End of Bout of Books Day 4 (August 23rd);

Pages read on Day 4:  132
Books finished on Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read:  1255
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Reflections of a Russian Statesman” written by Konstantinos P. Pobedonostsev.   271 pages.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.   35,030 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (August 22nd):

Pages read on day 3:  474
Books finished on day 3: 1

Total Pages Read: 1,123
Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“East of Desolation” written by Jack Higgins.  244 pages.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  34,759 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (August 21):

Pages read Day 2:  408

Books finished Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read:  649

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Berets:  Brotherhood of Wat Book V” written by W.E.B.  Griffin.  408 pages.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  34,515 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (August 20th):


Pages read on Day 1:  241
Books finished on Day 1: 0


-Richard

I finished reading:

“Trouble Never Sleeps” written by Stephanie Tromly.  299 pages.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  34,107 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

Next week we will again be participating in the week long Bout of Books read-a-thon.  It will be the twelth time we will be doing it.   As I am travelling for work I am not sure how well I will do, but, as I generally read a lot on planes I think it should be good :)  It is funny how I seem to end up travelling the week of bout of books!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Churches and The Soviet Union” written by Constantin de Grunwald.  247 pages.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  33,808 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Russian Deubutante’s Handbook” written by Gary Shyteyngart.  452 pages.

The one hundredth book of the year.  33561 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Lenin on the Train” written by Catherine Merridale.  291 pages.  

The ninety ninth book of the year.  33,109 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Resurrection:  The Struggle for a New Russia” written by David Remnick.  367 pages.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  32,818 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Seawitch” written by Alistair MacLean.  286 pages.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  32,451 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Russian Revolution:  A New History” written by Sean McMeekin.  352 pages.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  32,165 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Hope Against Hope” written by Nadezhda Mandelstam.  401 pages.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  31,813 pages are an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A City Upon a Hill:  How Sermons Changees the Course of American History” written by Larry Witham.  295 pages.

The ninety fourth book of the year.   31,412 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return” written by Marjane Satrapi.  187 pages.

The ninety third book of the year.  31,117 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Goldfinger” written by Ian Fleming.   191 pages.

The ninety second book of the year.  30,930 at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Summer Read-a-Thon Closing Survey and Final Stats:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Around midnight my time before I went to bed.
2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read!  I finished Lenin's Tomb, which I was already reading.  I read Persepolis, The Colonels and The Little Book of Hygge.  I read a chapter of a "City on the Hill" and started Goldfinger
3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners? Persepolis
4. How did you feel about this first-ever Reverse Readathon? Should we do it again?  It was.  I would say definitely do it agan.
5. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in volunteering to help organize and prep in October?  I will definitely be participating.

Final Stats:

Pages Read:  1146
Time Read:  14 Hours 30 minutes.
Books finished: 4

-Richard