(Sir)Thomas goes where the books lead him

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In the last years we had wonderful holidays but with us it is nice, too. Therefore a few pictures of our area.
I need some pleasant distraction since last year did not end well.

I hope you had a good slide into 2023 - I hope you all stay healthy and the New Year will be a happy one for all of us.

Hi everybody, my Name is Thomas, I am 61 years young and I live in a small town in northern Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany.
2022 was again a good reading year since I am part of this group - 182 finished books.
This is my 11th year in this awesome group, and every year is going better and better with books and friends.
My library grows and grows, as I can hardly bring myself to throw away a book - it's a good thing that eBooks hardly take up any space on the shelf...

For my good resolutions for 2023, I have a quote from Susanne Fischer:

And again, two resolutions for the new year.
First: Use less swear words, because it makes me unsympathetic. The drastic cursing doesn't suit an educated lady with a high school diploma either.
Second: Don't give a damn about what others think I should or should not do. Why did I become so old? To be educated? After all, I have a shitty high school diploma!

My reading performance in this group:
2013: _84 books
2014: 109 books
2015: _78 books
2016: 107 books
2017: 130 books
2018: 127 books
2019: 151 books
2021: 177 books
2022: 182 books

Reading List for January
1. Kaiserstuhl by Brigitte Glaser
2. 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum / 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
3. Odyssee 2010 - das Jahr, in dem wir Kontakt aufnehmen / 2010: Odyssey two by Arthur C. Clarce
4. 2061 Odyssee III / 2061 Odyssee three by Arthur C. Clarce
5. 3001 - die letzte Odyssee / 3001 – The final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
6. Der Rabbi und der Kommissar: Du sollst nicht morden by Michael Bergmann
7. Tinnitus: Das Selbsthilfeprogramm bei quälenden Ohrgeräuschen by Dr. Marco Weller
8. Kindheitsroman by Gerhard Henschel
9. Dinner for One - Killer for Five by Michael Koglin
10. Winterrezepte aus dem Kollektiv / Winter recipes from the collective by Louise Glück
11. Gipfelgenuss: Meine Allgäuer Küche by Simon Schlachter
12. Wolfszeit: Deutschland und die Deutschen 1945 – 1955 by Harald Jähner
13. Totenfrau by Bernhard Aichner
14. Unter den Wolken: Meine Deutschlandreise auf die höchsten Berge aller 16 Bundesländer by Achim Bogdahn
15. Kleine Grausamkeiten / Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent
16. Das verlorene Paradies / Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
17. Eine Frage der Chemie / Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
18. Die Klaviatur des Todes by Michael Tsokos

Reading List for February
19. Mit High Heels und Handschellen / The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
20. Der Buchladen von Primrose Hill / The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
21. Kleine Dinge wie diese / Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
22. Fräulein Gold: Schatten und Licht by Anne Stern
23. Bücherliebe / Shelf Respect by Annie Austen
24. Der Renner / The Great Pursuit by Tom Sharpe
25. Gevatter Tod / Mort by Terry Pratchett
26. Verdächtige Geliebte / Yôgisha X no Kenshin by Keigo Higashino
27. Steampunk 1851 by Marco Ansing and Denise Mildes and Sabine Frambach and Andrea Bienek and Hendrik Lambertus and Markus Cremer and Luzia Pfyl and Fabian Dombrowski
28. Die geflohene Geschichte by Kate Kowalski
29. Die Affäre Agatha Christie / The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
30. Echte Katzen Tragen Niemals Schleifen / The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett
31. Mord ist kein Kinderspiel / The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
32. Guter Draht nach oben by Willibert Pauels

Reading List for March
33. Der Leuchtturm an der Schwelle der Zeit The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
34. Kummer aller Art by Mariana Leky
35. Lieblingsplätze in Hohenlohe: Orte für Herz, Leib und Seele by Ute Böttinger
36. Die tausend Verbrechen des Ming Tsu / The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
37. Orphan X / Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
38. Aufzeichnungen eines Serienmörders / Salinja-ui gieok-beob by Young-Ha Kim
39. Ein Engel über deinem Grab / When death comes stealing by Valerie Wilson Wesley
40. Der goldene Schwarm / Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
41. Was Demenz uns über die Liebe sagt / What Dementia Teaches Us About Love by Nicci Gerrard
42. Achtsam morden am Rande der Welt by Karsten Dusse
43. Mittelalte Männer / Straight Men by Richard Russo
44. Die letzte Jagd / La Dernière Chasse by Jean-Christophe Grangé
45. Am liebsten sitzen alle in der Küche by Julia Karnick
46. Halunken, Tod und Teufel / A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
47. Die schwarze Frau / The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
48. Ozelot und Friesennerz by Susanne Matthiessen
49. Witz und Weisheit der Scheibenwelt / The Wit And Wisdom of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
50. Morgen, morgen und wieder morgen / Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Reading List for April
51. Alles Sense! / Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
52. Haie in Zeiten von Erlösern / Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
53. Diner des Grauens / Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
54. Sörensen sieht Land by Sven Stricker
55. Tod in Sils Maria by Ulrich Knellwolf
56. Diese eine Liebe wird nie zu Ende gehn by Susanne Matthiessen
57. Ausgewählte Werke - Nobelpreis für Literatur 1923 by William Butler Yeats
58. Die Erfindung der Violet Adams / All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen
59. Die sieben Schwestern / The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
60. Fup / Fup by Jim Dodge
61. Der Messias kommt nicht by Alfred Bodenheimer
62. Wonderlands. Die fantastischen Welten von Lewis Carroll, J.K. Rowling / Literaly Wonderlands. A Journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created by Laura Miller
63. Ein Kreuz für den Rabbi / One fine day the Rabbi bought a cross by Harry Kemelmann
64. Die Sturmschwester / The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
65. Himmelsfluss / Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor
66. Angerichtet / Het Diner by Hermann Koch
67. Eine tapfere Leber hat aufgehört zu arbeiten by Dr. Christian Sprang and Dr. Matthias Nöllke

Reading List for May
68. Zimmer 103 / The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
69. Die Schattenschwester / The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
70. Das Geheimnis der Geister von Craggyford / The Great Ghost Rescue by Eva Ibbotson
71. Suzukis Rache / Gurasuhoppa by Kōtarō Isaka
72. Der Blinde Samurai by Lukas Erler
73. Jetzt ist Sense by Hans Rath
74. Verfalldatum by Roger Strub
75. Der heutige Tag: Ein Stundenbuch der Liebe by Helga Schubert
76. G.A.S. (GAS): Die Trilogie der Stadtwerke / Sewer, Gas and Electric : The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff
77. Russische Botschaften by Yassin Musharbash
78. Long Bright River / Long Bright River by Liz Moore
79. Die Perlenschwester / The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley

Reading List for June
80. The Big Bang Theory - Der definitive Insiderbericht zur kultigen TV-Serie / The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff
81. Rollende Steine / Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
82. Gebrauchsanweisung für Freiburg und den Schwarzwald by Jens Schäfer
83. How to kill your family / How to kill your family by Bella Mackie
84. Zeitzuflucht / Vremeubežište by Georgi Gospodinov
85. Die Guten und die Toten by Kim Koplin
86. Die Mondschwester / The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
87. STONE BLIND – Der Blick der Medusa / Stone Blind by Natalie Hayes
88. Die Sonnenschwester / The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
89. A.R.T. - Coup zwischen den Sternen by Chris Brynn
90. Die Schöne und der Tod by Bernhard Aichner
91. Elternabend by Sebastian Fitzek
92. Good Girl Bad Blood / Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
93. Die verschwundene Schwester / The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley

Reading List for July
94. Atlas - Die Geschichte von Pa Salt / Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley
95. Achtsam morden im Hier und Jetzt by Karsten Dusse
96. Auf Wiedersehen, Bis morgen : Gedichte by Wisława Szymborska
97. Das tiefschwarze Herz / The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
98. "Verkaufen Sie auch Bücher?": Kuriose Kundenfragen in Buchhandlungen / Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell
99. Das Elch-Paradoxon / Hirvikaava by Antti Tuomainen
100. Der rote Swimmingpool by Natalie Buchholz
101. As Good as Dead / As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson
102. Weißbier im Blut by Jörg Graser
103. Für Menschen ungeeignet / Untouched by Human Hands by Robert Sheckley
104. Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Joanne K. Rowling
105. Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Joanne K. Rowling
106. Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Joanne K. Rowling
107. Space Ships & Other Trips by Raven Oak
108. Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Joanne K. Rowling
109. Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Joanne K. Rowling
110. Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Joanne K. Rowling

Reading List for August
111. Außerirdisch / Roadkill by Dennis E. Taylor
112. Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes / Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by Joanne K. Rowling
113. Peanuts 10: Nervensägen by Charles M. Schulz
114. Der stumme Schrei / Man'en gan'nen no futtoboruby Kenzaburo Oe
115. Zwei Fremde im Zug / Strangers on a Train Patricia Highsmith
116. Schweinsgalopp / Hogfather Terry Pratchett
117. Das Glück hat acht Arme / Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt
118. Schwesterlein, komm stirb mit mir Karen Sander
119. Metro 2033 / Метро 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
120. Waschen. Föhnen. Morden by André Gebel
121. Welches Recht gilt bei Mord im Weltraum? by Christian Solmecke
122. Ready Player Two / Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
123. Der Mordclub von Shaftesbury – Eine Tote bleibt selten allein by Emily Winston
124. Machine of Death / Machine of Death by Ryan North
125. Five Survive / Five Survive by Holly Jackson
126. Die junge Frau und die Nacht / La Jeune Fille et la Nuit by Guillaume Musso
127. Drei fast geniale Freunde auf dem Weg zum Ende der Welt / Profeten och idioten by Jonas Jonasson
128. Der Magier der Erdsee / A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
129. Ein Dämon zuviel / Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin

Reading List for September
130. Dr. Who 11 Doktoren, 11 Geschichten / Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories by Neil Gaiman, Malorie Blackman, Eoin Colfer, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Richelle Mead, Patrick Ness, Philip Reeve, Alex Scarrow, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick
131. Sind sie ein Freund von Dick Tossek? by Volker Bitzer
132. Melody by Martin Suter
133. Wer nicht hören will, muss sterben by Karen Sander
134. Das Schlangenhaupt / Darwin's Blade by Dan Simmons
135. Der Heiler / Parantaja by Antti Tuomainen
136. Sternentanz / Stardance by Jeanne Robinson and Spider Robinson
137. Das schwarze Messer by Andreas Eschbach
138. Holly / Holly by Stephen King
139. Der Geist von Maddy Clare / The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
140. Loki - Wie man als schlechter Gott ein guter Mensch wird (oder auch nicht) / Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell
141. Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller by Stephan Ludwig
142. Zwei Schwalben in Paris: Und andere fabelhafte Geschichten / Contes by Stephan Ludwig
143. Treacle Walker: Der Wanderheiler / Treacle Walker by Alan Garner
144. Macht kein' Scheiss, Jungs! by Uli Stein
145. Ruhestand! by Wolfgang Kleinert
146. Gallant / Gallant by V. E. Schwab
147. Im Kopf des Mörders - Tiefe Narbe by Arno Strobel
148. Alte Freunde by Regine Frei
149. Die Seelen von London / Jonathan Dark or the Evidence of Ghosts by A. K. Benedict
150. Vier Stern Stunden by Daniel Glattauer
151. Kalt ist der Abendhauch by Ingrid Noll

Reading List for October
152. Heute hier, morgen Mord by Emily Winston
153. Der Zeitdieb / Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
154. Heute hier, morgen Mord by Cordelia Borchardt Sabine Thomas
155. We Used to Be Different by Elle Mitchell
156. Der Mord des Jahrhunderts: Der Fall Guldensuppe / The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins
157. Liebe Fanatiker: Drei Plädoyers / Tשלום לקנאים by Amos Oz
158. Die Vorhersage / The Measure by Nikki Erlick
159. Schlachthof 5: oder Der Kinderkreuzzug / Slaughterhouse-Five: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Ryan North
160. Schaurige Nächte: Unheimliche Geschichten für den Winter / The Haunting Season. Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights by Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal, Natasha Pulley, Laura Purcell
161. Die Insel der Tausend Leuchttürme by Walter Moers

Reading List for November
162. Crazy Schmidt … und der krasseste Roadtrip meines Lebens by Hans-Jürgen Feldhaus
163. Train Dreams / Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
164. Die Therapie by Sebastian Fitzek
165. Ein Mordsgeschäft: Mord, Anarchie und verdammt heiße Hosen / Mystery man by Colin Bateman
166. Alleinstehender Psychopath sucht Gleichgesinnte / Single White Psychopath Seeks Same by Jeff Strand
167. Skippy stirbt / Skippy dies by Paul Murray
168. Nägel mit Köpfen: 7 Erfindungen, die die Welt bis heute verändern / Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way by Roma Agrawal
169. Die Bäume / The Trees by Percival Everett
170. Ein ganzes Leben by Robert Seethaler
171. Das Versprechen / The Promise by Damon Galgut
172. Lost in Fuseta by Gil Ribeiro
173. July's Leute / July's People by Nadine Gordimer
174. Der Buchladen am Ende der Welt / The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
175. Das große Peanuts Buch by Charles M. Schulz
176. Die Katze, die rückwärts lesen konnte / The Cat Who Could Read Backwardsby Lilian Jackson Braun

Reading List for December
177. Der Rabbi und der Kommissar: Du sollst nicht begehren by Michael Braun
178. Fragen Sie Dr. Ozzy: Der ultimative Rock'n'Roller klärt auf / Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor by Ozzy Osbourne
179. Meine frühen Jahre / My Early Life: 1874-1904 by Winston Spencer Churchill
180. In alter Frische / Something New by P. G. Wodehouse
181. Girl A / Girl A by Abigail Dean
182. Saukatz by Kaspar Panizza
183. Der Wintermordclub by Jan Beinßen
184. Wenn Gott zum Kaffee kommt by Annette Jantzen
185. Die Bücherjägerin by Elisabeth Beer
186. Mord in der Buchhandlung: 14 Todesfälle zwischen den Zeilen by Thomas Kastura
187. Die Regeln des Spiels / Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
188. Lockwood & Co. - Die Seufzende Wendeltreppe / Lockwood & Co. - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

A great idea from Paul Cranswick was A BOOK A YEAR FOR THE FIRST 61 YEARS OF MY LIFE
This is my updated list:
1961 Ein Mann in einer fremden Welt / Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
1962 Die Physiker / The Physicists: A Play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1963 Platon im Stripteaselokal / Misreadings by Umberto Eco
1964 Am Freitag schlief der Rabbi lang / Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
1965 Der Wüstenplanet / Dune by Frank Herbert
1966 Die phantastische Reise / Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov
1967 Die Vergangenheit der Zukunft (Future History) / The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein
1968 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum / 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
1969 Papillon / Papillon by Henri Charrière
1970 Und die Großen läßt man laufen / Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
1971 Der Exorzist / The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
1972 Sieh doch die Harlekins / Look at the Harlequins! by Vladimir Nabokov
1973 Momo oder die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte / Momo by Michael Ende
1974 Carrie / Carrie by Stephen King
1975 Dhalgren / Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
1976 Interwiew mit einem Vampir / Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
1977 Sternentanz / Stardance by Jeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
1978 Stadtgeschichten / Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
1979 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis / The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1980 Der Name der Rose / The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1981 Cujo / Cujo by Stephen King
1982 Freitag / Friday by Robert A. Heinlein
1983 Christine / Christine by Stephen King
1984 Der Talisman / The Talisman by Stephen King & Peter Straub
1985 Contact / Contact by Carl Sagan
1986 Es / It by Stephen King
1987 Der Elektrische Mönch: Dirk Gently's Holistische Detektei / Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
1988 Fool on the hill / Fool on the hill by Matt Ruff
1989 Hyperion / Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1990 The Stand / The Stand (unabridged) by Stephen King
1991 Sofies Welt / Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
1992 Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee / Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
1993 Alpträume / Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King
1994 Asche zu Asche / Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
1995 Dunkle Kammern / The Dark Room by Minette Walters
1996 The Green Mile / The Green Mile by Stephen King
1997 G.A.S. / Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff
1998 Wächter der Nacht / The Night Watch by Sergej Lukianenko
1999 Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär / 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
2000 Das Haus = House of leaves / House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
2001 Jack Taylor fliegt raus / The Guards: A Novel by Ken Bruen
2002 Die Bibel nach Biff : die wilden Jugendjahre von Jesus, erzählt von seinem besten Freund / Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
2003 Ich und die anderen / Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff
2004 Der Turm / The Dark Tower by Stephen King
2005 Olympos / Olympos by Dan Simmons
2006 Am Ende war die Tat / What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
2007 Der Tod und der Dicke / Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
2008 Das Spiel des Engels / The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
2009 1Q84 / 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
2010 Raum / Room by Emma Donoghue
2011 5 Dinge, die Sterbende am meisten bereuen / The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware
2012 Ein plötzlicher Todesfall / The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
2013 Das Dickicht / The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale
2014 Fiona: Als ich tot war 7 The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths by Harry Bingham
2015 Opferweg / Saint Odd by Dean Koontz
2016 Lovecraft Country / Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
2017 Und dann steht einer auf und öffnet das Fenster by Susann Pasztor
2018 Von der Kunst, schlechte Nachrichten gut zu überbringen by Jalid Sehouli
2019 Kurt by Sarah Kuttner
2020 Trauer: Der Reiseführer durch ein fremdes Land by Katrin Brunner
2021 Sörensen am Ende der Welt by Sven Stricker
2022 Was im Verborgenen ruht / Something to Hide by Elizabeth George

