I finished reading:

"A Suitable Boy" written by Vikram Seth.  1474 pages.

The forty-sixth book of the year.  16,649 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The House on Garibaldi Street" written by Isser Harel.  319 pages.

The forty-fifth book of the year.  15,175 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Shadow Watch" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg.  355 pages.

The forty-fourth book of the year.  14,856 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Shakespeare: The World as Stage" written by Bill Bryson.  196 pages.

The forty-third book of the year.  14,501 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

I finished reading:

"Insurgent" written by Verinica Roth.  525 pages.

The forty-second book of the year.  14,305 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Power Plays: ruthless.com" created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg.  353 pages.

The forty-first book of the year.  13,780 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel" written by Albert Marrin.  235 pages.

The fortieth book of the year.  13,427 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Men in Battle" written by Alvah Bessie.  318 pages.

The thirty-ninth book of the year.  13,192 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"My Life and Views" written by Max Born.  206 pages.

The thirty-eighth book of the year.  12,874 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Net Force: The Archimedes Effect" created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik written by Steve Perry and Larry Segriff.  

The thirty-seventh book of the year.  12,668 pages at an average of 342 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Leaving Home" written by Garrison Keillor.  258 pages.

The thirty-sixth book of the year.  12,343 pages at an average of 343 pages per book.

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Net Force: Springboard" created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik written by Steve Perry and Larry Segriff.  370 pages.

The thirty-fifth book of the year.  12,085 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Strange Life of Ivan Osokin" written by P.D. Osokin.  202 pages.

The thirty-fourth book of the year.  11,715 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon meme and stats:

Total Pages Read:  1433
Total Time Read: 11 hrs 32 mins
Books Finished: 6

This is thirteenth successive time I have participated in the read-a-thon going back to June 2008.   So, as I am a stat geek here are some stats.

Total Pages Read:   Most - 1433 (April 2014),   Least - 635 (October 2011),  Average - 1071
Total Time Read:    Most - 14 hours 4 minutes (October 2008), Least - 8 hrs 45 minutes (October 2011),                                Average 11 hrs 35 minutes
Books Finished:     Most - 6 (April 2014),  Least 2 (4 times),  Average 3.3

Also, won a prize for the very first time yesterday!!

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? The last one 1am - 2am
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Suspense or Thrillers
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
No - I keep coming back :)
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Good as it was
5. How many books did you read?
Finished 6
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Captain and the Enemy, State of War, Russia, Walking Dead Volume 1, Changing of the Guard, Walking Dead Volume 2
7. Which book did you enjoy most? Russia - Described by Great Writers.
8. Which did you enjoy least? State of War
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely want to keep the streak going.

I want to give a major shout out to all the organizers who keep this going.   Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!   

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read this hour:  173

Total pages read: 1416

Time read this hour: 44 mins

Total time read:  11 hours 22 minutes

Books finished: 6

My new book is "Strange Life of Ivan Osokin" 204 pages.

I think I am done for the night.  I may squeeze in a few more pages, but, this will be my last post until the wrap up in the morning.

Goodnight and see y'all in six months!

-Richard

I finished reading

"The Walking Dead Volume 2 - Mile Behing Us" written by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn.  136 pages.

The thirty-third book of the year.  11,512 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read this hour: 94

Total pages read: 1243

Time read this hour: 39 minutes

Total time read: 10 hours 38 minutes

Books finished: 5

The next book is The Walking Dead Volume 2 - Miles Behind Us.

This will probably be my last hour before going to bed.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tom Clancy's Net Force: Changing of the Guard" created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik written by Steve Perry and Larry Segriff.  316 pages.

The thirty-second book of the year.  11,376 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 16 and 17:

Pages read these hours: 50

Total pages read: 1149

Time read these hours: 25 minutes

Total time read: 9 hours 59 minutes

Books finished: 4

Quakes win :)

-Richard

End of read-a-thon of hour 15:

Pages read this hour:  22

Total pages read: 1099

Time read this hour: 27 minutes

Total time read: 9 hours 34 minutes.

Books finished: 4

-Richard