I finished reading:

“Slay Ride” written by Dick Francis.   279 pages.  Three stars. 

The fifty-third book of the year.  18,404 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, May 10th:

Pages Read on Day 1:  158

Books Finished on Day 1:  0

-Richard

 This week we will be participating in our twentieth "Bout of Books":

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 10th and runs through Sunday, May 16th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 31 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading;

“The Turkish Gambit” written by Boris Akunin.  211 pages.  Three stars.

The fifty second book of the year.  18,125 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“New Monasticism” written Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.  174 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty first book of the year.  17,914 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Grandmaster” written by Warren Murphy and Molly Cochrane.  431 pages.  Four stars.

The fiftieth book of the year.  17,740 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Darkest Hour:  How Churchill Brought England Back From the Brink” written by Anthony McCarten. 265 pages.  Three stars.

The forty ninth book of the year.  17,309 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Lives of Unforgetting: What We Lose in Translation When We Read the Bible” written by Stant Litore.  363 pages.  Four stars.

The forty eighth book of the year.  17,044 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard 

 Read-a-thon final step and closing survey

Pages Read:  1021

Time Read:  11 hours 42 minutes

Books Finished: 5

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?   Patchy.... some hours read well,  others struggled
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?  Yes
3. What was your favorite snack?   Strawberry Dip w/Ginger Nuts
4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

-Richard

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

Pages read these hours:  153

Time read these hours 1 hour 50 minutes

Books finished these hours:  1

Total Pages Read: 1004

Total Time Read:  11 hours 29 minutes

Total Books Finished:  5

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Four to Score” written by Janet Evanovich.   313 pages.  Three stars.

The forty seventh book of the year.  16,681 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours:  140 pages

Time read these hours:  2 hours 6 minutes 

Books finished these hours:  0

Total Pages Read:  851

Total Time Read:  9 hours 29 minutes 

Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard 

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

Time read these hours:  1 hour 24 mins 

Pages read these hours:  171

Books read these hours:  1

Total Time Read:  7 hour 23 mins

Total Pages Read:  711

Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Saga Vol. 9” written by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.  154 pages.  Three stars.

The forty sixth book of the year.  16,368 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.  

-Richard 

 End of read-a-thon hours 7-9:

Pages read these hours:  278

Time read these hours:  2 hours 8 minutes

Books finished these hours:  3

Total Pages Read: 541

Total Time Read:  5 hours 59 minutes

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Zom-B: Bride” written by Darren Shan.  234 pages.  Four stars.

The forty fifth book of the year.  16,214 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hours 4-6;

Time read these hours:  2 hours 13 mins

Pages read these hours:  183

Books finished these hours:  2

Total Time Read:  3 hours 51 minutes

Total Pages Read:  163

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Beneath the Bleeding” written by Val McDermid.  484 pages.  Four stars.

The forty forty book of the year.  15,980 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Girl Who Played With Fire” written by Stieg Larsson.  503 pages.  Three stars.

The forty third book of the year.   15,496 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

A slow start!!

Time read these hours:  1 hour 38 minutes 

Pagers read these hours:  80

Books finished these hours:  0

-Richard