I finished reading:

“Abraham:  A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths” written by Bruce Feiler.  226 pages.

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year.  47,515 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Silks” written by Dick and Felix Francis.  421 pages.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  47,289 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

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

Time read these hours:  1 hour 20 minutes

Pages read these hours:  114 pages

Books finished: 0

-Richard 

 Jenn and I are taking part in our 28th Dewey's read-a-thon today.

I will post updates every three hours and books as they are finished.

Here is my opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, TX
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Not one particularly.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?   Golden Oreos
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 am only going to read mysteries or thrillers versus non-fiction or literature which I normally do

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Red Wheel:  March 1917, Node III Book 1” written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.  637 pages.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  46,868 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“In The Frame” written by Dick Francis.  206 pages.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  46,231 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Collectors” written by David Baldacci.   511 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.   46,025 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Liturgy for Living” written by Charles P. Price and Louis Weil.  208 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  45,514 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Rasputin:  Volume I” written by Ivan Nazhivin.  374 pages.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  45,306 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Moving Targets” written by Sean Flannery.  472 pages.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  44,932 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“On Immunity:  An Inoculation” written by Eula Biss.  163 pages.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  44,460 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“November 1916” written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.  1000 pages.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  44,297 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Day of the Cheetah” written by Dale Brown.  502 pages.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  43,297 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Color of Compromise:  The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism” written by Jemar Tisby.  215 pages.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  42,795 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Radium Girls:  The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” written by Kate Moore.  403 pages.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year.  42,580 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Fields of Color:  Pivotal Battles of the Civil War” written by Edwin C. Bearss.  431 pages.

The one hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  42,177 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“I’m Still Here:  Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” written by Austin Channing Brown.  182 pages.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  41,746 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Templar Legacy” written by Steve Berry.  497 pages.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  41,564 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Lenin: The Man, the Dictator and the Master of Terror” written by Victor Sebestyn.  509 pages.

The one hundred and twenty third book of the year.  41,067 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Faithful Spy” written by Alex Berenson.   461 pages.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  40,558 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith” written by Rob Bell.   179 pages.

The one hundred and twenty first book of the year.  40,097 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Draft and the Vietnam War” written by Jacquin Sanders. 156 pages.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  39,918 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Cross of St, George” written by Alexander Kent.  337 pages.  

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.   39,762 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Beatles:  From Yesterday to Today” written by the editors of LIFE.  127 pages.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  39,425 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Beating Guns:  Hope for People who are Weary of Violence” written by Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin.  266 pages.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  39,298 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

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.