I finished reading:

“The Personal Librarian” written by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.  338 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  34,593 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Man and Superman” written by George Bernard Shaw.  267 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  34,255 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Small Worlds” written by Caleb Azumah Nelson.  256 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  33,988 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Fighting Agents” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  438 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  33,732 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Splendid and the Vile:  A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During The Blitz” written by Erik Larson.   503 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  33,294 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Inca Gold” written by Clive Cussler.  581 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  32,791 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“For The Good Of The Cause” written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 142 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety third book of the year.  32,210 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Lily In The Valley” written by Honore De Balzac.  260 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety second book of the year.  32,068 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Box in the Woods” written by Maureen Johnson.  385 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety first book of the year.  31,808 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Summer We Crossed Europe In The Rain” written by Kazuo Ishiguro.  99 pages.  Five stars.

The ninetieth book of the year.  31,423 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena” written by Anthony Marra.  381 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  31,324 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

 -Richard 

I finished reading:

“Collected Poems” written by Donald Justice.  279 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  30,943 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Soldier Spies” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  415 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  30,664 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Lion:  Winston Spencer Churchill Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965” written by William Manchester and Paul Reid.  1053 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  30,249 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Authentic Letters of Paul: A New Reading of Paul’s Rhetoric and Meaning” written by Arthur J. Dewey, Roy E. Hoover, Lane C. McGaughy and Daryl D.Schmidt.  259 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty fifth book of the year.  29,196 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“From Under The Rubble” edited by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.  294 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  28,937 pages at an average of 244 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Lion:  Alone 1932-1940” written by William Manchester.  684 pages.  Four stars. 

The eighty third book of the year.  28,643 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Singularity” written by Dino Buzzati.  127 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty second book of the year.  27,959 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished:

“Exit Strategy: The Murderbot Diaries” written by Martha Wells.  172 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty first book of the year.  27,832 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Hunt Club” written by John Lescroart.  512 pages.  Four stars.

The eightieth book of the year.  27,660 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Winston Spencer Churchill The Last Lion:  Visions of Glory 1874-1932” written by William Manchester.  833 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  27,148 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror” written by John Ashberry.  83 pages. Four stars.

The seventy eighth book of the year.  26,265 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Secret Warriors” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  405 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy seventh book of the year.  26,182 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Deluge” written by Stephen Markley.  880 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  25,777 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Collected Poems 1943-2004” written by Richard Wilbur.  577 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy fifty book of the year.  24,897 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, May 19th and Final Post:

Pages read on Day 7:  261

Books finished on Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read:  1579

Total Books Finished:  5

Until August....

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 6, May 18th:

Pages read on Day 6:  522

Books finished on Day 6: 1

Total Pages Read:  1397

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Just Send Me Word:  A Trie Story of Love and Survival in the Gulag” written by Orlando Figes.  301 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy fourth book of the year.  24,320 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century” written by Alexandra Popoff.  326 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy third book of the year.  24,019 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, May 17th:

Pages read on Day 5:  138 Pages

Books finished on Day 5: 0

Total Pages Read:  875

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 4, May 16th:

Pages read on Day 4:  163

Books finished on Day 4: 2

Total Pages Read:  737

Total Books Finished:  3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Prometheus Deception” written by Robert Ludlum.  546 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy second book of the year.  23,693 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Explosive Eighteen” written by Janet Evanovich.  305 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy first book of the year.  23,147 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, May 15th:

Pages read on Day 3:  150

Books finished on Day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  574

Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, May 14th:

Pages read on Day 2:  245

Books finished on Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read:  424

Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Slaughterhouse Five” written by Kurt Vonnegut.   275 pages.  Four stars.

The seventieth book of the year.  22,842 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, May 13th:

Pages read on Day 1:  179 pages

Books finished on Day 1: 0

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Alex + Ada” written by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn.  128 pages.  Five stars.

The sixty ninth book of the year.  22,567 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Mischievous Creatures:  The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science” written by Catherine McNeur.  338 pages.  Five stars.

The sixty eighth book of the year.  22,439 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Red Joen” written by Jennie Rooney.  390 pages.  Three stars.

The sixty seventh book of the year.  22,101 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard 

 Next week Jenn and I will be partaking in The Bout of Books read-a-thon.   The 29th time we've done it!!  

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 40 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Wieland” written by Charles Brockton Brown.  124 pages.  Two stars.

The sixty sixth book of the year.  21,711 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Texas:  The Lone Star State” written by Rupert N. Richardson, Adrian Anderson and Ernest Wallace.  427 pages.  Three Stars.

The sixty fifth book of the year.  21,587 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Butterflies of Dinard” written by Eugenio Montale.  201 pages.  Two stars.

The sixty fourth book of the year.  21,160 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“My Murder” written by Katie Williams.  291 pages.  Five stars.

The sixty third book of the year.  20,959 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Heroes” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  384 pages.  Three stars.

The sixty second book of the year.  20,668 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Wandering Stars” written by Tommy Orange.  315 pages.  Four stars.

The sixty first book of the year.  20,284 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Bishop of Rwanda:  Finding Forgiveness Amidst A Pile Of Bones” written by John Rucyahana with James Riordan.  223 pages.  Three stars.

The sixtieth book of the year.  19,969 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard 

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 

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 

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

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

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

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 

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 

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