BOUT OF BOOKS 29
FINAL RECAP

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FINAL RECAP

This was a good reading week, I ended up having more time than expected, especially on Saturday

So instead of 525 pages, I read 774 pages.
Instead of an average of 75, my average is 110 pages/day, thanks to the audio time.
I only finished one book, which was to be expected, as most of my books to read are for read-alongs, so I have to space them out every week.
But I’m glad I read more than half of Don’t Look For Me, another excellent psychological thriller by Wendy Walker (upcoming).

See you on January 4 for Bout of Books 30!
Hopefully, it won’t be too busy and I can aim at an even higher level

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Here is what I read on DAY 7:

1. Don’t Look for Me, by Wendy Walker = 61 pages

Total for Day 7:  61 pages
TOTAL:    774/525

Sundays are busy days for me, so 61 pages is actually a good number for me

📚 For the 9:30 p.m Central reading-in-place:
I didn’t participate

I did the Instagram challenge, doing a shelfie-video of my main bookshelf!

 

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Here is what I read on DAY 6:

1. Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury = 36 pages
2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami = 48 pages
3. Don’t Look for Me, by Wendy Walker = 98 pages
4. Psalm 118: Commentary by Theophan the Recluse = 12 pages
5. Audiobook: Pandemia, by Franck Thilliez = 12 pages

Total for Day 6:  206 pages
TOTAL so far:    713/525

Wow, that was a great day!
If you are curious about the number of books I have been reading from, during this week, three are for read-alongs, so I have to stop when I have read the allotted number of pages for the week. And the spiritual book, I only read a bit at a time, as it’s really meaty.

📚 For the 9:30 p.m Central reading-in-place:
I read 21 pages. I never do too well for this, as I take notes.
I posted a short video as I was preparing for this.

I did the Instagram challenge, featuring an under-rated 2020 book.

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Here is what I read on DAY 5:

1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami = 24 pages
2. Audiobook: Pandemia, by Franck Thilliez = 51 pages

Total for Day 5:  75 pages
TOTAL so far:  507/525

Wooh, just made it to 75 pages!

📚 For the 9:30 p.m. Central reading-in-place:
I forgot again, even though I was reading. Definitely not my type of things.

I did the Instagram challenge, featuring one of my Auto-buy authors.

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Here is what I read on DAY 4:

1. L’énigme de la chambre 622, by Joël Dicker = 10 pages
2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami = 18 pages
3. Audiobook: Pandemia, by Franck Thilliez = 58 pages

Total for Day 4:  86 pages
TOTAL so far:  432 /525

A pathetic 43 pages, as I had something else going on yesterday night, the only time I can really read.

📚 For the 9:30 p.m. Central reading-in-place:
I totally forgot to participate! I was so engrossed in reviewing my Russian. A sure sign I’m getting totally obsessed by languages right now. Learning Russian with a tutor and doing practice with 8 different sources, plus teaching myself Italian for reading

And I forgot the Instagram challenge of the day!!

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Here is what I read on DAY 3:

1. L’énigme de la chambre 622, by Joël Dicker = 5 pages
2. Audiobook: Pandemia, by Franck Thilliez = 38 pages

Total for Day 3:  43 pages
TOTAL so far:  346/525

A pathetic 43 pages, as I had something else going on yesterday night, the only time I can really read.

📚 For the 9:30 p.m. Central reading-in-place: I couldn’t participate

I did the Instagram challenge, featuring a recent 5 star read

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Here is what I read on DAY 2:

1. Le livre de Perle, by Timothée de Fombelle = 60 pages
2. L’énigme de la chambre 622, by Joël Dicker = 17 pages
3. Audiobook: The Big Four, by Agatha Christie = 18 pages – FINISHED
4. Audiobook: Pandemia, by Franck Thilliez = 4 pages

Total for Day 2:  99 pages
TOTAL so far:  303/525

I caught up with the pages I needed to read for my read along with a student on Le Livre de Perle, so I started reading L’énigme de la chambre 622, for a French read-along on Discord – we read and comment in French. Let me know if you are interested.

📚 For the 9:30 p.m. Central reading-in-place, I read 30 pages.

I also did the Instagram challenge, featuring a beautiful book cover.

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Here is what I read on DAY 1:

1. Le livre de Perle, by Timothée de Fombelle = 63 pages
2. Audiobook: The Big Four, by Agatha Christie = 141 pages

Total for Day 1:  204 pages
TOTAL so far:  204/525

I had a lot of house chores to do today: wash, gardening, cooking, dishes, so ended up with almost 3 hours of audiobook listening!

📚 For the 9:30 p.m. Central reading-in-place, I read 27 pages.
Not many, because I take notes to help for reviews.
I didn’t participate in the Twitter Chat, but I already met interesting readers through the #boutofbooks hashtag

I also did the Instagram challenge

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I’m setting my goal at 525 pages, that is, 75 pages per day. 

Here are the books I plan to read from. Some I’m currently reading.

1. Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury
2. Le livre de Perle, by Timothée de Fombelle
3. L’énigme de la chambre 622, by Joël Dicker
4. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami
5. Vesper Flights, by Helen Macdonald
6. Don’t Look for Me, by Wendy Walker
7. Psalm 118: Commentary by Theophan the Recluse
8. Audiobook: The Big Four, by Agatha Christie FINISHED
9. Audiobook: Pandemia, by Franck Thilliez

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