Anita (FAMeulstee) keeps on going where the books take her in 2020 (7)

Welcome to my seventh 2020 thread!

I am Anita Meulstee, 57, married with Frank since 1984. We live in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We both love modern art and books.
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.
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In March we started walking the Pieterpad, a long distance walking route in the Netherlands. It is now 498 kilometres long, divided in 26 parts. It goes from Pieterburen, in the northern part of Groningen, to the south and ends just south of Maastricht, on the top of the Sint Pietersberg (Mount Saint Peter), at a height of 109 metres.
We walked the first two parts in March, from Pieterburen to Groningen. In September we did the next 3 parts, from Groningen to Schoonloo. In March 2021 we want to walk the next three parts, from Schoonloo to Hardenberg, we already booked a holiday cottage near Hoogeveen for a week :-)
Above collages of pictures I took in March and September.

The whole route of the Pieterpad:


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Our other walking project: walking the dikes that surround the Flevopolder, where we live. The Flevopolder the largest artificial island of the world.

About once a week we go by car to the place where we ended the week before. We walk about 3 km (and back), the total distance is about 142 km, and we have walked nearly 90 km now.
Left: the province Flevoland (red) is in the middle of our country.
Right: Map of the Flevopolder and in red the part that we have walked until October 2020. The blue line is the Knardijk, the first constructed dike for the northern part. We did this dike by bike last August.
 

total books read in 2020: 212
30 own / 181 library / 1 other

total pages read in 2020: 73.565

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currently reading:
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht vertaald door Richard van Leeuwen, 3215 pages, started 2020-01-01
e-book: Ideeën van Multatuli. Tweede bundel by Mutatuli, 469 pages, started 2020-04-30

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books read in November 2020 (18 books, 7.009 pages, 1 own / 17 library)
book 212: De nieuwe achternaam (The Story of a New Name) by Elena Ferrante, 479 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 186)
book 211: De honden jagen niet meer by A. Alberts, 83 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 185)
book 210: Geschiedenis van een gevallen engel (A Treacherous Paradise) by Henning Mankell, 411 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 184)
book 209: Onder moeders vleugels (Little Women) by Louisa May Alcott, 351 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 183)
book 208: Verzet! : pleidooi voor communisme (Resist! In Defence of Communism) by Gustaaf Peek, 67 pages (msg 155)
book 207: Kwaad bloed (Troubled blood) by Robert Galbraith, 1056 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 152)
book 206: Kes (A Kestrel for a Knave) by Barry Hines, 224 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 151)
book 205: De geniale vriendin (My Brilliant Friend) by Elena Ferrante, 335 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 150)
book 204: De onbekende soldaat (The Unknown Soldier) by Väinö Linna, 317 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 134)
book 203: De 100-jarige man die terugkwam om de wereld te redden (The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man) by Jonas Jonasson, 382 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 133)
book 202: Het oog van de orkaan (Second wind) by Dick Francis, 224 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 132)
book 201: Smilla's gevoel voor sneeuw (Smilla's Sense of Snow) by Peter Høeg, 429 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 127)
book 200: De roep van de wolf (Lonesome howl) by Steven Herrick, 219 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 126)
book 199: Drie mannen in een boot (Three Men in a Boat) by Jerome K. Jerome, 194 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 125)
book 198: Beestachtige zaken (Beastly things) by Donna Leon, 304 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 71)
book 197: De lotgevallen van de brave soldaat Švejk (The Good Soldier Svejk) by Jaroslav Hašek, 876 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 70)
book 196: Catch-22 (Catch-22) by Joseph Heller, 503 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 69)
book 195: Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) by Charlotte Brontë, 555 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 68)

November 2020 reading plans
De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht translated by Richard van Leeuwen, 3215 pages (136/3215)
Ideeën by Mutatuli, 3846 pages (925/3846)

TIOLI November 2020
#1: Read a book with a front cover picturing a person wearing a hat or other head covering
- De onbekende soldaat (The Unknown Soldier) - Väinö Linna, 317 pages (e-library)
- Het oog van de orkaan (Second wind) - Dick Francis, 224 pages (e-library)
#2: Read a book by, or about, the top national leader (current or former)
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#3: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."
- De 100-jarige man die terugkwam om de wereld te redden (The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man) - Jonas Jonasson, 382 pages (library)
- De geniale vriendin (My Brilliant Friend) - Elena Ferrante, 335 pages (library)
#4: Read a book where the word "love" is embedded in the title or author's name
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#5: Read a book by an author born between 1845 and 1945 inclusive
- Catch 22 (Catch-22) - Joseph Heller, 503 pages (e-library)
- Drie mannen in een boot (Three Men in a Boat) - Jerome K. Jerome, 194 pages (library)
#6: Read a book where birds or animals are in the title or pictured on the cover
- Kes (A Kestrel for a Knave) - Barry Hines, 224 pages (library)
#7: Read a book that has something comforting in the title
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#8: Read a book by a woman of colour
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#9: Read a book of short stories in a 'genre' category - started by wandering_star
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#10: Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing
- Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) - Charlotte Brontë, 555 pages (e-library)
- De nieuwe achternaam (The Story of a New Name) - Elena Ferrante, 479 pages (library)
- Onder moeders vleugels (Little Women) - Louisa May Alcott, 351 pages (e-library)
#11: Read a book that has something to do with United States country music
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#12: Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title
- Beestachtige zaken (Beastly things) - Donna Leon, 304 pages (library)
- Geschiedenis van een gevallen engel (A Treacherous Paradise) - Henning Mankell, 411 pages (e-library)
- Kwaad bloed (Troubled blood) - Robert Galbraith, 1056 pages (library)
#13: Read a book written in verse
- De roep van de wolf (Lonesome howl) - Steven Herrick, 219 pages (library)
#14: Read a book where a word in the title starts with the same letter as one of the author's names
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#15: Read a novel that includes visual material
- De lotgevallen van de brave soldaat Švejk (The Good Soldier Svejk) - Jaroslav Hašek, 876 pages (library)
#16: November birthstone challenge - read a book with a predominantly black cover
- De honden jagen niet meer - A. Alberts, 83 pages
#17: Read a book whose cover gives you chills
- Smilla's gevoel voor sneeuw (Smilla's Sense of Snow) - Peter Høeg, 429 pages (library)

Reading plans in 2020
My childrens/YA project was finished in 2019.
- This year I want to tackle some big tomes (1,000+ pages). Goal is to read 12 big tomes.
- Reading my own books is not top priority this year, ROOT goal set at 24.

I join the TIOLI (Take It Or Leave It) challenges each month.

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Big tomes I might read in 2020:
Dutch translation of the complete Tales from the thousand and one nights, 3215 pages
Ideeën (1-7) by Multatuli, 3846 pages
Man zonder eigenschappen (The man without qualities) by Robert Musil, 1785 pages
De razende Roeland (Orlando furioso) by Ludovico Ariosto, 1783 pages
Een jaar uit het leven van Gesine Cresspahl (Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl) by Uwe Johnson, 1596 pages
De essays (The complete essays) by Michel de Montaigne, 1557 pages
✔ Menselijke voorwaarden (Human condition) by Junpei Gomikawa, 1511 pages
✔ De hunnen by Jan Cremer, 1419 pages
De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas shrugged) by Ayn Rand, 1373 pages
✔ De geschikte jongen (A suitable boy) by Vikram Seth, 1366 pages
✔ Jozef en zijn broers (Joseph and his brothers) by Thomas Mann, 1343 pages
✔ Het achtste leven (voor Brilka) (The eighth life (for Brilka)) by Nino Haratischwili, 1275 pages
✔ Max, Mischa & het Tet-offensief by Johan Harstad, 1229 pages
Luitenant-kolonel de Maumort by Roger Martin du Gard, 1077 pages
✔ Kwaad bloed (Troubled blood) by Robert Galbraith, 1056 pages
✔ Heer van chaos (Lord of Chaos) by Robert Jordan, 1054 pages
Baron by Theun de Vries, 1016 pages

Totals since 2008:

books read in January 2020
book 1: Saga's van de Westfjorden en omstreken translated by Marcel Otten (thread 1, msg 64)
book 2: De Cock en dood door hamerslag by A.C. Baantjer (thread 1, msg 65)
book 3: Huishouden (Visitation) by Jenny Erpenbeck (thread 1, msg 80)
book 4: De legende van Swanhilde (The Half-Drowned King) by Linnea Hartsuyker (thread 1, msg 81)
book 5: Ziggy by Bram Hulzebos (thread 1, msg 82)
book 6: Tirza by Arnon Grunberg (thread 1, msg 132)
book 7: Stenen voor een ransuil by Maarten 't Hart (thread 1, msg 133)
book 8: Stommelen stampen slaan (Spill simmer falter wither) by Sara Baume (thread 1, msg 134)
book 9: Pompeii het dagelijks leven in een Romeinse stad (Pompeii: The Life of A Roman Town) by Mary Beard (thread 1, msg 136)
book 10: Het achtste leven (voor Brilka) (The Eighth Life (for Brilka) ) by Nino Haratischwili (thread 1, msg 137)
book 11: Waarom vuilnismannen meer verdienen dan bankiers by Rutger Bregman (thread 1, msg 155)
book 12: Een stille vlam (A quiet flame, Bernie Gunther 5) by Philip Kerr (thread 1, msg 156)
book 13: De verrader (The sellout) by Paul Beatty (thread 1, msg 158)
book 14: Grensgangers by Aline Sax (thread 1, msg 164)
book 15: De jongens van Nickel (The Nickel Boys) by Colson Whitehead (thread 1, msg 165)
book 16: Ochtendwind (Dawn wind) by Rosemary Sutcliff (thread 1, msg 178)
book 17: Erik, of het klein insectenboek (Eric in the Land of the Insects) by Godfried Bomans (thread 1, msg 179)
book 18: Anne van het Groene Huis (Anne of Green Gables) by L.M. Montgomery (thread 1, msg 180)
book 19: Buurtsupermens (Convenience Store Woman) by Sayaka Murata (thread 1, msg 181)
book 20: Sovjetistan (Sovietistan) by Erika Fatland (thread 1, msg 182)
book 21: Moederdag by Nele Neuhaus (thread 1, msg 183)
book 22: Vrouwen & macht (Women & Power: A Manifesto) by Mary Beard (thread 1, msg 184)
book 23: Het nieuwe land by Eva Vriend (thread 1, msg 219)
book 24: Het moerasmeisje (Where the Crawdads Sing) by Delia Owens (thread 1, msg 221)
book 25: Zoon van het Noorden (Odinn's child, Viking 1) by Tim Severin (thread 1, msg 222)
book 26: Eskimoland by Niko Tinbergen (thread 1, msg 223)

books read in February 2020
book 27: Oorlogsvlieger (Flight to Arras) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (thread 2, msg 28)
book 28: De beer en de nachtegaal (The bear and the nightingale) by Katherine Arden (thread 2, msg 29)
book 29: Het meisje in de toren (The girl in the tower) by Katherine Arden (thread 2, msg 31)
book 30: Spaar de spotvogel (To kill a mockingbird) by Harper Lee (thread 2, msg 32)
book 31: Schaduw van de vos (Shadow of the Fox) by Julie Kagawa (thread 2, msg 49)
book 32: De buitenjongen (The Wild Boy) by Paolo Cognetti (thread 2, msg 50)
book 33: De dood van Murat Idrissi (The death of Murat Idrissi) by Tommy Wieringa (thread 2, msg 51)
book 34: De zeven gehangenen (The Seven Who Were Hanged) by Leonid Andrejev (thread 2, msg 52)
book 35: Doodgeverfd (In the Frame) by Dick Francis (thread 2, msg 53)
book 36: De Engelse patiënt (The English Patient) by Michael Ondaatje (thread 2, msg 54)
book 37: Tot in de hemel (The overstory) by Richard Powers (thread 2, msg 84)
book 38: Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven? (Buzz Aldrin, what happened to you in all the confusion?) by Johan Harstad (thread 2, msg 85)
book 39: Ondergeschikt (Inferior) by Angela Saini (thread 2, msg 86)
book 40: Duister glas (Through a Glass, Darkly) by Donna Leon (thread 2, msg 87)
book 41: De wind in de wilgen (The Wind in the Willows) by Kenneth Grahame (thread 2, msg 88)
book 42: De geschikte jongen (A Suitable Boy) by Vikram Seth (thread 2, msg 90)
book 43: De laatste der Mohikanen (The Last of the Mohicans) by James Fenimore Cooper (thread 2, msg 100)
book 44: Er is geen daar daar (There There) by Tommy Orange (thread 2, msg 101)
book 45: Grand Guignol by Louis Ferron (thread 2, msg 102)
book 46: De laatste betovering (The last enchantment) by Mary Stewart (thread 2, msg 103)

books read in March 2020
book 47: De jungleboeken (The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book) by Rudyard Kipling (thread 2, msg 134)
book 48: De tuin (The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs) by Peter Wohlleben (thread 2, msg 135)
book 49: De ontsnapping van de natuur by Thomas Oudman & Theunis Piersma (thread 2, msg 136)
book 50: Een jihad van liefde by Mohamed el Bachiri (thread 2, msg 138)
book 51: Italiaanse schoenen (Italian Shoes) by Henning Mankell (thread 2, msg 140)
book 52: Het water komt by Rutger Bregman (thread 2, msg 146)
book 53: De H is van havik (H is for hawk) by Helen Macdonald (thread 2, msg 147)
book 54: Zweedse laarzen (After the Fire) by Henning Mankell (thread 2, msg 148)
book 55: Vuurtorenwachter (The Lost Boy) by Camilla Läckberg (thread 2, msg 150)
book 56: Spinoza by Theun de Vries (thread 2, msg 210)
book 57: Reis door Armenië (An Armenian sketchbook) by Vasili Grossman (thread 2, msg 211)
book 58: Het lijden van de jonge Werther (The Sorrows of Young Werther) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (thread 2, msg 212)
book 59: De Hunnen by Jan Cremer (thread 2, msg 213)
book 60: Klopjacht (Blood sport) by Dick Francis (thread 2, msg 214)
book 61: Muizen en mensen (Of Mice and Men) by John Steinbeck (thread 2, msg 215)
book 62: Geef me de ruimte! by Thea Beckman (thread 2, msg 216)
book 63: Triomf van de verschroeide aarde by Thea Beckman (thread 2, msg 216)
book 64: Het rad van fortuin by Thea Beckman (thread 2, msg 216)
book 65: Wie wat vindt heeft slecht gezocht by Rutger Kopland (thread 2, msg 231)
book 66: Moord op de moestuin by Nicolien Mizee (thread 2, msg 232)
book 67: De avond is ongemak (The Discomfort of Evening) by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (thread 2, msg 233)
book 68: Platero en ik (Platero and I) by Juan Ramón Jiménez (thread 2, msg 234)

books read in April 2020
book 69: De bekeerlinge (The Convert) by Stefan Hertmans (thread 3, msg 59)
book 70: De asielzoeker by Arnon Grunberg (thread 3, msg 60)
book 71: Het fantoom van Alexander Wolf (The Spectre of Alexander Wolf) by Gajto Gazdanov (thread 3, msg 61)
book 72: Wanderlust (Wanderlust) by Rebecca Solnit (thread 3, msg 63)
book 73: Dit alles zal ik je geven (All This I Will Give to You) by Dolores Redondo (thread 3, msg 64)
book 74: Blauwe maandag (Blue Monday) by Nicci French (thread 3, msg 65)
book 75: Wij slaven van Suriname by Anton de Kom (thread 3, msg 71)
book 76: Anton de Kom by Alice Boots and Rob Woortman (thread 3, msg 127)
book 77: Dichter in de jungle by Roelof van Gelder (thread 3, msg 128)
book 78: De offerplaats (In the Woods) by Tana French (thread 3, msg 129)
book 79: Mama's laatste omhelzing (Mama's Last Hug) by Frans de Waal (thread 3, msg 130)
book 80: De pest (The Plague) by Albert Camus (thread 3, msg 131)
book 81: Tijl (Tyll) by Daniel Kehlmann (thread 3, msg 132)
book 82: Het probleem met bokken en schapen (The Trouble with Goats and Sheep) by Joanna Cannon (thread 3, msg 133)
book 83: De voorlezer (The Reader) by Bernhard Schlink (thread 3, msg 148)
book 84: Telefoon voor de dode (Call for the Dead) by John le Carré (thread 3, msg 149)
book 85: Dinsdag is voorbij (Tuesday's Gone) by Nicci French (thread 3, msg 150)
book 86: Cheops by J.H. Leopold (thread 3, msg 151)
book 87: Zwarte winter (Doomsday book) by Connie Willis (thread 3, msg 152)
book 88: Kinderspel (Suffer the Little Children) by Donna Leon (thread 3, msg 154)
book 89: Smeltend ijs by Arnaldur Indriðason (thread 3, msg 157)
book 90: Alle doden vliegen hoog : Amerika by Joachim Meyerhoff (thread 3, msg 160)
book 91: Ideeën van Multatuli. Eerste bundel by Mutatuli (thread 3, msg 162)

books read in May 2020
book 92: Het Haagse stadhuis by Adri Duivesteijn (thread 4, msg 11)
book 93: Oude wegen (The Old Ways) by Robert Macfarlane (thread 4, msg 12)
book 94: Eline Vere (Eline Vere) by Louis Couperus (thread 4, msg 13)
book 95: Jozef en zijn broers (Joseph and his Brothers) by Thomas Mann (thread 4, msg 14)
book 96: Duyvels End (World's End) by T.C. Boyle (thread 4, msg 15)
book 97: Droommeisje (Girl of His Dreams) by Donna Leon (thread 4, msg 70)
book 98: Sil de strandjutter by Cor Bruijn (thread 4, msg 71)
book 99: 1793 (The Wolf and the Watchman) by Niklas Natt och Dag (thread 4, msg 72)
book 100: Ik zal de wereld nooit meer zien (I Will Never See the World Again) by Ahmet Altan (thread 4, msg 73)
book 101: Niels Holgerssons wonderbare reis (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils) by Selma Lagerlöf (thread 4, msg 96)
book 102: Djinn patrouille op de paarse lijn (Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line) by Deepa Anappara (thread 4, msg 97)
book 103: Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion (Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy) by John Le Carré (thread 4, msg 98)
book 104: Het gevaar (The Danger) by Dick Francis (thread 4, msg 99)
book 105: Candide, of Het optimisme (Candide) by Voltaire (thread 4, msg 100)
book 106: Ik, Robot (I, Robot) by Isaac Asimov (thread 4, msg 101)
book 107: Aarde, lucht, water en vuur by Empedokles (thread 4, msg 102)
book 108: Kleine brandjes overal (Little fires everywhere) by Celeste Ng (thread 4, msg 103)
book 109: De mystieke masseur (The Mystic Masseur) by V.S. Naipaul (thread 4, msg 104)
book 110: Wanneer wordt het eindelijk weer zoals het nooit is geweest by Joachim Meyerhoff (thread 4, msg 105)
book 111: De acht bergen (The Eight Mountains) by Paolo Cognetti (thread 4, msg 106)

books read in June 2020
book 112: Max, Mischa & het Tet-offensief by Johan Harstad (thread 4, msg 146)
book 113: Engeleneiland (Buried Angels) by Camilla Läckberg (thread 4, msg 148)
book 114: Zonder paniek geen paradijs by Joachim Meyerhoff (thread 4, msg 149)
book 115: Heer van chaos (Lord of Chaos) by Robert Jordan (thread 4, msg 150)
book 116: Heer van de vliegen (Lord of the flies) by Willliam Golding (thread 4, msg 156)
book 117: De brief voor de koning (The Letter for the King) by Tonke Dragt (thread 4, msg 157)
book 118: Geheimen van het Wilde Woud (The Secrets of the Wild Wood) by Tonke Dragt (thread 4, msg 157)
book 119: Station Elf (Station Eleven) by Emily St John Mandel (thread 4, msg 158)
book 120: Wij (We) by Jevgeni Zamjatin (thread 4, msg 178)
book 121: De genialiteit van vogels (The Genius of Birds) by Jennifer Ackerman (thread 4, msg 179)
book 122: Menselijke voorwaarden (Human condition) by Junpei Gomikawa (thread 4, msg 180)
book 123: Vrouwen in gevecht (Fearless Females) by Marta Breen and Jenny Jordahl (thread 4, msg 181)
book 124: De Midaksteeg (Midaq Alley) by Nagieb Mahfoez (thread 4, msg 182)
book 125: Een stralende toekomst (The Great Believers) by Rebecca Makkai (thread 4, msg 184)
book 126: Van de koele meren des doods (The Deeps of Deliverance) by Frederik van Eeden (thread 4, msg 185)

books read in July 2020
book 127: De tweede slaap (The Second Sleep) by Robert Harris (thread 5, msg 15)
book 128: Het beste wat we hebben by Griet Op de Beeck (thread 5, msg 55)
book 129: Uit het leven van een hond by Sander Kollaard (thread 5, msg 56)
book 130: Het feest (The Party) by Elizabeth Day (thread 5, msg 57)
book 131: Ver weg van het stadsgewoel (Far from the madding crowd) by Thomas Hardy (thread 5, msg 75)
book 132: De wand (The Wall) by Marlen Haushofer (thread 5, msg 76)
book 133: Neem mij terug, Suriname by Astrid Roemer (thread 5, msg 77)
book 134: De vreemdeling (The Stranger) by Albert Camus (thread 5, msg 78)
book 135: Wij zijn licht by Gerda Blees (thread 5, msg 79)
book 136: Hardlopen met Sherman (Running with Sherman) by Christopher McDougall (thread 5, msg 126)
book 137: Gedenkschriften by Lodewijk Napoleon (thread 5, msg 127)
book 138: Gezichtsverlies (About face) by Donna Leon (thread 5, msg 128)
book 139: De kleine Johannes I by Frederik van Eeden (thread 5, msg 129)
book 140: Moussa, of de dood van een Arabier (The Meursault investigation) by Kamel Daoud (thread 5, msg 130)
book 141: Het geslacht Wiarda by Theun de Vries (thread 5, msg 131)
book 142: Verboden magie (Shadowfell) by Juliet Marillier (thread 5, msg 132)
book 143: Ravenvlucht (Raven Flight) by Juliet Marillier (thread 5, msg 139)
book 144: De ontbieder (The Caller) by Juliet Marillier (thread 5, msg 140)

books read in August 2020
book 145: De schaduw van de wind (The Shadow of the Wind) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (thread 5, msg 181)
book 146: Een beetje meer naar rechts (Dog Will Have His Day) by Fred Vargas (thread 5, msg 209)
book 147: Een kwestie van vertrouwen (A Question of Belief) by Donna Leon (thread 5, msg 210)
book 148: Wapenbroeders (Sworn Brother, Viking 2) by Tim Severin (thread 5, msg 211)
book 149: De jacht op het recht by Inez Weski (thread 5, msg 212)
book 152: Een stad vol Chasch & Onder de Wankh (City of the Chasch and Servants of the Wankh) by Jack Vance (thread 5, msg 244)
book 151: Mani (Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese) by Patrick Leigh Fermor (thread 5, msg 243)
book 150: Hoe ik talent voor het leven kreeg (Two blankets, three sheets) by Rodaan Al Galidi (thread 5, msg 213)
book 153: Een kille rilling (The Frozen Dead) by Bernard Minier (thread 5, msg 245)
book 154: Stille blik (Gallows view) by Peter Robinson (thread 5, msg 246)
book 155: Meer dan een broer (At Night All Blood Is Black) by David Diop (thread 5, msg 251)
book 156: Saigoku by Cees Nooteboom (thread 5, msg 252)
book 157: De man op het balkon (The Man on the Balcony) by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö (thread 5, msg 253)

books read in September 2020
book 158: Mijn zusje, de seriemoordenaar (My Sister, the Serial Killer) by Oyinkan Braithwaite (thread 6, msg 32)
book 159: Het menselijk tekort (Man's Fate) by André Malraux (thread 6, msg 33)
book 160: Briljant groen (Brilliant Green) by Stefano Mancuso & Alessandra Viola (thread 6, msg 67)
book 161: Wachten op woensdag (Waiting for Wednesday) by Nicci French (thread 6, msg 68)
book 162: Ziel van het zwaard (Soul of the Sword) by Julie Kagawa (thread 6, msg 69)
book 163: Nacht van de draak (Night of the Dragon) by Julie Kagawa (thread 6, msg 70)
book 164: Paard, paard, tijger, tijger by Mette Eike Neerlin (thread 6, msg 71)
book 165: De kant van Swann (Swann's way) by Marcel Proust (thread 6, msg 88)
book 166: De eenzame bruid (The leper of Saint Giles) by Ellis Peters (thread 6, msg 89)
book 167: Leeuwentemmer (The Ice Child) by Camilla Läckberg (thread 6, msg 90)
book 168: Wit is ook een kleur by Sunny Bergman (thread 6, msg 92)
book 169: Het vijfde seizoen (The Fifth Season) by N.K. Jemisin (thread 6, msg 94)
book 170: De minstreel en de drakenpup (The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup) by Rosemary Sutcliff (thread 6, msg 95)
book 171: De Obeliskpoort (The Obelisk Gate) by N.K. Jemisin (thread 6, msg 96)
book 172: De stenen hemel (The Stone Sky) by N.K. Jemisin (thread 6, msg 97)
book 173: De kleine Johannes II by Frederik van Eeden (thread 6, msg 120)
book 174: De kleine Johannes III by Frederik van Eeden (thread 6, msg 121)
book 175: Gemeengoed (Commonwealth) by Ann Patchett (thread 6, msg 122)
book 176: Het veld by Robert Seethaler (thread 6, msg 123)
book 177: Kop in de wind by Wilfried de Jong (thread 6, msg 124)
book 178: De man van veel by Karin Amatmoekrim (thread 6, msg 125)

books read in October 2020
book 179: Zomerlicht, en dan komt de nacht (Summer Light and Then Comes the Night) by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (thread 6, msg 158)
book 180: Frankusstein (Fran Kiss Stein) by Jeanette Winterson (thread 6, msg 159)
book 181: Nachtlicht (A Dedicated Man) by Peter Robinson (thread 6, msg 160)
book 182: Een wereld valt uiteen (Things fall apart) by Chinua Achebe (thread 6, msg 161)
book 183: Als de doden niet herrijzen (If the Dead Rise Not) by Philip Kerr (thread 6, msg 179)
book 184: De odyssee van Mohamed by Mohamed El Bachiri (thread 6, msg 180)
book 185: De winter van de heks (The Winter of the Witch) by Katherine Arden (thread 6, msg 190)
book 186: De schippers van de Kameleon by H. de Roos (thread 6, msg 191)
book 187: Hallo witte mensen by Anousha Nzume (thread 6, msg 192)
book 188: Dodelijke conclusies (Drawing Conclusions) by Donna Leon (thread 6, msg 193)
book 189: De schimmelruiter (The Rider on the White Horse) by Theodor Storm (thread 6, msg 194)
book 190: Bericht voor de koning (King's man) by Tim Severin (thread 6, msg 195)
book 191: In de schaduw van meisjes in bloei (In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower) by Marcel Proust (thread 6, msg 206)
book 192: De witte veer (The Absolutist) by John Boyne (thread 6, msg 207)
book 193: Ben X by nDurlie (thread 6, msg 208)
book 194: Jaag je ploeg over de botten van de doden (Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead) by Olga Tokarczuk (thread 6, msg 209)

Monthly statistics
26 books / 8.690 pages / 285,4 pages a day in January 2020 in numbers
20 books / 7.299 pages / 251,7 pages a day in February 2020 in numbers
22 books / 6.686 pages / 215,8 pages a day in March 2020 in numbers
23 books / 8.168 pages / 272,3 pages a day in April 2020 in numbers
20 books / 7.735 pages / 249,5 pages a day in May 2020 in numbers
15 books / 7.716 pages / 257,2 pages a day in June 2020 in numbers
18 books / 5.319 pages / 171,6 pages a day in July 2020 in numbers
13 books / 4.436 pages / 143,1 pages a day in August 2020 in numbers
21 books / 5.955 pages / 198,5 pages a day in September 2020 in numbers
16 books / 4.557 pages / 147,0 pages a day in October 2020 in numbers

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Previous threads in 2020
book 1 - 26: thread 1
book 27 - 68: thread 2
book 69 - 91: thread 3
book 92 - 126: thread 4
book 127 - 157: thread 5
book 158 - 194: thread 6

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My readings in previous years
413 books (110.873 pages / 303,8 pages a day) read in 2019/1, 2019/2, 2019/3, 2019/4, 2019/5, 2019/6, 2019/7, 2019/8, 2019/9, 2019/10
534 books (111.906 pages / 306,6 pages a day) read in 2018/1, 2018/2, 2018/3, 2018/4, 2018/5, 2018/6, 2018/7, 2018/8, 2018/9, 2018/10, 2018/11, 2018/12, 2018/13
453 books (110.248 pages / 302,0 pages a day) read in 2017/1, 2017/2, 2017/3, 2017/4, 2017/5, 2017/6, 2017/7, 2017/8, 2017/9, 2017/10, 2017/11, 2017/12, 2017/13
253 books   (72.474 pages / 198,0 pages a day) read in 2016/1, 2016/2, 2016/3, 2016/4, 2016/5, 2016/6
  29 books   (10.079 pages /   27,6 pages a day) read in 2015
  17 books     (3.700 pages /   10,1 pages a day) read in 2014
  13 books     (3.692 pages /   10,1 pages a day) read in ROOT 2013
  53 books   (18.779 pages /   51,3 pages a day) read in 2012/1, 2012/2, 2012/3
  84 books   (30.256 pages /   82,9 pages a day) read in 2011/1, 2011/2
121 books   (38.119 pages / 104,4 pages a day) read in 2010/1, 2010/2, 2010/3, 2010/4
  78 books   (21.470 pages /   58,8 pages a day) read in 2009/1, 2009/2
130 books   (35.151 pages /   96,0 pages a day) read in 2008

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Lists on my WikiThing
My best books by year list on the WikiThing
Working on: Five star reads; Nobel prize winners; Booker prize winners; Dutch prize winners

Series I read, a list to keep track

Alan Banks by Peter Robinson (re-read 2/20)
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; 23 When the Music's Over (not translated); 24 Sleeping in the Ground (not translated); 25 Careless Love (not translated); 26 Many Rivers to Cross (not translated)

Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 6/12
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 9/20
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 53/70

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

Erica Falck & Patrik Hedström by Camilla Läckberg 10/11
1 IJsprinses; 2 Predikant; 3 Steenhouwer; 4 Zusje; 4.1 Sneeuwstorm en amandelgeur; 5 Oorlogskind; 6 Zeemeermin; 7 Vuurtorenwachter; 8 Engeleneiland; 9 Leeuwentemmer; 10 Heks

Frieda Klein by Nicci French 3/8
1 Blauwe maandag; 2 Dinsdag is voorbij; 3 Wachten op woensdag; 4 Donderdagskinderen; 5 Denken aan vrijdag; 6 Als het zaterdag wordt; 7 Zondagochtend breekt aan; 8 De dag van de doden

George Smiley by John Le Carré 4/9
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 20/27
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

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;

Konrad Sejer by Karin Fossum 4/12
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 Carmen Zita og døden (not translated); 12 Veenbrand; 13 De fluisteraar

Martin Beck by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö 4/10
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 1/5
1 Een kille rilling; 2 Huivering; 3 Verduistering; 4 Schemering; 5 Weerzin

Oliver von Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff by Nele Neuhaus 9/9
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

Op zoek naar de verloren tijd (In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust 2/7
1 De kant van Swann; 2 In de schaduw van meisjes in bloei; 3 De kant van Guermantes; 4 Sodom en Gomorra; 5 De gevangene; 6 De voortvluchtige; 7 De tijd hervonden

Het rad des tijds (Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson) 7/16
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; 13.1 Bij gevallen gratie en vaandels; 14 Het licht van weleer

Sister Fidelma by Peter Tremayne 1/18
1 Absolutie voor moord; 2 Lijkwade voor een aartsbisschop; 3 Moord in de abdij; 4 De listige slang; 5 Het web van Araglin; 6 De vallei van het kwaad; 7 De verdwenen monnik; 8 Dood van een pelgrim; 9 Vrouwe van het duister; 10 Het klooster van de dode zielen; 11 De gekwelde abt; 12 De nacht van de das; 13 De leprozenbel; 14 Moord uit de golven; 15 Een gebed voor de verdoemden; 16 Dansen met demonen; 17 Het valse concilie; 18 De duif des doods

List of Nobel Prize for Literature winners:
(in bold the writers I have read)

1901 Sully Prudhomme
1902 Theodor Mommsen
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1904 Frédéric Mistral
1904 José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz
1906 Giosuè Carducci
1907 Rudyard Kipling
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1909 Selma Lagerlöf
1910 Paul Heyse
1911 Maurice Maeterlinck
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann
1913 Rabindranath Tagore
1915 Romain Rolland
1916 Verner von Heidenstam
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup
1917 Henrik Pontoppidan
1919 Carl Spitteler
1920 Knut Hamsun
1921 Anatole France
1922 Jacinto Benavente
1923 William Butler Yeats
1924 Władysław Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw
1926 Grazia Deledda
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann
1930 Sinclair Lewis
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy
1933 Ivan Boenin
1934 Luigi Pirandello
1936 Eugene O'Neill
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse
1947 André Gide
1948 T.S. Elliot
1949 William Faulkner
1950 Bertrand Russell
1951 Pär Lagerkvist
1952 François Mauriac
1953 Sir Winston Churchill
1954 Ernest Hemingway
1955 Halldór Laxness
1956 Juan Ramón Jiménez
1957 Albert Camus
1958 Boris Pasternak
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andrić
1962 John Steinbeck
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre
1965 Michail Sjolochov
1966 Sjmoeël Joseef Agnon
1966 Nelly Sachs
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata
1969 Samuel Beckett
1970 Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn
1971 Pablo Neruda
1972 Heinrich Böll
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson
1974 Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer
1979 Odysseas Elytis
1980 Czesław Miłosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez
1983 William Golding
1984 Jaroslav Seifert
1985 Claude Simon
1986 Wole Soyinka
1987 Joseph Brodsky
1988 Nagieb Mahfoez
1989 Camilo José Cela
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer
1992 Derek Walcott
1993 Toni Morrison
1994 Kenzaburo Oë
1995 Seamus Heaney
1996 Wisława Szymborska
1997 Dario Fo
1998 José Saramago
1999 Günter Grass
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 V.S. Naipaul
2002 Imre Kertész
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee
2004 Elfriede Jelinek
2005 Harold Pinter
2006 Orhan Pamuk
2007 Doris Lessing
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa
2011 Tomas Tranströmer
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro
2014 Patrick Modiano
2015 Svetlana Alexievich
2016 Bob Dylan
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro
2018 Olga Tokarczuk
2019 Peter Handke
2020 Louise Glück

Books acquired in 2020: 40

November (2)
Een jaar uit het leven van Gesine Crespahl - Uwe Johnson
De jaren - Annie Ernaux

July (6)
Februari : roman uit het bezettingsjaar 1941. Deel 1 : De vreemde wet - Theun de Vries
Februari : roman uit het bezettingsjaar 1941. Deel 2: De vogelvrijen - Theun de Vries
Februari : roman uit het bezettingsjaar 1941. Deel 3: De opstand - Theun de Vries
Het meisje met het rode haar - Theun de Vries
Wieken tegen de tralies - Theun de Vries
Het wolfsgetij of Een leven van liefde - Theun de Vries

June (1)
Menselijke voorwaarden - Junpei Gomikawa

May (5)
Middaguur - Dörte Hansen
Inventaris van enkele verliezen - Judith Schalansky
Ten oosten van Eden - John Steinbeck
Jaag je ploeg over de botten van de doden - Olga Tokarczuk
Uit elkaar - Bette Westera

April (8)
Dit alles zal ik je geven - Dolores Redondo
Pieterpad deel I: Pieterburen-Vorden - Toos Goorhuis
Pieterpad deel II: Vorden-Maastricht - Toos Goorhuis
De eenzaamheid van de priemgetallen - Paolo Giordano
Nachtwegen - Gajto Gazdanov
De straat en het struikgewas - Armando
Telefoon voor de dode - John le Carré
Het verhaal van Aeneas - Vergilius

March (11)
CRUX by Ralph Keuning
Werner Tübke by Ralph Keuning
Wolfgang Mattheuer by Ralph Keuning
Seizoensroddel by Jan Baeke
Habitus by Radna Fabias
Boeddhisme in alle eenvoud by Steve Hagen
Generaal zonder leger by Özcan Akyol
Onze verslaggever in de leegte by Dimitri Verhulst
Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit (e-book)
Leon & Juliette by Annejet van der Zijl
Het water komt - Rutger Bregman

January (7)
Essay over de geslaagde dag - Peter Handke
Misverstand in Moskou - Simone de Beauvoir
Wandeling - Thomas Bernhard
Kali : een voorwinterverhaal - Peter Handke
De pensionering van meneer Bougran - Joris-Karl Huysmans
De Thibaults. Deel 1 - Roger Martin de Gard
De Thibaults. Deel 2 - Roger Martin de Gard

Welcome!

Happy New Thread, Anita - and again wonderful pictures and impressive stats.
All the best wishes for your walks. I wish you a wonderful sunday!

Happy new thread, Anita. Lovely collage of pics and I love that walking project!

Happy new thread!

Great topper. Congrats on your impressive walking/biking project.

Happy new thread, Anita!

>14 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!
Walking has become a part of our daily routine, and it is fun to walk elsewhere once in a while.
Happy Sunday to you!

>15 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley. I like to have goal, so walking projects are perfect for that.

>16 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita.
We walk/bike every day since nearly three years ago. I never thought I would enjoy it so much.

>17 harrygbutler: Thank you, Harry!

Happy Sunday, Anita. Happy New Thread. I love the topper photos.

Happy new thread, Anita.

Happy new thread, Anita. Looking forward to the rest of your walking project!

I looked your review of the Olga Tokarczuk in your last thread.

Happy new thread, Anita! Keep on reading and walking :)

>19 msf59: Thank you, Mark, happy Sunday to you!

>20 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.

>21 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, so do we :-)
Jaag je ploeg over de botten van de doden was a very good read. Glad she won the Nobel, as I would not have heard of her otherwise.

>22 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba, I will :-)

Happy new thread, Anita.

Your statistics are always interesting. I hope you and Frank are having a wonderful Sunday.

Happy new thread!

Hi Anita my dear, happy new thread. Hope you and Frank have had a good weekend and are both well, sending love and hugs to both of you from both of us dear friend.

Happy new thread!

Happy seventh thread, Anita!

If you want a quick and absolutely wonderful read for the 1998 Nobel winner, I highly recommend The Elephant's Journey. It is one of my all-time favorite novels.

>29 EBT1002: This so brings to mind Archy the elephant keeper from the Lymond Chronicles.

>25 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.
I like look at everyone's statistics. To compare, and to see if I want to add other categories to my spreadsheet.
Monday morning now, Frank just came from work and is sleeping now. I have a quiet moning with lots of readingtime.

>26 quondame: Thank you, Susan.

>27 johnsimpson: Thank you, John.
Wishing you a good start of the week. Love and hugs back to you and Karen.

>28 drneutron: Thank you, Jim.

>29 EBT1002: Thank you, Ellen.
And thank you very much for the recommendation of The Elephant's Journey, I will look for it.

Dropping off my new-thread wishes, Anita, and a happy week ahead to boot.

Happy new thread!

>33 richardderus: Thank you, Richard, we had a good start of the week.

>34 Only2rs: Thank you, Cas.

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Went to the library today to get this months Donna Leon book, for the group read. I had planned to go later this week, but there are rumours the libraries (and other public places that are still open) might have to close for two weeks, to get COVID infections down. So to be sure, I went today.

>35 FAMeulstee: I am hoping ours stay open despite the new stay home advice, but I don't know yet. Stay well, Anita.

>36 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte.
Tomorrow we will know for sure, of course I do hope they will stay open. And hope the same for your library.

The libraries are closing for two weeks, starting tomorrow. And of course today my reserved book (Lonesome howl by Steven Herrick) came in. I wasn't able to get it today, but I might be able to get it next week. The library will be open to pick up (and return) book on appointment, starting Monday.

My father wasn't feeling well last Monday when I had him on the phone. He thought he got a cold, but today he woke up with fever. He got himself tested this morning, so now the long 48 hour wait for the result.

Oh shit.
The best wishes for you and your father - I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Sorry to hear about your dad, Anita. Thinking of you.

Good wishes for you and your dad.

>39 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
It is nervewracking, still 24 hours to go.

>40 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte.

>41 quondame: Thank you, Susan.
The long wait for results of the USA election is also distressing.

Two early birthday presents for Frank came today:
Een jaar uit het leven van Gesine Crespahl (Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl) by Uwe Johnson, 1596 pages
De jaren (The Years) by Annie Ernaux, 229 pages

The result came in early: my father tested negative. Hooray!

YAY!
I hope he gets better soon.

>44 FAMeulstee: - Wonderful news, Anita! Now, I hope they can find something to help him just feel better soon!

>44 FAMeulstee: That's great to hear, Anita! I hope he gets better soon.

Hooray for your Dad's negative test result. Even in 2020, things do go right!

BTW - happy new thread! You and Frank look so well. I am impressed with how he was able to turn his health around.

Since we are several days into November, I suspect you've crossed the 200 book mark! Are congratulations premature?

>38 FAMeulstee: Keeping fingers crossed for your dad, Anita. My sister's test came back negative today. Relieved.

Glad to hear the good news Anita. Phew!

>45 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
He already sounded a bit better on the phone.

>46 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley.
I suppose if it is just a cold it will go away rather soon.

>47 harrygbutler: Thank you, Harry.
I was very much relieved.

>48 streamsong: Thank you, Janet. The silver lining of the cloud...
We never thought changing our lifestyle would turn out this good.
No, I started the month with three 500+ page tomes, and only finished book 195: Jane Eyre.
Still reading Catch-22 and The Good Soldier Svejk. But I will get to 200 this month.

>49 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline. My father got the call this afternoon, also negative.
Glad your sister got the same result!

So glad he's negative!

Whew! Great news about your Dad. I hope he feels better soon.

>52 drneutron: Thank you, Jim.

>53 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba, I think he will be fine in some days.

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More good news, my father became a great-grandfather again today, my niece gave birth to a daughter. Her brother has two boys, so this is the first great-granddaughter for my father.
Not sure how to call me in relation to the newborn, greataunt?

>54 FAMeulstee: I've always heard "great aunt" as the term until very recently when I've heard "grand aunt" (but that still sounds weird to me) -- either way, congratulations to you and your family

Glad your father tested negative Anita. Must have been a cold, or did he get his flue shot?

And congratulations with your little niece (because when you are her great aunt what is she to you?)

>55 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba, said the proud great aunt ;-)

>56 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella. He did get his flu shot two weeks ago, so my guess is a cold.
And thanks, if I looked up corectly she is my grand niece.

>44 FAMeulstee: That is some excellent news indeed, Anita, and yay for Frank's nice early birthday presents!

>58 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, I was happy my fathers result came early.
Books arriving is always good, and a upcoming birthday a nice excuse. I have catalogued them, so now they are ready to be shelved. I hope I can fit them in without removing any books.

Found you again! Happy new thread Anita!

That's a relief that your father's results were negative and congratulations on the latest addition to your family.

>1 FAMeulstee: That's a lot of walking you've done/ plan to do. Out of curiosity, why was the island built? There's one growing near the coast of Singapore which started as one of Singapore's small outlying islands and is expanding due to being filled in with rubbish.

Hi Anita. So glad your dad doesn't have Covid. I hope he gets over the cold/virus soon.

And congrats on the first great-granddaughter/grand niece.

>60 humouress: Thank you, thank you, and thank you, Nina.
The Flevopolder was created to add a big chunk of agricultural land to our country. Because cities grew larger, there was a shortage. Since the 17th century lakes were turned into land, first the Beemster, later others. At the moment the Flevopolder is the last created polder in the Netherlands

>61 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen.
My father still sleeps more than usual, but he sounds a bit better each time I have him on the phone.
And congrats to you on the election of Biden!

Hi Anita my dear, so glad that your dad doesn't have Covid, that must have been a worry for you and Frank. Apart from your dad, i hope that you and Frank are having a good weekend so far and send love and hugs to both of you from both of us and Felix, dear friend.

>63 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. Yes, we did worry a bit, and were very glad the result came in earlier than expected. We are having a nice weekend with sunny weather. Good weather to take a good walk.
Love and hugs back to you and Karen from me and Frank, scritches for Felix.

Happy new thread!

Have just started reading the Dutch translation set* I got in the post- picked up the Karin Amatmoekrim one first (5 short stories) - great stuff. I don't think I would have bought these if you hadn't mentioned her, so thank you.

*This one: https://www.strangers.press/product-page/verzet-full-set

>65 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda!

>66 charl08: You are very welcome, Charlotte. I am always glad to help finding good books ;-)

book 195: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, original title Jane Eyre, 555 pages

started 2020-10-24
finished 2020-11-02
TIOLI Challenge #10: Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing

19th century love story, with a touch of mystery.
Didn't like it as I hoped I would. All characters are more or less unlikable, the puritain/christian values make it worse. There were some parts I did like.

Dutch and English title are exactly the same.

book 196: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, original title Catch-22, 503 pages

started 2020-11-03
finished 2020-11-06
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book by an author born between 1845 and 1945 inclusive

Satire, set in Italy during World War II.
Funny at times, but through and through a white male book. The way women are described was hard to stomach, they are nearly all whores, or to old to be desired, and rape is the answer to sexual refusal. I know that is women's faith in war, but describing it without any empathy...
The good parts were worth 4*, the bad parts no more than 2*.

Dutch and English title are exactly the same.

book 197: De lotgevallen van de brave soldaat Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
1001 books, library, translated from Czech, English translation The Good Soldier Svejk, 876 pages

started 2020-10-27
finished 2020-11-07
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a novel that includes visual material

Satire, set in Czechia during World War I.
Švejk is a good natured soldier, who happens to come in trouble all the time. On every situation he comments with an anecdote, not always appriciated by the listeners.
Hilarious and funny, sometimes a bit longwinded. Sadly the book is unfinished, because Hašek died before he could finish it.

Dutch title translated: The adventures of the good soldier Švejk

book 198: Beestachtige zaken by Donna Leon
library, translated, orininal title Beastly things, 304 pages

started 2020-11-07
finished 2020-11-09
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title

Commissario Brunetti book 21
After a dead man is found in a canal, Brunetti's investigations lead him to the sad practices in a slaughterhouse.

Dutch and English title are the same

Hello, Anita! I am all caught up with you and happy to hear that your dad tested negative. And congrats on the new great niece!

>68 FAMeulstee: I like this one more than you, but I liked some of the characters.

>69 FAMeulstee: Totally agree with you on this one. I was never able to actually finish it because the humor did not make up for the rest of it.

>68 FAMeulstee: I do prefer her sister Emily's book.

>69 FAMeulstee: I don't remember liking this one too much either.

>72 Crazymamie: Thank you, Mamie, I am so glad you are back.
I think Jane Eyre might have impressed me more if I had read it at an younger age.
So I am not the only one.

>73 PaulCranswick: I liked Wuthering Heights half a star more, Paul. I don't think I want to re-read either one.
So we agree on Catch-22. It is well loved on LT with an avarage rating of 4.11, wich is very high.

It looks like your reading hasn't been too inspiring lately. I read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights at school age (and again as set books in school) and didn't like them as much as Jane Austen's books. Maybe I was too young to appreciate them. I should really read more Brontës I suppose. I'll get to them ... sometime.

>75 humouress: No great reads recently, Nina, but neither very bad ones, so that is good ;-)
I have read all Brontë sisters now, liked Emily best, and Anne the least.
I read two by Jane Austen, can't say I like her much better. Good, but not stellar.

No books ever should, just go with your flow and maybe one day the flow leads you to them.

>76 FAMeulstee: Wait - you're not in love with Jane Austen? How can...? I can't ...

To be honest, it took studying several of her books in school (English Lit was a compulsory subject at my school) to give me a deeper appreciation of her humour. If you're ever in the mood for Austen again, may I suggest Lady Susan? I found it wickedly funny.

And then I may be able to talk to you again.
;0)

>77 humouress: Might be language related, subtile humor often gets lost in translation.
It looks like Lady Susan is not availble in Dutch translation, so I am afraid you will never talk to me again ;-)

:0o

>79 humouress: Available Jane Austen books in Dutch translation I have not read yet:
Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Emma, so where do I start next year?

My favourite is Persuasion - but of course, Austen didn't write series so you could start anywhere. Persuasion is about the younger daughter of a baronet; he and her older sister (who is married) have ideas above their station and tend to be quite pompous. Anne herself, having fallen in love when she was younger and had to reject her suitor for her family's sake, is now considered an old maid and consigned to the shelf. Then her suitor comes back into her life unexpectedly but feels differently about her.

I didn't find this one as humourous as, say, Pride and Prejudice (maybe because I never had to study it?) but I did like a lot of the characters (the admiral and his wife, for instance). There are no villains as such - even Anne's family are fairly harmless, even if you roll your eyes at their behaviour.

>81 humouress: Thank you, Nina, glad we are still on speaking terms ;-)
All four books reside somewhere on mount TBR. I will put Persuasion on top of the Jane Austen list.

>82 FAMeulstee: For Jane's sake and the chance to convert someone to being a fan. :0)

*pssst* Anita -- over here
I didn't like Austen until I was 54...there's time

>83 humouress: We will see, Nina ;-)

>84 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear.
I am over 54... and was just over 54 reading my first Jane Austens.
Tried Emma when I was in my thirties, and could not finish it. So there might be some truth in your explanation.

>84 richardderus: >85 FAMeulstee: I've always loved Jane Austen's novels, but after 30 they were much better and after 50 even more so and Mansfield Park improved the most. I'm pretty sure the books I read at 13 were entirely different than the ones I read at 63.

I'll second the recommendation for Persuasion out of those you haven't read yet. I came to Austen in my 30s and loved them all though my favourites are Persuasion & Northanger Abbey. I reread Austen from time to time.

I know there are some tutored reads around the place - I think it was lyzard doing the tutoring. I think most of the cultural differences hold true for English readers too, because of the time period, and we miss a lot of the nuances unless they're pointed out to us.

The one I always remember and use as an example is when Elizabeth Bennet (P&P) points out the numbers of windows at Rosings Park; glass was expensive in those days and not easy to make into large, flat, clear panes so having a lot of large windows was a way of showing off your wealth. And ladies are always worried about showing their ankles (or 'ancles' as Austen spelled it) which seems silly to us these days when we're perfectly comfortable wearing shorts. I have a set of annotated Austens (although I haven't read all of them) and I think a few different people have brought out different versions, but the quality of annotations will vary.

It's surprising that all of Austen's major works aren't available in Dutch (there aren't that many) but it is rare to find her minor works, such as her juvenilia, even in English unless you go to a specialist book shop.

>86 quondame: No book is ever the same if you read it again, Susan. A few books stil give me a warm feeling, like they did when I read them first, those are my comfort reads.

>86 quondame: Thank you, Kerry, so Persuasion it will be in 2021.
I was in bad shape in my thirties, and so were my readings.

>87 avatiakh: I will look for those threads, Nina, when I get to Persuasion.
I did know about glass being expensive back then. Prudice reached new hights in Victorian times.
I thought we were well enough with 6 of her books translated.

Happy New Thread, Anita!

I love all the walking you and Frank are doing, including the Pieterpad. What a wonderful, healthy project. Debbi and I are walkers, too, although we've never taken on one that big, even in portions.

I have a soft spot for Jane Eyre, so I wish that had gone a little better for you. To me, Jane herself and even Mr. Rochester, as she improves him, are sympathetic characters.

I'm a big fan of Jane Austen and her books. There's a new NY Times book review by Robert Gottlieb of a book about Dickens called The Mystery of Charles Dickens. At the beginning of the review, Gottlieb says, "Dickens, who as time goes by emerges ever more conclusively as England's greatest novelist . . . (Apologies to Agatha Christie)." Is it really possible to write that, and not mention Jane Austen? I hope he gets walloped by readers for that one. I would pick her as England's greatest novelist, and I'm sorry her books haven't worked better for you.

I LOVE Nina's suggestion in >77 humouress: of Lady Susan, although it sounds like you can't get that one in translation? As Nina says, it's wickedly funny, and to me it should be more recognized and read than it is.

Sometimes it is combined with The Watsons and Sandition in the U.S. Maybe there's a Dutch translation in which it is combined with other of her writings?

>90 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe!

If someone told us three years ago that we would be walking this much, we would have laughed and dismissed the crazy idea. Sometimes turns in life come unexpected. I fully admit I am a walking addict now ;-)
Maybe you and Debbie could walk along Lake Michigan, the part in your state? Or are ther other trails near to try?

I can imagine others having a soft spot for Jane and Mr. Rochester. It wasn't a bad story, just not great or stellar to me.

Well, Dickens is an other writer I don't really like. Tried him two times, and decided his books are not for me. I liked Jane Austen better!
And I think found Lady Susan in translation! Fairly recent (2016) from a small pubisher with the odd title 'Love & friendship : de story van Lady Susan', or is this an other work?

>91 FAMeulstee: I agree with you there, Anita. I don't like Dickens at all either. I do, though, love Jane Austen. She one of my favorite authors regardless of country.

>91 FAMeulstee: Love and Friendship does ring a bell with regards to Jane Austen - but I don't remember any more.

All this dissing of Charles Dickens - Richard will be heartbroken ;0)

>93 humouress: Isn't that the title of the movie based on Lady Susan? I know it is also the title of another of her juvenalia.

Hi Anita!

>69 FAMeulstee: I read this book before I became a feminist in my early 20s and don’t remember the portrayals of women at all. I wonder what I’d think of it now? I tend to cut authors a lot of slack for being part of their cultural times even if what I read now is painful. Hmmm… it’s on my shelves but isn’t expecting a re-read any time soon.

>91 FAMeulstee: I’ve given up on Dickens, frankly, although I keep his books on my shelves for sentimental reasons because I have an almost-complete set given to me by a dear friend. I did like Bleak House.

>92 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba, I found his books long and not very enjoyable. Can't say I love Jane Austen, but I certainly like her more than Dickens :-)

>93 humouress: There is a book with that title, Nina, but it seems to be an other book.
We all know how Richard thinks about Dickens. And you?

>94 quondame: Could be, Susan, that would explain the title of the Dutch translation.

>95 karenmarie: I always try to be forgiving to authors, Karen, taking the time when it was written in consideration. But it was such a contrast with The Good Soldier Svejk, that I was reading at the same time, and was pubished nearly 40 years before Catch-22.
That is a good reason to keep them, I have also some books I keep for sentimental reasons.

Happy Friday, Anita. I like seeing you mix in the classics with your contemporary reading. I should do that more often. I guess I am just happy that I am reading primarily OTS, Off the Shelf.

>70 FAMeulstee: It was made into a TV series that aired sometime in the 70's. I remember my father laughing his head off. He served as a soldier, and I think he recognised situations. Svejk is not just good-natured, but very clever at playing the fool and turning things round on his superiors. At least that was how I saw it.

>94 quondame: I didn't know there was a film of 'Lady Susan'; do you know if it's any good?

>96 FAMeulstee: The LT link for Love and Friendship indicates that it is part of her juvenilia rather than another name for Lady Susan - maybe the Dutch book is another combined title? None of them are very long by themselves, compared to P&P or S&S.

Hmm Dickens. I don't mind him either way though I haven't read many of his works and none in a long time. I remember that A Christmas Carol was the first book that we studied in English and it was in the term leading up to the Christmas holidays.

>99 humouress: The Wikipedia page for Love and Friendship. The only comments I heard were good.

>97 msf59: Thank you, Mark, a very happy Friday: celebrated our 36th anniversary:-)
I have been reading a lot from my shelves in previous years, this year not so much. I find to many good books at the library, and those books push my planned own books aside...

>98 EllaTim: Thanks, Ella, I didn't know it was made into a TV-series. Švejk sometimes played the fool, but also got into trouble without intent.

>99 humouress: I will find out when I get the book from the library, Nina. From the description it looks like it is only Lady Susan.

*happy sigh*
Dickens-dissing = Home.

Have a delightful Sunday, Anita.

>102 richardderus: You being happy makes me happy, Richard dear.
Our taste is not always alike, but we do agree on Dickens!

Happy Saturday evening.

>69 FAMeulstee: I have yet to read that one. It does not seem like a happy book. Have a great start to the week.

>104 figsfromthistle: Happy, no. But I remember it as having some of the most gutbustingly funny scenes I've ever read.

Uh oh. I think (>102 richardderus: ) he's moving in.

>104 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita. I wouldn't put it on top of your TBR.

>105 quondame: Yes, Susan, it is also funny, but that doesn't put up to the bad parts.

>106 humouress: No problem with that, Nina :-)

Found on the threads of Paul and Richard:

1. Name any book you read at any time that was published in the year you turned 18:
Ronja de roversdochter (Ronia, the Robber's Daughter) by Astrid Lindgren

2. Name a book you have on in your TBR pile that is over 500 pages long:
Several, planning to read this year: Joop den Uyl, 1919-1987 : dromer en doordouwer by Anet Bleich (544 p); De kant van Guermantes (The Guermantes Way) by Marcel Proust (720 p); Kwaad bloed (Troubled blood) by Robert Galbraith (1051 p)

3. What is the last book you read with a mostly blue cover?
Paard, paard, tijger, tijger by Mette Eike Neerlin

4. What is the last book you didn’t finish (and why didn’t you finish it?)
Lied van de Leeuwerik (The Song of the Lark) by Willa Cather, unreadable translation

5. What is the last book that scared the bejeebers out of you?
I don't read scary books

6. Name the book that read either this year or last year that takes place geographically closest to where you live? How close would you estimate it was?
Het nieuwe land : het verhaal van een polder die perfect moest zijn by Eva Vriend, Noordoostpolder 25 - 50 km

7.What were the topics of the last two nonfiction books you read?
Racism and cycling

8. Name a recent book you read which could be considered a popular book?
Catch-22 and Jane Eyre

9. What was the last book you gave a rating of 5-stars to? And when did you read it?
Het geslacht Wiarda by Theun de Vries, July 2020

10. Name a book you read that led you to specifically to read another book (and what was the other book, and what was the connection)
Wij slaven van Suriname by Anton de Kom, lead to Anton de Kom (biography) by Alice Boots and Rob Woortman and De man van veel (fiction about Anton de Kom) by Karin Amatmoekrim

11. Name the author you have most recently become infatuated with.
Olga Tokarczuk

12. What is the setting of the first novel you read this year?
Iceland

13. What is the last book you read, fiction or nonfiction, that featured a war in some way (and what war was it)?
De lotgevallen van de brave soldaat Švejk (The Good Soldier Svejk) by Jaroslav Hašek (WW I)

14. What was the last book you acquired or borrowed based on an LTer’s review or casual recommendation? And who was the LTer, if you care to say.
Het oog van de orkaan (Second wind) by Dick Francis (group read)

15. What the last book you read that involved the future in some way?
De stenen hemel (The Stone Sky) by N.K. Jemisin

16. Name the last book you read that featured a body of water, river, marsh, or significant rainfall?
Smilla's gevoel voor sneeuw (Smilla's Sense of Snow) by Peter Høeg

17. What is last book you read by an author from the Southern Hemisphere?
De roep van de wolf (Lonesome howl) by Steven Herrick

18. What is the last book you read that you thought had a terrible cover?
De eenzame bruid (The Leper of Saint Giles) by Ellis Peters

19. Who was the most recent dead author you read? And what year did they die?
Dick Francis, 2010

20. What was the last children’s book (not YA) you read?
De schippers van de Kameleon by H. de Roos

21. What was the name of the detective or crime-solver in the most recent crime novel you read?
Perry Stuart

22. What was the shortest book of any kind you’ve read so far this year?
Cheops by J.H. Leopold, 32 pages

23. Name the last book that you struggled with (and what do you think was behind the struggle?)
Catch-22, see >69 FAMeulstee:

24. What is the most recent book you added to your library here on LT?
Een jaar uit het leven van Gesine Cresspahl (Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl) by Uwe Johnson

25. Name a book you read this year that had a visual component (i.e. illustrations, photos, art, comics)
see #13, with illustrations by Josef Lada

>107 FAMeulstee: I could have predicted some of your answers, Anita - especially number 23.

>109 PaulCranswick: That was a very recent rant, Paul, so indeed predictable ;-)

And perfectly justified, the rant in >69 FAMeulstee:. Interesting that you're really devouring Dick Francis books...I can't care, for some reason.

>111 richardderus: And again we agree on a book, Richard dear.
I have a soft spot for race horses, and spend a lot of time on the race track in my teens, helping at the stables. So that is why I like (most of) the Dick Francis books.

Sorry you did not like Jane Eyre; I love that book, but I did read it first when I was young.

I have never read Catch 22, and sometimes think that I should, but after your review, maybe not.

>112 FAMeulstee: OIC

There's always a reason, no?

>108 FAMeulstee: Great answers, Anita.

I'm continuing with the short stories by Dutch authors. I really loved Nina Polak's ones - I'd pick up more by her if I could. I'm not sure if that is a reflection more of how well the translation was done, though. (I guess as always, when you're not reading the original language.)

>107 FAMeulstee: Mmm ... good luck then.

>108 FAMeulstee: I saw those and I've been thinking about doing it too.

>113 banjo123: It matters a lot when you read a book for the first time, Rhonda, the ones you read when you are young make much more impression. I didn't dislike Jane Eyre, it was a good read, just not very good or excellent.
I wouldn't recommend Catch-22, but maybe you would like it better.

>114 richardderus: Yes, Richard dear, I think there is always a reason. Although we might not always know what reason.

>115 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte.
Glad you liked Nina Polak, I should read her.
Funny, I rarely doubt about translations, only when it is a bad book. But then most books I read are translations, less than 1/4 of my reading this year was by Dutch writers.

>116 humouress: :-D
Well go ahead and do it!

>117 FAMeulstee: A translation wouldn't disturb the story, but a bad translation could be felt in the flow of the language, does it feel stilted, awkward? Unless it's a google translation of course and you don't understand it at all;-)

>117 FAMeulstee: Okay, I've done it - though I still have one or two questions to look up the answers to.

>118 EllaTim: "Unless it's a google translation of course and you don't understand it at all;-)' :0D So true.

>118 EllaTim: Definitely been scratching my head over google translate more than once.

Latest short stories were by Maartje Wortel - very well done, but so bleak I'm not sure I'd reach for her work again.

>118 EllaTim: Indeed, Ella. The problem is sometimes that some sentence may flow nicely in one language, and the translator can't get to the same in the other language. An excellent translator might find a work around.
That is the word, google-translation, for my answer at #4.

>119 humouress: You have managed well, Nina, just saw yours.

>120 charl08: The computer can't understand different meanings of a word, Carlotte, so you get the most strange sentences that way.
Thank for keeping me updated about your Dutch writers :-)

Happy Wednesday, Anita. I have been trying to read more translated works, and it is amazing how different one translation can be from another. I noticed this when I was listening to one translation of War and Peace and following along in the print version of another translation. Remarkable.

>121 FAMeulstee: Ha! There are only 4 to go...

>122 Crazymamie: Thank you, Mamie.
Translations can differ much, the essence will be the same, but the words may vary a lot.

>123 charl08: Only four? You are going to miss them when you are finished ;-)

book 199: Drie mannen in een boot by Jerome K. Jerome
1001 books, library, translated, original title Three Men in a Boat, 194 pages

started 2020-11-09
finished 2020-11-10
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book by an author born between 1845 and 1945 inclusive

Mildly amusing book about three men (and a dog) who take a two week holiday boating on the Thames.

Dutch and English title are the same

book 200: De roep van de wolf by Steven Herrick
library, YA, translated, original title Lonesome howl, 219 pages

started 2020-11-10
finished 2020-11-12
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book written in verse

Lucy and Jake are neighbors in the outback. Lucy has a hard time at home with her abusive father. Jake's father doesn't like his neighbors. He also claims to have seen a wolf once. When Lucy decides to run from home, she gets Jake with her, by telling him she knows where the wolf hides.

Good story written in verse, I liked Steven Herricks other book By the river (read in 2017) slightly better.

Dutch title translated: The call of the wolf

book 201: Smilla's gevoel voor sneeuw by Peter Høeg
1001 books, library, translated from Danish, English translation Smilla's Sense of Snow, 429 pages

started 2020-11-10
finished 2020-11-12
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book whose cover gives you chills

Smilla is in her thirties and the daughter of an Inuit woman from Greenland and a rich doctore from Denmark. When her little neighbor boy falls from the roof of their appartment bulding the authorities dismiss it as an accident. Smilla is sure it was not, and dives into this case.
Her investigation leads het to Greenland.

Enjoyable read. Liked the first half better than the second half. The plot is a little far fetched. I learned a lot about the colonial past of Denmark regarding Greenland.

Dutch and English title are the same

>127 FAMeulstee: I could probably read that book again without knowing it...but I remember liking it a great deal.

Almost the weekend! Spend it happily.

Hi Anita!

>108 FAMeulstee: This list is fun, isn’t it? #21 was so familiar – it took a minute to remember that I just finished Second Wind, too!

>127 FAMeulstee: I loved this book, and can’t believe I read it nine years ago. It seems like yesterday.

>128 richardderus: I remember there was a lot of buzz when it was published, Richard. We used to own a copy, but that one was one of the victims of The Great Cull of 2005. So now I had to get it from the library.

Happy weekend to come!

>129 karenmarie: Hi Karen!
When I am in the mood, finding matching books for the questions is fun. Second Wind was the last crime novel I read in the Dick Francis thread.
Smilla's Sense of Snow was a very good read, I hope still remembering like you in 2029 ;-)

book 202: Het oog van de orkaan by Dick Francis
library, e-book, translated, original title Second wind, 224 pages

started 2020-11-13
finished 2020-11-14
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book with a front cover picturing a person wearing a hat or other head covering

BBC meteorologist Perry Stuart goes chasing a hurricane in the Caribbean with a collegue.
Plot a bit far fetched, and only a minor role for race horses. The meteorologic facts were interesting.

Dutch title translated: The eye of the hurricane

book 203: De 100-jarige man die terugkwam om de wereld te redden by Jonas Jonasson
library, translated from Swedish, English translation The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man, 382 pages

started 2020-11-14
finished 2020-11-16
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."

Sequel to The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.
After their previous adventures Allan Karlsson and Julius Jonsson are living a wealthy life on Bali. On Allans 101st birthday they end up in a hot air balloon and crash into, the ocean where they are picked up by a North-Korean vessel.
From there they live through hilarious adventures, meeting Kim Jong-Un, Donald Trump, diplomats and spies, interfearing in international affairs.

Fun read, with a serious undertone, just like the previous book.

Dutch title translated: The hundred year old man who came back to save the world

book 204: De onbekende soldaat by Väinö Linna
1001 books, library, translated from Finnish, English translation The Unknown Soldier, 317 pages

started 2020-11-14
finished 2020-11-17
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book with a front cover picturing a person wearing a hat or other head covering

Story of a Finnish machine gun platoon fighting in World War II against the Sovjet-Union. After initial succes, they have to flight back to where they started. Finland dreamed about Great Finland, first step was to get Karelia back from the Russians.

In some ways all war stories and all soldiers are the same. This one stood out in describing the daily life and hardships, a bit like All quiet on the Western Front, and the way it was written. It also introduced me to a lesser known (geographicly) part of World War II. It reminded me of the (non-fiction) book by the Italian writer Mario Rigoni Stern Sergeant in the Snow, who described the retreat of his Italian platoon from Leningrad.

Dutch and English title are the same

>127 FAMeulstee: Years since i read that novel Anita. Glad it hit the spot for you.

>126 FAMeulstee: A book in verse! Now that must have been a challenge to translate! Was it a good translation?

>127 FAMeulstee: I liked it as well. And with the same feeling ad you had, that I liked the first half better than the second half. I often like the quieter sectio's better than the fast action-oriënted parts of a book.

>134 FAMeulstee: Oh boy, that looks excellent. I'm really feelin' the wartime angsty-story vibe lately. Thanks!

>135 Caroline_McElwee: Do you remember if you liked it, Caroline?

>136 EllaTim: No rhyme involved, Ella, just the rithm of the sentences, and flowed well. It is a popular format these days. Besides Steven Herrick, I can recommend Sarah Crossan's books.
I thought the story itself dragged a bit in the second half, compared to the first half.

>137 richardderus: You are welcome, Richard dear.
Looking at my reading this month, this was the third wartime book, and one two more to go. I must be in the mood for them.

Hi Anita my dear, congrats on reaching 200 books read for the year.

>139 johnsimpson: Thank you, John, I hope to get to 225 (3 x 75) this year :-)

I am picking up the Peek essay today, in case you still wanted to read it. (I only just realised it was an essay. Whoops!)

>141 charl08: I knew it is an essay, Charlotte.
I can't get any e-books at the moment, some trouble at their website. Will try again tomorrow.

I got Kwaad bloed (Troubled blood) by Robert Galbraith from the library yesterday. I thought to read my going books first and then starting it. The book called strongly from the shelf, and now I gave in and started to read. This will mess up my planned reads for November. Sorry Elena Ferrante and Louisa May Alcott you both have to wait a while before I get back to you.

>138 FAMeulstee: I remember I liked it Anita, because i went on to read another of his novels, but not a lot about it, despite also seeing the film they made of it, which starred Julia Ormond and Gabriel Byrne (I'm reading his memoir about his Irish childhood at the moment).

Anita, I forgot to mention to you a delightful new resource I've recently discovered: https://www.newdutchbooksinenglish.com/

There is enough activity to have an online newsletter! I think you should offer your services to them as cicerone to English-language readers' tastes.

>144 Caroline_McElwee: Thanks, Caroline, I might look for other books by Peter Høeg.

>145 richardderus: Thank you, Richard, there are some books there that I loved and would recommend.
The Interpreter from Java by Alfred Birney
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
The Number Bias: How Numbers Lead and Mislead Us by Sanne Blauw
How Are We Going to Explain This? Our Future on a Hot Earth by Jelmer Mommers

I don't offer services ;-)

>145 richardderus: ooo, thanks for that Richard. Long a fan of Dutch writing, good to keep up with new arrivals.

Hello, Anita. Sorry to be away for so long, but I am finally caught up now!

>148 ronincats: Happy to see you, Roni!
No need to be sorry, I know what is going on. (((hugs)))

book 205: De geniale vriendin by Elena Ferrante
library, translated from Italian, English translation My Brilliant Friend, 335 pages

started 2020-11-12
finished 2020-11-19
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."

Story of two girls growing up in Naples after WWII. Both very intelligent, both doing great at school, but only one of them gets the chance to keep learning.
I saw the TV-adaption before reding the book and must say that the TV-adaption is very true to the book. Of course the book is slghtly better ;-)

Dutch title translated: The brilliant friend

book 206: Kes by Barry Hines
1001 books, library, translated, original title A Kestrel for a Knave, 224 pages

started 2020-11-19
finished 2020-11-20
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book where birds or animals are in the title or pictured on the cover

Billy has a hard life, growing up with his mother and brother, Jud, who works in the mine. Jud is mean to him and his mother indifferent. At school he is an outsider and is bullied. He escapes daily life with his kestrel named Kes.

Good story with a sad ending.

Dutch title translated: Kes (same title as the movie that was made after the book)

book 207: Kwaad bloed by Robert Galbraith
library, translated, original title Troubled blood, 1056 pages

started 2020-11-21
finished 2020-11-24
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title

Cormoran Strike book 5.
I love Cormoran and Robin, and the new characters in their growing firm. Again a good mystery, a cold case of a woman, who disappeared 40 years ago.

I put all my other reads aside, when I got this book from the library (it came earlier than expected). Some scenes were very violet, but not over the edge of what I can take.

Dutch title translated: Angry/Bad Blood

>151 FAMeulstee: That looks like 'one of those books I should have read' but if it has a sad ending, I'll avoid it. I'm glad you enjoyed it though.

>153 humouress: There are times I can handle sad endings, Nina, and there are times I can't. So it is good to be warned. Maybe you can take it some time in the future.

book 208: Verzet! : pleidooi voor communisme by Gustaaf Peek
library, e-book, Dutch, essay, English translation Resist! In Defence of Communism, 67 pages

started 2020-11-24
finished 2020-11-25

Gustaaf Peek tries to make a case for the original communism, as Marx and Engels saw it.
In present times the word "communism" is mostly associated with totalitairian regimes, that are far away of the original idea. After the way capitalism has evolved in the last 50 years it is time for change: climate and woldwide inequality need urgent action. Communism might be the way out.

I like Peeks ideas, but he writes a bit pompous and with very long sentences. I don't think this will reach the masses this way.

Dutch and English title are the same

>155 FAMeulstee: I did like his mention of 'love' at the end. I wonder if he will find more readers via the translation into English - I hadn't heard of him before. (But that doesn't necessarily mean v much!)

Hi Anita! Of course, It's U.S Thanksgiving today and a great time for me to tell those outside our borders how thankful I am to have you as an LT buddy.
Have a nice Thursday :0)

>156 charl08: I hadn't heard of him either, Charlotte. I don't always keep up with the latest Dutch literature.
I hope he does find more readers.

>157 Carmenere: Thank you, Lynda, happy Thanksgiving!
I am glad with all my friends at LT, our great little place on the internet :-)

>147 Caroline_McElwee: It's a handy resource, Caroline, so please do your best to spread the word. As the largest book-market in the Anglophone world, let's use our buying power to make the market grow.

>146 FAMeulstee: I have wishlisted them all.

Thank/Curse you!

>151 FAMeulstee: One too many by Elena Ferrante, Anita. Sorry.

>151 FAMeulstee: Kes is a great story, but so sad. I read it when I was much younger and disliked it for the ending. Now I appreciate it more.

>160 richardderus: I hope you enjoy reading them, Richard dear, if/when you get to them.

>161 EllaTim: No sure what you mean, Ella, you don't like Ferrante's books?
I am reading the second book now, still enjoying the story.

>162 sirfurboy: Yeas, Stephen, it is sad in many ways. But is was a good read, glad I didn't live there at that time.

>151 FAMeulstee: >161 EllaTim: >163 FAMeulstee: I'm confused. Kes shows up as Barry Hines which doesn't appear to be a pen name for Elena Ferrante

>164 quondame: Thank you, Susan, I have corrected my mistake.

>163 FAMeulstee: >164 quondame: That's what I meant:-) I didn't want to come across like a schoolmistress so I managed to just confuse you I guess.

>166 EllaTim: Yes, you confused me, Ella, as you could see in my answer ;-)
I am always happy when someone points me to a mistake, so I can undo the mistake!

Happy Saturday, Anita. I think I saw the film version of Kes many years ago but I do not think I ever read the book. Our American Kestrel is one of my favorite birds.

Hi Anita! I hope you and Frank are having a good weekend.

>152 FAMeulstee: It was a 4.5 star read for me, too. Once again, a long wait for the next one.

>168 msf59: Thank you, Mark, the same to you.
We regular see some European Kestrels, a few months ago we saw one catching a mouse right in front of us.

>169 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, happy weekend to you and Bill.
The waiting is always hard, but Cormoran was always worth the wait.

Hi Anita!

>152 FAMeulstee: I like that series as well. Enjoy the weekend.

Happy Sunday, Anita!

>172 richardderus: Thank you, Richard dear, happy Sunday to you!
One book to go, to complete my November reads. December planning nearly done, wish me luck finishing the Dutch translation of the complete Arabian nights next month, only a mere 3000 pages to go ;-)

>133 FAMeulstee: I might try this one - I really enjoyed The One Hundred Year Old Man who climbed out of the Window and Disappeared

>174 SandDune: I hope you like it as much as I did, Rhian.

>170 FAMeulstee: Wow! That must have been amazing to see.

>176 humouress: Yes it was amazing, Nina! We saw him hoovering a few times above a field next to the road, then he came down only a few meters from us and went up with a mouse in his claws.

BTW I managed to read my book for your TIOLI callenge today, review will follow later (tomorrow?).

>177 FAMeulstee: I look forward to it.

>173 FAMeulstee: Good luck, that is a lot to read. Is it a special translation or are you reading the Gutenberg version?

>179 EllaTim: De vertellingen van duizend-en-één nacht translated by Richard van Leeuwen, a boxset with three books that I started reading at the beginning of the year. I read a hundred pages in January, and a few pages more during the next months.

Stopping by to say hello and dropping off a picture of my holiday tree for some inspiration on this dreary Monday morning. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

>181 witchyrichy: Thank you, Karen, that is a lovely holiday tree!

book 209: Onder moeders vleugels by Louisa May Alcott
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, original title Little Women, 351 pages

started 2020-11-20
finished 2020-11-27
TIOLI Challenge #10: Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing

Sugar sweet and preachy moralistic story about the 4 sisters March.
Not my taste, glad it is done.

Dutch title translated: Under mother's wings

book 210: Geschiedenis van een gevallen engel by Henning Mankell
library, e-book, translated from Swedish, English translation A Treacherous Paradise, 411 pages

started 2020-11-27
finished 2020-11-28
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title

Early 20th century a young Swedish woman is send to the city, to escape poverty and hunger. She ends up at a ship sailing to Australia. She marries a sailor on board, but he dies. She leaves the ship in Portuguese East Africa, marries again and is widowed again. Her last husband owned a brothel, that is now hers. When she stands up to defend a black woman, and goes against the rules of apartheid, the white society does not forgive her.

An interesting read.

Dutch titlt translated: History of a fallen angel

book 211: De honden jagen niet meer by A. Alberts
own, Dutch, no translations, 83 pages

started 2020-11-27
finished 2020-11-29
TIOLI Challenge #16: November birthstone challenge - read a book with a predominantly black cover

A family where most men become sailors, and a few stay on the shore.
The sailors leave parts of themselves behind each voyage, so there isn't much left when they retire.

Titlt translated: The dogs don't hunt anymore

book 212: De nieuwe achternaam by Elena Ferrante
library, translated from Italian, English translation The Story of a New Name, 479 pages

started 2020-11-20
finished 2020-11-29
TIOLI Challenge #10: Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing

Second book about Story of two girls growing up in Naples after WWII.
Lila gets married and Elena ends up at university, but their lives stay connected.
Looking forward to the next books!

Titlt translated: A new last name

November 2020 in numbers

18 books read (7.009 pages, 233,6 pages a day)

own 1 (6 %) / library 17

12 male author / 6 female author
1 originally written in Dutch / 17 translated into Dutch
17 fiction / 1 non-fiction

15 books in TIOLI Challenges
7 e-books
8 1001 books
2 childrens/YA
3 mystery/police procedural

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pages:
0 - 100 pages: 2
101 - 200 pages: 1
201 - 300 pages: 3
301 - 400 pages: 5
401 - 500 pages: 3
501 - 999 pages: 3
1000+ pages: 1

longest book 1056 pages
shortest book 67 pages
average book 389 pages

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own books read were on the shelf since:
before 2008: 1

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date first published:

19th century: 3

20th century
1920s: 1
1950s: 2
1960s: 1
1970s: 1
1990s: 2

21st century
2000s: 1
2010s: 6
2020s: 1

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ratings:
  4 x
  5 x
  5 x
  4 x

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Best books in November


De onbekende soldaat (The Unknown Soldier) by Väinö Linna
De geniale vriendin (My Brilliant Friend) by Elena Ferrante
De nieuwe achternaam (The Story of a New Name) by Elena Ferrante
Kwaad bloed (Troubled blood) by Robert Galbraith
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Walking in November: walked 25 days, 139,7 km; average 5,59 km/a day
(e-)biking in November: biked 5 days, 123,9 km; average 24,78 km/a day

2020 totals to date:

212 books read (73.353 pages, 219,0 pages a day)

own 30 (14 %) / library 181 / other 1

126 male author / 86 female author
50 originally written in Dutch / 162 translated into Dutch
173 fiction / 39 non-fiction

202 books in TIOLI Challenges
97 e-books
36 1001 books (total 182)
  5 Dutch Literary Canon (total 30/125)
25 childrens/YA
38 mystery/police procedural
  3 poetry

pages:
0 - 100 pages: 8
101 - 200 pages: 43
201 - 300 pages: 41
301 - 400 pages: 66
401 - 500 pages: 29
501 - 999 pages: 17
1000+ pages: 8

longest book 1511 pages
shortest book 32 pages
average book 346 pages

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own books read were on the shelf since:
before 2008: 19
2011: 1
2016: 1
2017: 2
2019: 4
2020: 3

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date first published:
5th century BC: 1
13th century: 1
18th century: 2
19th century: 11

20th century
1900s: 7
1910s: 5
1920s: 1
1930s: 5
1940s: 9
1950s: 9
1960s: 10
1970s: 12
1980s: 5
1990s: 12

21st century
2000s: 22
2010s: 97
2020s: 3

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ratings:
  9 x
21 x
85 x
61 x
34 x
  1 x
  1 x

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Walking in 2020: walked 270 days 1555,5 km; average 5,76 km a day
(e-)biking in 2020: biked 65 days 1289,8 km; average 19,84 km a day

>173 FAMeulstee: ...three...thousand...pages...
*faints*

>126 FAMeulstee: I saw that you had listed Lonesome Howl for the TIOLI challenge so pulled this from the shelves and read it too. I also liked it.

>188 FAMeulstee: Wow!

>183 FAMeulstee: Maybe too saccharine but I like the colourful garden of the cover!

>189 richardderus: LOL, Richard dear.
Threethousand means I already read twohundred and a bit ;-)

>190 avatiakh: Thank for letting me know, Kerry, so I cound add an extra shared read to the TIOLI meter.

>191 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda!

>192 charl08: The cover was probably the best part of the book, Charlotte.

Hi Anita!

>183 FAMeulstee: I’ve never been inclined to read Little Women and your comments confirm my inclination.

>187 FAMeulstee: Love your stats.

Hi, Anita.

Sorry it took me a while to get back on >91 FAMeulstee:. The title of the translation of what may be Lady Susan is intriguing; Love and Freindship (sic) is a different book than LS. But they decided to name the movie made from Lady Susan, with Kate Beckinsale (I liked it a lot) "Love and Friendship". So, the translation title might be a nod to that, or it might be Love and Freindship (sic) and Lady Susan combined, or something else. Love and Freindship is fun, too, but is more amateurish.

Charles Dickens: Some might fit you better than others. A Tale of Two Cities is a short one for him, and appeals to some the most, David Copperfield has lots of fans, and Great Expectations is a cool one, IMO. My personal favorite is Bleak House, but that might be tough in translation.

Walking: Debbi and I have walked along Lake Michigan in various places, including Chicago. We also have a bunch of nature preserves in the sprawling city, and we walk in those. We've got a grandkid and our son visiting right now, and hope to get them out walking in one or more of them.

>195 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe.
Lady Susan will have to wait for next year, with my present reading plans for December is full.

I have read both Great Expectations and Bleak House, gave them both a generous 3* and decided I had read enough Dickens for my liftime. There are so many other books I enjoy much more.

I saw on your thread that Jesse and Fina are staying with you, enjoy!

Oops, sorry - tripped over a tentacled American (>189 richardderus:) coming in. If you don't mind, could you please get someone to clean up that mess ;0)

I just wanted to say I appreciate you continuing to give us the Dutch translation of your book titles too. Usually they are the same as or similar to the English but it's interesting when they differ. >183 FAMeulstee: Your book 209, for example.

ETA: around the time we were having the Lady Susan discussion, I picked up a copy for my shelves - I may have been influenced by you. But when you decide to read it, let me know (wave a flag vigorously in my face) and I may share the read with you - depending on how my reading is going at the time.

>194 karenmarie: Sorry I missed answering you at first, Karen.
Thanks, I love to make my stats each month. And see them on other threads.
You are a wise woman, concerning Little Woman ;-)

>196 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Nina, I will let you know when I get to Lady Susan.
You'll have to thank Richard for the Dutch title translations, he asked frequently, so now I include it :-)

Today it is three years ago that we lost our last furry friend, Ari the Pekingese, and were without a dog after nearly 35 years sharing our lives with dogs.
At first we thought we would look for a dog again in some years. With my phobia's gone I no longer needed to have dogs taking care of me, so I could do a while without. But it turned out Franks dog allergy was worse than we thought, and he felt so much better after Ari was gone. So now I get my "dog fix" once in a while with visiting friends with dogs.

>198 FAMeulstee: Richard!!! I used to pester you for the translations and I was feeling guilty. Well, now I'm not, so there.

>200 humouress: Never feel guilty for asking, Nina!

>201 FAMeulstee: Oh, alright then.

But that's a dangerous endorsement ...

>202 humouress: I will take my chances :-)