I finished reading:

“Rosa Parks May Story” written by Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins.  188 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and sixty fourth book of the year.  50,586 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished readings

“Music in World War II:  Coping With Wartime in Europe and The United States” edited by Pamela M. Potter,  Christina L. Baade and Montemorra Marvin.   273 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and sixty third book of the year.   50,398 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Serge Diaghilev:  His Life His Work His Legend An Intimate Biography” written Serge Lifar.  535 pages. Five stars.

The one hundred and sixty second book of the year.  50,125 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Serious Call:  To a Devout and Holy Life: A Puritan Guide” written by William Law.  289 pages.  Theee stars.

The one hundred and sixty first book of the year.  49,590 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Dr. Eighth” written by Adam Hargreaves.  32 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and sixtieth book of the year.  49,301 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Sherman:  Fighting Prophet” written by Lloyd Lewis.  653 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty ninth book of the year.  49,269 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Vig” written by John Lescroart.  362 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifty eighth book of the year.  48,616 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 7 and Final Stats:

Pages read on Day 7:  352

Books finished on Day 7:0

Total Pages Read:  1771

Total Books Finished:  5

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 6, August 20th:

Pages read on Day 6:  414

Books finished on Day 6: 2

Total Pages Read:  1,419

Total Books Finished: 5

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Take My Hand” written by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.  355 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fifty seventh book of the year.  48,254 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Timeslice:  Houston Poetry 2005” edited by Carolyn Tourney Florek.  125 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty sixth book of the year.  47,899 page at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, August 19th:

Pages read on Day 5:  229

Books finished on Day 5: 0

Total Pages Read: 1,005

Total Books Finished:  3

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 4, August 18th:

Pages read on Day 4: 156

Books finished on Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read:  776

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Twelve Sharp” written by Janet Evanovich.  322 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifty fifth book of the year.  47,774 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3,  August 17th:

Pages read on Day 3:  114

Books finished on Day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  620

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, August 16th:

Pages read on day 2:  232

Books finished on day 2:  0

Total Pages Read:  506

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, August 15th:

Pages Read on Day 1:  274

Books Finished on Day 1: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“They Can’t Kill Until They Kill Us” written by Hamif Abdurraqib.   287 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fifty fourth book of the year.  47,452 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Poetry of Lakeland:  A Colour Souvenir in Verse” written by various poets.  77 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifty third book of the year.  47,165 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Protege” written by Stephen Frey.  384 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifty second book of the year.  47,088 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Enormous Room” written by E.E. Cummings.  265 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifty first book of the day.  46,704 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry” written by various poets.   537 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fiftieth book of the year.  46,439 pages at an average of 310 pages per book.

-Richard

 This week we are again participating in the week long "Bout of Books".    I will post a daily update on how I read every day.

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 15th and runs through Sunday, August 21st 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 35 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Hamburg Score” written by Viktor Shklovsky.  240 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty ninth book of the year.  45,902 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading;

“If This Is Man and the The Truce” written by Primo Levi.  453 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and forty eighth book of the year.  45,662 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Notebooks 1942-1951” written by Albert Camus.  274 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty seventh book of the year.  45,209 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Resistance Book 1” written by Carla Jablonski and Leland Purvis.  124 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty sixth book of the year.  44,935 pages at an average of 308 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:  

“Comeback” written by Dick Francis.  261 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty fifth book of the year.  44,811 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Dweller in Shadows: A Life or Ivor Gurney” written by Kate Kennedy.  388 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty fourth book of the year.  44,550 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

- Richard