Anita (FAMeulstee) still goes where the books take her in 2022 (11)

Welcome to my eleventh 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.

Last month we visited the Museum Arnhem, and saw some paintings by Jan Mankes.
We saw the first painting, and the wooodcut, the last one is a well known painting that I have seen before.


Woudsterweg near Oranjewoud (1912)

 
Left: Crow (1918); right Selfportrait with owl (1911)

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: 302
58 own / 244 library

total pages read in 2022: 93.409

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currently reading:
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen
e-book: De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages

De uitzichtlozen (And Their Children After Them) by Nicolas Mathieu, 413 pages

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books read in November 2022 (31 books, 7.938 pages, 3 own / 28 library)
book 272: Nederland (Holland) by Charlotte Dematons, 54 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 18)
book 273: De jongen en de hond (The Boy and the Dog) by Seishu Hase, translated by Elbrich Fennema, 286 pages, TIOLI #13, TIOLI #6 (msg 51)
book 274: Alfabet by Charlotte Dematons, 62 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 52)
book 275: Dit is geen dagboek by Erna Sassen, 165 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 71)
book 276: De Gorgels by Jochem Myjer, 132 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 72)
book 277: Lepelsnijder by Marjolijn Hof, 294 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 73)
book 278: Jij mag alles zijn by Griet Op de Beeck, 207 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 75)
book 279: Ik geef je de zon (I'll Give You the Sun) by Jandy Nelson, translated by Aimée Warmerdam, 364 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 77)
book 280: Het ministerie van oplossingen by Sanne Rooseboom, 176 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 107)
book 281: Polleke by Guus Kuijer, 486 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 109)
book 282: Koningskind by Selma Noort, 251 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 110)
book 283: Het verlangen van de prins by Marco Kunst, 239 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 111)
book 284: Lennox en de gouden sikkel by Zindzi Zevenbergen, 109 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 112)
book 285: De zweetvoetenman by Annet Huizing, 279 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 113)
book 286: Hier is de boze heks by Hanna Kraan, 177 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 114)
book 287: Dromer by Mark Janssen, 32 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 167)
book 288: De veger (Sweep) by Jonathan Auxier, translated by Esther Ottens, 383 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 168)
book 289: Het Franse testament (Le Testament Francais) by Andreï Makine, translated by Jan Versteeg, 287 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 169)
book 290: Morrigan Crow en het Wondergenootschap (Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend, translated by Sabine Mutsaers, 383 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 170)
book 291: Alle verhalen van Kikker en Pad (Frog and Toad Quartet) by Arnold Lobel, translated by Ed Leeflang and others, 256 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 171)
book 292: Gozert by Pieter Koolwijk, 253 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 172)
book 293: Luna by Pieter Koolwijk, 246 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 174)
book 294: Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt by Edward van de Vendel, 68 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 175)
book 295: Ik ben Krik, Krik ben ik by Hanna Kraan, 165 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 176)
book 296: Ik ben weg (I'm gone) by Jean Echenoz, translated by Théo Buckinx, 205 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 264)
book 297: De mensen leven niet allemaal op dezelfde manier (Not Everybody Lives the Same Way) by Jean Paul Dubois, translated by Corine Kisling, 237 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 265)
book 298: Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) by E.T.A. Hoffmann, translated by Wilfred Oranje, 528 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 266)
book 299: Schemering (Night; Martin Servaz 4) by Bernard Minier, translated by Aniek Njiokiktjien and Félice Portier, 512 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 267)
book 300: De terroristen (The Terrorists; Martin Beck 10) by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, translated by Cora Polet, 420 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 268)
book 301: Gebroken wit by Astrid Roemer, 342 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 282)
book 302: De god van kleine dingen (The God of Small Things) by Arundhati Roy, translated by Christien Jonkheer, 340 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 283)

November 2022 reading plans
still reading De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen
and De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages (part 3 of 4 in November)

This month I will read the last 22 books of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books.

TIOLI November 2022
#1: Read a book by one of your favorite authors
- Gebroken wit - Astrid Roemer, 342 pages
#2: Read a book where one of the author's names starts with a vowel
- Dit is geen dagboek - Erna Sassen, 165 pages (e-library)
- Ik ben weg (I'm gone) - Jean Echenoz, 205 pages (library)
- De veger (Sweep) - Jonathan Auxier, 383 pages (library)
- De zweetvoetenman - Annet Huizing, 279 pages (library)
#3: Read a book whose title is considered a "cliché"
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#4: Read a book with the word "Tradition" in the title
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#5: Read a book with Edward in the title or author's name
- Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt - Edward van de Vendel, 68 pages (library)
#6: Read a book with a silhouette of a person or object on the cover
- Jij mag alles zijn - Griet Op de Beeck, 207 pages (library)
- De jongen en de hond (The Boy and the Dog) - Seishu Hase, 286 pages (library)
#7: Read a book Rolling Challenge - E L T O N & B E R N I E
- Ik ben Krik, Krik ben ik - Hanna Kraan, 165 pages (library)
- Ik geef je de zon (I'll Give You the Sun) - Jandy Nelson, 364 pages (e-library)
- Lepelsnijder - Marjolijn Hof, 294 pages (e-library)
- Morrigan Crow en het Wondergenootschap (Nevermoor) - Jessica Townsend, 383 pages (library)
#8: Read a book by an author whose name has different spelling variations
- De Gorgels - Jochem Myjer, 132 pages (library)
- Polleke - Guus Kuijer, 486 pages (e-library)
#9: Read a book you've been putting off
- De god van kleine dingen (The God of Small Things) - Arundhati Roy, 340 pages
- De terroristen (The Terrorists) - Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, 420 pages (library)
#10: Read a book set in or about Malaya (Malaysia) or the Malay Archipelago
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#11: Read a book whose title is not unique (list another book that shares the title)
- Dromer - Mark Janssen, 32 pages (library)
- Koningskind - Selma Noort, 251 pages (e-library)
#12: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."
- Het ministerie van oplossingen - Sanne Rooseboom, 176 pages (e-library)
- Nederland (Holland) - Charlotte Dematons, 54 pages (library)
#13: Read a book with a title 5 words long or longer not including subtitle
- Lennox en de gouden sikkel - Zindzi Zevenbergen, 109 pages (library)
- Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) - E.T.A. Hoffmann, 528 pages (e-library)
- De mensen leven niet allemaal op dezelfde manier (Not Everybody Lives the Same Way) - Jean Paul Dubois, 237 pages (library)
- Het verlangen van de prins - Marco Kunst, 239 pages (e-library)
#14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN
- Alfabet - Charlotte Dematons, 62 pages (library)
- Alle verhalen van Kikker en Pad (Frog and Toad Quartet) - Arnold Lobel, 256 pages (library)
- Gozert - Pieter Koolwijk, 253 pages
- Hier is de boze heks - Hanna Kraan, 177 pages (library)
- Luna - Pieter Koolwijk, 246 pages (library)
- Schemering (Night; Martin Servaz 4) - Bernard Minier, 512 pages (e-library)
#15: Read a book about voting or with the word vote in the title
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#16: Read an author who wrote in a language not his own. Exophonic authors.
- Het Franse testament (Le Testament Francais) - Andreï Makine, 287 pages (library)

TIOLI December 2022

#1: Read a book by an author whose names (first, middle, and last) all begin with a vowel
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#2: Read a book with a word in the title that can be found on a charcuterie board
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#3: Read a retelling of a myth, legend or Biblical story, name the legend
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#4: Read a book with an 4 plus letter word embedded in the title
- Bestaat er een raarder leven dan het mijne? - Rudi Wester, 564 pages (library)
- De buik van Parijs (The Belly of Paris) - Émile Zola, 256 pages (e-library 13/12)
- De commissaris en het zwijgen (The Inspector and Silence; Van Veeteren 5) - Håkan Nesser, 315 pages (e-library 5/12)
- De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin, 2160 pages (part 4 of 4 in November)
- De kroning (The Coronation) - Boris Akoenin, 350 pages (library)
- Ontmaskering (Strip Jack; John Rebus 4) - Ian Rankin, 302 pages (e-library 5/12)
- Zonder de top te bereiken (Without Ever Reaching the Summit) - Paolo Cognetti, 143 pages (library)
#5: Read a book that helps to finish up a personal reading challenge
- De vertellingen van duizend-en-één-nacht deel 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 1047 pages
#6: Read a book by an author whose first name starts with the same letter as your first name
- Bloedbroeders (Rivierdelta 1) - Arttu Tuominen, 352 pages (e-library 5/12)
- Doctor Vlimmen - Mr. A. Roothaert, 412 pages
- Vlimmen contra Vlimmen - Mr. A. Roothaert, 445 pages
- Vlimmens tweede jeugd - Mr. A. Roothaert, 414 pages
#7: Read a book that has multiple 2 letter words in the title
- De slag om de Blauwbrug - A.F.Th. van der Heijden, 123 pages
#8: Read a book with exactly 2 people on the front cover
- De uitzichtlozen (And Their Children After Them) - Nicolas Mathieu, 413 pages (library 14/12)
#9: Read a book in honor of the Twelve Days of Christmas (semi-rolling challenge)
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#10: Read a book about a culture clash
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#11: Read a book set between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
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#12 : Read a Book You Are Reading Because of a Positive Review by a 75 Group Member
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#13: Read a book with a title that is ALMOST a Christmas carol title or lyric
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#14: Read a fiction or non-fiction book set in or about Ancient Egypt, or about Egyptology
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#15: Read a book with a winter word or a cold word in the title
- De sneeuwluipaard (The Snow Leopard) - Peter Matthiessen, 288 pages (library)
- De sneeuwpanter - Sylvain Tesson, 187 pages (library)
#16: Read a book about overcoming a tragedy
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Other books not yet in TIOLI:
Dasja, oftewel het leven van een pup (Dashenka or The Life of Puppy) - Karel Čapek, 119 pages (library)
Leonard Cohen: on a wire (Leonard Cohen: On a Wire) - Philippe Girard, 120 pages (library)

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

books read in September 2022
book 227: Geteld, geteld (They Were Counted) by Miklós Bánffy, translated by Rebekka Hermán Mostert
book 228: Te licht bevonden (They Were Found Wanting) by Miklós Bánffy, translated by Rebekka Hermán Mostert
book 229: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 1 by Robert Musil, translated by Ingeborg Lesener
book 230: Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk by Jurriën Hamer
book 231: De man zonder eigenschappen: deel 2 by Robert Musil, translated by Ingeborg Lesener
book 232: Charlotte (Charlotte) by David Foenkinos, translated by Marianne Kaas
book 233: Zondagen in augustus (Sundays in August) by Patrick Modiano, translated by Edu Borger
book 234: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 3 by Robert Musil, translated by Ingeborg Lesener
book 235: Nachtronde (The Night Watch) by Patrick Modiano, translated by Edu Borger
book 236: Daar op het plein is niemand by Dolores Prato, translated by Jan van der Haar
book 237: De ringboulevards (Ring Roads) by Patrick Modiano, translated by Edu Borger
book 238: De man zonder eigenschappen - deel 4 by Robert Musil, translated by Hans Hom
book 239: De drie bruiloften van Manolita by Almudena Grandes, translated by Mia Buursma and Rikkie Degenaar
book 240: De avant-gardisten by Sjeng Scheijen
book 241: Het teken van de vier (The Sign of Four; Sherlock Holmes 4) by Arthur Conan Doyle, translator unknown
book 242: Ademschommel (The Hunger Angel) by Herta Müller, translated by Ria van Hengel
book 243: Mungo (Young Mungo) by Douglas Stuart, translated by Kitty Pouwels and Josephine Ruitenberg
book 244: Nek aan nek (Dead heat) by Dick & Felix Francis, translated by Pon Ruiter
book 245: Verloren illusies (Lost Illusions) by Honoré de Balzac, translated by Jan Versteeg
book 246: De meester van het Go-spel (The Master of Go) by Yasunari Kawabata, translated by Annemarie van Frankenhuysen

books read in October 2022
book 247: De ruwe weg (Lean on Pete) by Willy Vlautin, translated by Rob van Erkelens
book 248: Reinhold Messner: Das Leben eines Extrembergsteigers by Michele Petrucci, translated by Anja Kootz
book 249: Babbitt (Babbitt) by Sinclair Lewis, translated by Paul Bruijn
book 250: Zonder titel by Erna Sassen
book 251: Aan de voet van de gletsjer (Under the Glacier) by Halldór Laxness, translated by Marcel Otten
book 252: De kinderkaravaan (Children on the Oregon Trail) by An Rutgers van der Loeff
book 253: Films die nergens draaien by Yorick Goldewijk
book 254: Avonturen van de dappere ridster by Janneke Schotveld
book 255: Het fortuin van de Rougons (The Fortune of the Rougons) by Émile Zola, translated by Martine Delfos
book 256: De meisjes : zeven sprookjes by Annet Schaap
book 257: Buit maken (The Kill) by Émile Zola, translated by Martine Delfos
book 258: Uiteengescheurd (They Were Divided) by Miklós Bánffy, translated by Rebekka Hermán Mostert
book 259: Honger (Hunger) by Knut Hamsun, translated by Adriaan van der Hoeven and Edith Koenders
book 260: Zazie in de metro (Zazie in the Metro) by Raymond Queneau, translated by Jenny Tuin
book 261: De sympathisant (The Sympathizer) by Viet Thanh Nguyen, translated by Paul Bruijn and Jetty Huisman
book 262: Wildernis (Force of Nature) by Jane Harper, translated by Catalien and Willem van Paassen
book 263: Diego en Frida by J.M.G. Le Clézio, translated by Maria Noordman
book 264: De Jacobsboeken (The Books of Jacob) by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Karol Lesman
book 265: Achtste-groepers huilen niet by Jacques Vriens
book 266: Een zijden haar (The Potter's Field; Cadfael 17) by Ellis Peters, translated by Pieter Janssens
book 267: Dubbelspel (Double Play) by Frank Martinus Arion
book 268: Wonderbos by Jan Paul Schutten
book 269: Over de gekte van een vrouw by Astrid Roemer
book 270: Rode liefde (Red Love) by Maxim Leo, translated by Lilian Caris
book 271: Kazimir Malevich, 1878-1935 by W.A.L. Beeren

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, 1785 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
September: 20 books / 8.186 pages
October: 25 books / 6.860 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
book 227 - 246 : thread 9
book 247 - 271 : thread 10

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 17/20
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

Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith 3/4
1 Koekoeksjong; 2 Zijderups; 3 Het slechte pad; 4 Witte dood; 5 Kwaad bloed; 6 Inktzwart hart

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

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 10/10
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 4/7
1 Een kille rilling; 2 Huivering; 3 Verduistering; 4 Schemering; 5 Weerzin; 6 Afdaling; 7 Afrekening

Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff by Nele Neuhaus 9/10
1 Een onbeminde vrouw; 2 Moordvrienden; 3 Diepe wonden; 4 Sneeuwwitje moet sterven; 5 Wie wind zaait; 6 Boze wolf; 7 De levenden en de doden; 8 Het woud; 9 Moederdag; 10 Eeuwige vriendschap

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/8
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-Macquarts) by Émile Zola 2/20
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: 31

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

October
Het ritsloze nummer - Erica Jong
Regeneration : De klimaatcrisis opgelost in één generatie - Paul Hawken

November
Mevrouw mijn moeder - Yvonne Keuls (Nederland leest)
Optimizing Investment Planning of Integrated Multi-Energy Systems - Iris van Beuzekom

It is my lucky day, the second time since I started, I had Wordle in two! :-D

Wordle 500 2/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, piney

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Welcome!

book 272: Nederland by Charlotte Dematons
library, picturebook, Dutch, Engish translation Holland, 54 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."

In 27 two page pictures we travel through our country seen from above.
So much to see on each picture, references to Dutch history, books, and events. Some figures return in each picture, it is fun to search for those.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books. 79 done, 21 to go :-)

English and Dutch title are the same

Happy new thread Anita!
>1 FAMeulstee: I always enjoy seeing what art you post, makes me wish I could visit more museums myself.

>19 WhiteRaven.17: Thank you, Kro!

Glad to know you enjoy my art toppers. We are glad we can go to museums again, in 2020 and 2021 it wasn't possible, or only possible with restrictions. We went way less in these years. Our museum visits increased after we bought ourselves a 'Museumkaart' a few years back, for a small fee each year we can visit most museums in our country for free.

Happy new thread!

>17 FAMeulstee: Wow! two tries-impressive!

Happy new one dear lady.

>17 FAMeulstee: I managed it in two yesterday and I haven't had too many of those either.

>21 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita!
I was very lucky with my usual first Wordle word.

Happy new thread, Anita.
>15 FAMeulstee: Some of the series I read myself, the others I'll have to check out, I think there might be something for me....
Have a wonderful day.

>24 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.

A mix of all kind of series: mystery, police procedural, fantasy, literature.
I just added the Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff series again, as I saw there was a next book out recently.

I love this series, I'm halfway through the current book and really like it.

>26 SirThomas: Looking forward to read it, Thomas.
It will be a while, as the Dutch translation isn't available in the library yet.

At my library it was strange.
First it was available and borrowed - available in spring 2023 and I made a reservation for it.
Then suddenly it was completely gone - and my reservation.
Later I looked again online, it was available again, I reserved it again and last week I could download it.

Happy new thread, Anita. I love the art at the top.

Happy New Thread, Anita!

And congrats for WORDLE in two! It took me six today and I breathed a sigh of relief that I got it.

Happy new thread, Anita!

>28 SirThomas: That is strange indeed, Thomas.
Can your library have a book that is just published? I am not sure, but I think there some kind of waiting time for libraries. Only some weeks or months after publication a book arrives at the library.
And online is different too, I can't reserve there. I think they can lend out as many copies as wanted.

>29 BLBera: Thank you, Beth.
Jan Mankes is not very well known. I happened to live a few years next to a street named after him, that is how I first found his work.

>30 streamsong: Thank you, Janet!
The Wordle was mainly luck, as I didn't know the word. It was what I got after logic reasoning. I had to search it online to verify it was an existing English word.

>31 drneutron: Thank you, Jim!

Love the toppers Anita. A new artist to me.

>32 FAMeulstee: The book was published in November 2021, Anita.
I borrow eBooks and the copies are limited. If a book isn't available I can reserve it and get an e-mail when it ist available for me. I like this Feature.

>17 FAMeulstee: TWO!! Very, very lucky indeed. I'm glad it happened on the first day of a new month, too!

New-thread orisons, Anita.

>34 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline.
As I said to Beth >32 FAMeulstee: he is not very well known. I knew his name from a street in The Hague, that is named after him.

>35 SirThomas: It isn't even published here, Thomas, it comes out next week. I hope to get it from the library next year.

>36 richardderus: My first word turned out very lucky this time, Richard dear, and it made me very happy :-)
Not only the first of the month, it was also the 500th Wordle.

Thanks. *smooch*

>37 FAMeulstee: Good luck, I'm already looking forward to your review...

Happy New thread!!

Happy new thread Anita!

>32 FAMeulstee: Some of our libraries let us reserve books before release, and I've occasionally received a book within a week or two of release.

>39 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas. It will take a while, I am sure yours will come way earlier ;-)

>40 hredwards: Thank you, Harold!

>41 quondame: Thank you, Susan!
I haven't seen that ever in our libraries. Sometimes I can reserve when the book is on order.

Happy new thread, Anita!

>13 FAMeulstee: Love that graph! You prompted me to check mine and I promptly fell into a rabbit hole trying to figure out why I'd only listed 97 books read in 2012.

>43 bell7: Thank you, Mary!

I hope you found out.
LT can be such a rabbit hole. In October I noticed some missing data in my library, and spend two days correcting them...

>44 FAMeulstee: I did! There were about ten books or so that I didn't put the "date read" in because I was reading them for an award I was helping to judge. I counted them on my thread at the end of the year but didn't enter a date read in LT. I spent a pleasant several minutes rereading my last thread of that year while I figured it out haha.

Happy new thread, Anita.

>1 FAMeulstee: Love the paintings, but the crow is my favorite!

I’m going to look for Nederland.

I have met with missing books so often. The online catalogue says it should be there, but it isn’t in the bookcases, it can’t be found anywhere in the library. I finally was convinced that books just disappear from libraries. Book gnomes.

>45 bell7: Always such a relief when the numbers are right again :-)

>46 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.
We also saw a painting of a crow by Mankes, but the photo turned out too dark.

Do you mean missing books in your LT catalogue, or physical books in the library?
If it is your LT catalogue, you probably search in the wrong collection. You should find it if you set your library to "All collections", or click on "All collections" in your profile.
Physical books in the library sometimes get lost. Stolen, ruined, worn out, not returned, fallen behind other books etc.

Happy new thread, Anita!

