Anita (FAMeulstee) reads on in 2018 (6)

Welcome to thread six!

Near our place lives a pair of White-Tailed Eagles. I have seen them a few times, beautiful birds.

(Not my picture)

total books read in 2018: 233
154 own / 67 library / 12 other

total pages read in 2018: 50,016

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currently reading:
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books read in June 2018 (41 books, 9,845 pages, 24 own / 17 other)
book 233: *Mag ik hem houden? (Can I keep him?) by Steven Kellogg, 32 pages, TIOLI #15, (msg 189)
book 232: Manhattan Beach (Manhattan Beach) by Jennifer Egan, 464 pages, TIOLI #12, (msg 182)
book 231: *Oorlogskind by Rudolf Herfurtner, 114 pages, TIOLI #17, (msg 176)
book 230: *Schakelfout by Henk van Kerkwijk, 143 pages, TIOLI #17, (msg 175)
book 229: Levens van meisjes en vrouwen (Lives of Girls and Women) by Alice Munro, 379 pages, TIOLI #1, (msg 174)
book 228: De geschiedenis van de Lage Landen 3 by Jaap ter Haar, 432 pages, TIOLI #10, (msg 173)
book 227: En ééntje zag ze vliegen (One flew over the cuckoo's nest) by Ken Kesey, 271 pages TIOLI #15, (msg 168)
book 226: Harry Potter en de geheime kamer (Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets) by J.K. Rowling, 254 pages, TIOLI #16, (msg 167)
book 225: Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) by J.K. Rowling, 228 pages, TIOLI #4, (msg 166)
book 224: Severino by Eduard Klein, 201 pages, TIOLI #3, (msg 161)
book 223: De hemel valt (The sky is falling) by Kit Pearson, 306 pages, TIOLI #15, (msg 160)
book 222: *Verhalen van de zwarte kraai by Pauline Mol, 110 pages, TIOLI #7, (msg 159)
book 221: Wierook en tranen by Ward Ruyslinck, 139 pages, TIOLI #2, (msg 158)
book 220: Hindergroen by Martine Bijl, 176 pages, TIOLI #17, (msg 157)
book 219: In Babylon (In Babylon) by Marcel Möring, 474 pages, TIOLI #9, (msg 148)
book 218: De Cock en tranen aan de Leie (De Cock 48) by A.C. Baantjer, 138 pages, TIOLI #13, (msg 147)
book 217: Een dagje naar het strand by Heere Heeresma, 94 pages, TIOLI #12, (msg 146)
book 216: De Olifantsberg by Els Pelgrom, 143 pages, TIOLI #11, (msg 138)
book 215: Natuurlijk by Jan Terlouw, 64 pages, TIOLI #5, (msg 137)
book 214: De vrouw in het Götakanaal (Roseanna, Martin Beck 1) by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, 237 pages, TIOLI #10, (msg 136)
book 213: Lief leven (Dear Life) by Alice Munro, 348 pages, TIOLI #1, (msg 115)
book 212: De kaperkapitein by Karl May, 319 pages, TIOLI #6, (msg 114)
book 211: Wilde zwanen (Wild swans : three daughters of China) by Jung Chang, 671 pages, TIOLI #9, (msg 113)
book 210: Het vlot by Wim Hofman, 180 pages, TIOLI #12, (msg 111)
book 209: Ik ben Eleanor Oliphant (Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine) by Gail Honeyman, 398 pages, TIOLI #16, (msg 102)
book 208: De zwarte hengst getergd (The Black Stallion Challenged) by Walter Farley, 175 pages, TIOLI #10, (msg 101)
book 207: Het lijk zonder hoofd (The abbot's gibbet) by Michael Jecks, 316 pages, TIOLI #13, (msg 100)
book 206: Aderlaten en wonderbaarlijke genezingen (Bloodletting and miraculous cures) by Vincent Lam, 288 pages, TIOLI #1, (msg 99)
book 205: *Eilandheimwee by Selma Noort, 80 pages, TIOLI #6, (msg 89)
book 204: Terug naar Brideshead (Brideshead Revisited) by Evelyn Waugh, 288 pages, TIOLI #8, (msg 88)
book 203: De allerliefste jongen van de hele wereld (The Dearest Boy in All the World) by Ted van Lieshout, 40 pages, TIOLI #15, (msg 87)
book 202: *Een gedeelde hamaca by Selma Noort, 127 pages, TIOLI #3, (msg 86)
book 201: *Rinske en de stoomtram by Diet Huber, 174 pages, TIOLI #2, (msg 63)
book 200: Eetsprookjes by Huib Stam, 334 pages, TIOLI #17, (msg 62)
book 199: Koning van Katoren (How to Become King) by Jan Terlouw, 168 pages, TIOLI #14, (msg 61)
book 198: *Een toren tegen de Romeinen (The stronghold) by Mollie Hunter, 176 pages, TIOLI #7, (msg 56)
book 197: Venetiaanse gedichten - Maria de Groot, 80 pages, TIOLI #14, (msg 55)
book 196: De laatste generatie (The last generation) by Fred Pearce, 359 pages, TIOLI #5, (msg 54)
book 195: Trots en vooroordeel (Pride and prejudice) by Jane Austen, 388 pages, TIOLI #4, (msg 53)
book 194: *Het muizenhuis : Sam & Julia (Mouse Mansion : Sam & Julia) by Karina Schaapman, 58 pages, TIOLI #8, (msg 42)
book 193: Vrijbuiters op Solna by Hermann Molenkamp, 478 pages, TIOLI #11, (msg 41)

* these books are to be culled

books read in May 2018 (46 books, 9,808 pages, 30 own / 15 library / 1 from dad)
book 192: Rooie, en andere verhalen over mij en mijn klas - Willem van Toorn
book 191: *De tranen knallen uit mijn kop - Guus Kuijer
book 190: De duivel draagt het licht - Karin Fossum
book 189: Het lied van de honden - Gary Paulsen
book 188: Ongezocht ongeluk - Peter Handke
book 187: Boekenpest - Boudewijn Büch
book 186: *Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
book 185: Een tijd voor empathie - Frans de Waal
book 184: Komplot op volle zee - Henk van Kerkwijk
book 183: Heerlijke nieuwe wereld - Günter Wallraff
book 182: *Nancho van Bonaire - Diana Lebacs
book 181: *Hoe weet jij dat nou? - Dolf Verroen
book 180: Schaduwliefde - Ruta Sepetys
book 179: Rutgers reis - Willem Wilmink
book 178: De wraak van de Sith - Matthew Stover
book 177: Motu-Iti, het meeuweneiland - Roberto Piumini
book 176: *Wie had gelijk Mary Rose? - Marilyn Sachs
book 175: Pech - Friedrich Dürrenmatt
book 174: *Vechten met Veronica - Marilyn Sachs
book 173: Het ga je goed, het ga je wel - Toeckey Jones
book 172: Siddhartha : een Indiese vertelling - Hermann Hesse
book 171: De moedige R2-D2 - Ace Landers
book 170: Gaan, ging, gegaan - Jenny Erpenbeck
book 169: Toen onze Daniel dood ging - Janni Howker
book 168: Stormboy : een leven in de wildernis - Colin Thiele
book 167: *Zwart water - Kerstin Ekman
book 166: Bloem water gist zout passie - Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana
book 165: De Cock en een dodelijk rendez-vous - A.C. Baantjer,
book 164: 1001 boeken die je gelezen moet hebben! - Peter Boxall
book 163: Markus en de meisjes - Klaus Hagerup
book 162: *Jinx - Margaret Wild
book 161: De jungle - Upton Sinclair
book 160: Wiplala weer - Annie M.G. Schmidt
book 159: Wiplala - Annie M.G. Schmidt
book 158: *Ver van huis - Ouida Sebestyen
book 157: Aan de schitterende rand van de wereld - Eowyn Ivey
book 156: Jannes - Toon Tellegen
book 155: *Markus en Diana - Klaus Hagerup
book 154: *Het huis in Niemandsland - Christine Nöstlinger
book 153: De gedaanteverwisseling - Franz Kafka
book 152: De zwarte stenen - Guus Kuijer
book 151: Maak dat je wegkomt - Fred Vargas
book 150: De wereld bij benadering - Jean Rouaud
book 149: *Lola, de beer - Trude de Jong
book 148: Op een ochtend was de khomre leeg - Hushang Moradi-Kermani
book 147: Sjlasjduivels op Monta - Hermann Molenkamp

* these books are to be culled

books read in April 2018 (37 books, 6,828 pages, 28 own / 9 library)
book 146: De verdenking - Friedrich Dürrenmatt
book 145: Eeuwelingen - Steffie van den Oord
book 144: Bijna iedereen kon omvallen - Toon Tellegen
book 143: Verkocht - Hans Hagen
book 142: *We gingen bramen plukken - Doris Buchanan Smith
book 141: Doodgewoon - Bette Westera
book 140: *Een huis met zeven kamers - Joke van Leeuwen
book 139: *Vogels in het zwart - Piet Meeuwissen
book 138: *Maak me niet kapot - Lynn Hall
book 137: Athabasca - Hadley Irwin
book 136: De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland & Achter de spiegel en wat Alice daar aantrof - Lewis Carroll
book 135: Liefde, enz - Julian Barnes
book 134: Een vrouw op 1000 graden - Hallgrimur Helgason
book 133: *De vergeten hacienda - Sven Wernström
book 132: Ronja de roversdochter - Astrid Lindgren
book 131: Operatie Napoleon - Arnaldur Indriðason
book 130: De omgekeerde man - Fred Vargas
book 129: *Klein verhaal over liefde - Marit Törnqvist
book 128: Het is fijn om er te zijn - Guus Kuijer
book 127: Over tirannie - Timothy Snyder
book 126: Helden op sokken - Anne Makkink
book 125: Wild vlees - Marita de Sterck
book 124: Wie niet weg is wordt gezien - Ida Vos
book 123: *Vluchten kan niet meer - Nigel Hinton
book 122: Het wonderlijke archief van Mevrouw Fitzalan - E.L. Koningsburg
book 121: De aard van het beest - Janni Howker
book 120: Sprong in de leegte - Lydia Rood
book 119: Trioloog - Julian Barnes
book 118: De genezing van de krekel - Toon Tellegen
book 117: Mevrouw Vis, aap en de vuilniskoningin - Norma Fox Mazer
book 116: *Voor niks gaat de zon op - Els Pelgrom
book 115: De paardentemmer - Walter Farley
book 114: Niemandsland - Pat Barker
book 113: Acqua alta - Donna Leon
book 112: Een osbork in de ruimte - Gerben Hellinga jr
book 111: Coriolis, de stormplaneet - Gerben Hellinga jr
book 110: De dood draagt rode schoenen - Donna Leon

books read in March 2018 (47 books, 8,414 pages, 36 own / 11 library)
book 109: Het huilen van Urgje - Marten Toonder
book 108: De W.A.-man ; De pook ; Roest - Theun de Vries
book 107: De gevleugelde kat - Isabel Hoving
book 106: *De kat en de adelaar - Hans Hagen
book 105: De koperen tuin - Simon Vestdijk
book 104: Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen deel 2 - Jaap ter Haar
book 103: Vrienden van de maan - Mensje van Keulen
book 102: *Wat is dat? een voelboek - Virginia Allen Jensen
book 101: Dood in den vreemde - Donna Leon
book 100: De kwade inblazingen - Marten Toonder
book 99: Verhalen voor een Afrikaanse koning - Humphrey Harman
book 98: Verder alles goed - Nico Dijkshoorn
book 97: Stralend kruid - Roberto Piumini
book 96: Wachten op Doggo - Mark B. Mills
book 95: Het Gilgamesj-epos
book 94: De molen en de Boeseknor - Alet Schouten
book 93: *Uk en Bur - Wim Hofman
book 92: Vaderland - Robert Harris
book 91: *Vos en haas - Sylvia Vanden Heede
book 90: Metamorphosen - Ovidius
book 89: De Cock en de geur van rottend hout - A.C. Baantjer
book 88: Iolo komt niet spelen - Alet Schouten
book 87: Het betoverde land achter de kleerkast - C.S. Lewis
book 86: De prinses van Clèves - Madame de Lafayette
book 85: De zomer van 1927 - Bill Bryson
book 84: *Elfenmiddag - Janet Taylor Lisle
book 83: *Toen Faas niet thuiskwam - Martha Heesen
book 82: *De kat in de gordijnen - Dolf Verroen
book 81: Roofvogels & uilen in Europa - Jaap Schelvis
book 80: De storm - Gaye Hiçyilmaz
book 79: Waarom kwamen de walvissen? - Michael Morpurgo
book 78: De encyclopedie van de grote woorden - Mark Boog
book 77: Lieve Tracey... Lieve Mandy... - John Marsden
book 76: Van Hector die een kater was - Alet Schouten
book 75: Twtti Rhys Hec : een meisje van zestien - Hadley Irwin
book 74: Het schnitzelparadijs - Khalid Boudou
book 73: Donderslag - Libby Hathorn
book 72: *Zoals de wind om het huis - Johanna Kruit
book 71: Alptraum : Stanley's laatste gems - Koos van Zomeren
book 70: *Birk - Jaap Robben
book 69: Piraten aan de Stille Oceaan - Karl May
book 68: Heksen en zo... - Annie M.G. Schmidt
book 67: Your future! hét trendwatchers handboek - Lieke Lamb & Richard Lamb
book 66: *Wat dacht je van mij? - Corrie Hafkamp
book 65: *De vloek van Cornelia - Martha Heesen
book 64: Noodweer - Suzanne Fisher Staples
book 63: *Luna van de boom - Bart Moeyaert

* these books are to be culled

books read in February 2018 (30 books, 6,987 pages, 21 own / 9 library )
book 62: Josja Pruis - Harm de Jonge
book 61: Laat me nooit alleen - Kazuo Ishiguro
book 60: De wreker van Floris V - Renée Vink
book 59: Godje - Daan Remmerts de Vries
book 58: La Bruja, de merrie - Helen Griffiths
book 57: *Zwart op wit - Akky van der Veer
book 56: *Het huis tussen de bomen - Irene Hunt
book 55: Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen deel 1 - Jaap ter Haar
book 54: Britt-Marie was hier - Fredrik Backman
book 53: Sneeuw - Orhan Pamuk
book 52: Het boek van alle dingen - Guus Kuijer
book 51: *Jonathan, wat zag je in die zomernacht? - K.M. Peyton
book 50: Edda translated - Marcel Otten
book 49: Morgen is de toekomst - An Rutgers van der Loeff
book 48: Zwart als inkt - Wim Hofman
book 47: De adjudant van de vrachtwagen - S.R. van Itterson
book 46: Een midzomernachtdroom - William Shakespeare
book 45: Anansi de spin weeft zich een web om de wereld - Noni Lichtveld
book 44: De verdwenen menora - Jan & Sanne Terlouw
book 43: De havik - T.H. White
book 42: Schorshuiden - Annie Proulx
book 41: Maliff en de wolf - Hans Hagen
book 40: *Meneer Ratti - Mensje van Keulen
book 39: Pablo - Helen Griffiths
book 38: *Tommie Station - Mensje van Keulen
book 37: Aardzee 2 - Ursula Le Guin
book 36: *Mijn hersens draaien rondjes - Rita Verschuur
book 35: *Het is nacht, we gaan op jacht - Hans Hagen
book 34: *Muizensoep - Arnold Lobel
book 33: Zwaarden, paarden en ziektekiemen - Jared Diamond

books read in January 2018 (32 books, 8,134 pages, 15 own / 7 library / 10 BolKobo+)
book 32: *Stijfkop, de vechthond - Helen Griffiths
book 31: De hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
book 30: Het reality-essay - Dirk Vis
book 29: *Het is maar een straathond - Helen Griffiths
book 28: De man van de blauwe cirkels - Fred Vargas
book 27: Zes maanden in de Siberische wouden - Sylvain Tesson
book 26: Francisco, olé ! - Helen Griffiths
book 25: De laatste zomer - Helen Griffiths
book 24: Een studie in rood - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
book 23: Naar Moskou! Naar Moskou! - Willem Oosterbeek
book 22: Lof der zotheid - Desiderius Erasmus
book 21: Wolvensaga - Käthe Recheis
book 20: Doldwazen en druiloren - Ulf Stark
book 19: *Het heksenkind - Helen Griffiths
book 18: Woutertje Pieterse - Multatuli
book 17: *Majesteit, Uw ontbijt - Sjoerd Kuyper
book 16: De rode hengst op de renbaan - Walter Farley
book 15: *Sacha, de russische blauwe kat - Helen Griffiths
book 14: *Kaas en de evolutietheorie - Bas Haring
book 13: Waarom ik lees - Tim Parks
book 12: De vergeten geschiedenis van mijn grootvader Sulayman Hadj Ali - Meltem Halaceli
book 11: De reizen van Gulliver - Jonathan Swift
book 10: Een handvol sneeuw - Jenny Erpenbeck
book 9: A van alibi - Sue Grafton
book 8: De oorlog heeft geen vrouwengezicht - Svetlana Alexievich
book 7: Het vierkant van de wraak - Pieter Aspe
book 6: De abdij van Northanger - Jane Austen
book 5: Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
book 4: Reizen zonder John - Geert Mak
book 3: *De hond van Rafa - Helen Griffiths
book 2: Onafhankelijke mensen - Haldór Laxness
book 1: *Het gouden oog - Hans Hagen

* these books are (to be) culled

Reading plans:

TIOLI June 2018 all books read, double sweep done.

Reading plans in 2018

I have a large collection of mostly awarded childrens & YA books. At the moment I am reading the books I haven't read since joining LT, mostly alphabeticly, to decide which to keep. The ones not to keep are donated to a library in Rotterdam (where we lived until 2005).
I started in 2018 with 696 (was 702*) childrens/YA books, of those 350 (was 352*) are TBR.

End of May update:
- Childrens/YA books TBR: 350 - 108 read in 2018 = 242 + 2 books acquired = 244 TBR
- Childrens/YA books on the shelves: 696 + 2 books acquired = 698 - 2 culled = 696 - 64 ready to go = 632

* 6 books moved from childrens/YA collection to the adult collection.

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I keep trying to read more of my own books, of the 452 books I have read in 2017 238 (53%) were my own.
This year I try again to read at least 50% books of my own.

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

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January summary: January in numbers
February summary: February in numbers
March summary: March in numbers
April summmary: April in numbers
May summmary: May in numbers

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Previous threads in 2018
book 1 - 25 (January 2018): thread 1
book 26 - 52 (January-February 2018): thread 2
book 53 - 92 (February-March 2018): thread 3
book 93 - 136 (March-April 2018): thread 4
book 137 - 192 (April-May 2018): thread 5

My readings in previous years

452 books (110,222 pages) 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
252 books   (72,474 pages) read in 2016/1, 2016/2, 2016/3, 2016/4, 2016/5, 2016/6
  29 books   (10,079 pages) read in 2015
  17 books     (3,700 pages) read in 2014
  13 books     (3,692 pages) read in ROOT 2013
  50 books   (18,779 pages) read in 2012/1, 2012/2, 2012/3
  82 books   (29,387 pages) read in 2011/1, 2011/2
120 books   (37,668 pages) read in 2010/1, 2010/2, 2010/3, 2010/4
  78 books   (22,698 pages) read in 2009/1, 2009/2
130 books   (39,901 pages) read in 2008

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Other lists

My best of lists on the WikiThing

Series I read, mostly mysteries, a list to keep track

Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr 4/12
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

Broeder Cadfael by Ellis Peters 6/20
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 48/70

Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley 2/5
1 De smaak van venijn; 2 Het stroeve touw; 3 De kunst van het liegen; 4 De show van je leven; 5 Slotakkoord voor een moord

Guido Brunetti by Donna Leon 4/25
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

John Rebus by Ian Rankin 2/18
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;

Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg by Fred Vargas 3/8
1 De man van de blauwe cirkels; 2 De omgekeerde man; 3 Maak dat je wegkomt; 4 De terugkeer van Neptunus; 5 De eeuwige jacht; 6 Vervloekt; 7 De verdwijningen; 8 IJsmoord

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

Kurt Wallander by Henning Mankell 7/12
prequel De jonge Wallander; 1 Moordenaar zonder gezicht; 2 Honden van Riga; 3 De witte leeuwin; 4 De man die glimlachte; 5 Dwaalsporen; 6 De vijfde vrouw; 7 Midzomermoord; 8 De blinde muur; 9 Voor de vorst; 10 De gekwelde man; 11 Wallanders wereld

Martin Beck by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö 2/10
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

Pieter Vos by David Hewson 1/4
1 Poppenhuis; 2 Het verkeerde meisje; 3 Het derde zusje; 4 De stenen engel

Sir Balwin by Michael Jecks 5/8
1 De laatste tempelridder; 2 De heks van Wefford; 3 De gehangene van Dartmoor; 4 Het mooie lijk; 5 Het lijk zonder hoofd; 6 Het zevende gebod; 7 De dood van de erfgenaam; 8 Moord in het klooster

Books acquired in 2018: 63

June 2018 (13)
Mechaniek by François Bon (Franse bibliotheek is complete now!)
De Vaticaanse moorden (Nic Costa 1) by David Hewson
Het Bacchus offer (Nic Costa 2) by David Hewson
De Pantheon getuige (Nic Costa 3) by David Hewson
De engelen des doods (Nic Costa 4) by David Hewson
Het zevende sacrament (Nic Costa 5) by David Hewson (e-book)
De Romeinse lusthof (Nic Costa 6) by David Hewson (e-book)
Het masker van Dante (Nic Costa 7) by David Hewson (e-book)
Blauwe demonen (Nic Costa 8) by David Hewson (e-book)
Gevallen engel (Nic Costa 9) by David Hewson (e-book)
Barst by Boris O. Dittrich (e-book)
Sabbaths theater by Philip Roth
Het complot tegen Amerika by Philip Roth

May 2018 (16)
Lazarillo van Tormes
Het einde van de rode mens by Svetlana Alexijevitsj
Verloren illusies by Honoré de Balzac (Franse bibliotheek)
Het martyrium by Elias Canetti (Perpetua reeks)
Het verzoek by Michèle Desbordes (Franse bibliotheek)
Gaan, ging, gegaan by Jenny Erpenbeck
Alleen in Berlijn by Hans Fallada
Faust, een tragedie by Goethe (Perpetua reeks)
De doden by James Joyce
De dag van de hond by Caroline Lamarche (Franse bibliotheek)
Een broze waarheid by John Le Carré
Verhalen Boris Pasternak (Russische bibliotheek)
Verhaal van een leven 1 by Konstantin Paustovski (Russische bibliotheek)
Verhaal van een leven 2 by Konstantin Paustovski (Russische bibliotheek)
De menselijke smet by Philip Roth
Operatie Shylock by Philip Roth

April 2018 (4)
Alte Pinakothek Munich by Martin Schawe
Pinakothek der Moderne Munich: Modern Art Collection by Bernhard Maaz
Reinhold Messner: Das Leben eines Extrembergsteigers by Michele Petrucci
The Hounds of Spring by Lucy Andrews Cummin

March 2018 (13)
Soldaat Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Ik herhaal je by Ingrid Jonker
Schuim by Alfred Schaffer
Kooi by Alfred Schaffer
Binnenplaats by Joost Baars
Aardzee 2 (omnibus 4-6) by Ursula Le Guin
Gezien de feiten by Griet Op de Beeck (boekenweekgeschenk)
Natuurlijk by Jan Terlouw (boekenweek essay)
Het slechte pad by Robert Galbraith (e-book)
Poppenhuis by David Hewson (e-book)
Het verkeerde meisje by David Hewson (e-book)
Het derde zusje by David Hewson (e-book)
De stenen engel by David Hewson (e-book)

February 2018 (6)
Neo Rauch - Dromos - Schilderijen 1993-2017 by Ralph Keuning
*De holle heuvels by Mary Stewart
*De kristallen grot by Mary Stewart
*De laatste betovering by Mary Stewart
*Arthur, koning voor eens en altijd, gevolgd door Het boek Merlijn by T.H. White
Aardzee (omnibus 1-3) by Ursula Le Guin

* secondhand replacements for books culled in 2005

January 2018 (11)
2314 by Philip Akkerman
Doodgewoon by Bette Westera
De Bosatlas van het Nederlandse voetbal
Amerikaanse pastorale by Philip Roth
Liefdesliederen by Hadewijch
Middlemarch by George Eliot
De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland & Achter de spiegel en wat Alice daar aantrof by Lewis Caroll
Het Gilgamesj-epos
**Bekentenissen van Zeno by Italo Svevo
Het rood en het zwart by Stendhal
Anton Heyboer : het goede moment by Doede Hardeman ea

**replacment for damaged book

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Books culled in 2018: 2 (really gone) + 99 (ready to go) = 101

That is it, thread is open!

Happy new one, Anita! Wow! Both for the gorgeous pic in >1 FAMeulstee:, and for your reading this year!! :-)

Happy new thread!!

Happy new thread!

>11 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley!
Those eagles are magnificent birds, and my reading keeps on going ;-)

>12 figsfromthistle: Thanks, Anita!

>13 foggidawn: Thanks, Foggi!

Happy NEw Thread, Anita. Love the eagles!

>15 ronincats: Thanks, Roni, it is an succesful breeding pair. Very special to have them so close to us.

Happy new thread Anita. Nice picture of the white-tailed eagle. Wouldn't mind seeing them!

Your reading is going strong!

>17 EllaTim: You have a fair chance to see them when you visit the Oostvaardersplassen, Ella. Two times I saw one of them while we were on our way in the car at the Oostvaardersdijk.

>18 FAMeulstee: I must plan a trip soon!

Happy new thread, Anita!

Happy new thread, Anita!

Happy new thread!

Happy new thread, Anita!

I just learned about White-Tailed Eagles, and you're so lucky to have a pair nearby. They're huge, according to what I've read, and when flying must be magnificent.

Your stats for May are impressive. Your May number, 46, is just 2 behind my year total of 48. *smile* As always, you impress me with your quantity, quality, and variety.

Yesterday we went to The Hague to visit my parents. First we went to my mother in the nursing home. She had a fairly good day and she talked about her childhood. Places from recent times have been erased, although she does remember most people from recent times.

The we went to Clingendael, a large park close to my fathers place. We walked through the Japanese garden. This garden is only open 6 weeks in spring (May-June) and two weeks in Autumn.

(not my picture, this picture was taken in autumn)

Then we went to my father and had diner with him, my brother and an aunt (youngest sister of my father) and uncle.

This morning I had my appointment with my GP. She gave me a subscripting for Thyrax. In six weeks drawing blood again to see how the Thyrax works out. We also discussed the problems with my social-psychiatric helper, I got a bit emotional over it. I have a next appointment with him, but not here at home, next month. And I will see my GP again when the next blood results are back.

>19 EllaTim: Yes you should :-)

>20 scaifea: >21 harrygbutler: >22 drneutron: Thank you, Amber, Harry and Jim!

>23 karenmarie: Thanks, Karen!
Yes, white-tailed eagles are hughe, their nickname is flying doors. It is impressive to see them in the air.
The variety of my reading is mostly because of the TIOLI challenges. Each month I try to get as many own books as possible into the challenges & fill the rest with library books.
Most years in this group I would have been thrilled to have read 48 in the first five months. It is only the last two years that my reading has accelerated to this insane numbers ;-)

Hi Anita,

Yesterday, I saw a very interesting documentary film about the Dutch garden designer, Piet Oudolf. Have you heard of him? It was really fascinating to see his process, learn about him, and see other gardens he has helped to design in other places, such as the USA. His taste tends to run more to the *wild* look but it all looks great. Of course, I had to google when I got home...:-)

Glad the meds are being adjusted and I hope the change is for the better

Happy New Thread, Anita. Lovely photo of the white-tailed eagle up top.

>26 jessibud2: I think I did read an article about Piet Oudolf, Shelley, but that was long ago when I regular bought garden-magazines. So I looked him up at Wikipedia. I like the looks of his gardens. I will put his garden on my list of "things to do some day".

I do hope the change will help. Going up and down all the time is hard on mind & body.

>27 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe, it is an impressive bird.

Happy new thread, Happy new month and Happy Friday! Have a wonderful weekend, Anita!

>28 FAMeulstee: - I put a link to the film on my thread, Anita, if you want to have a peek

>29 Carmenere: Thank you, Lynda, all the same tou you!

>30 jessibud2: Thanks, Shelley, I commented on your thread.

Hi, Anita! I'm glad that you had a nice visit with your parents, and I hope that the new prescription will help you get back where you were. Have a nice weekend, and please give my best to Frank.

Happy new thread Anita my dear.

>32 kidzdoc: Thank you, Darryl! I do hope my thyroid levels will stabilise with the new meds. I will pass your greetings to Frank when he is back home. At the moment he is in Utrecht with his frien Wilco. With all the stress here he needed an evening in town somewhere.

>33 johnsimpson: Thank you, John.
I saw your "Gertrude Jekyll" rose at FB, it is very beautiful! I had one when we lived in Rotterdam. Now I have two David Austin roses: "The Prince" (my favourite rose) and "Graham Thomas".

Anita...Incredible that you read 192 books. It's been a tough year health wise and I fluctuate between reading various books at a rapid pace, and then a week without any reading at all.

I hope you had a good time with your parents. And, good luck with your new medication.

Thinking of you and sending lots of love.

>35 Whisper1: Sorry you are still struggling healthwise, Linda. I hope you enjoy your books when you are able to read.
I started with the new meds yeasterday, it will take a while before we know if they work well.

Big hugs to you and Will

Hello Anita! Lovely photo in >24 FAMeulstee:. Why is it open for such a short time?

Lucky you to the eagles Anita.

That Japanese garden is beautiful.

Happy new thread.

>37 AMQS: Thank you Anne!
The garden was created in by the owner of the estate in the early 20th century, just for private use. The garden has small paths, the ground is covered with moss so it is very vunerable. Only a certain amount of people is allowed in, so on some days you have to wait to come in. When it is closed you can stilll have look from behind the fence.

>38 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, the eagles are very special.
I used to visit the Japanese garden regular, as I lived very near from 1978 to 1982.

Beautiful garden Anita. A neighbour was talking about converting theirs, but I've lost track of if they actually did it. They look so peaceful.

book 193: Vrijbuiters op Solna by Hermann Molenkamp
own, Dutch, fantasy/adventure, no translations, 478 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Read a book connected to a circus act, name the act

This sequel to Sjlasjduivels op Monta was published this May, second book of "Redders van het Imperium".
After finishing their quest on the planet Monta, our three hero's, Marc, Stavos and Paco, go for their next quest to the planet Solna. They travel over different continents and seas. Part of the journey they travel with a circus, they are obducted by slave traders and have to endure a lot before they find what they were looking for.

Again a nice adventurous story. This time my reading experience was better, as this book was better edited (I only found two minor errors). I hope the author lives long enough to finish the last book of this trilogy.

book 194: Het muizenhuis : Sam & Julia by Karina Schaapman
own, children's, Dutch, awarded, Zilveren Penseel 2012, English translation Mouse Mansion : Sam & Julia, 58 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with the name of a house or property in the title

The writer created the Mouse Mansion using papier-mâché, old fabrics and other items found on flea markets. Then she put the charcters in place and the photographer took the pictures. There is a lot to see, all mouse homes are different, with surprising details.
The stories, with the youngsters Sam and Julia as main charcters, are a bit thin. They play in the main hall, help their mothers and visit other residents of Mouse Mansion.

Those mouse houses seem like fun!

Have a nice Sunday, Anita

Happy new thread, Anita! I hope you are having a great weekend. Our intense heat has moved on and we enjoying comfortable temps once again.

Happy new thread!

>1 FAMeulstee: Beautiful!

Good luck with your new prescription! Can you not ask for a different therapist (Social/Psych Helper)?

>43 EllaTim: Thanks, Ella, we walked a bit, I worked a bit in the garden, so we had a good day.
Only my reading isn't stellar at the moment, and I have a lot planned this month... I will see how far I get.

>44 msf59: Thanks, Mark, temps are a bit down, but not enough to my taste ;-)

>45 Storeetllr: Thanks, Mary!
The new prescription feels like I am going down way too fast again. I will see in six weeks if that is true...
Yes, we talked about someone else helping me, when we were at the GP. But he has been very good for the past 6 years, the incident felt like totally out of character. So I want to give him one more chance, to be honest I am also a bit worried about him. Next month we have our next appointment, not here at home but at the GP practice. We will see how that turns out.

>46 FAMeulstee: I hope the next appointment goes OK Anita, and things improve with the new prescription too. Six weeks seems like a long time to wait when there is such a dramatic impact on your wellbeing.

I have been at the Tate yesterday and again today working. I am round the corner from a Picasso, and I have to keep pinching myself that I get to work here (albeit just for a few days!!)

http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-liverpool/tate-exchange-liverpool

>47 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, it always takes a lot of time to see if a change in the meds work. The Thyroid levels don't change linear. When the dose was lowered last year, when my levels were too high, my blood results after 8 weeks looked good and only 3 months later I was way too low. So the standard time to test again is 6 weeks.

Working at the Tate, that is nice!
I hope you have some time to look around. At the website I saw they have works by Joseph Beuys. We saw some of his works in Munich. He is one of few artists who put some humor in his works.

Slightly belated perhaps, but wishing you a very happy new thread, Anita.

>48 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Paul, you are always very welcome any time!

>41 FAMeulstee: wow, that one looks, and sounds, like a retro space adventure. Cool!

>47 charl08: wow again! Working at the Tate??! Around the corner from a Picasso!? I have been away from LT too long to have missed an amazing story like that til now :)

>51 LovingLit: I would never have come up with "retro space adventure", Megan, but it is appropriate. It was a fun read.

book 195: Trots en vooroordeel by Jane Austen
1001 books, from the library, e-book, translated, original title Pride and Prejudice, 388 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book from Public Broadcasting System network's The Great American Read

With over a 1000 reviews, I have not much to add...
It was a good read, I liked it better than Northanger Abbey, that I read last January.

book 196: De laatste generatie by Fred Pearce
from the library, non-fiction, translated, original title The last generation, 359 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book about the environment

The Last Generation : How Nature Will Take Her Revenge for Climate Change is a clear and comprehensible book about climate change. It was originally published in 2009, so some facts might be different (and more alarming) by now.
Overview of global climate patterns and how much they have changed in a relatively short time. The possible outcomes, when certain triggering points are reached, are frightning...
From melting polar ice and drying forests, to a wavering Gulfstream and methane sinks in the Siberian tundra that open up because the permafrost is moving away. The connections between troposphere and stratosphere that scientists are just starting to comprehend. The earth seems to be in great manmade distress and the future is not looking bright.

book 197: Venetiaanse gedichten by Maria de Groot
from the library, poetry, e-book, no translations, 80 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book where the author's surname matches an ancestral surname.

This poetry book was written after a stay in Venice in 2005.
The first part are mainly sonnets, where the language feels a bit over constructed at times.
Here and there are some lovely looks at Venice, but for the most part the poems did not really touch me.

book 198: Een toren tegen de Romeinen by Mollie Hunter
own, YA, translated, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1978, original title The stronghold, 176 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book where the author's last name is also a noun (not a Proper Noun)

The story is set on the Orkney islands in the Roman time and tells how the Scottish Brochs might have originated.
Coll is a member of the Bear tribe. When he was young he got crippled when Romans raid the land, killed his father and took his mother. His whole life he is obsessed to find a way to stop the Roman raids.

Good historic fiction, I had not heard of brochs before.
The Dutch title means "A tower against the Romans".

>56 FAMeulstee: I'm reading up on brochs, how fascinating! Lots of theories without supporting evidence, it seems.

>54 FAMeulstee: Frightening, isn't it?

>57 EllaTim: Yes, facinating indeed, only about the time when they were build seems to be consensus.
Very frightening...

Happy new thread!

>59 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda!

book 199: Koning van Katoren by Jan Terlouw
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Gouden Griffel 1972, English translation How to Become King, 168 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book where the author's surname matches an ancestral surname.

Stach is born on the night the old king dies. As the king had no children, the six ministers in charge take over and promish to look for a new king. But they don't, so when Stach is 17 he asks how he can become king. The ministers are willing give him 7 tasks. Of course they try to find tasks that seem impossible.

This was one of my favorite reads in my youth.

book 200: Eetsprookjes by Huib Stam
from the library, e-book, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 334 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book whose title is a compound word

The writer tries to give an objective scientific view on food and lifestyle diseases. A lot of information about food is outdated, just wrong or misleading. What we eat has a great impact on our health. Increasing intake of sugar and carbs has resulted in a woldwide growth of diabetes-2. Governments often keep advising food patterns that are proven wrong.

Informative read, since Frank was diagnosed with diabetes-2, we have changed our diet and I am trying to learn more about food and health.
The title translates "foodfairytales".

book 201: Rinske en de stoomtram by Diet Huber
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1986, no translations, 174 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Dedicated to Dad

Friesland, 1937, Rinske's dad works for the tram engine company. But due to the crisis he has to accept a less paid job in an other town. So Rinske has to move. We follow Rinske in the last three classes of primary school in her new hometown.

A nice peak into life in the late 1930s and I learned about tram engines, I only knew electric trams before reading this book.

>62 FAMeulstee: I've become more interested (some might say fanatical) about the interaction of food and diseases since I went on an Elimination Diet to try and get a handle on my arthritis/bursitis pain and managed to decrease it by about 75%. Yes, I do miss milk products (CHEESE!) and bread, not to mention things with sugar in them (to the point I've dreamed about eating chocolate candies and fresh-made bread), but being able to sleep a full night without being wakened every couple of hours by hip pain, and being able to walk a few blocks without hip pain - it's worth it! I hope your new diet works for Frank!

>62 FAMeulstee: I love the cover of this one, and sounds like a worthwhile read Anita. I should read more about the link between diet and health - it's on 'the list'!

>64 Storeetllr: I am glad changing diet worked for you, Mary!
We are a few months on our way. Franks blood-sugar has dropped significant and he has lost a lot of weight: nearly 20 kg. We are not as rigid as you, we reduced the intake of carbs but still eat a bit of cheese, bread (low carb) and now and then a piece of very dark choclate (85%). And we walk together each day, at first we did not come far, but slowly we are getting in shape.

>65 charl08: It has been on 'my list' for years, Charlotte. It was a worthwile read. Reducing carbs is heathier, I must refrase, carbs are no problem if you never over-eat. The basic problem is the abundance of food, most of us eat more than we need and in western world the last 50 years the intake of sugar and carbs has increased. When the treshold of what the body can process in carbs, diabetes occurs.

>66 FAMeulstee: That's great, Frank's diabetes and his weight both so much better. Did you use the book Eetsprookjes for his diet?

>24 FAMeulstee: This is incredibly beautiful!

Crossing fingers for your new meds to work well!

>66 FAMeulstee: Very happy for the diet's and exercises success with Frank! :)
I'm fighting as ever with the bread craving and mostly lose. It has such a strong emotional function. I'm off the cheese on 6 days out of 7 (eating meat-free and cheese-free in a restaurant leaves you with a green salad), but I fear that bread/wheat gluten is also linked to my joint pains. And the strange humid weather right now.

Wishing you a lovely weekend! (((((Anita & Frank)))))

Hope the new meds are kicking in.

Good for Frank with his progress.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Phew, made it over. Happy new thread Anita!

>67 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, in only six months.
No I read Eetsprookjes to learn more about the scientific background of diets.

>68 Deern: Thanks, Nathatie, it will take a while before we know how the new meds work.
The Japanese Garden in The Hague is very beautiful, I was lucky living near it for some years, and my parents still live near.
For Frank the goal was getting his blood-sugar down. the weight loss was a nice side-effect ;-)
I have replaced the bread craving by eating nuts, seeds or peanut butter. It helps that Frank only buys low carb bread (bread with 15% flax seed), that isn't tasy enough to crave.
So the weather is also odd at your place. We had very warm weather for weeks. Already had the number of warm days we normally have in summer.

>69 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, it will take a while.

>70 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita, the same to you.

>71 humouress: Hi Nina, thanks for your message on my previous thread.
Family troubles are not over yet, my sister is still trying to get more access to my mother.
I have looked up Eltroxin before I went back to Thyrax, but I have to pay extra to get it. The blood drawing is no problem at the moment. A new nurse came to work at the GP office last year, and she is very good. Each time there is only only a small pinch where the needle went in.

Yesterday we visited the garden of the garden designer Piet Oudolf. Shelley was talking about him on her thread, and then I found out this was the last season his garden is open for the public. It was raining when we arrived, and it kept raining, so the pictures were made one-handed, as I needed my other hand for the umbrella!

 

 

 

After our visit to the garden, we went to see the Carel Willink paintings in Ruurlo Castle (Museum MORE).
Carel Willink (1900-1983) was a Dutch painter of magical realism and for a living he paited portraits. He married four times and in the 1970s he and his third wife, Mathilde, were often in the gossip magazines.

Self portrait (1934); Camel in park of Versailles (1956); Portrait of Mathilde (1975)
  

Ruurlo Castle; Red beech in the park of Ruurlo Castle
 

Then we drove to Zwolle along the river IJssel, through Zutphen and Deventer (old Hansa cities) and had diner in Zwolle.

A lovely trip that you and Frank had! Wonderful photos. I hope you are soon feeling better with the adjustment in your medication, Anita. I understand it will take a while to know just how the medication helps, but I am hoping you will feel better sooner than later.

Hi Anita!

>73 FAMeulstee: and >74 FAMeulstee: What a wonderful day for you and Frank. Lovely photos and pictures, Anita! Thank you for sharing.

I hope your Saturday is going well.

>72 FAMeulstee: Well, i wasn't offered a choice. But then, it's not a public health system here. It works, so no need to change it now (after 20 years). :0)

>73 FAMeulstee: I can't really see the rain, other than as a faint misting against the distant trees, but the gardens do look green and lush.

