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These were my final stats as well.

9th reading leg stats: 70 minutes, 77 pages. Finished reading In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith.

In total: 612 minutes and 601 pages
Average: .98 pages per minute

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?

• I took a 3 hour nap around hours 16-19

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?

• The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next) series
• The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

• No, it was great as usual!

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?

• Everything

5. How many books did you read?

• I finished up two books I was already reading, Petropolis by Anya Ulinich and In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith. I also started and finished Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis, and I got over 200 pages into Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
• Stats: I read for 612 minutes and 601 pages, which is an average of .98 pages per minute

6. What were the names of the books you read?

• see above

7. Which book did you enjoy most?

• all of them

8. Which did you enjoy least?

• N/A see above

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?

• Very likely.  This was my fourth read-a-thon, and I don’t quite want to end my 100% participation streak!

8th reading leg stats: 68 minutes, 76 pages. Reading In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith.

In total: 542 minutes and 524 pages
Average: .97 pages per minute

Switched gears and went to Precious Ramotswe and company of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.  In the next update I’m going to give my notes on hearing Alexander McCall Smith speak on Friday.

7th reading stretch stats:   35 minutes, 30 pages.
Reading Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde.

In total: 474 minutes and 448 pages
Average: .95 pages per minute

This was what I read before I had to take a three hour nap.  It really stinks getting old.  I used to be able to stay up all night no problem….