>42 FAMeulstee: I assume that's the case, but what the library says varies from system to system. If I recommend an e-book in two of the systems it goes automatically to hold. But not physical items, about which I get no notification when/if the library acquires them.

>48 curioussquared: Thank you, Natalie!

>49 quondame: At least you get a notification for the e-books, Susan.
I wish my library would give a notification before they cull a book that is on my library wishlist.

book 273: De jongen en de hond by Seishu Hase
library, translated from Japanese by Elbrich Fennema, Engish translation The Boy and the Dog, 286 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book with a silhouette of a person or object on the cover

After the tsunami in Japan in 2011, a dog is wandering through the country. He stays a while with some humans, but always leaves, as if he has some destination. In the end he does find the one he was searching for.
The dog changes the life of the five people, where he stayed for some time. Meanwhile we see a little of life in Japan in the 2010s.

I liked the story, although it was a little far fetched sometimes.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 274: Alfabet by Charlotte Dematons
library, picturebook, Dutch, no translations, 62 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN

It might sound odd, an abecedary without words. On each two page drawing you can find words starting with the same letter. So at the first one, all you see are words starting with "A" etc. Very clever done. In addition there is a website where you can find all words hidden on the page.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books. 80 done, 20 to go :-)

Title translated: Alphbet

And again a good Wordle day, I found all letters with my first two words.

Wordle 501 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, inept

Hi, Anita - happy new thread!

I love that you have the option of buying a museum pass for most of the museums there! Very cool.

>53 FAMeulstee: Terrific luck, Anita!

>52 FAMeulstee: I think I just don't understand the idea of the book....

>51 FAMeulstee: It sounds cute. I hate cute. I will avoid it so that I do not find myself in the position of having to burn it and scatter the ashes.

>54 scaifea: Thank you, Amber.
The museum pass is so normal to us, it exists since 1981, that I sometimes forget how special it is.

>55 richardderus: Indeed, Richard dear, two days in a row!

The drawings on each page have all kinds of items, plants, animals, and persons on it, that all start with the same letter in Dutch. Like for "a" you can find an ambulance, an artichoke, an aardvark, many apes, Asterix etc. These are all words that start with "a" in both Dutch and English, to get the idea. And so on for all letters in the alphabet.
ETA: You might look at the website to see how it is, this is the link for "a": https://alfabetboek.nl/a.php

It is partly cute, also grim sometimes. Not every human the dog encounters has a good life.

Happy new(ish) thread, Anita. Another fan of the woodcut here (although I'm not sure I'd want a crow on my wall).

Happy new thread Anita!

>57 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. I love crows, so I would not mind.
Frank and I always count the crows we see on our walks :-)

>58 humouress: Thank you, Nina!

Wordle needed one more guess again today. It doesn't look good for my streak if this continues ;-)

Wordle 502 4/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, cloak, aloud

Happy new thread, Anita!

Fun art up top. I especially like the self-portrait with owl and the crow woodcut. But I would, being a parrot person.

>61 Storeetllr: Thank you, Mary!
You obviously like birds. Although I could imagine that you only liked parrots ;-)

Read, not yet reviewed:
#275: Dit is geen dagboek by Erna Sassen
#276: De Gorgels by Jochem Myjer
#277: Lepelsnijder by Marjolijn Hof

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
Jij mag alles zijn by Griet Op de Beeck
Ik geef je de zon (I'll Give You the Sun) by Jandy Nelson

>62 FAMeulstee: That reminds me, yesterday we were waiting for our food order at a restaurant and they had some trivia up on the screen: what is orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?

>64 humouress: So glad that a web seach helped me with that one, Nina ;-)

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Wordle went the other way today, one guess less:

Wordle 503 3/6

🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, photo

And a Wordle in 4 today:

Wordle 504 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, cream, dream

Happy new thread! Hi Anita! Hope you're having a great weekend!

>67 The_Hibernator: Thank you, Rachel.
Weekend is good, tomorrow my husbands 3 week vacation starts ;-)

Only not good that I blew Wordle today, to many options. So here my streak of 114 ends:

Wordle 505 X/6

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🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 peony, mirth, stead, stage, stake, state

>62 FAMeulstee: Birds are fascinating creatures, but I'm not into wild birds as much as others. Except maybe ravens and crows. And owls. But, yes, parrots are my favorite - all sorts of parrots, and there are a lot of species!

>69 Storeetllr: I love crows, magpie's and ravens, Mary. We have a pair of magpies nesting near, and they come often in our garden.
I haven't met many parrots in life. In Rotterdam a neighbor had two of them, but they didn't seem as much fun as my dogs were at the time.

book 275: Dit is geen dagboek by Erna Sassen
library, e-book, YA, Dutch, no translations, 165 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book where one of the author's names starts with a vowel

Some years after the death of his mother, Boudewijn gets depressive. He quits school, and lays in bed most of the time. His father wants to get help, but Boudewijn refuses. Then his father makes him write a bit each day, so we learn why he is feeling so tired and down.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month. 81 done, 19 to go :-)

Title translated: This is not a diary

book 276: De Gorgels by Jochem Myjer
library, children's, Dutch, no translations, 132 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book by an author whose name has different spelling variations

When Melle wakes up at the middle of the night, he notices a little being on his bed. It hides away as soon as it realises it is seen. Turns out it is a Gorgel, these creatures keep bugs away, that make children ill. Melle, like his grandfather, is one of very few who can see Gorgels. When the Gorgels get in trouble, Melle does his best to help them.
Melle also likes birdwatching, through the book we learn a lot about Dutch birds, their looks, and their songs.

Jochem Myjer is a Dutch comedian. I don't like his kind of humor on stage, I liked his debut as a writer for children much better.
Lovely illustrations by Rick de Haas.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month. 82 done, 18 to go :-)

Title translated: The Gorgels

book 277: Lepelsnijder by Marjolijn Hof
library, e-book, children's, Dutch, no translations, 294 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book Rolling Challenge - E L T O N & B E R N I E

Janis lives up on the mountain, together with old Frid and dog Luki. They avoid all contact with others, according to Frid the world outside isn't safe. Once in a while Frid goes down himself, to get what they can't make by themselves. Janis cuts lovely artistic spoons from wood, and Frid takes them down to trade.
One day Frid doesn't return, when Janis has nothing left to eat, he has to go down the mountain himself. There he finds a world that isn't like he thought it would be. He even finds out he has a twin sister.

Lovely story, with some unexpected twists.
The writer got her inspiration from a painting by Ludwig Richter - Teich im Riesengebirge (1839), where you can see an old man, a child and a dog walking along a lake in the mountains.
Link to the painting: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/teich-im-riesengebirge/_AHnyRY-pdz5qw?hl...

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month. 83 done, 17 to go :-)

Title translated: Spooncutter

Hello Anita, and happy new thread.

From your last thread, congrats on your October statistics. Always impressive, with an amazing breadth of genres.

>1 FAMeulstee: I love that artwork by Jan Mankes, especially the crow.

>17 FAMeulstee: and >53 FAMeulstee: Congrats on your two, and your three. Always a thrill, right?

book 278: Jij mag alles zijn by Griet Op de Beeck
library, YA, Dutch, no translations, 207 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book with a silhouette of a person or object on the cover

Nine year old Lexi tries to take care of her mother. Not saying or doing anything that will upset her. He mother is sad, becaus Lexi's twin brother Amos died when he was 11 months. Despite all her efforts, her mother is admitted to a mental institution. Now Lexi has to stay with an aunt she doesn't know, only seen briefly twice. Aunt Arizona is also a little sad, but here Lexi CAN help.

It is so sad to read how Lexi tries to take care for those around her, laying al the blame by herself. At the end finally someone tells her it should be the other way around, and that she isn't responsibe for the mood of the adults around her.

Illustrations by Linde Faas.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
84 done, 16 to go :-)

Title translated: You can be everything

book 279: Ik geef je de zon by Jandy Nelson
library, e-book, YA, translated by Aimée Warmerdam, original title I'll Give You the Sun, 364 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book Rolling Challenge - E L T O N & B E R N I E

Noah and Jude are twins.
We read about Noah when he is 13, and struggling with his identity. He is in love with a boy, although this boy likes him, he doesn't want to like him openly. Meanwhile Noah is working hard, as he wants to go to pre-art school next year.
We read about Jude three years later, something bad has happened in between, but we only find out much later. Jude is in art school, and Noah is not. She has a thing with magical thinking (annoying), like seeing her dead grandma, and carrying all kind of "lucky things" around. When she wants to make a statue from stone, she meets a sculptor, who will be her mentor.

The chapters about Noah and Jude alternate. The ending is a bit over the top. And the third read about a girl and a boy being twins didn't help either to like this book.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
85 done, 15 to go :-)

English and Dutch title are the same.

>74 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.
I almost missed you, as I was working hard on my latest reviews ;-)

Yes, so do I. Mankes really captured the crow.

Thanks, especially the Wordle in two, as this was only the second time.
Sadly today my Wordle didn't work out. Starting a new streak tomorrow, I hope!

>75 FAMeulstee:, >77 FAMeulstee: I like the sound of >75 FAMeulstee: but less so >77 FAMeulstee:...and, I point out as delicately as I can, having two #278s is not allowed in the US. It leave you open for accusations of Trumping.

:-P

>68 FAMeulstee: My streak ended yesterday, too, Anita...because I forgot to sign in! I'd way rather have had an "X" than just stupidly forget to sign in.

>79 richardderus: >75 FAMeulstee: This was the first book Griet Op de Beeck wrote for a younger audience. I read two other books by her, and am wondering now why I didn't read more of her books. I certainly intended to do so. Next year I will.

Thank you, Richard dear, you don't have to be delicate about my mistake. I have corrected it :-)

So sorry it ended that way for you.
The last time I didn't sign in was in June, when we went to Rotterdam. As we have planned a trip in December, I am rather glad I flunked. Now I can leave the laptop at home, if I wish to do so. That would be more difficult when a long streak was at stake.

>64 humouress: I was trying to think of any orange birds (we only had about 15 seconds before they gave us the answer) - but it was a carrot. Oops - if I had remembered about spoiler tags, I could have put the answer up there.

>79 richardderus: Well, I never sign in. But then again, I don't keep track of my stats.

>81 humouress:, >80 FAMeulstee: I'm not too concerned with the number of tries it takes me, but I *do* like to mount up the streak-days. I sigh in exasperation at my silliness.

I'm glad to see you're not in danger of short-selling anymore, Anita. *smooch*

>81 humouress: Finding the answer with a searach took only a minute, Nina. That is probably why the answer was given so quickly, as nearly everyone can seacht the answer in half a minute.
You remembered the spoiler tag now :-)
From the day I started I keep my own stats of Wordle, Worldle and Woordle.

>82 richardderus: My last Wordle guess was embarrassing today. I finally dared to update >68 FAMeulstee: with my answers, as I should have known the last guess was not possible.

The numbers in >2 FAMeulstee: were still right ;-)
*smooch*

>75 FAMeulstee: The book description reminds me of the TV show I saw yesterday (Sterren op het Doek), featuring writer Carrie Slee. I don’t know if you are a fan? It was an interesting interview, worth watching if you are.

I’m sorry your Wordle streak has ended! Quite impressive though.

Hi Anita my dear, a belated Happy New Thread, hope that you and Frank are both ok and have had a good weekend. Sending love and hugs to both of you from both of us dear friend.

>84 EllaTim: Not a fan of Carrie Slee's writings, Ella, and haven't watched the show.
I don't spend much time watching TV, I rather read ;-)
Thank you, it was my longest Wordle streak. But the longer it gets, the more I felt the pressure to go on. So in some way it is also relieving that the streak ended.

>85 johnsimpson: Thank you, John.
We had a good weekend, when Frank came from work yersterday morning his vacation started.
Love and hugs back to you and Karen, dear friend.

Enjoy your vacation, Anita. xxx

Hi, Anita. We are back and I am trying to slowly catch up on LT. Are you leaving on a trip?

>87 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
I stay home. Frank goes a long weekend to Newcastle with his friend Wilco next Friday. They celebrate their upcoming birthdays, added together they will be 120 at the end of November.

>88 msf59: Glad you are back with us, Mark.
As I said above to Paul, I stay at home. Frank and his friend Wilco go to Newcastle next Friday.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#280: Het ministerie van oplossingen by Sanne Rooseboom
#281: Polleke by Guus Kuijer

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
Het Franse testament (Le Testament Francais) by Andreï Makine
De zweetvoetenman by Annet Huizing
Koningskind by Selma Noort

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Wordle 506 4/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, newly, begin

Newcastle is a great city to visit. Wish Frank bon voyage and a good time from me, Anita. Tell him to go easy on the Newcastle Brown.

>92 PaulCranswick: Thanks from Frank, Paul.
He will go easy one the ale. These days he only drinks occcasionally, and learned two years back he couldn't drink anymore like he could before diabetes made him go easy with alcohol ;-)

Well, it's Monday again, Anita. I'm sure you're as irked as I am about it, so I'll leave off the moaning I feel inclined to do.

*smooch*

>94 richardderus: Time seems to fly faster every year, Richard dear, already Tuesday again.
*smooches*

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Wordle 507 5/6

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🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, speak, speed, spell

Hi Anita, and happy Tuesday to you.

I hope you enjoy Frank's vacation time and then your time alone as Frank spends time with Wilco.

>96 karenmarie: Happy Tuesday, Karen, election day for you.

We will enjoy.
Frank is now exploring the possibilities in and around Newcastle. Anticipation is half of the fun :-)
They take the ferry on Friday afternoon, sleep on the ferry, arrive at Newcastle on Saturday morning. Monday afternoon on the ferry in Newcastle, and arriving Tuesday morning back in IJmuiden.
I am a little nervous over Frank being away 4 days, to an other country. He hasn't been away so far and for so long since 2017, if I remember well. Back then Ari was still around!

Read, not yet reviewed:
#280: Het ministerie van oplossingen by Sanne Rooseboom
#281: Polleke by Guus Kuijer
#282: Koningskind by Selma Noort
#283: Het verlangen van de prins by Marco Kunst
#284: Lennox en de gouden sikkel by Zindzi Zevenbergen

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Het Franse testament (Le Testament Francais) by Andreï Makine
De zweetvoetenman by Annet Huizing
Hier is de boze heks by Hanna Kraan

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Wordle 508 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, rainy

>97 FAMeulstee: We'll be here to keep you company. I hope Frank enjoys his trip. How long does the ferry take? If they're sleeping on the ferry, do they get beds?

>99 humouress: Thank you, Nina. With all of you here, I am never completely alone :-)
The ferry takes nearly 17 hours, and they booked beds, diner, and breakfast.

It's...it's Wednesday somehow or other...in November...of 2022...

...absolutely none of those things makes any sense whatsoever to me. It's still May of 1999, isn't it?

>101 richardderus: Almost Thursday here, Richard dear, and November too.
2022 still feels like living in a sience fiction story.

>101 richardderus: >102 FAMeulstee: Truth!

Whenever I hear someone mention the ‘90s, it takes me aback to realize THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO!

>103 Storeetllr: THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO!
And it feels like the day before yesterday. The feel and awareness of time is not linear.

Wordle 509 4/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 peony, mirth, suite, unite

I think I'm still somewhere in the early 2000s in my head, still. I agree 2022 sounds like sci-fi, Anita.

I hope Frank has a good trip. I think I need to plan another one, as you say the anticipation is a key part of it. Will they see any art on the visit?

book 280: Het ministerie van oplossingen by Sanne Rooseboom
library, e-book, children's, illustrated by Mark Janssen, no translations, 176 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."

When Nina finds a letter addressed to the "Ministery of Solutions", she wants to help. Ruben has written the letter, because he is bullied at school. Nina and her friend Alfa make plans to help Ruben, and find out there once was a "Ministery of Solutions". They try to find ways to establish it again.

First of a series. I don't feel the need to read the others.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
86 done, 14 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: The Ministery of Solutions

>106 charl08: Looks like we all are living in the past, Charlotte.

Thank you, I am sure he will have a good time. Not sure about art, he wlike to visit the modern art museum, but they didn't make exact plans.

book 281: Polleke by Guus Kuijer
library, e-book, children's, illustrated by Alice Hoogstad, no translations, 486 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book by an author whose name has different spelling variations

All five Polleke books together.
Polleke is an 11 year old girl. Her parents are divorced, and now het mother goes with her teacher. Het father Spiek is addicted, so she has a difficult relation with him. Luckely she has a better relationship with her grandparents, who live on a farm.
We follow Polleke and her family, with her boyfriend Mimoen and friend Caro and later Consuelo from Mexico.

A lovely read. Previously I had read three of the five books included in this omnibus. It was nice to read them all in a row. Some though themes, but never heavy, always a touch of humor.

I can't find English translations of there on LT, but there is an English bookdescription at the first book, so it should exist. All are available in German translation.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
87 done, 13 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Polleke (seems she is called Pauline in English)

book 282: Koningskind by Selma Noort
library, e-book, children's, no translations, 251 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Read a book whose title is not unique (list another book that shares the title)

3000 years ago. Zissel lives with her mother Lydia and Stonecutter. Zissel can't speak, but hears. She communicates with hand signs. Her mother is pregnant when Stonecutter dies. Right after she gives birth, a wealthy lady looses her newborn, and Lydia's baby is stolen to replace the stillborn.
Zissel and her mother try to get the baby back, all the way to King Solomon's palace.

The well known story from the Old Testament from female perspective.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
88 done, 12 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: King's child

book 283: Het verlangen van de prins by Marco Kunst
library, e-book, children's, illustrated by Marieke Nelissen, no translations, 239 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book with a title 5 words long or longer not including subtitle

As a young child Lode was found on the beach. He now lives in an awful children's home. One day a tall ship arrives, and Lode wants to get on board. When he manages to do so, he finds out it is a cursed ship. Once on board it isn't possible to leave the ship. Lode and others on the ship try to find out how the curse can be broken.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
89 done, 11 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: The longing of the prince

book 284: Lennox en de gouden sikkel by Zindzi Zevenbergen
library, children's, illustrated by Hedy Tjin and Brian Elstak, no translations, 109 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book with a title 5 words long or longer not including subtitle

Beautifully illustraed story about Lennox and his father. His father suffers from Sickle cell disease, he has to go to hospital regular. He wants Lennox to go with him, but thinks he is to young. When Lennox overhears his parents talking about his fathers next visit to hospital, he decides to go there, with help of his friend Aya.

Nice way to tell children about Sickle cell disease.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
90 done, 10 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Lennox and the golden sickle

book 285: De zweetvoetenman over rechtszaken & regels (en een hoop gedoe) by Annet Huizing
library, children's, non-fiction, illustrated by Margot Westerman, no translations, 279 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book where one of the author's names starts with a vowel

Book explaining Dutch law and justice for children, using real verdicts as examples.
Very well done.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
91 done, 9 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: The sweaty foots man about court cases & rules (and a lot of fuss)

book 286: Hier is de boze heks by Hanna Kraan
library, children's, illustrated by Annemarie van Haeringen, no translations, 177 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN

Short stories with the Wicked Witch and the animals living in the wood. The Wicked Witch isn't as bad as she sounds, more fun than wickedness comes from her cauldron. Hare, Owl and Hedgehog don't trust her, but only get in trouble when they try to outwit the Wicked Witch.

Other books about the Wicked Witch are translated, starting with Tales of the Wicked Witch.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
92 done, 8 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Here is the wicked witch

Hi Anita!

>97 FAMeulstee: It will definitely be different without Ari around. I hope your 'little nervous' stays little.

>115 karenmarie: Thanks, Karen, talking about it to Frank did help a bit. So the nervous is still smallish.

>100 FAMeulstee: 17 hours on the ferry? Well, I must say that's dedication.

>103 Storeetllr: Huh? No, surely it was only 5 years ago?

You're doing well with your 100 books, Anita.

>118 humouress: Interesting to me, the two threads of this conversation: It's 2022 and it still takes 17 hours on the ferry. They're supposed to be able to teleport instantly by now...;)

I like all "De Grote Vriendelijke 100" so far, Anita. You're making a good case for more Dutch translations!

>118 humouress: Wilco had vouchers from a cancelled trip in 2020, Nina, so he could use them now. And they sleep at least 8 hours, so only 9 left to have diner and breakfast, and enjoy the sea. By plane it would be less than 2 hours from Schiphol.
Yes, going very well with this list of 100. I am sure I will finish them all this month.

>119 hredwards: LOL, Harold. Teleportation would be so much easier :-)
Don't think I will see that happening in my life.

>120 richardderus: I like most of them, Richard dear.
I agree some more Dutch titles should be available in English translation. Mabe some day...

>119 hredwards: Consistency is what I was aiming for ... :0)

>103 Storeetllr: Every now and then I see an adult's birthday that is in the 2000's (including my own grandchildren, actually) and it seems impossible!!! It recently dawned on me that we are nearly 1/4 of the way through the 21st century. IMPOSSIBLE!!

>122 humouress: LOL!

>123 RebaRelishesReading: Right, Reba, so we all admit having some difficulty being the 21st century ;-)

Hi Anita, skimming a little here and there trying to catch up. I see that Frank has also been away - he should be back soon, right? I hate when Morgan is away. Unfortunately for me, he went to Croatia for 10 days in July and is now in Belgium for 2 weeks. (Unfortunately for him, too - neither of us likes to be apart.)

As for trouble being in the 21st century, I still tend to say "oh, 1992, so that was 20 years ago". And that's even considering my kids were born just a couple of years later. But that "internal age" refuses to let it be that long ago because that would make me 50 now, which is just outrageous!

>125 ursula: Thank you, Ursula. Frank just left, and will be back on Tuesday, so not even a week.
We like to be together, like you and Morgan, but through the years I have learned to cope better. Frank does all the shopping and cooking, so that is the main difference: I have to warm the prepared meals ;-)

50 may be outrageaous to you, I will be 60 in a few months....

Not the word we hoped for:

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Hi Anita, just checking in.

>127 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Nina!

I survived the first hour on my own ;-)
Now off to prepare my lunch.

>126 FAMeulstee: Ha! We are the same, exactly. Morgan does the shopping and cooking too. I will probably have to go to the store once while he is away this time, but hopefully not more. Morgan stocked the refrigerator and freezer pretty well with meals so probably the only real cooking I'll do for myself is a stir fry here and there.

>130 ursula: Indeed, I didn't know there were more like us around :-)
I am a terrible cook, and Frank loves to eat well. And for many years I had agoraphobia, so I couldn't leave the house on my own. So it naturally grew into this.

My husband does the shopping, though not the cooking (but he makes my tea every night because I'm not good at that) and he does the clothes washing since we have very different ideas on how to do that. When he's travelling on work he's usually away for two weeks; the first week the kids and I gradually get used to a new routine which is usually working well by the second week - but at the end of the second week when my husband returns, we have to re-adjust again.

>133 humouress: Funny, we washed our clothes seperate for over 20 years, because of different ideas. Since we moved here, Frank gradually took over. We have found a way that pleases us both :-)

I hope 4 days isn't enough to need re-adjustment ;-)

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Read, not yet reviewed:
#287: Dromer by Mark Janssen
#288: De veger (Sweep) by Jonathan Auxier

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Het Franse testament (Le Testament Francais) by Andreï Makine
Morrigan Crow en het Wondergenootschap (Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend

Hi, Anita. I have missed so much of your last thread and am trying to catch up here. I am visiting my mother and using my tablet, which has limitations but does allow me to enlarge the print!

I love that crow woodcut in your topper. Reminds me of a wonderful American artist, Molly Hashimoto, who does woodcuts. I have bought calendars and notecards of her work, mostly of trees or birds. She's worth a Google.

Anyhow, happy somewhat belated new thread.

Happy Saturday, Anita! Happy reading! We split the household chores. I normally do the laundry and Sue and I alternate the weekly food shopping, along with dividing up the house cleaning. It works for us.

Saturday's reading going well, Anita? Frank and Wilco must be over the moon to have the tickets they thought they wouldn't be guaranteed to get!

It's a perfect, gloriously cool and windy, late-fall day here. In spite of my early uprising, I got a few extra hours of sleep in the end. Cheers

>136 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley. I hope all goes as planned at your mother's place.
Thanks for mentioning Molly Hashimoto, she made wonderful woodcuts. Of course I loved her "Crow, Moon & Cherry Blossoms".

>137 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Saturday!
It is nice to see how everyone splits the chores in a different way. We started doing the things the other disliked more, and that ended up pretty even.
I do all the cleaning, Frank hates cleaning, and I don't mind to do it. Keeping the garden is also my job. When we had the dogs, walking & feeding them was also on me.

>138 richardderus: Reading is a bit slow, Richard dear, as reading time is limited. I have to prepare/heat up my own meals, instead of getting them served. And then I took the e-bike for my daily exercise, thinking I would go for an hour, and ended up biking over two hours, as the weather was perfect: sunny, dry, very little wind, 13°C.

Yes, Frank and Wilco were over the moon to find tickets for the match. Very lucky those two :-)

Glad you got some sleep after waking up so bad.
Happy Saturday & happy reading!

*smooch*

>104 FAMeulstee: So true.

>141 ArlieS: Thank you, Arlie.
Amounts of time are verry different from other measurable units.

>142 FAMeulstee: Amounts of time are not measurable.

Any reports from Frank yet about his trip?

>143 humouress: The sun will rise and winter is coming ;-)

Thanks, Nina, yesterday they visited some remains of Hadrians Wall, today they will visit the museum. And then back to the ferry in the afternoon.
Some difficulties with calling, so we communicate through e-mail.

Yesterday I forgot to post my Wordle.

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>144 FAMeulstee: :0) No winter here, thankfully.

Yesterday Riding for the Disabled had a carnival to raise money and, of course, one of the major draws was pony rides for the kids. Unfortunately, after being overcast the whole day, the last hour or so was rained off - which in monsoon season means thunder and lightning so the horses had to go back to the stables since they're not comfortable with all that. So weather, yes, but time is still flexible :0)

That's good.

>144 FAMeulstee: Sounds like a busy visit, Anita. Lots to talk about when he gets back, I'm sure.

It was cold and windy this morning! I never mind that, because I hate heat so very much.

I'm impressed by your 3day today, Anita. I took 4 to get there.

Hadrian's Wall! Oh, how cool to go and see such an amazing structure. I'm sad I never visited China because the Great Wall is something I'd've loved to have seen in person.

>146 humouress: Way to warm where you live, Nina. It is hard enough in summer here.
Sorry for the kids that missed their ride.
No raincoats for the horses, or how do you call them?

>147 charl08: They did a lot in the three days, Charlotte.
Lots to talk, but I expect lots of sleep at first. No way he got his needed sleeping hours. I will be very glad when he is back home tomorrow.

>149 richardderus: Still dry here, Richard dear, some rain expected tomorrow and the days after.
Like you I much prefer cold and rainy over heat.

The original plan was to travel along Hadrian's Wall. With tight budget because of the present inflation, that wasn't doable anymore. So instead a short trip to Newcastle, where Hadrian's Wall ends/starts.
The same, I would love to visit the Great Wall, but never will.

>150 FAMeulstee: The arena is undercover and, thankfully for us, has fans too. So it wasn’t the rain so much as the horses getting spooked by the noise. We were all sorry for the kids who missed their ride but there was very obviously nothing we could do about it.

Sounds like Frank’s trip has been productive.

ETA: well, I have visited the Great Wall, China being a lot closer to us. We took a day trip up to the Wall when we visited Beijing when our eldest was still a baby. My husband had him in the baby carrier so they stopped at one section while I went on with the guide to climb an uphill section (I love the way the Wall undulates along the hills in some parts). He later told me that people stopped to admire our baby and hold him and pass him to each other - until my husband had to chase after him. An amusing tale to recount - but I might have been a bit worried if I’d been there at the time.

>152 humouress: I hope the kids get an other chance again, Nina.

Yes, it was. I guess I'll get a very tired husband back tomorrow.

Wow! You have been there! Any special reason why your eldest was so populair to hold?

>153 FAMeulstee: Well, apart from general baby cuteness, he's always had super-long eyelashes that always got comments from everyone. Now he's grown into them they're not so obvious though they are still long.

>154 humouress: So he is geneticly lucky ;-)

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>155 FAMeulstee: I'm tempted to take credit ...

>156 humouress: Of course :-)

Frank is back home, he had a good time with Wilco in Newcastle.
I am glad he is back, and a little proud I did so well while he was gone.

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Read, not yet reviewed:
#287: Dromer by Mark Janssen
#288: De veger (Sweep) by Jonathan Auxier
#289: Het Franse testament (Le Testament Francais) by Andreï Makine
#290: Morrigan Crow en het Wondergenootschap (Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend
#291: Alle verhalen van Kikker en Pad (Frog and Toad Quartet) by Arnold Lobel
#292: Gozert by Pieter Koolwijk

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Luna by Pieter Koolwijk

>158 FAMeulstee:- Congrats on Frank's return after a successful and fun time and to you, Anita. But really, you weren't *alone*. You had your LT friends right there beside you!
☺

>159 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley.
In that sense I am never alone, and I am glad with you all always around!

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Hi Anita!

>121 FAMeulstee: I have only take a couple of ferries in my life, but loved the slower pace and being on the ocean.

>126 FAMeulstee: Heh. 50, 60. I’ll be 70 next June. Very weird to contemplate.

>134 FAMeulstee: In 31 years of marriage, Bill’s always done his own laundry and I’ve done mine, Jenna’s when she was little, and all linens. Of course, he was 35 and I was 38 when we married and had been doing his own laundry for quite a few years. I told him I did not feel any responsibility for getting his dirty sox and etc. clean. He took it like a champ, which was wise of him. *smile*

>158 FAMeulstee: I’m so glad you did well while Frank was gone, especially as I know how difficult it is for you. All’s well that ends well.

>161 karenmarie: Goodmorning Karen!

Th longest ferry trip I ever took, was the less than two hour sea voyage between Calais (France) and Dover (UK) across the Channel, and back.

Can't imagine 70 yet. 60 is around the corner, I will first have to get used to that!

We were way younger, we lived together a year before getting married. When we married Frank was 22, and I was 21, that is a huge difference from you and Bill. It is fun to share our laundry habits :-)

Rationally I expected it would end well, emotionally it was harder. But all that counts now is that Frank is home, and we are back together.

>158 FAMeulstee: Yay for Frank being back. Well done you :0)

If you really want to know about our laundry habits, I like to separate clothes by colour (in case they run) and by hot and cold wash and I try to get a full load before running it, because of environmental concerns. My husband, on the other hand, seems to want to put a wash as soon as there are more than two items in the washing basket. So he's the one who does the washing (since I never get to collect enough to put a wash). What can you do ;0)

People do my laundry for me. I do not argue with them. Things disappear, other things appear, if it's clean and it fits I wear it. (Except bras.) All that matters to me is that I don't have to do anything to make it happen except get the stuff into the bag and by the front door on the correct days.

Ferry travel is an interesting experience for me...all the weirdness of being afloat, none of the commitment of being on a ship. After the Baltic ferry disaster in the 1990s, I wouldn't take a ferry trip across any significant stretch of ocean because I'd need to be hospitalized for the anxiety as soon as we made port...always assuming we *did* make port....

>134 FAMeulstee: >161 karenmarie: >162 FAMeulstee: Hmm, we all three do our own laundry, though I get one or the other to schlep my basket up - especially up - and down stairs. Getting married to a 30 something does have advantages, but having a kid after 40 isn't one of them. Great kid, but exhausting.......

>163 humouress: Thank you, Nina!
One warm wash, and one cold wash each Monday, and if needed one more cold wash on Friday. We do not always agree on the extra wash on Friday. Frank is a bit more like your husband ;-)

>164 richardderus: That is good arrangement, Richard dear. I would not argue either, if it was done for me.
To me the vivid images are from the 'Herald of Free Enterprise' that went down in 1987 just after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. I would not have taken a ferry again shortly after that disaster.
Well, I didn't travel much in those times, as I was terrible homesick. Even together with Frank and the dogs, I couldn't be away from home than more then a few days...

>165 quondame: Both the wash and the washing machine are upstairs here, Susan. So no need to get the basket to an other floor. No kids at all, so no experience in that field.

book 287: Dromer by Mark Janssen
library, picturebook, kinderboekenweek 2021, no translations, 32 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Read a book whose title is not unique (list another book that shares the title)

Aron sits in the car with his father. At school they were talking about what the children want to be, when they grow up. Some children know, but Arin doesn't. His father explains there are different kind of people: thinkers and doers, often know very early on what they want to be. But Aron is a dreamer, and will to find his way some day.

The pictures are beautiful, the story very thin.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
93 done, 7 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Dreamer

book 288: De veger by Jonathan Auxier
library, children's, translated by Esther Ottens, illustrated by Dadu Shin, original title Sweep, 383 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book where one of the author's names starts with a vowel

In 19th century London, a girl named Nan Sparrow works as chimney sweeper. It is hard work for her and the other children. When she gets stuck in a chimney, Charlie, a golem, comes to the rescue.
With help of others Nan tries to stop the use of children for chimney sweeping.

Nice story, but very much like Levende bezems by Lisa Tetzner, except for the golem. I read Tetzner's book long before I joined LT. For good comparison I will plan a re-read soon.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
94 done, 6 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Sweeper

book 289: Het Franse testament by Andreï Makine
library, translated from French by Jan Versteeg, English translation Le Testament Francais, 287 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read an author who wrote in a language not his own. Exophonic authors.

A boy grows up in Russia. Through his French grandmother, where he spends the summers, he learns a bit French, and to love France. He struggles with his own nationality, and his Russian roots. Later in life he goes to France, where everything is not like his grandmothers stories, as she grew up there around the turn of the 19th/20th century.

Winner of the Prix Goncout in 1995.

Dutch title translated: The French testament

book 290: Morrigan Crow en het Wondergenootschap by Jessica Townsend
library, children's, translated by Sabine Mutsaers, illustrated by Beatriz Castro, original title Nevermoor, 383 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book Rolling Challenge - E L T O N & B E R N I E

Morrigan Crow is cursed, shortly after her 11th birthday she will be killed because of this curse. Everyone blames their misfortune on her. But she escapes just in time, and she finds herself in a magical world.

First book in a series. Not sure yet if I want to read more.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
95 done, 5 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Morrigan Crow and the Wundrous Society

book 291: Alle verhalen van Kikker en Pad by Arnold Lobel
library, children's, translated by Ed Leeflang, A.G. van Melle, W.J. van Melle-Meijer, and Ank van Wijngaarden, original title Frog and Toad Quartet, 256 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN

All Frog and Toad stories in one book.
I had read some of them before, and enjoyed most the adventures of Frog and Toad again. Nice short stories for children, with nice illustrations.
All four original book were translated by other translators, so a whole bunch of translators for this book.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
96 done, 4 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: All stories of Frog and Toad

book 292: Gozert by Pieter Koolwijk
own, children's, illustrated by Linde Faas, Gouden Griffel 2021, no translations, 253 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN

Ties has an imaginary friend, Gozert. Gozert sees the world as a big adventure. When he tells Ties his teacher is a witch, Ties attacks his teacher. When Gozert tells a man is a troll, Ties attacks his business. This can't go on, so Ties is placed in a mental institution. There he becomes friends with Luna, who can hear Gozert.

I had some problems with this book. The actions of Ties against innocent grown ups are not condemned by his father, he mainly thinks it is funny. How on earth can it be funny when your child hurts other people? The mental institution is also described in a very negative way.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
97 done, 3 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Gozert comes from the Dutch word "Gozer", "Bloke" in English

>158 FAMeulstee: Yay for Frank being back home. Glad you were able to manage and find a way to enjoy the time by yourself.

book 293: Luna by Pieter Koolwijk
library, children's, illustrated by Linde Faas, no translations, 246 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN

Luna has a hard time at the mental institution. Gozert alerts Ties and his mother, and they come to the rescue. Turns out Luna's father doesn't want her around, but her mother is willing to give her a try. They go together to a vacation house, and take their time to get to know eachother again. Two of Luna's sisters are glad she is back, the other pairs up with her father. Gozert tries to take care of Luna, helping her through some tough times.

I liked this sequel better than Gozert.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
98 done, 2 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: Luna

book 294: Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt by Edward van de Vendel
library, children's, illustrated by Martijn van der Linden, Vlag en Wimpel 2020, no translations, 68 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book with Edward in the title or author's name

Poetry for children, in a funny way. The title is a question, and the poem anweers that question. The illustrations are beautiful.

Part of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
99 done, 1 to go :-)

Dutch title translated: What you should do when you trip over a hippo

book 295: Ik ben Krik, Krik ben ik by Hanna Kraan
library, children's, illustrated by Mies van Hout, no translations, 165 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book Rolling Challenge - E L T O N & B E R N I E

Sweet stories about Krik (a red squirrel), Melle (a blackbird), and Domper (a toad), who live in the garden of the Keizer family. Krik wants to play around, Melle always sings, and Domper is a bit grumpy. They don't like it when the family occupies 'their' garden, but they do help when they can.

The last book of "De Grote Vriendelijke 100", a list of 100 recommended children's and YA books that I want to finish this month.
100 done :-D

Dutch title translated: I am Krik, Krik I am

>173 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita. All is back to normal in the Meulstee household :-)
I almost missed your message. I was working hard to finish my reviews, so Frank can take back all the finished books to the library this afternoon.

Woo hoo!! Well done on finishing all 100 - though I thought you might have decided to stretch it until closer to the end of the year.

Maybe Richard would be interested in Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt since he's now trying out poetry books.

>178 humouress: Thank you, Nina!
They (Hebban, a Dutch book website) decided to make "De Grote Vriendelijke 100" a yearly event, so we could vote last month, and next week the new one will be presented. That is why I wanted to finish it so soon.

We will see, Richard tries to learn Dutch...

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>163 humouress: Separate washes in this household, with assigned days so we aren't both trying to use the washing machine at the same time. I do everything cold, and don't bother separating by colour - nothing I have runs. My housemate is more particular.

>164 richardderus: I wouldn't expect any bra to fit you. Maybe a sports bra for an A cup?

>181 ArlieS: I was, um, taken aback at the circumference of the bra that showed up in my laundry most recently...it was more than large enough to get around my chest though, lacking mammary hypertrophy, there was clearly little utility for it once around me.

>180 FAMeulstee: We're on the same wavelength, Anita!

>181 ArlieS: I would not have thought so many of us were doing the laundry separate!

>182 richardderus: Glad we are, Richard dear!

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I had trouble finding words with an "Y" somewhere in the middle. I knew "lymph" wasn't right, I just hoped it would give me some directions. It was enough to go through the online dictionary to find the right one

>183 FAMeulstee: Marc and me too. We also met later in life. He’s a lot neater than me!

Congratulations on finishing all 100 books. Some really nice ones.

>175 FAMeulstee: Fun title!

When I was a child there was a book about chimney sweeps in the library. I have forgotten the title, but it was very popular. Set in Italy, I think.

I hope Frank and Wilco had a good time in Newcastle, and I’m glad for you that they are back safe and sound!

>185 EllaTim: Well, as I said before, I didn't think there were so many doing this, Ella

De Grote Vriendelijke 100 had a few nice surprises. Of course I had read most classics way before this list was created.

Yes, that was the book I mentioned in >168 FAMeulstee: Levende bezems by Lisa Tetzner. Indeed, the boys sweep chimneys in Milan, Italy. I think they all originated from the south of Italy. Now I want to read it again.

We will visit my father today. We all had a big scare last Monday, his bloodpressure was way to high, and he ended up at the emergency department. Luckely my brother was near and he could bring him there. A few months back there was some trouble with his coronary artery, but that was solved without surgery, just some medicines.
He suddenly feels old, going from being a rather healthy and active 92 year old, to an old man having heart and artery problems. And the whole lot of medicines he has to take now. So we are a bit worried about him now.

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>187 FAMeulstee: So sorry to hear about your dad's health scare, Anita. Hope he gets his mojo back after a bit.

>188 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte.
We are leaving now, and will see how he feels today.

I hope all will be well, my thoughts are with you.

I'm hoping with everyone else that your dad's spirits will rebound as this latest challenge gets further behind him.

Travel safe today!

It is so hard watching elderly parents from a distance, isn't it, Anita? Does he live alone?

Sorry to hear about your father, Anita. I hope all goes well.

Sending best wishes for your Dad.

Sorry to hear about your dad, Anita. I do hope he bounces back to his former spirits.

>190 SirThomas: >191 richardderus: >192 jessibud2: >193 BLBera: >194 RebaRelishesReading: >195 humouress:
Thanks Thomas, Richard, Shelley, Beth, Reba, and Nina.

My father was in slightly better shape that I feared. Today his blood pressure was finally lower, and he was relieved about it. But he will have to change his life a bit. His energy is not infinite anymore, like it used to be. I call him three times a week, and often I get almost tired myself, when I hear about all he has done in the past days.

He does live alone, but his apartment is in a senior complex. With facilities like a restaurant (where the three of us have diner when we visit), a library, a fitness room, a jigsaw corner, a nurse on call 24/7, etc. The nurse checks his blood pressure every day now, because it is very busy at the GP's office.
Only 24/7 care isn't possible, so if residents get to bad they have to move to a nursing home.

When he came back from the emergency department last Monday, his diner was kept apart, put in the microwave by the nurse, who stayed until he finished it. When he has no visitors he has diner with a few other residents, one of them also called Monday evening, and he called the others to tell my father was back home. My father was very moved by all this attention for him.

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Hope your father recovers quickly and all will be well.

Your father's living situation sounds good, Anita. My mother lived in an assisted living place like that for almost 3 years until it was no longer possible for her to manage. I think as long as he is able to maintain some independence, with the services and social network there available for him, the better it is for him.

Best wishes for your father Anita! His current living situation sounds great. Hope he can make the necessary adjustments.

Glad you have Frank back Anita, and that he enjoyed his time away. I'm sure he was proud that you managed well on your own.

Good to hear that your father wasn't as bad as thought at first too. Getting ld isn't for cissies for sure.

>196 FAMeulstee: Wonderful to learn your father's better than before, Anita. Happy week-ahead's news and reads!

>196 FAMeulstee: Glad to hear your father is doing better. The place he lives sounds wonderful and it's nice he has so many friends around.

>198 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.

>199 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley. It is a great place, if you can afford it.
My parents moved there over eight years ago. They had four good years together, until my mother got so bad, and stayed in the nursery home until her death.
I hope my father can manage a few more years on his own.

>200 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, adjusting is a problem. Yesterday he ended up in the emergency department again. More about that later.

>201 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, indeed he was proud.
We saw him after he had two days rest, and he was doing better. Yesterday was bad again, more in my next message.

>202 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear. The better lasted not long, so my reading is falling behind.

>203 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba, he lives at a great place. After my mother was gone, he got a bit more active at the place. He was in the residents committee for two years, and organised the table at the restaurant for those who prefered to have diner together. This way he got to know more people living there. Before that he was mainly occupied with taking care of, and later visiting, my mother.

That didn't last long. While my father told us Saturday he wasn't feeling well in the morning, after taking this new blood pressure medicine, he did walk to church Sunday morning. He missed most of the service (fell asleep, or otherwise), and barely got outside. He din't know how to get back home, but found someone who could take him by car. People around were a worried, and someone called 112. Ambulance came, and he was taken to the emergency at the hospital. It was very busy there, so he waited four hours. Meanwhile he had called my brother, who could not come straight away, but did arrive halfway the waiting time.
I am not sure what was concluded, or if problem was determined. He called me yesterday evening, and he was very tired. Today he has a (planned) appointment with his GP, and I hope to find out more, when I call him tonight.

Wishing your dad and your family the best, Anita.

>207 humouress: Thank you, Nina.
I hope to hear more about it tonight.

Hi Anita! I hope you have a wonderful week.

>187 FAMeulstee: Ah, I’m sorry that your father now has heart and artery problems, with lots of medicines. I hope that the medicines do the trick and that you have more years with him.

>206 FAMeulstee: Fingers crossed that the confusion and not feeling well are the meds and that an adjustment can help him. I know how worried you are.

>209 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, I hope so too. It is the last week of Franks vacation.

It is the hardest on my father, of course. But it isn't easy to deal with for me. At least he is rational about it, although he doesn't act like it. Last Saturday he mentioned that he considered not taking a new car, when the present lease ends in July. That is a big thing for him.
Thanks for the fingers crossed, I hope he can tell more this evening. If not, I might call my brother, who was with him at the emergency twice.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#296: Ik ben weg (I'm gone) by Jean Echenoz

Reading now:
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
De mensen leven niet allemaal op dezelfde manier (Not Everybody Lives the Same Way) by Jean Paul Dubois

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Sorry to hear about your father, Anita. At that age, things can change quickly. Hoping he rebounds. Keep us posted.

Sorry I'm late, playing catchup, prayers for your father Anita.

Oh dear. Well, as >213 msf59: says, it's the time in his life where everything changes quickly...but remember it can get better just as quickly, and with just as little notice.

{{{Anita}}}

Wishing the best for your father and for you as you help him.

Sorry to hear about your father's troubles, Anita, and I hope they are figured out soon.

What troubling news about your father. I do hope his health issues can be resolved for a while.

>213 msf59: >214 hredwards: >215 richardderus: >216 RebaRelishesReading: >217 curioussquared: >218 quondame:
Thanks Mark, Harold, Richard, Reba, Natalie, and Susan

I have had my father on the phone, and he sounded much better again.
This morning it was all wrong again, now his blood pressure was way to low. He didn't manage to get to his GP, but the GP did get to him. She told him to quit the two medicines that were recently added, and then see how it would go. And told him to slow down, do a bit less. My father promished he would try.
We will see if he can manage to do so, it will be hard for him to change his habits.

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>219 FAMeulstee: I woke up very asthmatic this morning and took a half day leave to get myself treated a little. I am still a bit grey around the gills but not struggling to breathe at least.

Hope your father is ok. xx

>221 PaulCranswick: Sorry you had such a bad start today, Paul.
I hope the treatment lasts a while.

Thanks, my father seemed much better yesterday. Toaday my brother will go over, and I will call him again tomorrow.

>222 FAMeulstee: That is good to see that he is doing much better. I feel weakly but I am coming round.

>223 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, take care!

I hope your father recovers completely. I fear that his life may be exciting - in the bad sense - while the doctors figure out how much of what medication works for him.

>225 ArlieS: Thank you, Arlie.
That is what will happen, I fear. I hope it doesn't take to long.

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Read, not yet reviewed:
#296: Ik ben weg (I'm gone) by Jean Echenoz
#297: De mensen leven niet allemaal op dezelfde manier (Not Everybody Lives the Same Way) by Jean Paul Dubois
#298: Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen (The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
#299: Schemering (Night; Martin Servaz 4) by Bernard Minier

Reading now:
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht deel 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 3 of 4)
De terroristen (The Terrorists; Martin Beck 10) by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö

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Hope your father continues to improve, Anita.

Hi Anita, sorry to read about your Dad's issues with the medication. I hope that taking it a bit easier sorts things out.

>230 bell7: Thank you, Mary, so do we.

>231 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. He has a lot of medical appointments in the next weeks.

>229 FAMeulstee: Good result, fellow 4day Wordler! *smooch*

Sorry to hear about your father’s medication issues. I hope it can all get resolved. And in the meantime, it’s terribly stressful for him, but also for his family and for you!

>233 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear. Today I Wordled in four again.

>234 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella. His own GP is back, she was on vacation, and I hope she can find a solution.

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>235 FAMeulstee: Me, too! I was deeply weirded out by the word, too. *smooch*

>236 richardderus: Wordle twins :-)
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We tried our new Walkstools (birthday present) and small sidetable today. Had tea on the dike, looking over the water of the Markermeer. Both are lightweight and easy transportable, so we can sit and rest anywhere. The next walking vacation we can use them.

Left and middle the Walkstool folded and unfolded, weight 0.8 kg each. Right Helinox Side Table Small, weight 0.26 kg.
 

>237 FAMeulstee: Triplets, Anita!

Have a lovely weekend.

I see both the Dutch and the English teams stuttered to draws today in Qatar. Your country was my tip to win the thing but they have underwhelmed a bit so far.

>238 PaulCranswick: Indeed, Paul.

Tomorrow we will go out for diner, with our good friend Guido, who is our driver at our walking vacations.

I never have high expectatations for the Dutch team. We have reached the final three times, but never won this tournament.

>237 FAMeulstee: That looks restful - if you'll carry them for me ;0)

>239 FAMeulstee: That's one reason I support England; I tend to root for the underdogs :0)

>240 humouress: Even you can carry 2kg, Nina ;-)
That is nice, rooting for the underdog. Although I think many don't think in that terms about the team from England! And neither about ours. Qatar would have been a better underdog choice :-D

Happy Saturday, Anita. Hooray for the Walkstools. Thanks for keeping us updated on your father. I hope the return of his GP is a good sign.

>237 FAMeulstee: I have a stool like that I carry with me for urban sketching. It's very convenient to be able to sit where I want to draw instead of being reliant on finding a bench with a good vantage point.

>242 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Saturday.
The Walkstools will make it easier to walk long(er) distances.
I hope so too, she always took good care of my father.

>243 ursula: That is handy too, Ursula, this way you can sit almost anywhere.
We had the problem that there were not always benches available at our walks. When we saw this, we knew we had found what we wanted.

Almost forgot to put my Wordle here, as I did it last night right after 0:00 hours:

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We had a wonderful evening yesterday. We went out for diner for a late celebration of our 38th wedding anniversary, as Frank was in Newcastle on the 13th. We invited Guido, our faithful companion and driver on our walking vacations, as last August it was 40 years ago when Guido and I first met. And Frank had his birthday on the 25th. And this is also the last weekend of Franks vacation, tomorrow he will go back to work.

We wanted to eat in a restaurant in Zeddam, where we went twice on our vacation in March. Turned out they moved, and are closer to us now in Barneveld. Only one hour drive instead of a little over one and a half hour. And near to a train station, so Guido could take the train.

We had a wonderful four course diner, chatted, laughed, brought up some old memories, all ingedients for a lovely, and enjoyable evening. So today's Wordle was spot on :-)

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>247 FAMeulstee: I took an extra step because I Wordled before coffee kicked in *heavy heavy sigh*

>246 FAMeulstee: A delightful evening! I'm so glad it's just that bit closer and easier to access.

>248 richardderus: I Wordled just after midnight, Richard dear. That is not always a good time, but the last two days were.
Thanks, it was a nice surprise the moved closer. It was also good to see Guido again, as we skipped our walking week this fall.

Anita, reading 300 books thus far this year is quite impressive.

>246 FAMeulstee: Sounds lovely, Anita. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary too.

>250 Whisper1: Thank you, Linda.
I am happy to be able to read this much :-)

>251 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, it was lovely.
It is hard to imagine we married so long ago, time flies!

Congratulations on your wedding day, I'm glad you all had a beautiful day!

Wordle took a bit longer today:

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>253 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!

>254 FAMeulstee: Today's was a tough word!

>246 FAMeulstee: Belated happy anniversary Anita & Frank!

>256 bell7: Indeed, Mary. I had to check if it was a real word, when it came up in my mind.

>257 humouress: Thank you, Nina!

>250 Whisper1: >252 FAMeulstee: Wait! What! I've been checking to see when you got to 300 and I missed it?

Congratulations!

>259 quondame: Thank you, Susan!
No you didn't miss it, I hadn't actualised my "Read, not yet reviewed" yet. I hoped to write my reviews first, probably tomorrow.
You can always find the actual number of books read in >2 FAMeulstee: (at 301 now). I think Linda saw it there.

>259 quondame: I haven't seen it yet either, Susan........Anita?

Well done to Netherlands in reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup where they will face the USA at the weekend in the last 16.

>260 FAMeulstee: So I will say congratulations on 4x75, Anita! My 2x75 for the year is imminent too.

>261 PaulCranswick: As I said to Susan, I wanted to write the review for #300 first. Also trying to finish a last book for the month. Reading is a bit slow, I had to move an other book I started to next month.
We will see what the 1/8 finals will bring for our team. Looking forward to England - Senegal.

>262 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
I hope to congratulate you soon :-)

book 296: Ik ben weg by Jean Echenoz
library, translated from French by Théo Buckinx, English translation I'm gone, 205 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book where one of the author's names starts with a vowel

Felix Ferrer has an art gallery in Paris, that goes through a slow time. He is recently divorced. His assistant knows about a shipwreck, filled with Inuit art, near the North Pole. Felix decides to take a chance to find it. Back in Paris the story turns into a kind of mystery.

I liked to part in Canada best. The long travel over snow and ice, to find the treasure, is vividly described.

Winner of the Prix Goncout in 1999.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 297: De mensen leven niet allemaal op dezelfde manier by Jean Paul Dubois
library, translated from French by Corine Kisling, English translation Not Everybody Lives the Same Way, 237 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book with a title 5 words long or longer not including subtitle

Paul Hansen is in a Canadian prison. His cellmate is Horton, a Hells Angel accused of murder. Horton protects him against the other prisoners. Paul tells the story of his life. He grew up in France, as a son of a Danish pastor and a French mother, who had a movie theatre. His parents divorced, and he followed his father to Canada. He found the love of his life, Winona, a half indigenous pilot. Slowly we find out how he ended up in prison.

Engaging story, winner of the Prix Goncout in 2019.

Dutch title translated: The people live not all in the same way

book 298: Leven en opvattingen van Kater Murr benevens de fragmentarische levensbeschrijving van kapelmeester Johannes Kreisler in losse misdrukvellen by E.T.A. Hoffmann
1001 books, library, e-book, translated from German by Wilfred Oranje, English translation The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper, 528 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book with a title 5 words long or longer not including subtitle

The autobiography of Tomcat Murr, a selftaught cat, accidently mixed op with a biography of kapellmeister Kreisler. Just when you want to find out more, the story goes in the middle of a sentence to the other. Sometimes that is funny, sometimes a bit annoying. The people in Tomcat Murr's life, also turn up in the other story.

I loved some parts, others less. It is amazing it was written early 19th century, as it didn't feel that much dated while reading.

English and Dutch title are the same

book 299: Schemering by Bernard Minier
library, e-book, translated from French by Aniek Njiokiktjien and Félice Portier, English translation Night, 512 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book with the numbers 1 and 3, or 2 and 5 in the ISBN

Martin Servaz book 4
In a church in Norway a woman's body is found. It looks like Julian Hirtmann is back. Norwegian policewoman Kirstin Nigaard travels to France, to get help from Martin Servaz. Lots of twist and turns bring us to Austria.

I liked the previous books better, some turns were very improbable to me.

Dutch title translated: Twilight

book 300: De terroristen by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
library, translated from Swedish by Cora Polet, English translation The Terrorists, 420 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book you've been putting off

Martin Beck book 10
A bankrobbery, where Beck is called to testify. Solving a murder case, and a preventing a possible terrorist attack, Martin Beck and his team have a lot of work in this final book. The murder case takes a lot of time, and a little luck. The protection of an US senator, who visits Sweden, needs a lot of police sources.

It is sad to say goodbye to Martin Beck, I have enjoyed them all.

English and Dutch title are the same

>268 FAMeulstee: I need to get back to Per & Maj, Anita. They are the original Scandi meisters!

>268 FAMeulstee: Congratulations on reaching 75 books, Anita! Congratulations on reaching 75 books, Anita! Congratulations on reaching 75 books, Anita! Congratulations on reaching 75 books, Anita!
What an achievement!

>268 FAMeulstee: >269 PaulCranswick: You are right, Paul, they are awesome.

>269 PaulCranswick: I discovered Scandi fairly late in life, Paul, so I started with others. I was surprised how well the Martin Beck series still stand after all thease years.

>270 SirThomas: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thomas!
Indeed, they are.

Read, not yet reviewed:
#301: Gebroken wit by Astrid Roemer

Reading now:
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht deel 3 translated by Richard van Leeuwen
De droom van de rode kamer (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (part 4 of 4)
De uitzichtlozen (And Their Children After Them) by Nicolas Mathieu
De god van kleine dingen (The God of Small Things) by Arundhati Roy

I hope to finish Arundhati Roy today.

Congratulations on 4 x 75 Anita!

>273 humouress: Thank you, Nina!

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Happy mid week and congratulations on your wedding anniversary!

>274 FAMeulstee: It was a 3day for me today, I'm grateful to report.

>268 FAMeulstee: Yay for breaking 300! I'm so pleased it was a good, and significant read that broke your 4x75.

*smooch*

>275 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita, happy Wednesday!

>276 richardderus: Wordle in three days are satisfying Wordle days, Richard dear, well done.
Thanks, only a little sad my #300 was the last of the series.

*smooches*

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And an other happy note: this is msg 2,500 on my threads this year :-)
Last time I passed this number was in 2018.

>277 FAMeulstee: That's excellent news, too, Anita. What a great milestone! And all of 'em came back to back.

>278 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, I am happy about both.
And thr next milestone is about to arrive. Eight more books to go, and my overall total will be 3,000 books read since 2008.

>279 FAMeulstee: Impressive stats there Anita!

>280 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte!

book 301: Gebroken wit by Astrid Roemer
own, Dutch, no English translation (to be published next year October), 342 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book by one of your favorite authors

While Grandma Bee (Bernadette) is nearing the end of her life, her granddaughter Imker moves in with her. Meanwhile we learn about the whole family, a mix of races and nationalities, and where the color of the skin (and gender) still is important for future chances in life.

With two English translations to be published next year, I hope Astrid Roemer gets more acknowledgement. She won the two big Dutch oeuvre awards (P.C. Hooft-prize in 2016, and Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren in 2021), but still isn't read much.

Dutch title translated: Off White

book 302: De god van kleine dingen by Arundhati Roy
1001 books, own, translated by Christien Jonkheer, Booker prize, original title The God of Small Things, 340 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book you've been putting off

The twins Rahel (girl) and Estha (boy), are separated after a tragedy. We know what happened, but we don't know how. Slowly the whole story is revealed, so at the end of the book all trauma and tragedy that scarred them for life is there.

A gripping story of life in India in the 20th century.

English and Dutch title are the same

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

31 books read, 7.938 pages, 264,6 pages a day
  (302 books read, 93.409 pages, 279,7 pages a day)

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books:

• own books: 3 (58)
• from the library: 28 (244)

• male author: 15 (209)
• female author: 16 (93)

• male translator: 5 (88)
• female translator: 7 (111)
• unknown translator: 0 (7)

• originally written in Dutch: 19 (96)
• translated into Dutch: 12 (206)
• original language of translated books:
    Chinese: 0 (2)
    Croatian: 0 (1)
    Danish: 0 (1)
    English: 5 (87)
    French: 4 (29)
    German: 1 (14)
    Greek: 0 (1)
    Hebrew: 0 (1)
    Hungarian 0 (4)
    Icelandic: 0 (3)
    Italian: 0 (16)
    Japanese 1 (4)
    Norwegian: 0 (8)
    Polish: 0 (4)
    Portuguese: 0 (1)
    Russian: 0 (5)
    Spanish: 0 (8)
    Swedish: 1 (15)
    Turkish: 0 (1)

• fiction: 30 (258)
• non-fiction: 1 (44)

• paper books: 22 (182)
• e-books: 9 (120)

• mystery/police procedural: 2 (35)
• childrens/YA: 22 (61)
• 1001 books: 2 (25)
    Total 1001 books since 2008: 253
• Dutch Canon: 0 (7)
    Total Dutch Canon since 2008: 42 of 125

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pages:

0 - 100 pages: 4 (28)
101 - 200 pages: 6 (58)
201 - 300 pages: 12 (86)
301 - 400 pages: 5 (67)
401 - 500 pages: 2 (28)
501 - 999 pages: 2 (32)
1000+ pages: 0 (3)

• longest book 528 pages (1077 pages)
• shortest book 32 pages (28 pages)
• average book 256 pages (309 pages)

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own books read are on the shelf since:

before 2008: 1 (43)
2010: 0 (2)
2016: 0 (1)
2017: 0 (1)
2018: 0 (2)
2020: 0 (3)
2021: 2 (4)
2022: 0 (2)

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date first published:

5th century BC: 0 (1)
14th century: 0 (2)
19th century: 1 (7)

20th century
1900s: 0 (2)
1910s: 0 (3)
1920s: 0 (4)
1930s: 0 (14)
1940s: 0 (12)
1950s: 0 (10)
1960s: 0 (10)
1970s: 2 (23)
1980s: 0 (28)
1990s: 3 (25)

21st century
2000s: 3 (26)
2010s: 13 (83)
2020s: 9 (52)

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ratings:

0 (6)
4 (25)
12 (117)
10 (102)
5 (50)
0 (2)

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best books in November


Alfabet by Charlotte Dematons
Gebroken wit by Astrid Roemer
Lepelsnijder by Marjolijn Hof
De mensen leven niet allemaal op dezelfde manier (Not Everybody Lives the Same Way) by Jean Paul Dubois

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walking in November: walked 22 days, 115,7 km; average 5,26 km/day
  (251 days, 1335,7 km; average 5,32 km/day)

e-biking in November: biked 8 days, 169,2 km; average 21,15 km/day
  (83 days, 1680,7 km; 20,25 km/day)

Congrats on over 300 books read and 2500 messages!

>285 FAMeulstee: Again impressive stats, Anita.
I wish you a wonderful day!

Happy Friday, Anita. Thanks for sharing your bird sightings over on my thread. You know I love it. Congrats on reading 300 books. I have read exactly a third of that. 😄

>286 bell7: Thank you, Mary!

>287 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas, happy Thursday!
It is always fun to make the stats at the end of the month, and to compare the numbers with previous months.

>288 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Thursday!
You are very welcome. I thought of you, when I spotted the little robin in my garden.
Today Frank and I saw an osprey, more about it at the top of my next thread later today.

Hi Anita my dear, congrats on reaching 4 X 75 books read for the year so far.

>291 johnsimpson: Thank you, John.
I am glad I came this far, the last two years I didn't get to this number.