I finished reading:

“The Draft and the Vietnam War” written by Jacquin Sanders. 156 pages.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  39,918 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Cross of St, George” written by Alexander Kent.  337 pages.  

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.   39,762 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Beatles:  From Yesterday to Today” written by the editors of LIFE.  127 pages.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  39,425 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Beating Guns:  Hope for People who are Weary of Violence” written by Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin.  266 pages.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  39,298 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Faces in the Crowd” written by Valeria Luiselli.  154 pages.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  39,032 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, August 23rd and Final Post:

Pages read on day 7:  354

Books finished on day 7: 4

Total Pages Read: 1300

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“My Many Years” written by Arthur Rubinstein.  605 pages.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  38,878 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 6, August 22nd:

Pages read day 6:  213

Books finished day 6: 0

Total Pages Read:  946

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, August 21st:

Pages read on Day 5:  153 pages

Books finished on Day 5: 0

Total Pages Read: 733

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4, August 20th:

Pages read on day 4:  84

Books finished: 1

Total Pages Read:  580

Total Books Finished:  3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Most Wanted Man” written by John Le Carre.  416 pages.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  38,273 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, August 19th:

Pages read on day 3:  151

Books finished on day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  496

Total Books Finished:  2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, August 18th:

Pages read day 2: 195

Books finished day 2: 1

Total Pages Read: 345

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Saga Volume Seven” written by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.  152 pages.

The one hundred and thirteenth book.  37,857 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, August 17th:

Pages read on Day 1:  150

Books finished on Day 1: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Future is History:  How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia” written by Masha Gessen.  486 pages.

The one hundred and twelfth book of the year.  37,705 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

 

Next week Jenn and I will be taking part in our eighteenth 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 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

Literary Landscapes of The British Isles” written by David Daiches and John Flower.  279 pages.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  37,219 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Eagle Strike” written by Anthony Horowitz.  322 pages.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  36,940 ours at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Space Struck” written by Paige Lewis.  72 pages.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  36,618 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

 Read-a-thon Closing Survey:

1. How would you assess your reading overall?   Very happy.  I had a goal for reading 1000 pages and finished 1089.
2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Yes
3. What was your favorite snack?  Dairy Milk Chocolate
4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

End of read-a-thon hours 22-24 and final stats:

Pages read theses hours:  244 pages 

Time read these hours:  2 hours 45 mins

Books finished these hours:  4

Total Pages Read:  1089

Total Time Read:  13 hours 56 mins

Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Chernobyl:  The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe” written by Serhii Plokhy.  349 pages.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  36,546 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 19-21:

Pages read these hours:  137

Time read these hours:  2 hours 

Books finished these hours:  0

Total Pages Read:  845

Total Time Read:  10 hours 11 mins

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

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

Pages read these hours:  221

Time read these hours:  1 hour 34 mins

Books finished these hours:  2

Total Pages Read:  708

Total Time Read:  7 hours 11 mins

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Saga Volume Six” written by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.  152 pages.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  36,197 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Zom-B Family” written by Darren Shan.  175 pages.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  36,045 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Time read these hours:  1 hour 26 mins

Pages read these hours:  158 pages

Books finished these hours:  0

Total Pages Read:  487

Total Time Read:  5 hours 38 mins

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

 Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?  Zom-B Family
2. How many books have you read so far? I have finished 1 and read a little part of two others
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?  Chernobyl
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?  Don't worry and enjoy the reading :)
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?  Less tiring than the regular read-a-thon due to the hours.

-Richard

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

Pages read these hours:  126

Time read these hours:  1 hour 44 mins

Books finished these hours:  1

Total Pages Read:  329

Total Time Read:  4 hours 12 mins

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad” written by David Hayward Bain. 711 pages.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  35,870 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard

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

Pages read these hours:  201

Time read these hours:  2 hours 28 minutes

Books finished these hours:  0

-Richard

 This evening and tomorrow we are taking part in the Dewey's reverse read-a-thon.  My plan is about 15 hours reading (7pm - midnight tonight and 9am - 7pm tomorrow) reading about 1000 pages.

Here is my opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?   The Woodlands, Texas (35 miles north of Houston).
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Chernobyl by Plokhy
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?   Dairy Milk!!
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?  I have participated in more than 20.  I don't think I'll do much different apart from staying at home rather going to different locations such as Starbucks to read due to COVID being rampant in TX.

-Richard

I finished reading;

“Life Together:  A discussion of Christian fellowship” written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.  122 pages.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  35,159 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard