Anita (FAMeulstee) goes on where the books take her in 2023 (6)
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1FAMeulstee
Welcome to my sixth thread in 2023!
I am Anita Meulstee (60), married with Frank (61) since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art, books and walking.
It is rose time of year. In my garden they start to flower, some will continue until December.
Top row: Isabel Renaissance, unknown (was in de garden wehen we came here), Nostalgia
Middle row: Westerland, again Westerland, Ice Queen
Bottom row: Easy going, Graham Thomas, Mein München
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I have been hanging around in this group a few months after finding LibraryThing in March 2008. I skipped one year (2013), when my reading dropped to almost nothing. This was a side effect of taking Paxil. In 2015 I was able to wean off Paxil, and a year later my reading skyrocketed. The last years it is slowing down sightly, my initial "reading hunger" has waned a bit.
I read (almost) everything, from childrens and YA books to more serious literature, mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, and I try not to forget to throw some non-fiction into the mix.
I am Anita Meulstee (60), married with Frank (61) since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art, books and walking.
It is rose time of year. In my garden they start to flower, some will continue until December.
Top row: Isabel Renaissance, unknown (was in de garden wehen we came here), Nostalgia
Middle row: Westerland, again Westerland, Ice Queen
Bottom row: Easy going, Graham Thomas, Mein München
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I have been hanging around in this group a few months after finding LibraryThing in March 2008. I skipped one year (2013), when my reading dropped to almost nothing. This was a side effect of taking Paxil. In 2015 I was able to wean off Paxil, and a year later my reading skyrocketed. The last years it is slowing down sightly, my initial "reading hunger" has waned a bit.
I read (almost) everything, from childrens and YA books to more serious literature, mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, and I try not to forget to throw some non-fiction into the mix.
2FAMeulstee
total books read in 2023: 143
11 own / 132 library
total pages read in 2023: 48,200
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currently reading:
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books read in June 2023: 20 books, 8,968 pages, 3 own / 17 library)
book 124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes, 688 pages, TIOLI #1
(msg 77)
book 125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín, 581 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 78)
book 126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec, 310 pages, TIOLI #16
(msg 79)
book 127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa, 254 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 80)
book 128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali, 237 pages, TIOLI #18 (msg 81)
book 129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris, 254 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 92)
book 130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz, 334 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 93)
book 131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov, 333 pages, TIOLI #7
(msg 94)
book 132: Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams, 320 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 95)
book 133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 113)
book 134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen, 336 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 114)
book 135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, 463 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 115)
book 136: Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson, 158 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 116)
book 137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou, 520 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 133)
book 138: Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson, 325 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 134)
book 139: Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme, 533 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 135)
book 140: De belijdenis van de stilte by A. Roland Holst, 32 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 136)
book 141: 1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 160)
book 142: Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) by Joseph Boyden, 453 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 161)
book 143: Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) by Ian Rankin, 351 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 162)
11 own / 132 library
total pages read in 2023: 48,200
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currently reading:
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books read in June 2023: 20 books, 8,968 pages, 3 own / 17 library)
book 124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes, 688 pages, TIOLI #1
(msg 77)book 125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín, 581 pages, TIOLI #8
(msg 78)book 126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec, 310 pages, TIOLI #16
(msg 79)book 127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa, 254 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 80)book 128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali, 237 pages, TIOLI #18
(msg 81)book 129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris, 254 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 92)book 130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz, 334 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 93)book 131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov, 333 pages, TIOLI #7
(msg 94)book 132: Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams, 320 pages, TIOLI #12
(msg 95)book 133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages, TIOLI #3
(msg 113)book 134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen, 336 pages, TIOLI #3
(msg 114)book 135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, 463 pages, TIOLI #2
(msg 115)book 136: Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson, 158 pages, TIOLI #5
(msg 116)book 137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou, 520 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 133)book 138: Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson, 325 pages, TIOLI #3
(msg 134)book 139: Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme, 533 pages, TIOLI #9
(msg 135)book 140: De belijdenis van de stilte by A. Roland Holst, 32 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 136)book 141: 1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages, TIOLI #15
(msg 160)book 142: Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) by Joseph Boyden, 453 pages, TIOLI #16
(msg 161)book 143: Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) by Ian Rankin, 351 pages, TIOLI #3
(msg 162)3FAMeulstee
June 2023 reading plans
TIOLI June 2023
#1: Read a book of fiction in which there is a printed (spelled out) odd number in the narrative of the first page
-De moeder van Frankenstein - Almudena Grandes, 688 pages (e-library)
#2: Read a book whose title includes at least three words beginning with the same letter
-De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) - Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, 463 pages (library)
#3: Read the “Next in a Series” book – can be any number in an series you are currently reading except number one
-Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) - Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages (library)
-Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) - Ian Rankin, 351 pages (e-library)
-Monddood - Arttu Tuominen, 336 pages (library)
-Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) - Jon Kalman Stefánsson, 325 pages (library)
#4: Read a book with a synonym for "travel" on the cover
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#5: Read a book about something a nice person wouldn't do or one indicating such a thing in the title
-Lieg met mij (Lie with me) - Philippe Besson, 158 pages (library)
#6: Read a book by an author new to you
-Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) - José Eduardo Agualusa, 254 pages (library)
-De belijdenis van de stilte - A. Roland Holst, 32 pages
-Bruggenbouwers - Jan Guillou, 520 pages (library)
-Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) - David Sedaris, 254 pages (e-library)
-Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) - Junot Díaz, 334 pages (e-library)
#7: Read a book with the number 35 in either in the title (subtitles allowed!) or the ISBN
-Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) - Georgi Gospodinov, 333 pages (e-library)
#8: Read a book that fits one of the categories of the 2023 Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo card
-De tovenaar (The Magican) - Colm Tóibín, 581 pages (e-library)
#9: Read a book (F or NF) about the experiences of indigenous/First Nations peoples in the Americas or Australia/NZ
-Kerewin (The Bone People) - Keri Hulme, 533 pages
#10: Read a book for Morphy's favorite subgenres semi-rolling challenge
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#11: Read a book written by a transgender and/or nonbinary (or any other gender non-conforming identity) author
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#12: Read a book with a title starting with "S"
-Stoner (Stoner) - John Williams, 320 pages (library)
#13: Read a book by an author whose first or family name is the same as one of the team members of the Leeds United team that won the Centenary FA Cup Final in 1972
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#14: Read a book that made the Publishers Weekly best-seller lists any year up to and including 1986
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#15: ALL or Nothing: Read a book whose title contains all of the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) or none of the vowels
-1q84 (1Q84) - Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages (e-library)
#16: Read a book whose title words are all different lengths
-Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) - Joseph Boyden, 453 pages
-'t Manco (A Void) - Georges Perec, 310 pages (library)
#17 Read a book with a title or subtitle that mentions a place that is not set in the country where you reside
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#18: Read a republished book/work or collection of previously published writings
-Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) - Waguih Ghali, 237 pages (library)
TIOLI June 2023
#1: Read a book of fiction in which there is a printed (spelled out) odd number in the narrative of the first page
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#2: Read a book whose title includes at least three words beginning with the same letter
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#3: Read the “Next in a Series” book – can be any number in an series you are currently reading except number one
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#4: Read a book with a synonym for "travel" on the cover
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#5: Read a book about something a nice person wouldn't do or one indicating such a thing in the title
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#6: Read a book by an author new to you
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#7: Read a book with the number 35 in either in the title (subtitles allowed!) or the ISBN
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#8: Read a book that fits one of the categories of the 2023 Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo card
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#9: Read a book (F or NF) about the experiences of indigenous/First Nations peoples in the Americas or Australia/NZ
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#10: Read a book for Morphy's favorite subgenres semi-rolling challenge
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#11: Read a book written by a transgender and/or nonbinary (or any other gender non-conforming identity) author
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#12: Read a book with a title starting with "S"
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#13: Read a book by an author whose first or family name is the same as one of the team members of the Leeds United team that won the Centenary FA Cup Final in 1972
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#14: Read a book that made the Publishers Weekly best-seller lists any year up to and including 1986
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#15: ALL or Nothing: Read a book whose title contains all of the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) or none of the vowels
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#16: Read a book whose title words are all different lengths
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#17 Read a book with a title or subtitle that mentions a place that is not set in the country where you reside
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#18: Read a republished book/work or collection of previously published writings
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4FAMeulstee
July 2023 reading plans
TIOLI July 2023
#1: Read a book whose author has a first name which is the same as that of someone in your family
- Dandy uit het noorden (De grote eeuw 2) - Jan Gillou, 288 pages (library 20/7)
#2: Read a book of prose (fiction or non-fiction) written by a New Yorker contributor
- Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) - John Updike, 300 pages (library)
#3: Read a book by one of the authors interviewed for The Writer’s Library by Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager
- Het puttertje (The Goldfinch) - Donna Tartt, 925 pages (library)
#4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
- Het hart van de mens (The Heart of Man) - Jón Kalman Stefánsson, 414 pages (e-library 9/7)
- De hongerende weg (The famished road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages (library 20/7)
- Niet te stoppen (On the come up) - Angie Thomas, 379 pages (e-library 16/7)
- Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, Dog, Foot) - Claudio Morandini, 127 pages (library 20/7)
- Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) - John Steinbeck, 603 pages
#5: Read a book by a Canadian author
? De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) - Carol Shields, 315 pages (e-library)
#6: Read a book by an author who is an atheist
- Circusnachten (Nights at the Circus) - Angela Carter, 384 pages (e-library 21/7)
#7: Read a book for the White Elephant Book Award challenge
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#8: Read a book by an author who is published in fiction and nonfiction
- Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 458 pages (library 20/7)
- Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) - Bruce Chatwin, 340 pages (library 20/7)
#9: Read a book with an 8 in the total number of pages, or use all numbers of this total to get to 8
- Aan open zee (By the open sea) - August Strindberg, 208 pages (library 20/7)
- Ik = cartograaf - Jeroen Theunissen, 428 pages (library 20/7)
- De kartuize van Parma (The charterhouse of Parma) - Stendhal, 729 pages (e-library 17/7)
- Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo, 422 pages
- Portret van een dame (The Portrait of a Lady) - Henry James, 728 pages (e-library 17/7)
#10: Read a 'time' book (time slip, time travel, multiple timelines)
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#11: Read a book that is at least the 7th book in a series
- Eeuwige vriendschap (von Bodenstein en Kirchhoff 10) - Nele Neuhaus, 464 pages (library)
? Een lieve lust (The Summer of the Danes; Cadfael 18) - Ellis Peters, 237 pages (library)
#12: Read a book with a potentially offensive word or phrase in the title
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#13: Read a memoir or autobiography by someone still living
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TIOLI July 2023
#1: Read a book whose author has a first name which is the same as that of someone in your family
- Dandy uit het noorden (De grote eeuw 2) - Jan Gillou, 288 pages (library 20/7)
#2: Read a book of prose (fiction or non-fiction) written by a New Yorker contributor
- Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) - John Updike, 300 pages (library)
#3: Read a book by one of the authors interviewed for The Writer’s Library by Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager
- Het puttertje (The Goldfinch) - Donna Tartt, 925 pages (library)
#4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
- Het hart van de mens (The Heart of Man) - Jón Kalman Stefánsson, 414 pages (e-library 9/7)
- De hongerende weg (The famished road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages (library 20/7)
- Niet te stoppen (On the come up) - Angie Thomas, 379 pages (e-library 16/7)
- Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, Dog, Foot) - Claudio Morandini, 127 pages (library 20/7)
- Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) - John Steinbeck, 603 pages
#5: Read a book by a Canadian author
? De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) - Carol Shields, 315 pages (e-library)
#6: Read a book by an author who is an atheist
- Circusnachten (Nights at the Circus) - Angela Carter, 384 pages (e-library 21/7)
#7: Read a book for the White Elephant Book Award challenge
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#8: Read a book by an author who is published in fiction and nonfiction
- Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 458 pages (library 20/7)
- Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) - Bruce Chatwin, 340 pages (library 20/7)
#9: Read a book with an 8 in the total number of pages, or use all numbers of this total to get to 8
- Aan open zee (By the open sea) - August Strindberg, 208 pages (library 20/7)
- Ik = cartograaf - Jeroen Theunissen, 428 pages (library 20/7)
- De kartuize van Parma (The charterhouse of Parma) - Stendhal, 729 pages (e-library 17/7)
- Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo, 422 pages
- Portret van een dame (The Portrait of a Lady) - Henry James, 728 pages (e-library 17/7)
#10: Read a 'time' book (time slip, time travel, multiple timelines)
-
#11: Read a book that is at least the 7th book in a series
- Eeuwige vriendschap (von Bodenstein en Kirchhoff 10) - Nele Neuhaus, 464 pages (library)
? Een lieve lust (The Summer of the Danes; Cadfael 18) - Ellis Peters, 237 pages (library)
#12: Read a book with a potentially offensive word or phrase in the title
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#13: Read a memoir or autobiography by someone still living
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5FAMeulstee
books read in January 2023
book 1: De fundamenten by Ramsey Nasr
book 2: Bestaat er een raarder leven dan het mijne? Jef Last (1898-1972) by Rudi Wester
book 3: Levensgevaar (Rivierdelta 2) by Arttu Tuominen
book 4: Broers (Brothers) by Bernice Rubens
book 5: Mijn dertigjarige oorlog (No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War) by Hiroo Onoda
book 6: Het schemeren van de wereld (The Twilight World) by Werner Herzog
book 7: Eigen welzijn eerst by Roxane van Iperen
book 8: Wolven op het ruiterpad by Tijs Goldschmidt
book 9: Rotterdam: ode aan de inefficiëntie by Arjen van Veelen
book 10: Doctor Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 11: Vlimmen contra Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 12: Vlimmens tweede jeugd by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 13: Het weeshuis in de azuurblauwe zee (The House in the Cerulean Sea) by T.J. Klune
book 14: Job: roman over een eenvoudige man (Job: The Story of a Simple Man) by Joseph Roth
book 15: Vogels van West- en Midden-Europa by Philip J.K. Burton
book 16: De raaf by Louis Beyens
book 17: Zwartboek (The Black Book; John Rebus 5) by Ian Rankin
book 18: Met lichte tred by Ton Lemaire
book 19: Onheilstijding (A Dying Fall; Ruth Galloway 5) by Elly Griffiths
book 20: Leven en lot (Life and Fate) by Vasili Grossman
book 21: Vallende stenen (Konráð 4) by Arnaldur Indriðason
book 22: De opwindvogelkronieken (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) by Haruki Murakami
book 23: De uitverkorene (The Elected Member) by Bernice Rubens
books read in February 2023
book 24: De bijzondere woorden van Gioia by Enrico Galiano
book 25: Verweven leven (Entangled life) by Merlin Sheldrake
book 26: Transit (Transit) by Anna Seghers
book 27: Vissen hebben geen voeten (Fish Have No Feet) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 28: Perenbomen bloeien wit by Gerbrand Bakker
book 29: De zaak van Münster (Münster's Case; Van Veeteren 6) by Håkan Nesser
book 30: Verzen van nu by Garmt Stuiveling
book 31: Koning Lear (King Lear) by William Shakespeare
book 32: Pony (Pony) by R.J. Palacio
book 33: Verwilderd (Bewilderment) by Richard Powers
book 34: Karel en Elegast - Anonymus
book 35: De veensoldaten by Wolfgang Langhoff
book 36: Zwarte seconden (Black Seconds; Konrad Sejer 6) by Karin Fossum
book 37: Het hart is een eenzame jager (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter) by Carson McCullers
book 38: Toen ik dit zag by Rutger Kopland
book 39: Wilde rozen en andere verhalen by Konstantin Paustovski
book 40: De memoires van Norton, filosoof en hond (Norton's Philosophical Memoirs) by Håkan Nesser
book 41: De alchemist (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho
book 42: Laatste zomernacht by Maarten 't Hart
book 43: Uit de bek van de walvis (From the Mouth of the Whale) by Sjón
book 44: Reisverslag van een kat (The Travelling Cat Chronicles) by Hiro Arikawa
book 45: Madame le Commissaire en de verdwenen Engelsman (Isabelle Bonnet 1) by Pierre Martin
book 46: Het gele behang en andere verhalen by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
book 47: Dat weet je niet by Jens Christian Grøndahl
book 48: Wat bomen ons vertellen (Tree Story) by Valerie Trouet
book 49: De val (The fell) by Sarah Moss
book 50: Zo begint het slechte (Thus Bad Begins) by Javier Marías
book 51: Eurotrash by Christian Kracht
book 52: Een jaar in scherven by Koos van Zomeren
book 53: Vang de haas (Catch the rabbit) by Lana Bastašić
book 1: De fundamenten by Ramsey Nasr
book 2: Bestaat er een raarder leven dan het mijne? Jef Last (1898-1972) by Rudi Wester
book 3: Levensgevaar (Rivierdelta 2) by Arttu Tuominen
book 4: Broers (Brothers) by Bernice Rubens
book 5: Mijn dertigjarige oorlog (No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War) by Hiroo Onoda
book 6: Het schemeren van de wereld (The Twilight World) by Werner Herzog
book 7: Eigen welzijn eerst by Roxane van Iperen
book 8: Wolven op het ruiterpad by Tijs Goldschmidt
book 9: Rotterdam: ode aan de inefficiëntie by Arjen van Veelen
book 10: Doctor Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 11: Vlimmen contra Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 12: Vlimmens tweede jeugd by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 13: Het weeshuis in de azuurblauwe zee (The House in the Cerulean Sea) by T.J. Klune
book 14: Job: roman over een eenvoudige man (Job: The Story of a Simple Man) by Joseph Roth
book 15: Vogels van West- en Midden-Europa by Philip J.K. Burton
book 16: De raaf by Louis Beyens
book 17: Zwartboek (The Black Book; John Rebus 5) by Ian Rankin
book 18: Met lichte tred by Ton Lemaire
book 19: Onheilstijding (A Dying Fall; Ruth Galloway 5) by Elly Griffiths
book 20: Leven en lot (Life and Fate) by Vasili Grossman
book 21: Vallende stenen (Konráð 4) by Arnaldur Indriðason
book 22: De opwindvogelkronieken (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) by Haruki Murakami
book 23: De uitverkorene (The Elected Member) by Bernice Rubens
books read in February 2023
book 24: De bijzondere woorden van Gioia by Enrico Galiano
book 25: Verweven leven (Entangled life) by Merlin Sheldrake
book 26: Transit (Transit) by Anna Seghers
book 27: Vissen hebben geen voeten (Fish Have No Feet) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 28: Perenbomen bloeien wit by Gerbrand Bakker
book 29: De zaak van Münster (Münster's Case; Van Veeteren 6) by Håkan Nesser
book 30: Verzen van nu by Garmt Stuiveling
book 31: Koning Lear (King Lear) by William Shakespeare
book 32: Pony (Pony) by R.J. Palacio
book 33: Verwilderd (Bewilderment) by Richard Powers
book 34: Karel en Elegast - Anonymus
book 35: De veensoldaten by Wolfgang Langhoff
book 36: Zwarte seconden (Black Seconds; Konrad Sejer 6) by Karin Fossum
book 37: Het hart is een eenzame jager (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter) by Carson McCullers
book 38: Toen ik dit zag by Rutger Kopland
book 39: Wilde rozen en andere verhalen by Konstantin Paustovski
book 40: De memoires van Norton, filosoof en hond (Norton's Philosophical Memoirs) by Håkan Nesser
book 41: De alchemist (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho
book 42: Laatste zomernacht by Maarten 't Hart
book 43: Uit de bek van de walvis (From the Mouth of the Whale) by Sjón
book 44: Reisverslag van een kat (The Travelling Cat Chronicles) by Hiro Arikawa
book 45: Madame le Commissaire en de verdwenen Engelsman (Isabelle Bonnet 1) by Pierre Martin
book 46: Het gele behang en andere verhalen by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
book 47: Dat weet je niet by Jens Christian Grøndahl
book 48: Wat bomen ons vertellen (Tree Story) by Valerie Trouet
book 49: De val (The fell) by Sarah Moss
book 50: Zo begint het slechte (Thus Bad Begins) by Javier Marías
book 51: Eurotrash by Christian Kracht
book 52: Een jaar in scherven by Koos van Zomeren
book 53: Vang de haas (Catch the rabbit) by Lana Bastašić
6FAMeulstee
books read in March 2023
book 54: Madame le Commissaire en de uitgestelde wraak (Isabelle Bonnet 2) by Pierre Martin
book 55: De werkplaats van de duivel (The Devil's Workshop) by Jáchym Topol
book 56: De ontdekking van de natuur by Hans Mulder, 256 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 75)
book 57: De niet verhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet (The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet) by David Mitchell
book 58: Haas (The Year of the Hare) by Artro Paasilinna
book 59: Het boek van de doodgraver by Oliver Pötzsch
book 60: Jasper en zijn knecht by Gerbrand Bakker
book 61: Pelgrim zonder God by Herman Vuijsje
book 62: Niet alleen by Tim Voors
book 63: Vluchtig verlangen (Transient Desires; Brunetti 30) by Donna Leon
book 64: De verliefden (The Infatuations) by Javier Marías
book 65: Duitse les (The German Lesson) by Siegfried Lenz
book 66: Hoe duur was de suiker? (The Cost of Sugar) by Cynthia Mc Leod
book 67: De foltering van Eldorado by Albert Helman
book 68: Het geluk van de wandelaar (The Gentle Art of Tramping) by Stephen Graham
book 69: De rode ruiterij (Red Cavalry) by Isaak Babel
book 70: Wereld & wandel van Michael K (Life & Times of Michael K) by J.M. Coetzee
book 71: Het schot dat niemand raakte (The Bullet That Missed) by Richard Osman
book 72: Dwars door de Lage Landen by Arnout Hauben
book 73: Het plezier van wandelen (Walking: One Step At a Time) by Erling Kagge
book 74: Boud by Eva Rovers
books read in April 2023
book 75: De geschiedenis van het pad (In Praise of Paths) by Torbjørn Ekelund
book 76: Onder buren by Juli Zeh
book 77: Joe Speedboot (Joe Speedboat) by Tommy Wieringa
book 78: Madame le Commissaire en de dood van de politiechef by Pierre Martin
book 79: Het hoofdkussenboek (The Pillow Book) by Sei Shōnagon
book 80: Het meisje met de luidende stem (The Girl With the Louding Voice) by Abi Daré
book 81: De wandeling (The Walk) by Robert Walser
book 82: Ademloos (Whiteout; Dark Iceland 4) by Ragnar Jónasson
book 83: Erfgoed (Heritage) by Miguel Bonnefoy
book 84: Slechts een diefstal (Stolen) by Ann-Helén Laestadius
book 85: Een heel leven voor je (The Life before Us) by Romain Gary
book 86: Pelgrim langs Tinker Creek (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek) by Annie Dillard
book 87: Titanic : de laatste beelden (Titanic: The Last Great Images) by Robert Ballard
book 88: De winnaars (The Winners) by Fredrik Backman
book 89: Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) by Maya Angelou
book 90: De brug met drie bogen (The Three-Arched Bridge) by Ismail Kadare
book 91: Historiën (Histories) by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
book 92: Vuurwerk (Mortal Causes; John Rebus 6) by Ian Rankin
book 93: Erasmus : dwarsdenker by Sandra Langereis
book 94: Trage paarden (Slow Horses) by Mick Herron
book 95: Lessen in chemie (Lessons in Chemistry) by Bonnie Garmus
book 96: Regeneration : De klimaatcrisis opgelost in één generatie (Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation) by Paul Hawken
book 54: Madame le Commissaire en de uitgestelde wraak (Isabelle Bonnet 2) by Pierre Martin
book 55: De werkplaats van de duivel (The Devil's Workshop) by Jáchym Topol
book 56: De ontdekking van de natuur by Hans Mulder, 256 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 75)
book 57: De niet verhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet (The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet) by David Mitchell
book 58: Haas (The Year of the Hare) by Artro Paasilinna
book 59: Het boek van de doodgraver by Oliver Pötzsch
book 60: Jasper en zijn knecht by Gerbrand Bakker
book 61: Pelgrim zonder God by Herman Vuijsje
book 62: Niet alleen by Tim Voors
book 63: Vluchtig verlangen (Transient Desires; Brunetti 30) by Donna Leon
book 64: De verliefden (The Infatuations) by Javier Marías
book 65: Duitse les (The German Lesson) by Siegfried Lenz
book 66: Hoe duur was de suiker? (The Cost of Sugar) by Cynthia Mc Leod
book 67: De foltering van Eldorado by Albert Helman
book 68: Het geluk van de wandelaar (The Gentle Art of Tramping) by Stephen Graham
book 69: De rode ruiterij (Red Cavalry) by Isaak Babel
book 70: Wereld & wandel van Michael K (Life & Times of Michael K) by J.M. Coetzee
book 71: Het schot dat niemand raakte (The Bullet That Missed) by Richard Osman
book 72: Dwars door de Lage Landen by Arnout Hauben
book 73: Het plezier van wandelen (Walking: One Step At a Time) by Erling Kagge
book 74: Boud by Eva Rovers
books read in April 2023
book 75: De geschiedenis van het pad (In Praise of Paths) by Torbjørn Ekelund
book 76: Onder buren by Juli Zeh
book 77: Joe Speedboot (Joe Speedboat) by Tommy Wieringa
book 78: Madame le Commissaire en de dood van de politiechef by Pierre Martin
book 79: Het hoofdkussenboek (The Pillow Book) by Sei Shōnagon
book 80: Het meisje met de luidende stem (The Girl With the Louding Voice) by Abi Daré
book 81: De wandeling (The Walk) by Robert Walser
book 82: Ademloos (Whiteout; Dark Iceland 4) by Ragnar Jónasson
book 83: Erfgoed (Heritage) by Miguel Bonnefoy
book 84: Slechts een diefstal (Stolen) by Ann-Helén Laestadius
book 85: Een heel leven voor je (The Life before Us) by Romain Gary
book 86: Pelgrim langs Tinker Creek (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek) by Annie Dillard
book 87: Titanic : de laatste beelden (Titanic: The Last Great Images) by Robert Ballard
book 88: De winnaars (The Winners) by Fredrik Backman
book 89: Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) by Maya Angelou
book 90: De brug met drie bogen (The Three-Arched Bridge) by Ismail Kadare
book 91: Historiën (Histories) by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
book 92: Vuurwerk (Mortal Causes; John Rebus 6) by Ian Rankin
book 93: Erasmus : dwarsdenker by Sandra Langereis
book 94: Trage paarden (Slow Horses) by Mick Herron
book 95: Lessen in chemie (Lessons in Chemistry) by Bonnie Garmus
book 96: Regeneration : De klimaatcrisis opgelost in één generatie (Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation) by Paul Hawken
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books read in May 2023
book 97: Madame le Commissaire en het mysterieuze schilderij by Pierre Martin
book 98: Knecht, alleen by Gerbrand Bakker
book 99: Het gelijk van Spinoza (Looking for Spinoza) by Antonio Damasio
book 100: De patiënten van dokter García by Almudena Grandes
book 101: Michael Kohlhaas (Michael Kohlhaas) by Heinrich von Kleist
book 102: Aristoteles en Dante duiken in de wateren van de wereld (Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
book 103: De eigenwijze helden van Sassoen by Nairi Zaryan
book 104: Kalevala : het epos der Finnen (Kalevala) by Elias Lönnrot
book 105: Hemel en hel (Heaven and Hell) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 106: Herfst (Autumn) by Ali Smith
book 107: Anders : Gender door de ogen van een primatolooog (Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist) by Frans de Waal
book 108: Zuidstraat by Denis Henriquez
book 109: Sinaasappels zijn niet de enige vruchten (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) by Jeanette Winterson
book 110: Gaandeweg by J.J. Voskuil
book 111: Zipper en zijn vader (Zipper and His Father) by Joseph Roth
book 112: Landlijnen (Landlines) by Raynor Winn
book 113: Riskante relaties (Dangerous Liasons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
book 114: Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning) by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
book 115: Schol in de Noordzee by Roelke Posthumus en Adriaan Rijnsdorp
book 116: Ali en Nino (Ali and Nino) by Kurban Said
book 117: Het glazen hotel (The Glass Hotel) by Emily St. John Mandel
book 118: De woede van het vuur (The Fury in the Fire) by Henning Mankell
book 119: Jan Terlouw : jeugdboekenheld op het Binnenhof by Joep Boerboom
book 120: Bloedbroeders (Blood Brothers) by Ernst Haffner
book 121: Mens of wolf? by An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau
book 122: Tsjik (Why We Took the Car) by Wolfgang Herrndorf
book 123: Het drijvende koninkrijk (The kingdom by the sea) by Paul Theroux
book 97: Madame le Commissaire en het mysterieuze schilderij by Pierre Martin
book 98: Knecht, alleen by Gerbrand Bakker
book 99: Het gelijk van Spinoza (Looking for Spinoza) by Antonio Damasio
book 100: De patiënten van dokter García by Almudena Grandes
book 101: Michael Kohlhaas (Michael Kohlhaas) by Heinrich von Kleist
book 102: Aristoteles en Dante duiken in de wateren van de wereld (Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
book 103: De eigenwijze helden van Sassoen by Nairi Zaryan
book 104: Kalevala : het epos der Finnen (Kalevala) by Elias Lönnrot
book 105: Hemel en hel (Heaven and Hell) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 106: Herfst (Autumn) by Ali Smith
book 107: Anders : Gender door de ogen van een primatolooog (Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist) by Frans de Waal
book 108: Zuidstraat by Denis Henriquez
book 109: Sinaasappels zijn niet de enige vruchten (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) by Jeanette Winterson
book 110: Gaandeweg by J.J. Voskuil
book 111: Zipper en zijn vader (Zipper and His Father) by Joseph Roth
book 112: Landlijnen (Landlines) by Raynor Winn
book 113: Riskante relaties (Dangerous Liasons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
book 114: Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning) by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
book 115: Schol in de Noordzee by Roelke Posthumus en Adriaan Rijnsdorp
book 116: Ali en Nino (Ali and Nino) by Kurban Said
book 117: Het glazen hotel (The Glass Hotel) by Emily St. John Mandel
book 118: De woede van het vuur (The Fury in the Fire) by Henning Mankell
book 119: Jan Terlouw : jeugdboekenheld op het Binnenhof by Joep Boerboom
book 120: Bloedbroeders (Blood Brothers) by Ernst Haffner
book 121: Mens of wolf? by An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau
book 122: Tsjik (Why We Took the Car) by Wolfgang Herrndorf
book 123: Het drijvende koninkrijk (The kingdom by the sea) by Paul Theroux
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Reading plans in 2023
Reading books from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list
Read some big tomes (1000+ pages)
Read books by Nobel Prize for Literature winners
I join the TIOLI (Take It Or Leave It) challenges each month.
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Some big tomes I might read in 2023:
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
✔ 1q84 (IQ84 - Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages
✔ Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart) - Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages
Vestdijk, een biografie - Wim Hazeu, 1051 pages
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Some other books I want to read in 2023, as my library wishlist got out of control:
Het verhaal van een leven (The Story of a Life) - Aharon Appelfeld, 210 pages
Een ander land (Another Country) - James Baldwin, 578 pages
De mandarijnen (The Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir, 732 pages
Oorlogsgedruis (Undertones of War) - Edmund Blunden, 359 pages
Anatomie van een moment (The Anatomy of a Moment) - Javier Cercas, 539 pages
Wat doe ik hier (What Am I Doing Here?) - Bruce Chatwin, 337 pages
✔ Wereld en wandel van Michael K (Life and Times of Michael K) - J.M. Coetzee, 222 pages
Jean-Paul Sartre : zijn biografie (Sartre: A Life) - Annie Cohen-Solal, 610 pages
Het valse leven (Tree of Life) - Maryse Condé, 398 pages
De tweeënveertigste breedtegraad (The 42nd Parallel) - John Dos Passos, 445 pages
Het bezoek van de lijfarts (The Royal Physician's Visit) - Per Olov Enquist, 325 pages
De stille Amerikaan (The Quiet American) - Graham Greene, 239 pages
✔ Duitse les (The German Lesson) - Siegfried Lenz, 511 pages
✔ Kalevala (The Kalevala) - Elias Lönnrot, 331 pages
De huid (The Skin) - Curzio Malaparte, 413 pages
De verloofden (The Betrothed) - Alessandro Manzoni, 651 pages
Sjostakovitsj : zijn leven, zijn werk, zijn tijd - Krzysztof Meyer, 576 pages
Een staat van vrijheid (In a Free State) - V.S. Naipaul, 285 pages
Een beloofd land (A promised land) - Barack Obama, 896 pages
De hongerende weg (The Famished Road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages
✔ Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century) - Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, 643 pages
Aan open zee (By the Open Sea) - August Strindberg, 207 pages
Laatste ronde (Last Orders) - Graham Swift, 289 pages
✔ Het drijvende koninkrijk (The Kingdom by the Sea) - Paul Theroux, 375 pages
De Moeras-Arabieren (The Marsh Arabs) - Wilfred Thesiger, 287 pages
Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 457 pages
Rabbit rent (Rabbit Run) - John Updike, 300 pages
Rembrandt - Theun de Vries, 303 pages
Wilt Tjaarda - Theun de Vries, 296 pages
Herinneringen van Hadrianus (Memoirs of Hadrian) - Marguerite Yourcenar, 346 pages
✔ Landlijnen (Landlines) - Raynor Winn, 351 pages
Reading books from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list
Read some big tomes (1000+ pages)
Read books by Nobel Prize for Literature winners
I join the TIOLI (Take It Or Leave It) challenges each month.
--
Some big tomes I might read in 2023:
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
✔ 1q84 (IQ84 - Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages
✔ Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart) - Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages
Vestdijk, een biografie - Wim Hazeu, 1051 pages
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Some other books I want to read in 2023, as my library wishlist got out of control:
Het verhaal van een leven (The Story of a Life) - Aharon Appelfeld, 210 pages
Een ander land (Another Country) - James Baldwin, 578 pages
De mandarijnen (The Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir, 732 pages
Oorlogsgedruis (Undertones of War) - Edmund Blunden, 359 pages
Anatomie van een moment (The Anatomy of a Moment) - Javier Cercas, 539 pages
Wat doe ik hier (What Am I Doing Here?) - Bruce Chatwin, 337 pages
✔ Wereld en wandel van Michael K (Life and Times of Michael K) - J.M. Coetzee, 222 pages
Jean-Paul Sartre : zijn biografie (Sartre: A Life) - Annie Cohen-Solal, 610 pages
Het valse leven (Tree of Life) - Maryse Condé, 398 pages
De tweeënveertigste breedtegraad (The 42nd Parallel) - John Dos Passos, 445 pages
Het bezoek van de lijfarts (The Royal Physician's Visit) - Per Olov Enquist, 325 pages
De stille Amerikaan (The Quiet American) - Graham Greene, 239 pages
✔ Duitse les (The German Lesson) - Siegfried Lenz, 511 pages
✔ Kalevala (The Kalevala) - Elias Lönnrot, 331 pages
De huid (The Skin) - Curzio Malaparte, 413 pages
De verloofden (The Betrothed) - Alessandro Manzoni, 651 pages
Sjostakovitsj : zijn leven, zijn werk, zijn tijd - Krzysztof Meyer, 576 pages
Een staat van vrijheid (In a Free State) - V.S. Naipaul, 285 pages
Een beloofd land (A promised land) - Barack Obama, 896 pages
De hongerende weg (The Famished Road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages
✔ Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century) - Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, 643 pages
Aan open zee (By the Open Sea) - August Strindberg, 207 pages
Laatste ronde (Last Orders) - Graham Swift, 289 pages
✔ Het drijvende koninkrijk (The Kingdom by the Sea) - Paul Theroux, 375 pages
De Moeras-Arabieren (The Marsh Arabs) - Wilfred Thesiger, 287 pages
Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 457 pages
Rabbit rent (Rabbit Run) - John Updike, 300 pages
Rembrandt - Theun de Vries, 303 pages
Wilt Tjaarda - Theun de Vries, 296 pages
Herinneringen van Hadrianus (Memoirs of Hadrian) - Marguerite Yourcenar, 346 pages
✔ Landlijnen (Landlines) - Raynor Winn, 351 pages
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Trying to read an author from every country in the world
Afghanistan: Khaled Hosseini
Albania: Ismail Kadare
Algeria: Kamel Daoud
Angola: José Eduardo Agualusa
Argentina: Alberto Manguel
Armenia: Nairi Zaryan
Aruba: Denis Henriquez
Australia: John Marsden
Austria: Marlen Haushofer
Azerbaijan: Kurban Said
Belarus: Svetlana Alexievich
Belgium: Els Beerten
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Saša Stanišic
Brazil: Malba Tahan
Bulgaria: Elias Canetti
Cameroon: Ferdinand Oyono
Canada: Naomi Klein
Chile: Isabel Allende
China: Cao Xueqin
Colombia: Gabriel García Márquez
Croatia: Slobodan Šnajder
Curaçao: Frank Martinus Arion
Czechia: Pavel Kohout
Danmark: Tove Ditlevsen
Dominican Republic: Junot Díaz
Egypt: Nagieb Mahfoez
Finland: Väinö Linna
France: Annie Ernaux
Georgia: Nino Haratischwili
Germany: Uwe Johnson
Ghana: Yaa Gyasi
Greece: Yanis Varoufakis
Hungary: Miklós Bánffy
Iceland: Hallgrimur Helgason
India: Vikram Seth
Iran: Hushang Moradi Kermani
Iraq: Rodaan Al Galidi
Ireland: Paul Murray
Israel: David Grossman
Italy: Elena Ferrante
Japan: Junpei Gomikawa
Lithuania: Romain Gary
Mexico: Mariano Azuela
Morocco: Fayza Oum'Hamed
Netherlands: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
New Zealand: Margaret Mahy
Nigeria: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Norway: Marta Breen
Palestine: Sayed Kashua
Peru: Mario Vargas Llosa
Poland: Olga Tokarczuk
Portugal: António Lobo Antunes
Romania: Herta Müller
Russia: Konstantin Paustovski
Senegal: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Slovakia: Sándor Márai
South Africa: Trevor Noah
South Korea: An Na
Spain: Almudena Grandes
Suriname: Anton de Kom
Sweden: Henning Mankell
Switzerland: Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Tibet: Tenzin Gyatso
Trinidad and Tobago: V.S. Naipaul
Turkey: Orhan Pamuk
Ukraine: Isaac Babel
Venezuela: Miguel Bonnefoy
United Kingdom: Robert Macfarlane
United States: John Steinbeck
Vietnam: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Afghanistan: Khaled Hosseini
Albania: Ismail Kadare
Algeria: Kamel Daoud
Angola: José Eduardo Agualusa
Argentina: Alberto Manguel
Armenia: Nairi Zaryan
Aruba: Denis Henriquez
Australia: John Marsden
Austria: Marlen Haushofer
Azerbaijan: Kurban Said
Belarus: Svetlana Alexievich
Belgium: Els Beerten
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Saša Stanišic
Brazil: Malba Tahan
Bulgaria: Elias Canetti
Cameroon: Ferdinand Oyono
Canada: Naomi Klein
Chile: Isabel Allende
China: Cao Xueqin
Colombia: Gabriel García Márquez
Croatia: Slobodan Šnajder
Curaçao: Frank Martinus Arion
Czechia: Pavel Kohout
Danmark: Tove Ditlevsen
Dominican Republic: Junot Díaz
Egypt: Nagieb Mahfoez
Finland: Väinö Linna
France: Annie Ernaux
Georgia: Nino Haratischwili
Germany: Uwe Johnson
Ghana: Yaa Gyasi
Greece: Yanis Varoufakis
Hungary: Miklós Bánffy
Iceland: Hallgrimur Helgason
India: Vikram Seth
Iran: Hushang Moradi Kermani
Iraq: Rodaan Al Galidi
Ireland: Paul Murray
Israel: David Grossman
Italy: Elena Ferrante
Japan: Junpei Gomikawa
Lithuania: Romain Gary
Mexico: Mariano Azuela
Morocco: Fayza Oum'Hamed
Netherlands: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
New Zealand: Margaret Mahy
Nigeria: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Norway: Marta Breen
Palestine: Sayed Kashua
Peru: Mario Vargas Llosa
Poland: Olga Tokarczuk
Portugal: António Lobo Antunes
Romania: Herta Müller
Russia: Konstantin Paustovski
Senegal: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Slovakia: Sándor Márai
South Africa: Trevor Noah
South Korea: An Na
Spain: Almudena Grandes
Suriname: Anton de Kom
Sweden: Henning Mankell
Switzerland: Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Tibet: Tenzin Gyatso
Trinidad and Tobago: V.S. Naipaul
Turkey: Orhan Pamuk
Ukraine: Isaac Babel
Venezuela: Miguel Bonnefoy
United Kingdom: Robert Macfarlane
United States: John Steinbeck
Vietnam: Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Tickers
Totals since 2008:
Totals since 2008:
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My reading in previous years in text
2008: 130 books - 35.152 pages (96,0 ppd)
2009: 78 books - 21.470 pages (58,8 ppd)
2010: 121 books - 38.209 pages (104,7 ppd)
2011: 84 books - 30.256 pages (82,9 ppd)
2012: 53 books - 18.779 pages (51,3 ppd)
2013: 13 books - 3.692 pages (10,1 ppd)
2014: 17 books - 3.700 pages (10,1 ppd)
2015: 29 books - 10.080 pages (27,6 ppd)
2016: 253 books - 72.391 pages (197,8 ppd)
2017: 453 books - 110.222 pages (302,0 ppd)
2018: 534 books - 111.906 pages (306,6 ppd)
2019: 413 books - 110.873 pages (303,8 ppd)
2020: 226 books - 79.216 pages (216,4 ppd)
2021: 288 books - 94.339 pages (258,5 ppd)
2022: 323 books - 102.275 pages (280,2 ppd)
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Previous threads in 2023
book 1 - 23: thread 1
book 24 - 53: thread 2
book 54 - 74: thread 3
book 75 - 96: thread 4
book 97 - 123: thread 5
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Monthly statistics
January: 23 books / 8.293 pages
February: 30 books / 7.531 pages
March: 21 books / 6.990 pages
April: 22 books / 7.384 pages
May: 27 books / 9.034 pages
2008: 130 books - 35.152 pages (96,0 ppd)
2009: 78 books - 21.470 pages (58,8 ppd)
2010: 121 books - 38.209 pages (104,7 ppd)
2011: 84 books - 30.256 pages (82,9 ppd)
2012: 53 books - 18.779 pages (51,3 ppd)
2013: 13 books - 3.692 pages (10,1 ppd)
2014: 17 books - 3.700 pages (10,1 ppd)
2015: 29 books - 10.080 pages (27,6 ppd)
2016: 253 books - 72.391 pages (197,8 ppd)
2017: 453 books - 110.222 pages (302,0 ppd)
2018: 534 books - 111.906 pages (306,6 ppd)
2019: 413 books - 110.873 pages (303,8 ppd)
2020: 226 books - 79.216 pages (216,4 ppd)
2021: 288 books - 94.339 pages (258,5 ppd)
2022: 323 books - 102.275 pages (280,2 ppd)
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Previous threads in 2023
book 1 - 23: thread 1
book 24 - 53: thread 2
book 54 - 74: thread 3
book 75 - 96: thread 4
book 97 - 123: thread 5
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Monthly statistics
January: 23 books / 8.293 pages
February: 30 books / 7.531 pages
March: 21 books / 6.990 pages
April: 22 books / 7.384 pages
May: 27 books / 9.034 pages
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Lists on my WikiThing
The best books I have read, by year first published
My Five star reads
The best 50 books I have read (fiction)
The books by Nobel prize winners I have read
The Booker prize winners I have read
The Pulitzer prize winners (fiction) I have read
The winners of some Dutch literary prizes
The best books I have read, by year first published
My Five star reads
The best 50 books I have read (fiction)
The books by Nobel prize winners I have read
The Booker prize winners I have read
The Pulitzer prize winners (fiction) I have read
The winners of some Dutch literary prizes
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Series I read, a list to keep track
Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 4/20)
1Stille blik; 2 Nachtlicht; 3 Tegenstroom; 4 Zondeval; 5 Schijnbeeld; 6 Woensdagkind; 7 Zwanenzang; 8 Innocent Graves (not translated); 9 Dead Right (not translated); 10 Verdronken verleden; 11 Kil als het graf; 12 Nasleep; 13 Onvoltooide zomer; 14 Vuurspel; 15 Drijfzand; 16 Hartzeer; 17 Duivelsgebroed; 18 Overmacht; 19 Uitschot; 20 Dwaalspoor; 21 Dankbare dood; 22 Slachthuisblues
Ari Thór Arason (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson 4/4
1Sneeuwblind; 2 Inktzwart; 3 Poolnacht; 4 Ademloos
Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 7/12
1Een Berlijnse kwestie; 2 Het handwerk van de beul; 3 Een Duits requiem; 4 De een van de ander; 5 Een stille vlam; 6 Als de doden niet herrijzen; 7 Grijs verleden; 8 Praag fataal; 9 De man zonder adem; 10 De vrouw van Zagreb; 11 De schaduw van de stilte; 12 Pruisisch blauw; 13 Vergeven en vergeten; 14 Metropolis
Broeder Cadfael by Ellis Peters 17/20
1Het heilige vuur; 2 Het laatste lijk; 3 Het gemene gewas; 4 De kwade knecht; 5 De eenzame bruid; 6 De kille maagd; 7 Het vege lijf; 8 De duivelse droom; 9 De gouden speld; 10 Een wisse dood; 11 Een hard gelag; 12 De ware aard; 13 Een witte roos; 14 Het stille woud; 15 De laatste eer; 16 Het rechte pad; 17 Een zijden haar; 18 Een lieve lust; 19 De heilige dief; 20 De verloren zoon
Brotherband by John Flanagan 0/9
1 De outsiders; 2 De indringers; 3 De jagers; 4 De slaven van Socorro; 5 De schorpioenberg; 6 De spookgezichten; 7 De Caldera; 8 De terugkeer van de Temujai; 9 De jacht op de Wolfswind
De Cock by A.C. Baantjer 58/71
Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith 6/6
1Koekoeksjong; 2 Zijderups; 3 Het slechte pad; 4 Witte dood; 5 Kwaad bloed; 6 Inktzwart hart
George Smiley by John Le Carré 5/9
1Telefoon voor de dode; 2 Voetsporen in de sneeuw; 3 Spion aan de muur; 4 Spion verspeeld; 5 Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion; 6 Spion van nobel bloed; 7 Smiley's prooi; 8 De laatste spion; 9 Een erfenis van spionnen
De grote eeuw by Jan Guillou 1/10
1Bruggenbouwers; 2 Dandy uit het noorden; 3 Tussen rood en zwart; 4 De kop in het zand; 5 Blauwe Ster; 6 Echte Amerikaanse jeans; 7 1968; 8 Zij die dromen doden slapen nooit; 9 De tweede hoofdzonde; 10 Het einde van het verhaal
Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 30/31
1Dood van een maestro; 2 Dood in den vreemde; 3 De dood draagt rode schoenen; 4 Salto mortale; 5 Acqua alta; 6 Een stille dood; 7 Nobiltà; 8 Fatalità; 9 Vriendendienst; 10 Onrustig tij; 11 Bedrieglijke zaken; 12 De stille elite; 13 Verborgen bewijs; 14 Vertrouwelijke zaken; 15 Duister glas; 16 Kinderspel; 17 Droommeisje; 18 Gezichtsverlies; 19 Een kwestie van vertrouwen; 20 Dodelijke conclusies; 21 Beestachtige zaken; 22 Het onbekende kind; 23 Tussen de regels; 24 Ik aanbid je; 25 Eeuwige jeugd; 26 Wat niet verdwijnt; 27 Vergiffenis; 28 De troonopvolger; 29 Duister water; 30 Vluchtig verlangen; 31 Liefdadigheid; 32 So Shall You Reap (not translated)
Isabelle Bonnet by Pierre Martin 4/6
1Madame le Commissaire en de verdwenen Engelsman; 2 Madame le Commissaire en de uitgestelde wraak; 3 Madame le Commissaire en de dood van de politiechef; 4 Madame le Commissaire en het mysterieuze schilderij; 5 Madame le Commissaire en de dode non; 6 Madame le Commissaire en de dode minnaar; 7 Madame le Commissaire und die Frau (not translated); 8 Madame le Commissaire und die panische Diva (not translated); 9 Madame le Commissaire und die Villa der Frauen (not translated)
John Rebus by Ian Rankin 7/23
1Kat & muis; 2 Blindeman; 3 Hand & Tand; 4 Ontmaskering; 5 Zwartboek; 6 Vuurwerk; 7 Laat maar bloeden; 8 Gerechtigheid; 9 Door het lint; 10 Dode zielen; 11 In het duister; 12 Valstrik; 13 Lazarus; 14 Een kwestie van bloed; 15 De rechtelozen; 16 Gedenk de doden; 17 Laatste ronde; 18 Cold case; 19 Saints of the Shadow Bible (not translated); 20 Even Dogs in the Wild (not translated); 21 Rather Be the Devil (not translated); 22 Een web van leugens; 23 Een lied voor duistere tijden
Konráð by Arnaldur Indridason 4/4
1Smeltend ijs; 2 Boven water; 3 Smeulend vuur; 4 Vallende stenen
Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 6/14
1Eva's oog; 2 Kijk niet achterom; 3 Wie de wolf vreest; 4 De duivel draagt het licht; 5 De Indiase bruid; 6 Zwarte seconden; 7 De moord op Harriet Krohn; 8 Een andere voorkeur; 9 Kwade wil; 10 De waarschuwer; 11 Veenbrand; 12 De fluisteraar; 13 De verduistering; 14 Zwanenzang
Martin Servaz by Bernard Minier 4/7
1Een kille rilling; 2 Huivering; 3 Verduistering; 4 Schemering; 5 Weerzin; 6 Afdaling; 7 Afrekening
Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff by Nele Neuhaus 9/10
1Een onbeminde vrouw; 2 Moordvrienden; 3 Diepe wonden; 4 Sneeuwwitje moet sterven; 5 Wie wind zaait; 6 Boze wolf; 7 De levenden en de doden; 8 Het woud; 9 Moederdag; 10 Eeuwige vriendschap
De Rougons-Macquarts (The Rougon-Macquarts) by Émile Zola 4/20
1Het fortuin der Rougons; 2 De buit; 3 De buik van Parijs; 4 De verovering van Plassans; 5 De misstap van pastoor Mouret; 6 Zijne excellentie Eugène Rougon; 7 De nekslag; 8 Liefde; 9 Nana; 10 In troebel water; 11 In het paradijs voor de vrouw; 12 Levensvreugde; 13 De mijn; 14 Het werk; 15 Het land; 16 De droom; 17 Het beest in de mens; 18 Het geld; 19 De ondergang; 20 Dokter Pascal
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/8
1Een studie in rood; 2 De vallei der verschrikking; 3 De hond van de Baskervilles; 4 Het teken van de vier; 5 Het laatste probleem; 6 Het avontuur van de duivelsklauw; 7 Zijn laatste buiging; 8 De onbekende avonturen van Sherlock Holmes
De tandeloze tijd by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 1/11
0De slag om de Blauwbrug; 1 Vallende ouders; 2 De gevarendriehoek; 2.1 Weerborstels; 3.1 Het hof van barmhartigheid; 3.2 Onder het plaveisel het moeras; 3.4 Doodverf; 4 Advocaat van de hanen; 5 De helleveeg; 6 Kwaadschiks; 8 Stemvorken
Van Veeteren by Håkan Nesser 6/11
1Het grofmazige net; 2 Het vierde offer; 3 De terugkeer; 4 De vrouw met de moedervlek; 5 De commissaris en het zwijgen; 6 De zaak van Münster; 7 Carambole; 8 De dode op het strand; 9 De zwaluw, de kat, de roos en de dood; 10 Van Veeteren en de zaak-G; 11 De vereniging van linkshandigen
Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 4/20)
1
Ari Thór Arason (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson 4/4
1
Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 7/12
1
Broeder Cadfael by Ellis Peters 17/20
1
Brotherband by John Flanagan 0/9
1 De outsiders; 2 De indringers; 3 De jagers; 4 De slaven van Socorro; 5 De schorpioenberg; 6 De spookgezichten; 7 De Caldera; 8 De terugkeer van de Temujai; 9 De jacht op de Wolfswind
De Cock by A.C. Baantjer 58/71
Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith 6/6
1
George Smiley by John Le Carré 5/9
1
De grote eeuw by Jan Guillou 1/10
1
Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 30/31
1
Isabelle Bonnet by Pierre Martin 4/6
1
John Rebus by Ian Rankin 7/23
1
Konráð by Arnaldur Indridason 4/4
1
Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 6/14
1
Martin Servaz by Bernard Minier 4/7
1
Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff by Nele Neuhaus 9/10
1
De Rougons-Macquarts (The Rougon-Macquarts) by Émile Zola 4/20
1
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/8
1
De tandeloze tijd by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 1/11
0
Van Veeteren by Håkan Nesser 6/11
1
14FAMeulstee
Books acquired in 2023: 18
January (2)
Het gouden boek - Doris Lessing
Episoden uit het leven van Lulu - Almudena Grandes
February (4)
Job: roman over een eenvoudige man - Joseph Roth
Beton - Thomas Bernhard
Correctie - Thomas Bernhard
Watten - Thomas Bernhard
March (6)
Waar alles nog toegaat zoals het hoort - Jef van Gool
Vernietigen - Michel Houellebecq
De eerlijke vinder - Lize Spit (bookweek gift)
Boto Banja - Raoul de Jong (bookweek essay)
DealersDochter - Astrid Roemer
Brave new world : zestien schilders voor de eenentwintigste eeuw - Hans den Hartog Jager
April (4)
Spion van nobel bloed - John le Carré
Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo
Kroniek van Eldorado. I: Folteraars over en weer - Albert Helman
Kroniek van Eldorado. II: Gefolterden zonder verweer - Albert Helman
May (1)
Dagen in huis - Roelof ten Napel
June (1)
Wilde dood - marwin vos
January (2)
Het gouden boek - Doris Lessing
Episoden uit het leven van Lulu - Almudena Grandes
February (4)
Job: roman over een eenvoudige man - Joseph Roth
Beton - Thomas Bernhard
Correctie - Thomas Bernhard
Watten - Thomas Bernhard
March (6)
Waar alles nog toegaat zoals het hoort - Jef van Gool
Vernietigen - Michel Houellebecq
De eerlijke vinder - Lize Spit (bookweek gift)
Boto Banja - Raoul de Jong (bookweek essay)
DealersDochter - Astrid Roemer
Brave new world : zestien schilders voor de eenentwintigste eeuw - Hans den Hartog Jager
April (4)
Spion van nobel bloed - John le Carré
Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo
Kroniek van Eldorado. I: Folteraars over en weer - Albert Helman
Kroniek van Eldorado. II: Gefolterden zonder verweer - Albert Helman
May (1)
Dagen in huis - Roelof ten Napel
June (1)
Wilde dood - marwin vos
15FAMeulstee
Welcome!
16jessibud2
Happy new one, Anita! Are those roses in your topper all from your garden? WOW! I love that 2-colour one in the bottom right. Are they all fragrant, too? It must be lovely to wake up to the scents!
17johnsimpson
Hi Anita my dear, Happy New Thread my dear friend. I hope that you and Frank are both well and send love and hugs to you both from both of us dear friend.
18karenmarie
Hello Anita, and happy new thread!
>1 FAMeulstee: I love the roses. Thanks for posting pics of them.
>9 FAMeulstee: I've read 6 of those authors, from Afghanistan, Austria, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and the US.
>1 FAMeulstee: I love the roses. Thanks for posting pics of them.
>9 FAMeulstee: I've read 6 of those authors, from Afghanistan, Austria, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and the US.
19FAMeulstee
>16 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley!
Yes, those are all in my garden, there are even four more. Except the rose that was already there, when we moved in, they are all more or less fragrant. The two colored one at the bottom right is 'Mein München', slightly fragant, and very easy to grow. Isabel Renaissance and Westerland are the most fragrant of these.
I see I forgot to mention their names, I corrected that.
>17 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. All is well, except that Frank has a hard time with his pollen allergy, it is very bad at the moment. I am a bit allergic too, but that is nothing compared to Frank.
Love and hugs back from both of us to you and Karen.
Yes, those are all in my garden, there are even four more. Except the rose that was already there, when we moved in, they are all more or less fragrant. The two colored one at the bottom right is 'Mein München', slightly fragant, and very easy to grow. Isabel Renaissance and Westerland are the most fragrant of these.
I see I forgot to mention their names, I corrected that.
>17 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. All is well, except that Frank has a hard time with his pollen allergy, it is very bad at the moment. I am a bit allergic too, but that is nothing compared to Frank.
Love and hugs back from both of us to you and Karen.
20PaulCranswick
Happy new one, Anita, dear lady. xx
21FAMeulstee
>18 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen!
I love my roses, I planted a lot through the years. It is so nice to smell them, when I go into the garden in this time of year.
At first I thought I would just name the countries, but I decided to add the authors. Six of them is a nice start, although I think your list would contain some more countries.
>20 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul!
New month, next tread :-)
I love my roses, I planted a lot through the years. It is so nice to smell them, when I go into the garden in this time of year.
At first I thought I would just name the countries, but I decided to add the authors. Six of them is a nice start, although I think your list would contain some more countries.
>20 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul!
New month, next tread :-)
22Caroline_McElwee
>1 FAMeulstee: Your roses are stunning Anita.
23SirThomas
Happy new thread, Anita and thank you for the wonderful pictures!
This is one of the few things that I miss in our apartment, the flowers in the garden.
But then again, I sit on my roof terrace at the weekend with a nice glass of red wine, listening to the hum of the lawnmowers nearby and enjoy not having to do that anymore....
This is one of the few things that I miss in our apartment, the flowers in the garden.
But then again, I sit on my roof terrace at the weekend with a nice glass of red wine, listening to the hum of the lawnmowers nearby and enjoy not having to do that anymore....
25hredwards
Happy New Thread!!
Love the roses!
My daughter just planted several rose bushes in our back yard.
Love the roses!
My daughter just planted several rose bushes in our back yard.
26RebaRelishesReading
Happy new thread, Anita. Your roses are lovely.
30streamsong
Happy New Thread, Anita!
The roses are so beautiful. Although they grow in my climate they only have a June - August growing season here in Montana.
I didn't realize you were doing a world reading challenge, too. In May I finished A Girl is A Body of Water by Uganda's Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi which was very good, but long. I also finished The Good Life Elsewhere by a Moldovian author Vladimir Lorchenkov. Satire is not my favorite genre, but I was tickled to find one from Moldovia. (!) Of course I am behind on reviews and don't yet have either reviewed, yet. Soon!
The roses are so beautiful. Although they grow in my climate they only have a June - August growing season here in Montana.
I didn't realize you were doing a world reading challenge, too. In May I finished A Girl is A Body of Water by Uganda's Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi which was very good, but long. I also finished The Good Life Elsewhere by a Moldovian author Vladimir Lorchenkov. Satire is not my favorite genre, but I was tickled to find one from Moldovia. (!) Of course I am behind on reviews and don't yet have either reviewed, yet. Soon!
31FAMeulstee
>22 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline. I love my roses, and I am always glad when their season starts.
>23 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!
A garden is more work than a few containers on a balcony. When we lived in an appartment, I did grow roses on the balcony. That 'Ice Queen' rose first grew in a container on our balcony, and has moved three times with us.
>23 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!
A garden is more work than a few containers on a balcony. When we lived in an appartment, I did grow roses on the balcony. That 'Ice Queen' rose first grew in a container on our balcony, and has moved three times with us.
32FAMeulstee
>24 drneutron: Thank you, Jim!
>25 hredwards: Thank you, Harold!
Glad to know we share the love for roses. What kind of roses did your daughter plant?
>25 hredwards: Thank you, Harold!
Glad to know we share the love for roses. What kind of roses did your daughter plant?
33FAMeulstee
>26 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba. The roses do very well here.
>27 DianaNL: Thank you, Diana!
>27 DianaNL: Thank you, Diana!
34FAMeulstee
>28 humouress: Thank you, Nina.
Yellow with red edges is not very usual in roses, and the best thing is also has a slight fragrance.
The yellow slowly fades to white in time.
>29 scaifea: Thank you, Amber. I am very proud of my roses :-)
Yellow with red edges is not very usual in roses, and the best thing is also has a slight fragrance.
The yellow slowly fades to white in time.
>29 scaifea: Thank you, Amber. I am very proud of my roses :-)
36FAMeulstee
>30 streamsong: Thank you, Janet!
Then you have a shorter growing season for roses.
Not all the roses go on for so long, the Westerland only flowers once. I can make it flower twice, by removing the ceased (?) flowers. But the second time is much less, so I prefer to let the rose hips grow. The 'Ice Queen' and 'Mein München' go on until it starts to freeze. It has happened in mild winters that the last flowers were still there in January.
I just started the world reading challenge. Last year I did a similair thing on a Dutch book website, try to go all over the world in books. This year I thought it would be nicer to read authors from all over the world.
Good you found authors from Uganda and Moldovia!
Then you have a shorter growing season for roses.
Not all the roses go on for so long, the Westerland only flowers once. I can make it flower twice, by removing the ceased (?) flowers. But the second time is much less, so I prefer to let the rose hips grow. The 'Ice Queen' and 'Mein München' go on until it starts to freeze. It has happened in mild winters that the last flowers were still there in January.
I just started the world reading challenge. Last year I did a similair thing on a Dutch book website, try to go all over the world in books. This year I thought it would be nicer to read authors from all over the world.
Good you found authors from Uganda and Moldovia!
38mdoris
Happy new thread Anita. And WOW!!! on the roses. They are gorgeous. I love all the book info on your threads. Happy reading!
41WhiteRaven.17
Happy new thread Anita, the roses are lovely.
42SirThomas
>31 FAMeulstee: Roses on the balcony we have not dared, we do not have a green thumb.
But my wife got an agave as a gift when she was a child, we still have it today.
We also have lavender, kitchen herbs, horned violets, fragrant daffodils and a beautiful grass.
We also used to have roses, an apothecary rose and a Rose de Resht.
But my wife got an agave as a gift when she was a child, we still have it today.
We also have lavender, kitchen herbs, horned violets, fragrant daffodils and a beautiful grass.
We also used to have roses, an apothecary rose and a Rose de Resht.
43FAMeulstee
>38 mdoris: Thank you, Mary, the roses do very well this year.
I like to keep track of various reading goals, and lists :-)
>39 quondame: Thank you, Susan, the roses brighten the garden in this time of year.
I like to keep track of various reading goals, and lists :-)
>39 quondame: Thank you, Susan, the roses brighten the garden in this time of year.
44FAMeulstee
>40 PaulCranswick: Thanks, Paul. The tulips are the first folowers that make the garden full of color. Then the roses start, not only colorful, also spreading their scent.
>41 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro, I love my roses.
>41 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro, I love my roses.
45FAMeulstee
>42 SirThomas: Most roses are grown in containers these days, some are easy to grow this way.
Wow, that is an old agave! The oldest plants here are two Dracena's that we have since 1986.
And I am glad you still have some herbs and flowers around at your appartment.
Wow, that is an old agave! The oldest plants here are two Dracena's that we have since 1986.
And I am glad you still have some herbs and flowers around at your appartment.
46mnleona
>1 FAMeulstee: Great you have posted so much and read so much. Roses are beautiful.
47vancouverdeb
Happy New Thread, Anita! Beautiful roses! 🥀
48SirThomas
>45 FAMeulstee: well, they are not very demanding to care for.
And we need the herbs for cooking...
And we need the herbs for cooking...
49foggidawn
Happy new thread! Lovely roses! I haven't planted any roses around my house yet, but eventually I will.
50Storeetllr
Happy New thread! Look at all those gorgeous roses! Your yard must smell heavenly! Does the scent waft into the house?
52FAMeulstee
>48 SirThomas: Most herbs are easy to maintain. And fresh herbs are best for cooking.
>49 foggidawn: Thank you, Foggi.
There are many different kind of roses, I found it always hard to choose the best one for a certain place. And I always look for scented roses.
>50 Storeetllr: Thank you, Mary.
The scent of the 'Westerland' only comes in when the wind comes from the right angle, which is rare in this time of year. The others are to far away to reach the house with their scent. On most days the people who walk by can smell our roses.
>49 foggidawn: Thank you, Foggi.
There are many different kind of roses, I found it always hard to choose the best one for a certain place. And I always look for scented roses.
>50 Storeetllr: Thank you, Mary.
The scent of the 'Westerland' only comes in when the wind comes from the right angle, which is rare in this time of year. The others are to far away to reach the house with their scent. On most days the people who walk by can smell our roses.
53EllaTim
Happy newish thread, Anita.
Nice list of authors from around the world!
Lovely roses. Rose flowering time is the best. I have some in my garden as well, but I also love admiring the rose bushes I see when I take a walk around the neighborhood.
Have a nice Sunday!
Nice list of authors from around the world!
Lovely roses. Rose flowering time is the best. I have some in my garden as well, but I also love admiring the rose bushes I see when I take a walk around the neighborhood.
Have a nice Sunday!
54Carmenere
Happy New thread, Anita!
Your rose garden looks lovely and I bet they're fragrant as well.
Your rose garden looks lovely and I bet they're fragrant as well.
55witchyrichy
Happy new thread! Your roses are gorgeous. My father is the rose gardener in our family. I only grow the bush roses. They are pretty but don't have the lovely flowers like yours do.
56FAMeulstee
>53 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.
It is a nice start for reading worldwide :-)
Yes, there are roses all around now.
We biked around the Oostvaardersplassen today, a Sunday well spend.
>54 Carmenere: Thank you, Lynda.
Indeed, most are fragrant, at least all that I planted myself.
>55 witchyrichy: Thank you, Karen. I love their bright colors and scent.
At least one rose gardner in your family, I am the only one in mine.
It is a nice start for reading worldwide :-)
Yes, there are roses all around now.
We biked around the Oostvaardersplassen today, a Sunday well spend.
>54 Carmenere: Thank you, Lynda.
Indeed, most are fragrant, at least all that I planted myself.
>55 witchyrichy: Thank you, Karen. I love their bright colors and scent.
At least one rose gardner in your family, I am the only one in mine.
57richardderus
June-thread orisons, Anita! *smooch*
58Sakerfalcon
What beautiful roses! Your garden must be a beautiful place to sit and read (if the pollen is not too bad).
59FAMeulstee
>57 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear. Happy start of the week!
*smooches*
>58 Sakerfalcon: Thank you, Claire.
At the moment the pollen situation is pretty bad, so no sitting in the garden. We do that way less since the dogs are gone. But I do my round every morning, and stick my nose in all scented roses, so they know they are appriciated.
*smooches*
>58 Sakerfalcon: Thank you, Claire.
At the moment the pollen situation is pretty bad, so no sitting in the garden. We do that way less since the dogs are gone. But I do my round every morning, and stick my nose in all scented roses, so they know they are appriciated.
60FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín
Reading now:
't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín
Reading now:
't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
61Berly
Love your roses up top! Mine are in full bloom right now, too. I love them - they are so pretty and smell so nice right outside my front door. Plus I can grab a single bloom or two and bring them inside on the tables. Happiness. And happy new thread!
62FAMeulstee
>61 Berly: Thank you, Kim.
Glad you enjoy your roses as much as I do. I rarely bring them inside, when I do their fragrance fills the whole living room.
Glad you enjoy your roses as much as I do. I rarely bring them inside, when I do their fragrance fills the whole living room.
63FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín
#126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
#127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
Reading now:
Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín
#126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
#127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
Reading now:
Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
64charl08
Hi Anita, sorry it has taken me so long to get to your thread. I missed that you had a new one. I too love the roses. Mum planted a rose border years ago after a couple of gifts. The flowers and scent are lovely but they seem to attract bugs like no other plant! I bought some miniature ones more recently but I am now wondering about some climbing ones. So many to choose from, thinking about buying one connected to my mum (there is one with her name I found online).
I didn't get very far with Beer in the Snooker Club although I love the title. Hope you have more luck.
I didn't get very far with Beer in the Snooker Club although I love the title. Hope you have more luck.
65FAMeulstee
>64 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. Don't feel sorry because you are late, you are welcome here any time!
Indeed, some roses attract bugs, and other diseases like mildew and mould. I have a few like those. There are some sites that give good information about resistanse to disease in different rose breeds. You can check before purchasing. With my last purchases I did, and those do way better, although I had way less to choose from.
I am not overly impressed by Beer in the Snooker Club, probably will finish it today. I was also attracted by the title, and I took it because it was (of course) on a list somewhere ;-)
Indeed, some roses attract bugs, and other diseases like mildew and mould. I have a few like those. There are some sites that give good information about resistanse to disease in different rose breeds. You can check before purchasing. With my last purchases I did, and those do way better, although I had way less to choose from.
I am not overly impressed by Beer in the Snooker Club, probably will finish it today. I was also attracted by the title, and I took it because it was (of course) on a list somewhere ;-)
66FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magician) by Colm Tóibín
#126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
#127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
#128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
Reading now:
Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magician) by Colm Tóibín
#126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
#127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
#128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
Reading now:
Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
67msf59
Sweet Thursday, Anita. I remember being underwhelmed by Stoner, which was surprising, since many people love that book. Hopefully, you are in the majority. I am loving The Line of Beauty though. I also loved The Magician. I think that one was under-appreciated.
68FAMeulstee
>67 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Thursday.
I will see about Stoner. I wasn't very enthousiast about Butcher's Crossing, so this is last chance for author John Williams.
I really liked The Magician, maybe it helped that I have read a lot by (and about) Thomas Mann and his family. I liked it better than other books by Colm Tóibín.
I will see about Stoner. I wasn't very enthousiast about Butcher's Crossing, so this is last chance for author John Williams.
I really liked The Magician, maybe it helped that I have read a lot by (and about) Thomas Mann and his family. I liked it better than other books by Colm Tóibín.
69FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magician) by Colm Tóibín
#126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
#127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
#128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
#129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
#130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz
Reading now:
Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
#124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
#125: De tovenaar (The Magician) by Colm Tóibín
#126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
#127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
#128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
#129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
#130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz
Reading now:
Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
70richardderus
Oh gosh, you're reading Stoner! I can't wait to hear what you think of it.
I took this photo of some glorious-smelling roses blooming amid a concrete prison on my walk to the drugstore the other day:
I took this photo of some glorious-smelling roses blooming amid a concrete prison on my walk to the drugstore the other day:
71FAMeulstee
>70 richardderus: Indeed I am reading Stoner, Richard dear.
Not very inspired to write reviews yet, so it might take a while before you will hear about my thoughts.
Sorry, I can't see your picture, could you try again?
Not very inspired to write reviews yet, so it might take a while before you will hear about my thoughts.
Sorry, I can't see your picture, could you try again?
73FAMeulstee
>72 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara, I hope all is well with you.
74FAMeulstee
Finished Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov (#131) and Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams (#132)
No reviews yet, way to warm to have the laptop on my lap for long...
No reviews yet, way to warm to have the laptop on my lap for long...
75vancouverdeb
Stopping by to say hi, Anita! I read Me Talk Pretty One Day some years ago and found it quite funny. I hope you enjoyed it also.
76FAMeulstee
>75 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah, hi!
Yes, it was funny, especially the parts in France.
Yes, it was funny, especially the parts in France.
77FAMeulstee
book 124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
library, e-book, translated from Spanish, no English translation, 688 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book of fiction in which there is a printed (spelled out) odd number in the narrative of the first page
Almudena Grandes was working on the 7th book of Episodes in an interminable war, when she died in November 2021. So there are only 6 books published in this series. The books tell about left wing people living through the Spanish Civil War, and persecuted in the years after under Franco. This book is the last.
Germán Velázquez Martín escaped to Switzerland in the last days of the Civil War. He stayed with a friend of his father, and completed his education in Switzerland. In 1954 he is a psychiatrist, and is asked to return to Spain to work in a clinic. He accepts the offer, as he thinks this is the only way to see his mother and sister back. In the clinic he finds Aurora Rodriguez Carballeira, who killed her own daughter in the early 1930s, and has been in this clinic since. The third main character is assistant nurse Maria Castejon, who reads aloud to Aurora every day. We hear the story through those three, and feel the oppression of state and Catholic church.
In her afterword Amunda Grandes gives the sources she based the story on, as she did in each book.
Again a gripping, intense, well written story about the sad faith of Republican Spanish people.
Title translated: The mother of Frankenstein
78FAMeulstee
book 125: De tovenaar by Colm Tóibín
library, e-book, translated, original title The Magican, 581 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book that fits one of the categories of the 2023 Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo card
A fictional biographical novel about Thomas Mann and his family. From his youth in Lübeck, and his early succes with 'Buddenbrooks', to his last days in the USA.
I have read more books about Thomas, his brother Heinrich, and his children Erika, Klaus, and Golo. And I have read his main works: Buddenborrks, The Magic Mountain, Joseph and His Brothers, Lotte in Weimar, and Doctor Faustus.
Tóibín creates a vivid portrait of Thomas Mann and his family. Although I knew most of it, the way he described Mann's struggles, difficulties, success, and the dysfunctional family was very good.
English and Dutch title are the same
79FAMeulstee
book 126: 't Manco by Georges Perec
1001 books, library, translated from French, English translation A Void, 310 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book whose title words are all different lengths
Perec was part of Oulipo, a group of French writers and mathematicians who tried to create works using constrained writing techniques. This book was written without using the letter 'e'. I have played with the idea to do the same in this review, alas, that was to hard.
The story itself wasn't memorable, although Perec said limiting himself stimulated his creativity. He also played in other ways: new versions of poems within the restriction, using all other letters of the alphabet in one sentence etc.
Translation must have been a though job. Translator Guido van de Wiel explains some of the difficulties he met in the afterword.
Dutch title translated: The deficiency
Two stars for the story itself, four point five stars for working out an absurd idea gives
80FAMeulstee
book 127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten by José Eduardo Agualusa
library, translated from Portugese, English translation A General Theory of Oblivion, 254 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author new to you
When revolution comes to Angola, a woman locks herself up in in her big appartment. Ludo lived there with her sister, Odette, and her husband, Orlando. She never went out, because of agoraphobia. When Odette and Orlando don't return from a last party before leaving the country, Ludo is on her own. She will stay there for 30 years.
In short chapters we get glimpses of Ludo's life through the years, and some others. A good read, that learned me some more about the recent history of Angola.
Dutch title translated: A general theory of the forgotten
81FAMeulstee
book 128: Bier in de snookerclub by Waguih Ghali
library, translated, Schwob, original title Beer in the Snooker Club, 237 pages
TIOLI Challenge #18: Read a republished book/work or collection of previously published writings
Ram is a Copt, living in Cairo in the 1950s. He is a relatively poor member of a wealthy and priviledged family, who sended their offsping abroad for education. He has socialist ideals, and hopes now Farouk's reign has ended. The new leader, Nasser, doesn't change as much he hoped, opponents are still locked up, or murdered. Ram is having an affair with Edna, an Egyptian Jew. Ram and his best friend Font want to go to London, but without money they don't get a visum. They obtain a visum for Sweden, and this way they can get a transit visum for the UK, and stay there way longer.
Both their life in Cairo, and in London, is told with humor, as Ram doesn't take himself, or his surroundings, very seriously. The title comes from the club in Cairo, where Font found a job, after quitting his study at the university.
English and Dutch title are the same
82FAMeulstee
Getting warm again rather quickly, the next over 30°C day. And still no rain :-(
I took the bike early today at 8am, so it was cool enough when I was outside. Now back inside, where it is way better than outside, although still warmer than I like. The laptop is starting to heat my lap, so next a quick round through the threads. Then I will go back to the books.
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Read, not yet reviewed:
#129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
#130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz
#131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
#132: Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
Reading now:
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
I took the bike early today at 8am, so it was cool enough when I was outside. Now back inside, where it is way better than outside, although still warmer than I like. The laptop is starting to heat my lap, so next a quick round through the threads. Then I will go back to the books.
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Read, not yet reviewed:
#129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
#130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz
#131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
#132: Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
Reading now:
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
83Kristelh
Hello Anita, just stopping by to review your thread. Stay cool! Currently we are having a bit cooler weather here in Minnesota but it’s just a short break.
84FAMeulstee
>83 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel.
We try to stay as cool as possible. It looks like it will be a bit less warm in the next days. With cooler nights, so the house can cool down.
Enjoy the cooler weather as long as it lasts.
We try to stay as cool as possible. It looks like it will be a bit less warm in the next days. With cooler nights, so the house can cool down.
Enjoy the cooler weather as long as it lasts.
85atozgrl
Belated congratulations on your new thread. It has been taking me a while to catch up on all the threads since we were out of town.
As everyone else has said, what gorgeous pictures of your roses! You say most also have a great fragrance; I wish we could smell them as well. I am envious. All we have are shrub roses, which grow well here and are easy to care for. But they don't have blooms as pretty as yours, or the glorious scent. I haven't tried to grow any tea roses since they do have the reputation of being hard to care for, and our humid climate can be tricky. Maybe I should give it a try now that I'm retired. I'll have to see what varieties are available now.
As everyone else has said, what gorgeous pictures of your roses! You say most also have a great fragrance; I wish we could smell them as well. I am envious. All we have are shrub roses, which grow well here and are easy to care for. But they don't have blooms as pretty as yours, or the glorious scent. I haven't tried to grow any tea roses since they do have the reputation of being hard to care for, and our humid climate can be tricky. Maybe I should give it a try now that I'm retired. I'll have to see what varieties are available now.
86Whisper1
Anita, I started to plant rose bushes a few years ago. This year, I've been successful thus far in having them bloom. And, I haven't lost any yet. Though, I don't have much luck with yellow roses. Do you have any suggestions?
87FAMeulstee
>85 atozgrl: Thank you, Irene. I know it can take some time to catch up with the threads after a break.
Roses need some extra attention in their first years after planting. After that the only task that stays is removing the ceased flowers, and cutting them back in spring. Be sure to get a variety that is resistant to mildew and rust.
Roses need some extra attention in their first years after planting. After that the only task that stays is removing the ceased flowers, and cutting them back in spring. Be sure to get a variety that is resistant to mildew and rust.
88FAMeulstee
>86 Whisper1: I am glad you also have roses in your garden, Linda.
Yellow roses are often difficult, most are prone to mildew and mould. The best luck I have had with 'Graham Thomas', a David Austen rose. It is only lighty fragrant, and keeeps blooming as long as the ceased flowers are reemoved.
Yellow roses are often difficult, most are prone to mildew and mould. The best luck I have had with 'Graham Thomas', a David Austen rose. It is only lighty fragrant, and keeeps blooming as long as the ceased flowers are reemoved.
89atozgrl
>87 FAMeulstee: Yes, the mildew problem is the main reason that I haven't tried growing any so far. Especially since the humidity is so bad here in the summer. I'll have to look into what varieties are mildew and mold resistant.
The one I remember with fondness from my childhood is Crimson Glory. I don't know if I've ever encountered a rose that smelled any better than that one. Since it's an older variety, it might be less resistant to mildew, assuming that I can find any to purchase.
Thanks again for sharing the beautiful pictures!
The one I remember with fondness from my childhood is Crimson Glory. I don't know if I've ever encountered a rose that smelled any better than that one. Since it's an older variety, it might be less resistant to mildew, assuming that I can find any to purchase.
Thanks again for sharing the beautiful pictures!
90PaulCranswick
>82 FAMeulstee: I'm also reading Time Shelter right now, Anita. What did you think of it?
91FAMeulstee
>89 atozgrl: You are very welcome, Irene.
Rose breeders (is that the right word?) have made some progress in creating better resistancy in roses.
Good luck if you decide to give it a try.
>90 PaulCranswick: I liked Time Shelter better than most, Paul. I thought it was very funny at times. I laughed out loud about the way he described the great Bulgarian history (part III), and the European referenda later in the book (part IV).
I hope to get to my review later today.
Rose breeders (is that the right word?) have made some progress in creating better resistancy in roses.
Good luck if you decide to give it a try.
>90 PaulCranswick: I liked Time Shelter better than most, Paul. I thought it was very funny at times. I laughed out loud about the way he described the great Bulgarian history (part III), and the European referenda later in the book (part IV).
I hope to get to my review later today.
92FAMeulstee
book 129: Ik mooi praten by David Sedaris
library, e-book, translated, original title Me Talk Pretty One Day, 254 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author new to you
David Sedaris looks back at his youth, and his days in New York, in the first part. In the second part he has moved to France with his boyfriend, and has a hard time trying to learn French.
I never gave it any thought that in French words are male or female, it just is. In Dutch we have it too. For someone like Sedaris, with an English mother tongue, this is a whole new, and incomprehensable concept.
Dutch title translated: I pretty talk
93FAMeulstee
book 130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, Pulitzer, original title The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 334 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author new to you
I liked what I learned about Trujillo and the history of the Dominican Republic from this book. The story of Oscar and his family didn't really draw me in, although it was a good account of an immigrants experience. All references to LotR were a bit over the top. There were also others, but I had no clue for most.
Dutch title translated: The short but wondrous life of Oscar Wao
94FAMeulstee
book 131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden by Georgi Gospodinov
library, e-book, translated from Bulgarian, English translation Time Shelter, 333 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book with the number 35 in either in the title (subtitles allowed!) or the ISBN
The main character, an author named Gospodinov, created a character Gaustine, who is also his friend. Gaustine has brilliant ideas to make life better for those who suffer from dementia, bring them back to a time they CAN remember. Clinics are set up by this, and Gospodinov assists with researching decades, so interiors, and further surroundings all match with the decade that is wanted.
The clinics get popular, not only for the target group. Other people also like to go back in time.
Gospodinov takes us back in Bulgarian history, when whole European countries start to consider to set their country back in time. Eventually there will be referenda held to decide where every country will go back. The way it is worked out why a certain country chooses to go is hilarious. In Bulgaria the Socialists and the Nationalists are campaigning, ending very close together. Eventually this all becomes a big mess. That is what happens when time is messed up on a large scale.
Then Gospodinov starts to loose his own memory...
I haven't laughed this much while reading a book in ages. I kept reading funny quotes to Frank.
Dutch title translated: Hidingplace for other times
95FAMeulstee
book 132: Stoner by John Williams
library, translated, original title Stoner, 320 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book with a title starting with "S"
The life of William Stoner, born at the end of the 19th century. He came from a poor farmers family, and was the only child. He is send to university to study agriculture. In his second year he becomes interested in the English language classes, and decides to switch his study to English. He marries (a terrible marriage), becomes a professor. Gets involved in university battles, loves to teach. He dies just before he will retire.
A whole life condensed in a book.
Well written, but not as engaging like A whole life.
English and Dutch title are the same
96FAMeulstee
Up to date with my reviews.
Reading now:
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
Reading now:
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
97karenmarie
Hi Anita! Happy Thursday to you.
>92 FAMeulstee: I learned all about gendered words when I started taking Spanish when I was 11, so the concept’s been there for a very long time with me.
>93 FAMeulstee: References to LotR? Seriously? Ugh. I’ve just culled it.
>96 FAMeulstee: Very excited that you’re reading the 6th Cormoran Strike.
>92 FAMeulstee: I learned all about gendered words when I started taking Spanish when I was 11, so the concept’s been there for a very long time with me.
>93 FAMeulstee: References to LotR? Seriously? Ugh. I’ve just culled it.
>96 FAMeulstee: Very excited that you’re reading the 6th Cormoran Strike.
98FAMeulstee
>97 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.
If you know a bit about a language with gendered words, you know the concept. Sedaris didn't know it at all, and really struggled with it. I never realised this could be a struggle at all.
Yes, glad to be a help with culling!
Finished The Ink Black Heart an hour ago :-)
Again a great read, but I am glad I didn't read the last part just before bedtime. Easier to cope with in the morning.
If you know a bit about a language with gendered words, you know the concept. Sedaris didn't know it at all, and really struggled with it. I never realised this could be a struggle at all.
Yes, glad to be a help with culling!
Finished The Ink Black Heart an hour ago :-)
Again a great read, but I am glad I didn't read the last part just before bedtime. Easier to cope with in the morning.
99humouress
>97 karenmarie: I learned about gendered words at around the same age, when I started French. In the back of my mind I had always sort of felt that some words were male and some female; but of course it didn't match up with French. And then I took German which has neuter as well as male and female. I can empathise with Sedaris :0)
100RebaRelishesReading
English has no gendered nouns. Dutch has gendered and ungendered. Spanish has male and female. German has female, male and neuter. I'm sure there are many other variations out there. Where is Esperanza when we need it? (actually it may have genders...I don't know but I hope not)
101FAMeulstee
>99 humouress: The gender of words isn't always the same in different laguages. Sedaris will be happy with you :-)
>100 RebaRelishesReading: I have looked it up, Reba, Esperanto has no gendered nouns.
>100 RebaRelishesReading: I have looked it up, Reba, Esperanto has no gendered nouns.
102FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
#134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen
Reading now:
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
#133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
#134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen
Reading now:
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
103FAMeulstee
Pride Month, so I am searching answers for the latest LibraryThing Hunt!
104humouress
>103 FAMeulstee: Oh; I haven't got a banner (yet). I'll take a look, thanks.
106FAMeulstee
>104 humouress: I think if you ever clicked the banner away, Nina, you don't get it back. Not completely sure, but you didn't get the banner of the previous hunt either.
You can always find it through the Talk thread, or by following the link at the Home page.
>105 msf59: Thank you, Mark. I try to read all kind of books, variety keeps me reading.
I saw a lot of praise for Stoner, but it didn't live up to expectations.
I can see what can be likable about Oscar Wao, but personally I didn't enjoy it much.
You can always find it through the Talk thread, or by following the link at the Home page.
>105 msf59: Thank you, Mark. I try to read all kind of books, variety keeps me reading.
I saw a lot of praise for Stoner, but it didn't live up to expectations.
I can see what can be likable about Oscar Wao, but personally I didn't enjoy it much.
107humouress
>106 FAMeulstee: Oh; I may have clicked it once, after I had finished a hunt. I assumed it only got rid of it that time, not forever.
I've found the link, thanks, after going to look for it but I wouldn't have realised the hunt was on if I hadn't seen your post.
I've found the link, thanks, after going to look for it but I wouldn't have realised the hunt was on if I hadn't seen your post.
108Caroline_McElwee
>94 FAMeulstee: This is at the top of the pile Anita, maybe by month's end. Glad it was a hit for you.
109FAMeulstee
>107 humouress: I will keep posting as soon as a new hunt is on, Nina.
>108 Caroline_McElwee: I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Caroline. Not everyone liked it that much.
>108 Caroline_McElwee: I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Caroline. Not everyone liked it that much.
110RebaRelishesReading
>101 FAMeulstee: Oh thank you Anita -- I'm glad to know that (why did I, or my computer, type "Esperanza"?)
111FAMeulstee
>110 RebaRelishesReading: You are welcome, Reba.
I don't know, maybe because the words share their first seven letters? I understood what you ment, that is the main thing.
I have disabled autocorrection, I rather make mistakes myself, than let the computer mangle my words ;-)
I don't know, maybe because the words share their first seven letters? I understood what you ment, that is the main thing.
I have disabled autocorrection, I rather make mistakes myself, than let the computer mangle my words ;-)
112FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
#134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen
#135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
#136: Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
Reading now:
Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
#133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
#134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen
#135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
#136: Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
Reading now:
Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
113FAMeulstee
book 133: Inktzwart hart by Robert Galbraith
library, translated, original title The Ink Black Heart, 1190 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read the “Next in a Series” book – can be any number in an series you are currently reading except number one
Cormoran Strike book 6.
I still love Cormoran and Robin, some complain the books are getting to long, but for me they never can be long enough :-)
The case they follow involves around an online game, and a murder. The game moderator comments are a big part of the search, and written out simultaniously. That took a bit of time before I got the hang of it.
Online harrasing, hiding behind aliasses, Cormoran and Robin have to dive deep into the world of gaming and fandom to find the murderer. And it all comes together at the end.
I loved my return to Cormoran Strike. It had been a few years, I did read book 5 in 2020. Now waiting for the next!
Dutch title translated: Inkblack heart
114FAMeulstee
book 134: Monddood by Arttu Tuominen
library, translated from Finnish, no English translation, 336 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read the “Next in a Series” book – can be any number in an series you are currently reading except number one
Rivierdelta book 3, police procedural set in Pori, Finland.
Jari Paloviita and his team investigate an attack on a 97 year old man. When he is brought to hospital, someone tries to kill him, but Jari can prevent this, although the killer escapes. The investigation bings us back to WWII, and some Finnish volunteers in Hitler's army.
Dutch title translated: Silenced
115FAMeulstee
book 135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
library, translated from French, Prix Goncourt 2021, English translation The Most Secret Memory of Men, 463 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book whose title includes at least three words beginning with the same letter
Diegane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer in Paris, discovers a very rare book from the 1930s, written by T.C. Elimane. At first the book was received rather well, but after accusations of plagiarism, the remaining books were destroyed. Diegane wants to know more about the book and the writer, and travels all over the world to find out.
Elimane lived through colonialism, racism, and the World Wars. Diegane follows him and writes his story, and his own.
Dutch title translated: The deepest hided memory of the human
116FAMeulstee
book 136: Lieg met mij by Philippe Besson
library, translated from French, English translation Lie with me, 158 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book about something a nice person wouldn't do or one indicating such a thing in the title
The story of the first love of the narrator, Philippe, back in the 1980s, in his last year at high school. He always knew he was different, he didn't fancy girls. He is completely surprised when schoolmate Thomas approaches him, and they start a secret love affair. Thomas is adamant about the secrecy, as he won't leave the small village, like Philippe will. For Thomas there lies a life ahead following his father at the farm, while Philippe will leave for his study at university.
This all comes back to Philippe, when he sees someone who looks like Thomas in Bordeaux. And from there we'll travel ahead in time towards the heartwrenching end.
Richard wrote a raving review back in 2019
Dutch title translated: The deepest hided memory of the human
117FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
Reading now:
Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
#137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
Reading now:
Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
118richardderus
>116 FAMeulstee: I'm so pleased you liked the story, Anita. It's still a wonderful reading memory for me. Have a lovely rest of the week!
119charl08
Miffed >114 FAMeulstee: has not yet been translated into English.
>115 FAMeulstee: sounds intriguing, will look for it. I haven't heard of the author or the title, so thank you for sharing this one.
>115 FAMeulstee: sounds intriguing, will look for it. I haven't heard of the author or the title, so thank you for sharing this one.
120FAMeulstee
>118 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, it was a memorable read.
I hope you feel a bit better by the time you read this.
>119 charl08: I hope an English publisher will pick it up, Charlotte. So far it have been good reads.
I hope you can find a copy of The Most Secret Memory of Men, at least it is available in English translation.
I hope you feel a bit better by the time you read this.
>119 charl08: I hope an English publisher will pick it up, Charlotte. So far it have been good reads.
I hope you can find a copy of The Most Secret Memory of Men, at least it is available in English translation.
121FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
#138: Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
Reading now:
Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami
#137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
#138: Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
Reading now:
Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami
122quondame
>121 FAMeulstee: The Bone People isn't easy going - I'd really like a Kindle version for the translations.
123FAMeulstee
>122 quondame: And the story isn't easy to take either.
In my copy the translations of the Maori are at the end, so I have an extra bookmark there. Indeed, on an e-reader switching between them would be much easier.
I hope to finish it today.
In my copy the translations of the Maori are at the end, so I have an extra bookmark there. Indeed, on an e-reader switching between them would be much easier.
I hope to finish it today.
124quondame
>123 FAMeulstee: I did the same with the bookmark for the translations, but there do seem a great number that aren't translated.
125FAMeulstee
>124 quondame: The same here, but a few are used before. In most other cases I think I can imagine what it might mean.
I finished it, it was an excellent story, very well witten.
I finished it, it was an excellent story, very well witten.
126SirThomas
>113 FAMeulstee: Thank you for your review, Anita.
I am waiting until it is available at my public library.
I Love the series.
Hav a wonderful weekend!
I am waiting until it is available at my public library.
I Love the series.
Hav a wonderful weekend!
127FAMeulstee
>126 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
I also waited until I could get it from the library, and it was well worth waiting for.
And the next will come soon, so then the waiting starts all over :-)
Happy weekend!
I also waited until I could get it from the library, and it was well worth waiting for.
And the next will come soon, so then the waiting starts all over :-)
Happy weekend!
128msf59
Happy Saturday, Anita. Not sure I will ever get back to the Cormoran Strike books, ( I really enjoyed the 3 I did read) but I am glad to hear that they are still going strong.
129karenmarie
Hi Anita! Happy Saturday to you.
>113 FAMeulstee: I agree about book length – they can never be long enough for me, either! Next book comes out in the fall in English, don’t know when a Dutch translation will come out. I’m relistening to the series and am on book 3, Career Of Evil.
>116 FAMeulstee: Sigh. Too expensive on Kindle, not available through my Library.
>113 FAMeulstee: I agree about book length – they can never be long enough for me, either! Next book comes out in the fall in English, don’t know when a Dutch translation will come out. I’m relistening to the series and am on book 3, Career Of Evil.
>116 FAMeulstee: Sigh. Too expensive on Kindle, not available through my Library.
130FAMeulstee
>128 msf59: Happy weekend, Mark.
Yes, still enjoying Cormoran Strike. I hope you get to the others someday.
>129 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, happy weekend.
The Dutch translation probably comes right away with the English edition. Rowling always works very well with the translators. Back in the day the Harry Potter books came out in many languages at the same day.
Sorry you can't find an affordable copy of Lie with me.
Yes, still enjoying Cormoran Strike. I hope you get to the others someday.
>129 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, happy weekend.
The Dutch translation probably comes right away with the English edition. Rowling always works very well with the translators. Back in the day the Harry Potter books came out in many languages at the same day.
Sorry you can't find an affordable copy of Lie with me.
131banjo123
Happy weekend, Anita! >94 FAMeulstee: sounds great! I have it requested from our library now.
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>131 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda, happy weekend.
I hope you like Time Shelter as much as I did. Others were less enthusiastic.
I hope you like Time Shelter as much as I did. Others were less enthusiastic.
133FAMeulstee
book 137: Bruggenbouwers by Jan Guillou
library, translated from Swedish, no English translation, 520 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author new to you
De grote eeuw book 1
First of ten books about three brothers Lauritzen and their descendants in the 20th century.
Norway, late 19th century, the father of Lauritz, Oscar and Sverre didn't return from a fishing trip. They are send to a factory in Bergen to work. They are very bright boys, and by luck that is discovered by a benefactor, so they get the chance to study in Dresden to become engeneers. They all get their degree in 1901, and should return to Norway to help with the construction of a railway between Bergen and Kristiania. Only one brother returns, Lauritz, and he starts to work at the railway. Oscar goes to German Africa, and works on railways there. The chapters alter between Lauritz and Oscar. They both get involved in WWI.
Sverre went to England, we don't hear further about him in this book, his story will be told in the next book.
Nice start of this family saga, I hope to read book two next month.
Title translated: Bridgebuilders
134FAMeulstee
book 138: Het verdriet van de engelen by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
library, translated from Icelandic, English translation The Sorrow of Angels, 325 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read the “Next in a Series” book – can be any number in an series you are currently reading except number one
The nameless boy from the previous book (Heaven and Hell) has returned the book, and tries to find his place in the village. When the postman, Jens, has to make a difficult trail through the snow and over the water, the boy is send with him. They barely survive, and the book ends with a cliffhanger. I really have to read the next book now!
Dutch title translated: The sorrow of the angels (a description of snow in the book)
135FAMeulstee
book 139: Kerewin by Keri Hulme
own, translated, Booker Prize 1985, original title The Bone People, 533 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book (F or NF) about the experiences of indigenous/First Nations peoples in the Americas or Australia/NZ
Kerewin Holmes lives alone in a tower. She has cut all ties with her family, and is an artist, but she has lost her art. One of her great grandparents was Maori.
Joe Gillayley, a Maori man, has lost his wife and son. At that is left is his adopted son, Simon, once found at the shore. Simon can't talk, he communicates with his hands, and messages written down. When Simon is wandering around, skipping school, he ends up in Kerewin's tower, and a special friendship between these three starts.
Joe obviously loves Simon, but can be very violent against him, one day he gets completely out of control, and all falls apart. Kerewin, Joe, and Simon go seperate ways to find solace.
An intense read, and an engaging story. I almost gave it 5 stars, but the ending resulted in half a star less. This book has resided unread on our shelves since way before 2008, we probably bought it in 1986...
Dutch title translated: Kerewin (name of one of the main characters)
136FAMeulstee
When I finished The Bone People, my page counter was at 888,856. So I needed a book with 32 pages to get at 888,888. Going through my own library I found this unread 32 page book:
book 140: De belijdenis van de stilte by Adriaan Roland Holst
own, Dutch, poetry, no translations, 32 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author new to you
Adriaan Roland Holst (1888-1976) was a well known and important Dutch poet. This collection was first published in 1913. The poems are very constructed, in a stately and slightly pompous style. He was inspired by Celtic myths.
Dutch title translated: The confirmation of the silence
book 140: De belijdenis van de stilte by Adriaan Roland Holst
own, Dutch, poetry, no translations, 32 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author new to you
Adriaan Roland Holst (1888-1976) was a well known and important Dutch poet. This collection was first published in 1913. The poems are very constructed, in a stately and slightly pompous style. He was inspired by Celtic myths.
Dutch title translated: The confirmation of the silence
137FAMeulstee
So now my counter in >10 FAMeulstee: is at
I have saved the image, as the counter will go on, as soon as I finish my next book :-)
I have saved the image, as the counter will go on, as soon as I finish my next book :-)
139jessibud2
>137 FAMeulstee: - Wow, that's quite a cool graphic! Congratulations! So, how long till it reads 999,999? ;-)
140FAMeulstee
>138 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel.
>139 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley.
I missed out on 777,777, as I could not fit the number with the books I was reading at the time.
I did make it to exactly 666,666 in April 2021, so 999,999 should be possible in 2024. But then I have to choose between exactly 999,999 and 1,000,000, as both is impossible. Either way I have good hope to get to a million pages next year :-)
>139 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley.
I missed out on 777,777, as I could not fit the number with the books I was reading at the time.
I did make it to exactly 666,666 in April 2021, so 999,999 should be possible in 2024. But then I have to choose between exactly 999,999 and 1,000,000, as both is impossible. Either way I have good hope to get to a million pages next year :-)
141richardderus
>137 FAMeulstee: How cool is that! What a wonderfully whimsical yet still very telling artifact of your reading life.
Have a productive page-turning week ahead, my dear Anita.
Have a productive page-turning week ahead, my dear Anita.
142RebaRelishesReading
>136 FAMeulstee: Were you looking at that number for symmetry or because of the Chinese connection between "8 "and "money"? Hope it brings you good luck either way :)
143Caroline_McElwee
>137 FAMeulstee: Amazing Anita. Clapping.
144FAMeulstee
>141 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear. Yes, it combines my love for reading, my love for keeping track, and my love for numbers :-)
I am reading 1Q84 now, just arrived in book 2, and liking it so far.
>142 RebaRelishesReading: Just the number symmetry, Reba! Not as special as 666,666 (six sixes) that I got to in 2021, but special enough to make some effort to get exactly there.
I am reading 1Q84 now, just arrived in book 2, and liking it so far.
>142 RebaRelishesReading: Just the number symmetry, Reba! Not as special as 666,666 (six sixes) that I got to in 2021, but special enough to make some effort to get exactly there.
145FAMeulstee
>143 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline. I was glad to find a 32 page book at the shelves :-)
146PaulCranswick
>137 FAMeulstee: That made me smile as it is something I can well see myself doing!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Anita. xx
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Anita. xx
147richardderus
Anita, the English-speaking world is just now finding out about the Dutch Stonehenge competitor! How very amazing this discovery is, with its million-plus artifacts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTRgNG1R7A
150WhiteRaven.17
>135 FAMeulstee: Glad this was a good read for you Anita! I'm still working my way through it, took me a little bit to follow the writing style in the beginning, it's very interesting. I should finish it this week.
>137 FAMeulstee: Also, fantastic goals & impressive page count, I love when numbers can line up perfectly.
>137 FAMeulstee: Also, fantastic goals & impressive page count, I love when numbers can line up perfectly.
151FAMeulstee
>146 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, we both have a love for numbers.
Weekend is over, so I'll take it for good wishes for the week. Happy week ahead, I hope.
>147 richardderus: I saw it in the news last week, Richard dear. It is an amazing find, it took years.
Thank you for the link, that was a more extensive explanation.
Weekend is over, so I'll take it for good wishes for the week. Happy week ahead, I hope.
>147 richardderus: I saw it in the news last week, Richard dear. It is an amazing find, it took years.
Thank you for the link, that was a more extensive explanation.
152FAMeulstee
>148 quondame: Thank you, Susan. I have a soft spot for numbers like this.
>149 mdoris: Thank you, Mary, now on to one million :-)
>150 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro. I hope you like The Bone People, it gets mixed reviews.
We share that love, I was glad to find an opportunity to get to exactly that number :-)
>149 mdoris: Thank you, Mary, now on to one million :-)
>150 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro. I hope you like The Bone People, it gets mixed reviews.
We share that love, I was glad to find an opportunity to get to exactly that number :-)
153msf59
Hi, Anita. Were you still interested in doing a shared read of East of Eden in July? If so, there is some information over on my thread.
154FAMeulstee
>153 msf59: Yes, I am, Mark. It is at the top of my planned reads in July in >4 FAMeulstee: :-)
But first I want to read the last few pages of 1Q84.
But first I want to read the last few pages of 1Q84.
155FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#141: 1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami
Reading now:
Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) by Joseph Boyden
Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) by Ian Rankin
#141: 1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami
Reading now:
Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) by Joseph Boyden
Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) by Ian Rankin
156richardderus
>155 FAMeulstee: Anita, Three Day Road was a darn good read...now Through Black Spruce languishes on my shelves, unread...getting back to Boyden is something to calendar for me! Hoping you're enjoying the read.
*smooch*
*smooch*
157FAMeulstee
>156 richardderus: Yes, Three Day Road was a good read, Richard dear, I just finished it.
Now I am looking for a cheap copy of Through Black Spruce, as my library culled it last year. Others by Joseph Boyden haven't been translated.
Now reading my last June book, I should be able to finish Let it Bleed tomorrow.
*smooch*
Now I am looking for a cheap copy of Through Black Spruce, as my library culled it last year. Others by Joseph Boyden haven't been translated.
Now reading my last June book, I should be able to finish Let it Bleed tomorrow.
*smooch*
158Sakerfalcon
>135 FAMeulstee: I gave The bone people (Kerewin) five stars when I read it. It's not an easy book but SO rewarding.
159FAMeulstee
>158 Sakerfalcon: Indeed, Claire, The Bone People was very rewarding. I might read it again some day.
160FAMeulstee
book 141: 1q84 by Haruki Murakami
1001 books, library, translated from Japanese, English translation 1Q84, 1296 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: ALL or Nothing: Read a book whose title contains all of the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) or none of the vowels
The love story of Tengo, once a whizz kid, now a mathimatican teacher with writing aspirations, and Aomame, an assasin, killing man who abused women. They are connected and end up in an alternate reality, where all seems the same, except for the moon.
A lengthy read, nearly 1300 pages in Dutch translation, but never dull or boring. Murakami is an acquired taste for me. I wasn't impressed by Norwegian Wood, liked the Wind-Up Bird Chronicles, and loved Kafka on the Shore. 1Q84 falls in between the last two.
English and Dutch title are the same
161FAMeulstee
book 142: Driedaagse reis by Joseph Boyden
own, translated, original title Three Day Road, 453 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book whose title words are all different lengths
Xavier and Elijah, two young, Cree men, join the Canadese army to fight in WW I.
The novel starts with Xavier returning to Canada, with one amputated leg, and addicted to morphine, picked up by his aunt Niska. She thinks he might have come home to die. She is unaware of the horrors he lived through, and doesn't know how to help.
We find out what has happened during the war through Xavier's memories and dreams.
Dutch title translated: Thee day journey
162FAMeulstee
book 143: Laat maar bloeden by Ian Rankin
library, e-book, translated, original title Let it Bleed, 351 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read the “Next in a Series” book – can be any number in an series you are currently reading except number one
John Rebus book 7
Lauderdale and Rebus are chasing a car, ending in a car crash. Lauderdale is serverely injured, and the two boys they chased kill themselves by jumping off the bridge before Rebus eyes. Then a man, recently released from jail, kills himself in front of a politican. When Rebus goes to the politican's house, he finds him shredding lots of documents. Rebus dives into these odd happenings, and finds connections, and a lot of corrupt politicans. Some of his superiors try to stop him, but Rebus simply can't stop until he has found out what was going on.
Not the best entry in the series, a good enough read.
English and Dutch title are the same
163FAMeulstee
June 2023 in numbers
(Totals for the year between brackets)
20 books read, 8,968 pages, 298.9 pages a day
(143 books read, 48,200 pages, 266.3 pages a day)
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books:
• own books: 3 (11)
• from the library: 17 (132)
• male author: 17 (108)
• female author: 3 (35)
• originally written in Dutch: 1 (32)
• translated into Dutch: 19 (111)
- original language of translated books:
• Albanian: 0 (1)
• Armenian: 0 (1)
• Bulgarian: 1 (1)
• Czech: 0 (1)
• Danish: 0 (1)
• Dutch (Middle): 0 (1)
• English: 9 (44)
• Finnish: 1 (4)
• French: 3 (6)
• German: 0 (19)
• Icelandic: 1 (6)
• Italian: 0 (1)
• Japanese: 1 (5)
• Latin: 0 (1)
• Norwegian: 0 (3)
• Portugese: 1 (2)
• Russian: 0 (3)
• Serbian: 0 (1)
• Spanish: 1 (4)
• Swedish: 1 (6)
• fiction: 20 (106)
• non-fiction: 0 (37)
• paper books: 13 (75)
• e-books: 7 (68)
• mystery/police procedural: 3 (19)
• childrens/YA: 0 (7)
• 1001 books: 3 (17)
Total 1001 books since 2008: 297
• Dutch Canon: 0 (1)
Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 43 of 125
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pages:
0 - 100 pages: 1 (5)
101 - 200 pages: 1 (23)
201 - 300 pages: 3 (39)
301 - 400 pages: 7 (44)
401 - 500 pages: 2 (12)
501 - 999 pages: 4 (18)
1000+ pages: 2 (2)
• longest book 1296 pages (1296 pages)
• shortest book 32 pages (32 pages)
• average book 448 pages (337 pages)
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date first published:
2nd century: 0 (1)
11th century: 0 (1)
13th century: 0 (1)
17th century: 0 (1)
18th century: 0 (1)
19th century: 0 (3)
20th century
1910s: 1 (3)
1920s: 0 (3)
1930s: 0 (6)
1940s: 0 (2)
1950s: 0 (3)
1960s: 3 (8)
1970s: 0 (6)
1980s: 1 (11)
1990s: 1 (8)
21st century
2000s: 3 (13)
2010s: 5 (32)
2020s: 6 (40)
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ratings:
0 (1)
4 (16)
8 (57)
5 (44)
3 (24)
0 (0)
0 (1)
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best books in June
Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
(Totals for the year between brackets)
20 books read, 8,968 pages, 298.9 pages a day
(143 books read, 48,200 pages, 266.3 pages a day)
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books:
• own books: 3 (11)
• from the library: 17 (132)
• male author: 17 (108)
• female author: 3 (35)
• originally written in Dutch: 1 (32)
• translated into Dutch: 19 (111)
- original language of translated books:
• Albanian: 0 (1)
• Armenian: 0 (1)
• Bulgarian: 1 (1)
• Czech: 0 (1)
• Danish: 0 (1)
• Dutch (Middle): 0 (1)
• English: 9 (44)
• Finnish: 1 (4)
• French: 3 (6)
• German: 0 (19)
• Icelandic: 1 (6)
• Italian: 0 (1)
• Japanese: 1 (5)
• Latin: 0 (1)
• Norwegian: 0 (3)
• Portugese: 1 (2)
• Russian: 0 (3)
• Serbian: 0 (1)
• Spanish: 1 (4)
• Swedish: 1 (6)
• fiction: 20 (106)
• non-fiction: 0 (37)
• paper books: 13 (75)
• e-books: 7 (68)
• mystery/police procedural: 3 (19)
• childrens/YA: 0 (7)
• 1001 books: 3 (17)
Total 1001 books since 2008: 297
• Dutch Canon: 0 (1)
Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 43 of 125
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pages:
0 - 100 pages: 1 (5)
101 - 200 pages: 1 (23)
201 - 300 pages: 3 (39)
301 - 400 pages: 7 (44)
401 - 500 pages: 2 (12)
501 - 999 pages: 4 (18)
1000+ pages: 2 (2)
• longest book 1296 pages (1296 pages)
• shortest book 32 pages (32 pages)
• average book 448 pages (337 pages)
--
date first published:
2nd century: 0 (1)
11th century: 0 (1)
13th century: 0 (1)
17th century: 0 (1)
18th century: 0 (1)
19th century: 0 (3)
20th century
1910s: 1 (3)
1920s: 0 (3)
1930s: 0 (6)
1940s: 0 (2)
1950s: 0 (3)
1960s: 3 (8)
1970s: 0 (6)
1980s: 1 (11)
1990s: 1 (8)
21st century
2000s: 3 (13)
2010s: 5 (32)
2020s: 6 (40)
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ratings:
0 (1) 4 (16) 8 (57) 5 (44) 3 (24) 0 (0) 0 (1)--
best books in June
Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
164EllaTim
Hi Anita! Congratulations on getting to 888.888 pages read. Memorable!
I read and loved The Bone People ages ago. And reread it as well.
I found some books by Almudena Grandes in the online library. You say the books you read were part of a series, they don’t have them all, so I’ll just pick one to start with.
Have a nice weekend. Nice and cool today!
I read and loved The Bone People ages ago. And reread it as well.
I found some books by Almudena Grandes in the online library. You say the books you read were part of a series, they don’t have them all, so I’ll just pick one to start with.
Have a nice weekend. Nice and cool today!
165FAMeulstee
>164 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella!
The books by Almudena Grandes are loosely connected, so there is no need to read them in order.
Happy weekend, indeed nice and cool. And some much needed rain.
The books by Almudena Grandes are loosely connected, so there is no need to read them in order.
Happy weekend, indeed nice and cool. And some much needed rain.
168FAMeulstee
>166 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel.
It was a very good month with giving four books 4.5 stars :-)
>167 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas, happy weekend!
Is the weather cooling down at your place? Here we finally have some rain and much nicer temperatures (around 20°C), after some warm and dry weeks.
It was a very good month with giving four books 4.5 stars :-)
>167 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas, happy weekend!
Is the weather cooling down at your place? Here we finally have some rain and much nicer temperatures (around 20°C), after some warm and dry weeks.
169SirThomas
We are at 23°C today and it is cloudy.
But unfortunately no rain after many hot and dry weeks.
But unfortunately no rain after many hot and dry weeks.
170FAMeulstee
>169 SirThomas: That is a good temperature for the time of year, Thomas.
I hope you get some rain soon, and not too much at once!
I hope you get some rain soon, and not too much at once!
171EllaTim
>165 FAMeulstee: That’s good to know, Anita.
Much needed rain, indeed.
Much needed rain, indeed.
172The_Hibernator
Hi Anita! That was a really good month for reading! Isn't that a great feeling? I finished 1 book for myself, but several 1st-3rd grade reading level books. lol But I'm packing down those books!
173vancouverdeb
Impressive stats for June reading, Anita! 888, 888 pages read! Wow!
174FAMeulstee
>171 EllaTim: I hope you like her books as much as I did, Ella.
>172 The_Hibernator: Thank you, Rachel, June was a very good reading month.
Always nice to make the stats to see how the month went.
>173 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah.
888,888 pages in 15 years and nearly six months shows how addicted I am to reading ;-)
>172 The_Hibernator: Thank you, Rachel, June was a very good reading month.
Always nice to make the stats to see how the month went.
>173 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah.
888,888 pages in 15 years and nearly six months shows how addicted I am to reading ;-)
Ce sujet est poursuivi sur Anita (FAMeulstee) goes on where the books take her in 2023 (7).
