I finished reading:

“Rethinking Life:  Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person” written by Shane Claiborne.  277 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  27,535 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Desperate Remedies” written by Thomas Hardy.  331 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety third book of the year.  27,258 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Deputy” written by Victor Gischler.  249 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety second book of the year.  26,927 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Cruelest Month” written by Louise Penny.  311 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety first book of the year.  26,678 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Poems Before & After” written by Miroslav Holub.  442 pages.  Four stars.

The ninetieth book of the year.  26,367 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Deadly Assets” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  401 pages.  Two stars.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  25,925 pages at an average of 291 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Russian Forest” written by Leonid Leonov.  719 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  25,524 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, May 14th 2023 and final stats:

Pages read on Day 7:  269

Books finished on Day 7:  0

Total Pages Read: 1,614

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 6,  May 13th, 2023:

Pages read on Day 6:  314

Books finished on Day 6: 1

Total Pages Read:  1,345

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Vagabonds:  The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison’s Ten-Year Road Trip” written by Jeff Guinn.  253 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty seventh book of the year.   24,805 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5, May 12th 2023:

Pages read on Day 5:  166

Books finished on Day 5:  1

Total Pages Read:  1,031

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Fearless Fourteen” written by Janet Evanovich.  334 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  24,552 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 4, May 11th, 2023:

Pages read on Day 4: 181

Books finished on Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read: 865

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Secret Soldier” written by Alex Berenson.  496 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty fifth book of the year.  24,218 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, May 10th, 2023: 

Pages read on Day 3:  285

Books finished on Day 3: 1

Total Pages Read:  684

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2,  May 9th, 2023:

Pages read on Day 2:  268

Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read: 399

Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Bottle of Lies:  The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom” written by Katherine Eban.  410 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  23,722 pages at an average of 282 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 1, May 8th 2023:

Pages read on Day 1:  131

Books finished on Day 1: 0

-Richard

 We will be again participating in Bout of Books this week.   A busy schedule, but, I know we will find time to read :)

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 8th and runs through Sunday, May 14th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 37 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Liar” written by Martin A. Hansen.  226 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty third book of the year.  23,312 pages at an average of 281 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Quantum:  Einstein,  Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality” written by Manjit Kumar.  Four stars.  360 pages.

The eighty second book of the year.  23,086 pages at an average of 282 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“A Fatal Grace” written by Louise Penny.  311 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty first book of the year.  22,726 pages at an average of 281 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Sonnets” written by William Shakespeare.  107 pages.  Four stars.

The eightieth book of the year.  22,415 pages at an average of 280 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 19 (final hour) and final stats:

Pages read this hour:  61

Time read this hour:  40 minutes

Books finished this hour: 1

Total Pages Read - 1164

Total Time Read - 13 hours 25 minutes

Total Books Finished - 5

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Elusive:  How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass” written by Frank Close.  248 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  22,308 pages at an average of 282 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours: 180

Time read these hours:  2 hours 27 mins 

Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  1103

Total Time Read:  12 hours 45 minutes 

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

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

Pages read these hours:  230

Time read these hours:  2 hours 16 minutes

Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  908

Total Time Read:  10 hours 18 minutes

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Gutshot Straight” written by Lou Berney.   291 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy eighth book of the year.  22,060 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 10-12:

Pages read these hours:  198

Time read these hours:  2 hours 2 minutes

Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  678

Total Time Read:  8 hours 2 minutes 

Total Books Finished:  3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Plum Lucky” written by Janet Evanovich.  166 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy seventh book of the year.  21,769 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 7-9:

Pages read these hours:  226

Time read these hours:  2 hours 30 minutes 

Books finished these hours: 1

Total Pages Read:  460

Total Time Read:  6 hours 10 minutes

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Bones of Betrayal” written by Jefferson Bass.  316 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  21,603 pages at an average of 284 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours:  162

Time read these hours:  2 hours 6 mins

Books finished these hours:1

Total Pages Read: 234

Total Time Read:  3 hours 40 mins

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Big Sort:  Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart” written by Bill Bishop.  310 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  21,287 pages at an average of 284 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Time read these hours:  1 hour 24 minutes

Pages read these hours: 72

Books finished: 0

-Richard 

 Tomorrow we will be participating in another Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.   I will post updates every three hours.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Hitter’s Ambivalent Attaché:  Lt. Gen. Friedrich Von Boetticher In America, 1933-1941” written by Alfred M. Beck.  232 pages.  Three stars.

