I finished reading:

“Out of the Ashes” written by Frieda Hughes.  219 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and thirty second book of the year.  70,602 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Murderers” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  528 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and thirty first book of the year.  70,383 pages at an average of 305 per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Underworld” written by Reginald Hill.  280 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  69,855 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Dr. Eleventh” written by Adam Hargreaves.  34 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  69,575 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Kingsblood Royal” written by Sinclair Lewis.  318 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and twenty eight book of the year.  69,541 pages, which is new record for pages read in a year, at an average of 305 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“They Called Me a Lioness:  A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Feedom” written by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri.  262 pages. Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year. 69,223 pages at an average of 305 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Sea Snails on a Black Chow’s Tongue” written by Keith Harvey.  107 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  68,961 pages at an average of 305 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Writings From the Golden Age of Russian Poetry: Konstantinos Batyshkov” written by Peter France.  229 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  68,854 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Man Who Killed Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupov and the Murder That Helped Bring Down the Russian Empire” written by Greg King.  280 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  68,625 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard 

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I finished reading:

“The Rite of Spring:  The Music of Modernity” written by Gillian Moore.  191 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and twenty third book of the year. 68,345 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Long Fall” written by Walter Mosley.  335 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and twenty second book of the year.  68,154 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“D-Day:  The Battle for Normandy” written by Antony Beevor.  525 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and twenty first book of the year.  67,819 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Selected Works” written by Bernard of Clairvaux.  288 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and twentieth book of the year.  67,294 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“A Responsibility to Awe” written by Rebecca Elson.  159 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  67,006 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Assassin” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  453 pages. Three stars.

The two hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  66,847 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Moscow Nights:  The Van Clinton Story - How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War” written by Nigel Cliff.  366 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  66,394 pages at an average of 306 pages per book:

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Moscow. December 25, 1991:  The Last Day of the Soviet Union” written by Connor O’Clery.  286 pages. Four stars.

The two hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  66,028 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Selected Poems” written by T.S. Eliot.  127 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  65,742 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Locust Effect:  Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence” written by Gary A. Gauges and Victor Boutros.  285 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  65,615 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading;

“Byron” written by Lord Byron.  364 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  65,330 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Long to Reign:  The Survival of Monarchies in the Modern World” written by A.W. Purdue.  245 pages.  Two stars.

The two hundred and twelfth book of the year.   64,966 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Kilometer 101” written by Maxim Osipov.  266 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and eleventh book of the year.  64,721 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“McNally’s Alibi” written by Vincent Laredo.  289 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and tenth book of the year.  64,455 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Gift” written by Abdulrazak Gurnah.  279 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and ninth book of the year.  64,166 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“ Robert Burns” written by Robert Burns.  96 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundred and eighth book of the year.  63,887 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Dead Sea Scrolls” written by G. Vermes.  310 pages. Three stars.

The two hundred and seventh book of the year.  63,791 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Deadheads” written by Reginald Hill.  275 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and sixth book of the year.  63,481 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Poems: Volume One” written by Robert Browning.  1,013 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and fifth book of the year.  63,206 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Disappearing Earth” written by Julia Phillips.  256 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and fourth book of the year.  62,193 pages at an average of 305 pages per year. 

-Richard 

 End of read-a-thon closing survey:

1. How would you assess your reading overall?   Very happy with it.
2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it?  Not really, just enjoy what I was reading.
3. What was your favorite snack?  Carrot Cake!!

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 16-18 and bedtime:

Time read these hours: 2 hours 35 mins

Pages read these hours:  217

Books finished these hours: 0

Total time read:  12 hours 48 mins

Total pages read:  1098

Total books finished: 3

-Richard

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

Time read these hours:  1 hour 52 mins

Pages read these hours:  154

Books finished these hours: 1

Total time read:  10 hours 13 mins

Total pages read:  881

Total books finished: 3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Shirley” written by Charlotte Bronte.  599 pages.  Five stars.

The two hundred and third book of the year.  61,937 pages at an average of 305 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of read-a-thin hours 9-12:

Time read these hours:  2 hours 50 mins 

Pages read these hours:  273

Books finished these hours: 0

Total time read:  8 hours 21 minutes

Total pages read:  738

Total books finished: 0

-Richard 

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

Time read these hours:  2 hours 8 minutes

Pages read these hours: 172

Books finished these hours:  0

Total time read:  5 hours 31 minutes

Total pages read:  465

Total books finished: 0

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 4-6:

Time read these hours:  2 hours 10 mins 

Pages read these hours:  211

Books finished these hours: 2

Total time read:  3 hours 23 minutes

Total pages read:  293

Total Books finished: 2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Plum Lovin’” written by Janet Evanovich. 164 pages.  Three stars.

The two hundred and second book of the year.  61,338 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Witness” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  426 pages.  Two stars.  

The two hundred and first book of the year.  61,174 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hours 1-3:

Time read:  1 hour 13 mins

Pages read:  82

Books finished: 0

-Richard 

 Today we are taking part in another Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.   I will post a progress update every three hours.

The opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  North of Houston, TX
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Dunkin'
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! Chemist and Reader!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

“She Come By It Natural:  Dolly Parton and the Woman Who Lived Her Songs” written by Sarah Smarsh.  184 pages.  Four stars.

The two hundredth book of the year.  60,748 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Soul Culture:  Black Poets, Books and Questions that Grew Me Up” written by Remica Bingham-Risher.  198 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and ninety ninth book of the year.  60,564 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Last Years of Nijinsky” written by Romola Nijinsky.  252 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety eighth book of the year.  60,366 pages at an average of 305 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Dr. Tenth” written by Adam Hargreaves.  32 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and ninety seventh book of the year.  60,114 pages at an average of 305 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Lenin’s Mistress:  The Life of Inessa Armand” written by Michael Pearson.  242 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety sixth book of the year.  60,082 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Zom-B Fugitve” written by Darren Shan.  171 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety fifth book of the year.  59,840 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Nijinsky” written by Romola Nijinsky.  434 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninety fourth book and a record for books read in a year.  59,669 pages at an average of   308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“For the End of Time:  The Story of the Messiaen Quartet” written by Rebecca Rischin.  134 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and ninety third book of the year.  59,235 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Scorpion Winter” written by Andrew Kaplan.  404 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and ninety second book of the year.  59,101 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Last Witnesses:  An Oral History of the Children of World War II” written by Svetlana Alexievich.  295 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and ninety first book of the year.  58,697 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Living Pictures” written by Polina Barskova.  161 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and ninetieth book of the year.  58,402 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

 I finished reading:

“Bonhoeffer:  Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” written by Eric Metaxas.  542 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eighth ninth book of the year.  58,241 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Fathers and Children” written by Ivan Turgenev.  211 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eighty eighth book of the year.  57,699 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finishes reading:

“St. Petersburg:  A Cultural History” written by Solomon Volkov.  550 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eighty seventh book of the year.  57,488 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Victim” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  345 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and eighty sixth book of the year.  56,938 pages at an average of 306 pages per day.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Songs of Innocence and of Experience” written by William Blake.  155 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eighty fifth book of the year.  56,593 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“After Life” written by Abulrazak Gurnah.  309 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and eighty fourth book of the year.  56,438 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Collected Poems” written by John Betjeman.  481 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and eighty third book of the year.  46,129 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard