(Sir)Thomas is travelling through time and space in 2024 - Part 2

New month new thread - Welcome to Part 2!

One of my favourite places (with my favourite book), which I will leave tomorrow morning for another favourite place, we are going to the North Sea.
I posted a few pictures in the previous thread, there will certainly be some from 2024 soon...

Hi everybody, my Name is Thomas, I am 62 years young and I live in a small town in northern Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany.
My librarything name comes from my study time, a friend and I wrote short crime novels in which the other was the role model for the investigator. My friend called me Sir Thomas.
We would read them to the others in the dormitory, it was a great time, even though I wasn't very talented.
2023 was again a good reading year since I am part of this group - 188 finished books.
This is my 12th 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...

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
2023: 188 books

Reading List for January
1. Die Buchhändlerin von Paris / The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
2. Das Erbe des Zauberers / Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
3. Trilogie: Schlaflos / Olavs Träume / Abendmattigkeit / Trilogien by John Fosse
4. Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer by Michael Ende
5. Market of Monsters: Bis auf die Knochen / Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer
6. Der sonderbare Fall der Rosi Brucker Tina Seel
7. Schwarzwasser. Am Königsweg - Zwei Theaterstücke Elfriede Jelinek
8. ChatGPT u. Co.: Das neue Workbook zum Thema KI by Rainer Hattenhauer
9. Im dunklen, dunklen Wald / In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
10. Komm zu mir, Schwester! / Stranger with My Face by Lois Duncan
11. Bis wir Wald werden by Birgit Mattausch
12. Gregs Tagebuch 2 - Gibt's Probleme? / Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
13. Universum für Neugierige by Harald Lesch

Reading List for February
14. The Marmalade Diaries / The Marmalade Diaries by Ben Aitken
15. Winterfest / Vinterstengt by Jørn Lier Horst
16. Die unvollständigen Aufzeichnungen der Tourschlampe Doris by Georg Ringsgwandl
17. Mitten im August by Luca Ventura
18. Billy / Billy by Einzlkind
19. Schwarze Gedanken / Idées noires by André Franquin
20. Mein Herz in allen Einzelteilen / What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
21. Peanuts: Auf zu den Sternen, Charlie Brown! / Peanuts: The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown by Vicki Scott
22. Moloch / Cities by Paul Di Filipo & China Mieville & Michael Moorcock & Geoff Rymann
23. Sturmrot / Rotvälta by Tove Alsterdal
24. Die drei Sonnen / 三部曲《三体》 by Cixin Liu
25. Halbwissen eines Volljuristen by Karsten Dusse
26. Die Rassistin by Jana Scheerer
27. Der letzte Wolf / All the Sinners bleed by S. A. Cosby
28. Ein kleines Trostpflaster für uns Temponauten by Philip K. Dick
29. Sämtliche Erzählungen / Saki: The Complete Short Stories by Saki

Reading List for March
30. Emphyrio / Emphyrio by Jack Vance
31. MacBest / Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
32. Die Buchhandlung / The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
33. Das schwarze Buch der Geheimnisse / The Black Book of Secrets by F. E. Higgins
34. Dement, aber nicht bescheuert by Michael Schmieder
35. Das Leben und Sterben im Uncle Sam Hotel / Life and Death in the Charity Ward by Charles Bukowski
36. Silbertod / The Bonemagician by F. E. Higgins
37. Das Gift der Schmetterlinge / The Eyeball Collector by F. E. Higgins
38. Vexed to Nightmare by Macabre Monday
39. Barbara stirbt nicht by Alina Bronsky
40. Eine kurze Geschichte der böhmischen Raumfahrt / Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
41. Erdschwarz / Slukhål by Tove Alsterdal
42. Achtsam morden durch bewusste Ernährung by Karsten Dusse
43. Over My Dead Body / Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans
44. Cold Case Academy – Ein mörderisches Spiel / The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Reading List for April
45. Der dunkle Wald / 三部曲 《黑暗森林》 by Cixin Liu
46. Jenseits der Zeit / 死神永生 by Cixin Liu
47. Das Buch der Phobien und Manien / The Book of Phobias and Manias by Kate Summerscale
48. Zorn – Tod und Regen by Stephan Ludwig
49. Die Biber Methode / Majavateoria by Antti Tuomainen
50. Niemand schwebt allein by Markus Orths
51. Minihorror by Barbi Marković
52. Mord im Dorf der Esel by Katharina Schendel
53. Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb
54. Der Fluch des Hasen / 저주토끼 by Bora Chung
55. Zorn - Vom Lieben und Sterben by Stephan Ludwig
56. Rot / Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde

Reading List for May

Reading List for June

Reading List for July

Reading List for August

Reading List for September

Reading List for October

Reading List for November

Reading List for December

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
2023 Sörensen sieht Land by Sven Stricker

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 Ausgewählte Werke
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 Meine frühen Jahre
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 July's Leute
1992 Derek Walcott
1993 Toni Morrison - Jazz
1994 Kenzaburo Oe Der stumme Schrei
1995 Seamus Heaney
1996 Wislawa Szymborska Auf Wiedersehen, Bis morgen : Gedichte
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 Schwarzwasser. Am Königsweg - Zwei Theaterstücke
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 Winterrezepte aus dem Kollektiv
2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah Das verlorene Paradies
2022 Annie Ernaux - Der Platz
2023 Jon Fosse - Trilogie: Schlaflos / Olavs Träume / Abendmattigkeit

Now I have read 53 award winners, 67 to go.

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 - Perverse Instantiations

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 - Monster

And the first book of March:

30. Emphyrio / Emphyrio by Jack Vance

German title translated: Emphyrio (At last, once again, no botched translation into German!)
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: 2024 Category Challenge - BINGO
Medium: eBook
First published: 1969
Pages: 345

A typical Vance. A planet with a seemingly unchanging culture and hierarchy.
A hero who begins to question the rules, gets into trouble and yet triumphs.
A fast-paced read.

Happy new thread :)

Happy new thread, Thomas!
Safe travels tomorrow, and enjoy your stay at Sylt.

Happy new thread Thomas!

>19 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita!

>20 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita!

>21 Owltherian: Thank you, Lily!

Happy new thread, dear Thomas

>22 SirThomas: Your welcome Thomas!

I'm glad joining this group makes things "getting better and better." I joined in 2008 and since then, not only has my reading increased, but I've connected with some great people -- you are included in that category -- and made some wonderful friends.

Happy new thread. Happy reading in 2024!

Happy new thread, Thomas!

Have a nice holiday at Sylt.

And congratulations on finishing the Saki tome. Well done.

Happy new thread!

>23 PaulCranswick: Thank you, my friend!

>25 Whisper1: Thank you, Linda, I am very pleased.
Wonderful friendships only exist with wonderful friends- and you are a great enrichment for all of us.

>26 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.
Saki was fun, not work ;-)
The first day of our holiday was a good one.
We got up at 3:00 a.m. and had a good travel.
We arrived at 3:30 p.m. at the apartment, unpacked and went out for a delicious meal.
More details may follow later.
We went to bed early in the evening.
We slept well and had a leisurely breakfast.
The weather is a bit gray and cold, but that doesn't matter, now it's time for our first walk on the beach.

>27 drneutron: Thank you, Jim!

Hi! Can you tell me what this title is in english? Ein kleines Trostpflaster für uns Temponauten by Philip K. Dick

Hi Diane, it is this book: Ein kleines Trostpflaster für uns Temponauten, but I think it was published only in Germany. It contains the following stories:

Beyond Lies the Wub
Roog
Paycheck
The King of the Elves
Some Kinds of Life
Adjustment Team
Upon the Dull Earth
The Days of Perky Pat
Precious Artifact
A Game of Unchance
The Little Black Box
Faith of our Fathers
Return Match
A Little Something for Us Tempunauts
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

>33 SirThomas: Thank you!

You're welcome!

Hi Thomas- i uh may get banned for something i didn't do T^T

Oh, that doesn't sound good, Lily.
I hope it clears up soon!

I think it has been thankfully- although I'm not sure why i would get banned in the first place

Yay for the good news!

As promised some impressions of our holiday:


Red beet carpaccio with prawns
Scallops with saffron sauce
Fish pan
Duck with red cabbage and dumplings

This was our meal on the first evening. Yesterday we had homemade potato soup, today we had various fish delicacies from the fishmonger.
Tomorrow we want to go out for dinner again.

The weather is cloudy and cold, it's wonderful, we're outside every day.

Oh my goodness- that food looks delish

It was as delicious as it looks.

31. MacBest / Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

German title translated: MacBest (the never-ending story of bad German translations)
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: 75 books challenge - Group read
Medium: ebook
First published: 1988

The second book of the series.

A small kingdom, three witches, a murdered king, his son who survives and becomes an actor.
Another wild ride and a pleasure to read.

>42 SirThomas: i bet it was and yet again I'm about to have a panic attack in my computer design class

Try to breathe in and out slowly and deeply.
Think of something beautiful.
I hope it gets better soon.

im trying but the teacher keeps moving on while I'm just stuck-

If you can, stay off of your phone. It is distracting you. Best wishes on a better feeling!

Karen O

P.s. Hi, Thomas!

Hi Karen, thank you for your wise words.

Thankfully the class is over, and the teacher showed me how to do some of the things i was stuck on.

I am happy for you!

>40 SirThomas: It looks delicious 😋

Yes it was, Barbara!
Yesterday we went to a steakhouse, which was also very tasty.
Today we want to go for a long walk on the beach, let's see where we end up...

32. Die Buchhandlung / The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

German title translated: The Bookshop (this translation fits)
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: ebook
First published: 1977

A young widow opens a bookshop in a small town.
She gets in the way of an important resident who has her own interests in the building and keeps putting obstacles in her way. But she goes her own way.
Clear and structured sentences and yet full of poetry and melancholy.
Sad and beautiful.

>53 SirThomas: I've read that one in 2017 and I really loved it. I fully agree with your impressions of it.

>53 SirThomas: Hi Thomas! That sounds like a good one.

Your vacation is going really well, lots of delicious food, and good places for eating out. I hope you will see some sun as well.

>54 Ameise1: I'm very pleased about that, Barbara.

>55 EllaTim: I can recommend it, Ella.

Yes it's great, yesterday we went for a long walk on the beach and ate in a bistro on the beach (with heating), my wife had tuna tartare, I had a delicious burger, then warm chocolate cake and creme brulee, the pictures didn't turn out so well, but there will certainly be some again soon.
The sun is there, but the clouds can enjoy it more than we can.
It doesn't rain and the sun shines from time to time, and we have the sun in our hearts - everything is wonderful.
When you go to the North Sea at this time of year, you have to expect everything
A few years ago it looked like this:

Tom, I very much like learning of your travel excursions. That is one of the things I miss the most about not having Will in my life. It will be five years in April since he's passed and lately I'm thinking of the lovely trips we had. We very much enjoyed traveling with his cousin and her partner. We always got along, with no tension. I do miss those days, even if it was an ice cream cone by the sea, or a glass of wine at a local tavern.

Please keep sharing you trips. I very much appreciate the photos, the menu, and your impressions.

Thank you, Linda, I can understand you very well, my sister died almost 16 years ago and it still hurts, it gets better with time, but the gap remains.

My wife and I really enjoy our trips together and I am happy to share our impressions.

Today we had a wonderful day, first we drove to the northern tip of the island:


Afterwards we had a delicious meal:

We shared scallops au gratin, then my wife had a pizza and I had rack of lamb with baked potato.

Later, we went to the beach again:

Hiya Thomas

Hi Lily, how are you?

not so great, failing 6/7 of my classes and I'm trying to get them up but now my teacher said something i did was missing....

That doesn't sound good, do you have something like a guidance counselor you can turn to for support?

And there were books:

33. Das schwarze Buch der Geheimnisse / The Black Book of Secrets by F. E. Higgins

German title translated: The Black Book of Secrets (this translation fits)
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: ebook
First published: 2007

A boy flees from his violent parents and ends up with a pawnbroker who buys secrets.
They work in a village that is oppressed by a rich man and try to help the inhabitants.
An exciting and varied book for young people.

34 Dement, aber nicht bescheuert by Michael Schmieder

German title translated: Dementic, but not stupid
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: training course
Medium: Paper Book
First published: 2018

The author runs a home for dementia sufferers and describes what good care for those with the disease looks like.
As we have to deal with this topic in our family and acquaintances, we took part in an online course in which this book was mentioned.
Very interesting with food for thought.

not really and my dad yelling at me about it really doesn't help, and I'm already crying from stress and just everything

That's really not helpful.
Unfortunately, I can only support you by sending healing thoughts, but maybe it will help you to know that this group is supporting you.

yeah, and now everyday my mum & dad will check my progressbook (which show my grades) and if i have an F my dad will ground me....again

I hope the best for you...

I hope im able to get that up and now I'm working on a Martin Niemoeller Quote assignment for my history teacher.

Good Luck!

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.
At the morning 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!

And tomorrow we'll have the same - delicious!

oooh- that food looks super good!

>58 SirThomas: Looks lovely, Thomas, makes me long for dunes and beaches!

>72 Owltherian: Indeed it was, Lily!

>73 FAMeulstee: Yes, this is one of our highlights of the year, Anita.

35 Das Leben und Sterben im Uncle Sam Hotel / Life and Death in the Charity Ward by Charles Bukowski

German title translated: Life and Death in the Uncle Sam Hotel
Genre: Short Stories
Reading Reason: Birthday / Death anniversary of the author
Medium: eBook
First published: 1981

Yesterday was the anniversary of the author's death, a reason to read something by him.
The stories are sexist, crude, dirty, powerful and somehow poetic.
Would the stories be published in today's soft-spoken times? If so, then only with a warning...

Today it is grey and windy, but a wonderful day.
After breakfast we went for a long walk to the beach then we played a round of scrabble.
For Lunch we had the yummy crabs with scrambled eggs and sparkling wine.
In the afternoon we walked again and now we are reading...

Hi Thomas...i ended up doing my own laundry incorrect so now im crying due to it and i hope your having a better day than me

Sorry, Lily, I'm not here regularly when I'm on vacation.
I hope you have come through your misfortune well and are feeling better again.

Its fine, and my dad helped me after.

I'm pleased to hear that.

yeah, and then after we went to see a movie.

Oh, great - what movie?

Labyrinth and in class i have to watch The Boy In The Striped Pajamas again and its so sad.

The first sounds good, the second is important to prevent forgetting and to help prevent such terrible things from happening again.

>84 SirThomas: Yeah, it was in theaters for the fist time after being released out of it.

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36. Silbertod / The Bonemagician by F. E. Higgins

German title translated: Silver Death
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: ebook
First published: 2008

Another boy in distress, his father has fled because he is suspected of murder. He himself is targeted by a serial killer.
Againn exciting and variing.

37. Das Gift der Schmetterlinge / The Eyeball Collector by F. E. Higgins

German title translated: The Poison of the Butterflies
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: ebook
First published: 2008

Another boy in distress, his father died and he wants to revenge his death.
He becomes an assistant in a castle where the man responsible for his father's death lives.
Terrible things happen.
Some of the protagonists from the first two volumes also appear here.
A great series.

Then the food:

Lemongrass soup with chicken for me
Miso soup with tofu for my wife
Sushi platter for both of us

Ooh it all looks so good, except the food with tofu, in which i don't like as much.

As an ingredient in a traditional japanese soup, we quite like to eat it.
But we wouldn't order it separately, there are better alternatives...

>88 SirThomas: Glad to see you are enjoying yourselves, Thomas! Those soups look delicious.

>90 SirThomas: I just dont like the taste and texture

Happy mid week! I am enjoying all the pictures of food you consume. The sushi platter looks like a piece of art.

>91 EllaTim: They really were, Ella, both in their own way.

>92 Owltherian: Good that there are alternatives, right?

>93 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
The platter was really elaborate decorated, with flowers and there was even a fog machine in one of the pots...

Today was another beautiful day, in the morning we went to the beach, afterwards we had a delicious meal, the picture follows.
Later it was drizzling, a good opportunity to buy books.
I bought two:
Achtsam Morden durch bewusste Ernährung and Over my dead body.
Afterwards we went home to tea and yummy cake and a round of scrabble.

>94 SirThomas: Yeah, i guess there are.

> 96 maybe something like this?
Our lunch of today:


My Wife: Fried cod fillet, beet foam / vegetables / rosemary potatoes
Me: Salmon fillet, wasabi crunch / vegetables / Asian noodles / teriyaki sauce
Shared: Tonka bean crème brûlée & scoop of sorbet (mango)

Woahhhh- Wasabi tastes gross to me, but everything else looks delicious. I was really close to slapping someone today.

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>98 Owltherian: The wasabi was not dominant, so maybe you would have enjoyed it.
It's good that you didn't do it, violence is not a solution and only leads to more violence.

>100 SirThomas: They laughed as i flinched bc they kept acting like they were gonna throw a rubber duck in my face and i have been hit in the face before and its now trauma for me.

Some people are simply impossible. One day you will simply be able to ignore them - unfortunately this is not much help for you at the moment...

Seemingly, and they are really pissing me off, and they keep calling me an imbecile.

That they are probably themselves...

yeah, and honestly they are acting like a bish.

Sir Thomas!! Happy new thread! As usual, I love all the food and vacation photos here. : ) And the books, of course. Have to say the title "The Eyeball Collector" caught my eye -- what a title! And then you said it was a great series...Now I have to check that one out. Hope you have a wonderful day.

>103 Owltherian: And, Lily, I hope today is a better day for you!

>106 Berly: Thank you, Kim.
We arrived home safely last night.
Today we're busy tidying up and doing office work, tomorrow I have another holiday and then it's back to work.
I really enjoyed the series, but please don't expect a Hannibal Lecter...

Hiya Thomas- my uncles pitbull is snoring quite loud, and now i cant sleep.

Snoring is annoying, I can confirm that from my own experience.
Have you ever tried using earplugs?
They can sometimes be a bit tight at first, but you soon get used to them.

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38. Vexed to Nightmare by Macabre Monday

Genre: Horror
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: ebook
First published: 2024

A collection of short stories.
Highly recommended, especially because Jennifer has published her own story in it:

Rare Dawn by Jon Toews
The night ends and the day begins, but what if the night is not the horror?

The Job Interview by John Coon
A man arrives for a job interview, but it turns out differently than expected.
The story is not finished and seems to be the beginning of a longer novel...

The Hut by Jessica Maison
A walk in the woods can bring unexpected horrors...

Gnaw by Jennifer Morrow
A family flees to their cabin in the woods as zombie attacks increase - a good idea?

Julie by Lauren Salas
A separation can have painful consequences.

The Beast of Fort Meade by Hamish Kavanagh
A house robbery, or was it not?

Spiral Cavity by Bridget Riley
A hearing aid fitting leads to unexpected results, especially if the patient has dandruff...

The Ugly Cardigan by Kathrine Elaine
A writer gives everything for his success, but is it worth it?

39. Barbara stirbt nicht by Alina Bronsky

German title translated: Barbara Isn't Dying
English Title: Barbara Isn't Dying
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Group read in my hometown
Medium: Paper Book
First published: 2023

Every year a book is read together in my town, the author comes to the launch event himself and there are lots of reading circles.
Mr Schmidt is a stubborn and narrow-minded man. When his wife is no longer able to get up and look after him after 52 years of marriage, his life changes completely.
Much is left unsaid, but becomes clear in the subtext.
I didn't like this book quite as much as the previous ones, but it is worth reading.
I'm already looking forward to the discussions in the reading groups.

40. Eine kurze Geschichte der böhmischen Raumfahrt / Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar

German title translated: A brief history of Bohemian space travel
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie review
Medium: eBook
First published: 2017

A space traveller is sent to explore a dust cloud between Venus and Earth.
One day he receives a visit from an alien in the shape of a spider, or is it just a hallucination caused by loneliness?
The main content is not the alien, but the story of Jakub Procházka.
How does a person become who he is now?
Not a classic SF novel, sometimes a little grotesque, but with food for thought, but nevertheless exciting.

>110 SirThomas: At about 1am my grandpa woke up for his job, so i took his spot and woke up about 30 or so minutes ago now

That doesn't sound bad!

The first week of work was ok, even the number of emails was manageable, after 2 weeks only just under 300, and I was able to delete a lot of them immediately...
Unfortunately, we had to attend the funeral of a friend and flatmate in our house yesterday.
He died during our holiday. Of course he was old and ill, but it still hurts.

But there is also good news.
The opening event of reading together took place in our city on Wednesday.
Alina Bronsky was there and read from her book.
This year the campaign is taking place for the 5th time and there was a small quiz to mark the anniversary. I was able to answer most of the questions and won a prize - a book of course - what else?
Afterwards there was champagne and a book signing.

41. Erdschwarz / Slukhål by Tove Alsterdal

German title translated: Earth black
English title: You Will Never Be Found
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: BB Club Read (Thank you again, Barbara (Ameise1))
Medium: eBook
First published: 2021
Pages: 400

A body is found in a locked, lonely cellar, and there are clues to other similar crimes.
Then a police officer disappears.
Eira-Sjödin reaches her limits during her investigations.
Again very atmospheric and exciting, I'm looking forward to the next volume of the series.

