I finished reading:

“Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel” written by R.H. Sin.  146 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred a forty fourth book of the year.  42,454 pages at an average of 295 pages per book.

I finished reading:

“David Golder, The Ball, Snow in Autumn, The Courilof Affair” written by Irene Nemirovsky.  363 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  42,308 pages at an average of 296 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Marshall Plan:  Dawn of the Cold War” written by Ben Steil.  460 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.   41,945 pages at an average of 295 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Decisive Battles Of The Civil War” written by Joseph B. Mitchell.  209 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  41,485 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 7, August 27th and Final Post:

Pages read on Day 7:  105

Books finished on Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read:  891

Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” written by Janet Evanovich.  330 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fortieth book of the year.  41,276 pages at an average of 295 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End Bout of Books Day 6, August 26th, 

Pages read on Day 6: 108

Books finished on Day 6: 0

Total Pages Read:  786

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 5:

Pages read on Day 5:  148

Books finished on Day 5:  2

Total Pages Read:  678

Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 4, August 24th,

Pages read on Day 4: 72

Books finished on Day 4: 0

Total Pages Read:  530

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Notebook 1967-1968” written by Robert Lowell.  160 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year.  40,946 pages at an average of 295 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 3, August 24th:  

Pages read on Day 3: 221

Books finished on Day 3: 1

Total Pages Read:  458

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Obsidio:  The Illuminae Files_03” written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.  615 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  40,786 pages at an average of 296 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, August 22nd:

Pages read on day 2:  131

Books finished on day 2: 0

Total Pages Read:  237

Total Books Finished:  0

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1, August 21st:

Pages read on Day 1:  106

Books finished on Day 1: 0

-Richard 

 We will be joining another Bout of Books.  This week we will not get so much time to read, but, will still try our best!!

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 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th 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 38 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Eastbound” written by Maylis De Kerangal.  127 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  40,171 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Motive” written by John Lescroart.  425 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  40,044 pages at an average of 204 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Child And The River” written by Henri Bosco.  80 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  39,619 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Palace Walk” written by Naguib Mahfouz.  498 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  39,539 pages at an average of 295 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Working Classics: Poems on Industrial Life” edited by Peter Oresick and Nicholas Coles.  254 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  39,041 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Roar Of The Lionesses: Woman’s Football in England” written by Carrie Dunn.  256 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  38,687 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Private Yankee Doodle:  Being a Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier” written by Joseph Plumb Martin.  294 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  38,531 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Mary Jane” written by Jessica Anya Blau.  311 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  38,237 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The 13th Juror” written by John T. Lescroart.  544 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  37,926 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Mountain and the Wall” written by Alisa Gunieva.  245 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  37,382 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

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I finished reading:

“The Heritage of Russian Verse” edited by Dimitri Obolensky.  461 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year.  37,137 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“A History of Russian Music:  From Kamarinskaya to Babi Yar” written by Francis Maes.  374 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  36,676 pages at an average of 291 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“For Science, King & Country:  The Life and Legacy of Henry Moseley” edited by Roy MacLeod, Russell G. Egdell and Elizabeth Bruton.  301 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  36,302 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Brighton Rock” written by Graham Greene.  248 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  36,001 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Artificial Condition” written by Martha Wells.  158 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty third book of the year.  35,753 pages at an average of 291 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Cassandra At The Wedding” written by Dorothy Baker.  241 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  36,595 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Lament For Julia” written by Susan Taubes.  226 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty first book of the year.  35,354 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Bickford Fuse” written by Andrey Kurkov.    343 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  35,128 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Nutshell” written by Ian McEwan.  197 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  34,785 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Shock Wave” written by Michael Walsh.  378 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  34,588 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Shame” written by Salman Rushdie.  305 pages.  Three stars. 

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  34,210 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Modern British Poetry: The World is Never the Same” edited by Michelle M. Houle.  146 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  33,905 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Zorba The Greek” written by Nikos Kazantzakis.  115 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  33,759 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“We Band of Angels:  The Untold of the American Woman Trapped on Bataan” written by Elizabeth M. Norman.  273 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  33,444 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Just Us:  An American Conversation” written by Claudia Rankine.  335 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  33,171 pages at an average of 294 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Broken Trust” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  388 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twelfth book of the year.  32,836 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Nights of Plague” written by Orphan Pamuk.  683 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  32,448 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Churches The Apostles Left Behind” written by Raymond E. Brown.  150 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  31,765 pages at an average of 289 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Fake Money, Blue Smoke” written by Josh Haven.  272 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  31,615 pages at an average of 290 pages.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Secrets of Inchon:  The Untold Story of the Most Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War” written be Eugene  Franklin Clark.  325 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  31,343 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Hearing” written by John Lescroart.  634 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and seventh book of une year.  31,018 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Four Of Us” written by Boris Pasternak, Anna Akhmatova, Osip Mandelstam and Marina Tsvetaeva.  107 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  30,384 pages at an average of 287 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Summing Up” written by W. Somerset Maugham.  203 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  30,277 pages at an average of 288 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” written by Mary Ann Shagger and Annie Barrows.  274 pages.   Four stars.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  30,074 pages at an average of 289 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished:

“Words for War:  New Poems From Ukraine” written by various.  221 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  29,800 pages at an average of 289 pages per book.

 -Richard 

I finished reading:

“Independence” written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.  277 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  29,579 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Those Episkopols” written by Dennis R. Maynard.  70 pages Five stars.   

The one hundred and first book of the year.  29,302 pages at an average of 290 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Prison Memoirs Of An Anarchist” written by Alexander Berkman.  518 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundredth book of the year.  29,232 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Conflict Resolution For Holy Beings” written by Joy Harjo.  139 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  28,714 pages at an average of 290 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Written on Water” written by Eileen Chang.  244 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  28,575 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“From Newton, Einstein To God: A Poetic Memoir” written by Leong Ying.  203 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  28,331 pages at an average of  292 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Victory City” written by Salman Rushdie.  331 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  28,128 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope” written by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.  262 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  27,797 pages at an average of 293 pages per book.

-Richard