I finished reading:

“Agent Sonya:  Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy” written by Ben Macintyre. 335 pages. Four stars.

The thirty second book of the year. 11,479 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Mightier Than The Sword” written by Jeffrey Archer.  400 pages.  Four stars.

The thirty first book of the year.  11,144 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Conversations with Myself” written by Nelson Mandela.  410 pages.  Four stars.

The thirtieth book of the year.   10,744 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Conversations with Myself” written by Nelson Mandela.  410 pages.  Four stars.

The thirtieth book of the year.   10,744 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Machines Like Me” written by Ian McEwen.  333 pages.  Five stars.

The twenty ninth book of the year.  10,334 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Letters on England” written by Voltaire.  145 pages.  Four stars.

The twenty eighth book of the year.  10,001 at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Good German” written by Joseph Kanon.  533 pages.  Three stars.

The twenty seventh book of the year.  9,856 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Angel of Greenwood” written by Randi Pink.  291 pages.  Five stars.

The twenty sixth book of the year.  9,323 pages at an average of 359 pages per books

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Your God Shall Be My God:  Religious Conversion in Britain Today” written by Jonathan A. Romain.   237 pages. Four stars.

The twenty fifth book of the year.  9,032 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Yellow Dog” written by Martin Amis.  339 pages.  Two stars.

The twenty fourth book of the year.  8,795 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Native:  Identity, Belonging and Rediscovering God” written by Kaitlin B. Curtice.  182 pages.  Five Stars. 

The twenty third book of the year.  8,456 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Be Careful What You Wish For” written by Jeffrey Archer. 494 pages.  Four Stars.

The twenty second book of the year.  8,274 pages at an average of 376 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“How To Write An Autobiographical Novel” written by Alexander Chee.  277 pages.  Four Stars.  

The twenty first book of the year.  7,780 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Cat’s Table” written by Michael Ondaatje.   265 pages. Five stars.

The twentieth book of the year.  7,503 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Hell’s Corner” written by David Baldacci.  574 pages.  Four stars.

The nineteenth book of the year. 7,238 pages at an average of 381 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading/

“When No One is Watching” written by Alyssa A. Cole.  352 pages.  Five stars.

The eighteenth book of the year. 6,664 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Goldfinch” written by Donna Tartt.  771 pages.  Five Stars.

The seventeenth book of the year.  6,312 pages at an average of 371 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Claims of The Bible and Science:  Correspondences Between a Layman and F.D. Maurice on Some Questions Arising out of the Controversy Respecting The Pentateuch (1863)” written by Frederick Denison Maurice.  198 pages.  Four stars.

The sixteenth book of the year.  5,541 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Best Kept Secret” written by Jeffrey Archer.  496 pages.  Four stars.

The fifteenth book of the year.  5,343 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Egoist” written by George Meredith.   602 pages.

The fourteenth book of the year.  4,847 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Sharpe’s Trafalgar” written by Bernard Cornwell.  293 pages.  Three stars.

The thirteenth book of the year.  4,245 pages at an average of  327 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Concrete Rose” written by Angie Thomas.  360 pages. Five Stars.

The twelfth book of the year.  3,952 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Sins of the Father” written by Jeffrey Archer. 415 pages.  Four Stars.

The eleventh book of the year.  3,592 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Cross And The Lynching Tree” written by James H. Cone.  166 pages.  Five Stars.

The tenth book of the year.  3,177 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Football Factory” written by John King. 262 pages.  Two stars.

The ninth book of the year.  3,011 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard. 

I finished reading:

“Sonnet to Science:  Scientists and Their Poetry” written by Sam Illingworth.  179 pages.  Four stars.

The eighth book of the year.  2,749 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Violence of Love” written by Oscar Romero.  206 pages.  Four Stars.

The seventh book of the year.  2,570 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Three to Get Deadly” written by Janet Evanovich.  Three stars.

The sixth book of the year.  2,364 pages at an average of 394 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Archangel” written by Robert Harris.  415 pages.  Three stars.

The fifth book of the year.  2,043 pages at an average of 409 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, January 10th and Final Stats:

Pages read on Day 7:  207

Books finished on Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read:  778

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading;

“The Burn” written by Vassily Aksyonov.  528 pages.  Four stars.

The fourth book of the year.  1,628 pages at an average of 407 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 6, January 9th:

Pages read on Day 6:  169

Books finished on day 6: 0

Total Pages Read:  571

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5,  January 8th:

Pages read on Day 5:  71

Books finished on Day 5: 0

Total Pages:  402

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 4, January 7th:

Pages read on day 4:  130

Books finished on day 4: 1

Total Pages Read: 331

Total Books Finished:1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“If Grace is True:  Why God Will Save Every Person” written by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland.  224 pages.

