Anita (FAMeulstee) still goes where the books take her in 2022 (9)

Welcome to my ninth thread in 2022!

I am Anita Meulstee (59), married with Frank (60) since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art, books and walking.

No inspiration for finding pictures today. So I am reusing the beautiful sunset and moonrise we saw in August.
 

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 two years it is slowing down, my initial "reading hunger" has waned a bit.

I read (almost) everything, from childrens and YA books to more serious literature, mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, and I try not to forget to throw some non-fiction into the mix.

total books read in 2022: 246
52 own / 194 library

total pages read in 2022: 78.611

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currently reading:
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen

non-fiction: Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren, 280 pages
e-book: De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages

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books read in September 2022 (20 books, 8.186 pages, 6 own / 14 library)
book 227: Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy, translated by Rebekka Hermán Mostert, 725 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 65)
book 228: Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) by Miklós Bánffy, translated by Rebekka Hermán Mostert, 503 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 65)
book 229: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 by Robert Musil, translated by Ingeborg Lesener, 450 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 66)
book 230: Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk by Jurriën Hamer, 174 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 67)
book 231: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 2 by Robert Musil, translated by Ingeborg Lesener, 424 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 66)
book 232: Charlotte (Charlotte) by David Foenkinos, translated by Marianne Kaas, 236 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 68)
book 233: Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) by Patrick Modiano, translated by Edu Borger, 176 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 90)
book 234: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil, translated by Ingeborg Lesener, 472 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 91)
book 235: Nachtronde (The Night Watch) by Patrick Modiano, translated by Edu Borger, 142 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 92)
book 236: Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato, translated by Jan van der Haar, 829 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 93)
book 237: De ringboulevards (Ring Roads) by Patrick Modiano, translated by Edu Borger, 159 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 94)
book 238: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 4 by Robert Musil, translated by Hans Hom, 440 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 91)
book 239: De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes, translated by Mia Buursma and Rikkie Degenaar, 704 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 135)
book 240: De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen, 603 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 136)
book 241: Het teken van de vier (The Sign of Four; Sherlock Holmes 4) by Arthur Conan Doyle, translator unknown, 249 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 137)
book 242: Ademschommel (The Hunger Angel) by Herta Müller, translated by Ria van Hengel, 308 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 138)
book 243: Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart, translated by Kitty Pouwels and Josephine Ruitenberg, 399 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 156)
book 244: Nek aan nek (Dead heat) by Dick & Felix Francis, translated by Pon Ruiter, 324 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 157)
book 245: Verloren illusies (Lost Illusions) by Honoré de Balzac, translated by Jan Versteeg, 733 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 164)
book 246: De meester van het Go-spel (The Master of Go) by Yasunari Kawabata, translated by Annemarie van Frankenhuysen, 136 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 165)

September 2022 reading plans
still reading De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen

TIOLI September 2022
#1: Read a nonfiction book by or about an individual who either ran for or held an elected office
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#2: Read a book (either F or NF) about someone with a long standing major problem who grows either because of or in spite of it
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#3: Read a work of fiction set prior to 1922 in a country then (or once) part of the British Empire
- Het teken van de vier (The Sign of Four; Sherlock Holmes 4) - Arthur Conan Doyle, 249 pages (e-library)
#4 Read a book with the word “trickster(s)” in the title or listed under tags F/NF
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#5: Read a book with one person on the cover, who is looking out at the reader
- De drie bruiloften van Manolita - Almudena Grandes, 704 pages (library)
#6: Read a book about a person who was born in the same decade as you
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#7: "S" is for September and Science Fiction: Read a book on The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time located here
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#8: Read a book first published in the 1990s or 2000s
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#9: Read a book whose title contains more than 22 letters
- Daar op het plein is niemand - Dolores Prato, 829 pages (library)
- Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk - Jurriën Hamer, 174 pages (e-library)
#10: Read a book that has part of a college or university's name in the title or author's name (list the college)
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#11: Read a book about Korea or written by a Korean or ethnic Korean author
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#12: Read a book about a dead laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature OR one written by a living laureate
- Ademschommel (The Hunger Angel) - Herta Müller, 308 pages (e-library)
- Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) - Patrick Modiano, 176 pages (e-library)
#13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century
The Man without Qualities in 4 volumes:
- De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 - Robert Musil, 450 pages
- De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 2 - Robert Musil, 424 pages
- De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 3 - Robert Musil, 472 pages
- De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 4 - Robert Musil, 440 pages
- De avant-gardisten - Sjeng Scheijen, 603 pages (library)
- Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) - Miklós Bánffy, 725 pages (e-library)
#14: Read a book With a word begining or ending with one of the following letters
- De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages
- Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) - Miklós Bánffy, 503 pages (e-library)
#15: Read a book originally written in French by a citizen of a member nation of "La Francophonie"
- Charlotte (Charlotte) - David Foenkinos, 236 pages (e-library)
- Nachtronde (The Night Watch) - Patrick Modiano, 142 pages (e-library)
- De ringboulevards (Ring Roads) - Patrick Modiano, 159 pages (e-library)
- Verloren illusies (Lost Illusions) - Honoré de Balzac, 733 pages
#16: Read a book where all the words in the title have the same number of letters
- Nek aan nek (Dead heat) - Dick & Felix Francis, 324 pages (e-library)
#17: Read a book that completes the verse “See you in September or lose you to……….”
- De meester van het Go-spel (The Master of Go) - Yasunari Kawabata, 136 pages
- Mungo (Young Mungo) - Douglas Stuart, 399 pages (library)
#18: Read a book/work with a significant part set in/dealing with the period from 1 January 1960 to 31 December 1980
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#19: Read a book for the TV Trope Back to School Challenge
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Reserved for reading plans October / TIOLI October 2022

TIOLI October 2022
#1: Read a book whose title words only start with the letters A, B, C, X, Y and/or Z
- Babbitt (Babbitt) - Sinclair Lewis, 387 pages (e-library 15/10)
#2: Read a Scary Book
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#3: Read a book for the Grady Girls rolling challenge
- Aan de voet van de gletsjer (Under the Glacier) - Halldór Laxness, 222 pages (library 20/10)
#4: Read a book tagged "historical" or "historical fiction"
- Het fortuin van de Rougons (The Fortune of the Rougons) - Émile Zola, 275 pages (library 20/10)
- De sympathisant (The Sympathizer) - Viet Thanh Nguyen, 429 pages (e-library 22/10)
? Uiteengescheurd (They Were Divided) - Miklós Bánffy, 329 pages (library)
? Een zijden haar (The Potter's Field) - Ellis Peters (ILL)
#5: Read a book with a cover image in which a woman's face is important
- Diego en Frida - J.M.G. Le Clézio, 220 pages (library)
#6 Read a book with the word “teeth” in the title or the image of teeth somewhere on the cover
- Zazie in de metro - Raymond Queneau, 205 pages (library)
#7: Read a book in a language that is not your mother tongue
- Reinhold Messner: Das Leben eines Extrembergsteigers - Michele Petrucci, 88 pages
#8: The “Murder She Wrote” Challenge: Read a murder mystery, solved or unsolved, written by a woman author (NF only, please)
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#9: Read a book with a fall color (Red, Orange, Yellow, Brown) predominate on the cover or with one of the color names in the title or author name
- Films die nergens draaien - Yorick Goldewijk, 246 (e-library 20/10)
#10: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, about the British royal family
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#11: Read a book written by someone who uses three names
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#12: Read a book whose title identifies what kind of narrative it purports to be
- De Jacobsboeken (The Books of Jacob) - Olga Tokarczuk, 909 pages (library 20/10)
? De opwindvogelkronieken (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) - Haruki Murakami, 890 pages (e-library)
#13: Read a book with an uneven number of pages
- De god van kleine dingen (The God of Small Things) - Arundhati Roy, 337 pages
- De jongen en de hond (The Boy and the Dog) - Seishu Hase, 285 pages (library)
- De kinderkaravaan (Children on the Oregon Trail) An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, 183 pages (e-library 21/10)
- De ruwe weg (Lean on Pete) - Willy Vlautin, 271 pages (library 20/10)
- Zonder titel - Erna Sassen, 253 pages (e-library 18/10)
#14: Read a book with a verb used as a noun in the title
- Buit maken (The Kill) - Émile Zola, 275 pages (e-library 21/10)
- Honger (Hunger) - Knut Hamsun, 272 pages (library 20/10)
#15: Read a book with a 4th quarter month in the title
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#16: Read a book by an author who teaches writing
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#17: Read a book by an author sharing the name of a Post-War British Prime Minister or a book by or about a Post War British PM
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#18: read a book in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
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Other books for October, not yet in TIOLI:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages (part 2 of 4 in October)
Doctor Vlimmen - Mr. A. Roothaert, 412 pages
Vlimmen contra Vlimmen - Mr. A. Roothaert, 445 pages
Vlimmens tweede jeugd - Mr. A. Roothaert, 414 pages
Wildernis (Force of Nature) - Jane Harper, 368 pages (e-library 22/10)
Schemering (Night; Martin Servaz 4) - Bernard Minier, 512 pages (e-library)

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Planning my reads first, filling in the TIOLI challenges later, suited me well last month. So again I planned some reads, and will see if I can place them in the challenges.
ETA: Almost all books found a matching challenge.

books read in January 2022
book 1: Pippi Langkous gaat aan boord (Pippi Goes on Board) by Astrid Lindgren, translated by Lisbeth Zuiderveen Borgesius-Wildschut
book 2: De onderstroom (The Offing) by Benjamin Myers, translated by Anneke Bok
book 3: Pippi Langkous in Taka-Tukaland (Pippi in the South Seas) by Astrid Lindgren, translated by Saskia Ferwerda
book 4: Het vierde offer (Borkmann's Point; Van Veeteren 2) by Håkan Nesser, translated by Clementine Luijten
book 5: De terugkeer (The Return; Van Veeteren 3) by Håkan Nesser, translated by Edith Sybesma
book 6: Drie sterke vrouwen (Three Strong Women) by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jeanne Holierhoek
book 7: De grote angst in de bergen (Terror on the Mountain) by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, translated by Rokus Hofstede
book 8: 10 minuten 38 seconden in deze vreemde wereld (10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World) by Elif Shafak, translated by Manon Smits
book 9: Sjakie en de grote glazen lift (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) by Roald Dahl, translated by Harriët Freezer
book 10: De lijst van dingen die niet zullen veranderen (The List of Things That Will Not Change) by Rebecca Stead, translated by Jenny de Jonge
book 11: Dochters van een nieuwe tijd by Carmen Korn, translated by Olga Groenewoud
book 12: Tijd om opnieuw te beginnen by Carmen Korn, translated by Olga Groenewoud
book 13: De tijden veranderen by Carmen Korn, translated by Olga Groenewoud
book 14: De lange weg naar huis (The Book of Eels) by Patrick Svensson, translated by Geri de Boer
book 15: Dankzij de dingen by Rutger Kopland
book 16: De Godden broers (The great Godden) by Meg Rosoff, translated by Jenny de Jonge
book 17: Hotel New Hampshire (The Hotel New Hampshire) by John Irving, translated by C.A.G. van den Broek
book 18: Laurier en leeuwerik (The Lark and the Laurel; Mantlemass 1) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen
book 19: De Cock en de dood van de Helende Meesters (De Cock 58) by A.C. Baantjer
book 20: De loot van de brem (The Sprig of Broom; Mantlemass 2) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen
book 21: De witte vesting (The White Castle) by Orhan Pamuk, translated by Veronica Divendal
book 22: De moeder van Nicolien by J.J. Voskuil
book 23: Avontuur Amerika by Cees Nooteboom
book 24: Teleurstellen vergt lef (Dare to Disappoint) by Özge Samanci, translated by Sigge Stegeman
book 25: De overlevenden (The Survivors) by Alex Schulman, translated by Angélique Kroon
book 26: Witte onschuld (White Innocence) by Gloria Wekker, translated by Menno Grootveld
book 27: Viersprong van de schemer (Crossroads of twilight; Wheel of Time 10) by Robert Jordan, translated by Lia Belt and Johan-Martijn Flaton
book 28: De onzichtbaren (The Unseen) by Roy Jacobsen, translated by Paula Stevens
book 29: Petersburg (Petersburg) by Andrej Bely, translated by Charles B. Timmer
book 30: De voorspelling (Pawn of Prophecy; Belgariad 1) by David Eddings, translated by Johan-Martijn Flaton
book 31: Benedenwereld (Underland: A Deep Time Journey) by Robert Macfarlane, translated by Nico Groen and Jan Willem Reitsma
book 32: Een koude wind (A Cold Wind Blowing; Mantlemass 3) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen
book 33: De oudste zoon (The Eldest Son; Mantlemass 4) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen

books read in February 2022
book 34: Ilyas by Ernest van der Kwast
book 35: Inham (Cove) by Cynan Jones, translated by Jona Hoek
book 36: De rode prins (The Red Prince) by Timothy Snyder, translated by Corrie van den Berg and Carola Kloos
book 37: Gekraakt (Come to Grief) by Dick Francis, translated by Nelleke van Maaren
book 38: De harde kern boek 1 by Frida Vogels
book 39: Mes van dromen (Knife of Dreams; Wheel of Time 11) by Robert Jordan, translated by Lia Belt
book 40: Over het doppen van bonen (A Treatise on Shelling Beans) by Wiesław Myśliwski, translated by Karol Lesman
book 41: De Sparsholt-affaire (The Sparsholt Affair) by Alan Hollinghurst, translated by Ton Heuvelmans
book 42: De rode anjer (The Red Carnation) by Elio Vittorini, translated by Emilia Menkveld
book 43: De laatste eer (The Confession of Brother Haluin; Cadfael 15) by Ellis Peters, translated by Pieter Janssens
book 44: Het rode korenveld (Red Sorghum) by Mo Yan, translated by Jan de Meyer
book 45: De jongen, de mol, de vos en het paard (The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse) by Charlie Mackesy, translated by Arthur Japin
book 46: Als Beale Street kon praten (If Beale Street Could Talk) by James Baldwin, translated by Harm Damsma
book 47: Hoe ik nu leef (How I live now) by Meg Rosoff, translated by Jenny de Jonge
book 48: Selma by Carolijn Visser
book 49: De magische koningin (Queen of Sorcery; Belgariad 2) by David Eddings, translated by Johan-Martijn Flaton
book 50: Binnen de muren (Within the Walls) by Giorgio Bassani, translated by Jan van der Haar
book 51: Het woud der verwachting (In a Dark Wood Wandering) by Hella Haasse
book 52: Langs de IJssel by Kester Freriks
book 53: Maangloed (Moonglow) by Michael Chabon, translated by Gerda Baardman, Jan de Nijs and Tjadine Stheeman
book 54: De preek over de val van Rome (The Sermon on the Fall of Rome) by Jérôme Ferrari, translated by Reintje Ghoos and Jan Pieter van der Sterre
book 55: Hersenschimmen (Out of Mind) by J. Bernlef
book 56: De ijzeren lelie (The Iron Lily; Mantlemass 5) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen

books read in March 2022
book 57: De gouden bril (The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles; Ferrara 2) by Giorgio Bassani, translated by Jan van der Haar
book 58: Opgewekt naar de eindstreep by Hendrik Groen
book 59: De harde kern boek 2 by Frida Vogels
book 60: De troonopvolger (Unto Us a Son Is Given; Brunetti 28) by Donna Leon, translated by Lilian Schreuder
book 61: Vijftien namen by Levie de Lange
book 62: Het uur u by Martinus Nijhoff
book 63: De naderende storm (The Gathering Storm; Wheel of Time 12) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson, translated by Lia Belt
book 64: Van steen en been by Bérengère Cournut, translated by
book 65: Verduistering (Don't turn out the lights; Martin Servaz 3) by Bernard Minier, translated by Félice Portier and Aniek Njiokiktjien
book 66: De groef by Maartje Wortel
book 67: Tovenaarsgambiet (Magician's Gambit; Belgariad 3) by David Eddings, translated by Johan-Martijn Flaton
book 68: De grootsheid van het al by Raoul de Jong
book 69: Pieterpad deel II: Vorden-Maastricht by Toos Goorhuis-Tjalsma & Bertje Jens
book 70: Wat er werkelijk is by Nelleke Noordervliet
book 71: De dood van Achilles (The Death of Achilles; Fandorin 4) by Boris Akoenin, translated by Arie van der Ent
book 72: De Bommellegende by Marten Toonder
book 73: Generaal zonder leger by Özcan Akyol
book 74: De vergelder by Marten Toonder
book 75: De laatste rituelen (Burial Rites) by Hannah Kent, translated by Martine Vosmaer and Karina van Santen
book 76: Een verhaal met een angel (A sting in the tale) by Dave Goulson, translated by Nico Groen
book 77: Herfst (Autumn) by Karl Ove Knausgård, translated by Marin Mars
book 78: Misverstand in Moskou by Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Jan Versteeg
book 79: Een vlucht zwanen (A Flight of Swans; Mantlemass 6) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen
book 80: Gods wegen by Marijke Schermer
book 81: Dodelijk web (Under Orders) by Dick Francis, translated by Auke Leistra
book 82: Surrogaten voor Murk Tuinstra by Simon Vestdijk
book 83: De om by Willem Jan Otten
book 84: Wedervaring by Bodo Kirchhoff, translated by Josephine Rijnaarts
book 85: Lezen als geschenk (The Gifts of Reading) by Robert Macfarlane, translated by Nico Groen
book 86: De droogte (The Dry) by Jane Harper, translated by Catalien van Paassen and Willem van Paassen
book 87: Zaaien en oogsten (Harrow and Harvest; Mantlemass 7) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen

books read in April 2022
book 88: Het einde van Mantlemass (The keys of Mantlemass; Mantlemass 8) by Barbara Willard, translated by Piet Verhagen
book 89: Luitenant-kolonel de Maumort (Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort) by Roger Martin du Gard, translated by Anneke Alderlieste
book 90: De gesloten kamer (The Locked Room; Martin Beck 8) by May Sjöwall & Per Walöö, translated by Ulla Jansz
book 91: Tot ziens daarboven (The Great Swindle) by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Liesbeth van Nes
book 92: Zeldzame aarden by Sandro Veronesi, translated by Rob Gerritsen
book 93: De kleuren van de brand (All human wisdom) by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Liesbeth van Nes
book 94: Out of Africa (Out of Africa) by Karen Blixen, translated by Ruth Wolf and Meike van Beek
book 95: De honderd dagen (One hundred days) by Joseph Roth, translated by Wilfred Oranje
book 96: Achter de deur (Behind the door; Ferrara 4) by Giorgio Bassani, translated by Tineke van Dijk
book 97: De spiegel van ons verdriet (Mirror of our sorrows) by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Andreas Dijkzeul
book 98: Vrouw of vos (Lady into Fox) by David Garnett, translated by Irwan Droog
book 99: Weigering (Refusal) by Felix Francis, translated by Waldemar Noë
book 100: De woestijn van de Tartaren (The Tartar Steppe) by Dino Buzzati, translated by Anthonie Kee
book 101: Het geluk van de wolf by Paolo Cognetti, translated by Yond Boeke and Patty Krone
book 102: De hemel is altijd paars by Sholeh Rezazadeh
book 103: Herinneringen van een engelbewaarder (A Guardian Angel Recalls) by W.F. Hermans
book 104: Soms zou ik de wind willen zijn by Franco Faggiani, translated by Saskia Peterzon-Kotte
book 105: Dit soort kleinigheden (Small Things Like These) by Claire Keegan, translated by Harm Damsma and Niek Miedema
book 106: Het lied van de Orbus (Castle of Wizardry; Belgariad 4) by David Eddings, translated by Johan-Martijn Flaton
book 107: De grutto by Albert Beintema
book 108: Witte zee (White Shadow) by Roy Jacobsen, translated by Paula Stevens
book 109: Het evangelie van O. Dapper Dapper by W.F. Hermans
book 110: De slag om Europa by Thomas Piketty, translated by Manik Sarkar
book 111: Uitnodiging voor een onthoofding (Invitation to a Beheading) by Vladimir Nabokov, translated by M. and L. Coutinho
book 112: De man die twee keer dood ging (The man who died twice) by Richard Osman, translated by Reintje Ghoos and Jan Pieter van der Sterre
book 113: IJzerkop (Ironhead) by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
book 114: Voetsporen in de sneeuw (A Murder Of Quality; George Smiley 2) by John le Carré, translated by H. Tromp
book 115: Op de planken by Gerrit Komrij
book 116: De ombrenger by Marten Toonder
book 117: Buitenpost (Outpost) by Dan Richards, translated by Wybrand Scheffer
book 118: De God Denkbaar, Denkbaar de God by W.F. Hermans
book 119: De vader van Artenio by Frida Vogels
book 120: Huis voor de dag, huis voor de nacht (House of Day, House of Night) by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Karol Lesman
book 121: Terug tot Ina Damman by Simon Vestdijk

books read in May 2022
book 122: De vrolijke verrader: Een KGB-spion uit Rotterdam (Spies, Lies, and Exile) by Simon Kuper, translated by Liesbeth Rijnierse
book 123: De wilde stilte (The Wild Silence) by Raynor Winn, translated by Annemie de Vries and Anne-Marie Vervelde
book 124: De kauw by Achilles Cools
book 125: Kleine helden by Almudena Grandes, translated by Mia Buursma
book 126: De torens van middernacht (Towers of Midnight; Wheel of Time 13) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson, translated by Lia Belt
book 127: De Titanic by Martin van Neck
book 128: De tweeling (The Twins) by Tessa de Loo
book 129: Liraël (Lirael; Old Kingdom 2) by Garth Nix, translated by Erica Feberwee
book 130: Abhorsen (Abhorsen; Old Kingdom 3) by Garth Nix, translated by Erica Feberwee
book 131: Sapiens (Sapiens) by Yuval Noah Harari, translated by Inge Pieters
book 132: Eindspel (Enchanters' End Game; Belgariad 5) by David Eddings, translated by Johan-Martijn Flaton
book 133: Fado Alexandrino (Fado Alexandrino) by António Lobo Antunes, translated by Harrie Lemmens
book 134: Voor het verdwijnt en daarna by Rutger Kopland
book 135: De reiger (The Heron; Ferrara 5) by Giorgio Bassani, translated by Tineke van Dijk
book 136: Twee vrouwen (Two women) by Harry Mulisch
book 137: Limonov (Limonov) by Emmanuel Carrère, translated by Katelijne De Vuyst and Katrien Vandenberghe
book 138: Koningin Eenoog by W.F. Hermans
book 139: Middernachtbibliotheek (The Midnight Library) by Matt Haig, translated by Monique ter Berg
book 140: De andere school (Anton Wachter 4) by Simon Vestdijk
book 141: De beker van de min (Anton Wachter 5) by Simon Vestdijk
book 142: De vliegeraar (The Kite Runner) by Khaled Hosseini, translated by Miebeth van Horn
book 143: De geur van hooi (The Smell of Hay; Ferrara 6) by Giorgio Bassani, translated by Tineke van Dijk
book 144: Inktzwart (Blackout; Dark Iceland 2) by Ragnar Jónasson, translated by Willemien Werkman
book 145: De wateraap by Mariken Heitman
book 146: Wormmaan by Mariken Heitman
book 147: Voor al uw geschenken by Jean Rouaud, translated by Marianne Kaas
book 148: Vos & ik (Fox & I) by Catherine Raven, translated by Henny Corver
book 149: Spijt! by Carry Slee
book 150: Het eiland van het tweede gezicht (The Island of Second Sight) by Albert Vigoleis Thelen, translated by Wil Boesten

books read in June 2022
book 151: Mannen die vrouwen haten (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Millennium 1) by Stieg Larsson, translated by Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga
book 152: Anomalie (The Anomaly) by Hervé Le Tellier, translated by Andreas Dijkzeul
book 153: De engel van Venetië (The Garden of Angels) by David Hewson, translated by Ans van der Graaff and David Orthel
book 154: Dubbele Lotje (Lisa and Lottie) by Erich Kästner, translated by Elly Schippers
book 155: Onder de korenmaat by Maarten 't Hart
book 156: Zomerhuis (Will and Testament) by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Neeltje Wiersma
book 157: Zalm by Lars Kvamme, translated by Angélique de Kroon
book 158: Centaur by Chris Polanen
book 159: De laatste zomer in de stad (Last Summer in the City) by Gianfranco Calligarich, translated by Els van der Pluijm
book 160: Spoedgeval (Dr Dark and Far-Too Delicious and Secrets of a Career Girl) by Carol Marinelli, translated by Jannigje Bolk and Thea de Graaf
book 161: Baron by Theun de Vries
book 162: Briefjes voor Pelle by Marlies Segers
book 163: Scheepsberichten (The Shipping News) by E. Annie Proulx, translated by Regina Willemse
book 164: De vrije vogel en zijn kooien (Anton Wachter 6) by Simon Vestdijk
book 165: De vrouw die met vuur speelde (The Girl Who Played with Fire; Millennium 2) by Stieg Larsson, translated by Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga
book 166: Het Opritsjnik-orkest (The Set-Up) by Vladimir Volkoff, translated by Jef Geeraerts
book 167: Duister water (Trace Elements; Brunetti 29) by Donna Leon, translated by Lilian Schreuder
book 168: Het landgoed Ulloa (The House of Ulloa) by Emilia Pardo Bazán, translated by Elly de Vries-Bovée
book 169: Outlaws (Outlaws) by Javier Cercas, translated by Jos den Bekker
book 170: Bittere tijden (Harsh Times) by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Eugenie Schoolderman and Arie van der Wal
book 171: Jaguarman by Raoul de Jong
book 172: Het woeden der gehele wereld (The raging of the whole world) by Maarten 't Hart

books read in July 2022
book 173: De vlamberken (The Sixteen Trees of the Somme) by Lars Mytting, translated by Paula Stevens
book 174: Quo vadis? (Quo Vadis) by Henryk Sienkiewicz, translated by H. Pyttersen and Theo Kars
book 175: Waterjager by Chris Polanen
book 176: De vlucht uit Falaise (Escape from Falaise; Rangers Apprentice 16) by John Flanagan, translated by Wybrand Scheffer
book 177: Gerechtigheid (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest; Millennium 3) by Stieg Larsson, translated by Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga
book 178: La Superba (La Superba) by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
book 179: De politiemoordenaar (Cop Killer; Martin Beck 9) by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, translated by Froukje Hoekstra
book 180: Congo (Congo) by David Van Reybrouck
book 181: De rimpels van Esther Ornstein (Anton Wachter 7) by Simon Vestdijk
book 182: Rupsje Nooitgenoeg (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) by Eric Carle, translated by ?
book 183: De goddelijke komedie (The Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri, translated by Frans van Dooren
book 184: Anna, Hanna en Johanna (Hanna's Daughters) by Marianne Fredriksson, translated by Janny Middelbeek-Oortgiesen
book 185: Vertrouwelijke zaken (Blood from a Stone; Brunetti 14) by Donna Leon, translated by Renée Milders Dowden
book 186: De kunst van het oorlogvoeren (The Art of War) by Sun Tzu, translated by Anders Pieterse
book 187: Vlucht (Migrations) by Charlotte McConaghy, translated by Erik de Vries
book 188: Leven en wandel van Zorbás de Griek (Zorba the Greek) by Nikos Kazantzakis, translated by Hero Hokwerda
book 189: Het ijzig hart (The Frozen Heart) by Almudena Grandes, translated by Mia Buursma and Ans van Kersbergen
book 190: De tuinen van Dorr (The Gardens of Dorr) by Paul Biegel
book 191: De harde kern 3 by Frida Vogels
book 192: De vrouw met de moedervlek (Woman with Birthmark; Van Veeteren 4) by Håkan Nesser, translated by Clementine Luijten
book 193: De tunnel by Anna Woltz, 231 pages
book 194: Bijzondere opdrachten (Special Assignments; Erast Fandorin 5) by Boris Akoenin, translated by Arie van der Ent
book 195: Ogen van de Rigel (Eyes of the Rigel) by Roy Jacobsen, translated by Paula Stevens
book 196: De reparatie van de wereld by Slobodan Šnajder, translated by Roel Schuyt
book 197: Requiem voor een vriend by J.J. Voskuil

books read in August 2022
book 198: 365 dagen Nederlander by Naeeda Aurangzeb
book 199: De laatste kans (Anton Wachtercyclus 8) by Simon Vestdijk
book 200: Max en de Maximonsters (Where the Wild Things Are) by Maurice Sendak, translated by L.M. Niskos
book 201: De goddelijke komedie (The Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri, translated by Ike Cialona and Peter Verstegen
book 202: De Kapellekensbaan (Chapel Road) by Louis Paul Boon
book 203: De kathedraal van de zee (Cathedral of the Sea) by Ildefonso Falcones, translated by Marleen Eijgenraam
book 204: De weg naar Oxiana (The Road to Oxiana) by Robert Byron, translated by Tinke Davids
book 205: De vijand van mijn vader by Almudena Grandes, translated by Mia Buursma
book 206: Waar ik nu ben (Whereabouts) by Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Manon Smits
book 207: Flush (Flush) by Virginia Woolf, translated by Gerardine Franken
book 208: Het licht van weleer (A Memory of Light; Wheel of Time 14) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson, translated by Lia Belt
book 209: Het vertrek van de mier by Toon Tellegen
book 210: Staatsraad (The State Counsellor; Erast Fandorin 6) by Boris Akoenin, translated by Arie van der Ent
book 211: Een revolverschot by Virginie Loveling
book 212: Na de Amazone by Redmond O'Hanlon, translated by Tinke Davids
book 213: De vallei der verschrikking (The Valley of Fear) by Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by ?
book 214: De hond van de Baskervilles (The Hound of The Baskervilles) by Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by ?
book 215: De krokodillen van Yamoussoukro (The Crocodiles of Yamoussoukro) by V.S. Naipaul, translated by Tinke Davids
book 216: De plantenjager uit Leningrad by Louise O. Fresco
book 217: Tortilla Flat (Tortilla Flat) by John Steinbeck, translated by Apie Prins
book 218: Gloed (Embers) by Sándor Márai, translated by Mari Alföldy
book 219: Een geschiedenis van de wereld in 10½ hoofdstuk (A History of the World in 10½ Chapters) by Julian Barnes, translated by Else Hoog
book 220: Het purperen land (So Big) by Edna Ferber, translated by Lisette Graswinckel
book 221: Kafka op het strand (Kafka on the Shore) by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jacques Westerhoven
book 222: Poolnacht (Rupture; Dark Iceland 3) by Ragnar Jónasson, translated by Willemien Werkman
book 223: De zevende functie van taal (The Seventh Function of Language) by Laurent Binet, translated by Liesbeth van Nes
book 224: De witte tijger (The White Tiger) by Aravind Adiga, translated by Arjaan van Nimwegen
book 225: Kruisende lijnen (Quicksand) by Junichirô Tanizaki, translated by Jacques Westerhoven
book 226: 1795 by Niklas Natt och Dag, translated by Lammie Post-Oostenbrink

Reading plans in 2022
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 2022:
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages
✔ Man zonder eigenschappen (The man without qualities) by Robert Musil, 1786 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
✔ Luitenant-kolonel de Maumort (Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort) by Roger Martin du Gard, 1077 pages
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht deel 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 1047 pages
✔Baron by Theun de Vries, 1016 pages

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Some other books I want to read in 2022:
✔ De goddelijke komedie (The Divine Comedy) - Dante Alighieri, 599 pages
✔ Binnen de muren (Within the Walls) - Giorgio Bassani, 207 pages
✔ Petersburg (Petersburg) - Andrei Bely, 429 pages
Anatomie van een moment (The Anatomy of a Moment) - Javier Cercas, 539 pages
Jean-Paul Sartre : zijn biografie (Sartre: A Life) - Annie Cohen-Solal, 610 pages
✔ Het ijzig hart (The Frozen Heart) - Almudena Grandes, 854 pages
✔ Sapiens : Een kleine geschiedenis van de mensheid (Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind) - Yuval Noah Harari, 461 pages
Duitse les (The German Lesson) - Siegfried Lenz, 511 pages
Een beloofd land (A promised land) - Barack Obama, 896 pages
✔ Het eiland van het tweede gezicht (The Island of Second Sight) - Albert Vigoleis Thelen, 994 pages
Aarde der mensen (This Earth of Mankind) - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 457 pages
✔ De wilde stilte (The wild silence) - Raynor Winn, 318 pages

#Tickers

2022 totals





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Totals since 2008:

Monthly statistics
January: 33 books / 9.366 pages
February: 23 books / 7.869 pages
March: 31 books / 7.429 pages
April: 34 books / 9.531 pages
May: 29 books / 9.276 pages
June: 22 books / 7.901 pages
July: 25 books / 9.331 pages
August: 29 books / 9.723 pages

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Previous threads in 2021
book 1 - 28: thread 1
book 29 - 56: thread 2
book 57 - 87 : thread 3
book 88 - 121 : thread 4
book 122 - 150 : thread 5
book 151 - 172 : thread 6
book 173 - 197 : thread 7
book 198 - 226 : thread 8

The new "Charts and Graphs" is fun to use, my readings since 2008:


My reading in previous years in text
2008: 130 books -   35.152 pages   (96,0 ppd)
2009:   78 books -   21.470 pages   (58,8 ppd)
2010: 121 books -   38.209 pages (104,7 ppd)
2011:   84 books -   30.256 pages   (82,9 ppd)
2012:   53 books -   18.779 pages   (51,3 ppd)
2013:   13 books -     3.692 pages   (10,1 ppd)
2014:   17 books -     3.700 pages   (10,1 ppd)
2015:   29 books -   10.080 pages   (27,6 ppd)
2016: 253 books -   72.391 pages (197,8 ppd)
2017: 453 books - 110.222 pages (302,0 ppd)
2018: 534 books - 111.906 pages (306,6 ppd)
2019: 413 books - 110.873 pages (303,8 ppd)
2020: 226 books -   79.216 pages (216,4 ppd)
2021: 288 books -   94.339 pages (258,5 ppd)

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

Series I read, a list to keep track

Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 4/20)
1 Stille blik; 2 Nachtlicht; 3 Tegenstroom; 4 Zondeval; 5 Schijnbeeld; 6 Woensdagkind; 7 Zwanenzang; 8 Innocent Graves (not translated); 9 Dead Right (not translated); 10 Verdronken verleden; 11 Kil als het graf; 12 Nasleep; 13 Onvoltooide zomer; 14 Vuurspel; 15 Drijfzand; 16 Hartzeer; 17 Duivelsgebroed; 18 Overmacht; 19 Uitschot; 20 Dwaalspoor; 21 Dankbare dood; 22 Slachthuisblues

Anton Wachtercyclus by Simon Vestdijk 8/8
1 Sint Sebastiaan; 2 Surrogaten voor Murk Tuinstra; 3 Terug tot Ina Damman; 4 De andere school; 5 De beker van de min; 6 De vrije vogel en zijn kooien; 7 De rimpels van Esther Ornstein; 8 De laatste kans

Ari Thór Arason (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson 3/4
1 Sneeuwblind; 2 Inktzwart; 3 Poolnacht; 4 Ademloos

Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc 0/6
1 Arsène Lupin, gentleman inbreker; 2 Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes; 3: De holle naald; 4 Het dubbelleven van Arsène Lupin; 5 De drie misdaden van Arsène Lupin; 6 De kristallen stop

The Belgariad by David Eddings 5/5
1 De voorspelling; 2 De magische koningin; 3 Tovenaarsgambiet; 4 Het lied van de Orbus; 5 Eindspel

Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 7/12
1 Een Berlijnse kwestie; 2 Het handwerk van de beul; 3 Een Duits requiem; 4 De een van de ander; 5 Een stille vlam; 6 Als de doden niet herrijzen; 7 Grijs verleden; 8 Praag fataal; 9 De man zonder adem; 10 De vrouw van Zagreb; 11 De schaduw van de stilte; 12 Pruisisch blauw; 13 Vergeven en vergeten; 14 Metropolis

Broeder Cadfael by Ellis Peters 16/20
1 Het heilige vuur; 2 Het laatste lijk; 3 Het gemene gewas; 4 De kwade knecht; 5 De eenzame bruid; 6 De kille maagd; 7 Het vege lijf; 8 De duivelse droom; 9 De gouden speld; 10 Een wisse dood; 11 Een hard gelag; 12 De ware aard; 13 Een witte roos; 14 Het stille woud; 15 De laatste eer; 16 Het rechte pad; 17 Een zijden haar; 18 Een lieve lust; 19 De heilige dief; 20 De verloren zoon

De Cock by A.C. Baantjer 58/71

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

Ferrara by Giorgio Bassani 6/6
1 Binnen de muren; 2 De gouden bril; 3 De tuin van de Finzi-Contini's; 4 Achter de deur; 5 De reiger; 6 De geur van hooi

George Smiley by John Le Carré 5/9
1 Telefoon voor de dode; 2 Voetsporen in de sneeuw; 3 Spion aan de muur; 4 Spion verspeeld; 5 Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion; 6 Spion van nobel bloed; 7 Smiley's prooi; 8 De laatste spion; 9 Een erfenis van spionnen

Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 29/30
1 Dood van een maestro; 2 Dood in den vreemde; 3 De dood draagt rode schoenen; 4 Salto mortale; 5 Acqua alta; 6 Een stille dood; 7 Nobiltà; 8 Fatalità; 9 Vriendendienst; 10 Onrustig tij; 11 Bedrieglijke zaken; 12 De stille elite; 13 Verborgen bewijs; 14 Vertrouwelijke zaken; 15 Duister glas; 16 Kinderspel; 17 Droommeisje; 18 Gezichtsverlies; 19 Een kwestie van vertrouwen; 20 Dodelijke conclusies; 21 Beestachtige zaken; 22 Het onbekende kind; 23 Tussen de regels; 24 Ik aanbid je; 25 Eeuwige jeugd; 26 Wat niet verdwijnt; 27 Vergiffenis; 28 De troonopvolger; 29 Duister water; 30 Vluchtig verlangen

John Rebus by Ian Rankin 3/18
1 Kat & muis; 2 Blindeman; 3 Hand & Tand; 4 Ontmaskering; 5 Zwartboek; 6 Vuurwerk; 7 Laat maar bloeden; 8 Gerechtigheid; 9 Door het lint; 10 Dode zielen; 11 In het duister; 12 Valstrik; 13 Lazarus; 14 Een kwestie van bloed; 15 De rechtelozen; 16 Gedenk de doden; 17 Laatste ronde; 18 Cold case;

Konráð by Arnaldur Indridason 3/3
1 Smeltend ijs; 2 Boven water; 3 Smeulend vuur; 4 Vallende stenen (Þagnarmúr)

Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 5/14
1 Eva's oog; 2 Kijk niet achterom; 3 Wie de wolf vreest; 4 De duivel draagt het licht; 5 De Indiase bruid; 6 Zwarte seconden; 7 De moord op Harriet Krohn; 8 Een andere voorkeur; 9 Kwade wil; 10 De waarschuwer; 11 Veenbrand; 12 De fluisteraar; 13 De verduistering; 14 Zwanenzang

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

Martin Servaz by Bernard Minier 3/7
1 Een kille rilling; 2 Huivering; 3 Verduistering; 4 Schemering; 5 Weerzin; 6 Afdaling; 7 Afrekening

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 3/8
1 Een 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

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

De Rougons-Macquarts (The Rougon-Macquart) by Émile Zola 0/20
1 Het 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

De tandeloze tijd by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 0/11
0 De 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 4/11
1 Het 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

Books acquired in 2022: 26

January
Verdriet is het ding met veren - Max Porter
Morgen - Walter Kappacher
De droom van de rode kamer - Cao Xueqin (e-book)
Lezen als geschenk - Robert Macfarlane (e-book)

February
De wand - Marlen Haushofer
Terug naar Reims - Didier Eribon
De Sparsholt-affaire - Alan Hollinghurst
Kind van een vreemde - Alan Hollinghurst

April
Voetsporen in de sneeuw - John Le Carré
Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion - John Le Carré
De laatste spion - John Le Carré
Monterosso mon amour - Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Veranderen: methode - Édouard Louis

Juni
Zuid-zuid-west - Albert Helman
Doctor Vlimmen - A. Roothaert
Vlimmen contra Vlimmen - A. Roothaert
Vlimmens tweede jeugd - A. Roothaert
Het eiland van het tweede gezicht - Albert Vigoleis Thelen
Mefisto - Klaus Mann
Hebben en zijn - Dimitri Verhulst
Onder de Drachenwand - Arno Geiger
Zonnegloren - Matthijs van Nieuwkerk
Biljarten om half tien - Heinrich Böll

July
Jaguarman - Raoul de Jong

August
Lijfrente - Vrouwkje Tuinman
De vijand van mijn vader by Almudena Grandes

September
Ademschommel - Herta Müller

Welcome!

Happy new thread, Anita - the sun pictures are still beautiful today!
After being otherwise occupied for a while, I'm trying to catch up again.
All the best to you and Frank!

>17 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!
I was catching up today as well, as I had a bad week. I forgot to lower my thyroid meds with the heat-wave, and ended up to high. I should have noticed earlier, but unfortunately I didn't. Now hoping I don't end up to low.

I hope you find a permanent good level again soon, Anita.

Happy new thread Anita. :)

>19 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
It will always be struggling a bit, as I need more Thyrax in winter, and less in summer.

>20 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro.

Happy new thread, dear Anita.

>1 FAMeulstee: I love the colours when we have the changing of day into night and vice versa. x

Happy new thread!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Happy new thread! I hope this month will bring you many good books.

Happy new one, Anita Still love those topper pics!

Happy new thread!

>1 FAMeulstee: gorgeous photos!

Happy new thread!

Happy new thread Anita!

Happy new one Anita. Love the sunset/moon shots so glad you repeated them.

Happy new thread!!! I too love your pictures!! Especially the moon. There is something about the moon that has always appealed to me!!

Happy New Thread!!! I too love your pictures, especially the shot of the moon. Something about the moon has always appealed to me.

>22 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
In the long summer evenings the colors can be seen for a long time on the horizon.

>23 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia!
I hope your Wednesday is wonderful too.

>24 Sakerfalcon: Thank you, Claire!
I have planned some really BIG tomes. So not many books planned for September, but I hope they will be great :-)

>25 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley. I was very pleased how they turned out.

>26 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
I was glad I took my camera that evening.

>27 drneutron: Thank you, Jim

>29 swynn: Thank you, Steve!

>30 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba. I could not think of anything else as topper.

>31 hredwards: Thank you, Harold!
It feels special when the moon is full. It looks also larger when it is near the horizon. I was pleased how the picture turned out.

>32 hredwards: A rare double post, but thanks again, Harold :-)

Happy new thread Anita!

>38 curioussquared: Thank you, Natalie!

Hi Anita!

Happy New Thread, Anita!

Happy new thread Anita!

>40 richardderus: Hi, Richard dear!
I hope you feel better today .

>41 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella!

>42 quondame: Thank you, Susan!

Reading now:
Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy
De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 1 of 4) by Robert Musil

Hi Anita, and happy new thread!

From your last thread, I read Kafka on the Shore exactly 5 years ago and gave it 4.5 stars. I remember loving it and being seriously confused by it, too.

Also from your last thread, congratulations on 75 x 3!!

>18 FAMeulstee: I’m sorry your thyroid meds got too high, and I do hope you’ll be fine soon.

>45 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen!

Kafka on the Shore was an intriguing read, I can understand being confusing too.
Thanks!
Today is the first day I feel back to almost normal again :-)

I think I enjoy Murakami because I end up confused the whole time but enjoying the ride nonetheless :)

Hi Anita my dear, Happy New Thread and congratulations on reaching 3 X 75 books for the year so far. Sending love and hugs to you and Frank from both of us dear friend.

>47 curioussquared: Nicely said, Natalie, are his other books also like that?
I did read Norwegian Wood some years ago, but felt no urge to read more by Murakami when I finished it.

>48 johnsimpson: Thank you, John, and thanks.
Love and hugs back to you and Karen, from both of us.

Read, not yet reviewed:
Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy

Reading now:
De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 1 of 4) by Robert Musil
Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) by Miklós Bánffy

Have a fantastic Friday, Anita!

>51 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia!
Wishing you a wonderful Saturday.

Happy Saturday, Anita. Happy New Thread. Have a great book-filled weekend.

Happy new thread Anita.

Worldle today was easy, too.

>53 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Sunday!

>54 humouress: Thank you, Nina.
Indeed, Worldle was easy today.

And I had Wordle (and the Dutch Woordle) in 3, much better than the stressing 6 (and 5) of yesterday.

Wordle 442 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, inter

Woordle 442 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 rauwe, ander, akker

Read, not yet reviewed:
#227: Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy
#228: Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) by Miklós Bánffy

Reading now:
De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 1 of 4) by Robert Musil
Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk by Jurriën Hamer

Read, not yet reviewed:
#227: Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy
#228: Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) by Miklós Bánffy
#229: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 1 of 4) by Robert Musil
#230: Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk by Jurriën Hamer

Reading now:
De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 2 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 2 of 4) by Robert Musil

A new week, Anita, with new and delicious reads. *smooch*

>58 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, I have some promishing reads planned :-)
And it looks like the temperatures finally go down in the next days, combined with some much needed rain!

Read, not yet reviewed:
#227: Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy
#228: Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) by Miklós Bánffy
#229: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 1 of 4) by Robert Musil
#230: Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk by Jurriën Hamer
#231: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 2 (The Man Without Qualities, volume 2 of 4) by Robert Musil
232: Charlotte (Charlotte) by David Foenkinos

Reading now:
De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil
Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin

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Not in the mood, or better said, in the state of mind to write reviews, maybe tomorrow...

Hi Anita, and happy Thursday to you.

I hope other wonderful things are keeping you from writing reviews.

>61 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.

Mostly my readings, I have some intense reads going now. And recuperating from the hot/warm weather, as it finally cooled down a bit. And then my body is adjusting to the lower thyroid levels.

Dream of the Red Chamber! I must've started that book a half-dozen times and can't seem to get any traction. I don't know why...it seems like the best fit imaginable.

Hoping your new thyroid regime keeps you agile.

>63 richardderus: Not far in yet, Richard dear, only a few pages. Most time is spend with The Man Without Qualities, a little over halfway there.
Back in the day it took me almost a year to read The Tale of Genji, I hope to tackle Dream of the Red Chamber in less time.

I ended up too high after the heat wave. I hope I didn't go down to much, as going back up takes so much time.
It is nearly three years ago that my blood was checked. Since Covid my (new) GP didn't allow to come with company. And I am unable to go on my own. The ban is lifted now, but I am going to wait a bit until I think my levels are a bit more in normal range, don't want to start my relationship with the new GP with a lecture about the dangers of high thyroid levels...

 
book 227: Geteld, geteld by Miklós Bánffy
library, e-book, translated from Hungarian by Rebekka Hermán Mostert, English translation They Were Counted, 725 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century

book 228: Te licht bevonden by Miklós Bánffy
library, e-book, translated from Hungarian by Rebekka Hermán Mostert, English translation They Were Found Wanting, 503 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book With a word begining or ending with one of the following letters

The first two books in the The Transylvanian Trilogy trilogy
Set in Hungary early 20th century. Back then Hungary had a much larger territory, and was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The main characters com from Transsylvania, that is now a part of Romania.

Bálint Abády and his nephew László Gyerőffy are both aristocracts. Bálint is just choosen for parliament as an independent candidate. Though his eyes we see how the Hungarian parliament is mainly busy with their own importance, and independency within the empire. Ignoring what happens in the rest of the world
László is a musican, he was forced to do an other study, but as soon as he reaches his adult age, he starts to study music. He already composed some music, and wants to make a living from it.

Both nephews are in love, but their loved ones marry others. While Bálint tries to keep in contact with his beloved Adrienne, Lászlo starts to gamble and his life slowly detoriates. We get a look into the lives of the rich, with balls, diners, hunting and other festivities. And a few glimpses of they harsh life of less privileged Hungarians.

The Dutch titles are in essence the same: Counted, counted and Found Wanting
Citation from the book of Daniel, the first two words of the writing on the wall: 'mene, tekel'

both

 
book 229: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 by Robert Musil
1001 books, own, translated from German by Ingeborg Lesener, English translation The Man Without Qualities 1/4, 450 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century

book 231: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 2 by Robert Musil
1001 books, own, translated from German by Ingeborg Lesener, English translation The Man Without Qualities 2/4, 424 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century

The Dutch translation was published between 1988 and 1991. My husband had read the original for his German exams at highschool, so we bought them right after they were published. The Dutch translation differs from other translations in parts, a few chapters more in the first book, a few less in the second etc. Even the last book has some extra additions, compared to other translations.

Vienna, 1913, where our main character, Ulrich, gets involved in the planning of the festivities to be held in 1918, when the Emperor will be on the throne for 70 years. What starts as a small committee, grows into a larger group.
With a lot of irony Musil describes the Austro-Hungarian empire of that time. The society is changing into more individual ways, in some aspects close to our present times.

More after I have finished the next two volumes.

English and Dutch title are the same

both

book 230: Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk by Jurriën Hamer
library, e-book, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 174 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book whose title contains more than 22 letters

About the relativity of the free will. Our present society tends to think there is such a thing as free will. That makes it easy to put all responsebility to individuals, to blame the unhappy for their wrong choices in life, and to celebrate those who did better.
Based on these ideas our criminal justice system has changed from a fairly liberal one, to one of the most harh in Europe in the last twenty years.

The writer argues that science has an other view, relative free will. The choices you can make are limited by descent, DNA, where you are born, how wealthy your parents are, etc.
So villains are just the unlucky, and hero's the lucky ones in life.

But the myth of free will is addictive, especially to those who have made it in life. By saying it was all their excellent choices they can feel very good about themselves, and push the less lucky further down. The less lucky can dream on that they might make it one day...

A refresing read, not always well written.

Dutch title translated: Why villains have bad luck and hero's are lucky

book 232: Charlotte by David Foenkinos
library, e-book, translated from French by Marianne Kaas, English translation Charlotte, 236 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book originally written in French by a citizen of a member nation of "La Francophonie"

The life of artist Charlotte Salomon (1917 – 1943), born in Berlin in a troubled family. Both her mother and aunt died by suicide. At the time she went to art school, Hitler was in power, and as she was Jewish, she was send away. Her grandparents had fled to France, and urged her to come there. She did, but eventually ended in Auschwitz. In her last two years she created an artwork (Life? or Theatre?) based on her life, with texts, music, and paintings.

David Foenkinos wrote a poetic biography, larded with little anecdotes of his own search for the places where Charlotte Salomon had lived and worked.

English and Dutch title are the same

Read, not yet reviewed:
#233: Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) by Patrick Modiano

Reading now:
De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil
Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin

Happy Friday, Anita. I see you are really tearing through the books. I have not finished a book in September yet, but I am getting ready to complete two today. I have some catching up to do. Our weather has been beautiful.

>70 msf59: Thank you, Mark, my reading still goes steady :-)
Your reading time is lessened by an adorable grandchild, and a new dog. So you are doing well with two books nearly finished!
Our weather finally turned towards normal, still a bit on the warm side, but doable. And the plants and trees got some much needed rain. We managed to keep dry on our walks.

>68 FAMeulstee: Dutch title translated: Why villains have bad luck and hero's are lucky

...umm...maybe not? :-P

Your latest round has me quite inspired! The Bánffy books tempt me.

I saw the Giller Prize in Canadian Literature list today and realized that I've got four of the fourteen books up for November reviews. I'll need to reschedule, I'm guessing...but two of them might be coming out in Dutch, though not until 2023 at the earliest. I'll check on that to report back.

>72 richardderus: Depending from which angle you look at it, Richard dear ;-)

I am waiting fot the third Bánffy book, it should arrive at the library soon, as it is on order for two weeks now. I have never reserved a book that wasn't there yet, so I have no idea how long this can take.

Oh yes, please let me know!

You have been reading an interesting series of books Anita.

>67 FAMeulstee: This one goes on the TBR. I meet this attitude so often in real life. It’s all your own fault when something goes wrong! Even up to people coming up with the most idiotic 'remedies' for Marc’s cancer, and then cutting him off when he didn’t want to use them. Somehow there's obviously something that appeals as well, maybe the illusion that we have our lives completely in our own hands.

Very glad that it has finally cooled down! Rain! Let it rain. I do hope your thyroid levels will stabilize soon.

>74 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.

It think you will like Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk. The present attitude against life happenings is sometimes so wrong. I know the feeling, we encoutered these idiots with Frank and his CFS.

The rain is much appriciated, the soil in my garden feels so much better now.
Today is dry here, so we are off now for a nice e-bike ride.

Thanks, my thyroid levels will get back on track, it just takes time.

Hope that your thyroid levels adjust smoothly Anita.

I thought >68 FAMeulstee: sounded familiar: it's been on my digital TBR pile for an embarrassing amount of time. I'd like to see her work in person, too.

>76 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. Adjusting is a slow process, I feel a little better each day.

I won't ask you for how long ;-)
Yes, I would like to see Charlotte Salomon's work too. The originals of Life? or Theatre are at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, but not always on display.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#233: Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) by Patrick Modiano
#234: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil

Reading now:
Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 4 by Robert Musil

>77 FAMeulstee: Yes, you have to time it right for some of these works. I just read

Set to open in February 2023, Rijksmuseum Twenthe plans the first monographic exhibition in the Netherlands on Sofonisba Anguissola. The show is produced in collaboration with Nivaagaards Malerisamling, with the support of the Turing Foundation. It includes a total of 25 of the 34 works ascribed to Sofonisba Anguissola, twenty of which have not previously been exhibited in the Netherlands. The exhibition will run through June 12, 2023

Definitely tempted to visit this exhibition.

>79 charl08: Thanks, Charlotte, I did put a note on my list about this exhibition.
We just prolongued our "Musemcard" for a year, it gives us free access to most Dutch musems.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#233: Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) by Patrick Modiano
#234: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil
#235: Nachtronde (The Night Watch) by Patrick Modiano
#236: Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 4 by Robert Musil
De ringboulevards (Ring Roads) by Patrick Modiano

>65 FAMeulstee: Unfortunately my local library does not carry either book, which have been in the BlackHole far too long. Glad to see you enjoyed them, Anita.

>67 FAMeulstee: Love the translated title of that one!

>67 FAMeulstee: >68 FAMeulstee: They both have the same translated title?

Have a marvelous Monday, Anita! I hope the thyroid levels get sorted soon.

>82 alcottacre: Thank you, Stasia.
Sorry the Bánffy books are not available at your library. Can you get them from an other library?
Thanks for spotting that mistake, the book in >68 FAMeulstee: has the same title in Dutch and English. I have edited that post.

Happy Monday, Stasia!

>66 FAMeulstee: It's been ages that I have thought about Robert Musil. I have not read Man without Qualities ( mainly because of the length). I did have to read a few shorter works of his for a High school IB class -including his debut The Confusions of Young Törless.

Happy reading :)

>49 FAMeulstee: Just seeing your question above, Anita. Yes, for the most part, Murakami is like that. Norwegian Wood is actually the exception -- I believe he actually wrote that novel to prove to his readers that he could write a normal book without magical realism. I enjoyed it when I read it, but it was my third or fourth book from him and I definitely prefer his weirder stuff.

>84 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
We have most of his other works, besides The Confusions of Young Törless, also Posthumous Papers of a Living Author, Verbintenissen (original title: Vereinigungen. Zwei Erzählungen), Three Women, and a very small booklet with a few of his Brieven aan Anna (Briefe an Anna).
I am reading the last part of The Man Without Qualities now, with the posthumus published parts. An other translator than the previous 3 books, which is a little annoying.

>85 curioussquared: Thank you very much, Natalie.
So I started with the 'unusual' Murakami... Now looking forward to read more by him.

A big Murakami fan here! And, yes, I love his weirdness. : )

>87 Berly: Glad to see more Murakami love, Kim!
I might become a fan too, I have to read more by him to be sure :-)

Read, not yet reviewed:
#233: Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) by Patrick Modiano
#234: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil
#235: Nachtronde (The Night Watch) by Patrick Modiano
#236: Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato
#237: De ringboulevards (Ring Roads) by Patrick Modiano
#238: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 4 by Robert Musil

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen

--
Yes I know, too many books not reviewed yet.
Daar op het plein is niemand was not what I hoped for, a bit disappointing. Then the last part of the last volume of The Man Without Qualities was a bit of a slog, it took way to long to get through, even with skimming a bit. So I wanted to finish it before even thinking of doing anything else.
I hope to get to the reviews tomorrow morning.

book 233: Zondagen in augustus by Patrick Modiano
library, e-book, translated from French by Edu Borger, English translation Sundays in August, 176 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book about a dead laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature OR one written by a living laureate

Two men accidentally meet in Nice. They have a common past, involving a theft. One of them doesn't want to be reminded of his past, but the other ensists. Slowly we find out what happened before.

Five years ago I did read my first Modiano. I didn't run to read all his works, I wasn't overly impressed by La Place de l'étoile. Then I saw this book mentioned on Randy's thread (RandyMetcalfe), and thought I could give Modiano a second chance. I was pleasantly surprised, Modiano puts you right into a story, without a clear start and end. Something I appriciated way less a few years back.

English and Dutch title are the same

 
book 234: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil
own, translated from German by Ingeborg Lesener, English translation The Man Without Qualities 3/4, 472 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century

book 238: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 4
own, translated from German by Hans Hom, English translation The Man Without Qualities 4/4, 440 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century

The Dutch translation was published between 1988 and 1991. My husband had read the original for his German exams at highschool, so we bought them right after they were published. The Dutch translation differs from other translations in parts, a few chapters more in the first book, a few less in the second etc. Even the last book has some extra additions, compared to other translations.

Vienna, 1914, Ulrich still takes part in the planning of the festivities to be held in 1918, when the Emperor will be on the throne for 70 years. But has to take a break, because his father dies. Back home he meets his youngers sister Agathe for the first time in years, and they both enjoy eachothers company. Agathe was widowed a few months after her marrige with the man she loved, and is now trapped in a second marriage. She decides to go with Ulrich to Vienna.

The last volume starts with the chapters Musil wrote, but didn't publish during his life. His widow published those in 1943. Then six chapters (that are part of the above mentioned) Musil was rewriting in the last two years before his death. Then again other variations of three chapters, written before. And finally an early set up from the 1920s, where you can recognise Ulrich and his sister deliberating about life.

The last volume was hard work to get through, four variations of the same three chapters is a bit much. And it didn't help it was translated by an other translator.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 3/4
book 4/4

book 235: Nachtronde by Patrick Modiano
library, e-book, translated from French by Edu Borger, English translation The Night Watch, 142 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book originally written in French by a citizen of a member nation of "La Francophonie"

Paris during WWII. A joung man is tangled as double agent for both the French Gestapo and the Resistance. He doesn't want to betray either, but does both ways. The story is written from his point of view.

Like in the previous Modiano book, you are taken right into a story, without a clear start or end. Especially the scenes a the Gestapo are drawn vividly. Before the war they were a bunch of outcasts, now they can freely terrorise in name of the Germans.

Dutch title translated: Nightround

book 236: Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato
library, translated from Italian by Jan van der Haar, no English translation, 829 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book whose title contains more than 22 letters

Memories of the writers youth, written late in life.
Abandoned by her father and mother, as illegitime child, Dolores is taken in by distant cousin and her brother, a priest. Both have no affection for Dolores, so she grows up in utter loneliness. The priest does try to learn her some things, but after a few years the church sends him to Sounth-America, where he dies. Dolores writes up all details she can remember, of the house, the village, the inhabitants, jumping back and forth in time, which gives an alienating effect. No chapter breaks, the story goes on and on.

At first I liked it, but halfway became a slog. The book came highly recommended by readers with common likes, but this time is wasn't a match. Well, done and dusted, to be returned to the library soon.

Title translated: There on the sqare is no one

book 237: De ringboulevards by Patrick Modiano
library, e-book, translated from French by Edu Borger, English translation Ring Roads, 159 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book originally written in French by a citizen of a member nation of "La Francophonie"

Set in Paris, and in a small village near Paris, during WWII.
A joung Jew finds his father again, he hasn't seen him in ten years. His father is tangled between some black market traders, who use his trading skills to get even richer. The war is nearing its end, so jewelry, gold, and gemstones are highly wanted. The father doesn't seem to recognise his son, but the son stays around, in hope to protect his father.

Like in the previous two Modiano books, you are taken right into the middle of a story, without a clear start or end. Again the villans are vividly drawn, and so are the surroundings.

Dutch title translated: The ring boulevards

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen

All up to date now with the reviews :-)

>95 FAMeulstee: Quite a feat of writing, Anita! Lots of territory to cover and, as always, you do it with economy and grace. Your Modiano festschrift reminds me that I need to get to Little Jewel: A Novel and Missing Person! I've had those DRCs for ages.

>96 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear.
The Modiano books turned out to be a nice opposite from Musil, short books, and a totally other kind of writing. Little Jewel and Missing Person were among the titles available from the e-library. I considered them. I added all available titles to mount TBR, Modiano really grew on me.

It's Friday and I'm stopping by to wish you a wonderful weekend, Anita.
All the best for your health.

>90 FAMeulstee: >92 FAMeulstee: >94 FAMeulstee: Too bad my local library does not have those. They sound very good.

Have a fantastic Friday!

>98 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas, two more weekends to enjoy for you :-)
I try to keep my thyroid levels right, managing welll for now.

>99 alcottacre: Does the library have any other books by Modiano, Stasia?
Happy Friday!

Have a nice weekend Anita! All reviews done and dusted, so happy reading again.

>101 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, the same to you!
Reading 3 big tomes at the moment, so I even don't have to think about reviews for some days ;-)

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages
De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen, 603 pages (non-fiction)
De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes, 704 pages

Reviews, reviews ... I'm just ever so slightly behind, myself. Have fun with your tomes!

>104 humouress: Thank you, Nina. Enjoying all three :-)

So proud of my niece!
Her dissertation has been accepted, and she will get her doctoral degree in December. We are invited, and booked a hotel for two nights.

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations to her. Did she have to do the public viva? I was glad when I heard of that custom that we didn't have to do it here!

From the translated fiction award I mentioned on my thread, my library system has The Employees (Danish), Where You Come From (German) and Scattered All Over the Earth (Japanese), so I've requested those. I've also got a copy of The Books of Jacob but it's such a brick I might wait until the Xmas break to read it. I think it needs (or rather, I need!) a good ten day run of leave.

>107 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. Not sure what you mean by 'public viva'. She does have to defend her dissertation in public. That is part of the ceremony. We will be there, with many others. But she can't fail there, that never happens. Minor corrections would have been seen way before the dissertation was accepted.

I could try to get The Books of Jacob from the library in December to join you.

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations to your niece.

I might also be interested in reading The Books of Jacob.

>108 FAMeulstee: Yes, that's what I meant, defending the thesis in public. Not part of the process in the UK. (To my relief.)

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations to your niece, Anita!

>109 BLBera: Thank you, Beth.
You are always welcome to join. For now I have planned it for December, if it is available at the library at that time.

>110 charl08: There seems to be a lot of difference between coutries. Lucky you :-)

>111 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!

>106 FAMeulstee: Many congratulations to your niece! What an accomplishment!

>113 quondame: Thank you, Susan, we are all very proud of her.

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations to your niece! And nice to make an outing of it, where is it?

>115 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, I'll tell more after the event.

>106 FAMeulstee: What excellent news, Anita! Please tell her an old person she's never met who is all the way across the North Atlantic is cheering for her achievement.

*smooch*

>117 richardderus: Thank you, Richard, I will tell her.
She studied a year in the USA, at Stanford.

*smooch*

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations to your niece!

>119 humouress: Thank you, Nina!

Congrats to your niece from one who’s done it and know what an achievement it is.

>121 drneutron: Thank you, Jim, she is following in her mother's footsteps.

>122 FAMeulstee: That is rather lovely. Raising a glass to them both.

Congratulations!!!

Congrats to your niece, Anita! Quite an accomplishment!

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations, That's a big moment. What university is still studying at? (I'm an Utrecht grad and, so, feel special attachment to it).

>123 charl08: Raising my glass with you, Charlotte, to two extraordinary women!

>124 hredwards: Thank you, Harold!

Read, not yet reviewed:
#239: De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes, 704 pages
#240: De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen, 603 pages (non-fiction)

Reading now:
Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages
Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart
Het teken van de vier (The Sign of Four) by Arthur Conan Doyle

Hi, Anita. Just checking in after our camping trip. Lokk forward to hearing your thoughts on Young Mungo.

>129 msf59: Thanks, Mark, I just visited your thread and saw the lovely pictures of your trip.
I just started Young Mungo, I will probably finish The Sign of Four first.

>106 FAMeulstee: Also chipping in with my congratulations to your niece, Anita. I think it is a wonderful thing to celebrate the good news and achievements of our friends and their families. xx

Congrats to your niece! She must be relieved to be finished and have a little less stress after years of hard work!

>131 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
My oldest brother's family is the closest we have, besides my father. As we have no children we have special love for my niece and nephew.

>132 figsfromthistle: Indeed she is, Anita. It was a long road, a little delayed by having a daughter almost two years ago.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#239: De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes, 704 pages
#240: De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen, 603 pages
#241: Het teken van de vier (The Sign of Four) by Arthur Conan Doyle
#242: Ademschommel (The Hunger Angel) by Herta Müller

Reading now:
Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart

book 239: De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes
library, translated from Spanish by Mia Buursma and Rikkie Degenaar, no English translation, 704 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book with one person on the cover, who is looking out at the reader

The gripping story of Manolita in the years after the Spanish Civil war.
Manolita is not involved in the resistance against Franco, but her brother and his friends are. When her brother asks for her help, she reluctantly agrees to a fake marriage with her brother's friend Silverio in prison. His help is needed for a technical problem. Slowly the group of friends in getting smaller, as they are arrested. Someone close is betraying them, but they don't know who it is.
Manolita also takes care of her siblings, as her father is executed, and her stephmother is in prison. When her sisters get the opportunity to go to school at a convent elsewhere in Spain, she is glad to feed two less. Sadly only the youngest gets education, young enough to be raised in strickt catholism. The other sister, Inez, is put to work at the laundry under humiliating circumstances, with barely enough to eat.
When Manolita finds out what is happening to Inez, she marries Silverio again, now for real, to give Inez a home. Silverio is still prisoned, but got a job at 'Valley of the Fallen', where prisoners doing forced labor, have a little more freedom, and can have their families near. Whe follow the couple until the 1970s, when Franco dies, and Spain finally becomes a democracy again.

Third book of Episodes in an interminable war, stories about Spain after the Spanish Civil war, based on real events. In each book Almudena Grandes gives credit to the people who told their stories, that were used in the book. She planned to write six books, but sadly the last one was not finished when she died of cancer in November 2021.

Dutch title translated: The three weddings of Manolita.

book 240: De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen
library, non fiction, Dutch, winner BookSpot Literatuurprijs 2019, no English translation, 603 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book set in Europe in the 20th century

After the Russian Revolution artists like Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin and Vasily Kandinsky were appointed to lead the new People's Commissariat for Enlightment (Education). Their reign was short, as their modern Futurism and Suprematism didn't agree with the way the Communist Party evolved. A few years later Socialist Realism became the norm in art.
The book mainly focusses at the lives and artistic development of Malevich and Tatlin.

Title translated: The Avant-Gardists

book 241: Het teken van de vier by Arthur Conan Doyle
library, e-book, translated (translator unknown), original title The Sign of Four, 249 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a work of fiction set prior to 1922 in a country then (or once) part of the British Empire

Continuing my Sherlock Holmes read.
Besides the story in the title, this volume also contains six short stories: The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk, The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, and The Adventure of the Crooked Man

Yes, I know, it looks like I read the Sherlock Holmes books out of order. But the publisher of these recent Dutch editions follows an other order, and the numbers are prominently displayed on the covers. So I will follow that order.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 242: Ademschommel by Herta Müller
library, e-book, translated from German by Ria van Hengel, Nobel Prize, English translation The Hunger Angel, 308 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a work of fiction set prior to 1922 in a country then (or once) part of the British Empire

After World Wor II, seventeen year old Leo Auberg is deported to a forced labor camp in the Ukraïn. Romanians of German descent must help to rebuild the USSR, as pay back for all the Germans destroyed during the war.
Leo is glad to leave home, he is homosexual, and could be imprisoned because of his sexual behavior. He doesn't dare to tell this to his parents.
But the labor camp is harsh, many die of starvation. Somehow Leo survives, and returns home after five years.

Based on the life of Oskar Pastior. Originally Herta Müller would write this book together with Oskar Pastior. When he died in 2006, she finished the book on her own. The poetic descriptions of Leo's feelings are breathtaking. In short chapters the life at the camp comes alive, and the devastating consequences for the rest of his life.

Like Patrick Modiano, I read Herta Müller before, in 2017, I wasn't very impressed at the time. Over 2000 books later, I appriciate her writings way more. I immediately ordered the book for our own collection, I hope it arrives today.

Dutch title translated: Breathing Swing

Read, not yet reviewed:
#243: Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart

Reading now:
Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
Nek aan nek (Dead heat) by Dick & Felix Francis

The Almudena Grandes books sound great. I will look for them. The Herta Müller also sounds good. Great comments.

>138 FAMeulstee: I had no luck with Müller's work, Anita; I didn't know about this book, however, and might give her work one more try to see if this one clicks with me.

>136 FAMeulstee: Interesting light on artistic development in Stalinist USSR that I knew little about. *scribblescribble*

>135 FAMeulstee: *sigh* for the untranslated gems from all over the globe falling into the terrible, cruelly grasping claws of readers who aren't me and being savored and gloried in so publicly

>140 BLBera: This one isn't available in English (yet), Beth, but some other books by Almudena Grandes are.

>141 richardderus: I hope this one does the trick, Richard, although our tastes do differ sometimes.
Our own copy of the book arrived today :-)

You can find a lot on Wikipedia about the Russian/Sovjet Futurists and Avant-Garde. Maybe the book will be translated in time, as this writer's biography about Diaghilev (Diaghilev: A Life) did rather well in English translation.

As I said to Beth above, some others are translated, even my favorite: The Frozen Heart.
Of course I hope the others will also get available for you some day!

I read Spanish, Anita, though I don't often choose to. For these, I might have to.

>143 BLBera: I didn't know that, Beth. Then you have many books by Almudena Grandes to choose from :-)

I can read English, as you can see on the threads, but I rarely read a book in English. It reads so slow compared to Dutch. I only do it when there is no chance for a Dutch translation at all, and I REALLY want to read the book. Which happened less than 20 times in the last 15 years.

Happy Sunday, Anita. Breathing Swing sounds really good. Thanks. I had not heard of Muller.

I feel the same about reading in Spanish, Anita. It is so much slower than my reading in English. But Grandes sounds worth it.

>145 msf59: Happy Sunday, Mark!
You really should know her name, Herta Müller won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009. The English title is The Hunger Angel, probably easier to find with that title. "Breathing Swing" is a translation of the original German title.

>146 BLBera: I think she is worth it, Beth, I sure hope you will like her books.

I have good intentions but my attempts to read in another language (French) have not often got past the first few chapters. I just got a dual language book of poetry, hoping this might work better!

Hi Anita!

>106 FAMeulstee: Congrats to your niece and yay for getting to go to the ceremonies.

>148 charl08: I always like to see the original next to translation in poetry, Charlotte, even if it is a language I don't know at all. We have some books like that by Wislawa Symborska, and some French and Russian poets.
Funny is that on of next months TIOLI Challenges is to read a book in an other language than your own.

>149 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen. We are very proud of her, and glad to be invited.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#243: Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart
#244: Nek aan nek (Dead heat) by Dick & Felix Francis

Reading now:
Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
Verloren illusies (Lost Illusions) by Honoré de Balzac

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I won't finish Dream of the Red Chamber this month, two very big tomes was ambitious. It is my bedtime book now, reading one chapter in bed before I go to sleep works well with this book. It has 4 parts, 30 chapters each, so if I finish the first part this month, it would be done in December.
Room temperature has finally dropped to 18°C (65F), so I was able to resume some houshold chores. Over 1,500 pages less to read this month helped to make some time for it ;-)

Almudena Grandes sounds really interesting.

18 C is your favorite temperature? Even for sitting still, and reading? I’m finding it chilly, and have to get used to it.

>152 EllaTim: I really don't take heat well, Ella. Even 16 or 17°C is doable sitting still and reading. In winter I start at 15°C in the morning.
Walking also goes much better since last week, when the temperatures finally started to drop.
Summer is not my time of year!

>153 FAMeulstee: Not mine either. I love fall and like winter and spring but summer can be skipped as far as I'm concerned.

>154 RebaRelishesReading: Agree about fall and winter, Reba, and skipping summer.
I like spring, but that is also the time Frank's allergies are on its worst, so I have mixed feelings.

book 243: Mungo by Douglas Stuart
library, translated by Kitty Pouwels and Josephine Ruitenberg, original title Young Mungo, 399 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book that completes the verse “See you in September or lose you to……….”

Again a tough, sad, and heartrbreaking story of a young boy, who falls in love with an other boy. But Mungo is catholic, and his love is protestant. An alcoholic mother, a sensible sister, and a brother who leads the catholic gang, are the other family members. With this cast of characters drama is inevitable. Add two alcoholics, who take Mungo on a camping trip, and the set is complete.

Almost as good as Shuggie Bain, it is almost impossible to beat a first impression, and I was going to give this book a very solid 4*. But then Mungo's sister Jodie gives him a library book with art of Ellsworth Kelly!! One of my favorite modern painters, mentioned in this book! So it earned a half star more.

I suppose I don't need to give a translation of the Dutch title ;-)

book 244: Nek aan nek by Dick & Felix Francis
library, e-book, translated by Pon Ruiter, original title Dead heat, 324 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book where all the words in the title have the same number of letters

Max Moreton is a cook, he has a restaurant in Newmarket, and often caterers on the racetrack. When one day the food he served brings food poisoning to himself and many others, and the next day a bomb almost kills him, he starts to think these incidents are related.

Not the best Francis I have read, a bit too many plot twists that are hard to believe.

Dutch title translated: Neck to neck

Up to date with my reviews, so all library books can be returned tomorrow.

Reading now:
Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin
Verloren illusies (Lost Illusions) by Honoré de Balzac

I am also on with Lost Illusions, Anita, albeit a little slowly.

By the way this is the 2,000th post to your threads this year. Leading European based thread by some distance.

>159 PaulCranswick: Only a few chapters to go, Paul, so I will finish Lost Illusions today.

Yes, I knew it was post 2,000. I hoped you would be the one to fill it :-)

>160 FAMeulstee: I was happy to oblige, Anita and must admit that I was watching it for a couple of days and waiting for the right time to jump in. xx

>161 PaulCranswick: You made me happy, Paul :-)

Read, not yet reviewed:
#245: Verloren illusies (Lost Illusions) by Honoré de Balzac
#246: De meester van het Go-spel (The Master of Go) by Yasunari Kawabata

Reading now, won't finish in September:
Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin

book 245: Verloren illusies by Honoré de Balzac
1001 books, own, translated from French by Jan Versteeg, English translation Lost Illusions, 733 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book originally written in French by a citizen of a member nation of "La Francophonie"

David Séchard and Lucien Chardon grow up in Angoulême. David marries Luciens siste Eve, and Lucien goes to Paris to make it there as a writer. Lucien isn't a nice character, his rise and fall in Paris is the largest part of the book. At the end we return to David and Eve, who got in trouble, partly because of Lucien.

Balzac's portrait of early 19th century France didn't really grab me. Maybe I expected too much.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 246: De meester van het Go-spel by Yasunari Kawabata
own, translated from the English translation by Annemarie van Frankenhuysen, English translation The Master of Go, 136 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book that completes the verse “See you in September or lose you to……….”

Japan, late 1930s. A jounalist writes about an important match of Go. The old Master is challenged by a younger opponent. The match takes six months, partly because the old Master spends three months in hospital, but mainly because the opponents only play a few hours every few days. The game has changed, new rules have been made about limited time and days between play, that are carefully used by the young opponent. The Master still plays the game in old fashion, where respect and position were important, and rules only applied to the game itself.

I liked the story. In my edition there were pictures of the progress of the game, so it was easy to follow the moves described in the text. In my youth I played a few games of Go (and other board games like chess and draughts, but never very good at it), so I could follow what happened in the game. But most impression made the way even a game can change through time, like society changes in time.

Dutch title translated: The Master of the Go-game

September 2022 in numbers
  (Totals for the year between brackets)

20 books read, 8.186 pages, 272,9 pages a day
  (246 books read, 78.611 pages, 287,9 pages a day)

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books:

own books: 6 (52)
from the library: 14 (194)

male author: 17 (177)
female author: 3 (69)

male translator: 7 (74)
female translator: 10 (97)
unknown translator: 1 (7)

originally written in Dutch: 2 (68)
translated into Dutch: 18 (178)
- original language:
  Chinese: 0 (2)
  Croatian: 0 (1)
  Danish: 0 (1)
  English: 3 (77)
  French: 5 (21)
  German: 5 (12)
  Greek: 0 (1)
  Hebrew: 0 (1)
  Hungarian 2 (3)
  Icelandic: 0 (2)
  Italian: 1 (15)
  Japanese 1 (3)
  Norwegian: 0 (7)
  Polish: 0 (3)
  Portuguese: 0 (1)
  Russian: 0 (5)
  Spanish: 1 (8)
  Swedish: 0 (14)
  Turkish: 0 (1)

fiction: 18 (208)
non-fiction: 2 (38)

paper books: 10 (147)
e-books: 10 (99)

mystery/police procedural: 2 (31)
childrens/YA: 0 (32)
1001 books: 3 (20)
  Total 1001 books since 2008: 248
Dutch Canon: 0 (6)
  Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 41 of 125

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pages:

0 - 100 pages: 0 (21)
101 - 200 pages: 5 (50)
201 - 300 pages: 3 (60)
301 - 400 pages: 2 (58)
401 - 500 pages: 4 (25)
501 - 999 pages: 6 (29)
1000+ pages: 0 (3)

longest book 829 pages (1077 pages)
shortest book 136 pages (28 pages)
average book 409 pages (320 pages)

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own books read are on the shelf since:

before 2008: 5 (40)
2010: 0 (2)
2016: 0 (1)
2017: 0 (1)
2018: 1 (1)
2020: 0 (3)
2021: 0 (2)
2022: 0 (2)

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date first published:

5th century BC: 0 (1)
14th century: 1 (2)
19th century: 1 (3)

20th century
1900s: 1 (2)
1910s: 0 (3)
1920s: 0 (3)
1930s: 5 (14)
1940s: 0 (10)
1950s: 1 (9)
1960s: 1 (9)
1970s: 2 (20)
1980s: 2 (25)
1990s: 0 (20)

21st century
2000s: 2 (23)
2010s: 3 (64)
2020s: 2 (38)

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ratings:

1 (5)
2 (20)
9 (95)
5 (82)
3 (42)
0 (2)

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Best books in September


Ademschommel (The Hunger Angel) by Herta Müller


De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes
Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart

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walking in September: walked 19 days, 97,2 km; average 5,12 km/day
  (201 days, 1067,0 km; average 5,31 km/day)

e-biking in September: biked 11 days, 270,8 km; average 24,62 km/day
  (72 days, 1438,2 km; 19,98 km/day)

And again impressive...
Have a wonderful weekend, Anita.

>167 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
We were at eachothers threads to see the stats at about the same time!

It's raining (thank goodness) so something like this is very lijely likely ;-)

>169 SirThomas: We had the very needed rain during the night (11 mm), it looks like it will stay dry during the day.

Happy Saturday, Anita. I am so glad to hear you loved Young Mungo. This young author has a very promising future ahead of him.

It's raining lightly in our area right now and it's supposed to stay that way.
>169 SirThomas: I have corrected a typo...

>171 msf59: I will certainly any book by Douglas Stuart, Mark, Both Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo were fine reads.

>172 SirThomas: I understood before you corrected the typo, Thomas, the j is next to the k ;-)

>166 FAMeulstee: Your usual wide variety, Anita, and a good, solid month's reading. I'm glad it was good reading, too.

>164 FAMeulstee: Lost Illusions isn't a Balzac I've read, or if I did read it, I can recall literally nothing about it so I might as well not have done. I don't think I'll rush out to get one....

*smooch*

>174 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, it was again a good reading month.

No need to rush for Lost Illusions, although many liked it way better than I did.

Did you miss my review on Young Mungo up at >156 FAMeulstee:? Or was it THAT bad?

>156 FAMeulstee: I completely missed this review! I'm so glad you pointed it out to me.

I agree that Mungo getting a book with Ellsworth Kelly art in it was a very agreeable easter egg for the arty. I love that Author Stuart's visual-arts background is in everything from his way with word-paintings to the small details like that.

*smooch*

>176 richardderus: Thanks, Richard dear, I thought you might have missed it.
Ellsworth Kelly being named was standing out to me, as I am a fan. I hope Douglas Stuart keeps on writing, I will read them!

>165 FAMeulstee: Glad to see you enjoyed The Master of Go too, Anita!

>166 FAMeulstee: Impressive! You read twice as much as I did in September :)

>178 bell7: Thank you, Mary.
When I decided not to finish Dream of the Red Chamber in September, I had time left to read The Master of Go. I picked it up because of your review, and it was a shared TIOLI read :-)

>179 FAMeulstee: I was cleaning up my September reads on the wiki and noticed that you'd added it as a shared read so swung by to see what you thought :) I love that the challenge can put books on our radar that we may not have thought to read otherwise.

>180 bell7: It was patiently waiting on the shelf, Mary.
My husband collected books by Japanese writers in the 1980s and 1990s, so we have a lot of those.

For those who can't wait for my next thread (will be up tomorrow), in msg >4 FAMeulstee: are my October reading plans.

>156 FAMeulstee: You make a good case for reading Young Mungo, Anita. I love your reason for giving that extra half a star. I enjoy good art almost as much as a good book! Shuggie Bain made my Favorites list last year, but it took such an emotional toll that I was going to skip Mungo. I may wait until I can “bookend” it with some comfort reads. Thank you for that excellent review.

>183 Donna828: Thank you, Donna.
I felt the same after reading Shuggie Bain, so I waited with Young Mungo until I was sure I could handle such an emotional draining read.

Thanks for posting such lovely photos. I especially like the moon shot.

>185 Whisper1: Thank you, Linda.

>106 FAMeulstee: Congratulations to your niece Anita.

>187 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, we are very proud of her.