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 

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 

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 

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

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 

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 

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

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 

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 

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

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