The third book of the year.  1100 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, January 6th:

Pages read day 3: 27

Books finished day 3: 0

Total Pages Read: 201

Total Books Finished: 0

The very slow start continues.  This day was affected by being engrossed with all the shenanigans in the US Capitol.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, January 5th:

Pages read on Day 2:  102

Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read: 174

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, January 4th:

Pages read on Day 1: 72

Books finished in Day 1:  0

A slow start!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Only Time Will Tell” written by Jeffrey Archer.  446 pages.  Four Stars.

The second book of the year.  876 pages at an average of 438 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Tess of the D’Urbervilles” written by Thomas Hardy.  430 pages.  Four Stars.

The first book finished of 2021.

-Richard 

Jenn and I will be participating in our 18th Bout of Books starting in Monday January 4th.

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th 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 30 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

 Here are a few reading stats from 2020

Books finished:  168.  The most was 193 in 2018
Pages read: 57,238.  The most I read was 69,137 pages last year
Average # of pages per book: 341 (the best year was 420 pages per book in 2013)

I read authors born in 29 different countries:  1. USA: 89, 2. England: 39, 3. Russia: 10, 4. Scotland and Canada:7 

I read authors both in 35 different USA States (incl DC):  1. Illinois: 12  2. New York: 11,  3. Pennsylvania: 9,  4. Texas: 8  5. Ohio and California: 7

I read books with titles starting with 24 different letters of the alphabet.  I did not read books starting with Q and X.

I read authors with last names starting with 24 different letters.  I did not read X and Y

I read authors who won the Booker Prize (2), the Nobel Prize (7) and the Pulitzer Prize (3)

I read the most books published in 2017 (11) the newest book was published in 2020 and the oldest book I read was published in 1816.

My average rating of books was 3.8

Since I've started tracking the number of books (2005) I have read 1614 which means an average of 101 per year.   Since I've started tracking the # of pages (2008) I have  read 508,108  pages at an average of 39,085 per year at an average of 346 per book.

This years goal is 120 books.

Happy New Year.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Present Over Perfect:  Leaving Behind Frantic For a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living” written by Shauna Niequist.  234 pages.

The one hundred and sixty eighth book of the year.  57,238 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Their Eyes Were Watching God” written by Zora Neale Hurston.  205 pages.

The one hundred and sixty seventh book of the year.   57,004 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Seventh Scroll” written by Wilbur Smith.  614 pages.

The one hundred and sixty sixty book of the year.  56,799 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Of Blood and Bone” written by Nora Roberts.  453 pages.

The one hundred and sixth fifth book of the year.  56,185 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Year One” written by Nora Roberts.  419 pages.

The one hundred and sixty fourth book of the year.  55,732 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes” written by T. Cooper. 430 pages.

The one hundred and sixty third book of the year.  55,313 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Unwomanly Face of War:  An Oral History of Woman in World War II” written by Svetlana Alexievich.  331 pages.

The one hundred and sixty second book of the year.  54,883 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard 

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I finished reading:

“Strength to Love” written by Martin Luther King Jr. 164 pages.

The one hundred and sixth first book of the year.  54,552 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Footprints of God” written by Greg Iles.  544 pages

The one hundred and sixtieth book of the year.  54,388 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Promised Land” written by Barack Obama.  701 pages.

The one hundred and fifty ninth book of the year.  53,844 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Lions of Lucerne” written by Brad Thor.  507 pages.

The one hundred and fifty eighth book of the year.  53,143 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Sunbelt Cities:  Politics and Growth Since World War II” edited by Richard M. Bernard and Bradley R. Rice.  346 pages.

The one hundred and fifty seventh book of the year.  52,636 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Common Prayer Pocket Addition:  A Liturgy for Ordinary Radical” written by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.  156 pages.

The one hundred and fifty sixth book of the year.  52,290 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Downsize This:  Random Threats From An Unarmed American” written by Michael Moore.  312 pages.

The one hundred and fifty fifth book of the year.  52,134 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Teaching a Stone to Talk:  Expeditions and Encounters” written by Anne Dillard.  175 pages.

The one hundred and fifty fourth of the year.  51,822 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Ice Hunt” written by James Rollins.  613 pages.

The one hundred and fifty third book if the year.  51,647 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard