Friday, July 29, 2022

I finished reading:

“Victory Call to Arms” written by Stephen Coonts, David Hagberg and Barrett Tillman.  320 pages.  One Star.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  44,162 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, July 28, 2022

I finished reading:

“Masaryk Station” written by David Downing.  330 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.  43,842 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, July 24, 2022

I finished reading:

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

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  43,512 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Sharpe’s Christmas” written by Bernard Cornwell.  95 pages.  3 stars.

The one hundred and fortieth book of the year.  43,480 pages at an average of 311 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Final Stats for the Reverse Read-a-Thon:


Time Read:  11 Hours 23 Minutes

Pages Read: 1167

Books Finished: 5


-Richard

I finished reading:

“Daisy Jones and the Six” written by Taylor Jenkins Reid.  351 pages.  5 stars.

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year.  43,385 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Eleven on Top” written by Janet Evanovich.  321 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  43,034 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Blood and Fire:  William and Catherine Booth and their Salvation Army” written by Roy Hattersley.  441 pages.  Three stars. 

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  42,713 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.



-Richard 
It’s midnight, so, after a long day at work going to bed after 5 hours of the read-a-thon.

My update:

Time read:  4 hours 6 minutes
Pages read:  409
Books finished: 2

-Richard 
I finished reading:

“The Quiet Game” written by Greg Iles.  559 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  42,272 pages at an average of 311 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, July 22, 2022

I finished reading:

“All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days:  The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler” written by Rebecca Donner.  488 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  41,713 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.



-Richard 

 This weekend we will be taking part in the Dewey's 24 hour reverse read-a-thon.   To be honest I prefer this one due to the starting and finishing time and never feel as tired afterwards.


Although slightly early here is my introduction survey:


1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  Greater Houston, Texas, USA.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  No defined stack...whatever is next :)

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Golden Oreos

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  North East Englishman...sweltering 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? Participated in many.  Probably won't do anything different...

-Richard

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

I finished reading:

“A Climate of Change” written by various authors.  48 pages. Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  41.225 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, July 18, 2022

I finished reading:

“Lehrter Station” written by David Downing.  378 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  41,177 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.



-Richard

I finished reading:

“Mayakovsky Maximum Access” written by Vladimir Mayakovsky.  232 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  40,799 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.





-Richard 

Saturday, July 16, 2022

I finished reading:

“Dmitry Shostakovich” written by Pauline Fairclough. 177 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  40,567 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Book of Light” written by Lucille Clifton.  76 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  40,390 pages at an average of 311 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, July 15, 2022

I finished reading:

“Sharpe’s Story” written by Bernard Cornwell.  115 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  40,314 pages at an average of 313 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Bunting” written by Nnedi Okorafor.  90 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  40,199 pages at an average of 314 pages per book.



Richard 
I finished reading:

“State of Siege” written by Mahmoud Darwish.  183 pages.  Five Stars.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year. 40,109 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:  “Collected Poems” written by Ted Hughes. 1195 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  39,926 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Flanders Road” written by Claude Simon.  192 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  38,731 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, July 14, 2022

I finished reading:

“Dead Irish” written by John Lescroart.  420 pages. Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  38,539 pages at an average of 311 pages per book.



-Richard

Monday, July 11, 2022

I finished reading:

“Grey is the Color of Hope” written by Irina Ratishinskaya.  357 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty third book of the year.  38,119 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, July 09, 2022

I finished reading:

“Potsdam Station” written by David Downing.  340 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  37,762 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, July 06, 2022

I finished reading:

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

The one hundred and twenty first book of the year.  37,422 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.



-Richard

I finished reading:

“Winston Churchill a life” written by John Keegan.   192 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.   37,390 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, July 04, 2022

I finished reading:

“Gender Queer: A Memoir” written by Maia Kobabe.  240 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  37,198 pages at an average of 313 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Nothing But The Truth” written by John Lescroart.  439 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  36,958 pages at an average of 313 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, July 03, 2022

I finished reading:

“The Night Watchman” written by Louise Erdrich.  451 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  36,519 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, July 02, 2022

I finished reading:

“Life of a Bishop’s Assistant” written by Viktor Shklovsky.   136 pages.  3 stars.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  36,068 pages at an average of 311 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, July 01, 2022

I finished readings

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

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  35,932 pages an average of 312 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Obsessive Genius:  The Inner World of Marie Curie” written by Barbara Goldsmith.  233 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  35,900 pages at an average of 315 pages per book.



-Richard