I finished reading:

"The Spy who came for Christmas"  written by David Morrell.  228 pages.

A good, light read.

52nd book of the year.  17,029 pages at an average of 227 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Death in the Afternoon" written by Ernest Hemingway.  263 pages.

This book is about bullfighting.  Normally I would come no where near to reading a book like this is cruelty to animal is something I abhor and am morally opposed to.  However, as one of my goals is too read all of Hemingway's books read it.  By the end I was glad when I got to the chapter on the matadors getting hurt after reading about the pain the horses and bulls went through!!

Fifty-first book of the year.  16,799 pages at an average of 329 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"In Dubious Battle" written by John Steinbeck.  313 Pages.

I think this is my favourite Steinbeck book I have written.  Also, very appropriate given the nature of strife, especially with Occupy Wall Street as this book is about striking apple pickers in the California Valley during the 30's depression.

"The Torrent of Spring" written by Ernest Hemmingway.  108 Pages.

Weird!!!

The 49th and 50th books of the year.  16,536 pages at an average of 331 per book.


-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Secret Ways" written by Alistair MacLean.  256 pages.

Book #48, 16115 pages at an average of 336 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Rainbow Six" written by Tom Clancy.  897 Pages.

The 47th book of 2011.  15859 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Mission to Moscow" written by Joseph E. Davies.  475 pages.

46th book of the year.  14962 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A History of Russian Literature from its Beginnings to 1900" written by D.S. Mirsky.  383 pages.

45th book of 2011.  14,487 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading"

"The Eye of the Tiger" written by Wilbur Smith.  390 Pages.

44th book of the year.  14,104 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Short History of the English - Speaking Peoples:  The Age of Revolution" written by Winston S. Churchill.  314 pages.

43rd book of the year.  13714 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I didn't get up so did no more reading so here is  my end of event meme.

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  All of them as I was not feeling well.  
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?   When the World came to Gander.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  No
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Everything.
5. How many books did you read?  Finished 2, 200 pages into another
6. What were the names of the books you read?  "The Other South", "When the World Came to Gander" and am in the middle of "The Age of Revolution".
7. Which book did you enjoy most? "When the World Came to Gander"
8. Which did you enjoy least? "The Age of Revolution"
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? n/a
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?  Definitely as a reader

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 16

Pages read this hour - 53
Total pages read - 635
Time read this hour - 46 minutes
Total time read - 8 hours 45 minutes
Books finished - 2


That's it.  This cold has beaten me.  Time to feed the cats and go to bed.  I am hoping to get hope at 6am to put in one more hour.  Good night y'all

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 13, 14 and 15

Pages read these hours - 72
Total pages read - 582
Time read these hours - 1 hour 13 minutes
Total time read - 7 hours 59 minutes.
Books finished - 2


-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 12

Pages read this hour - 42
Total pages read - 510
Time read this hour - 47 minutes
Total time read - 6 hours 46 minutes
Books finished - 2

Off to dinner at Panera then to Starbucks to read...

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11

Pages read this hour - 37
Total pages read - 468
Time read this hour - 39 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours 59 minutes
Books finished - 2


-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 10

Took a nap!!

Pages read this hour - 7
Total pages read - 431
Time read this hour - 5 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours and 20 minutes.
Books finished - 2

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon hour 9.

Pages read this hour - 17
Total pages read - 424
Time read this hour - 17 minutes
Total time read: 5 hours and 15 minutes
Books finished - 2


Back to my normal way of reading by starting the next book of my list in the order I get them:  "The Age of Revolution"  the third volume of Winston Churchill's "A History of the English - Speaking People".  It has 314 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 In Gander, Newfoundland" written by Jim Defede.  344 pages.

A remarkable story showing that even in the darkest days goodness can prevail.

42nd book of 2011.  13,400 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon hours 7 and 8.

Pages read these hours - 133
Total pages read - 407
Time read these hours - 1 hour 5 minutes
Total time read - 4 hours 58 minutes
Books finished - 1


-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 6.

Pages read this hour - 79
Total pages read - 274
Time read this hour - 50 minutes
Total time read - 3 hours 53 minutes
Books finished - 1


Time for lunch, some Cici's Pizza where we can read.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 5.

Pages read this hour - 47
Total pages read - 195
Time read this hour - 32 minutes
Total time read - 3 hours 3 minutes
Books finished - 1


The new book is "The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland" written by Jim Defoe.  244 pages.

-Richard