Friday, December 31, 2021

I finished reading:

“Those Twentieth Century Blues:  An Autobiography” written by Michael Tippett.  278 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and forty fifth book of the year.  51,824 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.





-Richard

Thursday, December 30, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Kill Artist” written by Daniel Silva.  486 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty fourth book of the year.  51,546 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Pilgrim’s Progress” written by John Bunyan.  303 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  51,060 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

I finished reading:

“Silence:  Lectures and Writings” written by John Cage.  276 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.   50,757 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, December 27, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Fabric of the Cosmos:  Space, Time and the Texture of Reality” written by Brian Greene.   Four stars.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  50,481 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

I finished reading:

“William Still:  The Underground Railroad and the Angel of Philadelphia” written by William C. Kashatus.  220 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fortieth book of the year.  49,988 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

I finished reading:

“Hotel Du Lac” written by Anita Brookner.  184 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year.  49,768 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, December 19, 2021

I finished reading:

“Zoo Station” written by David Downing.  293 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  49,584 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Greetings from Bury Park” written by Sarfraz Manzoor.  269 pages.  Five Stars.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  49,291 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, December 17, 2021

I finished reading:

“John Brown’s Body” written by Stephen Vincent Benet.  336 pages.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  49,022 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, December 12, 2021

I finished reading:

“Once An Eagle” written by Anton Meyer.  Four stars. 1,291 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  48,686 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.



-Richard

Monday, December 06, 2021

I finished reading:

“River God” written by Wilbur Smith.  654 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  47,395 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

I finished reading:

“A Russian Civil War Diary:  Alexis Babine in Saratov, 1917-1922” written by Alexis Babine.  226 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  46,741 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, November 29, 2021

I finished reading:

“Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness” written by Richard Toye.  410 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty second book at an average of 352 pages per book.



-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Drop shot” written by Harlan Coben.  330 pages. Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  46,105 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

I finished reading:

“An Orchestra Beyond Borders:  Voices of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra” written by Elena Cheah.  280 pages.  Five Stars. 

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  45,775 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, November 20, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Wars” written by Timothy Findley.  218 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  45,495 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“The Ecclesiastical History of the English People” written by Bede.  357 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  45,277 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



  -Richard

Friday, November 19, 2021

I finished reading:

“The First Tycoon:  The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt” written by T.J. Stiles.  571 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year. 44,920 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

I finished reading:

“The First Counsel” written by Brad Meltzer. 479 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  44,349 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.





-Richard 

Saturday, November 13, 2021

I finished reading:

“Conversations in Black:  On Power, Politics, and Leaders” written by Ed Gordon.  242 pages.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  43,870 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, November 12, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Lenin Plot:  The Unknown Story of America’s War Against Russia” written by Barnes Carr.  338 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  43,628 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

I finished reading:

“Zero Day” written by David Baldacci.   549 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty third book of the year.  43,290 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, November 06, 2021

I finished reading:

“Black Boy” written by Richard Wright.  384 pages. Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  42,741 pages at an average of 350 pages per book. 



-Richard 

Sunday, October 31, 2021

I finished reading:

“Tooth and Nail” written by Ian Rankin.  293 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty first book of the year. 

42,327 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, October 30, 2021

I finished reading:

“Spring” written by Ali Smith.  337 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  42,034 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, October 24, 2021

I finished reading:

“Phantom” written by Ted Bell.  631 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  41,697 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.



-Richard 

Final read-a-thon stats and closing survey:


Pages Read: 983

Time Read:  11 Hours 2 Minutes

Books Finished: 2


  1. How would you assess your reading overall? - OK.   Finished just short of my 1000 page goal.
  2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?   Yes
  3. What was your favorite snack?  Mint Fudge
  4. Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?   No
  5. What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon?  Having a day to just chill and read.
-Richard



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

Pages read these hours:  203
Time read these hours:  1 hour 35 mins 
Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  962
Total Time Read:  10 hours 53 minutes
Books finished:  2

That’s about it.  Only a few minutes more before bed.

-Richard 

Saturday, October 23, 2021

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

Pages read these hours:  109
Time read these hours:  53 minutes
Books finished these hours:  0

Total Pages Read:  782
Total Time Read:  9 hours 18 minutes
Total Books Finished:  2

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hours 10-12:

Pages read these hours:  213
Time read these hours:  2 hours 23 mins
Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  673
Total Time Read:  8 hours 25 minutes
Total Books Finished :2

-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Hard Eight” written by Janet Evanovich. 326 pages. Three stars.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  41,066 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of read-a-thon hours 6-9:

Pages read these hours:  173
Time read these hours:  2 hours 31 minutes
Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  460
Total Time Read:  6 hours 2 minutes
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Gate House” written by Nelson DeMille.  770 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  40,740 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



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

Pages read these hours:  195
Time read these hours:  2 hours 22 minutes
Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  287
Total Time Read:  3 hours 31 minutes
Total Books Finished:  0

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

Pages read these hours:  78
Time read this hours :  1 hour 9 minutes
Books finished: 0

-Richard

Today we will be taking part in our thirty-first Dewey's 24 hour readathon (including reverse read-a-thon's).  This one will be slightly different as due to a very tough few weeks we plan to spend the day reading, but, also just relaxing and de-compressing. 


I will post updates after every three hours on progress. 

Opening Survey: 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? 35 miles North of Downtown Houston.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Nothing in particular.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Cherry Garcia ice cream.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Grieving pet parent :(
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?  Less worried about #'s, more about chilling!!   

-Richard

Friday, October 22, 2021

I finished reading:

“Why Fish Don’t Exist:  A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life” written by Lulu Miller.  195 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  39,970 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Case of Sergeant Grischa” written by Arnold Zweig.  449 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  39,775 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Love is the Way:  Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times” written by Bishop Michael Curry.  255 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  39,326 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, October 10, 2021

I finished reading;

“Split Second” written by David Baldacci.  481 pages. Three stars. 

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  39,071 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, October 09, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Henna Artist” written by Alka Joshi.  342 pages. Five stars.

The one hundred and twelfth book of the year.  38,590 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, October 08, 2021

I finished reading:

“readings from the book of exile” written by Padraig O Tuama.  84 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  38,248 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

I finished reading:

“Reading While Black:  African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope” written by Esau McCaulley.  184 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  38,164 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.  



-Richard

Sunday, October 03, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Honourable Schoolboy” written by John Le Carre.  606 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  37,980 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading;

“Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis” written by Martin J. Sherwin.  470 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  37,374 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, September 26, 2021

I finished reading:

“Day” written by Elie Wiesel.  109 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  36,904 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Dawn” written by Elie Wiesel.  102 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  36,795 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America” written by Kevin M. Kruse.  294 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  36,693 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, September 25, 2021

I finished reading:

“Winter” written by Ali Smith.  322 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  36,399 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

I finished reading;

“The State” written by Fran’s Oppenheimer.  108 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  36,077 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, September 18, 2021

I finished reading:

“Never Let Me Go” written by Kazuo Ishiguro.  288 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  35,969 pages pages at an average of 353 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, September 17, 2021

I finished reading:

“Citizen: Faithful Discipleship in a Partisan World” written by C. Andrew Doyle.  196 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  35,681 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.



-Richard

Thursday, September 16, 2021

I finished reading:

“Enigma” written by Robert Harris.  387 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundredth book of the year.  35,485 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, September 12, 2021

I finished reading:

“The Country Under My Skin:  A Memoir of Love and War” written by Gioconda Belli.  369 pages.  Five Stars.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  35,098 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

I finished reading:

“Deadly Decisions” written by Kathy Reichs.  332 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  34,729 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, September 06, 2021

I finished reading:

“This Tender Land” written by William Kent Krueger. 450 pages. Three stars.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  34,397 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, September 04, 2021

I finished reading

“Birds Art Life:  A Year of Observation” written by Kyo Maclear.  217 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  33,947 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.



-Richard