PAGES COUNTED - August 2022

[Terris]

I hope I'm not stepping on any toes, but Leah seems to be MIA.
Leah, I hope you are doing well after your surgery!
But in the meantime, we'll start up the "August Pages Counted" on our own.
Best wishes to you, Leah!

January 2022: 39,240 pages
February 2022: 23,594 pages
March 2022: 35,756 pages
April 2022: 30,065 pages
May 2022: 27,200 pages
June 2022: 30,313 pages
July 2022: 25,407 pages

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[Terris]

Here's what I read in August:

109) The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore, 560 pgs
110) Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk, 565 pgs
111) When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, 320 pgs
112) The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin, 372 pgs
113) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, 416 pgs
114) The Never Ending Story by Michael Ende, 396 pgs
115) Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, 238 pgs
116) The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout, 320 pgs
117) The Snapper by Roddy Doyle, 216 pgs
118) Amy Among the Serial Killers by Jincy Willett, 400 pgs
119) Over by the River, and Other Stories by William Maxwell, 242 pgs
120) Music in the Hills by D.E. Stevenson, 282 pgs
121) The Theory of Anything by Greg Hickey, 71 pgs

Total = 4,398 Pages

GROUP TOTAL = 4,398 PAGES

[Linda C]

126. Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) – Charlaine Harris (3 stars) 8/3/22 [352]
127. Beauty's Kingdom (Sleeping Beauty, #4) – A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) (2 stars) 8/4/22 [356]
128. Welcome to Harmony (Harmony, #1) – Jodi Thomas (4 stars) 8/5/22 [384]
129. Music is Not Bound by Time (Song for a Lost Kingdom, #1) – Steve Moretti (3 stars) 8/6/22 [382]
130. Kiss Me, I'm Irish (Tennessee Waltz, #1) – Bella Street (3 stars) 8/8/22 [373]
131. Deacon King Kong – James McBride (5 stars) 8/10/22 [384]
132. Written by Herself: Autobiographies of American Women: An Anthology – Jill Ker Conway, ed. (4 stars) 8/13/22 [672]
133. A Bicycle Built for Murder (A Manor House Mystery, #1) – Kate Kingsbury (4 stars) 8/16/22 2001 England [216]
134. Doing No Harm – Carla Kelly (5 stars) 8/19/22 [320]
135. The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #1) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/20/22 [170]
136. The Kidnapped Bride (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #2) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/21/22 [172]
137. The Director's Cut (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #3) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/22/22 [162]
138. The Couple in Cabin 2124 (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #4) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/23/22 [172]
139. Doctor Death: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #5) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/24/22 [140]
140. Murder on the Dance Floor: Patricia Fisher Mysteries (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #6) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/25/22 [186]
141. Mission for the Maharajah: Patricia Fisher Mysteries (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries, #7) – Steve Higgs (3 stars) 8/25/22 [167]
142. Little Black Book of Stories – A. S. Byatt (3 stars) 8/29/22 [240]

Total Books - 17
Total pages - 4848

GROUP TOTAL: 9,246 pages

[Leah]

thank you so much for doing this Terris! I have had some complications from the surgery and have only recently gotten back into the grove but ever tried to catch up on 5 weeks of missed work? lol. plus my son started 2nd grade and life has been hectic. I kept telling myself I needed to do this then promptly forgot day after day *face palm*. thank you, thank you, thank you! it's appreciated.

[Book Concierge]

Leah wrote: "thank you so much for doing this Terris! I have had some complications from the surgery and have only recently gotten back into the grove but ever tried to catch up on 5 weeks of missed work? lol. ..."

Leah, glad you are on the mend. Yes, back-to-school is a hectic time!

[Terris]

Leah wrote: "thank you so much for doing this Terris! I have had some complications from the surgery and have only recently gotten back into the grove but ever tried to catch up on 5 weeks of missed work? lol. ..."

No problem at all, Leah. I just wanted to help and was concerned for you :)
Glad you are doing well, and hope your son has fun in 2nd grade!

[Melissa]

August
35) Two Truths and a Lie: A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice by Ellen McGarrahan - 326 pages
36) Thread of Fear (The Glass Sisters #1) by Laura Griffin - 385 pages
37) Cold as Ice (Lucy Kincaid #17) by Allison Brennan - 464 pages
38) Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens - 369 pages
39) A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas - 229 pages

August pages: 1,773
Group total: 11,019

[James]

YEAR GOAL: 150 books/48 nE, 38,000 pages

JANUARY: 5 books/2 nE, 1,759 pages, avg. 352 pages
FEBRUARY: 7 books/5 nE, 2,058 pages, avg. 294 pages
MARCH: 14 books/6 nE, 2,762 pages, avg. 197 pages
APRIL: 8 books/3 nE, 2,517 pages, avg. 315 pages
MAY: 9 books/3 nE, 2,729 pages, avg. 303 pages
JUNE: 15 books/9 nE, 2,711 pages, avg. 181 pages
JULY: 13 books/8 nE, 2,770 pages, avg. 213 pages
AUGUST: 9 books/2 nE, 2,320 pages, avg. 258 pages
TOTAL: 80 books/38 nE, 19,628 pages, avg. 245 pages

AUGUST BOOKS:
72. Scientific American, What Makes Us Human [2013] 111 pages
73. Claude Lévi-Strauss, The Savage Mind [1962, tr. 1966] 290 pages
74. John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos [1957] 189 pages
75. Jean Piaget, The Child's Conception of the World [1926, tr. 1928] 397 pages
76. Naguib Mahfouz, The Seventh Heaven: Stories of the Supernatural [1999, tr. 2005] 151 pages [Kindle, Open Library]
77. Samuel Noah Kramer, The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character [1963] 355 pages
78. Giaconda Belli, El país dentro de mi piel [2002] 431 pages [Kindle, Open Library] [in Spanish]
79. Giaconda Belli, El infinito en la palma de la mano [2008] 237 pages [Kindle, Open Library] [in Spanish]
80. John Wyndham, The Trouble with Lichens [1960] 160 pages

