particular goals, but, would like to get 1000 pages.

-Richard 
July read month - July 17th:

Pages read today:  117
Books finished today:  0

Total pages reads:  117
Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

Thursday, July 17, 2025

July read month - July 16th:

Pages read today:  178
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 2300
Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

July read month - July 15th:

Pages read today:  105
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  2122
Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

July read month - July 14th:

Pages read today:  180
Books finished today:  0

Total pages reads: 2,017
Total books finished:  3

-Richard

Monday, July 14, 2025

July read month - July 13th:

Pages read today:180
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  1837
Total books finished:  3

-Richard

Sunday, July 13, 2025

July read month - July 12th:

Pages read today:  198
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 1657
Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

Saturday, July 12, 2025

July read month - July 11th:

Pages read today:  157
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  1459
Total books finished: 3

-Richard 

Friday, July 11, 2025

July read month - July 10th:

Pages read today:  96
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  1302
Total books finished:  3

-Richard

Thursday, July 10, 2025

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July read month - July 9th:

Pages read today:  94
Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  1206
Total books finished:  3

-Richard 


Wednesday, July 09, 2025

I finished reading:

“Miaow” written by Benito Perez Galdos.  302 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  30,729 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.



-Richard 
July read month - July 8th:

Pages read today:  209
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 1112
Total books finished: 2

-Richard

Tuesday, July 08, 2025

July read month:  July 7th:

Pages read today:  42
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 903
Total books finished:  2

-Richard 

Monday, July 07, 2025

July read month - July 6th:

Pages read today:  223
Books finished today:  2

Total pages read:  861
Total books finished:2

-Richard 

Sunday, July 06, 2025

I finished reading:

“Foster” written by Claire Keegan.  92 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  30,427 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Solenoid” written by Mircea Cartarescu.  638 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  30,335 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.



-Richard 
July read month - July 5th:

Pages read today: 202
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  634
Total books finished: 0

-Richard 

Saturday, July 05, 2025

July read month - July 4th:

Pages read today:  166
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  432
Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

Friday, July 04, 2025

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July read month - July 3rd:

Pages read today: 132
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  266
Total books finished:  0

-Richard 


Thursday, July 03, 2025

July read month - July 2nd:

Pages read today:  83
Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  134
Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

July read month - July 1st:

Pages read today:  51
Books finished today:  0

-Richard 

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

June read month - June 30th:

Pages read today:  134
Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:   5009
Total books finished:  18

That’s it for June.  A pretty good reading month.  We have decided to do it again for July!

-Richard