42. Achtsam morden durch bewusste Ernährung by Karsten Dusse

German title translated: Mindful killing through conscious nutrition
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Author
Medium: Paper Book
First published: 2024
Pages: 384

Björn Diemel has put on a lot of weight and when his daughter is kidnapped at the zoo, he can barely keep up with the kidnappers.
This makes him think about his diet. These reflections also lead to the solution of his other problems.
Lots of black humour, lots of nutritional information.
A failed lawyer who becomes successful and a gang boss through mindfulness - I love the series, but this book is still good but not the best in it.

>116 SirThomas: I am very sorry for the loss of your friend, Thomas!

Glad you had some good reading.
>119 SirThomas: This sounds like fun.

>112 SirThomas: My library has got a copy of it.
>116 SirThomas: I'm sorry for your loss.
>118 SirThomas: I'm glad to read that you liked it. 😃
Happy Sunday, Thomas.

>120 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.
The whole Achtsam morden series is a lot of fun!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

>121 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara.
I'm curious what you think of Barbara stirbt nicht.
Your BB's have always hit the mark so far!

Happy Sunday to you too!

So sorry about your friend.

Thank you, Jim.

43. Over My Dead Body / Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans

German title translated: Over My Dead Body
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the bookstore
Medium: Paper Book
First published: 2024
Pages: 416

Dr Miriam Price was murdered, she's quite sure of it. Unfortunately, she was drunk as a skunk when it happened.
Everything looked like suicide, so unless the murder is officially confirmed, she will have to serve the rest of her expected life in limbo. There are organisational problems there, as the crowds are very large due to Covid19.
She has no choice but to solve the murder herself. But the only person she can see is her neighbour, who only has a week to live. Unfortunately, Miriam waged a merciless petty war against her while she was alive, thinking she had run over her cat.
Lots of black humour, well written, a great holiday read.

>116 SirThomas: I am sorry for the loss of your friend. (( Hugs))

Thank you, Anita.
He wasn't doing very well because he had severe dementia and was still aware of it.

>126 SirThomas: sigh, another BB 😉

>129 Ameise1: Tit for tat!

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44. Cold Case Academy – Ein mörderisches Spiel / The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

German title translated: Cold Case Academy - A murderous game
yet another book published in Germany under two different titles :(
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2013
Pages: 272

A thriller for young adults.
Cassie Hobbes can read people and draw precise conclusions from the smallest details. She learnt this from her mother, who disappeared five years ago, leaving behind only a room covered in blood.
She comes to the attention of the FBI and is sent to a special academy where her skills are to be honed. Together with three other teenagers.
They are involved in old cases, but then they are drawn into a current series of murders that puts them in danger.
Exciting and well written.

March ends soon, so here are a few summaries:


1) A book featuring twins Komm zu mir, Schwester! by Lois Duncan
2) Epistolary or diary format Gregs Tagebuch 2 - Gibt's Probleme? by Jeff Kinney
3) A book featuring water Market of Monsters: Bis auf die Knochen by Rebecca Schaefer
4) A book written in another cultural tradition Die drei Sonnen by Cixin Liu
5) Read a current/recent bestseller Im dunklen, dunklen Wald by Ruth Ware
6) A book about a topic about which you have specific knowledge or expertise Emphyrio by Jack Vance *
7) Title contains a person's name Trilogie: Schlaflos / Olavs Träume / Abendmattigkeit by Jon Fosse
8) A book with an ugly cover ChatGPT u. Co.: Das neue Workbook zum Thema KI by Rainer Hattenhauer
9) A book with fewer than 100 copies on LT Der sonderbare Fall der Rosi Brucker by Tina Seel
10) The words "Big" or "Little" in the title Ein kleines Trostpflaster für uns Temponauten by Philip K. Dick
11)Features a paper based item in the plot Die Buchhändlerin von Paris by Kerri Maher
12) Something themed around food or cooking Achtsam morden durch bewusste Ernährung by Karsten Dusse
14) Written by an author 65 or older Schwarzwasser. Am Königsweg - Zwei Theaterstücke by Elfriede Jelinek
15) A short story collection / Anthology Sämtliche Erzählungen by Saki
16) Something written by a person of colour Der letzte Wolf by S. A. Cosby
17) A three-word title Universum für Neugierige by Harald Lesch
19) Set in the city The Marmalade Diaries by Ben Aitken
21) Reread a favorite book Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer by Michael Ende
22) A book about Friendship Mein Herz in allen Einzelteilen by Julie Buxbaum
23) Something that takes place in multiple countries Winterfest by Jørn Lier Horst
24) A book with nothing on the cover but the title and author Die unvollständigen Aufzeichnungen der Tourschlampe Doris by Georg Ringsgwandl
25) First published in a year ending in 24 Die Rassistin by Jana Scheerer

Todo:
13) Read a CAT
18) A book from one of the libraries listed under the "Similar libraries" featured on your LT profile page
20) Involves warriors or mercenaries

* This one was hard - What am I good at? - Worshiping my wife, being myself, unfortunately there will never be any books about that. Other than that, I'm rather mediocre
But sometimes I'm quite good at thinking outside the box, I'm one of the top ten COBOL programmers at my employer (well, there are only 9 of us in total, but what the heck!)
I quite like reading Jack Vance, there's no programmer here, but a mediocre protagonist is called COBOL...

