I finished reading:

“Faces in the Crowd” written by Valeria Luiselli.  154 pages.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  39,032 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, August 23rd and Final Post:

Pages read on day 7:  354

Books finished on day 7: 4

Total Pages Read: 1300

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“My Many Years” written by Arthur Rubinstein.  605 pages.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  38,878 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 6, August 22nd:

Pages read day 6:  213

Books finished day 6: 0

Total Pages Read:  946

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, August 21st:

Pages read on Day 5:  153 pages

Books finished on Day 5: 0

Total Pages Read: 733

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4, August 20th:

Pages read on day 4:  84

Books finished: 1

Total Pages Read:  580

Total Books Finished:  3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Most Wanted Man” written by John Le Carre.  416 pages.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  38,273 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, August 19th:

Pages read on day 3:  151

Books finished on day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  496

Total Books Finished:  2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, August 18th:

Pages read day 2: 195

Books finished day 2: 1

Total Pages Read: 345

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Saga Volume Seven” written by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.  152 pages.

The one hundred and thirteenth book.  37,857 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, August 17th:

Pages read on Day 1:  150

Books finished on Day 1: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Future is History:  How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia” written by Masha Gessen.  486 pages.

The one hundred and twelfth book of the year.  37,705 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

 

Next week Jenn and I will be taking part in our eighteenth 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, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

Literary Landscapes of The British Isles” written by David Daiches and John Flower.  279 pages.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  37,219 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Eagle Strike” written by Anthony Horowitz.  322 pages.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  36,940 ours at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Space Struck” written by Paige Lewis.  72 pages.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  36,618 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

 Read-a-thon Closing Survey:

1. How would you assess your reading overall?   Very happy.  I had a goal for reading 1000 pages and finished 1089.
2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Yes
3. What was your favorite snack?  Dairy Milk Chocolate
4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

End of read-a-thon hours 22-24 and final stats:

Pages read theses hours:  244 pages 

Time read these hours:  2 hours 45 mins

Books finished these hours:  4

Total Pages Read:  1089

Total Time Read:  13 hours 56 mins

Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Chernobyl:  The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe” written by Serhii Plokhy.  349 pages.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  36,546 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 19-21:

Pages read these hours:  137

Time read these hours:  2 hours 

Books finished these hours:  0

Total Pages Read:  845

Total Time Read:  10 hours 11 mins

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 16-18:

Pages read these hours:  221

Time read these hours:  1 hour 34 mins

Books finished these hours:  2

Total Pages Read:  708

Total Time Read:  7 hours 11 mins

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Saga Volume Six” written by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.  152 pages.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  36,197 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Zom-B Family” written by Darren Shan.  175 pages.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  36,045 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hours 13-15:

Time read these hours:  1 hour 26 mins

Pages read these hours:  158 pages

Books finished these hours:  0

Total Pages Read:  487

Total Time Read:  5 hours 38 mins

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

 Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?  Zom-B Family
2. How many books have you read so far? I have finished 1 and read a little part of two others
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?  Chernobyl
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?  Don't worry and enjoy the reading :)
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?  Less tiring than the regular read-a-thon due to the hours.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 4-6:

Pages read these hours:  126

Time read these hours:  1 hour 44 mins

Books finished these hours:  1

Total Pages Read:  329

Total Time Read:  4 hours 12 mins

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad” written by David Hayward Bain. 711 pages.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  35,870 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 1-3:

Pages read these hours:  201

Time read these hours:  2 hours 28 minutes

Books finished these hours:  0

-Richard

 This evening and tomorrow we are taking part in the Dewey's reverse read-a-thon.  My plan is about 15 hours reading (7pm - midnight tonight and 9am - 7pm tomorrow) reading about 1000 pages.

Here is my opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?   The Woodlands, Texas (35 miles north of Houston).
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Chernobyl by Plokhy
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?   Dairy Milk!!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English Ex-Pat Lost 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?  I have participated in more than 20.  I don't think I'll do much different apart from staying at home rather going to different locations such as Starbucks to read due to COVID being rampant in TX.

-Richard

I finished reading;

“Life Together:  A discussion of Christian fellowship” written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.  122 pages.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  35,159 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Escape Velocity:  Free Your Company’s Future From the Pull of the Past” written by Geoffrey A. Moore.  204 pages.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  35,037 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Paris Vendetta” written by Steve Berry.  479 pages.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  34,833 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Response to Grace” written by Stephen Poxon.  81 pages.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  34,354 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Warlight” written by Michael Ondaatje.  285 pages.

The one hundredth book of the year.  34,273 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Truman Doctrine & the Origins of McCarthyism:  Foreign Policy, Domestic Politics, has Internal Security, 1946-1948” written by Richard M. Freeland.  360 pages.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  33,988 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers:  Prayer for Ordinary People” written by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hargrove.  120 pages.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  33,628 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Power” written by Naomi Alderman.  382 pages.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  33,508 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“America’s Last Days” written by Douglas Mackinnon.  338 pages.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  33,126 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Women’s Courtyard” written by Khadija Mastur.  391 pages.

The ninety fifth book of the year. 33,788 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Message of the Sermon on the Mount” written by John R.W. Stott.  222 pages.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  32,397 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Private Life of Chairman Mao” written by Zhisui Li. 638 pages.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Edge of Danger” written by Jack Higgins.  307 pages.

The ninety second book of the year.  31,537 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Bears in the Streets:  Three Journeys Across a Changing Russia” written by Lisa Dickey.  322 pages.

The ninety first book of the year.  31,230 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

I finished reading:

“The Autumn of the Patriarch” written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  251 pages.

The ninetieth book of the year. 30,908 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“False Impressions” written by Jeffrey Archer.  512 pages.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  30,657 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Political Teachings of Jesus” written by Tod Lindberg.  257 pages.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  30,145 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Stamped From The Beginning:  The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America” written by Ibram X. Kendi.   511 pages.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  29,888 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Blonde Roots” written by Bernardine Evaristo.  269 pages.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  29,377 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Flight Of The Romanovs: A Family Saga” written by John Curtis Perry and  Constantine Pleshakov.  359 pages.

The eighth fifth book of the year.  29,108 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” written by Suzanne Collins.  517 pages.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  28,749 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Grey Wolf” written by Maynard Allington.  244 pages.

The eighty third book of the year.  28,232 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) written by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck.  253 pages.

The eighty second book of the year.  27,988 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Judas” written by Amos Oz.  305 pages.

The eighty first book of the year.   27,735 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“O The Chimney:  Selected Poems, including Eli, a verse play” written by Nelly Sachs.  387 pages.

The eightieth book of the year.  27,430 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Parting the Water:  America in the King Years 1954-63” written by Taylor Branch.  922 pages.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  27,043 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Our Game” written by John Le Carre.  337 pages.

The seventy eighth book of the year at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Love Heals” written by Becca Stevens.  195 pages.

The Seventy Seventh book of the year.  25,784 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Longest Winter:  The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II’s Most Decorated Platoon” written by Alex Kershaw.   285 pages.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  25,589 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (May 17th) and Final Post:

Pages read Day 7: 355
Books finished Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read:  1,494
Total Books Finished:  5

-Richard

I finished reading;

“Amazonia” written by James Rollins.  510 pages.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  25,304  pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (May 16th):

Pages read Day 6:  223
Books finished Day 6:  1

Total Pages Read:  1139
Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Praying Shapes Believing:  A Theological Commentary on The Book it Common Prayer” written by Leonel L. Mitchell.  303 pages.

The seventy fourth book of the year.  24,794 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (May 15th):

Pages read on Day 5:  268
Books finished on Day 5: 1

Total Pages Read:  916
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

“I finished reading:

“The Silence of our Friends” written by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos and Nate Powell.  199 pages.

The seventy third book of the year.  24,491 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4: 

Pages read Day 4:  190
Books finished Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read:  648
Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Saga Volume Five” written by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.  152 pages.

The seventy second book of the year.  24,292 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (May 13th):

Pages read on Day 3:  176
Books finished Day 3: 1

Total Pages Read:  458
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Leningrad Siege and Symphony:  The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich”  493 pages.

The seventy first book of the year.  24,140 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

 -Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (May 12th):

Pages read on Day 2:  146
Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read:  282
Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (May 11th):

Pages Read on Day 1:  136
Books finished Day 1: 0

-Richard

We will be participating in our 17th bout of books read-a-thon next week. 

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 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Smell of Other People’s Houses” written by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock.  223 pages.

The seventieth book of the year.  23,647 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Whirlybirds and Ordinary Times:  Reflections on Faith and the Changing of Seasons” written by Katie Savage.  218 pages.

The sixty ninth book of the year.  23,424 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard