I finished reading:

“The Seventh Secret” written by Irving Wallace.  390 pages.  Two Stars.

The sixty first book of the year.  21,173 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Fierce and Beautiful World” written by Andrei Platonov.  264 pages.  Five stars.

The sixtieth book of the year.  20,783 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Gathering” written by Anne Enright.  261 pages. Four stars.

The fifty ninth book of the year.  20,519 pages at an average of 348 pages.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“DeRo: My Life” written by Dwayne De Rosario with Brandan Dunlap.  192 pages.  Four stars.  

The fifty eight book of the year.  20,257 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Murder of the Leviathan” written by Boris Akunin.  223 pages.  Two stars.

The fifty seventh book of the year.  20,065 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“High Five” written by Janet Evanovich.  317 pages.  Three stars.

The fifty sixth book of the year.  19,842 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, May 16th and Final Stats:

Pages read on Day 7:  341

Books finished on Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read: 1,105

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Night Manager” written by John Le Carre.  429 pages.  Two stars.

The fifty fifth book of the year.  19,525 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 6, May 15th:

Pages read on Day 6:  142

Books finished on Day 6: 0

Total Pages Read:  764

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, May 14th:

Pages read on day 5:  118

Books finished on day 5:  0

Total Pages Read: 622

Total Books Finished:  2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 4, May 13th:

Pages read on day 4: 94

Books finished on day 4: 1

Total Pages Read:  504

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War” written by Duncan White.  692 pages.  Five Stars.

The fifty fourth book of the year.  19,096 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, May 12th:

Pages read on day 3:  122

Books finished on day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  410

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, May 11th:

Pages read on Day 2:  130

Books finished on Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read:  288

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

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