I finished reading:

“Boys in Zinc” written by Svetlana Alexievich.  295 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  45,918 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Murder in Georgetown” written by Margaret Truman.  327 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  45,623 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Murder at Ford’s Theatre” written by Margaret Truman.  376 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  45,296 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Fathers of Football:  Great Briton’s Who Took The Game To The World” written by Keith Baker.  159 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  44,920 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“In Russian and French Prisons” written by Peter Kropotkin.  382 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  44,761 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard

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I finished reading:

“The Pornographer” written by John McGahern.  252 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  44.379 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“First Lie Wins” written by Ashley Elston.  338 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  44,127 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Spymasters” written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.  385 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  43,789 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Open Water” written by Caleb Azumah Nelson.  164 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year.  43,404 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Black Book” written by Ian Rankin.  340 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  43,240 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Russian Thinkers” written by Isaiah Berlin.  305 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book.  42,900 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

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I finished reading:

“The Innocent” written by David Baldacci.  422 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  42,595 pages at an average of 344 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Night Without End” written by Alistair MacLean.  224 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and twenty pages third book of year.  42,173 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Storm Warning” written by Jack Higgins. 276 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  41,949 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Eagle Has Flown” written by Jack Higgins.  335 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twentieth first book of the year.  42,008 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Keys of Hell” written by Jack Higgins.  240 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  41,673 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Torment of Others” written by Val McDermid.  383 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  41,433 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Gravity” written by Tess Gerritsen.  380 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  41,050 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Skeleton Coast” written by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul.  532 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  40,670 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard

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End of Bout of Books Day 7, August 25th and final stats:

Pages read on Day 7: 472

Books finished on Day 7: 0

Total pages read:  1643

Total books finished:  5

Thanks again to the Bout of Books team for the fun over the years.  We’ll miss it.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 6,  August 24th:

Pages read on Day 6:  308

Books finished on Day 6: 1

Total pages read:  1, 171

Total books finished: 1

As we're travelling most of today and tomorrow I am not sure if I will have time to post a final update (hopefully do a lot of reading on the plane :)).   So, I would like to thank all the Bout of Books team for a great event over the years.  This is the thirtieth time my wife and I have participated.   We will miss it.

Thank you!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Bookshop in Berlin” written by Françoise Frenkel.  265 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  40,138 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5, August 23rd:

Pages read on Day 5: 222

Books finished on Day 5:  2

Total pages read:  862

Total books finished: 0

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Takedown Twenty” written by Janet Evanovich. 295 pages.  Theee stars.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  39,873 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Toward the Understanding of Jesus and other historical studies” written by Wladimir Gr. Simkhowitsch.  165 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  39,578 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 4, August 22nd:

Pages read on Day 4: 155

Books finished on Day 4: 0'

Total pages read:  640

Total books finished: 2

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 3,  August 21st:

Pages read on Day 3:  160

Books finished on Day 3:  1

Total pages read:  485

Total books finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Struggle for Europe:  The Turbulent History of a Divided Continent, 1945 to the Present” written by William I. Hitchcock.  474 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  39,413 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

 End of Bout of Books Day 2, August 20th:

Pages read on Day 2:  106

Books finished on Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read: 325

Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Kingdom” written by Clive Cussler.  453 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twelth book of the year.  38,939 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.

-Richard 

 End of Bout of Books Day 1,  Monday August 19th, 

Pages Read on Day 1: 219

Books finished on Day 1: 0

-Richard

 I'll be participating in "Bout of Books" again next week.   With a crazy schedule and starting vacation I am not sure how much reading I'll manage to do, but, I will give it a good shot and certainly enjoy it :)

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 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th 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 41 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Fire” written by George R. Stewart.  297 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  38,486 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Brutal Telling” written by Louise Penny.  372 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  38,189 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Nansen Factor” written by Alexandra Grabbe.  172 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  37,817 pages at an average of 347 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Girl In Exile:  Requiem for Linda B.” written by Ismail Kadare.  185 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  37,645 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“No Place Like Home:  A Black Briton’s Journey through the American South” written by Gary Younge.  277 pages.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  37,460 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Double Agents” written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.  428 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  37,183 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Intruders” written by Stephen Coonts.  375 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  36,769 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Saboteurs” written by W.E.B. Griffin and William R. Butterworth IV.  480 pages.  Two stars.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  36,384 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” written by Alan Sillitoe.  239 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  35,904 pages at an average of 249 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours:  324

Time read these hours:  2 hours 28 minutes

Books finished:  2

Total pages read:  908

Total time read:  10 hours 37 minutes

Total books finished: 8

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Notorious Nineteen” written by Janet Evanovich.  302 pages.   Three stars.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  35,665 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Blue Highways:  A Journey Into America” written by William Least Heat Moon 427 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  35,363 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours:  161

Time read these hours/. 1 hour 54 mins

Books finished these hours : 0

Total pages read:  584

Total time read:  8 hours 9 mins

Total books finished: 1

-Richard

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

Pages read these hours:  147

Time read these hours:  1 hour 53 mins

Books finished these hours: 1

Total pages read:  423

Total time read:  6 hours 15 minutes

Total books finished: 1

-Richard

I’m finished reading:

“The Face of Battle:  A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme” written by John Keegan.  343 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundredth book of the year.  34,936 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 12-15:

Pages read these hours:  42

Time read these hours: 32 mins

Books finished these hours: 0

Total pages read:  275

Total time read:  4 hours 22 minutes 

Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

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

Pages read these hours:  93

Time read these hours:  1 hour 33 minutes 

Books finished these hours:  0

Total pages read: 233

Total time read:  3 hours 52 mins

Total books finished: 0

Bed time.  Back at it in the morning.

-Richard 

We are partaking in Dewey’s reverse read-a-thon.  Just a relaxing 24 hours mainly reading.  I will up date every three hours as usual!

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

Time read these hours:  2 hours 19 minutes.

Total pages read:  140

Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Personal Librarian” written by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.  338 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  34,593 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Man and Superman” written by George Bernard Shaw.  267 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  34,255 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Small Worlds” written by Caleb Azumah Nelson.  256 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  33,988 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Fighting Agents” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  438 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  33,732 pages at an average of 351 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Splendid and the Vile:  A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During The Blitz” written by Erik Larson.   503 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  33,294 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Inca Gold” written by Clive Cussler.  581 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  32,791 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“For The Good Of The Cause” written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 142 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety third book of the year.  32,210 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Lily In The Valley” written by Honore De Balzac.  260 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety second book of the year.  32,068 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Box in the Woods” written by Maureen Johnson.  385 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety first book of the year.  31,808 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Summer We Crossed Europe In The Rain” written by Kazuo Ishiguro.  99 pages.  Five stars.

The ninetieth book of the year.  31,423 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena” written by Anthony Marra.  381 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  31,324 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

 -Richard 

I finished reading:

“Collected Poems” written by Donald Justice.  279 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  30,943 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Soldier Spies” written by W.E.B. Griffin.  415 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  30,664 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Lion:  Winston Spencer Churchill Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965” written by William Manchester and Paul Reid.  1053 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  30,249 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard