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1FAMeulstee
Welcome to my seventh thread in 2023!
I am Anita Meulstee (60), married with Frank (61) since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art, books and walking.
No inspiration, so recycling pictures of sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, that we saw in Fondation Maeght in 2009 and in the Tate Modern in 2017.
Fondation Maeght, from left to right: Femme debout II (1960); Homme qui marche I (1960); Femme de Venise IV, VII, V, II, III (1956)
Tate Modern 2017 exhibition, from left to right: Dog (1957); Women of Venice (1956); Three Man Walking (1943-1949)
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I have been hanging around in this group a few months after finding LibraryThing in March 2008. I skipped one year (2013), when my reading dropped to almost nothing. This was a side effect of taking Paxil. In 2015 I was able to wean off Paxil, and a year later my reading skyrocketed. The last years it is slowing down sightly, my initial "reading hunger" has waned a bit.
I read (almost) everything, from childrens and YA books to more serious literature, mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, and I try not to forget to throw some non-fiction into the mix.
I am Anita Meulstee (60), married with Frank (61) since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art, books and walking.
No inspiration, so recycling pictures of sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, that we saw in Fondation Maeght in 2009 and in the Tate Modern in 2017.
Fondation Maeght, from left to right: Femme debout II (1960); Homme qui marche I (1960); Femme de Venise IV, VII, V, II, III (1956)
Tate Modern 2017 exhibition, from left to right: Dog (1957); Women of Venice (1956); Three Man Walking (1943-1949)
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I have been hanging around in this group a few months after finding LibraryThing in March 2008. I skipped one year (2013), when my reading dropped to almost nothing. This was a side effect of taking Paxil. In 2015 I was able to wean off Paxil, and a year later my reading skyrocketed. The last years it is slowing down sightly, my initial "reading hunger" has waned a bit.
I read (almost) everything, from childrens and YA books to more serious literature, mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, and I try not to forget to throw some non-fiction into the mix.
2FAMeulstee
total books read in 2023: 165
16 own / 149 library
total pages read in 2023: 56,127
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currently reading:
e-book: Een geest in de keel (A ghost in the throat) by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 304 pages
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books read in July 2023: 22 books, 7,927 pages, 5 own / 17 library)
book 144: Natuuramnesie by Marc Argeloo, 422 pages, TIOLI #9
(msg 54)
book 145: Aan open zee (By the open sea) by August Strindberg, 208 pages, TIOLI #9
(msg 55)
book 146: Het hart van de mens (The heart of man) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, 414 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 71)
book 147: Niet te stoppen (On the come up) by Angie Thomas, 379 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 72)
book 148: Dandy uit het noorden (De grote eeuw 2) by Jan Gillou, 288 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 79)
book 149: Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) by Claudio Morandini, 127 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 80)
book 150: Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) by John Steinbeck, 603 pages, TIOLI #4
(msg 87)
book 151: Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt, 925 pages, TIOLI #3
(msg 124)
book 152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske, 51 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 125)
book 153: Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) by Angela Carter, 384 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 126)
book 154: De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) by Carol Shields, 315 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 127)
book 155: Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) by John Updike, 300 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 135)
book 156: De jongen die het paard van Attila stal (The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse) by Iván Repila, 123 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 136)
book 157: Hoffman's honger (Hoffman's hunger) by Leon de Winter, 290 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 145)
book 158: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol by Dimitri Verhulst, 186 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 146)
book 159: De Cock en moord in reclame (De Cock 59) by A.C. Baantjer, 139 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 147)
book 160: De vrouw die terug moest (For the Missing) by Lina Bengtsdotter, 318 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 148)
book 161: Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin, 340 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 154)
book 162: Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen, 428 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 155)
book 163: Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) by Henry James, 728 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 156)
book 164: Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 458 pages, TIOLI #8
(msg 157)
book 165: De hongerende weg (The famished road) by Ben Okri, 492 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 158)
16 own / 149 library
total pages read in 2023: 56,127
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currently reading:
e-book: Een geest in de keel (A ghost in the throat) by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 304 pages
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books read in July 2023: 22 books, 7,927 pages, 5 own / 17 library)
book 144: Natuuramnesie by Marc Argeloo, 422 pages, TIOLI #9
(msg 54)book 145: Aan open zee (By the open sea) by August Strindberg, 208 pages, TIOLI #9
(msg 55)book 146: Het hart van de mens (The heart of man) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, 414 pages, TIOLI #4
(msg 71)book 147: Niet te stoppen (On the come up) by Angie Thomas, 379 pages, TIOLI #4
(msg 72)book 148: Dandy uit het noorden (De grote eeuw 2) by Jan Gillou, 288 pages, TIOLI #1
(msg 79)book 149: Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) by Claudio Morandini, 127 pages, TIOLI #4
(msg 80)book 150: Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) by John Steinbeck, 603 pages, TIOLI #4
(msg 87)book 151: Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt, 925 pages, TIOLI #3
(msg 124)book 152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske, 51 pages, TIOLI #7
(msg 125)book 153: Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) by Angela Carter, 384 pages, TIOLI #6
(msg 126)book 154: De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) by Carol Shields, 315 pages, TIOLI #5
(msg 127)book 155: Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) by John Updike, 300 pages, TIOLI #2
(msg 135)book 156: De jongen die het paard van Attila stal (The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse) by Iván Repila, 123 pages, TIOLI #14
(msg 136)book 157: Hoffman's honger (Hoffman's hunger) by Leon de Winter, 290 pages, TIOLI #15
(msg 145)book 158: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol by Dimitri Verhulst, 186 pages, TIOLI #12
(msg 146)book 159: De Cock en moord in reclame (De Cock 59) by A.C. Baantjer, 139 pages, TIOLI #11
(msg 147)book 160: De vrouw die terug moest (For the Missing) by Lina Bengtsdotter, 318 pages, TIOLI #10
(msg 148)book 161: Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin, 340 pages, TIOLI #8
(msg 154)book 162: Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen, 428 pages, TIOLI #13
(msg 155)book 163: Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) by Henry James, 728 pages, TIOLI #9
(msg 156)book 164: Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 458 pages, TIOLI #8
(msg 157)book 165: De hongerende weg (The famished road) by Ben Okri, 492 pages, TIOLI #4
(msg 158)3FAMeulstee
July 2023 reading plans
TIOLI July 2023 SWEEP
#1: Read a book whose author has a first name which is the same as that of someone in your family
-Dandy uit het noorden (De grote eeuw 2) - Jan Gillou, 288 pages (library)
#2: Read a book of prose (fiction or non-fiction) written by a New Yorker contributor
-Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) - John Updike, 300 pages (library)
#3: Read a book by one of the authors interviewed for The Writer’s Library by Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager
-Het puttertje (The goldfinch) - Donna Tartt, 925 pages (library)
#4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
-Het hart van de mens (The heart of man) - Jón Kalman Stefánsson, 414 pages (e-library)
-De hongerende weg (The famished road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages (library)
-Niet te stoppen (On the come up) - Angie Thomas, 379 pages (e-library)
-Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) - Claudio Morandini, 127 pages (library)
-Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) - John Steinbeck, 603 pages
#5: Read a book by a Canadian author
-De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) - Carol Shields, 315 pages (e-library)
#6: Read a book by an author who is an atheist
-Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) - Angela Carter, 384 pages (e-library)
#7: Read a book for the White Elephant Book Award challenge
-Hoe je geliefde te herkennen - Tomas Lieske, 51 pages
#8: Read a book by an author who is published in fiction and nonfiction
-Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) - Bruce Chatwin, 340 pages (library)
-Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 458 pages (library)
#9: Read a book with an 8 in the total number of pages, or use all numbers of this total to get to 8
-Aan open zee (By the open sea) - August Strindberg, 208 pages (library)
-Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo, 422 pages
-Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) - Henry James, 728 pages (e-library)
#10: Read a 'time' book (time slip, time travel, multiple timelines)
-De vrouw die terug moest (For the Missing) - Lina Bengtsdotter, 318 pages (e-library)
#11: Read a book that is at least the 7th book in a series
-De Cock en moord in reclame (De Cock 59) - A.C. Baantjer, 139 pages (e-library)
#12: Read a book with a potentially offensive word or phrase in the title
-Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol - Dimitri Verhulst, 186 pages
#13: Read a memoir or autobiography by someone still living
-Ik = cartograaf - Jeroen Theunissen, 428 pages (library)
#14: 3 & 3 - Read a book with 3 three-letter words in the title
-De jongen die het paard van Attila stal (The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse) - Iván Repila, 124 pages (library)
#15: Read a book that has a possessive in the title
-Hoffman's honger (Hoffman's hunger) - Leon de Winter, 290 pages
TIOLI July 2023 SWEEP
#1: Read a book whose author has a first name which is the same as that of someone in your family
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#2: Read a book of prose (fiction or non-fiction) written by a New Yorker contributor
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#12: Read a book with a potentially offensive word or phrase in the title
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#13: Read a memoir or autobiography by someone still living
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August 2023 reading plans
TIOLI August 2023
#1: Read a book blurbed by one of your favorite authors
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#2: Read a book in which either the title or the author’s name contains the same name as a Shakespearean character
- Winterthur - Alexander Nieuwenhuis, 174 pages (e-library 20/8)
#3 Read a book whose cover includes the word august or its synonym
- Spion van nobel bloed (The Honourable Schoolboy) - John le Carré, 576 pages
#4: Read a book that is tagged at LibraryThing as "Adventure"
- De kartuize van Parma (The charterhouse of Parma) - Stendhal, 729 pages (e-library 7/8)
#5: Read a book with a profession in the title or author's name
- Melkboer (Milkman) - Anna Burns, 367 pages (library)
#6: Read a book by an author you have not read in 3+ years
- Het geheime dagboek van Adrian Mole 13 3/4 jaar (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾) - Sue Townsend, 287 pages (e-library 9/8)
- Honderd jaar eenzaamheid (One Hundred Years of Solitude) - Gabriel García Márquez, 428 pages
#7: Read a book with a contranym in the title
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#8: Read a book with an eating utensil on the cover or in the title
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#9: Read a book with one or more wings on the cover
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#10: Read a book with a word in the title suggesting death
- Oud genoeg om dood te gaan (Natural Causes) - Barbara Ehrenreich, 235 pages (library)
#11: Read a book (F or NF) about espionage and/or the Cold War
- Casino Royale (Casino Royale) - Ian Fleming, 219 pages (library)
#12 : Read a book that shares its name with another piece of creative art (not another book)
- De belofte (The Promise) - Damon Galgut, 318 pages (library 5/9)
- Eeuwige vriendschap (von Bodenstein en Kirchhoff 10) - Nele Neuhaus, 464 pages (library 5/9)
- Pleegkind (Foster) - Claire Keegan, 92 pages (library 5/9)
- De horizon - Wiesław Myśliwski, 624 pages (library 5/9)
#13: Read a book where the first word of the title is an article
- De akte van mijn moeder (The Acts of My Mother) - András Forgách, 335 pages (library 5/9)
- Het eiland van de verdwenen bomen (The Island of Missing Trees) - Elif Shafak, 365 pages (library 22/8)
- Een geest in de keel (A ghost in the throat) - Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 304 pages (e-library 2/8)
- Stechlin (The Stechlin) - Theodor Fontane, 432 pages (e-library 4/8)
- De blauwe schuit - Yamamoto Shūgorō, 297 pages (e-library 22/8)
#14: Read a book that has something to do with a medical condition affecting yourself or someone in your family
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#15: Read a book by an author who you read in any previous August of this decade
- Een geslaagde grap (A perfect hoax) - Italo Svevo, 94 pages
TIOLI August 2023
#1: Read a book blurbed by one of your favorite authors
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#2: Read a book in which either the title or the author’s name contains the same name as a Shakespearean character
- Winterthur - Alexander Nieuwenhuis, 174 pages (e-library 20/8)
#3 Read a book whose cover includes the word august or its synonym
- Spion van nobel bloed (The Honourable Schoolboy) - John le Carré, 576 pages
#4: Read a book that is tagged at LibraryThing as "Adventure"
- De kartuize van Parma (The charterhouse of Parma) - Stendhal, 729 pages (e-library 7/8)
#5: Read a book with a profession in the title or author's name
- Melkboer (Milkman) - Anna Burns, 367 pages (library)
#6: Read a book by an author you have not read in 3+ years
- Het geheime dagboek van Adrian Mole 13 3/4 jaar (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾) - Sue Townsend, 287 pages (e-library 9/8)
- Honderd jaar eenzaamheid (One Hundred Years of Solitude) - Gabriel García Márquez, 428 pages
#7: Read a book with a contranym in the title
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#8: Read a book with an eating utensil on the cover or in the title
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#9: Read a book with one or more wings on the cover
-
#10: Read a book with a word in the title suggesting death
- Oud genoeg om dood te gaan (Natural Causes) - Barbara Ehrenreich, 235 pages (library)
#11: Read a book (F or NF) about espionage and/or the Cold War
- Casino Royale (Casino Royale) - Ian Fleming, 219 pages (library)
#12 : Read a book that shares its name with another piece of creative art (not another book)
- De belofte (The Promise) - Damon Galgut, 318 pages (library 5/9)
- Eeuwige vriendschap (von Bodenstein en Kirchhoff 10) - Nele Neuhaus, 464 pages (library 5/9)
- Pleegkind (Foster) - Claire Keegan, 92 pages (library 5/9)
- De horizon - Wiesław Myśliwski, 624 pages (library 5/9)
#13: Read a book where the first word of the title is an article
- De akte van mijn moeder (The Acts of My Mother) - András Forgách, 335 pages (library 5/9)
- Het eiland van de verdwenen bomen (The Island of Missing Trees) - Elif Shafak, 365 pages (library 22/8)
- Een geest in de keel (A ghost in the throat) - Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 304 pages (e-library 2/8)
- Stechlin (The Stechlin) - Theodor Fontane, 432 pages (e-library 4/8)
- De blauwe schuit - Yamamoto Shūgorō, 297 pages (e-library 22/8)
#14: Read a book that has something to do with a medical condition affecting yourself or someone in your family
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#15: Read a book by an author who you read in any previous August of this decade
- Een geslaagde grap (A perfect hoax) - Italo Svevo, 94 pages
5FAMeulstee
books read in January 2023
book 1: De fundamenten by Ramsey Nasr
book 2: Bestaat er een raarder leven dan het mijne? Jef Last (1898-1972) by Rudi Wester
book 3: Levensgevaar (Rivierdelta 2) by Arttu Tuominen
book 4: Broers (Brothers) by Bernice Rubens
book 5: Mijn dertigjarige oorlog (No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War) by Hiroo Onoda
book 6: Het schemeren van de wereld (The Twilight World) by Werner Herzog
book 7: Eigen welzijn eerst by Roxane van Iperen
book 8: Wolven op het ruiterpad by Tijs Goldschmidt
book 9: Rotterdam: ode aan de inefficiëntie by Arjen van Veelen
book 10: Doctor Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 11: Vlimmen contra Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 12: Vlimmens tweede jeugd by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 13: Het weeshuis in de azuurblauwe zee (The House in the Cerulean Sea) by T.J. Klune
book 14: Job: roman over een eenvoudige man (Job: The Story of a Simple Man) by Joseph Roth
book 15: Vogels van West- en Midden-Europa by Philip J.K. Burton
book 16: De raaf by Louis Beyens
book 17: Zwartboek (The Black Book; John Rebus 5) by Ian Rankin
book 18: Met lichte tred by Ton Lemaire
book 19: Onheilstijding (A Dying Fall; Ruth Galloway 5) by Elly Griffiths
book 20: Leven en lot (Life and Fate) by Vasili Grossman
book 21: Vallende stenen (Konráð 4) by Arnaldur Indriðason
book 22: De opwindvogelkronieken (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) by Haruki Murakami
book 23: De uitverkorene (The Elected Member) by Bernice Rubens
books read in February 2023
book 24: De bijzondere woorden van Gioia by Enrico Galiano
book 25: Verweven leven (Entangled life) by Merlin Sheldrake
book 26: Transit (Transit) by Anna Seghers
book 27: Vissen hebben geen voeten (Fish Have No Feet) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 28: Perenbomen bloeien wit by Gerbrand Bakker
book 29: De zaak van Münster (Münster's Case; Van Veeteren 6) by Håkan Nesser
book 30: Verzen van nu by Garmt Stuiveling
book 31: Koning Lear (King Lear) by William Shakespeare
book 32: Pony (Pony) by R.J. Palacio
book 33: Verwilderd (Bewilderment) by Richard Powers
book 34: Karel en Elegast - Anonymus
book 35: De veensoldaten by Wolfgang Langhoff
book 36: Zwarte seconden (Black Seconds; Konrad Sejer 6) by Karin Fossum
book 37: Het hart is een eenzame jager (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter) by Carson McCullers
book 38: Toen ik dit zag by Rutger Kopland
book 39: Wilde rozen en andere verhalen by Konstantin Paustovski
book 40: De memoires van Norton, filosoof en hond (Norton's Philosophical Memoirs) by Håkan Nesser
book 41: De alchemist (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho
book 42: Laatste zomernacht by Maarten 't Hart
book 43: Uit de bek van de walvis (From the Mouth of the Whale) by Sjón
book 44: Reisverslag van een kat (The Travelling Cat Chronicles) by Hiro Arikawa
book 45: Madame le Commissaire en de verdwenen Engelsman (Isabelle Bonnet 1) by Pierre Martin
book 46: Het gele behang en andere verhalen by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
book 47: Dat weet je niet by Jens Christian Grøndahl
book 48: Wat bomen ons vertellen (Tree Story) by Valerie Trouet
book 49: De val (The fell) by Sarah Moss
book 50: Zo begint het slechte (Thus Bad Begins) by Javier Marías
book 51: Eurotrash by Christian Kracht
book 52: Een jaar in scherven by Koos van Zomeren
book 53: Vang de haas (Catch the rabbit) by Lana Bastašić
book 1: De fundamenten by Ramsey Nasr
book 2: Bestaat er een raarder leven dan het mijne? Jef Last (1898-1972) by Rudi Wester
book 3: Levensgevaar (Rivierdelta 2) by Arttu Tuominen
book 4: Broers (Brothers) by Bernice Rubens
book 5: Mijn dertigjarige oorlog (No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War) by Hiroo Onoda
book 6: Het schemeren van de wereld (The Twilight World) by Werner Herzog
book 7: Eigen welzijn eerst by Roxane van Iperen
book 8: Wolven op het ruiterpad by Tijs Goldschmidt
book 9: Rotterdam: ode aan de inefficiëntie by Arjen van Veelen
book 10: Doctor Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 11: Vlimmen contra Vlimmen by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 12: Vlimmens tweede jeugd by Mr. A. Roothaert
book 13: Het weeshuis in de azuurblauwe zee (The House in the Cerulean Sea) by T.J. Klune
book 14: Job: roman over een eenvoudige man (Job: The Story of a Simple Man) by Joseph Roth
book 15: Vogels van West- en Midden-Europa by Philip J.K. Burton
book 16: De raaf by Louis Beyens
book 17: Zwartboek (The Black Book; John Rebus 5) by Ian Rankin
book 18: Met lichte tred by Ton Lemaire
book 19: Onheilstijding (A Dying Fall; Ruth Galloway 5) by Elly Griffiths
book 20: Leven en lot (Life and Fate) by Vasili Grossman
book 21: Vallende stenen (Konráð 4) by Arnaldur Indriðason
book 22: De opwindvogelkronieken (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) by Haruki Murakami
book 23: De uitverkorene (The Elected Member) by Bernice Rubens
books read in February 2023
book 24: De bijzondere woorden van Gioia by Enrico Galiano
book 25: Verweven leven (Entangled life) by Merlin Sheldrake
book 26: Transit (Transit) by Anna Seghers
book 27: Vissen hebben geen voeten (Fish Have No Feet) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 28: Perenbomen bloeien wit by Gerbrand Bakker
book 29: De zaak van Münster (Münster's Case; Van Veeteren 6) by Håkan Nesser
book 30: Verzen van nu by Garmt Stuiveling
book 31: Koning Lear (King Lear) by William Shakespeare
book 32: Pony (Pony) by R.J. Palacio
book 33: Verwilderd (Bewilderment) by Richard Powers
book 34: Karel en Elegast - Anonymus
book 35: De veensoldaten by Wolfgang Langhoff
book 36: Zwarte seconden (Black Seconds; Konrad Sejer 6) by Karin Fossum
book 37: Het hart is een eenzame jager (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter) by Carson McCullers
book 38: Toen ik dit zag by Rutger Kopland
book 39: Wilde rozen en andere verhalen by Konstantin Paustovski
book 40: De memoires van Norton, filosoof en hond (Norton's Philosophical Memoirs) by Håkan Nesser
book 41: De alchemist (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho
book 42: Laatste zomernacht by Maarten 't Hart
book 43: Uit de bek van de walvis (From the Mouth of the Whale) by Sjón
book 44: Reisverslag van een kat (The Travelling Cat Chronicles) by Hiro Arikawa
book 45: Madame le Commissaire en de verdwenen Engelsman (Isabelle Bonnet 1) by Pierre Martin
book 46: Het gele behang en andere verhalen by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
book 47: Dat weet je niet by Jens Christian Grøndahl
book 48: Wat bomen ons vertellen (Tree Story) by Valerie Trouet
book 49: De val (The fell) by Sarah Moss
book 50: Zo begint het slechte (Thus Bad Begins) by Javier Marías
book 51: Eurotrash by Christian Kracht
book 52: Een jaar in scherven by Koos van Zomeren
book 53: Vang de haas (Catch the rabbit) by Lana Bastašić
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books read in March 2023
book 54: Madame le Commissaire en de uitgestelde wraak (Isabelle Bonnet 2) by Pierre Martin
book 55: De werkplaats van de duivel (The Devil's Workshop) by Jáchym Topol
book 56: De ontdekking van de natuur by Hans Mulder, 256 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 75)
book 57: De niet verhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet (The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet) by David Mitchell
book 58: Haas (The Year of the Hare) by Artro Paasilinna
book 59: Het boek van de doodgraver by Oliver Pötzsch
book 60: Jasper en zijn knecht by Gerbrand Bakker
book 61: Pelgrim zonder God by Herman Vuijsje
book 62: Niet alleen by Tim Voors
book 63: Vluchtig verlangen (Transient Desires; Brunetti 30) by Donna Leon
book 64: De verliefden (The Infatuations) by Javier Marías
book 65: Duitse les (The German Lesson) by Siegfried Lenz
book 66: Hoe duur was de suiker? (The Cost of Sugar) by Cynthia Mc Leod
book 67: De foltering van Eldorado by Albert Helman
book 68: Het geluk van de wandelaar (The Gentle Art of Tramping) by Stephen Graham
book 69: De rode ruiterij (Red Cavalry) by Isaak Babel
book 70: Wereld & wandel van Michael K (Life & Times of Michael K) by J.M. Coetzee
book 71: Het schot dat niemand raakte (The Bullet That Missed) by Richard Osman
book 72: Dwars door de Lage Landen by Arnout Hauben
book 73: Het plezier van wandelen (Walking: One Step At a Time) by Erling Kagge
book 74: Boud by Eva Rovers
books read in April 2023
book 75: De geschiedenis van het pad (In Praise of Paths) by Torbjørn Ekelund
book 76: Onder buren by Juli Zeh
book 77: Joe Speedboot (Joe Speedboat) by Tommy Wieringa
book 78: Madame le Commissaire en de dood van de politiechef by Pierre Martin
book 79: Het hoofdkussenboek (The Pillow Book) by Sei Shōnagon
book 80: Het meisje met de luidende stem (The Girl With the Louding Voice) by Abi Daré
book 81: De wandeling (The Walk) by Robert Walser
book 82: Ademloos (Whiteout; Dark Iceland 4) by Ragnar Jónasson
book 83: Erfgoed (Heritage) by Miguel Bonnefoy
book 84: Slechts een diefstal (Stolen) by Ann-Helén Laestadius
book 85: Een heel leven voor je (The Life before Us) by Romain Gary
book 86: Pelgrim langs Tinker Creek (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek) by Annie Dillard
book 87: Titanic : de laatste beelden (Titanic: The Last Great Images) by Robert Ballard
book 88: De winnaars (The Winners) by Fredrik Backman
book 89: Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) by Maya Angelou
book 90: De brug met drie bogen (The Three-Arched Bridge) by Ismail Kadare
book 91: Historiën (Histories) by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
book 92: Vuurwerk (Mortal Causes; John Rebus 6) by Ian Rankin
book 93: Erasmus : dwarsdenker by Sandra Langereis
book 94: Trage paarden (Slow Horses) by Mick Herron
book 95: Lessen in chemie (Lessons in Chemistry) by Bonnie Garmus
book 96: Regeneration : De klimaatcrisis opgelost in één generatie (Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation) by Paul Hawken
book 54: Madame le Commissaire en de uitgestelde wraak (Isabelle Bonnet 2) by Pierre Martin
book 55: De werkplaats van de duivel (The Devil's Workshop) by Jáchym Topol
book 56: De ontdekking van de natuur by Hans Mulder, 256 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 75)
book 57: De niet verhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet (The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet) by David Mitchell
book 58: Haas (The Year of the Hare) by Artro Paasilinna
book 59: Het boek van de doodgraver by Oliver Pötzsch
book 60: Jasper en zijn knecht by Gerbrand Bakker
book 61: Pelgrim zonder God by Herman Vuijsje
book 62: Niet alleen by Tim Voors
book 63: Vluchtig verlangen (Transient Desires; Brunetti 30) by Donna Leon
book 64: De verliefden (The Infatuations) by Javier Marías
book 65: Duitse les (The German Lesson) by Siegfried Lenz
book 66: Hoe duur was de suiker? (The Cost of Sugar) by Cynthia Mc Leod
book 67: De foltering van Eldorado by Albert Helman
book 68: Het geluk van de wandelaar (The Gentle Art of Tramping) by Stephen Graham
book 69: De rode ruiterij (Red Cavalry) by Isaak Babel
book 70: Wereld & wandel van Michael K (Life & Times of Michael K) by J.M. Coetzee
book 71: Het schot dat niemand raakte (The Bullet That Missed) by Richard Osman
book 72: Dwars door de Lage Landen by Arnout Hauben
book 73: Het plezier van wandelen (Walking: One Step At a Time) by Erling Kagge
book 74: Boud by Eva Rovers
books read in April 2023
book 75: De geschiedenis van het pad (In Praise of Paths) by Torbjørn Ekelund
book 76: Onder buren by Juli Zeh
book 77: Joe Speedboot (Joe Speedboat) by Tommy Wieringa
book 78: Madame le Commissaire en de dood van de politiechef by Pierre Martin
book 79: Het hoofdkussenboek (The Pillow Book) by Sei Shōnagon
book 80: Het meisje met de luidende stem (The Girl With the Louding Voice) by Abi Daré
book 81: De wandeling (The Walk) by Robert Walser
book 82: Ademloos (Whiteout; Dark Iceland 4) by Ragnar Jónasson
book 83: Erfgoed (Heritage) by Miguel Bonnefoy
book 84: Slechts een diefstal (Stolen) by Ann-Helén Laestadius
book 85: Een heel leven voor je (The Life before Us) by Romain Gary
book 86: Pelgrim langs Tinker Creek (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek) by Annie Dillard
book 87: Titanic : de laatste beelden (Titanic: The Last Great Images) by Robert Ballard
book 88: De winnaars (The Winners) by Fredrik Backman
book 89: Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) by Maya Angelou
book 90: De brug met drie bogen (The Three-Arched Bridge) by Ismail Kadare
book 91: Historiën (Histories) by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
book 92: Vuurwerk (Mortal Causes; John Rebus 6) by Ian Rankin
book 93: Erasmus : dwarsdenker by Sandra Langereis
book 94: Trage paarden (Slow Horses) by Mick Herron
book 95: Lessen in chemie (Lessons in Chemistry) by Bonnie Garmus
book 96: Regeneration : De klimaatcrisis opgelost in één generatie (Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation) by Paul Hawken
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books read in May 2023
book 97: Madame le Commissaire en het mysterieuze schilderij by Pierre Martin
book 98: Knecht, alleen by Gerbrand Bakker
book 99: Het gelijk van Spinoza (Looking for Spinoza) by Antonio Damasio
book 100: De patiënten van dokter García by Almudena Grandes
book 101: Michael Kohlhaas (Michael Kohlhaas) by Heinrich von Kleist
book 102: Aristoteles en Dante duiken in de wateren van de wereld (Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
book 103: De eigenwijze helden van Sassoen by Nairi Zaryan
book 104: Kalevala : het epos der Finnen (Kalevala) by Elias Lönnrot
book 105: Hemel en hel (Heaven and Hell) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 106: Herfst (Autumn) by Ali Smith
book 107: Anders : Gender door de ogen van een primatolooog (Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist) by Frans de Waal
book 108: Zuidstraat by Denis Henriquez
book 109: Sinaasappels zijn niet de enige vruchten (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) by Jeanette Winterson
book 110: Gaandeweg by J.J. Voskuil
book 111: Zipper en zijn vader (Zipper and His Father) by Joseph Roth
book 112: Landlijnen (Landlines) by Raynor Winn
book 113: Riskante relaties (Dangerous Liasons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
book 114: Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning) by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
book 115: Schol in de Noordzee by Roelke Posthumus en Adriaan Rijnsdorp
book 116: Ali en Nino (Ali and Nino) by Kurban Said
book 117: Het glazen hotel (The Glass Hotel) by Emily St. John Mandel
book 118: De woede van het vuur (The Fury in the Fire) by Henning Mankell
book 119: Jan Terlouw : jeugdboekenheld op het Binnenhof by Joep Boerboom
book 120: Bloedbroeders (Blood Brothers) by Ernst Haffner
book 121: Mens of wolf? by An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau
book 122: Tsjik (Why We Took the Car) by Wolfgang Herrndorf
book 123: Het drijvende koninkrijk (The kingdom by the sea) by Paul Theroux
books read in June 2023
book 124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
book 125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín
book 126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
book 127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
book 128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
book 129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
book 130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz
book 131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
book 132: Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
book 133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
book 134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen
book 135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
book 136: Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
book 137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
book 138: Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
book 139: Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
book 140: De belijdenis van de stilte by A. Roland Holst
book 141: 1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages
book 142: Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) by Joseph Boyden
book 143: Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) by Ian Rankin
book 97: Madame le Commissaire en het mysterieuze schilderij by Pierre Martin
book 98: Knecht, alleen by Gerbrand Bakker
book 99: Het gelijk van Spinoza (Looking for Spinoza) by Antonio Damasio
book 100: De patiënten van dokter García by Almudena Grandes
book 101: Michael Kohlhaas (Michael Kohlhaas) by Heinrich von Kleist
book 102: Aristoteles en Dante duiken in de wateren van de wereld (Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
book 103: De eigenwijze helden van Sassoen by Nairi Zaryan
book 104: Kalevala : het epos der Finnen (Kalevala) by Elias Lönnrot
book 105: Hemel en hel (Heaven and Hell) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
book 106: Herfst (Autumn) by Ali Smith
book 107: Anders : Gender door de ogen van een primatolooog (Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist) by Frans de Waal
book 108: Zuidstraat by Denis Henriquez
book 109: Sinaasappels zijn niet de enige vruchten (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) by Jeanette Winterson
book 110: Gaandeweg by J.J. Voskuil
book 111: Zipper en zijn vader (Zipper and His Father) by Joseph Roth
book 112: Landlijnen (Landlines) by Raynor Winn
book 113: Riskante relaties (Dangerous Liasons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
book 114: Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning) by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
book 115: Schol in de Noordzee by Roelke Posthumus en Adriaan Rijnsdorp
book 116: Ali en Nino (Ali and Nino) by Kurban Said
book 117: Het glazen hotel (The Glass Hotel) by Emily St. John Mandel
book 118: De woede van het vuur (The Fury in the Fire) by Henning Mankell
book 119: Jan Terlouw : jeugdboekenheld op het Binnenhof by Joep Boerboom
book 120: Bloedbroeders (Blood Brothers) by Ernst Haffner
book 121: Mens of wolf? by An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau
book 122: Tsjik (Why We Took the Car) by Wolfgang Herrndorf
book 123: Het drijvende koninkrijk (The kingdom by the sea) by Paul Theroux
books read in June 2023
book 124: De moeder van Frankenstein by Almudena Grandes
book 125: De tovenaar (The Magican) by Colm Tóibín
book 126: 't Manco (A Void) by Georges Perec
book 127: Een algemene theorie van het vergeten (A General Theory of Oblivion) by José Eduardo Agualusa
book 128: Bier in de snookerclub (Beer in the Snooker Club) by Waguih Ghali
book 129: Ik mooi praten (Me Talk Pretty One Day) by David Sedaris
book 130: Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) by Junot Díaz
book 131: Schuilplaats voor andere tijden (Time Shelter) by Georgi Gospodinov
book 132: Stoner (Stoner) by John Williams
book 133: Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart; Cormoran Strike 6) by Robert Galbraith
book 134: Monddood (Rivierdelta 3) by Arttu Tuominen
book 135: De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens (The Most Secret Memory of Men) by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
book 136: Lieg met mij (Lie with me) by Philippe Besson
book 137: Bruggenbouwers (De grote eeuw 1) by Jan Guillou
book 138: Het verdriet van de engelen (The Sorrow of Angels; Heaven and Hell 2) by Jon Kalman Stefánsson
book 139: Kerewin (The Bone People) by Keri Hulme
book 140: De belijdenis van de stilte by A. Roland Holst
book 141: 1q84 (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages
book 142: Driedaagse reis (Three Day Road) by Joseph Boyden
book 143: Laat maar bloeden (Let it Bleed; John Rebus 7) by Ian Rankin
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Reading plans in 2023
Reading books from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list
Read some big tomes (1000+ pages)
Read books by Nobel Prize for Literature winners
I join the TIOLI (Take It Or Leave It) challenges each month.
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Some big tomes I might read in 2023:
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
✔ 1q84 (IQ84) - Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages
✔ Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart) - Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages
Vestdijk, een biografie - Wim Hazeu, 1051 pages
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Some other books I want to read in 2023, as my library wishlist got out of control:
Het verhaal van een leven (The Story of a Life) - Aharon Appelfeld, 210 pages
Een ander land (Another Country) - James Baldwin, 578 pages
De mandarijnen (The Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir, 732 pages
Oorlogsgedruis (Undertones of War) - Edmund Blunden, 359 pages
Anatomie van een moment (The Anatomy of a Moment) - Javier Cercas, 539 pages
✔ Wat doe ik hier (What Am I Doing Here?) - Bruce Chatwin, 337 pages
✔ Wereld en wandel van Michael K (Life and Times of Michael K) - J.M. Coetzee, 222 pages
Jean-Paul Sartre : zijn biografie (Sartre: A Life) - Annie Cohen-Solal, 610 pages
Het valse leven (Tree of Life) - Maryse Condé, 398 pages
De tweeënveertigste breedtegraad (The 42nd Parallel) - John Dos Passos, 445 pages
Het bezoek van de lijfarts (The Royal Physician's Visit) - Per Olov Enquist, 325 pages
De stille Amerikaan (The Quiet American) - Graham Greene, 239 pages
✔ Duitse les (The German Lesson) - Siegfried Lenz, 511 pages
✔ Kalevala (The Kalevala) - Elias Lönnrot, 331 pages
De huid (The Skin) - Curzio Malaparte, 413 pages
De verloofden (The Betrothed) - Alessandro Manzoni, 651 pages
Sjostakovitsj : zijn leven, zijn werk, zijn tijd - Krzysztof Meyer, 576 pages
Een staat van vrijheid (In a Free State) - V.S. Naipaul, 285 pages
Een beloofd land (A promised land) - Barack Obama, 896 pages
✔ De hongerende weg (The Famished Road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages
✔ Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century) - Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, 643 pages
✔ Aan open zee (By the Open Sea) - August Strindberg, 207 pages
Laatste ronde (Last Orders) - Graham Swift, 289 pages
✔ Het drijvende koninkrijk (The Kingdom by the Sea) - Paul Theroux, 375 pages
De Moeras-Arabieren (The Marsh Arabs) - Wilfred Thesiger, 287 pages
✔ Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 457 pages
✔ Rabbit rent (Rabbit Run) - John Updike, 300 pages
Rembrandt - Theun de Vries, 303 pages
Wilt Tjaarda - Theun de Vries, 296 pages
Herinneringen van Hadrianus (Memoirs of Hadrian) - Marguerite Yourcenar, 346 pages
✔ Landlijnen (Landlines) - Raynor Winn, 351 pages
Reading books from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list
Read some big tomes (1000+ pages)
Read books by Nobel Prize for Literature winners
I join the TIOLI (Take It Or Leave It) challenges each month.
--
Some big tomes I might read in 2023:
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
✔ 1q84 (IQ84) - Haruki Murakami, 1296 pages
✔ Inktzwart hart (The Ink Black Heart) - Robert Galbraith, 1190 pages
Vestdijk, een biografie - Wim Hazeu, 1051 pages
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Some other books I want to read in 2023, as my library wishlist got out of control:
Het verhaal van een leven (The Story of a Life) - Aharon Appelfeld, 210 pages
Een ander land (Another Country) - James Baldwin, 578 pages
De mandarijnen (The Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir, 732 pages
Oorlogsgedruis (Undertones of War) - Edmund Blunden, 359 pages
Anatomie van een moment (The Anatomy of a Moment) - Javier Cercas, 539 pages
✔ Wat doe ik hier (What Am I Doing Here?) - Bruce Chatwin, 337 pages
✔ Wereld en wandel van Michael K (Life and Times of Michael K) - J.M. Coetzee, 222 pages
Jean-Paul Sartre : zijn biografie (Sartre: A Life) - Annie Cohen-Solal, 610 pages
Het valse leven (Tree of Life) - Maryse Condé, 398 pages
De tweeënveertigste breedtegraad (The 42nd Parallel) - John Dos Passos, 445 pages
Het bezoek van de lijfarts (The Royal Physician's Visit) - Per Olov Enquist, 325 pages
De stille Amerikaan (The Quiet American) - Graham Greene, 239 pages
✔ Duitse les (The German Lesson) - Siegfried Lenz, 511 pages
✔ Kalevala (The Kalevala) - Elias Lönnrot, 331 pages
De huid (The Skin) - Curzio Malaparte, 413 pages
De verloofden (The Betrothed) - Alessandro Manzoni, 651 pages
Sjostakovitsj : zijn leven, zijn werk, zijn tijd - Krzysztof Meyer, 576 pages
Een staat van vrijheid (In a Free State) - V.S. Naipaul, 285 pages
Een beloofd land (A promised land) - Barack Obama, 896 pages
✔ De hongerende weg (The Famished Road) - Ben Okri, 492 pages
✔ Mekka, in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw (Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century) - Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, 643 pages
✔ Aan open zee (By the Open Sea) - August Strindberg, 207 pages
Laatste ronde (Last Orders) - Graham Swift, 289 pages
✔ Het drijvende koninkrijk (The Kingdom by the Sea) - Paul Theroux, 375 pages
De Moeras-Arabieren (The Marsh Arabs) - Wilfred Thesiger, 287 pages
✔ Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 457 pages
✔ Rabbit rent (Rabbit Run) - John Updike, 300 pages
Rembrandt - Theun de Vries, 303 pages
Wilt Tjaarda - Theun de Vries, 296 pages
Herinneringen van Hadrianus (Memoirs of Hadrian) - Marguerite Yourcenar, 346 pages
✔ Landlijnen (Landlines) - Raynor Winn, 351 pages
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Trying to read an author from every country in the world
Afghanistan: Khaled Hosseini
Albania: Ismail Kadare
Algeria: Kamel Daoud
Angola: José Eduardo Agualusa
Argentina: Alberto Manguel
Armenia: Nairi Zaryan
Aruba: Denis Henriquez
Australia: John Marsden
Austria: Marlen Haushofer
Azerbaijan: Kurban Said
Belarus: Svetlana Alexievich
Belgium: Els Beerten
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Saša Stanišic
Brazil: Malba Tahan
Bulgaria: Elias Canetti
Cameroon: Ferdinand Oyono
Canada: Naomi Klein
Chile: Isabel Allende
China: Cao Xueqin
Colombia: Gabriel García Márquez
Croatia: Slobodan Šnajder
Curaçao: Frank Martinus Arion
Czechia: Pavel Kohout
Danmark: Tove Ditlevsen
Dominican Republic: Junot Díaz
Egypt: Nagieb Mahfoez
Finland: Väinö Linna
France: Annie Ernaux
Georgia: Nino Haratischwili
Germany: Uwe Johnson
Ghana: Yaa Gyasi
Greece: Yanis Varoufakis
Hungary: Miklós Bánffy
Iceland: Hallgrimur Helgason
India: Vikram Seth
Indonesia: Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Iran: Hushang Moradi Kermani
Iraq: Rodaan Al Galidi
Ireland: Paul Murray
Israel: David Grossman
Italy: Elena Ferrante
Japan: Junpei Gomikawa
Lithuania: Romain Gary
Mexico: Mariano Azuela
Morocco: Fayza Oum'Hamed
Netherlands: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
New Zealand: Margaret Mahy
Nigeria: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Norway: Marta Breen
Palestine: Sayed Kashua
Peru: Mario Vargas Llosa
Poland: Olga Tokarczuk
Portugal: António Lobo Antunes
Romania: Herta Müller
Russia: Konstantin Paustovski
Senegal: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Slovakia: Sándor Márai
South Africa: Trevor Noah
South Korea: An Na
Spain: Almudena Grandes
Suriname: Anton de Kom
Sweden: Henning Mankell
Switzerland: Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Tibet: Tenzin Gyatso
Trinidad and Tobago: V.S. Naipaul
Turkey: Orhan Pamuk
Ukraine: Isaac Babel
Venezuela: Miguel Bonnefoy
United Kingdom: Robert Macfarlane
United States: John Steinbeck
Vietnam: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Afghanistan: Khaled Hosseini
Albania: Ismail Kadare
Algeria: Kamel Daoud
Angola: José Eduardo Agualusa
Argentina: Alberto Manguel
Armenia: Nairi Zaryan
Aruba: Denis Henriquez
Australia: John Marsden
Austria: Marlen Haushofer
Azerbaijan: Kurban Said
Belarus: Svetlana Alexievich
Belgium: Els Beerten
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Saša Stanišic
Brazil: Malba Tahan
Bulgaria: Elias Canetti
Cameroon: Ferdinand Oyono
Canada: Naomi Klein
Chile: Isabel Allende
China: Cao Xueqin
Colombia: Gabriel García Márquez
Croatia: Slobodan Šnajder
Curaçao: Frank Martinus Arion
Czechia: Pavel Kohout
Danmark: Tove Ditlevsen
Dominican Republic: Junot Díaz
Egypt: Nagieb Mahfoez
Finland: Väinö Linna
France: Annie Ernaux
Georgia: Nino Haratischwili
Germany: Uwe Johnson
Ghana: Yaa Gyasi
Greece: Yanis Varoufakis
Hungary: Miklós Bánffy
Iceland: Hallgrimur Helgason
India: Vikram Seth
Indonesia: Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Iran: Hushang Moradi Kermani
Iraq: Rodaan Al Galidi
Ireland: Paul Murray
Israel: David Grossman
Italy: Elena Ferrante
Japan: Junpei Gomikawa
Lithuania: Romain Gary
Mexico: Mariano Azuela
Morocco: Fayza Oum'Hamed
Netherlands: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
New Zealand: Margaret Mahy
Nigeria: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Norway: Marta Breen
Palestine: Sayed Kashua
Peru: Mario Vargas Llosa
Poland: Olga Tokarczuk
Portugal: António Lobo Antunes
Romania: Herta Müller
Russia: Konstantin Paustovski
Senegal: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Slovakia: Sándor Márai
South Africa: Trevor Noah
South Korea: An Na
Spain: Almudena Grandes
Suriname: Anton de Kom
Sweden: Henning Mankell
Switzerland: Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Tibet: Tenzin Gyatso
Trinidad and Tobago: V.S. Naipaul
Turkey: Orhan Pamuk
Ukraine: Isaac Babel
Venezuela: Miguel Bonnefoy
United Kingdom: Robert Macfarlane
United States: John Steinbeck
Vietnam: Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Tickers
Totals since 2008:
Totals since 2008:
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My reading in previous years
2008: 130 books - 35,152 pages (96.0 ppd)
2009: 78 books - 21,470 pages (58.8 ppd)
2010: 121 books - 38,209 pages (104.7 ppd)
2011: 84 books - 30,256 pages (82.9 ppd)
2012: 53 books - 18,779 pages (51.3 ppd)
2013: 13 books - 3,692 pages (10.1 ppd)
2014: 17 books - 3,700 pages (10.1 ppd)
2015: 29 books - 10,080 pages (27.6 ppd)
2016: 253 books - 72,391 pages (197.8 ppd)
2017: 453 books - 110,222 pages (302.0 ppd)
2018: 534 books - 111,906 pages (306.6 ppd)
2019: 413 books - 110,873 pages (303.8 ppd)
2020: 226 books - 79,216 pages (216.4 ppd)
2021: 288 books - 94,339 pages (258.5 ppd)
2022: 323 books - 102,275 pages (280.2 ppd)
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Previous threads in 2023
book 1 - 23: thread 1
book 24 - 53: thread 2
book 54 - 74: thread 3
book 75 - 96: thread 4
book 97 - 123: thread 5
book 124 - 143: thread 6
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Monthly statistics
January: 23 books / 8,293 pages
February: 30 books / 7,531 pages
March: 21 books / 6,990 pages
April: 22 books / 7,384 pages
May: 27 books / 9,034 pages
June: 20 books / 8,968 pages
2008: 130 books - 35,152 pages (96.0 ppd)
2009: 78 books - 21,470 pages (58.8 ppd)
2010: 121 books - 38,209 pages (104.7 ppd)
2011: 84 books - 30,256 pages (82.9 ppd)
2012: 53 books - 18,779 pages (51.3 ppd)
2013: 13 books - 3,692 pages (10.1 ppd)
2014: 17 books - 3,700 pages (10.1 ppd)
2015: 29 books - 10,080 pages (27.6 ppd)
2016: 253 books - 72,391 pages (197.8 ppd)
2017: 453 books - 110,222 pages (302.0 ppd)
2018: 534 books - 111,906 pages (306.6 ppd)
2019: 413 books - 110,873 pages (303.8 ppd)
2020: 226 books - 79,216 pages (216.4 ppd)
2021: 288 books - 94,339 pages (258.5 ppd)
2022: 323 books - 102,275 pages (280.2 ppd)
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Previous threads in 2023
book 1 - 23: thread 1
book 24 - 53: thread 2
book 54 - 74: thread 3
book 75 - 96: thread 4
book 97 - 123: thread 5
book 124 - 143: thread 6
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Monthly statistics
January: 23 books / 8,293 pages
February: 30 books / 7,531 pages
March: 21 books / 6,990 pages
April: 22 books / 7,384 pages
May: 27 books / 9,034 pages
June: 20 books / 8,968 pages
12FAMeulstee
Lists on my WikiThing
The best books I have read, by year first published
My Five star reads
The best 50 books I have read (fiction)
The books by Nobel prize winners I have read
The Booker prize winners I have read
The Pulitzer prize winners (fiction) I have read
The winners of some Dutch literary prizes
The best books I have read, by year first published
My Five star reads
The best 50 books I have read (fiction)
The books by Nobel prize winners I have read
The Booker prize winners I have read
The Pulitzer prize winners (fiction) I have read
The winners of some Dutch literary prizes
13FAMeulstee
Series I read, a list to keep track
Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 4/20)
1Stille blik; 2 Nachtlicht; 3 Tegenstroom; 4 Zondeval; 5 Schijnbeeld; 6 Woensdagkind; 7 Zwanenzang; 8 Innocent Graves (not translated); 9 Dead Right (not translated); 10 Verdronken verleden; 11 Kil als het graf; 12 Nasleep; 13 Onvoltooide zomer; 14 Vuurspel; 15 Drijfzand; 16 Hartzeer; 17 Duivelsgebroed; 18 Overmacht; 19 Uitschot; 20 Dwaalspoor; 21 Dankbare dood; 22 Slachthuisblues
Ari Thór Arason (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson 4/4
1Sneeuwblind; 2 Inktzwart; 3 Poolnacht; 4 Ademloos
Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 7/12
1Een Berlijnse kwestie; 2 Het handwerk van de beul; 3 Een Duits requiem; 4 De een van de ander; 5 Een stille vlam; 6 Als de doden niet herrijzen; 7 Grijs verleden; 8 Praag fataal; 9 De man zonder adem; 10 De vrouw van Zagreb; 11 De schaduw van de stilte; 12 Pruisisch blauw; 13 Vergeven en vergeten; 14 Metropolis
Broeder Cadfael by Ellis Peters 17/20
1Het heilige vuur; 2 Het laatste lijk; 3 Het gemene gewas; 4 De kwade knecht; 5 De eenzame bruid; 6 De kille maagd; 7 Het vege lijf; 8 De duivelse droom; 9 De gouden speld; 10 Een wisse dood; 11 Een hard gelag; 12 De ware aard; 13 Een witte roos; 14 Het stille woud; 15 De laatste eer; 16 Het rechte pad; 17 Een zijden haar; 18 Een lieve lust; 19 De heilige dief; 20 De verloren zoon
Brotherband by John Flanagan 0/9
1 De outsiders; 2 De indringers; 3 De jagers; 4 De slaven van Socorro; 5 De schorpioenberg; 6 De spookgezichten; 7 De Caldera; 8 De terugkeer van de Temujai; 9 De jacht op de Wolfswind
De Cock by A.C. Baantjer 59/70
Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith 6/6
1Koekoeksjong; 2 Zijderups; 3 Het slechte pad; 4 Witte dood; 5 Kwaad bloed; 6 Inktzwart hart
George Smiley by John Le Carré 5/9
1Telefoon voor de dode; 2 Voetsporen in de sneeuw; 3 Spion aan de muur; 4 Spion verspeeld; 5 Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion; 6 Spion van nobel bloed; 7 Smiley's prooi; 8 De laatste spion; 9 Een erfenis van spionnen
De grote eeuw by Jan Guillou 2/10
1Bruggenbouwers; 2 Dandy uit het noorden; 3 Tussen rood en zwart; 4 De kop in het zand; 5 Blauwe Ster; 6 Echte Amerikaanse jeans; 7 1968; 8 Zij die dromen doden slapen nooit; 9 De tweede hoofdzonde; 10 Het einde van het verhaal
Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 30/31
1Dood van een maestro; 2 Dood in den vreemde; 3 De dood draagt rode schoenen; 4 Salto mortale; 5 Acqua alta; 6 Een stille dood; 7 Nobiltà; 8 Fatalità; 9 Vriendendienst; 10 Onrustig tij; 11 Bedrieglijke zaken; 12 De stille elite; 13 Verborgen bewijs; 14 Vertrouwelijke zaken; 15 Duister glas; 16 Kinderspel; 17 Droommeisje; 18 Gezichtsverlies; 19 Een kwestie van vertrouwen; 20 Dodelijke conclusies; 21 Beestachtige zaken; 22 Het onbekende kind; 23 Tussen de regels; 24 Ik aanbid je; 25 Eeuwige jeugd; 26 Wat niet verdwijnt; 27 Vergiffenis; 28 De troonopvolger; 29 Duister water; 30 Vluchtig verlangen; 31 Liefdadigheid; 32 So Shall You Reap (not translated)
Isabelle Bonnet by Pierre Martin 4/6
1Madame le Commissaire en de verdwenen Engelsman; 2 Madame le Commissaire en de uitgestelde wraak; 3 Madame le Commissaire en de dood van de politiechef; 4 Madame le Commissaire en het mysterieuze schilderij; 5 Madame le Commissaire en de dode non; 6 Madame le Commissaire en de dode minnaar; 7 Madame le Commissaire und die Frau (not translated); 8 Madame le Commissaire und die panische Diva (not translated); 9 Madame le Commissaire und die Villa der Frauen (not translated)
John Rebus by Ian Rankin 7/23
1Kat & muis; 2 Blindeman; 3 Hand & Tand; 4 Ontmaskering; 5 Zwartboek; 6 Vuurwerk; 7 Laat maar bloeden; 8 Gerechtigheid; 9 Door het lint; 10 Dode zielen; 11 In het duister; 12 Valstrik; 13 Lazarus; 14 Een kwestie van bloed; 15 De rechtelozen; 16 Gedenk de doden; 17 Laatste ronde; 18 Cold case; 19 Saints of the Shadow Bible (not translated); 20 Even Dogs in the Wild (not translated); 21 Rather Be the Devil (not translated); 22 Een web van leugens; 23 Een lied voor duistere tijden
Konráð by Arnaldur Indridason 4/4
1Smeltend ijs; 2 Boven water; 3 Smeulend vuur; 4 Vallende stenen; 5 Razende storm
Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 6/14
1Eva's oog; 2 Kijk niet achterom; 3 Wie de wolf vreest; 4 De duivel draagt het licht; 5 De Indiase bruid; 6 Zwarte seconden; 7 De moord op Harriet Krohn; 8 Een andere voorkeur; 9 Kwade wil; 10 De waarschuwer; 11 Veenbrand; 12 De fluisteraar; 13 De verduistering; 14 Zwanenzang
Martin Servaz by Bernard Minier 4/7
1Een kille rilling; 2 Huivering; 3 Verduistering; 4 Schemering; 5 Weerzin; 6 Afdaling; 7 Afrekening
Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff by Nele Neuhaus 9/10
1Een onbeminde vrouw; 2 Moordvrienden; 3 Diepe wonden; 4 Sneeuwwitje moet sterven; 5 Wie wind zaait; 6 Boze wolf; 7 De levenden en de doden; 8 Het woud; 9 Moederdag; 10 Eeuwige vriendschap
De Rougons-Macquarts (The Rougon-Macquarts) by Émile Zola 4/20
1Het fortuin der Rougons; 2 De buit; 3 De buik van Parijs; 4 De verovering van Plassans; 5 De misstap van pastoor Mouret; 6 Zijne excellentie Eugène Rougon; 7 De nekslag; 8 Liefde; 9 Nana; 10 In troebel water; 11 In het paradijs voor de vrouw; 12 Levensvreugde; 13 De mijn; 14 Het werk; 15 Het land; 16 De droom; 17 Het beest in de mens; 18 Het geld; 19 De ondergang; 20 Dokter Pascal
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/8
1Een studie in rood; 2 De vallei der verschrikking; 3 De hond van de Baskervilles; 4 Het teken van de vier; 5 Het laatste probleem; 6 Het avontuur van de duivelsklauw; 7 Zijn laatste buiging; 8 De onbekende avonturen van Sherlock Holmes
De tandeloze tijd by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 1/11
0De slag om de Blauwbrug; 1 Vallende ouders; 2 De gevarendriehoek; 2.1 Weerborstels; 3.1 Het hof van barmhartigheid; 3.2 Onder het plaveisel het moeras; 3.4 Doodverf; 4 Advocaat van de hanen; 5 De helleveeg; 6 Kwaadschiks; 8 Stemvorken
Van Veeteren by Håkan Nesser 6/11
1Het grofmazige net; 2 Het vierde offer; 3 De terugkeer; 4 De vrouw met de moedervlek; 5 De commissaris en het zwijgen; 6 De zaak van Münster; 7 Carambole; 8 De dode op het strand; 9 De zwaluw, de kat, de roos en de dood; 10 Van Veeteren en de zaak-G; 11 De vereniging van linkshandigen
Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 4/20)
1
Ari Thór Arason (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson 4/4
1
Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 7/12
1
Broeder Cadfael by Ellis Peters 17/20
1
Brotherband by John Flanagan 0/9
1 De outsiders; 2 De indringers; 3 De jagers; 4 De slaven van Socorro; 5 De schorpioenberg; 6 De spookgezichten; 7 De Caldera; 8 De terugkeer van de Temujai; 9 De jacht op de Wolfswind
De Cock by A.C. Baantjer 59/70
Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith 6/6
1
George Smiley by John Le Carré 5/9
1
De grote eeuw by Jan Guillou 2/10
1
Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 30/31
1
Isabelle Bonnet by Pierre Martin 4/6
1
John Rebus by Ian Rankin 7/23
1
Konráð by Arnaldur Indridason 4/4
1
Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 6/14
1
Martin Servaz by Bernard Minier 4/7
1
Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff by Nele Neuhaus 9/10
1
De Rougons-Macquarts (The Rougon-Macquarts) by Émile Zola 4/20
1
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/8
1
De tandeloze tijd by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 1/11
0
Van Veeteren by Håkan Nesser 6/11
1
14FAMeulstee
Books acquired in 2023: 18
January (2)
Het gouden boek - Doris Lessing
Episoden uit het leven van Lulu - Almudena Grandes
February (4)
Job: roman over een eenvoudige man - Joseph Roth
Beton - Thomas Bernhard
Correctie - Thomas Bernhard
Watten - Thomas Bernhard
March (6)
Waar alles nog toegaat zoals het hoort - Jef van Gool
Vernietigen - Michel Houellebecq
De eerlijke vinder - Lize Spit (bookweek gift)
Boto Banja - Raoul de Jong (bookweek essay)
DealersDochter - Astrid Roemer
Brave new world : zestien schilders voor de eenentwintigste eeuw - Hans den Hartog Jager
April (4)
Spion van nobel bloed - John le Carré
Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo
Kroniek van Eldorado. I: Folteraars over en weer - Albert Helman
Kroniek van Eldorado. II: Gefolterden zonder verweer - Albert Helman
May (1)
Dagen in huis - Roelof ten Napel
June (1)
Wilde dood - marwin vos
January (2)
Het gouden boek - Doris Lessing
Episoden uit het leven van Lulu - Almudena Grandes
February (4)
Job: roman over een eenvoudige man - Joseph Roth
Beton - Thomas Bernhard
Correctie - Thomas Bernhard
Watten - Thomas Bernhard
March (6)
Waar alles nog toegaat zoals het hoort - Jef van Gool
Vernietigen - Michel Houellebecq
De eerlijke vinder - Lize Spit (bookweek gift)
Boto Banja - Raoul de Jong (bookweek essay)
DealersDochter - Astrid Roemer
Brave new world : zestien schilders voor de eenentwintigste eeuw - Hans den Hartog Jager
April (4)
Spion van nobel bloed - John le Carré
Natuuramnesie - Marc Argeloo
Kroniek van Eldorado. I: Folteraars over en weer - Albert Helman
Kroniek van Eldorado. II: Gefolterden zonder verweer - Albert Helman
May (1)
Dagen in huis - Roelof ten Napel
June (1)
Wilde dood - marwin vos
15FAMeulstee
Welcome!
16WhiteRaven.17
Happy new thread Anita! Love the sculpture work, I will definitely have to look up more on this one when I get a chance.
17vancouverdeb
Happy New Thread, Anita! Fascinating sculptures!
18FAMeulstee
>16 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro!
Giacometti is one of my favorite sculpturers.
>17 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah!
After two months with flower toppers, I thought it was time for some art.
Giacometti is one of my favorite sculpturers.
>17 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah!
After two months with flower toppers, I thought it was time for some art.
19Caroline_McElwee
>1 FAMeulstee: I missed this exhibition in London Anita (I remember I couldn't join you and Claire), but amazingly it was at the Guggenheim Bilbao when I was there in 2019. Such a treat, in addition to seeing that great Frank Gehry building, and Vincent Van Gogh and Anselm Keifer paintings I hadn't seen.
20FAMeulstee
>19 Caroline_McElwee: Indeed, Caroline, I remember you were so happy to see the Giacometti exhibit in Bibao.
Later this year there is a Anselm Kiefer exhibition in museum Voorlinden, we might go there.
Later this year there is a Anselm Kiefer exhibition in museum Voorlinden, we might go there.
23PlatinumWarlock
Happy new thread, Anita!
24PaulCranswick
Just got back from a wedding in JB and am pleased to see a new thread from you, dear, Anita. xx
25Storeetllr
Happy New thread, Anita!
26DianaNL
Happy new one, Anita!
Geniet van de aangenamere temperatuur, volgend weekend lijkt het weer heet te worden.
Geniet van de aangenamere temperatuur, volgend weekend lijkt het weer heet te worden.
27FAMeulstee
>21 foggidawn: Thank you, Foggi!
>22 drneutron: Thank you, Jim!
You have a lot of work today with all new started threads, thanks for all you do.
>23 PlatinumWarlock: Thank you, Lavinia!
>22 drneutron: Thank you, Jim!
You have a lot of work today with all new started threads, thanks for all you do.
>23 PlatinumWarlock: Thank you, Lavinia!
28FAMeulstee
>24 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
I hope you hada good day in JB.
>25 Storeetllr: Thank you, Mary!
>26 DianaNL: Thank you, Diana.
We do enjoy the cooler weather. The house has cooled down nicely, so we can take a few hot days :-)
I hope you hada good day in JB.
>25 Storeetllr: Thank you, Mary!
>26 DianaNL: Thank you, Diana.
We do enjoy the cooler weather. The house has cooled down nicely, so we can take a few hot days :-)
30FAMeulstee
>28 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Susan!
31FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#144: Natuuramnesie by Marc Argeloo
Reading now:
Aan open zee (By the open sea) by August Strindberg
Het hart van de mens (The Heart of Man) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
#144: Natuuramnesie by Marc Argeloo
Reading now:
Aan open zee (By the open sea) by August Strindberg
Het hart van de mens (The Heart of Man) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
32weird_O
Anita! Hi. Feeling taciturn, so that's about it: Hi. I do wish you and Frank well, of course.
33figsfromthistle
Happy new thread!
34FAMeulstee
>32 weird_O: Thank you, Bill.
It is okay to feel that way, glad you left a message.
Btw: I had to look up 'taciturn'. So I learned a new word, thanks!
It is okay to feel that way, glad you left a message.
Btw: I had to look up 'taciturn'. So I learned a new word, thanks!
35FAMeulstee
>33 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita!
37FAMeulstee
>36 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel.
38johnsimpson
Hi Anita my dear, Happy New Thread. I hope that all is well with you and Frank and we both send love and hugs to both of you my dear friend.
40FAMeulstee
>38 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. All is well in Lelystad, the weather has cooled down, so we feel a lot better.
Sending love and hugs to you and Karen from me and Frank.
>39 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
Sending love and hugs to you and Karen from me and Frank.
>39 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
42Sakerfalcon
>1 FAMeulstee: That was a good day at Tate Modern! I hope we can meet again to see more art together!
43FAMeulstee
>41 bell7: Thank you, Mary!
>42 Sakerfalcon: Yes we had a very good day at Tate Modern back in 2017, Claire.
No short term plans to cross the North Sea, but maybe you have?
>42 Sakerfalcon: Yes we had a very good day at Tate Modern back in 2017, Claire.
No short term plans to cross the North Sea, but maybe you have?
44karenmarie
Hi Anita! Happy Tuesday to you and happy new thread.
From your last thread, I love seeing the snapshot of 888888 pages read, and you know me well when you pointed out the joy of your 8s on my thread four days later.
Congrats on reading and liking 1Q84.
From your last thread, I love seeing the snapshot of 888888 pages read, and you know me well when you pointed out the joy of your 8s on my thread four days later.
Congrats on reading and liking 1Q84.
45weird_O
>9 FAMeulstee: Is this a to-do list, Anita? I've read books by writers from the countries listed, but not necessary the names you've listed. Coetzee and Gordimer for South Africa, for example. It's an interesting idea. But I'm fairly parochial in my geographic reading tastes. I should break out while I still have time.
46FAMeulstee
>44 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, happy Tuesday!
I knew you would love that one, now on the the next memorable number.
I liked 1Q84, even a bit better than Wind-Up Bird Chronicles. Kafka on the Shore remains my favorite by Murakami.
>45 weird_O: It is my done list, Bill.
In most cases my favorite author from that country, in other cases the first one I have read. Putting up all authors from each country is not doable: over 300 different authors from the Netherlands, and both from the UK and the USA I have read around 200 different authors.
I knew you would love that one, now on the the next memorable number.
I liked 1Q84, even a bit better than Wind-Up Bird Chronicles. Kafka on the Shore remains my favorite by Murakami.
>45 weird_O: It is my done list, Bill.
In most cases my favorite author from that country, in other cases the first one I have read. Putting up all authors from each country is not doable: over 300 different authors from the Netherlands, and both from the UK and the USA I have read around 200 different authors.
48FAMeulstee
>47 AMQS: Thank you, Anne.
It went well, but today we have a rare summerstorm, the heaviest ever (as far as storms are measured). Our plum tree lost it's top, it lies in our neighbor's garden, I can't get there, but it looks nothing is damaged.
Twelve years ago half of the plum came down, when it was too heavy because it was full of plums. This year barely plums, but the storm was too much for this at least 40 year old plum tree.
It went well, but today we have a rare summerstorm, the heaviest ever (as far as storms are measured). Our plum tree lost it's top, it lies in our neighbor's garden, I can't get there, but it looks nothing is damaged.
Twelve years ago half of the plum came down, when it was too heavy because it was full of plums. This year barely plums, but the storm was too much for this at least 40 year old plum tree.
50FAMeulstee
>49 SirThomas: Everyone is unharmed, Thomas. One tree in our street went down, missed the parked cars, so no damage there either. We will see how it is elsewhere, as we will go to my father later today. The storm should calm down after 13:00 hours, and we will leave around 14:00.
I will miss the plum tree, as it had very tasty plums each year. And it kept the sun from the kitchen window, we will need a sunscreen there now.
I will miss the plum tree, as it had very tasty plums each year. And it kept the sun from the kitchen window, we will need a sunscreen there now.
52streamsong
Happy New Thread, Anita!
Amazing reading and lists as always!
Amazing reading and lists as always!
53FAMeulstee
>51 hredwards: Thank you, Harold!
>52 streamsong: Thank you, Janet!
I love to read, and love to keep lists, all coming together at my threads :-)
>52 streamsong: Thank you, Janet!
I love to read, and love to keep lists, all coming together at my threads :-)
54FAMeulstee
book 144: Natuuramnesie by Marc Argeloo
own, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 422 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with an 8 in the total number of pages, or use all numbers of this total to get to 8
Memory of nature is very limited. Each generation thinks that the way nature is, when they are young, is the way it should be. Long term changes are often overlooked. This is called 'shifting baseline'. The author gives many examples, starting with his own experiences fishing perch. Since his youth these fish are getting smaller. At first he though his memories fooled him, but gong back to the archives of his fishing club, he found that the largest perch catched gave a downward trend.
Whith conservation most don't look back further than 50 years, as there are no official numbers from earlier times. The author pleas for more historical research focussed on nature, to make better choices in conservation.
A disturbing read, so many extinct species, or on the way to extinction, all because of humans.
Dutch title translated: Nature amnesia
55FAMeulstee
book 145: Aan open zee by August Strindberg
1001 books, library, translated from Swedish, English translation By the open sea, 208 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with an 8 in the total number of pages, or use all numbers of this total to get to 8
Axel Borg is send as fishinspector to some islands. He has to teach the fishermen beter ways of fishing. But the islanders hang on their traditions, and have no intention to change at all. Being isolated on the islands takes it's toll on Borg's mental health. With the arrival of a mother and daughter, he has some high hopes, that are eventually shattered.
The main person looks down on almost everyone. The dumb fisherman, who refuse to take his advice, the woman, who are put under man by world and God. It became irriatating after a while. The book was published in 1890, so some was to be expected, but this one was worse than some other books from the same time.
The lovely descriptions of the sea, and the islands were more enjoyable.
Dutch title translated: By open sea
56msf59
Sweet Thursday, Anita. Happy New Thread. Sorry to hear about the bad storm you had. What a mess. Glad you will be joining us on East of Eden. I will start it today.
57Sakerfalcon
>43 FAMeulstee: I will be in Paris in 2 weeks time, and Copenhagen at the end of September. I want to come back to the Netherlands while the Eurostar still goes to Amsterdam, so in the near future. I will keep you posted!
58Caroline_McElwee
Sorry to hear about the storm and your precious plum tree Anita. Glad it wasn't worse.
59FAMeulstee
>56 msf59: Thank you, Mark. It was a really bad storm, many trees went down, not only here.
I have a few books to go before I will get to East of Eden.
>57 Sakerfalcon: Yes pleas, Claire, keep me posted.
We will be away for a week, walking the Pieterpad, at the end of September/ early October.
>58 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline. The plum tree will be missed.
I barely read today, as I needed a lot of time to cut the part of the plum that went down in our garden in manageable pieces. And now some muscles are aching.
I have a few books to go before I will get to East of Eden.
>57 Sakerfalcon: Yes pleas, Claire, keep me posted.
We will be away for a week, walking the Pieterpad, at the end of September/ early October.
>58 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline. The plum tree will be missed.
I barely read today, as I needed a lot of time to cut the part of the plum that went down in our garden in manageable pieces. And now some muscles are aching.
60richardderus
Weekend-ahead's reading mojo, Anita!
61FAMeulstee
>60 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, that is what I need. I lost some reading time with the storm, and cutting the remains of the plum.
62atozgrl
Happy new thread, Anita! And again my condolences on your plum tree. I know you will miss it.
63FAMeulstee
>62 atozgrl: Thank you, Irene!
And not just me, while I was working in the garden a little sparrow was flying towards where the plum used to be. It was clearly confused, and landed a bit clumsy in the ivy. The sparrows sometimes gathered in the plum tree, and I loved to watch them.
And not just me, while I was working in the garden a little sparrow was flying towards where the plum used to be. It was clearly confused, and landed a bit clumsy in the ivy. The sparrows sometimes gathered in the plum tree, and I loved to watch them.
64PaulCranswick
Wishing you a lovely, storm free, weekend, Anita.
65FAMeulstee
>64 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
Instead of storm we get a heatwave this weekend, today near 30°C and tomorrow even more. It should cool down after the weekend.
The only good thing about the storm is that our house has cooled down, so we will be able to stand the heatwave.
Instead of storm we get a heatwave this weekend, today near 30°C and tomorrow even more. It should cool down after the weekend.
The only good thing about the storm is that our house has cooled down, so we will be able to stand the heatwave.
66PaulCranswick
From your comments on my thread I wanted to post here for you too the authors featured in The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories which I bought yesterday. These were selected by the late Joost Zwagerman, who is one of the 35 short-story tellers included.
1. Marcellus Emants
2. Louis Couperus
3. Arthur van Schendel
4. Nescio
5. Ferdinand Bordewijk
6. Maria Dermout
7. Simon Vestdijk
8. Belcampo
9. A. Alberts
10. Anton Koolhaas
11. Hella Haasse
12. Willem Frederik Hermans
13. F. B. Hotz
14. Harry Mulisch
15. Jan Wolkers
16. Cees Nooteboom
17. Remco Campert
18. J. M. A. Biesheuvel
19. Bob den Uyl
20. Helga Ruebsamen
21. Mensje van Keulen
22. Nicolaas Matsier
23. Frans Kellendonk
24. Oek de Jong
25. Thomas Rosenboom
26. A. F. Th. van der Heijden
27. Margriet de Moor
28. P. F. Thomese
29. Marcel Moring
30. Manon Uphoff
31. Joost Zwagerman
32. Hafid Bouazza
33. Arnon Grunberg
34. Sanneke van Hassel
35. Joost de Vries
I must be honest, Anita, I am only familiar with 20% of the authors included - part of the attraction to me in buying it.
Which writers do you think you would have included that aren't there?
1. Marcellus Emants
2. Louis Couperus
3. Arthur van Schendel
4. Nescio
5. Ferdinand Bordewijk
6. Maria Dermout
7. Simon Vestdijk
8. Belcampo
9. A. Alberts
10. Anton Koolhaas
11. Hella Haasse
12. Willem Frederik Hermans
13. F. B. Hotz
14. Harry Mulisch
15. Jan Wolkers
16. Cees Nooteboom
17. Remco Campert
18. J. M. A. Biesheuvel
19. Bob den Uyl
20. Helga Ruebsamen
21. Mensje van Keulen
22. Nicolaas Matsier
23. Frans Kellendonk
24. Oek de Jong
25. Thomas Rosenboom
26. A. F. Th. van der Heijden
27. Margriet de Moor
28. P. F. Thomese
29. Marcel Moring
30. Manon Uphoff
31. Joost Zwagerman
32. Hafid Bouazza
33. Arnon Grunberg
34. Sanneke van Hassel
35. Joost de Vries
I must be honest, Anita, I am only familiar with 20% of the authors included - part of the attraction to me in buying it.
Which writers do you think you would have included that aren't there?
67FAMeulstee
>66 PaulCranswick: That is a very nice selection of 20th century Dutch writers, Paul.
I don't really miss any writers, I think Joost Zwagerman did a good job with this selection.
Like it goes with 20th century collections, it is mainly white and male ;-)
1. Marcellus Emants: on mount TBR
2. Louis Couperus: I have liked/loved almost all books I have read by him
3. Arthur van Schendel: on mount TBR, I am not sure, I might have read him in my teens
4. Nescio: on mount TBR, I have read him in my teens
5. Ferdinand Bordewijk: I have read him, other books are on mount TBR, and I have read him in my teens
6. Maria Dermout: on mount TBR
7. Simon Vestdijk: was once the most praised Dutch writer, isn't popular anymore, have read and liked some of his books, and his complete work is on the shelves
8. Belcampo: loved him in my teens, I should read him again
9. A. Alberts: a favorite of Frank, I am less charmed
10. Anton Koolhaas: one of few books I didn't finish was by him, I know others love him
11. Hella Haasse: the grand old lady of Dutch literature, I like her writings
12. Willem Frederik Hermans: a very good writer
13. F. B. Hotz: not read, no plans to read
14. Harry Mulisch: one of my favorite Dutch authors
15. Jan Wolkers: one book read, others on mount TBR
16. Cees Nooteboom: read a lot of his work, mostly liked his books
17. Remco Campert: on mount TBR, have read him in my teens
18. J. M. A. Biesheuvel: very good short story writer
19. Bob den Uyl: on mount TBR
20. Helga Ruebsamen: on mount TBR
21. Mensje van Keulen: I liked her YA books, haven't read others yet
22. Nicolaas Matsier: have read before 2008, feel no need to revisit
23. Frans Kellendonk: some really love his books, I am not a fan
24. Oek de Jong: on mount TBR
25. Thomas Rosenboom: one book read, two on mount TBR
26. A. F. Th. van der Heijden: read my first last year, many are waiting on the shelves
27. Margriet de Moor: one book read
28. P. F. Thomese: on mount TBR
29. Marcel Moring: really liked the one book I have read
30. Manon Uphoff: on mount TBR
31. Joost Zwagerman: on mount TBR
32. Hafid Bouazza: one read, others on mount TBR
33. Arnon Grunberg: I love him when I see him on TV, I don't like his books
34. Sanneke van Hassel: not known to me
35. Joost de Vries: on mount TBR
25 read, 9 I want to read someday
I don't really miss any writers, I think Joost Zwagerman did a good job with this selection.
Like it goes with 20th century collections, it is mainly white and male ;-)
1. Marcellus Emants: on mount TBR
2. Louis Couperus: I have liked/loved almost all books I have read by him
3. Arthur van Schendel: on mount TBR, I am not sure, I might have read him in my teens
4. Nescio: on mount TBR, I have read him in my teens
5. Ferdinand Bordewijk: I have read him, other books are on mount TBR, and I have read him in my teens
6. Maria Dermout: on mount TBR
7. Simon Vestdijk: was once the most praised Dutch writer, isn't popular anymore, have read and liked some of his books, and his complete work is on the shelves
8. Belcampo: loved him in my teens, I should read him again
9. A. Alberts: a favorite of Frank, I am less charmed
10. Anton Koolhaas: one of few books I didn't finish was by him, I know others love him
11. Hella Haasse: the grand old lady of Dutch literature, I like her writings
12. Willem Frederik Hermans: a very good writer
13. F. B. Hotz: not read, no plans to read
14. Harry Mulisch: one of my favorite Dutch authors
15. Jan Wolkers: one book read, others on mount TBR
16. Cees Nooteboom: read a lot of his work, mostly liked his books
17. Remco Campert: on mount TBR, have read him in my teens
18. J. M. A. Biesheuvel: very good short story writer
19. Bob den Uyl: on mount TBR
20. Helga Ruebsamen: on mount TBR
21. Mensje van Keulen: I liked her YA books, haven't read others yet
22. Nicolaas Matsier: have read before 2008, feel no need to revisit
23. Frans Kellendonk: some really love his books, I am not a fan
24. Oek de Jong: on mount TBR
25. Thomas Rosenboom: one book read, two on mount TBR
26. A. F. Th. van der Heijden: read my first last year, many are waiting on the shelves
27. Margriet de Moor: one book read
28. P. F. Thomese: on mount TBR
29. Marcel Moring: really liked the one book I have read
30. Manon Uphoff: on mount TBR
31. Joost Zwagerman: on mount TBR
32. Hafid Bouazza: one read, others on mount TBR
33. Arnon Grunberg: I love him when I see him on TV, I don't like his books
34. Sanneke van Hassel: not known to me
35. Joost de Vries: on mount TBR
25 read, 9 I want to read someday
68PaulCranswick
>67 FAMeulstee: That is an impressive response, Anita. I had heard of 8 of the writers and have books by 3.
Have read The Assault by Mulisch which I really liked.
Other Dutch writers of fiction I have on the shelves but not included :
Otto de Kat
Gerbrand Bakker
Kader Abdolah
Herman Koch
Connie Palmen
Multatuli
Gerard Reve
Tim Krabbe
Tommy Wieringa
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Jan van Mersbergen
Willem Jan Otten
Have read The Assault by Mulisch which I really liked.
Other Dutch writers of fiction I have on the shelves but not included :
Otto de Kat
Gerbrand Bakker
Kader Abdolah
Herman Koch
Connie Palmen
Multatuli
Gerard Reve
Tim Krabbe
Tommy Wieringa
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Jan van Mersbergen
Willem Jan Otten
69FAMeulstee
>68 PaulCranswick: Well, I should know a little more about Dutch writers, Paul :-)
Your list of other writers is impressive for a non Dutch. Multatuli fell out, as he wrote in the 19th century. I think Connie Palmen and Willem Jan Otten didn't write short stories, and Tim Krabbé could have been included. The others became well/better known in the 21st century.
Your list of other writers is impressive for a non Dutch. Multatuli fell out, as he wrote in the 19th century. I think Connie Palmen and Willem Jan Otten didn't write short stories, and Tim Krabbé could have been included. The others became well/better known in the 21st century.
70FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#146: Het hart van de mens (The Heart of Man) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
#147: Niet te stoppen (On the come up) by Angie Thomas
#148: Dandy uit het noorden by Jan Gillou
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) by Claudio Morandini
#146: Het hart van de mens (The Heart of Man) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
#147: Niet te stoppen (On the come up) by Angie Thomas
#148: Dandy uit het noorden by Jan Gillou
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) by Claudio Morandini
71FAMeulstee
book 146: Het hart van de mens by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
library, e-book, translated from Icelandic, English translation The heart of man, 414 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
Third and last book of the Heaven and hell trilogy.
The boy survived the blizzard, and returns to the village. He has changed, became more mature. Growing up is though, for most it is hard work to only survive. Gertrud wants to be an independent woman, but even she has to give in a little at the end.
The boy has a choice, the heart has two sides: happiness or despair, life or death, a kiss decides it all.
Dutch and English title are the same
72FAMeulstee
book 147: Niet te stoppen by Angie Thomas
library, e-book, translated, original title On the come up, 379 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
Bri has always wanted to be a rapper. Her father was a rapper, but got killed when she was young.
Now her mother has lost her job, and Bri gets a chance. She hopes she can earn money with her raps, so she can provide for her family. But her words are misunderstood, and before she knows it, she is in the middle of the trouble on school.
A good read, that makes you feel how awfull racism is.
Dutch and English title are the same
73Familyhistorian
Sorry to see you lost your plum tree in the storm, Anita. The weather has been very strange here too. The book you posted about in >54 FAMeulstee: sounds very concerning. I was unaware that the baselines have been changing over the years.
74The_Hibernator
>72 FAMeulstee: That looks really good. I'm going to check how many hours the audiobook is. I have a cartrip with my stepdaughter coming up that will be 9 hours total. Most teen books are longer than that, though.
ETA: It's 11 hours long. Oh well.
ETA: It's 11 hours long. Oh well.
75witchyrichy
Happy newish thread!
>54 FAMeulstee: We have seen the baselines changing even in the past 12 years at the farm: warm weather in the winter that causes plants to bloom at odd times; cold spring weather that stunts the plant growth. It is very concerning.
>54 FAMeulstee: We have seen the baselines changing even in the past 12 years at the farm: warm weather in the winter that causes plants to bloom at odd times; cold spring weather that stunts the plant growth. It is very concerning.
76FAMeulstee
>73 Familyhistorian: Thank you, Meg, it was a nice tree.
Each generation thinks that nature always was as they get to know it. Little or no knowledge of how it was before that time. If elder people tell about it, it is often interpreted as exaggerated. That is why the author pleas for historical research.
>74 The_Hibernator: It was a very good book, Rachel, although The Hate U Give was even better imho.
I am sure you can find those two extra hours :-)
>75 witchyrichy: It is similar here, Karen. Most people overlook these kind of changes.
The change seems to go faster in the last years, very concerning indeed.
Each generation thinks that nature always was as they get to know it. Little or no knowledge of how it was before that time. If elder people tell about it, it is often interpreted as exaggerated. That is why the author pleas for historical research.
>74 The_Hibernator: It was a very good book, Rachel, although The Hate U Give was even better imho.
I am sure you can find those two extra hours :-)
>75 witchyrichy: It is similar here, Karen. Most people overlook these kind of changes.
The change seems to go faster in the last years, very concerning indeed.
77FAMeulstee
I went to the library today to pick up a reserved book. Five more books found their way to me ;-)
No problem, as in summer we get them for 6 weeks instead of the usual 3 weeks. They will go to my August reading plans >4 FAMeulstee: , together with two or three that were planned for July.
This is why I usually send Frank to pick up my reserved books at the library, he doesn't come home with more books than planned.
No problem, as in summer we get them for 6 weeks instead of the usual 3 weeks. They will go to my August reading plans >4 FAMeulstee: , together with two or three that were planned for July.
This is why I usually send Frank to pick up my reserved books at the library, he doesn't come home with more books than planned.
78FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#148: Dandy uit het noorden by Jan Gillou
#149: Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) by Claudio Morandini
#150: Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) by John Steinbeck
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt
#148: Dandy uit het noorden by Jan Gillou
#149: Sneeuw, hond, voet (Snow, dog, foot) by Claudio Morandini
#150: Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) by John Steinbeck
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt
79FAMeulstee
book 148: Dandy uit het noorden by Jan Gillou
library, translated from Swedish, no English translation, 288 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book whose author has a first name which is the same as that of someone in your family
De grote eeuw book 2
Second of ten books about three brothers Lauritzen and their descendants in the 20th century.
Sverre Lautitzen, the third brother, went to England with his lover Albie. Albie turns out to be Lord Manningham, heir to a large estate in Wiltshire. He has his own place at the estate, so they can live their own life there. They regular go to London, and have friends in the Bloomsburry group. When the war breaks out, their lives will be changed for ever.
Title translated: Dandy from the north
80FAMeulstee
book 149: Sneeuw, hond, voet by Claudio Morandini
library, translated from Italian, English translation Snow, dog, foot, 127 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
Adelmo lives alone in a cabin at the mountain. He only goes down to the village, when he needs supplies. When he goes down, it turns out he recently was there, and already bought his supplies. At first he thinks the shopkeeper is making fun of him, but back home he finds the supplies he bought before. On his way back a dog went with him, that will stay, despite Alberto's dislike of the dog.
Slowly we realise Alberto is suffering from dementia, becoming obvious in the conversations with the dog (the dog talks back) during the winter. When in spring a foot slowly thaws, Alberto doesn't know what to do, and forgets each day the foot was there the day before.
English and Dutch title are the same
81charl08
Belated new thread greetings, Anita. I keep forgetting the different options for viewing new posts in talk and missing new threads I've starred. Not clever.
>80 FAMeulstee: I thought this was an odd little book. Refreshing to have a less idealised take on such a scenic and rural place.
I do love the edition I have, one of the Pereine translations that are very slim and easy to read.
>80 FAMeulstee: I thought this was an odd little book. Refreshing to have a less idealised take on such a scenic and rural place.
I do love the edition I have, one of the Pereine translations that are very slim and easy to read.
82FAMeulstee
>81 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte.
All that matters is that you found my new thread :-)
Indeed, the darker side of the world Paolo Cognetti writes about.
All that matters is that you found my new thread :-)
Indeed, the darker side of the world Paolo Cognetti writes about.
83msf59
Happy Wednesday, Anita. I am so glad to hear that you finished and loved East of Eden. I am so glad you joined us. I am enjoying it too but probably won't wrap it up until Sunday.
84jnwelch
Hi, Anita. I hope you and Frank Re doing well. Lovely to see the Giacometti sculptures up there.
What are your favorite books so far this year? As always, the amount of your book consumption is awesome.
What are your favorite books so far this year? As always, the amount of your book consumption is awesome.
85FAMeulstee
>83 msf59: Take your time, Mark, the book is well worth your time.
I am glad I finally got to read East of Eden, we got the book in new translation in May 2020. Not very bad compared to other books that are waiting on the shelves much longer. It was my second 5* read this year.
I am glad I finally got to read East of Eden, we got the book in new translation in May 2020. Not very bad compared to other books that are waiting on the shelves much longer. It was my second 5* read this year.
86FAMeulstee
>84 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe, Giacometti made such beautiful sculptures.
We both are well, thanks, I hope the same for you and Debbi.
So far I gave two books 5*: Life and fate by Vasily Grossman was a re-read, and East of Eden that I finished yesterday.
Other very good books (4½*) were Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, Lie With Me by Philippe Besson, Kerewin by Keri Hulme, The German Lesson by Siegfried Lenz, Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marías, and Job: The Story of a Simple Man by Joseph Roth.
The most notable non-fiction book so far was Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
We both are well, thanks, I hope the same for you and Debbi.
So far I gave two books 5*: Life and fate by Vasily Grossman was a re-read, and East of Eden that I finished yesterday.
Other very good books (4½*) were Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, Lie With Me by Philippe Besson, Kerewin by Keri Hulme, The German Lesson by Siegfried Lenz, Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marías, and Job: The Story of a Simple Man by Joseph Roth.
The most notable non-fiction book so far was Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
87FAMeulstee
book 150: Ten oosten van Eden by John Steinbeck
own, translated, original title East of Eden, 603 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
A story about fathers and sons, rivalry between brothers, and in the next generation again. From Connecticut to California, where two families try to make their living in the Salinas Valley. In time it stretches from the American Civil War to World War I.
Samuel Hamilton and Lee were my favorite characters, Catey/Kate was a bit over the top, and I hope Cal lived a good life after...
I found the racism problematic, on the other hand I loved how Timshel was turned in a positive way.
English and Dutch title are the same
89Caroline_McElwee
Adding to congratulations on 150 reads Anita.
91curioussquared
Congrats on a double 75, Anita!
94vancouverdeb
Congratulations on reading 150 books for far this year, Anita!
95FAMeulstee
>94 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah, on to the next 75 :-)
96richardderus
>87 FAMeulstee: Double-75 on a really high note, I see. I'm not surprised you resonated with East of Eden...it's such a strong, intense dose of story-magic.
*smooch*
*smooch*
97banjo123
Congrats on 150! I am going to try On the Come Up, as I have liked her other work.
98FAMeulstee
>96 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear.
Steinbeck is a great writer, The Grapes of Wrath is still my favorite, closely followed by East of Eden and Of Mice and Men.
*smooches*
>97 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda.
I hope you like On the Come Up, Angie Thomas make you feel for her characters.
Steinbeck is a great writer, The Grapes of Wrath is still my favorite, closely followed by East of Eden and Of Mice and Men.
*smooches*
>97 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda.
I hope you like On the Come Up, Angie Thomas make you feel for her characters.
100FAMeulstee
>99 atozgrl: Thank you, Irene.
I am happy the books treat me well again this year, not sure if I will get over 300, like in some previous years. In the 15 years here on LT I have been reading between 13 (2013) and 534 (2018) books a year (see >11 FAMeulstee: ).
I am happy the books treat me well again this year, not sure if I will get over 300, like in some previous years. In the 15 years here on LT I have been reading between 13 (2013) and 534 (2018) books a year (see >11 FAMeulstee: ).
101FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#151: Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt
#152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) by Angela Carter
#151: Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt
#152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) by Angela Carter
102EllaTim
Congratulations on reaching 150 books read, Anita!
I’m still not finished with East of Eden. Working on it.
I’m sorry about your plum tree! Is there still something left of it, will it grow back? We didn’t have a lot of damage, fortunately.
And cooler weather, I hope it is here to stay.
I’m still not finished with East of Eden. Working on it.
I’m sorry about your plum tree! Is there still something left of it, will it grow back? We didn’t have a lot of damage, fortunately.
And cooler weather, I hope it is here to stay.
104The_Hibernator
>76 FAMeulstee: I loved The Hate U Give, and had D13 watch the movie a couple years ago. We ended up listening to Remote Control, by Nnedi Okorafor on the way out here. We'll listen to a middle school horror anthology on the way back.
105Whisper1
As always, I am in awe at the number of books, and the quality of them, that you read!
Much love is sent to you.
Much love is sent to you.
106FAMeulstee
>102 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella!
East of Eden is a big tome, do you read it in Dutch?
No, it was a 'hoogstam' (can't find an English translation). After it lost a big branch a few years ago, I let a lower branch grow, but that didn't produce any fruit, so I think it might have been 'geënt' (grafted). Glad you didn't have much damage.
It looks like the cooler weather will stay a while :-)
>103 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel. I just have a lot of free time, and use most to read :-)
East of Eden is a big tome, do you read it in Dutch?
No, it was a 'hoogstam' (can't find an English translation). After it lost a big branch a few years ago, I let a lower branch grow, but that didn't produce any fruit, so I think it might have been 'geënt' (grafted). Glad you didn't have much damage.
It looks like the cooler weather will stay a while :-)
>103 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel. I just have a lot of free time, and use most to read :-)
107FAMeulstee
>104 The_Hibernator: I hope you do get to On the Come Up one day.
Sadly none of Nnedi Okorafor's books have been translated, so I haven't read any of her books.
>105 Whisper1: Thank you, Linda, I am glad I am able to read this much in the last years.
Sending back much love, and hope the pain is bearable.
Sadly none of Nnedi Okorafor's books have been translated, so I haven't read any of her books.
>105 Whisper1: Thank you, Linda, I am glad I am able to read this much in the last years.
Sending back much love, and hope the pain is bearable.
108johnsimpson
Hi Anita my dear, congratulations on reaching 2 X 75 books read for the year so far my dear friend.
109FAMeulstee
>108 johnsimpson: Thank you, John.
On to 3 x 75 :-)
On to 3 x 75 :-)
110FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#151: Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt
#152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
#153: Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) by Angela Carter
#154: De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) by Carol Shields
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) by John Updike
#151: Het puttertje (The goldfinch) by Donna Tartt
#152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
#153: Circusnachten (Nights at the circus) by Angela Carter
#154: De stenen dagboeken (The stone diaries) by Carol Shields
Reading now:
Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Rabbit rent (Rabbit, run) by John Updike
111vancouverdeb
I enjoyed The Stone Diaries, Anita! I hope you did too. Lots of great reading ! The Goldfinch is one I own but I'm a bit intimidated by the page length!
112FAMeulstee
>111 vancouverdeb: Yes, I liked The stone diaries, Deborah.
I was less impressed with The goldfinch. I didn't like The secret history much either, so this was probably my last Donna Tartt.
I was less impressed with The goldfinch. I didn't like The secret history much either, so this was probably my last Donna Tartt.
113RebaRelishesReading
I read The Goldfinch some years ago and wouldn't recommend it either. I read it because I challenged myself to read all of the Pulitzer fiction prize winners -- still don't understand why it got one.
114FAMeulstee
>113 RebaRelishesReading: Like you I read it because it won the Pulitzer, and is included in '1001 books to read before you die'.
I give writers always a second chance, only a few get a third.
I give writers always a second chance, only a few get a third.
115charl08
I liked The Goldfinch. I still have the postcard of the painting on my wall at work.
116FAMeulstee
>115 charl08: I love the Fabricius painting, Charlotte!
I couldn't engage with the characters, only Hobie was a nice person. And I found it a bit over the top all the bad luck for Theo: loosing his mother, then his father and then also his friend Andy,
I couldn't engage with the characters, only Hobie was a nice person. And I found it a bit over the top all the bad luck for Theo: loosing his mother, then his father and then also his friend Andy,
117Donna828
Hi Anita, I made it over here just in time to add my congratulations for reading 150 books. Not only that but you review them and keep a very interesting thread. I really enjoyed the rose pictures on your previous thread. We don't have much luck with them here in the heartland of the USA since the Japanese Beetle Invasions in recent years. They love roses!
So sorry about your plum tree. That was a bittersweet story about the bird being confused when its favorite tree was no longer there. Maybe he found some plums in your neighbor's yard.
So sorry about your plum tree. That was a bittersweet story about the bird being confused when its favorite tree was no longer there. Maybe he found some plums in your neighbor's yard.
118FAMeulstee
>117 Donna828: Thank you, Donna.
The reviews are mostly self serving, sometimes I remember nothing from a book I have read. It helps to go back and read what I wrote about it.
Sorry the Japanese Beetles love roses, luckely I haven't seen those around.
Thanks, the birds are adjusting to the new situation, gathering on the other trees that still stand. A bit further from my kitchen window, but I still can watch them, although I need my glasses now.
The reviews are mostly self serving, sometimes I remember nothing from a book I have read. It helps to go back and read what I wrote about it.
Sorry the Japanese Beetles love roses, luckely I haven't seen those around.
Thanks, the birds are adjusting to the new situation, gathering on the other trees that still stand. A bit further from my kitchen window, but I still can watch them, although I need my glasses now.
119karenmarie
Hello Anita, and happy Thursday to you!
>87 FAMeulstee: Congrats on 150 books read this year, especially hitting that target with a 5* read.
I hope you are enjoying your day.
>87 FAMeulstee: Congrats on 150 books read this year, especially hitting that target with a 5* read.
I hope you are enjoying your day.
120FAMeulstee
>119 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, happy Thursday!
Book #150 was way better planned than reaching the goal, which was a 3.5 star read this year.
Having a nice and quiet day, tomorrow the same. Frank doesn't have to work this weekend, so we have planned a family visit on Saturday, and will go to a friend on Monday. That is enough socialising for at least a month ;-)
Book #150 was way better planned than reaching the goal, which was a 3.5 star read this year.
Having a nice and quiet day, tomorrow the same. Frank doesn't have to work this weekend, so we have planned a family visit on Saturday, and will go to a friend on Monday. That is enough socialising for at least a month ;-)
121figsfromthistle
I am far behind but dropping in to say hello and wish you a wonderful weekend!
122charl08
Hi Anita, have a lovely weekend.
Even more rain here: the garden is not complaining!
I think we must have had some successful nests nearby, as I have been enjoying watching newly fledged birds (crossing my fingers for them!). I've been enjoying using an app to id birdsong. Maybe one day I'll be able to do it without the tech support!?
Even more rain here: the garden is not complaining!
I think we must have had some successful nests nearby, as I have been enjoying watching newly fledged birds (crossing my fingers for them!). I've been enjoying using an app to id birdsong. Maybe one day I'll be able to do it without the tech support!?
123FAMeulstee
>121 figsfromthistle: Glad to see you are back home, Anita.
Happy weekend!
>122 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, the same to you.
No rain here lat week, one or two km further there was a lot of it, but the showers just missed us. Maybe we will get some in the weekend.
Nice to see the young birds leaving the nests. I don't use tech support, and only recognise two kinds birds by their song.
Happy weekend!
>122 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, the same to you.
No rain here lat week, one or two km further there was a lot of it, but the showers just missed us. Maybe we will get some in the weekend.
Nice to see the young birds leaving the nests. I don't use tech support, and only recognise two kinds birds by their song.
124FAMeulstee
book 151: Het puttertje by Donna Tartt
1001 books, library, translated, Pulitzer, original title The goldfinch, 925 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a book by one of the authors interviewed for The Writer’s Library by Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager
The story of Theo Decker, who looses his mother at thirteen, when the museum they are visiting is attacked by terrorists. He takes the famous Fabricius painting, and escapes the collapsing building.
His parents are divorced, and his father can't be found. He finds temporararely shelter at the family of a school friend. When his father turns up, he is taken to Las Vegas, and a life of alcohol and drug abuse starts, together with his friend Boris.
I didn't like most characters, Andy and Hobie are likable, but none of the others. The long story itself, although well written, didn't impress. I was not a fan of The secret history, so I think I am done with Donna Tartt.
English and Dutch title are the same
125FAMeulstee
book 152: Hoe je geliefde te herkennen by Tomas Lieske
own, poetry, Dutch, VSB Poëzieprijs, no translations, 51 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book for the White Elephant Book Award challenge
Hard to say anything in English about a Dutch poetry book. It won a major Dutch poetry prize in 2007.
One poem stood out, about the return of haunting memories late at night.
Title translated: How to recognise your beloved
126FAMeulstee
book 153: Circusnachten by Angela Carter
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, original title Nights at the circus, 384 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book by an author who is an atheist
At the end of the 19th century Sophie Fevvers, a winged woman, performs as an aerialist in a circus. Jack Walser, an American journalist, interviews Fevvers, and falls in love. He follows her from London to St. Petersburg, and to Siberia.
A creative and magical story, that didn't completely convince.
Dutch title translated: Circusnights
127FAMeulstee
book 154: De stenen dagboeken by Carol Shields
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, Pulitzer, original title The stone diaries, 315 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book by a Canadian author
Daisy Goodwill was born in 1905, and we follow her through ten chapters which describes short periods in her life. From 'Birth' in Canada to 'Death' in Florida in the 1990s.
Daisy is an interesting character, and Carol Shields makes her come alive. Changing through time, from daughter, to wife and mother, widow, grandmother, old woman who needs care.
English and Dutch title are the same
128richardderus
>127 FAMeulstee: Agreed about all the book's virtues...lovely way to spend time with an elder.
>126 FAMeulstee: I liked it more than you did. Fevvers charmed me from giddy-up to whoa, though Jack was a bit soppy for my tastes.
>124 FAMeulstee: If this didn't please you, Tartt is definitely not for you. It's her best book, and that's really not ladling the praise on with two spoons. Her best ain't world-beatingly great in my book, either.
>126 FAMeulstee: I liked it more than you did. Fevvers charmed me from giddy-up to whoa, though Jack was a bit soppy for my tastes.
>124 FAMeulstee: If this didn't please you, Tartt is definitely not for you. It's her best book, and that's really not ladling the praise on with two spoons. Her best ain't world-beatingly great in my book, either.
129Kristelh
I love the Dutch title for Nights at the Circus. I enjoyed The Goldfinch a bit more than you and I wasn't enamored with The Secret History. I really liked The Stone Diaries.
130FAMeulstee
>128 richardderus: Thanks, Richard dear, I might look for other books by Carol Shields.
Fevvers (Fere in Dutch) didn't charm me that much, I did like that the story felt real enough for that time in history.
So we agree on Donna Tartt, if this was her best I am done.
>129 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel.
The Stone Diaries was a pleasant surprise.
Fevvers (Fere in Dutch) didn't charm me that much, I did like that the story felt real enough for that time in history.
So we agree on Donna Tartt, if this was her best I am done.
>129 Kristelh: Thank you, Kristel.
The Stone Diaries was a pleasant surprise.
131EllaTim
Hi Anita. I felt The secret History was a letdown as well. Though there were some good parts in it. I think I’ll let Het Puttertje go by, even though I love the title.
Nice week ahead. It feels as if autumn has started! I hope it stays like this, no more hot weather please.
Nice week ahead. It feels as if autumn has started! I hope it stays like this, no more hot weather please.
132FAMeulstee
>131 EllaTim: I love the painting as well, Ella, it was the main reason to read The goldfinch.
Yes, the weather is nice now. Way better than June!
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Saturday we went by bike to my brother and sister-in-law, near Zeewolde. Saw a pied avocet on our way, a lot of goldfinches, some buzzards, common kestrels, egrets, and herons. Going there it was dry, but on our way back we had rain.
Going to Gouda today, to see our friend Guido.
Yes, the weather is nice now. Way better than June!
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Saturday we went by bike to my brother and sister-in-law, near Zeewolde. Saw a pied avocet on our way, a lot of goldfinches, some buzzards, common kestrels, egrets, and herons. Going there it was dry, but on our way back we had rain.
Going to Gouda today, to see our friend Guido.
133Caroline_McElwee
I liked The Goldfinch if not unreservedly. That painting is one of my favourites too Anita.
There is a new book about Carl Fabritius just out Thunderclap which will be landing on my mat soon.
There is a new book about Carl Fabritius just out Thunderclap which will be landing on my mat soon.
134FAMeulstee
>133 Caroline_McElwee: I saw the painting long ago, Caroline, and last Saturday a bunch of living goldfinches on our way.
Thunderclap sounds interesting. It was a disaster back in 1654 when 90.000 pound of gunpowder exploded in Delft.
Thunderclap sounds interesting. It was a disaster back in 1654 when 90.000 pound of gunpowder exploded in Delft.
135FAMeulstee
book 155: Rabbit rent by John Updike
1001 books, library, translated, original title Rabbit, run, 300 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book of prose (fiction or non-fiction) written by a New Yorker contributor
Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom was in his younger days a local sport hero. Now he is married, and his wife Janice is expecting their second child. He doesn't like his life, so he tries to run away, starts an affair, and messes up his career.
I didn't like any of the characters, kept thinking 'Rabbit GROW UP!'. But no, he won't.
Dutch title translated: Rabbit runs
136FAMeulstee
book 156: De jongen die het paard van Attila stal by Iván Repila
library, translated from Spanish, English translation The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse, 124 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: 3 & 3 - Read a book with 3 three-letter words in the title
Two brothers (called Big and Small) are trapped, deep down in a well. There is no way out, and slowly they detoriate, both physical and mental. It seems Big does care more about himself, than his little brother, but he does have a plan.
Beautiful written and clever composed story of despair and hope, solidarity in desperate circumstances.
English and Dutch title are the same
137FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#157: Hoffman's honger (Hoffman's hunger) by Leon de Winter
#158: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol by Dimitri Verhulst
#159: De Cock en moord in reclame (De Cock 59) by A.C. Baantjer
#160: De vrouw die terug moest (For the Missing) by Lina Bengtsdotter
#161: Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Reading now:
Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen
Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) by Henry James
#157: Hoffman's honger (Hoffman's hunger) by Leon de Winter
#158: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol by Dimitri Verhulst
#159: De Cock en moord in reclame (De Cock 59) by A.C. Baantjer
#160: De vrouw die terug moest (For the Missing) by Lina Bengtsdotter
#161: Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
Reading now:
Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen
Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) by Henry James
138FAMeulstee
Yesterday we went to Gouda to see our friend Guido.
We went to see Guardians of the Galaxy 3, that was even better than the two previous films.
We all got a bit emotional about Rocket's backstory, and shed a tear when the animals were rescued...
After the movie we went to a nice restaurant in Gouda to have dinner.
We went to see Guardians of the Galaxy 3, that was even better than the two previous films.
We all got a bit emotional about Rocket's backstory, and shed a tear when the animals were rescued...
After the movie we went to a nice restaurant in Gouda to have dinner.
139ffortsa
>75 witchyrichy: It sounds eerily like the weather described in Brian Fagan's book The Little Ice Age - the problem was extreme unpredictability, now thought to be influenced by an El Nino-like episode in the Atlantic, among other things, I guess. I hope it doesn't progress to that!
140The_Hibernator
>107 FAMeulstee: I wonder why they haven't been translated? Is afro-scifi not asuch a thing there?
141FAMeulstee
>140 The_Hibernator: I think the market here is more difficult for these kind of books, Rachel. Even the 'The Broken Earth' books by N.K. Jemisin were no real bestsellers here.
142richardderus
Thursday *smooch* Anita!
143karenmarie
Hi Anita, and happy Thursday to you!
>120 FAMeulstee: A family visit and visiting a friend two days later is more than enough socializing in my book, too. I discount Friends of the Library book sorting because it’s a combination of work and socializing and doesn’t stress me out.
>124 FAMeulstee: I rated The Goldfinch 4 stars and remember liking it a lot, but it’s definitely not worth a re-read. I gave The Little Friend 3 stars and have The Secret History somewhere here at the house but currently tagged ‘misshelved’. I might just cull both books and the third one when I find it. I can understand you being done with Tartt.
>120 FAMeulstee: A family visit and visiting a friend two days later is more than enough socializing in my book, too. I discount Friends of the Library book sorting because it’s a combination of work and socializing and doesn’t stress me out.
>124 FAMeulstee: I rated The Goldfinch 4 stars and remember liking it a lot, but it’s definitely not worth a re-read. I gave The Little Friend 3 stars and have The Secret History somewhere here at the house but currently tagged ‘misshelved’. I might just cull both books and the third one when I find it. I can understand you being done with Tartt.
144FAMeulstee
>142 richardderus: Some Friday *smooches* for you, Richard dear!
>143 karenmarie: Happy Friday, Karen!
Agreed, not stressing does not count :-)
And next Monday it is my fathers 93th birthday. There will be no problematic family members, so that should be reasonably stress free.
The you liked The Goldfinch better than I did, glad for you. It is a rather big tome, so it is way better when enjoyed ;-)
>143 karenmarie: Happy Friday, Karen!
Agreed, not stressing does not count :-)
And next Monday it is my fathers 93th birthday. There will be no problematic family members, so that should be reasonably stress free.
The you liked The Goldfinch better than I did, glad for you. It is a rather big tome, so it is way better when enjoyed ;-)
145FAMeulstee
book 157: Hoffman's honger by Leon de Winter
1001 books, own, Dutch, English translation Hoffman's hunger, 290 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book that has a possessive in the title
Felix Hofman is a Dutch diplomat, who finally at the end of his career, became ambassador in Prague. He had a lot to cope with during his life, and suffers from bulimia nervosa and insomnia. To get through the sleepless nights, he reads Spinoza. He gets involved with double agents (the story is starts early 1989, with western spies in Prague), and his career detoriates.
The story was nce enough, but the extensive description of body functions in the bathroom were a bit much for me.
This book is listed in the Dutch 1001 books
English and Dutch title are the same
146FAMeulstee
book 158: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol by Dimitri Verhulst
own, Dutch, Libris Literatuur prijs 2009, no English translation, 186 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book with a potentially offensive word or phrase in the title
A short, satirical history of mankind, with lots of cynic humor. We rush through history from the early humans to the 20th century.
A fun read, with a serious undertone.
This book won an important Dutch literature prize in 2009
Title translated: Goddamned days on a goddamned globe
147FAMeulstee
book 159: De Cock en moord in reclame by A.C. Baantjer
library, e-book, Dutch, no English translation, 139 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Read a book that is at least the 7th book in a series
De Cock book 59
Police procedural, set in Amsterdam, with inspector De Cock and his side kick Vledder.
These books have become very formulaic: a murder, two more before De Cock and Vledder solve the case.
Very quick read, and perfect for this TIOLI challenge.
Title translated: De Cock and murder in advertising
148FAMeulstee
book 160: De vrouw die terug moest by Lina Bengtsdotter
library, e-book, translated from Swedish, English translation For the Missing, 318 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: Read a 'time' book (time slip, time travel, multiple timelines)
Charlie Lager works for the national crime department in Stockholm. She thought to have escaped her troubled youth in Gullspang, when she is send there with a collegue for a case of a missing girl. Annabelle left a party, and never came home.
Besides the main story there are two more timelines: in short chapters we read what Annabelle did that evening, and another about two girls that only makes sense at the end, when the pieces come together.
I look forward to the next Charlie Lager book
Dutch title translated: The woman who had to go back
149FAMeulstee
Read, not yet reviewed:
#161: Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
#162: Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen
#163: Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) by Henry James
#164: Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Reading now:
De hongerende weg (The famished road) by Ben Okri
Een geest in de keel (A ghost in the throat) by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
#161: Wat doe ik hier (What am I doing here) by Bruce Chatwin
#162: Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen
#163: Portret van een dame (The portrait of a lady) by Henry James
#164: Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Reading now:
De hongerende weg (The famished road) by Ben Okri
Een geest in de keel (A ghost in the throat) by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
151FAMeulstee
>150 humouress: Thank you, Nina!
And you perfectly placed it on msg 150 in this thread! 😁
And you perfectly placed it on msg 150 in this thread! 😁
152humouress
>151 FAMeulstee: Completely intentional, obviously ;0)
153FAMeulstee
>152 humouress: Of course!
You patiently waited for this opportunity :-D
You patiently waited for this opportunity :-D
154FAMeulstee
book 161: Wat doe ik hier by Bruce Chatwin
library, non-fiction, translated, original title What am I doing here, 340 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book by an author who is published in fiction and nonfiction
A collection of essays and travel stories, written between 1973 and 1988.
Some better than others, but always a joy to read.
English and Dutch title are the same
155FAMeulstee
book 162: Ik = cartograaf by Jeroen Theunissen
library, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 428 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a memoir or autobiography by someone still living
Jeroen Theunissen left his wife and two sons to go and walk through Europe. He starts at the most western point of Ireland and walks to Istanbul. While writing down his experiences back home, divorced, and his sons visiting once in a while, Covid strikes.
I liked the travel story, the largest part of the book, but I didn't care about the present day parts in between. Again, like in Rabbit, run an adult man running away from his problems.
Title translated: I = cartographer
156FAMeulstee
book 163: Portret van een dame by Henry James
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, original title The portrait of a lady, 728 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with an 8 in the total number of pages, or use all numbers of this total to get to 8
After her father dies, Isabel Archer is taken to England by her aunt. She inherits some money, and wants to see more of Europe. Despite two offers to marry by good men, she marries a third, who isn't nice at all.
I liked it at first, but rather soon it became a bit of a slog to me.
Dutch title translated: Portrait of a Lady
157FAMeulstee
book 164: Aarde der mensen by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
library, translated from Indonesian, English translation This earth of mankind, 458 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book by an author who is published in fiction and nonfiction
Set in the Dutch Indies, at the end of the 19th century.
Minke is a native Javanese boy, who managed to get to high school. He is the only native there, all others are Dutch or Indo (half Dutch). He falls in love with Annelies, an Indo girl, and she gives him the strength to fight unequality and racism that is everywhere. At the Dutch school he is teached about justice and honesty, but all those don't apply to him, when he gets in conflict with the authorities.
This is the first book of the The Buru Quartet, looking forward to the next book.
Dutch title translated: Earth of mankind
158FAMeulstee
book 165: De hongerende weg by Ben Okri
library, translated, Booker Prize 1991, original title The famished road, 492 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with an alphabetically ordered title or author
Azaro is an African boy, who lives in a village in poverty with his mother and father. He can't decide between living the 'real' world, or on the 'spititual' world. He does stay in the real world, as he doesn't want to let his parents down, but the spirits are all around, and try to get him on their side.
Meanwhile two political parties try to get the villagers on their side, with force and violence.
I liked most of the 'real' world story, but had some trouble with the mythical, and magical world of the spirits.
Dutch title translated: The starving road
159FAMeulstee
That is it for today, all reviews done. The July stats have to wait, as we are leaving shortly to celebrate my fathers 93rd birthday today, together with my brother and his family.
160EllaTim
Congratulations on your father’s 93’d birthday, Anita! I hope you have a nice day.
Lots of good reading again. I’m interested to read >157 FAMeulstee:.
Lots of good reading again. I’m interested to read >157 FAMeulstee:.
161richardderus
>159 FAMeulstee: I wish your father a happy, healthy year to come, Anita, and that the day has many happy memories in it for you all.
166alcottacre
>159 FAMeulstee: Happy birthday to your father, Anita! I hope you have a wonderful time with your family today.
167vancouverdeb
Happy 93rd birthday to your dad, Anita! I hope you are all having a wonderful celebration together.
168FAMeulstee
Thanks Ella, Richard, Nina, Harold, Susan, Shelley, and Stasia for the birthday wishes to my father.
We had a lovely and tatsy diner together. It was first time my father had to be picked up, as his lease contract for the car stopped halfway July, and he didn't prolong it. The only disappointment was the weather, we are not used to rain all day on his birthday. So we could not dine on the terrace, as we did in other years.
He bounced back way better than we feared in January, after his fall. He is walking for over an hour every day, the only difference is that he uses a cane now.
We had a lovely and tatsy diner together. It was first time my father had to be picked up, as his lease contract for the car stopped halfway July, and he didn't prolong it. The only disappointment was the weather, we are not used to rain all day on his birthday. So we could not dine on the terrace, as we did in other years.
He bounced back way better than we feared in January, after his fall. He is walking for over an hour every day, the only difference is that he uses a cane now.
169PaulCranswick
>158 FAMeulstee: I have slated to read it too this month but I am worried about the mystical elements of the novel. Heck of a writer though.
Congratulations to your father, Anita. 93 is an impressive age.
Congratulations to your father, Anita. 93 is an impressive age.
170FAMeulstee
July 2023 in numbers
(Totals for the year between brackets)
22 books read, 7,927 pages, 255.7 pages a day
(165 books read, 56,127 pages, 264.8 pages a day)
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books:
• own books: 5 (16)
• from the library: 17 (149)
• male author: 17 (125)
• female author: 5 (40)
• originally written in Dutch: 6 (38)
• translated into Dutch: 16 (127)
- original language of translated books:
• Albanian: 0 (1)
• Armenian: 0 (1)
• Bulgarian: 0 (1)
• Czech: 0 (1)
• Danish: 0 (1)
• Dutch (Middle): 0 (1)
• English: 9 (53)
• Finnish: 0 (4)
• French: 0 (6)
• German: 0 (19)
• Icelandic: 1 (7)
• Indonesian: 1 (1)
• Italian: 1 (2)
• Japanese: 0 (5)
• Latin: 0 (1)
• Norwegian: 0 (3)
• Portugese: 0 (2)
• Russian: 0 (3)
• Serbian: 0 (1)
• Spanish: 1 (5)
• Swedish: 3 (9)
• fiction: 19 (125)
• non-fiction: 3 (40)
• paper books: 15 (90)
• e-books: 7 (75)
• mystery/police procedural: 2 (21)
• childrens/YA: 1 (8)
• 1001 books: 7 (24)
Total 1001 books since 2008: 304
• Dutch Canon: 0 (1)
Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 43 of 125
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pages:
0 - 100 pages: 1 (6)
101 - 200 pages: 4 (27)
201 - 300 pages: 4 (43)
301 - 400 pages: 5 (49)
401 - 500 pages: 5 (17)
501 - 999 pages: 3 (21)
1000+ pages: 2 (2)
• longest book 925 pages (1296 pages)
• shortest book 51 pages (32 pages)
• average book 360 pages (340 pages)
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date first published:
2nd century: 0 (1)
11th century: 0 (1)
13th century: 0 (1)
17th century: 0 (1)
18th century: 0 (1)
19th century: 2 (5)
20th century
1910s: 0 (3)
1920s: 0 (3)
1930s: 0 (6)
1940s: 0 (2)
1950s: 1 (4)
1960s: 1 (9)
1970s: 0 (6)
1980s: 3 (14)
1990s: 3 (11)
21st century
2000s: 3 (16)
2010s: 7 (39)
2020s: 2 (42)
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ratings:
1 (2)
1 (17)
7 (64)
9 (53)
4 (28)
0 (0)
0 (1)
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best books in July
Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) by John Steinbeck
Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
(Totals for the year between brackets)
22 books read, 7,927 pages, 255.7 pages a day
(165 books read, 56,127 pages, 264.8 pages a day)
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books:
• own books: 5 (16)
• from the library: 17 (149)
• male author: 17 (125)
• female author: 5 (40)
• originally written in Dutch: 6 (38)
• translated into Dutch: 16 (127)
- original language of translated books:
• Albanian: 0 (1)
• Armenian: 0 (1)
• Bulgarian: 0 (1)
• Czech: 0 (1)
• Danish: 0 (1)
• Dutch (Middle): 0 (1)
• English: 9 (53)
• Finnish: 0 (4)
• French: 0 (6)
• German: 0 (19)
• Icelandic: 1 (7)
• Indonesian: 1 (1)
• Italian: 1 (2)
• Japanese: 0 (5)
• Latin: 0 (1)
• Norwegian: 0 (3)
• Portugese: 0 (2)
• Russian: 0 (3)
• Serbian: 0 (1)
• Spanish: 1 (5)
• Swedish: 3 (9)
• fiction: 19 (125)
• non-fiction: 3 (40)
• paper books: 15 (90)
• e-books: 7 (75)
• mystery/police procedural: 2 (21)
• childrens/YA: 1 (8)
• 1001 books: 7 (24)
Total 1001 books since 2008: 304
• Dutch Canon: 0 (1)
Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 43 of 125
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pages:
0 - 100 pages: 1 (6)
101 - 200 pages: 4 (27)
201 - 300 pages: 4 (43)
301 - 400 pages: 5 (49)
401 - 500 pages: 5 (17)
501 - 999 pages: 3 (21)
1000+ pages: 2 (2)
• longest book 925 pages (1296 pages)
• shortest book 51 pages (32 pages)
• average book 360 pages (340 pages)
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date first published:
2nd century: 0 (1)
11th century: 0 (1)
13th century: 0 (1)
17th century: 0 (1)
18th century: 0 (1)
19th century: 2 (5)
20th century
1910s: 0 (3)
1920s: 0 (3)
1930s: 0 (6)
1940s: 0 (2)
1950s: 1 (4)
1960s: 1 (9)
1970s: 0 (6)
1980s: 3 (14)
1990s: 3 (11)
21st century
2000s: 3 (16)
2010s: 7 (39)
2020s: 2 (42)
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ratings:
1 (2) 1 (17) 7 (64) 9 (53) 4 (28) 0 (0) 0 (1)--
best books in July
Ten oosten van Eden (East of Eden) by John Steinbeck
Aarde der mensen (This earth of mankind) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
171FAMeulstee
>169 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, Ben Okri is a good writer.
I let the mystical elements flow to get through, reading those parts without overthinking.
Thanks, we never expected my father would get to this age. Grateful for every year he is around!
I let the mystical elements flow to get through, reading those parts without overthinking.
Thanks, we never expected my father would get to this age. Grateful for every year he is around!
172mdoris
Hi Anita, So glad to see you giving East of Eden 5 stars. I started it today and I am hooked and thinking it will be a very wonderful read. Glad to see it was a best of July for you!
173vancouverdeb
Happy New Thread, Anita!
174FAMeulstee
>172 mdoris: Thank you, Mary. I hope you enjoy East of Eden as much as I did!
>173 vancouverdeb: Is this a hint, Deborah? Or just a mistake, as you did the new thread wishes at >17 vancouverdeb: .
I will take the hint and start my August thread soon.
>173 vancouverdeb: Is this a hint, Deborah? Or just a mistake, as you did the new thread wishes at >17 vancouverdeb: .
I will take the hint and start my August thread soon.
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