Sunday, October 18, 2026

 End of Read-a-Thon hours 16-18 and final stats:


Pages read these hours:  64

Time read these hours:  1 hour 25 minutes

Books finished these hours:  1


Final pages read:  612

Final time read:  9 hours 44 minutes

Final books finished:  2


As expected we did not read as much as usual, but still had fun.   We will continue reading today.


-Richard

 I finished reading:


"The Woodcutter" written by Reginald Hill.   581 pages.  Three stars.


The one hundred and thirty-ninth book of the year.  44,620 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.



-Richard

 End of Read-a-Thon Hours 13-15:


Pages read these hours:  102

Time read these hours:  1 hour 24 minutes

Books finished these hours:  0


Total pages read:  548

Total time read:  8 hours 19 minutes

Total books finished:  1


-Richard

Saturday, October 17, 2026

 End of Read-a-Thon hours 10-12:


Pages read these hours:  195

Time read these hours:  2 hours 14 minutes

Books finished these hours:  1


Total pages read:  444

Total time read:  6 hours 55 minutes

Total books finished:  1


-Richard

 I finished reading:


"Tolstoy" written by Henri Troyat.   Five stars.  733 pages.


The one hundred and thirty-eighth book of the year.  44,039 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.



-Richard


 End of Read-a-Thon hours 7-9:


Pages read these hours: 94

Time read these hours:  1 hour 40 minutes

Books finished these hours:  0


Total pages read:  249

Total time read:  4 hours 41 minutes.

Total books finished:  0


-Richard

 End of Read-a-Thon hours 4-6:


Pages read these hours:  159

Time read these hours:  2 hours 44 minutes

Books finished these hours:  0


Total pages read:  172

Total time read:  3 hours 1 minute

Total books finished:  0


-Richard

 End of Read-a-Thon Hours 1-3:


Pages read these hours:  23

Time read these hours:  17 minutes

Books finished these hours:  0


-Richard

 Today Jenn and I are participating in another Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.  This time it will be a very light one as she is not feeling well and I am tired having just got back from a work trip to Germany.   We will relax, focus on reading and still have fun!!

-Richar

Friday, October 16, 2026

 I finished reading:


"Love & Blood:  At the World Cup with the Footballers, Fans, and Freaks" written by Jamie Trecker.  241 pages.  Two stars and "Requiem For A Glass Heart" written by David Lindsey.  433 pages.  Two stars.


The one hundred and thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh books of the year.   43,306 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.




-Richard



Saturday, October 10, 2026

 I finished reading:


"Paper Money" written by Ken Follett.   286 pages.  Two stars.


The one hundred and thirty-fifth book of the year.   42,632 pages at an average of 316 pages per book. 


-Richard

Saturday, October 03, 2026

 I finished reading:


"Kill Shot" written by Vince Flynn.   436 pages.  Three stars.


The one hundred and thirty-fourth book of the year.   42,346 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, October 02, 2026

 I finished reading:


"Giant" written by Edna Ferber.  447 pages.  Four stars.


The one hundred and thirty-third book of the year.  41,910 pages at an average of 315 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, September 27, 2026

 I finished reading:

"Spoon River Anthology" written by Edgar Lee Masters.   284 pages.  Two stars.


The One Hundred and Thirty-Second book of the year.   41,463 pages at an average of 314 pages per book.



-Richard


 I finished reading:


"Labor in the Soviet Union" written by Solomon M. Schwartz.  339 pages.  Four stars.


The one hundred and thirty-first book of the year.  41,179 pages at an average of 314 pages per book.



-Richard