I finished reading:

“Cromwell:  The Lord Protector” written by Antonia Fraser.  706 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety first book of the year. 29,565 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Selected Poems” written by Gwendolyn Brooks.  127 pages.  Four stars.

The ninetieth book of the year.  28,859 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Hurler’s Peace” written by Philip Kerr.  448 pages.  Two stars.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  28,732 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni:  1968-1998” written by Nikki Giovanni.  470 pages.  Five stars.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  28,284 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Maus II:  A Survivor’s Tale - And Here May Troubles Began” written by Art Spiegelman.  136 pages.  Five Stars.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  27,814 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Poet Warrior” written by Joy Harjo.  219 pages.  Five stars.  

The eighty sixth book of the year.  27,678 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Essential Gandhi:  An an Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Works and Ideas” written by Mahatma Gandhi.  369 pages.  2 stars.

The eighty fifth book of the year.  27,459 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“You Are Your Best Thing:  Vulnerability, Shame, Resistance, And The Black Experience” edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown.  214 pages.  Five Stars.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  27,090 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Lessons in Chemistry” written by Bonnie Garmus.  386 pages.  Five stars.

The eighty third book of the year.  26,876 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day, May 15th and Final Stats:

Pages read on Day 7: 533

Books finished on Day 7: 3

Total Pages Read:  2068

Total Books Finished: 7

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Dr. Third” written by Adam Hargreaves.  32 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty second book of the year. 26,490 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

Richard 

I finished reading:

“Solar” written by Ian McEwan.  330 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty first book of the year.  26,458 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Collected Poems” written by Sylvia Plath.  384 pages.  Five stars.

The eightieth book of the year.  26,128 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6, May 14th:

Pages read on Day 6:  315

Books finished on Day 6: 0

Total Pages Read:  1535

Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, May 13th:

Pages read on Day 5:  341

Books finished on Day 5: 2

Total Pages Read:  1220

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Shadow’s Battle” written by Bernard Cornwell.  357 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  25,744 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Crazy Brave:  A Memoir” written by Joy Harjo.  165 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy eighth book of the year.  25,387 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4, May 12th:

Pages read on Day 4:  328

Books finished on Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read:  879

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard 

I finished reading;

“Ten Big One’s” written by Janet Evanovich.  319 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy seventh book of the year.  25,222 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, May 11th:

Pages read on day 3:  180

Books finished on day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  551

Total Books Finished:  0

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, May 10th:

Pages read on Day 2:  114

Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read:  371

Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, May 9th:

Pages read on Day 1:  257

Books finished on Day 1: 1

-Richard

I finished reading;

“The Wolf of the Kremlin: The First Biography of L.M. Kaganovich, The Soviet Union’s Architect of Fear” written by Stuart Kahan.  312 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  24,903 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard 

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I finished reading:

“Bel Canto” written by Ann Patchett.  318 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  24,591 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard 

Staring next week I will be participating in our 23rd Bout of Books read-a-thon.

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 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th 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 34 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I finished reading:

“Life and Fate” written by Vasily Grossman.  871 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy fourth book of the year.  34,273 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hours 16-18 and final stats (bed time)

Pages read these hours:  185

Time read these hours:  1 hour 56 mins 

Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  1,062

Total Time Read:  11 hours 46 minutes 

Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard