Anita (FAMeulstee) goes there where the books take her in 2021 (10)

Welcome to my tenth 2021 thread!

I am Anita Meulstee (58), married with Frank (59) since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art, books and walking.

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 year it is slowing down, 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.

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Walking
We finished our local walking project in August.
Next week we will be walking the Pieterpad for a week again. We hope to walk from just past Hardenberg to Vorden.

The whole route of the Pieterpad.


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Pets in my life
Will be continued in a next tread, for now a picture of our second smooth Chow Chow: puppy Pandora with Frank in 1996

total books read in 2021: 240
69 own / 171 library

total pages read in 2021: 76.812

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currently reading:
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht deel 2 (2/3) translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 1112 pages, started 01-01-2021
Ideeën van Multatuli. Derde bundel by Multatuli, 782 pages, started 2021-02-01

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books read in October 2021 (22 books, 7.202 pages, 11 own / 11 library)
book 219: Strijd en metamorfose van een vrouw by Édouard Louis, 107 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 58)
book 220: Darius de Grote is niet oké (Darius the Great Is Not Okay) by Adib Khorram, 312 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 59)
book 221: Stilte heeft een eigen stem (The Fountains of Silence) by Ruta Sepetys, 553 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 60)
book 222: Het huis met de geesten (The House of the Spirits) by Isabel Allende, 430 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 61)
book 223: Spervuur (Crossfire) by Dick & Felix Francis, 335 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 94)
book 224: De begrafenis by François Bon, 106 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 95)
book 225: Bezonken rood (Sunken red) by Jeroen Brouwers, 152 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 96)
book 226: Zondagskind by Judith Visser, 548 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 97)
book 227: Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden by Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens, 192 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 135)
book 228: Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) by Julian May, 407 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 136)
book 229: Truffels & tandoori (The Hundred-Foot Journey) by Richard C. Morais, 319 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 137)
book 230: Dit alles zal ik je geven (All This I Will Give to You) by Dolores Redondo, 592 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 138)
book 231: Toffee (Toffee) by Sara Crossan, 405 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 148)
book 232: Pax (Pax) by Sara Pennypacker, 239 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 149)
book 233: Party tijdens de Blitz (Party in the Blitz) by Elias Canetti, 224 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 150)
book 234: Het eind van de kaart by Albert Helman, 252 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 151)
book 235: Stad in de storm by Thea Beckman, 293 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 167)
book 236: De wereld volgens Garp (The World According to Garp) by John Irving, 533 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 168)
book 237: Het meer (The Lake) by Yasunari Kawabata, 135 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 169)
book 238: Darwin, Wallace en de anderen by Alexander Reeuwijk, 271 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 170)
book 239: De brief voor de koning (The Letter for the King) by Tonke Dragt, 340 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 184)
book 240: Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer, 455 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 185)

October 2021 reading plans
Ideeën by Mutatuli, 3846 pages (1463/3846)
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht deel 2 translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 1112 pages
De goddelijke komedie (The Divine Comedy) - Dante Allighieri, 599 pages

TIOLI October 2021 Sweep #50!
#1: Read a book that pictures something with wings on its cover
- Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) - Julian May, 407 pages
- Darwin, Wallace en de anderen - Alexander Reeuwijk, 271 pages (library)
#2: Read a book with a one-word title signaling danger
- Spervuur (Crossfire) - Dick Francis & Felix Francis, 335 pages (e-library)
#3: Read a book that involves a disaster
- Stad in de storm - Thea Beckman, 293 pages
#4: Read a book With a title associated with death
- De begrafenis - François Bon, 106 pages
#5: Read a book in which at least one of the title words begins with an “S”
- Strijd en metamorfose van een vrouw - Édouard Louis, 107 pages
#6: Read a book that doesn't fit in any October 2021 Challenge, but would fit in a September 2021 Challenge
- Het eind van de kaart - Albert Helman, 252 pages
- Was Getekend - Astrid H. Roemer, 455 pages
#7: Read a book for the Trick or Treat challenge
- Het meer (The Lake) - Yasunari Kawabata, 135 pages
- Toffee (Toffee) - Sarah Crossan, 405 pages (e-library)
#8: Read a book with a tag that includes 'history' or 'historical'
- Bezonken rood (Sunken red) - Jeroen Brouwers, 152 pages (e-library)
#9: Read a book that is (supposed to be) humorous
- De wereld volgens Garp (The World According to Garp) - John Irving, 533 pages
#10: Read a book which is a reread from either 2020 or 2021
- De brief voor de koning (The Letter for the King) - Tonke Dragt, 340 pages
- Dit alles zal ik je geven (All This I Will Give to You) - Dolores Redondo, 592 pages
#11: Read a book that features a character who has paws
- Pax (Pax) - Sara Pennypacker, 239 pages (library)
#12: Read a book where a major character spends a significant part of the narrative outside the nation of their birth
- Darius de Grote is niet oké (Darius the Great Is Not Okay) - Adib Khorram, 312 pages (e-library)
#13: Read a book that is on an LT List
- Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden - Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens, 192 pages
- Stilte heeft een eigen stem (The Fountains of Silence) - Ruta Sepetys, 553 pages (e-library)
#14: Read a book with informal language, including contractions and slang expressions, in the title
- Party tijdens de Blitz (Party in the Blitz) - Elias Canetti, 224 pages (library)
#15: Read a book by an author of Hispanic heritage
- Het huis met de geesten (The House of the Spirits) - Isabel Allende, 430 pages (e-library)
#16: Read a book which starts in a café or restaurant with a given name or address
- Truffels & tandoori (The Hundred-Foot Journey) - Richard C. Morais, 318 pages (library)
#17: Read a book whose title could be the name of a Superhero
- Zondagskind - Judith Visser, 548 pages (e-library)

Reading plans in 2021
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 2021:
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
Man zonder eigenschappen (The man without qualities) by Robert Musil, 1785 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
✔ Een jaar uit het leven van Gesine Cresspahl (Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl) by Uwe Johnson, 1596 pages
✔ De essays (The complete essays) by Michel de Montaigne, 1557 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht deel 2 translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 1112 pages
Luitenant-kolonel de Maumort by Roger Martin du Gard, 1077 pages
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht deel 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 1047 pages
Baron by Theun de Vries, 1016 pages

Totals since 2008:

Books read in Januari
book 1: Bankier (Banker) by Dick Francis
book 2: Ik kom terug by Adriaan van Dis
book 3: De kille maagd (The Virgin in the Ice; Cadfael 6) by Ellis Peters
book 4: 1177 v.Chr. : het einde van de beschaving (1177 BCE: The Year Civilization Collapsed) by Eric H. Cline
book 5: De dood in Rome (Death in Rome) by Wolfgang Koeppen
book 6: De laatste dag by Beppe Fenoglio
book 7: Wie vlucht en wie blijft (Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay; Neapolitan Novels 3) by Elelna Ferrante
book 8: Het onbekende kind (The golden egg; Brunetti 22) by Donna Leon
book 9: Treindromen (Train Dreams) by Denis Johnson
book 10: Angstige mensen (Anxious people) by Fredrik Backman
book 11: Boven water (Konráð 2) by Arnaldur Indriðason
book 12: De tocht van de tienduizend (The Anabasis) by Xenofon
book 13: De levende berg (The Living Mountain) by Nan Shepherd
book 14: Het Rosie resultaat (The Rosie result) by Graeme Simsion
book 15: De nachtstemmer by Maarten 't Hart
book 16: Reis door de Oriënt by Gustave Flaubert
book 17: Gewaagd leven by Astrid Roemer
book 18: Ideeën van Multatuli. Tweede bundel by Mutatuli

Books read in Februari
book 19: Morgen toen de oorlog begon (Tomorrow, when the war began; Tomorrow 1) by John Marsden
book 20: Het verhaal van het verloren kind (The Story of the Lost Child; Neapolitan Novels 4) by Elelna Ferrante
book 21: Over paden : een ontdekkingstocht (On trails : an exploration) by Robert Moor
book 22: Tegenstroom (A Necessary End, Inspector Banks 3) by Peter Robinson
book 23: Ik, Claudius (I, Claudius) by Robert Graves
book 24: Veranderingen (Change) by Mo Yan
book 25: Het holst van de nacht (The Dead of the Night) by John Marsden
book 26: Nachtvlucht (Night Flight) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
book 27: Kindertijd (Childhood) by Tove Ditlevsen
book 28: Denken aan vrijdag (Friday on my mind) by Nicci French
book 29: Sodom en Gomorra (Sodom and Gomorrah; In search of lost time 4) by Marcel Proust
book 30: Rinkeldekink by Martine Bijl
book 31: Beminde (Beloved) by Tony Morrison
book 32: Lijken op liefde by Astrid Roemer
book 33: Alleen : de Pacific Crest Trail by Tim Voors
book 34: Het nut van de wereld by J.M.A. Biesheuvel
book 35: Het enige verhaal (The Only Story) by Julian Barnes
book 36: Jeugd (Youth) by Tove Ditlevsen
book 37: Huis van volmaakte eenzaamheid (House of Splendid Isolation) by Edna O'Brien
book 38: Afhankelijkheid (Dependency) by Tove Ditlevsen

books read in March
book 39: Een kroon van zwaarden (A Crown of Swords, Wheel of Time 7) by Robert Jordan
book 40: Een kille dageraad (A Killing Frost, Tomorrow 3) by John Marsden
book 41: De avond valt (Darkness, Be My Friend, Tomorrow 4) by John Marsden
book 42: Butcher's Crossing (Butcher's Crossing) by John Williams
book 43: Ik ben er even niet (I'm Off Then) by Hape Kerkeling
book 44: Bergje by Bregje Hofstede
book 45: Bezoek van de knokploeg (A Visit from the Goon Squad) by Jennifer Egan
book 46: Confrontaties by Simone Atangana Bekono
book 47: Het uur van de wraak (Burning for Revenge, Tomorrow 5) by John Marsden
book 48: Wandelparadijs Nederland: te voet door alle provincies by John Jansen van Galen
book 49: Tussen de regels (By its cover, Brunetti 23) by Donna Leon
book 50: Christus kwam niet verder dan Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli) by Carlo Levi
book 51: De omweg naar Santiago (Roads to Santiago) by Cees Nooteboom
book 52: Camino (Two steps forward) by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist
book 53: Kameleon, ahoy! by H. de Roos
book 54: Groene Heinrich by Gottfried Keller

books read in April
book 55: De Cock en de dwaze maagden by A.C. Baantjer
book 56: Wachten op het donker (The Night is for Hunting, Tomorrow 6) by John Marsden
book 57: Een andere kant van vrijheid (The Other side of Dawn, Tomorrow 7) by John Marsden
book 58: Oeroeg (The Black Lake) by Hella Haasse
book 59: De duivelse droom (The Devil's novice) by Ellis Peters
book 60: De man die kon rekenen (The Man Who Counted) by Malba Tahan
book 61: Zondeval (The Hanging Valley, Inspector Banks 4) by Peter Robinson
book 62: Meisje, vrouw, anders (Girl, woman, other) by Bernardine Evaristo
book 63: Van oude mensen, de dingen die voorbijgaan (Old People and The Things That Pass) by Louis Couperus
book 64: Over liefde en over niets anders by Toon Tellegen
book 65: Jheronimus Bosch: Visioenen van een genie (Hieronymus Bosch: Visions of Genius) by Matthijs Ilsink
book 66: Drie dingen over Elsie (Three Things About Elsie) by Joanna Cannon
book 67: De waarheid over honden (The Truth about Dogs) by Stephen Budiansky
book 68: De naam van mijn vader by Rindert Kromhout
book 69: De vriend (The friend) by Sigrid Nunez
book 70: De vergelding (The dark vineyard) by Martin Walker
book 71: De drie musketiers (The Three Musketeers) by Alexandre Dumas
book 72: Leon & Juliette by Annejet van der Zijl
book 73: Alles tegen (Odds Against) by Dick Francis
book 74: Het jaar van de tuinier (The Gardener's Year) by Karel Čapek
book 75: Winnetou (Winnetou) by Karl May
book 76: Verloren woorden (The lost words) by Robert Macfarlane
book 77: Smalle paden (Thin Paths) by Julia Blackburn
book 78: Foon by Marente de Moor
book 79: Archief van verloren kinderen (Lost Children Archive) by Valeria Luiselli
book 80: De drieëntwintig dagen van de stad Alba (The Twenty-three Days of the City of Alba) by Beppe Fenoglio
book 81: Tussen Orinoco en Amazone (In Trouble Again) by Redmond O'Hanlon
book 82: Afscheid van Berlijn (Goodbye to Berlin) by Christopher Isherwood
book 83: Volwassenen onder elkaar (Adults In The Room) by Yanis Varoufakis
book 84: De Schotse marsen (The Marches) by Rory Stewart
book 85: De heilige Rita (The Blessed Rita) by Tommy Wieringa
book 86: De jaren (The Years) by Annie Ernaux

books read in May
book 87: De 3 bestaat niet by Gerbrand Bakker
book 88: De vermiste prins (The Missing Prince, Rangers Apprentice 15) by John Flanagan
book 89: Een vrouw in de poolnacht (A Woman in the Polar Night) by Christiane Ritter
book 90: De eerste wandelaar by Flip van Doorn
book 91: Grijs verleden (Field Grey, Bernie Gunther 7) by Philip Kerr
book 92: Het geheime netwerk van de natuur (The Secret Network of Nature) by Peter Wohlleben
book 93: Een paleis voor de doden by Herman Clerinx
book 94: Overtuiging (Persuation) by Jane Austen
book 95: Ik aanbid je (Falling in Love, Brunetti 24) by Donna Leon
book 96: Het zout der aarde (Salt of the Earth) by Józef Wittlin
book 97: De hengelaars van Castelnau (The origin of the world) by Pierre Michon
book 98: Het pad der dolken (The Path of Daggers, Wheel of time 8) by Robert Jordan
book 99: De Cock en de dode tempeliers by A.C. Baantjer
book 100: Brekebeen (Bonecrack) by Dick Francis
book 101: Wit konijn, rode wolf (White Rabbit, Red Wolf) by Tom Pollock
book 102: Asterix en het gouden snoeimes (Asterix and the Golden Sickle) by René Goscinny
book 103: Vlucht van de havik (Celtic bride) by Margo Maguire
book 104: Als het zaterdag wordt (Saturday Requiem, Frieda Klein 6) by Nicci French
book 105: Een lied voor Achilles (The Song of Achilles) by Madeline Miller
book 106: De betovering van lijsten (The infinity of lists: from Homer to Joyce) by Umberto Eco
book 107: Piranesi (Piranesi) by Susanna Clarke
book 108: Portnoy's klacht (Portnoy's Complaint) by Philip Roth
book 109: In het licht van de vuurtoren (The lightkeeper's daughters) by Jean E. Pendziwol
book 110: De onbeduidende Jude (Jude the Obscure) by Thomas Hardy
book 111: De passievrucht (A Father's Affair) by Karel Glastra van Loon
book 112: De vergaderzaal by A. Alberts
book 113: De zwarte heuvel (On the black hill) by Bruce Chatwin
book 114: Rituelen (Rituals) by Cees Nooteboom
book 115: De bibliotheek bij nacht (The library at night) by Alberto Manguel
book 116: Getemde schoonheid (Briana) by Ruth Langan
book 117: Ik wou (I Wish) by Toon Tellegen
book 118: Quarantaine by Ilja Leonard Pfeiffer
book 119: Claudius de God (Claudius the God) by Robert Graves
book 120: De Cock en de blijde Bacchus by A.C. Baantjer
book 121: Zondagochtend breekt aan (Sunday Silence) by Nicci French

books read in June
book 122: De dag van de doden (The Day of the Dead, Frieda Klein 8) by Nicci French
book 123: De essays (The Complete Essays) by Michel de Montaigne
book 124: Connemara: Luisterend naar de wind (Connemara. Listening to the Wind) by Tim Robinson
book 125: Vrijwilliger in Spanje (Volunteer in Spain) by John Sommerfield
book 126: De zwarte diamant (Black Diamond) by Martin Walker
book 127: Circe (Circe) by Madeline Miller
book 128: In Siberië (In Siberia) by Colin Thubron
book 129: БAM : een reis van niets naar niets by Jelle Brandt Corstius
book 130: Sneeuwblind (Snowblind) by Ragnar Jónasson
book 131: Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoë) by Daniel Defoe
book 132: Het geluid van de berg (The Sound of the Mountain) by Yasunari Kawabata
book 133: Wat wij zagen by Hanna Bervoets
book 134: Geachte Muizenpoot en achttien andere gedichten by F. ten Harmsen van der Beek
book 135: De tijgerkat. Herinneringen aan mijn kindertijd en andere verhalen by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
book 136: Cliënt E. Busken by Jeroen Brouwers
book 137: Wraak en andere novellen (Legends of the Fall) by Jim Harrison
book 138: De gierzwaluw by Remco Daalder
book 139: Een roos van vlees (A Rose of Flesh) by Jan Wolkers
book 140: Het veelkleurig land (The Many-Colored Land) by Julian May
book 141: De 90ste verjaardag van Louis van Roosgaarde by Jan Terlouw
book 142: De gouden halsring (The Golden Torc) by Julian May
book 143: De druiven der gramschap (The Grapes of Wrath) by John Steinbeck
book 144: Johannes Viator by Frederik van Eeden
book 145: De troonveroveraar (The Nonborn King) by Julian May

books read in July
book 146: De tegenstrever (The Adversary) by Julian May
book 147: Kapitein Corelli's mandoline (Captain Corelli's Mandolin) by Louis de Bernieres
book 148: Aristoteles & Dante ontdekken de geheimen van het universum (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
book 149: Bij gaslicht by F. Bordewijk
book 150: Een jaar uit het leven van Gesine Cresspahl (Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl) by Uwe Johnson
book 151: Bonjour tristesse (Bonjour tristesse) by Françoise Sagan
book 152: De ziener by Simon Vestdijk
book 153: Tokio mon amour (A Tokyo romance) by Ian Buruma
book 154: Eeuwige jeugd (The Waters of Eternal Youth; ; Brunetti 25) by Donna Leon
book 155: De Peloponnesische oorlog (The History of the Peloponnesian War) by Thucydides
book 156: De N.V. Mateor by Havank
book 157: De Patrick Melrose-romans (The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels) by Edward St Aubyn
book 158: Pluk de dag (Seize the Day) by Saul Bellow
book 159: Heidi: kind van de bergen (Heidi) by Johanna Spyri
book 160: De rekening (The invoice) by Jonas Karlsson
book 161: Het behouden huis (An Untouched House) by Willem Frederik Hermans
book 162: Shuggie Bain (Shuggie Bain) by Douglas Stuart
book 163: Hele verhalen voor een halve soldaat by Benny Lindelauf
book 164: De gouden speld (Dead Man's Ransom; Cadfael 9) by Ellis Peters
book 165: De outdoorwaanzin by Are Kalvø
book 166: Het stille huis (The House in the Forest) by Michèle Desbordes
book 167: De trein naar Pavlovsk en Oostvoorne by Toon Tellegen
book 168: Huivering (A Song for Drowned Souls; Martin Servaz 2) by Bernard Minier
book 169: De gevangene (The Captive; In search of lost time 5) by Marcel Proust

books read in August 2021
book 170: Een bijna volmaakte vriendschap (I Called Him Necktie) by Milena Michiko Flašar
book 171: De wilde vrouwen van Pella by Theun de Vries
book 172: Hart van de winter (Winter's Heart; Wheel of Time 9) by Robert Jordan
book 173: In tijden van afnemend licht (In Times of Fading Light) by Eugen Ruge
book 174: 't Hooge Nest (The Sisters of Auschwitz) by Roxane van Iperen
book 175: Fandorin (The Winter Queen; Erast Fandorin 1) by Boris Akoenin
book 176: De wetten van water (Stillicide) by Cynan Jones
book 177: De klokkenluider van de Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) by Victor Hugo
book 178: De zusterklokken (The Bell in the Lake) by Lars Mytting
book 179: De Indiase bruid (Calling Out for You; Konrad Sejer 5) by Karin Fossum
book 180: De Cock en moord op bestelling by A.C. Baantjer
book 181: Gösta Berling (The Saga of Gösta Berling) by Selma Lagerlöf
book 182: De lachende politieman (The Laughing Policeman; Martin Beck 4) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
book 183: Het wonder dat niet omvalt by Ernest van der Kwast
book 184: Witte tanden (White Teeth) by Zadie Smith
book 185: Thomas Mann en de zijnen (Thomas Mann and His Family) by Marcel Reich-Ranicki
book 186: Een klein leven (A Little Life) by Hanya Yanagihara
book 187: Bloedgeld (Hot money) by Dick Francis
book 188: De goede oude man en het mooie jonge meisje (The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl) by Italo Svevo
book 189: 1794 by Niklas Natt och Dag
book 190: Zwemmen in het donker (Swimming in the dark) by Tomasz Jedrowski
book 191: Reis naar het einde van de nacht (Journey to the End of the Night) by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
book 192: Vermoedens omtrent Jakob (Speculations about Jakob) by Uwe Johnson
book 193: De tuin van de familie Finzi-Contini (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis) by Giorgio Bassani

books read in September 2021
book 194: De grote ronde : een wandeling by Thomas Rosenboom
book 195: Lotte in Weimar (The Beloved Returns) by Thomas Mann
book 196: Ons soort mensen by Juli Zeh
book 197: Strijd om de kathedraal by Jacques Vriens
book 198: Beschadigd (Damage) by Felix Francis
book 199: De verborgen geschiedenis (The Secret History) by Donna Tartt
book 200: Een wisse dood (The Pilgrim of Hate; Cadfael 10) by Ellis Peters
book 201: Turks gambiet (The Turkish Gambit; Fandorin 2) by Boris Akoenin
book 202: Kameraad Baron (Comrade Baron) by Jaap Scholten
book 203: Alles op de fiets by Rutger Kopland
book 204: Effi Briest (Effi Briest) by Theodor Fontaine
book 205: Wat niet verdwijnt (Earthly Remains; Brunetti 26) by Donna Leon
book 206: Schemervluchten (Vesper Flights) by Helen Macdonald
book 207: Het boek van de lach en de vergetelheid (The Book of Laughter and Forgetting) by Milan Kundera
book 208: Dit zijn de namen (These Are The Names) by Tommy Wieringa
book 209: Dagboek van een oude dwaas (Diary of a Mad Old Man) by Junichirô Tanizaki
book 210: Je keek te ver : een wandeling by Marjoleine de Vos
book 211: Kindernovelle en andere verhalen by Klaus Mann
book 212: Pastorale (English pastoral) by James Rebanks
book 213: De herinnerde soldaat by Anjet Daanje
book 214: De voortvluchtige (The Fugitive; In Search of Lost Time 6) by Marcel Proust
book 215: Verheven koninkrijk (Transcendent Kingdom) by Yaa Gyasi
book 216: Zilvergaren (Spinning Silver) by Naomi Novik
book 217: Waarom sommige landen rijk zijn en andere arm (Why Nations Fail) by Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson
book 218: Illustere voorgangers (Of Illustrious Men) by Jean Rouaud

Monthly statistics
January: 18 books / 5.137 pages / 165,7 ppd
February: 20 books / 5.689 pages / 203,2 ppd
March: 16 books / 5.805 pages / 187,3 ppd
April: 32 books / 9.247 pages / 308,2 ppd
May: 35 books / 9.682 pages / 312,3 ppd
June: 24 books / 8.547 pages / 284,9 ppd
July: 24 books / 9.501 pages / 306,9 ppd
August: 24 books / 8.180 pages / 263,9 ppd
September: 25 books / 7.822 pages / 260,7 ppd

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Previous threads in 2021
book 1 - 18: thread 1
book 19 - 38: thread 2
book 39 - 54: thread 3
book 55 - 86: thread 4
book 87 - 121: thread 5
book 122 - 145: thread 6
book 146 - 169: thread 7
book 170 - 193: thread 8
book 194 - 218: thread 9

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My reading in previous years
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)

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Lists on my WikiThing
My best books by year list.
My Five star reads.
The books by Nobel prize winners I have read

Working on: Booker prize winners; Dutch prize winners

Series I read, a list to keep track

Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 4/20)
1 Stille 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; 23 When the Music's Over (not translated); 24 Sleeping in the Ground (not translated); 25 Careless Love (not translated); 26 Many Rivers to Cross (not translated)

Ari Thór Arason by Ragnar Jónasson 1/3
1 Sneeuwblind; 2 Inktzwart; 3 Poolnacht

Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 7/12
1 Een 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 13/20
1 Het 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

De Cock by A.C. Baantjer 57/70

Erast Fandorin by Boris Akoenin 2/7
1 Fandorin; 2 Turks gambiet; 3 Leviathan; 4 De dood van Achilles; 5 Bijzondere opdrachten; 6 Staatsraad; 7 De kroning

Frieda Klein by Nicci French 8/8
1 Blauwe maandag; 2 Dinsdag is voorbij; 3 Wachten op woensdag; 4 Donderdagskinderen; 5 Denken aan vrijdag; 6 Als het zaterdag wordt; 7 Zondagochtend breekt aan; 8 De dag van de doden

George Smiley by John Le Carré 4/9
1 Telefoon 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

Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 25/29
1 Dood 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

John Rebus by Ian Rankin 3/18
1 Kat & 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;

Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 5/14
1 Eva'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 Beck by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö 5/10
1 De vrouw in het Götakanaal; 2 De man die in rook opging; 3 De man op het balkon; 4 De lachende politieman; 5 De brandweerauto die verdween; 6 De man die even wilde afrekenen; 7 De verschrikkelijke man uit Säffle; 8 De gesloten kamer; 9 De politiemoordenaar; 10 De terroristen

Martin Servaz by Bernard Minier 2/5
1 Een kille rilling; 2 Huivering; 3 Verduistering; 4 Schemering; 5 Weerzin; 6 Afdaling

Op zoek naar de verloren tijd (In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust 6/7
1 De kant van Swann; 2 In de schaduw van meisjes in bloei; 3 De kant van Guermantes; 4 Sodom en Gomorra; 5 De gevangene; 6 De voortvluchtige; 7 De tijd hervonden

Het rad des tijds (Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson) 10/15
0 Een nieuw begin; 1 Het oog van de wereld; 2 De grote jacht; 3 De herrezen draak; 4 De komst van de schaduw; 5 Vuur uit de hemel; 6 Heer van chaos; 7 Een kroon van zwaarden; 8 Het pad der dolken; 9 Hart van de Winter; 10 Viersprong van de schemer; 11 Mes van Dromen; 12 De naderende storm; 13 De Torens van Middernacht; 14 Het licht van weleer

List of Nobel Prize for Literature winners:
(in bold the writers I have read)

1901 Sully Prudhomme
1902 Theodor Mommsen
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1904 Frédéric Mistral
1904 José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz
1906 Giosuè Carducci
1907 Rudyard Kipling
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1909 Selma Lagerlöf
1910 Paul Heyse
1911 Maurice Maeterlinck
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann
1913 Rabindranath Tagore
1915 Romain Rolland
1916 Verner von Heidenstam
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup
1917 Henrik Pontoppidan
1919 Carl Spitteler
1920 Knut Hamsun
1921 Anatole France
1922 Jacinto Benavente
1923 William Butler Yeats
1924 Władysław Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw
1926 Grazia Deledda
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann
1930 Sinclair Lewis
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy
1933 Ivan Boenin
1934 Luigi Pirandello
1936 Eugene O'Neill
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse
1947 André Gide
1948 T.S. Elliot
1949 William Faulkner
1950 Bertrand Russell
1951 Pär Lagerkvist
1952 François Mauriac
1953 Sir Winston Churchill
1954 Ernest Hemingway
1955 Halldór Laxness
1956 Juan Ramón Jiménez
1957 Albert Camus
1958 Boris Pasternak
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andrić
1962 John Steinbeck
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre
1965 Michail Sjolochov
1966 Sjmoeël Joseef Agnon
1966 Nelly Sachs
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata
1969 Samuel Beckett
1970 Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn
1971 Pablo Neruda
1972 Heinrich Böll
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson
1974 Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer
1979 Odysseas Elytis
1980 Czesław Miłosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez
1983 William Golding
1984 Jaroslav Seifert
1985 Claude Simon
1986 Wole Soyinka
1987 Joseph Brodsky
1988 Nagieb Mahfoez
1989 Camilo José Cela
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer
1992 Derek Walcott
1993 Toni Morrison
1994 Kenzaburo Oë
1995 Seamus Heaney
1996 Wisława Szymborska
1997 Dario Fo
1998 José Saramago
1999 Günter Grass
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 V.S. Naipaul
2002 Imre Kertész
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee
2004 Elfriede Jelinek
2005 Harold Pinter
2006 Orhan Pamuk
2007 Doris Lessing
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa
2011 Tomas Tranströmer
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro
2014 Patrick Modiano
2015 Svetlana Alexievich
2016 Bob Dylan
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro
2018 Olga Tokarczuk
2019 Peter Handke
2020 Louise Glück
2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah

Books acquired in 2021: 34

January (2)
De dood in Rome - Wolfgang Koeppen
Veerman - Emile Verhaeren

February (5)
In weerwil van de woorden - Dimitri Verhulst
Ik wou - Toon Tellegen
Gebroken wit - Astrid Roemer
De melancholie van het verzet - Lásló Krasznahorkai
De reparatie van de wereld - Slobodan Šnajder

March (2)
Olga en haar driekwartsmaten - Astrid Roemer
Alles tegen - Dick Francis

April (4)
Hele verhalen voor een halve soldaat - Benny Lindelauf
Winnetou - Karl May
Bloedgeld - Dick Francis
Brekebeen - Dick Francis

May (13)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 1 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 2 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 3 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 4 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 5 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 6 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood. Deel 7 - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Nieuwe wandelingen door Nederland met pen en potlood - J. Craandijk (e-book)
Radetzkymars - Joseph Roth
De wereld van gisteren - Stefan Zweig
Het zout der aarde - Józef Wittlin
Cliënt E. Busken - Jeroen Brouwers
Wat wij zagen - Hanna Bervoets

August (4)
Strijd en metamorfose van een vrouw - Édouard Louis
Een bijna volmaakte vriendschap - Milena Michiko Flašar
Tonio Kröger en andere verhalen - Thomas Mann
Een beter milieu begint niet bij jezelf - Jaap Tielbeke (e-book)

September (1)
Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera - Nicholas Chambers

October (3)
Tiril en de toverdrank - Bette Westera (Kinderboekenweekgeschenk)
Gozert - Pieter Koolwijk (Gouden Griffel)
Pieterpad deel II: Vorden - Maastricht - Toos Goorhuis

That is it, welcome!

Happy new thread Anita!

>1 FAMeulstee: Phew; for a moment I thought you were intending to walk the entire route of the Pieterpad!

>16 humouress: Thank you, Nina!

We do intend to walk the entire route, but not at once ;-)
The last three vacations we walked the northern part, and in March we ended just after Hardenberg.
We hope to get to the end at the Sint Pietersberg in 2023.

Happy new thread Anita.
I hope that your walking trip goes well next week. I think I might walk to the library this weekend but that will be it!

Happy new thread, Anita

Happy Saturday, Anita. Happy New Thread. Enjoy your weekend.

>18 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, the library is a good destination for a walk.
The two week forecast looks good, nice dry weather is expected after Thursday 7th, we leave on the 8th and return on the 15th.
I hope my library reservations come in before we leave.

>19 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley.

>20 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy weekend to you.

Happy new thread, Anita!

Happy new one!

Happy new thread, Anita!

Happy new one, Anita

Happy new one, Anita. I'm so excited that you're walking the Pieterpad! BFF and I are seriously thinking about doing a segment of it next year and so I'll be following your progress closely.

Happy new thread!

>22 scaifea: Thank you, Amber!

>23 drneutron: Thanks, Jim!

>24 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!

>25 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.

>26 RebaRelishesReading: Thanks, Reba. We are looking forward to walking the next part of the Pieterpad. It is a nice way to discover the lesser known parts our country.
I hope you and your BFF get over here next year.

>27 quondame: Thank you, Susan!

Happy new thread!

Have a wonderful weekend, Anita! I hope you have a great walking trip. It sounds terrific.

>30 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita!

>31 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia!
Such a nice surprise to see a message from you, you were missed.
Now heading to your thread to see what is going on with you.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#219: Strijd en metamorfose van een vrouw by Édouard Louis
#220: Darius de Grote is niet oké (Darius the Great Is Not Okay) by Adib Khorram

Reading now:
Stilte heeft een eigen stem (The Fountains of Silence) by Ruta Sepetys
Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) by Julian May
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer

Happy new thread, Anita!

I looked up the part of the Pieterpad you will br walking next week. Some beautiful landscapes ahead, have fun.

>34 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella!
The Vechtdal and the Sallandse Heuvelrug are both beatiful, so we will certainly enjoy. The weather predictions are also looking good :-)

Happy new thread!!

>36 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda!

--
Frank has vacation, and we are catching up on family visits, as most restrictions are lifted now. Last Thursday we went to my brother and his wife, today we went to my father. First time since early March 2020 we kissed on the cheeks when we left :-)
Next Wednesday we will visit my nephew and his family, and the Monday after our vacation we will go to my niece and her family. All, except my father, moved to new places in the last year.
Tomorrow we go for a long walk (19,3 km), to prepare for our walking vacation next week.

>33 FAMeulstee: Curious to see what you think of Darius the Great is Not Okay. I have heard good things about that one.

>37 FAMeulstee: Have a great time visiting with your family!

>38 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia, it is nice to catch up with my family.

I usually wait until I have at least 4 books read, before I write reviews. So you'll have to wait a little ;-)
With our busy scedule at the moment, reading is a bit on slow side. So maybe I will write reviews next Tuesday, or else next Thursday. Everything I read during our vacation has to wait until we are back home.

>39 FAMeulstee: I'd forget most of what I thought about books 1 & 2 before I finished book 4, so I write them as I read them.

>40 quondame: I always need some time to make up my mind, Susan. After one or two reviews English words pop up easier in my mind, so looking up the right words in English takes less time.

Hi Anita my dear, happy new thread.

>42 johnsimpson: Thank you, John.
Sending love and hugs to you and Karen.

>37 FAMeulstee: How lovely spend some time with loved ones Anita, and enjoy your vacation.

Today we walked to "Exposure", land art in Lelystad by Antony Gormley, and we had diner on our way back. We walked nearly 19 km, as we hope to do some longer walks on the Pieterpad during our vacation. It went better than expected. So we might get to the end of Pieterpad deel I next week.

>44 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline. It was good to see some of the family, and we are looking forward to our next visits. Today we prepared for our vacation. (see previous message)

>45 FAMeulstee: - Ooo, I like that sculpture! Have a wonderful vacation, Anita.

>47 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley, it looks different from every angle.

Hi Anita, and happy new thread!

From your previous thread, excellent stats, and as always, very impressive.

It's nice to hear that you've been able to visit family recently with the restrictions lifted.

Have a wonderful vacation.

>45 FAMeulstee: Wow! That is a beautiful piece, and so very enhanced by its placement.

Happy new thread!

>45 FAMeulstee: That is so cool looking! I really wish I had some kind of imagination. I have no idea how people come up with these things.

>45 FAMeulstee: I do like Gormley's work Anita.

>49 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.
Reading still goes steady, all the books make me happy. And so does keeping the stats.
Later today to my nephew and his family, he moved in March.

>50 richardderus: Thank you, Richard.
"Exposure" is visible from afar, the changing sky behind it makes it feel different. It can shine in the sun with a clear blue sky, or almost get invisible in dark clouds.

>51 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia. I am the same, and very grateful that others do have the imagination to create things like this.

>52 Caroline_McElwee: He makes incredible works, Caroline. Have you ever been to his "Angel of the North"?

So happy you are seeing your family! I am heading to Pennsylvania tomorrow for a visit with my parents. I have been up for several visits since March.

>45 FAMeulstee: That's lovely. We have a permanent Gormley at one of the beaches near(ish) to us. Beautiful to visit. Thanks for the reminder, I haven't been for ages.
https://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/another-place-by-antony-gormley-p160...

>54 witchyrichy: Thank you, Karen. We had a good time at my nephews place. They now live in a lovely house, build in the 1930s.
Enjoy your time with your parents tomorrow.

>55 charl08: Thanks for the link, Charlotte, I hope you can get there again soon. Gormly made a lot of interesting works.

>55 charl08: Another cool looking art piece. I am going to have to search out more of Gormley's work.

book 219: Strijd en metamorfose van een vrouw by Édouard Louis
own, translated from French, no English translation, 107 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book in which at least one of the title words begins with an “S”

How Édouards mother freed herself, after years of repression and her husbands violence.
Because of the circumstances they lived in, Édouard Louis never had a good relationship with his mother. Now there is hope they have better times ahead.

Sadly this one isn't available in English translation yet. His earlier book about his father Who killed my father, is translated. Both books analise the social background of the North of France, where poverty has ruined many lives. Édouard Louis escaped through education, he tells his own story in The End of Eddy.

Dutch title translated: Struggle and metamorphosis of a woman

book 220: Darius de Grote is niet oké by Adib Khorram
library, e-book, YA, translated, original title Darius the Great Is Not Okay, 312 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book where a major character spends a significant part of the narrative outside the nation of their birth

Darius is suffering from drepression, is bullied at school, has a difficult relationship with his father, and is half Persian. He has never met his maternal grandparents in Iran, only seen and spoken through video connection. When his grandfather turnes out to be deadly ill, the family decides to go to Iran, before it is to late.
In Iran Darius meets his grandparents, does a lot of sight seeing, and finds a friend, Sohrab, a boy from the neighborhood, who has his own troubles.

A good story, but a few things bothered me. Darius refers a lot to Star Trek and The Lord of the Rings, without any further explanation. The friendship with Sohrab came out of the blue. It feels like the writer wanted to put in to much at once. I have heard there is a second book about Darius. I won't run to read it, but one day I might get to it.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 221: Stilte heeft een eigen stem by Ruta Sepetys
library, e-book, YA, translated, original title The Fountains of Silence, 553 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book that is on an LT List

Compelling read set in Spain 1957 (during the fascist regime) and 1975 (when Franco died).
Daniel is a Texan teen, he is in Madrid with his parents. Spain is just opening up for foreign investors, and Daniels father wants to expand his oil business. Daniels father wants him to follow in his footsteps, but Daniel dreams of a carreer as photographer, like Robert Capa.
Ana works at the hotel where they stay, and Ana and Daniel become friends. Through Ana we see the repression, and extreme poverty that many people in Spain suffer. And one of the stories of the stolen children. Franco thought the "red gene" (genetic base for being leftist) should be destroyed. Besides extreme repression of Republicans, babies were taken from their mothers (and the mothers told their babies died), and placed in falangist families. The Roman-Catholic Church worked intensivly together with Franco, and women had no rights.

A very well written and researched story, that had me in tears a few times. I have read a lot about the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), but not about the time during the Franco dictatorship. The end is a bit on the sweet side, that kept it from a 5* read.

Dutch title translated: Silence has an own voice.

book 222: Het huis met de geesten by Isabel Allende
1001 books, library, e-book, translated from Spanish, English translation The House of the Spirits, 432 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book by an author of Hispanic heritage

Family saga, set in Chili from early 20th century until the 1970s.
Patriarch Esteban Trueba married Clara Del Valle, a spiritual woman. We follow them, and the next two generations, combined with political changes during these years.

Although the real names of the country, the president who came in power in 1970 aren't named, it is clear what Allende writes about. Where my previous book ended with better times ahead (1975, the death of Franco), this one ends where the terror jus started, and no end of the dictatorship in sight.

English and Dutch title are the same

All books read are reviewed!

Reading now:
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer
Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) by Julian May
Spervuur (Crossfire) by Dick & Felix Francis

All my reserved books came in at the library, so I can pick them up today.

Rest of they day we will be preparing for our one week vacation. Leaving tomorrow to Hellendoorn from where we will continue walking the Pieterpad. Our friend Guido will be our driver again, driving us to our starting point, and picking us up at the end of our walk.

>63 FAMeulstee: Have a very delightful time, Anita and Frank!

Three good, and one okay, reads make your trip to triple-75 (225) more pleasant.

>64 richardderus: Thank you, Richard, I am sure we will have a good time again.

Just finished the next book, that was just okay (3*). Now hoping one of the next two books is the great read for #225.

>59 FAMeulstee: Thank you for your thoughts on that one, Anita. I am not just going to rush out to pick it up.

>60 FAMeulstee: On the other hand, this one I might. Unfortunately, my local library does not have it yet.

>61 FAMeulstee: The House of Spirits has been in the BlackHole forever. I really need to get it out one of these days!

>63 FAMeulstee: Have a great vacation, Anita!

>66 alcottacre: Many readers liked Darius the Great Is Not Okay way better than I did, Stasia, so don't go on my thoughts alone.
I hope your library will get a copy of The Fountains of Silence, it came out in 2019, so they should have it by now.
I have some many "one of these days I get to" books on mount TBR, just like you!
Thank you, we will leave in about 15 hours.

Have a nice vacation, Anita. Sun is coming out, very good.

>68 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.
The forecast looks good, nice cool and sunny weather. Only a little bit of rain expected on Monday and Wednesday.

Have a wonderful vacation

Hi Anita. I came by to see if you'd reached your triple 75 yet.

Enjoy your holiday!

>70 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.

>71 humouress: Nearly there, Nina, thanks.

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Closing my laptop now, as we are leaving soon.
I won't be much around the next 7 days, not sure how reliable the internet connection will be at the holliday house. See you!

Arrivederci, amica mia!

Have a nice holiday, Anita! Save trip!

Enjoy your walking trip, Anita.

Wish I was strolling along with you both - have a great time and take some photos. xx

Sweet Thursday, Anita. I hope you are having a wonderful vacation. Are you getting plenty of reading and walking in?

>73 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, we are just back home.

>74 connie53: Thank you, Connie, we had a good time.

>75 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara, good to see a message from you!

>76 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, I took a few photo's. Will show them later.

>77 msf59: Thank you, Mark, we walked a lot (nearly 80 km in 5 days), so there wasn't much time to read.

We are back home :-)

The weather was kind (only a bit of rain on Tuesday) and rather warm for the time of year. We enjoyed our walks through Overijssel and Gelderland. We walked 79,3 km in 5 days. That is around 16 km each day, a bit more than the previous times, when we walked around 12 km each day. We reached the end of the first Pieterpad book Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden.
With 5 days walking we had a free day yesterday. And that day was needed, as the lock of the tailgate of the car broke. We couldn't close it, so it wasn't safe to drive home. So Frank and Guido went to a VW garage in the next village, and they did an emegency repair, so the tailgate remains closed until our own VW garage can replace it.

Pictures will follow later, I will try to catch up with the threads tomorrow.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#223: Spervuur (Crossfire) by Dick & Felix Francis
#224: De begrafenis by François Bon
#225: Bezonken rood (Sunken red) by Jeroen Brouwers
#226: Zondagskind by Judith Visser
#227: Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden by Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens
#228: Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) by Julian May

Reading now:
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer
De wereld volgens Garp (The World According to Garp) by John Irving
Truffels & tandoori (The Hundred-Foot Journey) by Richard C. Morais

>79 FAMeulstee: Glad you made it back safely, Anita! Looking forward to the pictures - and the reviews.

>81 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia.
I hoped to catch up on my reading today, or work on the pictures, but instead I got distracted by trying to catch up with the threads. I am almost there, but it is beyond bedtime. Off to sleep and I will try again in the morning.

I'm glad you're happily home after a lovely trip. I'll look forward to your reviews as they come!

Okay, now?

Congratulations on triple 75!

And welcome home.

>79 FAMeulstee: I downloaded the map and the "small steps" list of stages today. BFF and I are seriously thinking about doing part of this next fall. Did you start at the northern end or are you not doing the stages in order?

>83 richardderus: Thank you, Richard. It was nice to get away, and good to be back home.

>84 humouress: Thank you, Nina. Good to be home, hard work to catch up with the threads. But that is done now, as far as being catched up lasts ;-)

>85 RebaRelishesReading: We don't even get to the "small steps" of the Pieterpad most of the time, Reba. We use the maps in the book, and then I plan stages, using Google maps, with a start and end at a place where our friend Guido can pick us up with the car. The stages at the website always start and end at a place where public transportation can bring you. With a car you can be more flexible.
We started in Pieterburen in March 2020, and ended the first part in Vorden last Wednesday doing the stages in order from north to south.

I am glad that you arrived back home safely and that you had a pleasant vacation.

Oh yes and Congratulations on triple 75!

>86 FAMeulstee: Hubby is thinking about coming along to drive the car from place to place with the luggage. I would like to have accommodations not too far from the end point for each day and suspect they may be more available at the end points for each stage. We averaged 16 km per day on our walk in England two years ago so I think we'll be OK with the "small steps".

Sounds like a good trip, car repair excepted. I love that Reba is going to "follow in your footsteps" too. A flat walk with all that water sounds like my idea of a perfect walk. I'm still thinking about a walk in Norfolk for that reason!

Happy Saturday, Anita! I hope you get the rest you need!

Hi Anita my dear, congrats on 3 X 75 for the year so far. Sending love and hugs to you and Frank my dear friend.

>87 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas, it is good to be back home. I hope to write some reviews today.

>88 RebaRelishesReading: Sounds like a solid plan, Reba. Then you manage more km a day than we do, I am still a bit tired. We just booked for our next part of the Pieterpad in March 2022.

>89 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, I also love Reba's plans. Well, this part wasn't flat, we crossed the Sallandse Heuvelrug, a rather hilly part with one hill at 78 meters. We both had a hard time reaching the top. Luckely the last stage was almost flat again ;-)

>90 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia, happy Sunday to you.
I am not completely rested yet. And tomorrow a visit to my niece is planned. But I will get some quiet time again when Frank goes back to work next Saturday.

>91 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. Love and hugs back to you and Karen.

book 223: Spervuur by Dick & Felix Francis
library, e-book, translated, original title Crossfire, 335 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book with a one-word title signaling danger

Tom Forsyth returns home after 15 years in the army. He lost a foot in Afghanistan, and his militairy carreer is ended. Not knowing what to do with his life, he returns home, where he is not very welcome. He finds out that his mother, a succesful race horse trainer, is blackmailed. Tom decides he will end the blackmailing.

Not as good as other Francis books, but still worth the time. Felix finished the book after his father died, and is searching for his own writing style here. Previous books by Dick were better, later books by Felix too.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 224: De begrafenis by François Bon
own, translated from French, Franse Bibliotheek, no English translation, 106 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with a title associated with death

A young man returns to the village where he was born and raised, to attend the funeral of his friend. The descriptions of family members and villagers who attend the funeral, are altered with memories of the past, and the marriage of his friends sister a few months ago, where the same people came together.

A short but impressive read.

Dutch title translated: The funeral

book 225: Bezonken rood by Jeroen Brouwers
1001 books, library, ebook, Dutch, English translation Sunken red, 152 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with a tag that includes 'history' or 'historical'

When his mother dies, the writer comtemplates about her and his life. They had barely contact in her last years, and the writer doesn't attend her funeral. He was born in 1940 in the former Dutch East Indies and grew up in a Japanese internment camp until WWII ended. This had lifelong effects on him, trouble with relationships and alienation from his mother. The memories of the cruelties of the Japanese are vivid. On return in the Netherlands he was send to a Roman Catholic boardingschool, because he was considered unruly. We all know what happened there in these years, and it didn't do much good...

English and Dutch title are the same

book 226: Zondagskind by Judith Visser
library, ebook, Dutch, no English translation, 548 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book whose title could be the name of a Superhero

Autobiographical tale. Jasmijn grows up in Rotterdam in the 1980s. She is different, her mother tries to accomodate her, but the rest of her world doesn't. She doesn't cope well with harsh sounds, sudden lights, many people around, so school and family visits are nightmares. She finds her rest reading in her quiet room, with her dog, and in the library. Eventually she finds her way, even to a job in the end, when she finally finds out she has Asperger syndrome, and decides to write a book about herself.

Dutch title translated: Sundaychild

Read, not yet reviewed:
#227: Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden by Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens
#228: Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) by Julian May
#229: Truffels & tandoori (The Hundred-Foot Journey) by Richard C. Morais

Reading now:
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer
De wereld volgens Garp (The World According to Garp) by John Irving
Pax (Pax) by Sara Pennypacker

>94 FAMeulstee: I loved that one.

Happy Sunday, Anita.

>99 Ameise1: Glad you liked it better, Barbara, happy Sunday to you.

Some images along the Pieterpad.



Left top: The river Vecht; middle top: two landscapes, a late blooming foxglove, and a marking of the Pieterpad; right top: the most beautiful part was walking on a sandpath between two rows of beaches on a dike along the Schipbeek
Left bottom: heath near the top of the Archemener Berg (78m) with a view on the lower woods; a path in the wood; Estate "Den Bramel" near Vorden

Left top: the holliday house where we stayed; middle top: me and Frank having a break, on a bench that was on a "Stelcon plate"*, and where a pony wagon came by; Top right: me.
Left bottom: Frank; Left middle and right: Monument Camp Twilhaar, build in the 1930s for unemployment relief, used by the Germans in WWII for Jews from Groningen, and used after WWII to detain Dutch workers who came back from Germany. Destroyed soon after. The monument was created in 2003.

*Stelcon plates are concrete slabs with a steel frame, made in the Netherlands since 1937.
They are used to pave a terrain, so large machines can go over it. They are common in the Rotterdam harbour, there we noticed them first, and ever since we check concrete slabs if they are from Stelcon. We see them regular, but this was the first time we saw one in the middle of the woods :-)

I have lots of pictures, the one above enlarged and two pictures at the Floriade in 2012:
  

Happy Sunday, Anita. I love the vacation photos and the interesting descriptions. Sorry to hear about the tailgate issues.

Wonderful photos, Anita. Thanks so much for sharing them.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful photos, Anita.
Have a wonderful sunday, you and Frank!

Lovely photos Anita. Thanks for sharing them.

>102 FAMeulstee:, >101 FAMeulstee: Lovely! You both look so happy and contented.

>96 FAMeulstee:

Yay! Triple-75!

>103 msf59: Thank you, Mark, we had a lovely Sunday. We went with the e-bikes around the Oostvaardersplassen, the nature reserve nearby. Watched a hen harrier for a few minutes, saw a kestrel chased by two Eurasian magpies, and a few grey herons.
The tailgate of our car will be repaired early November, then they can also put the winter tires on.

>104 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara. We had a lovely time, walking through beautiful landscapes as the photos show.

>105 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas, I didn't expect us to come this far so soon on the Pieterpad, about 240km done, 260 km to go.

>106 humouress: Thank you, Nina, it is always nice to share photos with all of you.
And it was nice to discover some more of our country by foot.

>107 richardderus: Thank you, Richard, I might look a bit tired at the pictures.
Did you notice Frank has grown a beard in the last 6 months?
Thanks, you found an very original picture to celebrate 3 x 75 ! :-)

>101 FAMeulstee: >102 FAMeulstee: What wonderful photos! It looks like you had a great time in great surroundings.

Welcome back! Great pictures. What a cute holiday house. Must have been wonderful.

Lovely photos Anita, and congratulations on 3x75.

Glad you had a good holiday.

>92 FAMeulstee: Good information because I prefer flat to hilly. I definitely must check the details with you as we choose our segment. I'd been thinking about Limburg because I haven't spent much time there and would love to include Maastrict but I was worried about hills there. I wouldn't mind 78 meters if it was a slow climb but sounds like it wasn't.

I love your photos and descriptions. You are definitely making me want to do this.

>110 quondame: Thank you, Susan, I am always surprised how beautiful our small country can be.

>111 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita, the holliday parc was filled with similair houses. It was well equipped, nice kitchen and two bathrooms.

>112 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, I almost forgot to take my camera. Remembered just before we left.
We are looking forward to March 2022, when we will walk the next stages of the Pieterpad.

>113 RebaRelishesReading: We are only used to flat, Reba, the only "hilly" parts in the polder are the dikes, and the bike/foot bridges.
The Sint-Pietersberg is over 100 meters, and according to our friend Guido (who grew up in Voerendaal), there are some steep hills on the way to Maastricht. We can't tell yet, as the planning is to arrive there in 2024 or 2025.

I think the first part (Pieterburen - Winsum), stage 4 and 5 (Zuidlaren - Rolde, Rolde - Schoonloo), and stage 9 (Hardenberg - Ommen) were the most beautiful flat parts.

Anita--As usual, I love seeing all your wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing.

>94 FAMeulstee: I am a Dick Francis fan and I am not sure that I have ever read one by his son. I will have to give one a try.

>116 Berly: Thank you, Kim, we had a good time.
Felix Francis has written quite a few on his own now. Looking forward to your thoughts on Crossfire.

>109 FAMeulstee: I did notice Frank's beard. Are he and Richard having a competition now?

Happy new week, Anita. It's very foggy here.

>118 humouress: No competition as far as I know, Nina, glad you did notice ;-)

>119 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara, it is clear here. And that is good, as we will visit my niece today.
Happy new week to you.

--
Gone for the rest of the day, visiting my niece, her partner and baby in Nootdorp. Last new house of a family member to see, they also moved last year.

>115 FAMeulstee: Thanks for the info Anita. I just ordered the two guides and the map. I'm sure it will take a long time to get here by "regular" mail but it will be fun and helpful to have them I think. Meanwhile, I've noted the parts you marked as most beautiful on the list of "small steps" I printed off.

Howdy do...making your day brighter by visiting!

>121 RebaRelishesReading: You are very welcome, Reba, I just ordered a second copy of the second guide. I leave one intact and use the other on our way, teared apart, so I can take only the few pages we need.
You can also add half the "prologue" to the first stage, we didn't walk that part. But starting at the Waddenzee has its charm, and it would only add about 4 km.

>122 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear.
We had a very good day yesterday, only saw your msg today, when I could use some cute brightness.

Last week it was the Dutch Kinderboekenweek (Childrensbookweek), and I got some books to get the free Kinderboekenweekgeschenk (Childrensbookweekgift):

Gozert - Pieter Koolwijk (Gouden Griffel winner)
Tiril en de toverdrank - Bette Westera (Kinderboekenweekgeschenk)
Pieterpad deel II: Vorden - Maastricht - Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens

Read, not yet reviewed:
#227: Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden by Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens
#228: Het land der zieners (The Surveillance) by Julian May
#229: Truffels & tandoori (The Hundred-Foot Journey) by Richard C. Morais
#230: Dit alles zal ik je geven (All This I Will Give to You) by Dolores Redondo
#231: Toffee (Toffee) by Sara Crossan
#232: Pax (Pax) by Sara Pennypacker

Reading now:
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer
De wereld volgens Garp (The World According to Garp) by John Irving
Party tijdens de Blitz (Party in the Blitz) by Elias Canetti

Wow, that is some beard, Anita!! Give Frank a hug for me. Congrats on 3X75 and glad you had such a good walking vacation. I just bought an ebike today--local store finally got in a small frame Trek and I think it will work for me. I started looking after you first were talking about yours.

>126 ronincats: Thank you, Roni, hug back from us both.
Frank only started to grow his beard in March, so we are both curious how long it can grow.
Glad you finally found a fitting e-bike, and hope you enjoy your rides as much as we do :-)

I had fun with the Haloween Treasure Hunt!

Happy weekend-ahead's reads!

>129 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear.
After three weeks vacation Frank will return to work tomorrow evening, so there will be more time to read for me :-)

Happy Saturday, Anita. Is this your first time reading The World According to Garp? It is a favorite of mine. I revisited it during the AAC a few years ago. It is probably my favorite Irving. Enjoy your weeknd.

>131 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy weekend.
I am almost sure I have read The World According to Garp in the 1980s, after seeing the movie. But I don't remember much from the book, only a few scenes from the movie.
I did read A Prayer for Owen Meany in 2011, and have The Hotel New Hampshire on the shelf. I also saw the Hotel New Hampshire movie, mainly remember Nastassja Kinski diguised as a bear.

Congrats on all the reading!

>133 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda, the books treat me well :-)

book 227: Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen - Vorden by Toos Goorhuis & Betje Jens
own, Dutch, non-fiction, no English translation, 192 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book that is on an LT List

This is our second copy of this guidebook, that describes the northern half of the Pieterpad in words and with maps. This one was teared apart, so I could only take the few needed pages with me each day.
Each stage is divided in 3 or 4 parts, with the map on the left page and the description of the route on the right page. Special sight seeings are marked on the map, and described next to the route descripten, or in a few case on seperate pages.
Although the Pieterpad is almost everywhere well marked with the white/red markings, on a few occasions it wasn't, and there we had to rely on the guidebook. The book was published in 2016, and since a few parts have been changed, latest updates can be found at the Pieterpad website.

We walked the 13 stages in 19 days, started on March 17th, 2020, finished on October 13th, 2021. Sadly our first steps on the Pieterpad coincided with the first Covid-19 lockdown. With all restaurants closed, we could not get anything on our way, and had to take drinks and food in my backpack. This also limited encounters with other Pieterpad walkers, which is, according to others, part of the fun.
On our last 5 days (October 9-13, 2021), we met and talked to some fellow walkers. Two ladies from Eindhoven and Zwolle did the same stages from south to north, and we chatted some every day. Although the restaurants were open again, we were to much used to take our drinks & food ourselves, so we kept doing that.

Dutch title translated: Pieterpad part I: From Pieterburen to Vorden

book 228: Het land der zieners by Julian May
own, translated, original title The Surveillance, 407 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book that pictures something with wings on its cover

The early history of the Remillard family (they play a role in the last two books of Saga of the Exiles), starting in 1945 with the birth of the twins Donatien "Don" and Rogatien "Rogi" Remillard.
How Dennis Remillard (Don's son, guided by his uncle Rogi) develops his mental powers and becomes an important researcher in this field. Meanwhile in other parts of the world (Scotland, USSR) others with mental powers work together, and their numers are growing.
Written by Rogatien in 2113.

Some of the history is dated. Who could predict in 1987 (when Julian May wrote this book) that two years later the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall would fall? But it can be read as a kind of alternate history and I personally remember those days when Russia was larger and called the USSR ;-)

This book and the next Metaconcert are the link between the Saga of the Exiles and the next three books Galactic Milieu.

Dutch title translated: The land of the seers

book 229: Truffels & tandoori by Richard C. Morais
library, translated, original title The Hundred-Foot Journey, 319 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book which starts in a café or restaurant with a given name or address

Hassan Haji is a muslim born in Bombay. After a family tragedy, the family sells their restaurant, and moves to London. They have trouble settling, and travel around in Europe. Finally they find a nice place in France where they start a new Indian restaurant. Across the street is a traditional French "haute cuisine" restaurant, with two Michelin stars. The owner finds out that Hassan is a talented cook, and offers him a job. Hassans star rises through the years, he starts his own restaurant in Paris, and after years of hard work he gets the very prestegeous third Michelin star.

Mildly amusing read, I liked what the writer wanted to tell, but at times it was done pretty poorly.

Dutch title translated: Truffles & tandoori

book 230: Dit alles zal ik je geven by Dolores Redondo
own, translated from Spanish, original title All This I Will Give to You, 592 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: Read a book which is a reread from either 2020 or 2021

Writer Manuel Ortigosa is at home working on his book, when the police comes to tell him that Álvaro, his husband, has been killed in a car accident in Galicia. Manuel can't believe it is true, as all he knows is that Álvaro is at his work in Barcelona. He travels to Galicia and finds out that his husband was a nobleman with a whole hiddden life at his family grounds in Galicia. Manuel is his only heir. Álvaro's family isn't happy about that. With help from some locals Manual diggs into Álvaro's death, and soon suspects it wasn't an accident.

Not only a very good mystery, also an exceptional well written story.

I read this book last year from the library. After reading it, I immediately bought my own copy, and this TIOLI challenge made me read it again.

English and Dutch title are the same

>138 FAMeulstee: I had the first book in the trilogy on my wishlist, so I've ordered it from the library now. Thanks for the nudge, it sounds like something my mum might read too, which is always a plus.

>137 FAMeulstee: I hadn't realised this was a book! I was only aware of the film with Helen Mirren (but I havent seen that either!)

>139 charl08: You are welcome, Charlotte. I loved the first two books of her Baztan Trilogy, but then the third still isn't available in Dutch translation. I hate when publishers stop before the end :-(
All This I Will Give to You is stand alone, and even better than the Baztan books imho.

I stumbled upon the book because it fitted a rather difficult TIOLI challenge. In the afterword the writer mentions he wrote the book in honor of a filmproducer, and hoped it would be turned into a movie.

>140 FAMeulstee: Thanks for explaining it's a standalone, Anita. Hopefully the library has a copy of this too.

>140 FAMeulstee: Must have been difficult for you Anita. You read so few books.

>138 FAMeulstee: *ow*ow*ow* Book-bulleted me, Anita.

Have a lovely week-ahead's reads!

>141 charl08: I hope you can find it at the library, Charlotte.

>142 humouress: LOL, Nina, fewer than in some previous years ;-)

>143 richardderus: I though I had already hit you with All This I Will Give to You last year, Richard dear.
You mentioned back then it was somewhere on your Kindle.

>144 FAMeulstee: You're correct! I didn't remember that it was in there, but in there is where it is.

...that's a little scary...

>145 richardderus: You’re so riddled with book bullet hits that you don’t even notice any more? Better read it this time; she’ll be coming round to test you on it.

>144 FAMeulstee: Good memory Anita!

>145 richardderus: :-)
Not as scary as you think, Richard dear, I went back to that thread (2020/3) to copy my review. Scrolled a bit down, and saw your reaction there ;-)

>146 humouress: That happens, Nina, even to me. To many flying around sometimes, and if I forget to put it on my list...
Not my good memory, see above :-)

book 231: Toffee by Sarah Crossan
library, e-book, YA, translated, original title Toffee, 405 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book for the Trick or Treat challenge

Allison has an abusive father. When his latest girlfriend, Kelly-Anne, has left, Allison finally decides to run away. She goes to Cornwall, where Kelly-Anne went. But Kelly-Anne has moved on, and Allison strands in the shed of Marla. Marla has dementia, and thinks Allison is her childhood frien Toffee. Allison ends up helping Marla, and hiding for Marla's caregivers.

As always a book by Sarah Crossan is good read, written in verse. Especially the relation between Allison and Marla is described beautifully.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 232: Pax by Sara Pennypacker
library, YA, translated, original title Pax, 239 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Read a book that features a character who has paws

Shortly after his mother died, Peter found a young fox, and kept his as a pet. He named him Pax. When his father has to go into war, Peter has to stay with his grandfather. But first his father makes him get rid of Pax, leaving him near the place where he was found. Peter feels very bad about this, and runs away from his grandfathers place, hoping to find Pax. Meanwhile Pax is slowly adapting to his new life, and gets to know other foxes.
The chapters alternate between Peter and Pax.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 233: Party tijdens de Blitz by Elias Canetti
library, non-fiction, translated from German, Nobelprize, English translation Party in the Blitz, 224 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with informal language, including contractions and slang expressions, in the title

Last part of Canetti's autobiography, published after his death.
Harsh look at the time Canetti spend in England, during and after WWII. He didn't like most people het met, nor the strickt class society. A few warm descriptions of people he did like.

My first Canetti made me curious about the earlier parts of his autobiography.
And I have the Dutch translation of Auto-da-Fé on the shelf to read.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 234: Het eind van de kaart by Albert Helman
own, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 252 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book that doesn't fit in any October 2021 Challenge, but would fit in a September 2021 Challenge

In 1955 Lou Lichtveld (penname Albert Helman) went as a passenger on an expedition to unknown territory in Suriname. They go by boat on the river Maroni (the border between Suriname and French Guiana) and explore the waters for a future dam, to provide electricity. This project was later realised in the Suriname river where now is the Brokopondo reservoir.
The writer kept a diary of his journey from April 11, 1955 until his return on May 22, 1955. Besides descriprions of the river and surrounding jungle, the Marroon villages and a few encounters with natives, the writer describes how this all changes himself, and the way he looks to the world.

The diary was published 25 years later, in 1980.

Dutch title translated: The end of the map

Nice photos, Anita, of your trip.

Slightly belated congratulations on 3x75.

Hi Anita!

>94 FAMeulstee: I have this one on my shelves and will probably make a chance to read it early next year. I’m not going to continue the Dick Francis SHARED Read in 2022, don’t know if anybody else want to pick it up or not. Regardless, I think it’s time to read a bit of Felix.

>96 FAMeulstee: Congratulations on 75 x 3!

>101 FAMeulstee: and >102 FAMeulstee: Excellent photos, thanks for sharing. Wow! Frank’s beard is impressive.

>132 FAMeulstee: I read The World According to Garp in the 1980s, too, before I saw the movie. I have other books by Irving on my shelves, and read Until I Find You for the AAC John Irving Challenge in 2016. I gave it 4.5 stars. I read A Prayer for Owen Meany before LT so don’t have a record of when, but remember being deeply disturbed by it.

>153 karenmarie: Disturbed by A Prayer for Owen Meany?!? I have it in Mt. TBR because a friend said it was "wonderful" but otherwise I know nothing about it. I've been eyeing it recently and thinking I'd read it soon but "disturbed" makes me a little worried.

>151 FAMeulstee: That sounds very interesting! I'm sure it was fascinating to live through, but since he was so famous why did it take until 1980 to publish it? Does it say anywhere in the book?

>150 FAMeulstee: Heh. Anything that needles the Brits is a-okay by me.

>148 FAMeulstee: Sounds like something...
...
...*flees book-bullet-riddling*

>152 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, we had a nice time.
Thanks, I don't expect to get to 4 x 75 this year.

>153 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.
I will keep on reading Dick and Felix Francis books once in a while. It migh be a bit less without the shared read reminders.
Thanks, Frank only stopped trimming his beard in March. We wonder how long it can get.
I read A Prayer for Owen Meany in 2011, and liked it very much back then, 4.5 stars.

>154 RebaRelishesReading: I don't remember being disturbed by A Prayer for Owen Meany, Reba.

>155 richardderus: Lou Lichtveld wasn't very famous, Richard dear, although he had been a member of the goverment of Suriname in the early 1950s (when it still was a Dutch colony). Originally he wrote the diary for himself. Later some books that were published. A publisher found out about the diary and asked if he wanted it published. Since everyone he wrote about had died since, he allowed it.

You might like Party in the Blitz then, he especially dislikes T.S. Eliot and Iris Murdoch.

Have you ever read any book by Sarah Crossan? Her books are written in verse, I liked Moonrise best.

>157 FAMeulstee: Glad to hear you liked, and were not disturbed by A Prayer for Owen Meany. I think I'll pull it out of Mt. TBR and move it to the table next to my reading chair for "next up".

You have been doing a bunch of great reading, Anita! Thanks for the reviews and recommendations. Several of the titles are now in the BlackHole.

Happy Wednesday!

>158 RebaRelishesReading: I hope you like it as much as I did, Reba.

>159 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia. You are very welcome, I hope to some of them on your thread someday.

>160 FAMeulstee: Thanks for the recommendation of The Fountains of Silence. I finished it today and loved it. I am sending it off to my daughter Beth for her to read.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#235: Stad in de storm by Thea Beckman
#236: De wereld volgens Garp (The World According to Garp) by John Irving
#237: Het meer (The Lake) by Yasunari Kawabata
#238: Darwin, Wallace en de anderen by Alexander Reeuwijk

Reading now:
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer
De brief voor de koning (The Letter for the King) by Tonke Dragt

>156 FAMeulstee: I certainly wouldn't bet against you reaching that landmark, Anita.

>163 PaulCranswick: :-)
I only read over 30 books in two months (April and May), Paul, and have some heavy tomes planned in the next two months...

>164 FAMeulstee: I'm not betting against you, either, like >163 PaulCranswick: I'm sure you're capable of bookhorning in some short reads.

>165 richardderus: It would be possible, Richard dear.
I am not going for the numbers at the moment, that could change of course.

book 235: Stad in de storm by Thea Beckman
own, Dutch, YA, Zilveren Griffen 1980, no English translation, 293 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a book that involves a disaster

Hans Ortelius is the son of a printer in the city of Utrecht. It is the "disaster year" (1672) and Utrecht is taken by the French. Times are hard under French regime, the Dutch Republic is attacked on all sides. When all turns, and the Dutch Republic regains power, the city is hit in August 1674 by a heavy storm that wipes away the middle part of the largest church in town, the Dom Church.

A nice historical novel by one of my favourite authors.

Title translated: City in the storm

book 236: De wereld volgens Garp by John Irving
1001 books, own, translated, original title The World According to Garp, 533 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book that is (supposed to be) humorous

The title describes the book perfectly, the life of T.S. Garp, son of Jenny Fields. His mother wanted a child, but no husband. Rather rare in the early 1940s, she manages to conceive Garp with help of a dying soldier. With this strange start into life, Garp is going to live a strange life. A wrestler in his schooldays, living in Vienna for some time, a writer, a husband, a father.
Written with humor, even the darkest parts.

I am sure I have read this before I kept track of my readings, and saw the movie. I didn't remember much, although some images of the movie came back to me.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 237: Het meer by Yasunari Kawabata
own, translated from Japanese, Nobelprize, English translation The Lake, 135 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book for the Trick or Treat challenge

A story about obsession, teacher Gimpei looses everything because his love for one of his pupils.

Not sure what to think about this story, it is both beautiful and ugly. The girl is beautiful and the protagonist feels ugly. I didn't really enjoy the read, but yet I still think about it. Maybe a reread someday will make me understand (and like) it more.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 238: Darwin, Wallace en de anderen by Alexander Reeuwijk
library, Dutch, non-fiction, no translations, 271 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book that pictures something with wings on its cover

In the library of Artis Zoo, the writer talks with Redmond O'Hanlon, Midas Dekkers, and others about the roots of the evolution theories. Where Darwin and Wallace got their ideas, and how others made their contributions.

As a fan of both Redmond O'Hanlon and Charles Darwin I had to read this book. Enjoyed the read and learned some.

Title translated: Darwin, Wallace and the thers.

Happy Saturday, Anita. Glad you enjoyed the Garp reread. The Darwin book sounds interesting and of course I like that cover.

>171 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Saturday to you!
The bird on the cover is a standardwing bird-of-paradise (Semioptera wallacii) also known as Wallace's standardwing.
Fun fact from the book: the greater bird-of-paradise has the Latin name Paradisaea apoda. Apoda means without legs, the first birds came to Europe as prepared skin and feathers, without their legs, so in Europe was thought they had no legs, and that still shows in the name.

>168 FAMeulstee: I remember liking this one too, Anita.

Have a great weekend.

>172 FAMeulstee: "apoda" is a hilarious tale! I enjoy those little by-ways of knowledge.

The Lake is pretty much what one can expect from Kawabata. He was...icky.

Lovely weekend!

>167 FAMeulstee: Too bad that one is not available in English. It sounds like one I might enjoy.

Have a wonderful weekend, Anita!

>173 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, John Irving is a good writer.
It must be Sunday for you now, so happy Sunday to you.

>174 richardderus: Yes, I love those kind of tales too, Richard dear, in this case also fun that it was never corrected.
I have read two others by Kawabata, Thousand Cranes and The Sound of the Mountain, and liked them both much better than The Lake.

>175 alcottacre: Only one book by Thea Beckman is available in English translation, Stasia. You might like Crusade in Jeans. Oh, checking your LT library: I see you already did add that one to the Black Hole.

>176 FAMeulstee: I've read Thousand Cranes and Snow Country, and found both...irritating. The Lake feels pervy, like reading about the rapist before he's worked up the nerve to commit the crime. It's far, far darker than either of the others!

>178 richardderus: The Lake was darker indeed, Richard dear.
I haven't read Snow Country yet, it is waiting on the shelves. In the early 1990s Frank bought every Japanese book in Dutch translation he could find. So we have a fairly large collection of those, including 7 books by Kawabata.

>179 FAMeulstee: I'm not a huge fan of Japanese literature, Anita, as it is often so obtuse!

>177 FAMeulstee: Yep, and it is still unavailable from my local library.

Have a wonderful upcoming week, Anita!

>61 FAMeulstee: Have you read many other Isabel Allende books? I really want to read Paula and have it on my shelf, so may even get to it one day!

>168 FAMeulstee: Oh, I loved this when I read it as a teenager! I must get to rereading it.

>180 PaulCranswick: I have liked most Japanese literature I have read, Paul. Like Black Rain, that was impressive. It is sad the one I liked best, Ningen no jōken by Junpei Gomikawa isn't available in English translation.

>181 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia, wishing you the same.

>182 LovingLit: This was my first Isabel Allende book, Megan. I might read some others by her, like Paula, so we might both get to that one.

book 239: De brief voor de koning by Tonke Dragt
own, Dutch, childrens, English translation The Letter for the King, 340 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: Read a book which is a reread from either 2020 or 2021

The last task before becoming a knight is to wake all night in a chapel, with the other knights to be. But Tiuri hears a voice outside asking for help, so he leaves the chapel to see what he can do. He finds a dying knight and is send to deliver an important letter to the king of the neighboring country. There are enemies around who will do anything to prevent the deliverance of this letter.

This TIOLI Challenge gave me the opportunity to reread this childhood favorite.
Next month I will reread of the sequel The Secrets of the Wild Wood.

English and Dutch title are the same.

book 240: Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer
own, Dutch, no translations, 455 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book that doesn't fit in any October 2021 Challenge, but would fit in a September 2021 Challenge

The last book of Astrid Roemers trilogy Onmogelijk moederland (Impossible motherland), about Suriname, and the difficult relationship with The Netherlands.
Pedrick the Third is waiting in Suriname for his children, who are on their way from the Netherlands, to celebrate Pedricks 50th birthday. Meanwhile we hear the story of his life, he was a foundling, grew up with a Dutch mother and a father of mixed race. Did well in business, in colonial times, and after Suriname got independent in 1975. Tried to stay away from corruption, bit that becomes more difficult over time. The militairy coup in 1980 changes his world, and he moves away from public life, on his piece of jungle, that he cultured himself.
He married, got two children, who both loved their country, but eventually leave to the Netherlands, where so many others went.

Although Astrid Roemer got two important Dutch literary prizes, the P.C. Hooft-prijs in 2016, and the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren this year, there are very few who read her books. She really deserves a larger audience.

Dutch title traslated: Was Signed

October 2021 in numbers
  (Totals for this year between brackets)

22 books read, 7.202 pages, 232,3 pages a day
  (240 books read, 76.812 pages, 252,7 pages a day)

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books:

own: 11 (69)
library: 11 (171)

male author: 11 (162)
female author: 11 (78)

originally written in Dutch: 8 (61)
translated into Dutch: 14 (179)

fiction: 17 (190)
non-fiction: 5 (50)

paper books: 15 (161)
e-books: 7 (79)

mystery/police procedural: 2 (40)
childrens/YA: 6 (24)

1001 books: 3 (35)
  Total 1001 books since 2008: 218
Dutch Canon: 0 (3)
  Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 35 of 125

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pages:

0 - 100 pages: 0 (17)
101 - 200 pages: 5 (38)
201 - 300 pages: 5 (69)
301 - 400 pages: 4 (62)
401 - 500 pages: 4 (27)
501 - 999 pages: 4 (25)
1000+ pages: 0 (2)

longest book 592 pages (1596 pages)
shortest book 106 pages (42 pages)
average book 327 pages (320 pages)

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own books read were on the shelf since:

before 2008: 6 (41)
2008: 0 (2)
2009: 0 (1)
2010: 0 (1)
2015: 1 (2)
2016: 0 (2)
2017: 0 (1)
2019: 1 (5)
2020: 2 (5)
2021: 1 (9)

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date first published:

4th century BC: 0 (2)
16th century: 0 (1)
18th century: 0 (1)
19th century: 1 (11)

20th century
1900s: 0 (1)
1910s: 0 (1)
1920s: 1 (4)
1930s: 1 (12)
1940s: 0 (4)
1950s: 1 (10)
1960s: 1 (15)
1970s: 2 (10)
1980s: 5 (23)
1990s: 2 (27)

21st century
2000s: 2 (19)
2010s: 8 (80)
2020s: 1 (19)

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ratings:

  1   (7)
  3 (25)
10 (86)
  5 (78)
  3 (37)
  0   (4)
  0   (3)

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Best books in October


De brief voor de koning (The Letter for the King) by Tonke Dragt


Dit alles zal ik je geven (All This I Will Give to You) by Dolores Redondo
Stilte heeft een eigen stem (The Fountains of Silence) by Ruta Sepetys
Was Getekend by Astrid H. Roemer

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walking in October: walked 27 days, 199,2 km; average 7,38 km/a day
(walking in 2021: walked 269 days 1625,2 km; average 6,04 km a day)

e-biking in October: biked 4 days, 102,2 km; average 25,55 km/a day
(e-biking in 2021: biked 35 days 774,7 km; average 22,13 km a day)

Great reading as always.

61 days to read 60 books - child's play to you surely?!

>187 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
LOL, not sure yet. Only 19 20 planned for November ;-)

>184 FAMeulstee: I recently read this one for the first time and absolutely loved it (I think maybe we talked about this already? Forgive my awful memory)! I need to get to the sequel soon!

>189 scaifea: Yes, Amber, we talked about The Letter for the King. And I was delighted you loved it.
I always want to talk about this book, as it is my #1 favorite childrens book :-)