I finished reading:

“The Secret Pilgrim” written by John LeCarre.  375 pages. Four stars.  

The eighty fifth book of the year.  29,840 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 1, August 16th:

Pages read on Day 1:  140

Books finished on Day 1: 0

-Richard

 

Next week Jenn and I will be participating in our twenty-first 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, August 16th and runs through Sunday, August 22nd 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 32 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

End of reverse read-a-thon,

I did not read as much as usual as other things going on, but, had a much needed relaxing couple of days!

Total pages read:  753

Total time read:  10 hours 24 minutes 

Books finished:  3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Hot Six” written by Janet Evanovich.  336 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  29,465 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 18 (3/4’s through):

Pages read:  517

Time read:  6 hours 20 mins

Books finished:  2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 5:

Time for bed so an update:

Pages read: 294

Time read:  3 hours 31 mins

Books finished:  2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Indian Killer” written by Sherman Alexis.  420 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty third book of the year.  29,129 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Righteous Men” written by Sam Bourne.  562 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty second  book of the year.  28,709 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

Reverse read-a-thon opening post:

 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? - The Woodlands, TX

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?   Red Comet
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Golden Oreos!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English Ex-Pat "Lost in Texas"
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?   Not really focused on goals.   A combination of reading and watching Olympics!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Wild Horses” written by Dick Francis.  338 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty first book of the year.  28,147 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

I finished reading:

“Christianity Without Beliefs” written by Marshall Davis.  125 pages.  Five Stars.

The eightieth book of the year.  27,809 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Foundation Pit” written by Andrey Platonov.  180 pages. Five Stars.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  27,684 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Murder at the Kennedy Center” written by Margaret Truman.  334 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy eighth book of the year.  27,504 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself” written by Daniel J. Boorstin. 684 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy seventh book of the year.  27,170 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Tailor of Panama” written by John le Carre.  400 pages.  2 stars.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  26,486 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Gemini:  The Illuminae Files_02” written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.  659 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  26,086 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“whose names are unknown” written by Sanora Babb. 222 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy fourth book of the year.  25,427 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Rhythm of Prayer” edited by Sarah Bessey.  146 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy third book of the year.  25,205 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

  -Richard

I finished reading:

“The Rule of Four” written by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason.  346 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy second book of the year.  25,059 pages at an averse of 348 pages per book.

-Richard