This was also a suggestion from the group: My Nobel Prize list:
1901 Sully Prudhomme - Intimes Tagebuch
1902 Theodor Mommsen - Römische Geschichte
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson - Meisternovellen
1904 Frédéric Mistral - Mireille
1904 José Echegaray y Eizaquirre - Meisterdramen
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz - Quo Vadis?
1906 Giosuè Carducci - Gedichte
1907 Rudyard Kipling - Dschungelbücher
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken - Sinn und Wert
1909 Selma Lagerlöf - Wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgerson mit den Wildgänsen
1910 Paul Heyse - Italienische Novellen
1911 Count Maurice Maeterlinck - Das Leben der Termiten
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann - Große Erzählungen
1913 Rabindranath Tagore - Gitanjali
1915 Romain Rolland - Meister Breugnon
1916 Verner von Heidenstam - Karl der Zwölfte und seine Krieger
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup - Seit ich zuerst sie sah
1917 Henrik Pontoppidan - Der Teufel am Herd
1919 Carl Spitteler - Prometheus der Dulder
1920 Knut Hamsun - Segen der Erde
1921 Anatole France - Die Schuld des Professors Bonnard
1922 Jacinto Benavente - Der tugendhafte Glücksritter
1923 William Butler Yeats
1924 Wladyslaw Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
1926 Grazia Deledda
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks
1930 Sinclair Lewis
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy
1933 Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
1934 Luigi Pirandello
1936 Eugene O'Neill
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck - Die gute Erde
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse - Knulp
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 - Doktor Schiwago
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andric
1962 John Steinbeck
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre
1965 Michail Sholokhov
1966 Shmuel Yosef Agnon - Nur wie ein Gast zur Nacht
1966 Nelly Sachs
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata
1969 Samuel Beckett - Warten auf Godot
1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1971 Pablo Neruda
1972 Heinrich Böll - Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson
1974 Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer - Ein Bräutigam und zwei Bräute
1979 Odysseas Elytis
1980 Czeslaw Milosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez
1983 William Golding
1984 Jaroslav Seifert
1985 Claude Simon
1986 Akinwande Ouwoe Soyinka - Aké, Jahre der Kindheit
1987 Joseph Brodsky
1988 Naguib Mahfouz
1989 Camilo José Cela
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer
1992 Derek Walcott
1993 Toni Morrison - Jazz
1994 Kenzaburo Oe
1995 Seamus Heaney
1996 Wislawa Szymborska
1997 Dario Fo
1998 José Saramago - Die Reise des Elefanten
1999 Günter Grass - Die Blechtrommel
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 Vidiadhar Surjprasad Naipaul
2002 Imre Kertész
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee
2004 Elfriede Jelinek
2005 Harold Pinter
2006 Orhan Pamuk Rot ist mein Name
2007 Doris Lessing - Das fünfte Kind
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa
2011 Tomas Tranströmer
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro - Die Jupitermonde
2014 Patrick Modiano
2015 Svetlana Alexievich - Tschernobyl: Eine Chronik der Zukunft
2016 Bob Dylan - It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro - Der begrabene Riese
2018 Olga Tokarczuk - Ur und andere Zeiten
2019 Peter Handke - Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
2020 Louise Gluck
2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah
2022 Annie Ernaux - Der Platz

Now I have read 44 award winners, 75 to go - another 75 Books Challenge!

And some Series I want to mention - Thank you for the suggestion, Anita (FAMeulstee)
Thomas Andreasson
Tödlicher Mittsommer - Tod im Schärengarten - Die Toten von Sandhamn - Mörderische Schärennächte - Beim ersten Schärenlicht - Tod in stiller Nacht - Tödliche Nachbarschaft - Mörderisches Ufer - Flucht in die Schären - Das Grab in den Schären

Rönning & Stilton
Die Springflut - Die dritte Stimme - Die Strömung - Schlaflied - Wundbrand - Kaltes Gold

Isabelle Bonnet
Madame le Commissaire und der verschwundene Engländer - Madame le Commissaire und die späte Rache - Madame le Commissaire und der Tod des Polizeichefs - Madame le Commissaire und das geheimnisvolle Bild - Madame le Commissaire und die tote Nonne - Madame le Commissaire und der tote Liebhaber

Borne
Borne - Tote Astronauten

Dalziel & Pascoe
A Clubbable Woman - An Advancement of Learning - Der Lüge schöner Schein - Ein nasses Grab - Der Calliope-Club - Der Würger von Yorkshire - Welke Rosen muss man schneiden - Exit Lines - Kein Kinderspiel - Unter Tage - Mord auf Widerruf - Ins Leben zurückgerufen - Der Schrei des Eisvogels - Der Wald des Vergessens - Das Dorf der verschwundenen Kinder - Asking for the Moon - Das Haus an der Klippe - Die rätselhaften Worte - Die Launen des Todes - Welch langen Weg die Toten gehen - Der Tod und der Dicke - Der Tod heilt alle Wunden - Die letzte Stunde naht

Whisky Business Mysteries
Whisky mit Mord - Whisky für den Mörder - Whisky mit Schuss - Ein Whisky auf den Tod

David Hunter
Die Chemie des Todes - Kalte Asche - Leichenblässe - Verwesung - Totenfang - Die ewigen Toten

Carl Mørck/Sonderdezernat Q
Erbarmen - Schändung - Erlösung - Verachtung - Erwartung - Verheißung - Selfies - Opfer 2117 - Natrium Chlorid

Bobiverse
Ich bin viele - Wir sind Götter - Alle diese Welten - Himmelsfluss

Sörensen ermittelt
Sörensen hat Angst - Sörensen fängt Feuer - Sörensen am Ende der Welt - Sörensen sieht Land

Lynley & Havers
Gott schütze dieses Haus - Keiner werfe den ersten Stein - Auf Ehre und Gewissen - Mein ist die Rache - Denn keiner ist ohne Schuld - Denn bitter ist der Tod - Asche zu Asche - Im Angesicht des Feindes - Denn sie betrügt man nicht - Undank ist der Väter Lohn - Nie sollst du vergessen - Wer die Wahrheit sucht - Wo kein Zeuge ist - Am Ende war die Tat - Doch die Sünde ist scharlachrot - Wer dem Tode geweiht - Glaube der Lüge - Nur eine böse Tat - Bedenke, was du tust - Wer Strafe verdient - Was im Verborgenen ruht

Dexter
Des Todes dunkler Bruder - Dunkler Dämon - Komm zurück, mein dunkler Bruder - Die schöne Kunst des Mordens - Dexter - Double Dexter - Dexter’s final cut - Dexter is dead

von Bodenstein und Kirchhoff
Eine unbeliebte Frau - Mordsfreunde - Tiefe Wunden - Schneewittchen muss sterben - Wer Wind sät - Böser Wolf - Die Lebenden und die Toten - Im Wald - Muttertag - In ewiger Freundschaft

Now I look forward to a new year with books and friends...

ed again, of course!

>1 SirThomas: LOL on your two New Year's Resolutions!!
>2 SirThomas: You kicked BUTT last year with 182 books! (I thought that was okay to say after reading your resolutions.)

Good luck on the challenges and Happy New Year!

Thank you Kim, as my first visitor have you earned the leftover Christmas rolls:

By the way, your choice of words is ok, I also read books that use worse words 😉.

Happy new year, Thomas! Love those pictures above! Best of luck for all the challenges you plan for this year!

Thank you, Käthe!

And there were books...

1. Kaiserstuhl by Brigitte Glaser

German title translated: (No translation - Kaiserstuhl is the name of a region near Freiburg)
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: Paper Book

A wonderful book about life and love in the Kaiserstuhl region after WWII.
A wine merchant tries to rebuild her business and her life in Freiburg, but her past won't let her go. Before the war, she was engaged to a Frenchman who she thought was murdered by the Gestapo.
Old Nazi bigwigs still have influence. Her son, whom she had found as a toddler in a bombed house, is slowly recovering the memory of his mother.
DeGaulle and Adenauer want to reactivate the French-German friendship.
A multi-layered and beautifully written novel.
I bought the book at a reading by the author and had it signed and have not regretted it.

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>1 SirThomas: Beautiful topper photos!

You read quite a bit in 2022! Have a safe, healthy, happy and fun 2023!

This one I read because I watched the movie again:


2. 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum / 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

German title translated: 2001 - Odyssey in space
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie
Medium: eBook

Also a pleasure as a reread!

>25 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
I hope so for you too!

>23 SirThomas: Sounds interesting. My library has got a copy of it, so I put it on my list.
Happy new one, may 2023 be a healthy and fabulous year.

Welcome back for another one, Thomas!

>28 Ameise1: Thank you Barbara, I hope you will enjoy the book too.

>29 drneutron: Thank you, Jim.

Happy New Year, Thomas!

Thank you, Roni, the same to you!

Happy new year, Thomas! I wish you good reads, good food and good weather!

Thank You Jennifer, the sequence fits very well...
All the best for you!

Happy New Year, Thomas!

Wishing you lots of good reads, good food, and good laughs.

Happy reading year, Thomas.

I look forward to following along with you again in 2023.

>35 EllaTim: Thank you Ella, this is exactly what we need and what I wish for you too.

>36 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul - me too.
So we walk side by side, even though we are almost 10,000 km apart...

3. Odyssee 2010 - das Jahr, in dem wir Kontakt aufnehmen / 2010: Odyssey two by Arthur C. Clarce

German title translated: Odyssey 2010 - the year we make contact
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie
Medium: eBook

Now I want to read the whole series.
This book does not continue the first volume, but the movie. Therefore, you should have seen it to understand everything - it's worth it.
A rescue mission to the abandoned Discovery is underway, but there is competition.
Another book whose age is barely noticeable.

>37 SirThomas: The world is a village these days, Thomas. I am not a lover of all forms of modern technology, but the internet has the propensity to bring us all so much closer together.

Three books already!! Nicely done. I'm still working on #1. : )

>39 PaulCranswick: And it broadens my horizon, Paul.
I got to know many books that I would never have noticed otherwise.

>40 Berly: I have to confess, that the I began the first one last year, Kim.
And the others are not really hard to read...

Oh, I started mine last year, but I am still not finished yet. Soon...

I'm looking forward to it, 2 books on your reading now list I really enjoyed.
(Weir and Doerr)

Hi Thomas and happy new year. Looking forward to seeing what you are reading this year.

Thank you, Stephen, and I think I will get some suggestions from you.

4. 2061 Odyssee III / 2061 Odyssee three by Arthur C. Clarce

German title translated: 2061 Odyssee three
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie
Medium: eBook

The next one.
Not the best book in the series. A trip to Halley's comet has to be aborted for a rescue mission.
The actual topic of extraterrestrial intelligence promoting life in the universe is hardly mentioned.
But the science underlying the technology described is vividly explained.

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>23 SirThomas:
Hi, Thomas. Happy New Year

Kaiserstuhl sounds good, but I can't find a translation into English, alas. And I am a typical American who can't read any other languages. A bad education!

>48 ffortsa: Thank you, the same to you, Judy.

Unfortunately I don't have any information on english translations either, but I have emailed the author, if she gets back to me I will let you know.

5. 3001 - die letzte Odyssee / 3001 – The final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarce

German title translated: 2061 3001 – The final Odyssey
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie
Medium: eBook

The last one.
This book was not really necessary. A lot of things don't fit together.
This time Frank Poole is the main character and has to save the earth, together with HALman.
It took 1,000 years for the obelisk to send the state of Earth's civilization to headquarters and receive the instructions.
Why did the ghost of David Bowman make it in real time back then?
It was pleasant to read, but no more...

Wishing you a lovely weekend, Thomas.

Thank you, Paul, the same to you.
Friday was a holiday (Three Kings) and we enjoyed the rest and waited for the carolers.
This is a group of children and young people who go from house to house, collecting donations and placing a blessing over the front door.
For lunch we cooked delicious porcini risotto, where I was allowed to help a little and did the cutting work. Cooking is fun...
Yesterday was a sunny day and we made 2 big walks, in between came the carolers.
Due to CORONA they have recruitment problems and didn't make it yesterday - they still got a bag of sweets in addition to the donation ;-).
Today it rains all day and I have time to read and LT.

6. Der Rabbi und der Kommissar: Du sollst nicht morden by Michael Bergmann

German title translated: The Rabbi and the Commissioner: Thou Shalt Not Murder
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
Rabbis are good investigators.
When a millionaire from his congregation dies, Rabbi Henry Silberbaum does not believe it was a natural death.
He begins to investigate and tries to convince the police that it was murder. In the process, he also uses unusual means and gets into danger himself.
Well written and worth reading.

>49 SirThomas: To add - I have the same problems, Judy.
But I do sometimes venture into short stories on an eBook reader with a word book....

>53 SirThomas: BB! Sounds like a fun reading. Happy Sunday, Thomas.

Glad to be of service, Barbara - I hope you will enjoy it.

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>56 SirThomas: I've already bought it 🙈😉

Quick decision - good decision!

Wow! You are on a fast start to reading in the new year. Six books!!

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>60 figsfromthistle: It will decrease soon, Anita!
There were some starts last year and some short books.
Now I am on a bit longer and slower to read books.

>61 Ameise1: 😇

It used to be better, but the color combination is interesting:

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>57 SirThomas: Well that looks neat (wördle.de #359).

>53 SirThomas: Oh that looks interesting.

Thank you , Stephen.

I enjoyed reading it very much.

7. Tinnitus: Das Selbsthilfeprogramm bei quälenden Ohrgeräuschen by Dr. Marco Weller

German title translated: Tinnitus: The self-help program for annoying ringing in the ears
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook

A very well written book about tinnitus, its causes, treatment methods and how to deal with it.
Since I have suffered from tinnitus for a very long time and deal with it, the book did not bring me any new insights.
But that's not the book's fault...

>48 ffortsa: >49 SirThomas: Brigitte Glaser answered my request very quickly, unfortunately there is no English translation of the book.
I am sorry.

Happy reading in 2023, Thomas!

Thank you, Anita, I wish you the same.
I am happy that you can make visits again.

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8. Kindheitsroman by Gerhard Henschel

German title translated: Childhood novel
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Review in newspaper
Medium: eBook

The childhood years of Martin Schlosser in the 60s in Germany.
Funny, sad, adventurous. Since the protagonist is only a little younger than me, many memories of the time came back to me as well - series, movies, books, commercials....
The book is divided into many small snippets, reading it is like looking at an old photo album.
It was fun, but I couldn't really get into the narrative style.

>1 SirThomas: INCREDIBLE PHOTOS!!!!! You are very talented.

I will add your book number six to my tbr pile.

Happy New Year! I am vowing to make a concerted effort to visit threads more often in 2023, and yours is on the list.

Thank you Linda, but there are many other pictures that are not so presentable ;-)

I'm happy to give back BBs, I hope you will like it.

Happy new year to you too, thanks for visiting, I'm always happy when you drop by me.

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Not a bad day...

9. Dinner for One - Killer for Five by Michael Koglin

German title translated: Dinner for One - Killer for Five
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: eBook

In Germany, there is a cult scetch that is broadcast every New Year's Eve on many channels - Dinner for One with May Warden and Freddie Frinton.
Miss Sophie celebrates her 90th birthday with 4 close friends who have unfortunately already passed away, so her butler James takes over the roles of the guests - and their drinks.
The book tells the back story of how the 4 died, with Miss Sophie and James also involved....
Quite nice..

10. Winterrezepte aus dem Kollektiv / Winter recipes from the collective by Louise Glück

German title translated: Winter recipes from the collective (Wow, a german title that fits...)
Genre: Poetry
Reading Reason: Nobel Prize
Medium: eBook

Unfortunately, I have no connection with poetry, but I would like to expand my Nobel Prize list. Therefore I have ventured to this book.
Beautiful poetry and beautifully designed, first the respective text in the original, then in a very good translation (as far as I can judge).
Not my world, but nevertheless a reading pleasure.

11. Gipfelgenuss: Meine Allgäuer Küche by Simon Schlachter

German title translated: Summit enjoyment: My Allgäu cuisine
Genre: Cookbook
Reading Reason: Author
Medium: Paper Book

A cookbook, but what a cookbook!
Simon Schlachter describes how he became a top chef and how he planned and designed his restaurant and hotel.
Local history is also mentioned, King Ludwig II wanted to build another fairy tale castle here....
Wonderful recipes (which can be recreated if you know how to cook) with wonderful pictures.
My rating may be somewhat influenced by the wonderful memories of our stay there....

By the way memories...
These are a few impressions of our dinner last December.
(The pictures in the cookbook are almost more beautiful...)

Have a nice Sunday, Thomas.

>76 SirThomas: A reading pleasure sounds good, for someone who has no connection with poetry. Translation and original both, it really is the way to go for poetry. With the added bonus that one can compare both versions and see how the translator dealt with difficulties.

We posted at the same time! Those cooking photos look great!

Thank you Ella - and it tasted even better!
We will definitely go there again for dinner - even if the journey is a bit adventurous...

But there is a traffic light system, so no one can meet. Every hour 45 minutes arrival, 15 minutes departure.

>80 SirThomas: Oh wow! Spectacular. Definitely a place to revisit.

>78 SirThomas: If that tasted as good as it looked, you had a fabulous diner, Thomas!

>80 SirThomas: Some serious turns in that road!

>78 SirThomas: & >80 SirThomas:

The food looks worth the drive, Thomas. I hope all is well with you my friend.

>81 EllaTim: this we will probably do, Ella.
Maybe when it is longer light - the restaurant is on a cliff with a wondrous view.
When we started eating it was already dark

>82 FAMeulstee: Yes we had, Anita - it was even better than the pics.
The turns are like life - we also have a lot of curves right now where we have to be careful to stay on the path.

>83 PaulCranswick: It was worth every single km, my friend.
We are ok, life goes on, this week our new carpet is to be delivered, so the living room will be complete.
And the next dinner is already planned, this time only 30 km away.

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You knew I'd show up for food photos! Looks wonderful, and did I spot some bao!

Glad to see you continue to eat well, Thomas!

Wordle and food happiness!! I see all is well here. : )

>86 mstrust: Thank you, Jennifer.
You are right with your spot - and it was yummy as the rest of the delicacies.

>87 ronincats: Thank you, Roni.
Good food is one of the personal luxuries we indulge in.

>88 Berly: ...and books of course 😉.
Yes we are fine, Kim - 2023 started much better than 2022 ended and we are looking forward...

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...and there were books...

12. Wolfszeit: Deutschland und die Deutschen 1945 – 1955 by Harald Jähner

German title translated: Wolf Time: Germany and the Germans 1945 - 1955
English title: Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you, Paul C)
Medium: eBook

A book about German post-war history that I would not have read without a hint from Malaysia - thank you, Paul Cranswick!
Wonderfully written, lots of background information. In retrospect, I understand some of the behavior of my parents and grandparents a little better, unfortunately I can no longer ask them.
Some things have been preserved until my youth.

Many footnotes, here the medium eBook with the links is ideal.

13. Totenfrau by Bernhard Aichner

German title translated: Woman of the Dead
English title: Woman of the Dead
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Newspaper
Medium: eBook

A mortician avenges her murdered husband.
Suspenseful, but it kind of reads like an instruction manual.
Many coincidences, the tension screw is tightened more and more, but it leads to a not always conclusive plot of the novel.
The spark does not jump over - maybe it's just me....

14. Unter den Wolken: Meine Deutschlandreise auf die höchsten Berge aller 16 Bundesländer by Achim Bogdahn

German title translated: Under the clouds: my Germany trip to the highest mountains of all 16 German states
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the bookstore
Medium: Paper book

Achim Bogdahn is a radio moderator and has set out to climb the highest mountains in all 16 German states. From 32.50 - 2,962 m. Sometimes the search for the mountain took longer than the actual climb.
As an additional challenge, he traveled only by train and public transportation and stayed overnight with private individuals.
On each ascent he was accompanied by a celebrity from the respective state - sportsman, politician, actor,...
Nice anecdotes and a lot of information - pleasant to read.

Tom, congratulations on reading 14 books!

Thank you, Linda - let's see how the reading year unfolds.
I started some books in the old year and the Space Odyssey series was a quick re-read.
Hope you are well!

>92 SirThomas: Glad to see you liked Wolfszeit, Thomas. I have heard a lot of praise for it, but mainly from Dutch and English readers. It is on my library wishlist, so hope to read it someday.

>97 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita - yes, the book is well worth reading, I hope you get to read it soon.
I think you will like it too.

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I can't remember which thread I was reading , but you mention all the names you go by: Sir Thomas, Thomas, Tom and then a fourth one??? I, too, have many names: Kim, Kimberly, Berly (here on LT), Kimmers. My teacher in 3rd grade used to call my Kimberly J. Snerd. No idea why, but I liked it. LOL. There were 3 Kims in my class.

Hi Thomas!

>93 SirThomas: Liked your review. Putting it on the TBR-list. Hope it can be found here. Good books should be available, but they aren’t always. I see that it has been translated into Dutch, and my library has it.

>100 Berly: Kimberly J. Snerd sounds really good ;-).
I go by the names Thomas, Tom and Tommy. Theo came about from a messy abbreviation on a chalkboard to record bowling results. The clerk wanted to write Tho, slipped a bit and someone said that looks like Theo.
After we had 2 Thomas's in the club, it stuck with Theo for me....
For my LT name I wanted to choose something related to books. In my student days, a friend and I wrote a few short stories that we read to each other and our friends. With enough alcohol, they were bearable.
We had described each other as investigators, the person modeled on me was called Sir Thomas....
From today's point of view it is good that the stories got lost in the depths of time.

>101 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella. I hope you will like it.
It's really not always understandable according to which criteria books are translated or not.
Even the authors don't always agree, but they can't influence much themselves. I asked Brigitte Glaser about an English translation of Kaiserstuhl and she confirmed this.

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15. Kleine Grausamkeiten / Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent

German title translated: Little Cruelties
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: eBook

Three brothers, each has his problems, which are also caused by his brothers. The parents also contribute their part. Each of the brothers tells the story from his point of view, in the end one is dead.
A suspenseful story about a dysfunctional family and the darker side of fame.
Less a thriller than a psychogram, but still worth reading.

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>106 SirThomas: I like the way you present your Wordle's now, Thomas.

Thank you, Anita.
I like it better that way too.

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Phew...

We went away for a few days to celebrate something, and of course we did it with a good meal:


Beetroot & Goat's Cheese / Lettuce Heart & Truffle Cheese / Radish & Greens / Toasted Bror & Egg Yolk.
House bread with spiced butter and Maldon salt
Tomato Cherry & Vanilla
Amberjack, Radish Greens & Green Shiso
Forest Gin & Yuzu
Back of Memminger heifer grilled over coals, wild broccoli & cabbage
Stocked Original Beans Chocolate, Lychee & Dragon Fruit
Grape & Jerusalem artichoke / cheesecake / macaron / creme brulee slice

16. Das verlorene Paradies / Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

German title translated: The lost Paradise
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading Reason: Nobel Price
Medium: eBook

Another book on my journey through the Nobel Prize winners.
The story of a boy who is sold out of poverty to a rich merchant and tries to cope.
A deep insight into life in East Africa at the end of the 19th century.
A book full of hope and hopelessness.
Unfortunately, I couldn't really get into the book.

>110 SirThomas: It all looks delicious Thomas! Happy celebration!

>112 EllaTim: Thank you very much, Ella.
We had a wonderful time and enjoyed it a lot.

>110 SirThomas: So gourmet and exotic! I say that because not only are the dishes beautiful, but there are flavor combinations I've never heard of before, and I love seeing that. I'm glad you enjoyed them!

Thank you very much, Jennifer.
We like to try new things and enjoy good food.
At home we made savoy cabbage chips at the weekend - yummy!

Ingredients for three trays:

6 savoy cabbage leaves
2 tablespoons oil (for example olive oil)
Juice of half an organic lemon
1 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

According to taste

2 tbsp yeast flakes
Chilli powder
1 tbsp tahini

Wash the savoy cabbage leaves and dry them well with a kitchen towel.
Remove the hard cabbage ribs and cut the leaves into rectangular bite-sized pieces.
Put the pieces in a large bowl.
Mix all the spices and the oil in a container to make a marinade.
Add the marinade to the savoy cabbage in the bowl and massage well with your hands so that all the pieces are marinated evenly.
Lay the savoy cabbage pieces out on the trays. Make sure they do not overlap.
Put the trays in the oven for 40 minutes at 120 degrees Celsius. Check the chips regularly so that they don't burn. If necessary, change the trays after 15 minutes so that the bottom one goes on top. Repeat this after another 15 minutes so that each tray bakes once on the top shelf. This way all the chips will be nice and even.
The chips are ready when the savoy cabbage pieces are completely dry and can be broken easily. Take the trays out of the oven and leave the chips to cool.

17. Eine Frage der Chemie / Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

German title translated: A question of chemistry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you, EllaTim)
Medium: eBook

The book is terrible, beautiful, sad, funny - wonderful.
A highly intelligent woman tries to make her way in the 60s.
She has to overcome many obstacles and sometimes fails, but she stays on her path.
A HB pencil in her hair is not just a fashion gag, but has a very serious background.
One little detail I liked a lot - a priest reading Mad, a magazine I used to love.
The ending is a bit saccharine, but still fitting.
Absolutely recommended reading!

18. Die Klaviatur des Todes by Michael Tsokos

German title translated: The keyboard of death
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook

A forensic pathologist talks about his work.
Bloody and interesting.

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The first stats of the year:

Books read: 18
Pages read: 6,173 (longest 646 / shortest 80 / average 343)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Austria 1 / 1 / 1
England: 4 / 4 / 1
Germany: 8 / 8 / 8
Ireland: 1 / 1 / 1
Switzerland: 1 / 1 / 1
Tanzania: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 2 / 2 / 2

Sum: 18 / 18 / 15

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 4 / 4 / 4
male authors: 14 / 14 / 11
n/a: - / - / -

alive authors: 13 / 13 / 13
dead authors: 5 / 5 / 2

date first published:

1960-1969: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 2
2010-2019: 3
2020-2029: 8

Media:
Ebooks: 15
Paperbooks: 3

Genre:
Cookbook: 1
Crime fiction: 2
Fiction: 1
Historical Fiction: 3
Non fiction: 4
Poetry: 1
Science Fiction: 4
Thriller: 2

Reading Reason:
This gorgeous group: 2
Author: 2
Own shelf: 2
Nobel price: 2
Review in newspaper: 2
Movie: 4
Random / rummage: 4

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>119 SirThomas: We both had the same idea to get the January stats done early.

I like your 'reading reason' section, Thomas.

Have a great week.

Thank you Paul, it is important to me to know how many wonderful books I would not have read had I not been with the 75s.
Have a great week too.
You posted with me while I was with you...

>122 SirThomas: It accounts for a good number of my reads Thomas.

I read 5 books for my African Novel Challenge
I read 2 books for the British Author Challenge
I read 1 book for the American Author Challenge
I read 1 book for the Non Fiction Challenge

>119 SirThomas: A good start, Thomas, as always happy to see your stats :-)

>123 PaulCranswick: Impressive, Paul, and hopefully a pleasure to read...

>124 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita, I hope the year continues so.

February has books too:

19. Mit High Heels und Handschellen / The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

German title translated: With high heels and handcuffs
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook

An FBI agent is chasing a con man.
After she finally catches him, it turns out that she has to work with him to catch bigger fraudsters.
Suspenseful and humorous.
It was fun to read the book and I felt the authors had fun writing it too.

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>126 SirThomas: Well, what d'you know, I had no idea these two authors had worked together. Goldberg wrote for the show "Monk" and wrote many of the book series.

>116 SirThomas: That was an excellent read for me as well.

>119 SirThomas: Excellent stats.

>128 mstrust: I didn't have that either, Jennifer.
After I read your review of Monk in your thread, I went to my local library to see what Lee Goldberg had available - and this book came up...

>129 figsfromthistle: I'm glad, Anita - I owe book experiences like that to this group, I love being here.
Thank you very much - I give my best ;-)

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Dropping by to wish you a wonderful weekend, Thomas

Thank you Paul, the same to you!

20. Der Buchladen von Primrose Hill / The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

German title translated: The Bookshop of Primrose Hill - I like the original title much more
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you, Lori - thornton37814)
Medium: eBook

And another BB, actually for the librarian spy, but my library didn't have that.
I enjoyed this one very much too.
A young woman moves from the country to London to live with a friend of her late mother at the beginning of WWII.
Having no references, she starts working in a bookshop to get a letter of recommendation for a "proper" position.
Step by step she learns about the world of books and falls in love (not only) with reading.
She grows spiritually and mentally and also helps as a volunteer on bombing nights.
A book about my favourites - books and bookshops.
Sometimes I laughed, sometimes I had tears in my eyes, a beautiful book.

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Could be better...

>135 SirThomas: Could probably better for you, Thomas, but I am content to recognise all words :-)
Happy weekend!

I have been sneaking around Bernhard Aichner's books for a while, but never could convince myself to read them. After your review I will keep postponing it.

I enjoyed Eine Frage der Chemie a lot and I am glad you liked it, too. It has got just everything - fun moments, sad moments, moments which make you angry, touching moments.... Insider info from a bookseller: They are handling Die Postkarte by Anne Berest as the new "Frage der Chemie". I have just received the ARC and will start to read it today - I will let you know if they are right.

Oooh, don't remind me... I still haven't read Gurnah! Or Ernaux! Or so many other Nobel Prize Winners...

I hope your weekend was smooth! Have a great start of the new week!

>136 FAMeulstee: Thank you very much Anita.
You are right, it is much better to see the positive!
All the best for the new week.

>137 PersephonesLibrary: Thank you Käthe, we had a calm time with walks, books and good food.
Friends of ours are hunters and we got a wonderful saddle of fawn which we sautéed with rosemary and garlic and enjoyed with "Spätzle" (a a Swabian type of noodle) and homemade chocolate sauce.

I'm curious what you think of Die Postkarte.
This year I have resolved to complete my Nobel list, I have a beautiful series from CORON publishing in my cupboard that I should enjoy not only visually ;-).
All the best for the new week.

21. Kleine Dinge wie diese / Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

German title translated: Small Things Like These
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Paul C)
Medium: eBook

A wonderful little book about Ireland in the mid-80s.
Painful, sad, hopeful.
The so-called small things and small decisions are what life is all about.
I would like to take the last sentence as a motto for life.

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22. Fräulein Gold: Schatten und Licht by Anne Stern

German title translated: Miss Gold: Shadow and Light
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Barbara (Ameis1e1))
Medium: eBook

Berlin in the 1920s.
Hulda Gold is a midwife and mainly works in the poorer areas. When a neighbour of one of her patients is found dead in a canal, she becomes curious.
The police, in the person of Karl North, also investigate and their paths cross.
Both have to bear the burden of their past.
The author paints a very atmospheric picture of Berlin after the First World War in a difficult time, but also a time of new beginnings. With hatred of Jews spreading and the Nazis preparing to take power.
Exciting and atmospheric - a pleasure to read.

>142 SirThomas: I am a little bit biased about the author - because one of her friends came controlling if we have got the book in stock in our bookstore. ;-)

>143 PersephonesLibrary: If she is the owner of the bookstore it might be OK ;-)

>116 SirThomas: That was an excellent read for me as well.

Happy Monday!

That's the wonderful thing here, Anita - good books don't go unnoticed.
Even as mount TBR gets higher and higher...

>142 SirThomas: I'm glad to see that you liked it as much as I did.
I wish you a wonderful week ahead.

Thank you Barbara,this is what I wish for you too.

Morning, Thomas!
Does the warmer weather there continue?

Good afternoon, Jennifer!
It has become a little colder, there is a little frost at night, but during the day it rained.
Since today we have some sunshine, so the mood is getting better...

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...at least the sun is shining...

>151 SirThomas: I am glad the sun is shining. LOL. Happy weekend!

>152 Berly: Thank you, Kim - I wish you the same!

A busy time is behind me, so I had neglected LT a bit, but now it's time for an update.
First Wordle (only the last two days):
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... getting better - but it is raining - time for a conspiracy theory?

23. Bücherliebe / Shelf Respect by Annie Austen

German title translated: Booklove
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: eBook

A beautiful little book about books, quotes, bookshelves and some stuff around them.
Many of the books mentioned I knew, I think that's good ;-)
As Jennifer said - A fun little read for book lovers.

24. Der Renner / The Great Pursuit by Tom Sharpe

German title translated: The hit
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Mentioned in another book (Shelf Respect)
Medium: eBook

A literature agent is offered a book, but the author wants to remain anonymous. So he persuades an unsuccessful author to lend his name to it.
This sets off a chain of disasters that are quite funny.
The world of books is more exciting and dangerous than expected...

25. Gevatter Tod / Mort by Terry Pratchett

German title translated: Grim Reaper
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge - Group read
Medium: eBook

Death wants a holiday and takes an apprentice.
Reading it again was like visiting an old friend you haven't seen for a while.
You immediately feel at ease and have a great time.

26. Verdächtige Geliebte / Yôgisha X no Kenshin by Keigo Higashino

German title translated: Suspicious mistress
English title: The Devotion of Suspect X
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
A brilliant mathematician wants to protect a woman who has committed a crime.
A former fellow student assists the police in the investigation.
Plans within plans within plans.
Interesting to read, but nopageturner.

27. Steampunk 1851 by Marco Ansing and Denise Mildes and Sabine Frambach and Andrea Bienek and Hendrik Lambertus and Markus Cremer and Luzia Pfyl and Fabian Dombrowski

German title translated: Steampunk 1851
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
8 stories by 8 authors, some are even quite good.
A quick read.

>155 SirThomas: I'm relieved you like it as much as I did!

Oh wow! lots of book updates here. Have a great weekend :)

>160 mstrust: me too ;-) And thank you again for the BB, Jennifer!

>161 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita - i may forfeit writing about my reading, but never the reading itself.
Have a great weekend too!

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I wish you a wonderful weekend, Thomas.

Have a nice sunday, Thomas!

>163 SirThomas: Well done. I had a look at your spoilers, and how you arrived at your final guess. So A is not the same letter as ä? That means there are more options in German, more letters to choose from, than in lots of other languages.

>164 Ameise1: Thank you very much, Barbara, we had.
Rain, sun, walks and books...

>165 EllaTim: Thank you very much, Ella, we had.
Yes, you are right. In addition to a, o and u, there are ä, ö and ü.

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and there were books...


28. Die geflohene Geschichte by Kate Kowalski

German title translated: The escaped story
Genre: Crime Fantasy
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
Kate is a reasonably successful and popular author in Kapitolo. But that changes when the police show up at her door - one of her novel characters has escaped from one of her books and committed murder. Identification was easy as all authors have to register and the characters bear the mirror-image fingerprints of their authors.
To save herself, Kate tries to find out for herself which of her many characters escaped and turn them in before the police.
This also leads her and her friends into the secret underground and into their repressed past.
The book plays on many clichés about authors and books - author beginning K K writes story with the letters G G, protagonist ponders if this were a story in a book, the following would happen right away - and it does. A dark dangerous forest just on the outskirts of town - like a fairy tale, neighbourhoods of stereotypical population, a story within the story....
Wonderfully written, exciting, funny, recommended.

>168 SirThomas: Sounds like a good. I need to check my local library for it.

Good luck - there is a possibility that you will like it ;-)

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29. Die Affäre Agatha Christie / The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

German title translated: The Agatha Christie Affair
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook

Another variation on the mystery of Agatha Christie's disappearance.
This time told by her husband's mistress, she too withdraws from the public eye at this time.
Two people die in her hotel, was it murder? Not every guest is what they seem.
The book is interestingly written, but for me the author packed too much into it.

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Interesting colour distribution...

30. Echte Katzen Tragen Niemals Schleifen / The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett

German title translated: Real Cats Never Wear Ribbons
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: eBook

An entertaining little book that shows how real cats differ from all other creatures.
Short, funny, beautiful illustrations.
It made my wait for the next volume in the Discworld: Death series shorter, although - Reaper Man doesn't start until April....
And I found another title for my book bingo, not many left....

31. Mord ist kein Kinderspiel / The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

German title translated: Murder is no child's play
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: eBook
It's been a while since I read the first volume, now I became aware of the series again through jennifer.
A puppeteer comes to the village, of course he and his partner have secrets, of course the ingenious and curious 10 year old investigator and poison expert Flavia figures it out and some other secrets too.
When a murder happens, she is the one who figures out the background and solves the case.
It was very fun to read the book, it won't be the last in the series.

Another series has also been brought back to my memory.
We got the theatre programme and found a black comedy in it that I enjoyed very much Achtsam Morden,
a lawyer who represents serious criminals but has no time for his family is sent by his wife to a mindfulness seminar. As he implements what he has learned, he mindfully and accidentally kills a clan leader.
At first he is completely desperate, but through his newly acquired ability to focus, he not only stays alive, but becomes successful - with crazy consequences for those around him.
We got good tickets for June and are already looking forward to it.
In the meantime there are already 4 volumes, I bought the first two on holiday - in 2 weeks we are going to the Norsee - I already know what I will buy there.

>175 SirThomas: That one I've read seven years ago and I liked it too.
>176 SirThomas: Unfortunately, I can't check right now my local library. I have to wait, but it sounds like a good series.

Happy Sunday, Thomas

Thank you, Barbara, I hope you get a copy.

And the wordles of today:
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32. Guter Draht nach oben by Willibert Pauels

German title translated: A good line to the top
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook

The author is a deacon, radio presenter and carnival speaker.
The book contains 52 thoughts for each week of the year.
Sad, funny, thoughtful, but always full of hope.
Week 43 is entitled "Pinchas Lapide and the Bible" he said, "Either I take the Bible seriously or literally", I found the author's thoughts on this very inspiring.

Today is Martin Suter's birthday, he will be 19 next year, or 75 today. He was born on 1948-02-29.
I like his style of writing.
He likes to use a phrase that is slowly gaining meaning for me too:

It's Weird Being The Same Age As Old People

The day is off to a good start:
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>176 SirThomas: That series sounds like fun. I've added it to the Someday Swamp.

>180 SirThomas: I hadn't heard of Willibert Pauels, but after reading your review I found some recordings of his radio show on domradio.de. Seems a genial guy.

I am glad that I could enlarge your swamp, Steve ;-)
Thank you for stopping by.

Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,983 (longest 416 / shortest 112 / average 285)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Canada: 1 / 1 / 1
England: 3 / 3 / 2
Germany: 11 / 11 / 11
Ireland: 1 / 1 / 1
Netherland: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 5 / 5 / 5

Sum: 22 / 22 / 21

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 11 / 11 / 11
male authors: 11 / 11 / 10
n/a: - / - / -

alive authors: 19 / 19 / 19
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 2

date first published:

1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
2000-2009: 1
2010-2019: 4
2020-2029: 6

Media:
Ebooks: 14
Paperbooks: 0

Genre:
Crime fiction: 5
Fantasy: 3
Fiction: 1
Historical Fiction: 2
Non fiction: 3

Reading Reason:
This gorgeous group: 6
Own shelf: 1
Review in other book 1
Random / rummage: 6

>168 SirThomas: Just popping in to say Hi! And I love how you started your review..."and there were books"!!

>181 SirThomas: That phrase makes me think of Frank's grandmother, who lived in an old peoples home, and was one of the eldest residents. She was always talking about all these old people living there.

>185 SirThomas: Still going strong, Thomas.

Happy start to March!

>185 SirThomas: Excellent stats! 14 books is quite a great month.

Came by to catch up with you! And I'm happy to have reminded you of Flavia de Luce, as I'm sure that once I complete the series I'll re-read them.

>186 Berly: Thank you Kim, I always enjoy your visit!

>187 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita.
We know this from my mother-in-law, she never wanted to go to the senior citizens' afternoon. She said, what should I do there, there are only old people there! And that at the age of 85!
But today's seniors are much fitter, I remember the end of a SPIEGEL article about this topic, about a fit almost hundred-year-old woman:
... and she still regularly fulfils her parental duties and visits her children in the old people's home!

>188 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
I am also pleased, especially since the month only had 28 days ;-)

>189 mstrust: Thank you very much for coming by, Jennifer.
I have already have the on stock next volumes, but I still have some other readings coming up.

Yesterday I failed with one of the two Wordles, but today's result I can show again - especially the colour composition is nice:
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Happy weekend, Thomas. I hope it's a good one. 😎

I hope so too.
Yesterday we buried our neighbour and friend and met his 3 brothers, they are all well over 80 but in a positive mood.
Despite the sad occasion, it was a lovely day.
This morning the water was cold, the heating failed, the flat is well insulated, it didn't cool down.
I called the local service and the mechanic was already there after an hour, the heating is now running again.
Tomorrow I have another day off and good books are waiting for me.
Yes, I think it's a good one.

33. Der Leuchtturm an der Schwelle der Zeit The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

German title translated: The lighthouse on the threshold of time
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2021

Joe Tournier lives in the late 19th century and suffers from amnesia. When he receives a 100-year-old postcard with a picture of a lighthouse, he tries to find out more.
He is sent to this lighthouse to repair it because the Crew has disappeared and the light has gone out.
In the process he gets into many adventures and his picture of reality is shaken.
A bit confusing, but very well written - allowing the reader to understand Joe's confusion and despair very well.

34. Kummer aller Art by Mariana Leky

German title translated: Grief of all kinds
Genre: Short Stories
Reading Reason: Instagram
Medium: eBook
First published: 2022

A collection of short columns from the author's life, lovingly, humorously and wonderfully written.
The only drawback of the book - it is too short.

Glad to hear that your heating works. What kind of heating system do you have?
>198 SirThomas: sigh, another BB. I've put it pn my library list.

We have a wood pellet heating system.
In our single-family house, which we sold for the purchase of the apartment, we had gas, there were never any problems.
With this heater regularly.

I'm happy to help you find new books😉

You are the first one I hear with problems with wood pellets. 🤔

You lucky.

We have at least 2 failures every year.
The emergency service already had the next appointment after us, also wood pellets.

After a nice weekend with good encounters, long walks and books, it's time for an update:
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35. Lieblingsplätze in Hohenlohe: Orte für Herz, Leib und Seele by Ute Böttinger

German title translated: Favourite places in Hohenlohe: Places for heart, body and soul
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2013

A compilation of the sights of my homeland, cultural, culinary, scenic with beautiful pictures.
I already knew many things and had already been there, but I found many suggestions for visits to (as yet) unknown places.
With the view "from the outside" you realise again how beautiful it is at home.

And with this book - BINGO!
This quest I found a couple of years ago in this group and I remembered it this year:

01 one-word-title: Kindheitsroman by Gerhard Henschel
02 by or about marginalized group: Kleine Dinge wie diese by Claire Keegan
03 dark or light word in the title: Fräulein Gold: Schatten und Licht by Anne Stern
04 character you'd be friends with: Der Buchladen von Primrose Hill by Madeline Martin
05 arts & recreation: Gipfelgenuss: Meine Allgäuer Küche by Simon Schlachter
06 Title describes you: Bücherliebe by Annie Austen
07 You heartily recommend: Wolfszeit: Deutschland und die Deutschen 1945 – 1955 by Harald Jähner
08 nature or environment: Lieblingsplätze in Hohenlohe: Orte für Herz, Leib und Seele by Ute Böttinger
09 classical element in the title: Verdächtige Geliebte by Keigo Higashino
10 2 or more authors: Mit High Heels und Handschellen by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
11 impulse read: Totenfrau by Bernhard Aichner
12 contains love story: Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus
13 read a CAT or KIT related title: Echte Katzen Tragen Niemals Schleifen by Terry Pratchett
14 Southern hemisphere: Das verlorene Paradies by Abdulrazak Gurnah
15 made you laugh: Der Renner by Tom Sharpe
16 suggested by another generation: Kummer aller Art by Mariana Leky
17 new to you author: Die geflohene Geschichte by Kate Kowalski
18 set somewhere you'd like to visit: Kaiserstuhl by Brigitte Glaser
19 about history or alternate history: Steampunk 1851 by Marco Ansing...
20 20 or fewer LT members: Tinnitus: Das Selbsthilfeprogramm bei quälenden Ohrgeräuschen by Dr. Marco Weller
21 less than 200 pages: Winterrezepte aus dem Kollektiv by Louise Glück
22 senior citizen protagonist: Dinner for One - Killer for Five by Harald Jähner
23 type of building in the title: Der Leuchtturm an der Schwelle der Zeit by Natasha Pulley
24 about time, or time word in title: 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum by Arthur C. Clarke
25 about or contains magic: Gevatter Tod by Terry Pratchett

36. Die tausend Verbrechen des Ming Tsu / The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin

German title translated: The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (Wow a german title that fits!)
Genre: Western
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2021

Ming Tsu had married a white woman and was almost killed because of it and sold as a work slave for railway construction.
But because he is a killer, he manages to escape and sets out on a campaign of revenge. He is supported by a blind prohet and a circus troupe with magical abilities.
The book is well written and also exciting, but I felt strangely uninvolved, like visiting a patient in an isolation ward, everyone is present, you can talk to each other, but the glass pane is in between.

I like today's quote in my calendar:

There is nothing mysterious about the question of what women want.
They want everything.
What is interesting, is what they settle for.
Straight Man - Richard Russo

I translated the German quote into english, maybe it is a little bit different in the original

>206 SirThomas: Dang. That started out sounding so great and then the distance....

>207 SirThomas: Well, I guess I lucked out with my Straight Man -- he's pretty awesome!!

Maybe it is only me with this impression....

I reserved Straight Man at my library and I am grateful that my wife settled for me.

>209 SirThomas: : )

After stressful days at work we are now already a week on vacation at the North Sea.
With wind, snow, rain, sun and good food we feel very well:





Now I have found time to post, but time for Wordle and books was always...

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37. Orphan X / Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz

German title translated: Orphan X 😆
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: 50 Books Challenge (Thank you, Barbara (Ameise1))
Medium: eBook
First published: 2016

An orphan is trained to be a killer, but his teacher teaches him to remain a human being.
When he retires from active duty, he helps people in need.
In the process, he finds himself in danger, but who is the enemy?
Exciting and well written, even if the hero is a bit too "super", not everyone can sew an injured artery in himself...

38. Aufzeichnungen eines Serienmörders / Salinja-ui gieok-beob by Young-Ha Kim

German title translated: Records of a serial killer
English Title: Diary of a Murderer
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: 75 Books Challenge (Thank you, PaulS)
Medium: eBook
First published: 2013

A former serial killer lives inconspicuously as a veterinarian. When murders are committed in the area, he becomes afraid for his daughter and tries to become active again himself to protect her. But he has Alzheimer's and can't trust his memories - neither can the reader.
Wonderfully written, a pleasure to read.
Two quotes:
The feeling of writing poetry that no one reads and the feeling of committing murders that you can't tell anyone about are not dissimilar.

The experts of this world only seem like experts to me as long as they talk about things I know nothing about.

39. Ein Engel über deinem Grab / When death comes stealing by Valerie Wilson Wesley

German title translated: An angel above your grave
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Instagram
Medium: eBook
First published: 1994

Tamara Hayle is a private detective and is asked by her ex-husband to investigate the death of one of his sons.
In the process, she uncovers a series of murders in which her own son is also in danger.
Direct and clearly written, I think this will not be the last book in the series.

40. Der goldene Schwarm / Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

German title translated: The Golden Swarm
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2012

Joe Spork is a watchmaker, the grandson of a watchmaker and the son of a man who used a Tommy gun to withdraw money.
When he repairs a strange mechanism, he sets off a chain of events that could end the world.
To save them and himself, he must reactivate his father's old connections - and use his precision engineering skills.
Action-packed, exciting, worth reading. Steampunk with super villains, set in today's world.

41. Was Demenz uns über die Liebe sagt / What Dementia Teaches Us About Love by Nicci Gerrard

German title translated: What Dementia Teaches Us About Love
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Quotes at a funeral
Medium: eBook
First published: 2019

A wonderful book about dementia and how to deal with it.
The author describes how she lost her father to the disease and learned to live with it.
Touching and recommended.
The only thing that bothers me a bit is almost 100 pages of reading samples at the end.

42. Achtsam morden am Rande der Welt by Karsten Dusse

German title translated: Mindful murder at the edge of the world
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: eBook
First published: 2021

Björn Diemel is having a midlife crisis, and his mindfulness therapist advises him to go on a month-long pilgrimage on the Way of St. James.
When his companion, a former prosecutor, is shot, he thinks nothing of it at first, but then he realizes that he himself is the target. His mindfulness training greatly increases his life expectancy.
Funny, exciting, worth reading. I'm looking forward to the fourth volume of the series.

>211 SirThomas: Enjoy your week at the North Sea, Thomas!
The sushi looks very tasty.

Thank you, Anita, it was.
Next week we will try another one.
It will be a little bit rainy, so there will bi time to read...

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Yesterday and today we have our favorite dish, fresh North Sea crabs with scrambled eggs.
Accompanied by a (purchased) coctail sauce. The black dots are fermented peppercorns.
Yesterday we went to the weekly market, there is a fisherman here who still shells the crabs himself. Normally the crabs are caught here, frozen and driven to Morocco where they are shelled. Then they are driven back to the North Sea coast where they are sold.
The taste of the crabs without the "vacation trip" is a thousand times better! They are a little more expensive, but it's worth it.

The picture is not very good, but that does not matter, the original is delicious!

>211 SirThomas: looks like you are having some much needed rest on your vacation. Good food and spectacular scenery.

Enjoy the rest of your vacation :)

Thank you, Anita!
Yes, we have, and we still have a whole week to go.
Today we were sporty on the road, we cheered on the runners of the "Syltlauf", afterwards we went purely in the apartment to champagne and crabs.
After the PowerNap we went out to the beach again.

>222That looks great! Hope your vacation is a good one.

Hooray for vacation! Double hooray for good food! You know I love your foodie pics, Thomas!

>225 drneutron: Thank you, Jim.
Yes it is - Sun for walks at the beach, rain for reading, and of course good food.
We are recuperating very well.

>226 mstrust: your wish is my command:

Sweet potato ginger soup with lobster
Sylt lamb with eggplant, herb mushrooms and rosemary jus
Tonka bean mousse with fruits and walnut ice cream

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Could be better - but hey, no yellow!

43. Mittelalte Männer / Straight Men by Richard Russo

German title translated: Middle aged men
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Quote in Calendar
Medium: eBook
First published: 1997

William Henry Devereaux, Jr. is a bored university professor who covers up his fears of life with sarcasm and disinterest. This does not necessarily make faculty life with its intrigues any easier.
Humorous and very readable.

44. Die letzte Jagd / La Dernière Chasse by Jean-Christophe Grangé

German title translated: The last hunt
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: 50 Books Challenge (Thank you again, Barbara (Ameise1))
Medium: eBook
First published: 2019

Pierre Nieman investigates again.
In the German-French border region, a noble billionaire is found dead during a hunt; he has been disemboweled.
Together with the German police Niemann investigates in sensitive territory and comes to the track of monstrous.
Dark, exciting, but sometimes a bit too much...

All your meals look delicious!

A belated Thank You, Jennifer - they also tasted delicious.

Now the holidays are over and I am back to work.
And I have a little time for LT and updates:

45. Am liebsten sitzen alle in der Küche by Julia Karnick

German title translated: Everyone loves to sit in the kitchen
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2022

I already knew the author, she wrote an enjoyable book about building her house.
This one is also humorous and nice, 3 women in their 50s meet and become friends. Together they confront a creep who has treated them badly.
A pleasant holiday read.

46. Halunken, Tod und Teufel / A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley

German title translated: Scoundrels, Death and the Devil
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: eBook
First published: 2011

Flavia investigates again.
This time a fortune teller is attacked and seriously injured.
In her inimitable way, the chemically interested young detective sets about investigating.
Not very plausible for a child, but wonderful to read.
I will continue the series.

47. Die schwarze Frau / The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

German title translated: The Black Woman
Genre: Horror
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: eBook
First published: 2018

A girl disappears in a boarding school, another girl is murdered nearby. Her sister, a journalist, has been trying for years to understand what happened.
Does the ghostly apparition of the black woman have something to do with it?
When the dilapidated boarding school is to be renovated, many painful secrets come to light.
Exciting and very atmospherically written - I love this book.

48. Ozelot und Friesennerz by Susanne Matthiessen

German title translated: Ocelot and Frisian Mink
Genre: Autobiography
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2021

The author describes her childhood on Sylt as the daughter of an entrepreneurial family during the time of the tourism boom.
Well written with some background information.
I recognised some of the things she described.

49. Witz und Weisheit der Scheibenwelt / The Wit And Wisdom of Discworld by Terry Pratchett

German title translated: Wit And Wisdom of Discworld
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: Stock
Medium: eBook
First published: 2007

Collected excerpts from the author's books.
Wonderful jokes and puns, but I'd rather read a whole book than a collection of quotes.
But it has shortened the wait until I can read the next volume in the Group read in April.

50. Morgen, morgen und wieder morgen / Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

German title translated: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Kim(Berli))
Medium: Paper Book
First published: 2022

A wonderful story about friendship, love and life.
Sadie and Max are game developers and start a successful company.
A cover that reminds me of the game Lemmings, the title a Shakespeare quote.
Exciting and emotional, I love it.

And the stats of March

Books read: 18
Pages read: 6,822 (longest 609 / shortest 152 / average 379)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Canada: 2 / 2 / 2
England: 4 / 4 / 4
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 5 / 5 / 5
South Korea: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 5 / 5 / 5

Sum: 18 / 18 / 18

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 9 / 9 / 9
male authors: 9 / 9 / 9
n/a: - / - / -

alive authors: 17 / 17 / 17
dead authors: 1 / 1 / 1

date first published:

1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 1
2010-2019: 8
2020-2029: 7

Media:
Ebooks: 17
Paperbooks: 1

Genre:
Crime fiction: 2
Fantasy: 3
Fiction: 3
Horror: 1
Non fiction: 2
Short Stories: 1
Thriller: 4
Western: 1

Reading Reason:
This gorgeous group: 5
Own shelf: 3
Review in newspaper / internet: 2
Quote: 2
Random / rummage: 6

The stats of the first Quarter:

Books read: 50
Pages read: 16,978 (longest 646 / shortest 80/ average 340)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Australia: 1 / 1 / 1
Canada: 3 / 3 / 2
England: 11 / 11 / 6
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 24 / 24 / 24
Ireland: 2 / 2 / 2
Japan: 1 / 1 / 1
South Korea: 1 / 1 / 1
Switzerland: 1 / 1 / 1
Tanzania: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 11 / 11 / 11

Sum: 57 / 57 / 51

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 23 / 23 / 23
male authors: 34 / 34 / 28
n/a: - / - / -

alive authors: 49 / 49 / 48
dead authors: 8 / 8 / 3

date first published:

1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 4
2000-2009: 4
2010-2019: 15
2020-2029: 21

Media:
Ebooks: 46
Paperbooks: 4

Genre:
Autobiography: 1
Cookbook: 1
Crime fiction: 9
Fantasy: 6
Fiction: 5
Historical Fiction: 5
Horror: 1
Non fiction: 9
Poetry: 1
Science Fiction: 4
Short Stories: 1
Thriller: 6
Western: 1

Reading Reason:
This gorgeous group: 13
Author: 2
Own shelf: 6
Review in other book: 1
Review in newspaper / internet: 4
Movie: 4
Quote: 2
Nobel price: 2
Random / rummage: 16

Hi, Thomas!
>237 SirThomas: :-D You got to it before I did, and I'm glad to hear it's so good!
Have a great weekend!

Thank you, Jennifer, the same to you!
Actually, I wanted The Sun Down Motel, but they didn't have it.
But next week I think I'll go shopping...

>242 SirThomas: Good stats, Thomas and on track for 200 books.

I need to recover my mojo after a lamentable March.

Have a splendid weekend, my friend.

Thank you, Paul - 200 is an ambitious goal, we will see.
All the best for you, my friend!

>242 SirThomas: Well on your way, Thomas!

Personally, I enjoyed The Broken Girls more than The Sun Down Motel . I hope you are able to find The Sun Down Motel soon.

>247 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita!

>248 vancouverdeb: I ordered it in paperback, Deborah.
It has now arrived and I am looking forward to it.
However, it will still take a little while, there are so many other books on mount TBR...

>246 SirThomas: Ambitious or not it started the year as my goal too but I was falling behind a little.

>241 SirThomas: You are reading up a storm!

>240 SirThomas: I am on hold for this one at the library. It is a long wait so far but I cannot wait until I can read it!

Happy Easter, Thomas and thanks so much for your lovely vacation photos. Congrats on the reading front. I have no clue how you can read so many books next to work.

Please excuse my absence, I have been busy and am recovering from an infection.
We got through 3 years fine, but now it has hit us.
It looks like we got off lightly, it's just like a bad cold....

>250 PaulCranswick: Thank you Paul, I'm sure you'll catch up again....

>251 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
I couldn't wait, so I bought it - I still need books for my Thingaversary in May....

>252 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara, the same to you.
There are two reasons:
First I am a fast reader - that means that i read something sloppy and when i reread a book i also find something new again...
And I read whenever I can - also when watching television...

Sounds like you had the same version of it that I had, and my family. I'm glad it wasn't so bad for you.

I am totally jealous of your wonderful vacation!! But I am sorry to hear you are feeling under the weather now. I hope it continues to be mild. You are well on your way to your goal of 200 -- good luck!

>255 mstrust: Thank you, Jennifer - I think so too.
I'm slowly getting better, my wife is still pretty banged up.
But I have earned a few new titles:
SirSweatalot
SirCoughalot
...

>256 Berly: Thank you, Kim.
Yes, it was wonderful, even in the rain.
The memory of it also helps us a lot at the moment.