And the stats for March:

Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,269 (longest 416 / shortest 82 / average 285)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Czechoslovakia: 1 / 1 / 1
England: 3 / 3 / 3
Germany: 2 / 2 / 2
Ireland: 3 / 3 / 1
Sweden: 1 / 1 / 1
Switzerland: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 4 / 4 / 4

Sum: 15 / 15 / 13

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

Gender:
female authors: 8 / 8 / 6
male authors: 6 / 6 / 6
n/a: 1 / 1 / 1

alive authors: 12 / 12 / 10
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 3

date first published:

1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
2000-2009: 3
2010-2019: 3
2020-2029: 5

Media:
Ebooks: 11
Paperbooks: 4

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

Reading Reason:
Author: 1
BINGO: 1
Birthday Book: 1
Recommendation real life: 2
Random / rummage: 2
Review in Newspaper: 1
This gorgeous group: 7

And the stats the first quarter:

Books read: 44
Pages read: 14,634 (longest 1,440 / shortest 80 / average 333)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Austria: 1 / 1 / 1
Belgium: 1 / 1 / 1
Czechoslovakia: 1 / 1 / 1
Canada: 2 / 2 / 2
China: 1 / 1 / 1
England: 9 / 9 / 8
Germany: 11 / 11 / 10
Ireland: 3 / 3 / 1
Norway: 2 / 2 / 2
Sweden: 2 / 2 / 1
Switzerland: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 12 / 12 / 12
n/a: 1 / 1 / 1

Sum: 47 / 47 / 42

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

Gender:
female authors: 19 / 19 / 16
male authors: 26 / 26 / 24
n/a: 2 / 2 / 2

alive authors: 38 / 38 / 34
dead authors: 9 / 9 / 9

date first published:

1930-1939: 1
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 4
2000-2009: 6
2010-2019: 14
2020-2029: 15

Media:
Ebooks: 38
Paperbooks: 6

Genre:
Comic: 3
Crime fiction: 6
Fiction: 9
Fantasy: 5
Horror: 3
Non Fiction: 5
Science Fiction: 5
Short Stories: 2
Theatre: 1
Thriller: 5

Reading Reason:
Advertising: 1
Author: 1
BINGO: 1
Birthday Book: 2
Library Thing: 2
Nobel Prize: 2
Random / Rummage: 10
Recommendation real life: 4
Review in Newspaper: 3
Stock: 1
This gorgeous group: 17

Yesterday it was sunny and we went for a big walk and enjoyed the spring.
Today it's raining and I have time for LT stats, playing Scrabble and reading.
Also a nice day...

It started storming yesterday, and i hope you have a great time playing Scrabble & Reading!

>116 SirThomas: So sorry for your loss, Thomas.

>134 SirThomas: >135 SirThomas: Nice stats! You are ahead of me this year ;-)

>137 Owltherian: Thank you very much, Lily.
We both had it, although I lost both games...
And the books treated me well!
The two working days yesterday and the day before yesterday were a bit difficult for me, because of the time change on Sunday we have to get up an hour earlier.
But it is getting better.

>138 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita.
I look forward to you overtaking me again soon!

45. Der dunkle Wald / 三部曲 《黑暗森林》 by Cixin Liu

German title translated: The Dark Forest
English title: The Dark Forest
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie review
Medium: eBook
First published: 2008
Pages: 816

Contact with the Trisolarians has deeply unsettled humanity, and the blockade of basic scientific research is also becoming more and more of a problem. Likewise the fact that all storage media are open to the Sophons.
How is humanity supposed to protect itself against the approaching fleet?
The only thing they can't do is read minds, so a desperate project is launched in which individuals are supposed to hatch plans and not let anyone in on it...
Scientifically sound with quiet phases and phases full of action.
There are new protagonists, but also old acquaintances.
I found the second volume even better than the first.

>139 SirThomas: Your very welcome Thomas & i managed to finish three very short stories last night! Making my book count 17 i think- I also just stubbed the crap out of my toe and it stings right now.

Congratulations for finishing the books and hopefully your toe will be better again soon.
These pains are disgusting

It feels better, but alas my pain hasn't stopped as i have started the womanly once a month thing.

I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you're coping well. I don't have any experience of this myself, only through my wife. But we are now past that age.

Im coping well, but i know tomorrow's cramps are going to be way worse.

I'm thinking of you - Hopefully it won't be as bad as you fear.

This weekend was a busy one.
On Friday afternoon we started cleaning our patio tiles, which kept us busy on Saturday. I did it by hand, as a pressure washer would put too much strain on the tiles. The windbreak and the awning rails are also spotlessly clean now.
On Sunday, we visited our neighbour in hospital, but she will soon be back home, unfortunately in a nursing home. She can no longer look after herself. Apart from that, we enjoyed our clean sun terrace.

46. Jenseits der Zeit / 死神永生 by Cixin Liu

German title translated: Beyond the time
English title: Death's End
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Movie review
Medium: eBook
First published: 2010
Pages: 916

The conclusion of the series that began with the Chinese Cultural Revolution and ends with the end of the universe.
Cheng Xin holds the fate of the Earth in her hands, but isn't she in over her head?
It turns out that the Trisolarians are just a small animal in the big jungle of the universe.
Great and excitingly written.

DNF:

47. Das Buch der Phobien und Manien / The Book of Phobias and Manias by Kate Summerscale

German title translated: The Book of Phobias and Manias
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2022
Pages: 404

A list of 99 phobias and manias.
Unfortunately, I was already bored after the introduction, maybe it's just me, who knows?
I had the impression that the book should be on the market while COVID-19 is still current.
I'm counting it as I've started it and I'll reach the magic 75 without it, but I gave up in the first quarter and didn't read any further. Life is too short for bad books.