GROUP TOTAL: 13,339 pages

[Koren]

AUGUST

69. The Almost Perfect Murder by Gary C. King 341 pages
70. Murder Interrupted by James Patterson 295 pages
71. Her Country by Marissa Moss 281 pages
72. Cowboy And Wills by Monica Holloway 288 pages
73. Till Murder Do Us Part by James Patterson 325 pages
74. The Ride Of A Lifetime by Robert Iger 233 pages
75. The Angel In My Pocket by Sukey Forbes 246 pages
76. Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless 295 pages
77. A Mind For Murder by Noreen Renier 304 pages
78. Sapiens: A Brief History of Human Kind by Yuval Noah Harari 512 pages

Total For August: 3,120 pages
Group Total: 16,459

[Beverly]

AUGUST

246. The Galapagos Incident by Felix Savage 256 pgs
247. Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado 448 pgs
248. Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill 192 pgs
249. Storm Front by Jim Butcher 332 pgs
250. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 344 pgs
251. The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler 288 pgs
252. Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran 292 pgs
253. West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 381 pgs
254. A Gift for Nana by Lane Smith 40 pgs
255. The Girls in the Attic by Marius Gabriel 351 pgs
256. This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear 312 pgs
257. Earth by David Brin 601 pgs
258. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 112 pgs
259. The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan 423 pgs
260. The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis 293 pgs
261. The Secret of Moon Lake by Sofia Nova 234 pgs
262. Hail to the Chef by Kristin Davis 328 pgs
263. The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill 257 pgs
264. 10th Annual Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction by Judith Merril 382 pgs
265. Down the Darkest Road by Kylie Brandt 391 pgs
266. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic by Lauren Tarshis 114 pgs
267. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christy 336 pgs
268. Left to Die by Lisa Jackson 513 pgs
269. The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin 192 pgs
270. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (Graphic Novel) by Lauren Tarshis 160 pgs
271. I Susvived the Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 (Graphic Novel) by Lauren Tarshis 160 pgs
272. Survivors by Maggie Oliver 368 pgs
273. The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe 317 pgs
274. I Survived Hurricane Katrina by Lauren Tarshis 112 pgs
275. Half Lies by Sally Green 61 pgs
276. A Fabulous, Formless Darkness by David G. Hartwell 608 pgs
277. Emily Spellmaker and the Backpack of Doom by S. W. Develin 16 pgs

Pages Read for the Month: 8914
GROUP TOTAL: 25,373

[Sheila]

Here's mine for August:

1. Creatures from the Blue Lagoon--Eden Redd--31 pages
2. The Visitor--Kayla Lords--23 pages
3. Consume--Nina Andrews--18 pages
4. Waiting for the Duke--Julia Regan--79 pages
5. The Biker and the Ballerina--Andra Ashe--29 pages
6. 1-800--Alexa J. Day--30 pages
7. How to Be Calm--Michael Gordon--35 pages
8. Subbing for Mr. Croft--Amie Barnes--35 pages
9. Daddy Likes it Tight--K. S. Originals--73 pages
10. The Lost Daughter--Elena Ferrante--140 pages
11. Naughty Elves Toy Shop--A. J. McKay--47 pages
12. Rejection on the Full Moon--Alana Dyer--239 pages
13. Pit Stop--Cassie Mint--96 pages
14. Amy "Red" Riding's Hood--Liz Adams--50 pages
15. Menage Erotica Pinch Hitting--Alexandra Noir--28 pages
16. Beast by Erin Bedford--17 pages
17. All the President's Men--Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward--349 pages
18. Too Many Socks--Kerry and Adam DelGiudice--27 pages
19. We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power--Caleb Gayle--242 pages
20. Pit Stop Bonus Scene--Cassie Mint--13 pages
21. Proper English--KJ Charles--211 pages
22. Daddy Fever--Margot Scott--110 pages
23. Lockdown Dare--Alexa Sommers--10 pages
24. Adrianna's Fairy Tales: Erotic Retellings--Adrianna White--147 pages
25. Lead Me Not--Ann Gallagher--330 pages
26. Blue Hawaiian--Carla Luna--300 pages
27. An Inn Decent Proposal--Sharon Buchbinder--156 pages
28. A Cowboy to the Rescue--Josie Donovan--18 pages
29. Issued to the Bride One Navy Seal--Cora Seton--298 pages
30. Nothing to Do--Regina Serrao--16 pages
31. Volcano Facts for Kids--Smile Kids Books--10 pages
32. Cajun Hot--Nikita Black--133 pages
33. Catching Caroline--Sylvia Day--26 pages
34. The CEO Gets Her Man--Anne Ashby--283 pages
35. Now That I've Found You--Belle Andre--200 pages

Pages: 3849

GROUP TOTAL: 29,222

[Leah]

47. The Girl Who Lost Her Shadow by Emily Ilett (224 pages)
48. A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages (240 pages)
49. Size Matters Not: The Extraordinary Life and Career of Warwick Davis by Warwick Davis (368 pages)
50. When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town by John E. Douglas (336 pages)
51. The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard (256 pages)
52. West Like Lightening: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express by Jim DeFelice (368 pages)

My August Total: 1792 pages

GROUP TOTAL: 31,1014 PAGES