The seventy fourth book of the year.  20,977 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Witness” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  344 pages.  Two stars.

The seventy third book of the year.  20,745 pages at an average of 284 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Heimat: A German Family Album” written by Nora Krug.  288 pages.  Five stars.

The seventy second book of the year.  20,401 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming” written by Henri J.M. Nouwen.  139 pages.  Four stars.

The seventy first book of the year.  20,113 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Sound Within Sound:  Radical Composers of the Twentieth Century” written Kate Molleson.  303 pages.  Five stars.

The seventieth book of the year.  19,974 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Selected Poems” written by Carl Sandburg.  270 pages.  Four stars.

The sixty ninth book of the year.  19,671 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat The Nazis” written by Leah Garrett.  280 pages.

The sixty eighth book of the year.  19,400 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Possessed:  Adventures with Russian Books and the People who Read Them” written by Elif Batuman.  290 pages.  Five stars.

The sixty seventh book of the year.  19,120 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Sabre” written by James Follett.  Two stars.  348 pages.

The sixty sixth book of the year.  18,830 pages at an average of 285 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“A Man Called Intrepid:  The Incredible WWII Narrative of the Hero Whose Spy Network and Secret Diplomacy Changed the Course of History” written by William Stevenson.  472 pages.  Four stars.

The sixty fifth book of the year.  18,482 pages at an average of 284 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“When the Emperor Was Devine” written by Julie Otsuka.  144 pages.  Four stars.

The sixth fourth book of the year.  18,010 pages at an average of 281 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Rehearsals” written by Vladimir Sharov.  359 pages.  Five stars.

The sixty third book of the year.  17,866 pages at an average of 284 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Vigilantes” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  450 pages.  Two star.

The sixty second book of the year.  17,507 pages at an average of 282 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Selected Poems, Essays, And Letters” written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.  603 pages.  Three stars.

The sixty first book of the year.  17,057 pages at an average of 280 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Fawn” written by Magda Szabo.  285 pages.  Four stars.

The sixtieth book of the year.  16,454 pages at an average of 274 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Campaign in Russia:  The Waffen SS On the Eastern Front” written by Leon Degrelle.  346 pages .  Three stars.

The fifty ninth book of the year.  16,169 pages at an average of 274 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Jesus Heist:  Recovering the Gospel from The Church” written by C. Andrew Doyle.  162 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty eighth book of the year.  15,823 pages at an average of 273 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The National Team:  The Inside Story of the Woman who Changed Soccer” written by Caitlin Murray.  Four stars.  204 pages.

The fifty seventh book of the year.  15,661 pages at an average of 275 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Confederate Struggle For Command:  General James Longstreet and the First Corps in the West” written by Alexander Mendoza.  210 pages.  Three stars.

The fifty sixth book of the year.  15,357 pages at an average of 274 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Fist of God” written by Frederick Forsyth.  573 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty fifth book of the year.  15,147 pages at an average of 275 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Still Life” written by Louise Penny.  312 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty fourth book of the year.  14,574 pages at an average of 270 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Return of The Russian Leviathon” written by Sergei Medvedev.  255 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty third book of the year.  14,262 pages at an average of 269 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Fall of Berlin” written by Antony Beevor.  431 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty second book of the year.  14,007 pages at an average of 270 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Five Trophies and a Funeral: The Building and Rebuilding of Durham Counry Cricket Club” written by Stuart Rayner.  346 pages.  Four stars.

The fifty first book of the year.  13,576 pages at an average of 266 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Hive” written by Camilo Jose Cela.  262 pages.  Four stars.

The fiftieth book of the year.  13,230 pages at an average of 265 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Selected Poems” written by Boris Pasternak.  154 pages.  Four stars.

The forty ninth book of the year.  12,968 pages at an average of 265 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Our First Revolution:  The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America’s Founding Fathers” written by Michael Barone.  277 pages.  Three stars.

The forty eighth book of the year.  12,814 pages at an average of 267 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Mr. Bluebird” written by Gerry Gomez Pearlberg.  98 pages.  Four stars.

The forty seventh book of the year.  12,537 pages at an average of 267 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“In The Trenches With Jesus And Marx:  Harry F. Ward and the Struggle for Social Justice” written by David Nelson Duke.  242 pages.  Four stars.

The forty sixth book of the year.  12,439 pages at an average of 270 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Killers of a Certain Age” written by Deanna Raybourn.  349 pages.  Five stars.

The forty fifth book of the year.  12,197 pages at an average of 271 pages per book.

-Richard