48. Zorn – Tod und Regen by Stephan Ludwig

German title translated: Zorn, Death and Rain
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Reading Reason: BB Club Read (Thank you again, Barbara (Ameise1))
Medium: eBook
First published: 2012
Pages: 368

A city in eastern Germany in constant rain.
Claudius Zorn is a policeman who hates his job, he is grumpy and lazy.
When a pool of blood is found without a body, he reluctantly starts investigating.
His partner Schröder is short, obese and enjoys his work.
He also has many talents that you wouldn't expect him to have (a bit of a cliché, but what the heck).
When the public prosecutor appears to be obstructing the investigation, Zorn's zeal is aroused, but his opponent is much more cunning than they realise...
A series that I will certainly continue...

Thomas, the books you read are very interesting

Thank you, Lily, a lot of my readings are based on great recommendations from this amazing group!

Wow, i just reread what i have or am getting, although my cat scratched up a whole series of books i spent my hard saved money on and now i cant even read them.

That's a sad thing, but as cats are the rulers of the world, you'll just have to put up with it😉.

Thankfully i had already read it, and for sure.

OK, that's good!

I like rereading series of books, and if i want to reread them i would have to rebuy them and I'm not sure i want to do that, yet at least.

Look at you already done with 48!! And you are doing way better on the Bingo than I am. Sigh. ; )

>158 Owltherian: At least you can take your time and think about what you want.

Thats very true!

>159 Berly: As Suzi Quatro once said:
CRASH CRASH 48 CRASH!
And I have to confess that I picked books for Bingo...

We had signed up for a sushi cooking class at the adult education center and were on the waiting list. We have just been informed that 2 places have become available. Now we have to get our aprons and other utensils together quickly and then we can start.
I'm looking forward to it, let's see what new things we can learn.

I will report back tomorrow after work...

Sushi!!!! : )

Yummy!!!! :)

Sushi is delicious, except for when it has wasabi on it, it makes it taste gross.

I love wasabi - and pickled ginger too.
The cookery course was great, we learned a lot, now our inside-out rolls should also be a success...
The teacher is Japanese and used to have a restaurant in Japan. She has now lived in Germany for some time.
We were 9 participants spread over 4 cooking stations. Everyone had slightly different ingredients. I wouldn't have thought that you could make delicious sushi with fried minced meat.
We spent the last hour together eating the delicacies.

The rest of the week was also pleasant.
On Wednesday, I treated myself to a one-hour wellness oil massage after work, which was very pleasant and relaxing.
Yesterday I finished work a little early and took advantage of the sunny spring weather to play a round of golf, only the second time this year. It was beautiful outside and I even played quite well.
The picture is not from this year, but it was just as nice ;-)

49. Die Biber Methode / Majavateoria by Antti Tuomainen

German title translated: The Beaver Method
English Title: The Beaver Theory
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at th library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2022
Pages: 288

The third volume featuring actuary Henri Koskinnen and his amusement park.
This time a rival park tries to drive him to ruin. Of course there are deaths again, of course he uses maths to react. He also develops in his private life and gets on better.
Quirky and funny.

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Interesting allocation...

Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Thomas.

Thank you, my friend, we had that.
Friday afternoon we started cleaning our windows, which we finished on Saturday morning.
In the afternoon we saw our housemates coming back from a dog walk, they came up to us and we enjoyed the company and sparkling wine on our balcony. 4 out of 5 flats were gathered (the others were not at home).
Yesterday I went golfing in the morning and didn't do too badly, at lunchtime we had our first barbecue of the year.
In the afternoon we played Scrabble on our balcony.

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50. Niemand schwebt allein by Markus Orths

German title translated: No one floats alone
Genre: Short Stories
Reading Reason: Rummage at th library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2024
Pages: 192

A collection of short stories between comedy and horror.
Some work brilliantly, some not quite so well.
Still worth reading.

51. Minihorror by Barbi Marković

German title translated: Minihorror
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at th library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2023
Pages: 192

Mini and Miki are strangers and don't want to attract attention. But that's difficult when you don't always know how to behave.
Humour and horror in various episodes from their lives, often in absurd situations.
It didn't work for me.

52. Mord im Dorf der Esel by Katharina Schendel

German title translated: Murder in the village of donkeys
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at th library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2024
Pages: 304

A village on the coast of England where it is so steep that the only way to get around is by donkey.
Stella Honeycut comes from Australia to help her aunt who has broken her leg. Stella is an expert on Agatha Christie. When the vicar's housekeeper is murdered and her aunt (her name is Jane, of course...) comes under suspicion, she begins to investigate. A nice cozy crime in the style of Agatha Christie with endearing characters.
An enjoyable read.

>176 SirThomas: BB - I think we have a pretty good balance as far as BBs are concerned 😃.
I wish you a good start to the new week.

Thank you, Barbara, I think so too.
Have a wonderful week!

>176 SirThomas: You always come up with some interesting titles I've never heard of before.

Thank you, Lori.
This one just came out in January 2024, so you had no chance to know it...

>167 SirThomas: Looks delicious, Thomas!

>169 SirThomas: Looking forward to read the last Henri Koskinnen book!

>172 SirThomas: Glad to see you enjoyed your weekend.

Hello Tom.

Reading your thread and cathching up on all the intriguing horror books you read. There are a lot of books I'm tempted to add to my April list of books to read.

I very much like the idea of an author coming to where you live and reading his book.

Happy Spring to you. I very much like the photo you posted of green small hills. You noted it wasn't current, but added it, and I'm glad you did because it was so cherry and springlike.

All good wishes to you.

>181 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita.
I think you will like Henri Koskonens next adventure...

>182 Whisper1: I'm glad I could give you some reading suggestions, Linda.

The picture was very similar to the view I had so I thought I could reuse it, I am pleased that you like it.

Yesterday evening we had a reading by Birgit Mattausch, she read from her book Bis wir Wald werden. It was wonderful, the local bookseller moderated and asked questions, Mrs Mattausch read from the book and answered the questions. In between there was piano music.
I already loved the book beforehand, but the reading by the author and some background information made it even better.
Perhaps I should "read" an audio book more often after all...

All the best to you.

53. Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

Genre: Short Stories
Reading Reason: Early Reviewers win
Medium: eBook
First published: 2024
Pages: 177

A collection of ten short stories, some are gloomy, some have a silver lining.
They are about about racism, homophobia and misogyny, but it's still fun to read them.
Some are more SF, some horror, some fiction.
Exciting and thought-provoking and often with an unexpected twist at the end.
I enjoyed reading it.

The individual stories:

Apocalypse Still
During a zombie apocalypse, Jenise tries to protect herself.
But her colleagues are more carefree. She is worried because, like many others, she was bitten a few months ago but has no symptoms.
Runaway
A young black slave is forced to watch her mother being sold.
She decides to do something about it.
Intense and exciting.
Superhuman
Even people with superpowers can have problems, especially if they are black...
Entangled
A mixed-race date can lead to awkwardness, but it doesn't always affect the wrong people...
The Pastor's Wife
A fortune teller at the funeral of her cousin, she had foreseen her death but doubted herself...
The Dentverine
Vampire-like monsters are on the prowl, but there is one girl who can control her monster nature.
Collapsed
After the disaster, a girl does everything she can to protect her brother.
Race Play
A slave and her master back then, a woman and her lover today. Is there transmigration of souls?
Antenna
A girl with hallucinations, or is there more to it?
The Town of Los Valles
A holiday threatens to turn into a nightmare when a double booking causes problems, but help is at hand.

54. Der Fluch des Hasen / 저주토끼 by Bora Chung

German title translated: The curse of the hare
English Title: Cursed bunny
Genre: Short Stories
Reading Reason: Rummage at th library
Medium: eBook
First published: 2017
Pages: 251

Again, a colourful mixture of short stories that includes several genres.
Creepy, humorous, captivating.

Yay!
Out for the 2024 TinyCat Birthday Hunt...

...and reading:

55. Zorn - Vom Lieben und Sterben by Stephan Ludwig

German title translated: About loving and dying
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Reading Reason: BB Club Read (Thank you again, Barbara (Ameise1))
Medium: eBook
First published: 2012
Pages: 368

A young mountain biker is decapitated by a taut wire rope.
The investigation reveals that he belongs to a clique that has been breaking into allotment gardens.
When another youth from the clique dies, Zorn and Schröder desperately search for the connection.
Another very atmospheric thriller that you can hardly put down.
This time you find out more about fat Schröder.
I will definitely continue with the series.

..and wordles:
wördle.de #828 - 3/6
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Wordle 21.04.2024 - 3/6
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The weekend was a bit rainy.
This gave us time for Scrabble and the 2024 TinyCat Birthday Hunt.
It was great fun again and I got to know LT better.
With the help of Talpa Search and a few tips from the community, I found all 15 TinyCats.

56. Rot / Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde

German title translated: Red
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Reading Reason: Author
Medium: eBook
First published: 2024
Pages: 512

The long-awaited sequel to Shades of Grey.
Eddie Russett lives in the periphery and tries to uncover the secret of her world together with Jane Grey.
But this proves to be dangerous, and not just for them.
The more they find out, the more questions arise.
The idea of a rigid society whose life is influenced by colour perception is fascinating and wonderfully described.

The week was eventful:

On Monday evening we went to a lecture.
My wife volunteered as a bereavement counsellor in the hospice association, among other things, and Chris Paul was invited to give a talk on the kaleidoscope of mourning to 150 interested people to mark its 30th anniversary.
She is a great speaker and a good singer. She explained a song to suit each topic and then sang it herself.
It was a wonderful evening.

On Tuesday evening we had a reading circle in the local bookshop. There were slightly fewer of us this time (7 + 2 from the bookshop), but the discussion was more intense and we discovered completely new facets of the book.
I love the idea of the whole town reading the same book and engaging with it in different events.
This time it's Barbara stirbt nicht by Alina Bronsky.

Last night we had online lecture.
My wife on the topic of "Dementia: Farewell processes of relatives", I on the topic of "Digital legacy".
It's a good thing we have two notebooks.
Both presentations were very interesting and we really enjoyed them - even if there was no sparkling wine, as there was on Monday and Tuesday.
But we were invited to celebrate with our neighbour beforehand, she had foot surgery and was allowed to put weight on her foot again yesterday - after 8 weeks. We only had half an hour, but it was enough time for a glass of sparkling wine...

Nothing planned for tonight, finally time to read again.

..and wordles:
wördle.de #832 - 3/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tutor

Wordle 25.04.2024 - 4/6
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⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 Packt
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Stadt
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