>75 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah, we had a great day.
I am coming from a high T4 level, that makes my body go too fast. So the dosage has been lowered to normalise that level first. I hope the new medication is more stable.

>76 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, it was great to be a day away from usual life. Life hit back today, see next msg.

>77 humouress: You lucky woman, Nina. If the Thyrax had not become unavailable two years ago, I would not have switched at all.
The gardens were beautiful, we would have spend more time if it had been dry.

Well, today I got a summon to appear in court next month, as my sister is trying to get custody of my mother.
I had heard rumors she would try and hoped my sisters claim would be denied by the court as inadmissible.

>73 FAMeulstee: Those are great one handed photos, Anita, and a very lovely garden. I hope your medication change gets you back on track but your sister's actions don't sound like they will help your stress levels.

Beautiful garden photos Anita. I do hope that the court case is resolved quickly.

Very sorry to hear about the situation with the court case, Anita. That is so stressful. Take care. That would be huge amount of stress.

>80 Familyhistorian: Thank you, Meg, the day away helped to take the news more calm. Talked to my father, who is seeking legal advise.

>81 charl08: Thanks, Charlotte, it was a lovely garden. I hope the same, it is possible to react in writing to avoid seeing my sister there. Not sure yet what to do.

>82 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deborah, it is a stessful situation. I hope my father finds usefull legal advise next week.

Anita, I'm sorry about your sister trying to get custody of your mother. I'm glad your father's seeking legal advice. I hope you can avoid seeing your sister by providing a written statement.

>84 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, I had heard rumours she would try, but did not think she would really do it. I would like to ignore it, but can't, as it is clear at the summon: no response means you agree with the request...

book 202: Een gedeelde hamaca by Selma Noort
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1984, no translations, 127 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a book with a cryptogram of D-A-D hidden in its title

Mexico, early 1980s, since his father ran away, Manuel feels responsible for the whole family. He is in love with Juana, but her father thinks she can get a better man, preferable an American. When Juana gets the chance to live with her aunt in the USA, they slowly grow apart.
When Manuel's great-grandmother dies, he finds comfort with Lupe.

book 203: De allerliefste jongen van de hele wereld by Ted van Lieshout
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1989, English translation The Dearest Boy in All the World, 40 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: the Parts of Speech Rolling Challenge

Seven year old Tim has a hard time after his father died. At the funeral his uncle told Tim to take care of his mother and older sister. But he doesn't know how. His mother always calls him "The dearest boy of all the world", so one day he goes out with his fathers hat, writes "The dearest boy of all the world" on a carton and sits on the sidewalk begging. Maybe he can earn money this way and take care of his mother and sister...

Sweet story about a little boy mourning, who thinks everything comes down on him.

book 204: Terug naar Brideshead by Evelyn Waugh
1001 books, from the library, translated, original title Brideshead Revisited, 288 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with the name of a house or property in the title

I am a fan of the tv-series made in the 1980s with Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews, and watched the whole numerous times. The series followed the book almost perfectly, so reading the book for the first time, did feel like a re-read.
In the tv-adaption I liked the first episodes best, where Charles and Sebastian become best friends in Oxford. In the book I liked the last part best, the relation between Charles and Julia. Can be I identified more with the students life in the 1980s, and now more with the older main characters...

Glad I finally got to read the book :-)

book 205: Eilandheimwee by Selma Noort
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1993, no translations, 80 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book with a body of water on the front cover

Raven lives with his parents and younger sisters on a small island. His grandfather and aunt live there too. In the summer some people come to the island for their holiday, but the rest of the year it is nice and quiet. One day three officials come to talk to Raven's parents: it is time he goes to school. Raven does not want to go to school, but he has to go. School turns out to be a nasty experience, he is bullied and his classmates don't believe him when he tells about the island. His teacher, miss Sippora, finds a nice way to make Raven accepted by his classmates.

The title would be in English "Islandhomesick".

Hi Anita, I wish I had been a bug in your pocket as you visitied the gardens and looked at paintings at a castle. What a day! Those are my kind of gardens! Glad that you liked the May Lewis trilogy books too.

>90 mdoris: Thanks, Mary, it was a very good day. The garden and the castle are near eachother, so it was easy to do both in one day.
I liked the first one The blackhouse (in Dutch translation) very much, only to find out the next two were not available in translation. I wanted to read them, so I did read them in English, which I rarely do.

Wonderful photos, Anita, thank you for posting them and I am so happy that you got there while it was still open to the public.

Sorry to hear about the legal worries. I hope it can be resolved without too much added distress.

>92 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley, without your mention of Piet Oudolf I would not have known it was the last season.
I feel stressed about the situation. I won't say more about it here, as it occured to me my sister could be reading this thread.

Hi Anita, I've been off to the allotment, so a couple of days without internet.

What a nice day you had, at the Oudolf garden, and I loved the portrait of Willink you posted!

I hope the court case will go well. I have never had to go to court myself, but I have witnessed a few court cases as support for other people. And I was impressed by how sensible the judges were, and how much people insight and experience they have.

>94 EllaTim: Hi Ella, I hope you got some work done at the allotment.
I have finally removed all weeds from the frontgarden and backgarden. Next generation will come up soon ;-)
The Oudolf garden was beautiful, he uses so many plants that weeds get no chance to grow. Willink was a very skilful painter. Ruurlo Castle is a nice background for his works.

I do hope so. I have been in court twice, when Frank applied for disability and was denied. We lost in court and again in appeal. In court we had a nice judge, the appeal at the "Centrale Raad van Beroep" was awfull, the judges were in a hurry to get to their lunch and did not even pretend they were listening :-(

>95 FAMeulstee: Count on that next generation!

Ah, that's too bad, you don't have a good experience. I'm sorry. Yuck, it sounds awful, and for something that's so important for one's life! Well, judges are supposed to be independent, but there is a political aspect to lots of cases, I guess. Hoping it will work out better for you this time.

Hi Anita!

It's wise to be careful in case your sister might be reading here.

When a book club friend of mine joined LT I had to back and delete a message that was a snarky description of each of the book club friends - she would NOT have been amused at how I thought of her then.

>96 EllaTim: There is always a next generation of weeds, Ella :-)
More strange is that two mushrooms are coming up... I never have seen them this early, maybe after the warm weather they think it is autumn?
Yes, it was partly political, first signs our welfare state was turning... I have decided not to go to court and write a letter instead.

>97 karenmarie: Thanks, Karen, my father did see the lawyer today. He is optimistic. I will write a clear and short letter to the court and not go there myself.
That is very wise, Karen. Chances are she would never see that message. But better safe than sorry!

book 206: Aderlaten en wonderbaarlijke genezingen by Vincent Lam
From the library, translated, stories, original title Bloodletting and miraculous cures, 288 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book of short stories by an author born in Canada

Stories of a group of medicine students, first at university and later in their working life.

book 207: Het lijk zonder hoofd by Michael Jecks
From the library, e-book, translated, mystery, original title The abbot's gibbet, 316 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book from a series of more than 5 published books which is not the first in timeline or written order

Fifth Sir Baldwin book, in 14th century England Sir Baldwin and bailiff Simon Puttock solve mysteries.
Sir Baldwin and Simon Puttock and his wife travel to Tavistock for the annual fair. They are guests of Abbot Robert Champeaux. When a body without a head is found, the abbot asks Sir Baldwin and Simon for help.

Dutch title translates "The body without head".

book 208: De Zwarte Hengst getergd by Walter Farley
own, translated, YA, original title The Black Stallion Challenged, 175 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10 Read a book where the author's name has the same vowel in first and last name

The Black and Flame finally meet at the racetrack in Florida.

book 209: Ik ben Eleanor Oliphant by Gail Honeyman
from the library, translated, original title Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, 398 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book which would have been a shared read in this year

Eleanor spends her lonely life at the office, at home she spends her weekends with vodka.
She isn't fine, her life has been miserable, abused, foster homes, and she copes by keeping the rest of the world away.
When a new IT worker arrives, Eleanors life is changed in many ways.

It is a very sad story, bearable because it is told with humor and there is some light at the end.

>102 FAMeulstee: that is near the top of my pile Anita. I'll read it in the next few weeks.

Lovely, lush garden. I like the art and the castle too. I love camels.

>103 Caroline_McElwee: I will await your thoughts about Eleanor Oliphant, Caroline.
The painting with the camel is one of my favourite painting by Willink.

I have written my letter to the court. Glad that is off my chest!

Good for you! Glad you found this way to handle it.

>105 FAMeulstee: Wishing you luck and a sympathetic judge, Anita.

>106 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, it is a relief.
Still going strong with adding the books to 1001 boeken, at 701 now.
I have marked to books that are to be culled in >2 FAMeulstee: >3 FAMeulstee: >4 FAMeulstee: & >5 FAMeulstee: If there are any books you are interested in, I can send them to you.

>107 humouress: Thank you Nina.

Hoping everything works out fine with you mother, Anita. You are wise to be careful about what you write; as everything here is public, which is easy to forget,

Thank you, Rhonda. I prefer to be more open, but in this case that is not wise.

book 210: Het vlot by Wim Hofman
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Gouden Griffel 1989, no translations, 180 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book that takes place in or around a beach/ocean

Autobiographic, the writer lived in Vlissingen right after World War II. He tells about his life at home, at school and playing in the neighborhood and at the beach. After reading Robinson Crusoë and Tom Sawyer, he decides to make a raft at the beach to get away.

Happy Sunday, Anita. I hope life has been treating you well. And hooray for Eleanor Oliphant. I enjoyed that one too.

I am also enjoying Go, Went, Gone, which I recently started.

book 211: Wilde zwanen by Jung Chang
1001 books, from the library, translated, original title Wild swans : three daughters of China, 671 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book set in at least three different time periods

Memoir of a Chinese, who lives in Great Brittain now. She tells the story of her grandmother (born in 1909), her mother (born in 1931) and herself (born in 1952). The stories about her grandmother and mother were interesting. Sadly those are only 1/3rd of the book. The remaining 2/3rd is the story of the writer, told in great detail, with a lot of complaining. She grows up in a privileged environment, as both her parents are members of the communist party, and gets a good education. They were hit hard by the Cultural Revolution, a very sad time in Chinese history. The writer looks down on people with less intelligence, has a way too colored look at "The West" and finally gets the chance to go to Great Brittain, where she stays.

book 212: De kaperkapitein by Karl May
own, translated from German, YA, no English translation, 319 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book with a body of water on the front cover

Three stories in different times, around real historic persons.
The first story is set in the 15th century, with Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg. His arch enemy is Diederik Von Quitzow, the vilain, head of a gang of robbers. With the help of Zoetemin, the main character and hero of the story, the robbers are defeated. Von Quitzow escapes, years later Zoetemin finds him and gets the chance for payback.
Second story about a conman at the time of Louis XV of France and Casanova.
Third story is about Robert Surcouf, the French privateer. It starts at the time of the French Revolution and ends after Napoleontic time. Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the characters.

Thin but amusing stories, where it is always clear who is our hero.

book 213: Lief leven by Alice Munro
from the library, e-book, translated, short stories, original title Dear Life, 348 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book of short stories by an author born in Canada

I had better hope for this book by Nobelprize winner Alice Munroe, although short stories, are not my favourite genre. It took a while to get into these small windows of ordinairy life, and by the time I got a bit into the story I was at the end of it.

I might try to read her book Lives of Girls and Women one day, as it is on the 1001 books list. But after this book I am not in a hurry.

>112 msf59: Almost missed you, Mark, as I was working on my reviews.
Life isn't easy at the moment, with my sister making family trouble, but we will live...
Glad you started reading Go, Went, Gone!

Big waves and happy Sunday, Anita.

>117 Ameise1: Waving back to you, Barbara.
After I saw on your thread that you are reading a Nic Costa book, I decided I want to own them :-)
Five e-books added and four 2nd hand paper books ordered.

e-books added today:
Het zevende sacrament (Nic Costa 5) by David Hewson
De Romeinse lusthof (Nic Costa 6) by David Hewson
Het masker van Dante (Nic Costa 7) by David Hewson
Blauwe demonen (Nic Costa 8) by David Hewson
Gevallen engel (Nic Costa 9) by David Hewson

Hope you have a good week coming up, Anita! Hugs for you and Frank.

Just getting back into the swing of things on LT. Sorry to hear about the legal issues with your mom--good luck!! You've been reading up a storm as usual. : ) And I see you are tackling the diet and excercise thing, too. Nice job! Now that all my family has left after graduation, maybe I can start taking care of myself again, too. Wish me luck....!

>119 ronincats: Thanks, Roni, I hope all is well at your place.'
(((hugs)))

>120 Berly: Thank you, Kim, glad you are back in LT swing.
I am used to troubles with my family, but I didn't see this coming. Luckely the reading is still a comfort and takes me away from less pleasant thoughts. The diet and exercise has become routine, so it gets easier to keep doing it. Congratulations on your sons graduation and it is always good taking care of yourself!

>118 FAMeulstee: Sounds like you have some series reading coming up!
I am really glad to hear the reading is working as a diversion - long may it continue.

>122 charl08: Yes, Charlotte! Re-reading in this case, as I read them all 2 years ago. The next Nic Costa book will be published later this year, so that is a good reason to buy & read them all again.

Catching up. You've been reading a lot! Hope the legal and medical issues are resolved positively.

>108 FAMeulstee: Thanks for the offer, Anita! You are culling a lot of books. But I am trying to avoid new books, my house has been renovated into a smaller version of itself. I gained a bigger kitchen, but I lost a small work room, that had space for book shelves! So less shelf space, less book space, means less books:-(

If I can borrow it from the library it doesn't get bought, unless I really, really want to own it.

>118 FAMeulstee: E- books are a different case of course, and can get added without taking up space:-) I've never read any Nic Costa, should try them, I guess.

>124 sibylline: Thank you, Lucy, reading still goes easy. I hope all will be resolved in the next month or two.

>125 EllaTim: I have the same problem, Ella, running out of shelves. That is why a lot is culled. You like your larger kitchen?
Nic Costa is an Italian police officer, police procedurals taking place in Rome. Some are on the edge what I can handle, but I loved them all. First book is De vaticaanse moorden, you can probably find it at the library.

Today I finished the Dutch 1001 list: https://www.librarything.nl/bookaward/1001%20boeken%20die%20je%20gelezen%20moet%...
There are 1002 books in it because Het Chazaars woordenboek exists in two editions, a female and a male one.

>126 FAMeulstee: Unless we can afford bigger and bigger houses, we are bound to run out of space sometime. Or we'd have to have those magic cabinets that lead to unknown rooms...

I like the bigger kitchen, it's big enough now for a real kitchen table.

Great, you finished it! Very nice. I had a look just now, I love that you put everything on one page, and alphabetically ordered. I'm certainly going to try to compare it with the original to see which book were left out.

So when a title is in Dutch the book is available in Dutch, and if it is not, you have used the English title, or the original title?

I have just read a book that is on the English list, The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink. And it's on the Dutch list as well, I saw. Now for a way to turn your list in an excel file, so I can keep count of books read..

>127 EllaTim: I like the idea of hidden magic rooms, Ella, but sadly none here either ;-)

LT does the most, the titles and ordering alphabeticly. I only added "1001 boeken die je gelezen moet hebben!" to 1002 books on LT. I can send you the complete list in txt format, or save it as a shared google document. My list is sorted on date published.
The title, if not Dutch, is mostly English, as it is how the book occurs here on LT.

>128 FAMeulstee: Okay, a bit less work than I thought it would be. And I see Dutch titles because you give a link to the Dutch site? And it will show Dutch titles when LT has them, and if not, it will show English titles. And when those are absent, probably the original title.

Yes, I'd love to have the original list. Did I give you my mail address? Please send it to me. I can then mess it up as much as I like. Shared google document would work as well of course. Thanks!

>129 EllaTim: Yes, you see the Dutch titles if you are on the Dutch LT site.
In the google document I have put the actual Dutch titles, if there is a translation, else the original title in the original language.

Hi Anita!

I'm glad to hear that you have your letter written and don't plan to be there. That's a good way of taking care of yourself in addition to the exercise and diet.

I have Eleanor Oliphant in my stacks, hope to get to it sometime this year.

>131 karenmarie: Thanks, Karen, I am glad the letter is posted.

Today my sister made her next move, she took a lawyer to gain access to my mother at all times. She used to be there every day, but the home limited her visits to three times a week, to minimise her interference with my mothers treatment. And to give my mother some rest. We will see what happens now...

Today the other Nic Costa books arrived, all paperbacks in good condition.
De Vaticaanse moorden (Nic Costa 1) by David Hewson
Het Bacchus offer (Nic Costa 2) by David Hewson
De Pantheon getuige (Nic Costa 3) by David Hewson
De engelen des doods (Nic Costa 4) by David Hewson

These 4 make a total of 60 books acquired this year, of those 10 are e-books.

I hope the reading therapy is helping with the legal stress, Anita.

>134 Familyhistorian: Thanks, Meg, books are always a comfort in stressful times.

book 214: De vrouw in het Götakanaal by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
from the library, translated from Swedish, Martin Beck book 1, English translation Roseanna, 237 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10 Read a book where the author's name has the same vowel in first and last name

First book of the Martin Beck series, published in 1965.
A woman is dregged up from a canal, she is murdered. We follow Martin Beck and his team investigating the murder. As it takes place before internet it takes a long time to find out who the woman was and gather further information. A realistic look on police work.

I already knew Martin Beck from the tv-adaptions. The book was a good read.

book 215: Natuurlijk by Jan Terlouw
own, non-fiction, Dutch, Bookweek essay 2018, no translations, 64 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book about the environment

The traditional Bookweek Essay was written this year by Jan Terlouw. He was a well know politican in the 1970s and 1980s and a successful writer of childrens books/YA.
In this short book he urges to take climate change seriously and explains how it is still possible to stop the ongoing damage humans have done the earth. Larded with scenes from nature in our country, to show there is still a lot that can be saved.

The tilte means both "natural" and "naturally".

book 216: De Olifantsberg by Els Pelgrom
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1986, no translations, 143 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Read a book connected to a circus act, name the act

Long ago Hannibal and his elephants came over the mountain. That is why the animals still call it the Elephantmountain. They know from the stories their grandparents told. And now mother toad thinks it will happen again, so marten, chicken, old cat, squirrel and magpie go to the top of the mountain to see if the elephants are coming. They find just one elephant, called Hanibal, in a circus. Hanibal is stolen and wants to get back to his mother and aunts.

Nice animal story with lovely characters.

>136 FAMeulstee: I've read this one, and reread it recently. Still liked it. Are you going to read the rest of the series? The books I have read were all very good.

>139 EllaTim: Yes, I will read the other books, Ella, it was very good. I did read book 7 The abominable man last year.
So now I have added the series to >8 FAMeulstee: my overview of series I want to read.

Just setting down a wave Anita. The court issues sound like they could be exhausting. Hang in there.

Anita, I finished In the Skin of a Lion - such a brilliant read, and so timely. Thank you for the nudge!

>141 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, it is exhausting indeed.
We booked two nights in Schiedam early next month, to get a short break from it all.

>142 charl08: Sorry, Charlotte, it wasn't me. I haven't read yet any Ondaatje books.

Glad you're getting a break to get away from it all - and sorry for my shocking memory!

Your memory isn't completely off, the only Ondaatje in my libray is TBR and tagged charl08 ;-)

book 217: Een dagje naar het strand by Heere Heeresma
own, Dutch, no English translation, 94 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book that takes place in or around a beach/ocean

A man picks up his daugher for a day at the beach. But he is an alcoholic, so at every chance he gets he is drinking. Slowly he gets drunk, and has no idea where his daughter is. In lucid moments in between he does care about her.

book 218: De Cock en tranen aan de Leie by A.C. Baantjer
from the library, e-book, Dutch, De Cock 48, no English translation, 138 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book from a series of more than 5 published books which is not the first in timeline or written order

The president of the Amsterdam court is found murdered. The clues lead De Cock and Vledder to Gent (Belgium). A few days later a prosecutor is murdered in a similair way...

The De Cock books are always good for some mindless diversion.

book 219: In Babylon by Marcel Möring
own, Dutch, awarded, Gouden Uil 1998, English translation In Babylon, 474 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book set in at least three different time periods

Frame story and family epic. Nathaniel Hollander and his niece Nina are stuck in the house of Nathaniels uncle Herman, who died 5 years ago. Nathaniel is a writer of fairytales. In four days we get to know Nathaniel, his family and the history of his jewish family, that started in Lithuania in the 17th century. Magnus Levie was a clockmaker, who traveled through Europe and ended up in the Netherlands. He changed his name into Hollander and his son went to Rotterdam, where the Hollander family stayed for 7 generations. Nathaniels father and his brother Herman decided to go to the USA in 1939. After uncle Herman's death Nathaniel and Nina are the last remaining familymembers.

Just coming by, saying hej

>148 FAMeulstee: I really enjoyed this novel Anita. It's a while since I have read any Möring. Will have to check if there is anything new in English.

ETA: I see he published a novel last year, Eden, so it will be a couple of years before it gets into English.

>56 FAMeulstee:, >61 FAMeulstee: These sound very interesting, as does In Babylon.

Todays the last book that Frank ordered in May arrived & one more just because ;-)
Sabbaths theater by Philip Roth
Het complot tegen Amerika by Philip Roth

Maybe because only one would feel so lonely?

In Babylon does sound interesting.

>149 paulstalder: Hi Paul, nice to see you here :-)

>150 Caroline_McElwee: I had not read Möring before, Caroline, although we have 3 books on the shelves. I am glad I did and will read the other two some day.
Eden is the last book of a trilogy, the first was In a Dark Wood and it looks like the second Louteringsberg is not translated yet.

>151 libraryperilous: Hi Diana, all three good books!
I have read How to become King many times when I was young. I loved it again.

>153 EllaTim: Yes that, Ella, and because Frank loves Philip Roth books.

I was positively surprised by In Babylon.

>154 FAMeulstee: I do have In a Dark Wood, which I haven't read yet. I'll probably wait until the others are translated eventually.

book 220: Hindergroen by Martine Bijl
from the library, e-book, Dutch, non-fiction, no translations, 176 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book whose title is a compound word

Autobiographical stories. Martine Bijl is a well known Dutch tv personality. She was hosting the Dutch version of "The Great British Bake Off" when she got a stroke. She already wrote the most of this book before that happened. In the foreword and afterword she tells about the stroke and the long way to recovery. In between short stories about her life as a daughter of a doctor in Amsterdam, her garden, vacation, travel for work and family life.

The title would translate as "inconvenientgreen", the lush green in your garden you don't want, as it is weed.

book 221: Wierook en tranen by Ward Ruyslinck
own, Dutch, no translations, 139 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Dedicated to Dad

I read this book many years ago for school, it was considered a Flemish classic at the time.
When the Germans overrun Belgium at the start of the World War II, many people flee to the coast, hoping war won't get that far. 9 year old Waldo and his parents are fleeing. Sadly Waldo looses his parents when the Germans are bombing the fleeing masses. Waldo is slightly wounded and taken care of in a field hospital. Later he finds Vera, a 14 year old girl who was his neighbour back home. Together they try to get back to their home village.

The very sad ending of this one made me cry again. The title would translate as "Incense and tears".

book 222: Verhalen van de Zwarte Kraai by Pauline Mol
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1988, no translations, 110 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book where the author's last name is also a noun (not a Proper Noun)

Collection of creepy fairytales, main theme is fear. Gathered and re-written by the author. Most are Grimm tales, others come from all over the world. Fairytales with witches, dragons, princes, giants, ordinairy people, talking animals etc.

The title would translate as "Tales of the Black Crow".

book 223: De hemel valt by Kit Pearson
own, translated, YA, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1992, original title The sky is falling, 306 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: the Parts of Speech Rolling Challenge

10 year old Norah lives in England when WW II starts. Because of the bombings (Battle of Brittain) she and her younger brother Gavin are send to Canada. Norah does not want to leave, but she has no choice. Arriving in Canada, she feels miserable and does not want to fit in, her brother is spoilt by their temporary caretakers and Norah feels very alone.

Lovely story, at the time thousends of children were send to Canada.

book 224: Severino by Eduard Klein
own, translated from German, YA, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1976, no English translation, 201 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a book with a cryptogram of D-A-D hidden in its title

After ten years Severino returns to his tribe in the West of Agentina near the Andes mountains. He wants to see his family and then travel on north to build a new life. But he finds his father dead, accused of stealing cattle and his tribe on the edge of a war against the cattle farmers. He feels he can't leave his tribe now, and tries to mediate between the tribe and the farmers. He gets caught in the middle and does all he can to bring peace to all.

Very good story, translated by Alet Schouten, one of my favourite YA writers.

>158 FAMeulstee: I've never read this one, but it seems worthwhile, onto the TBR it goes.

>157 FAMeulstee: I don't think I want to read this one, but I am glad to hear that Martine Bijl is doing well enough to write a book. I really like her in the baking show.

>162 EllaTim: Have you read any books by Ward Ruyslinck?
My favourite was Het reservaat, don't know yet if I dare to read again. Afraid it might disappoint now.

I knew Martine Bijl from my youth. She wrote two books about Elfje Twaalfje.

>163 FAMeulstee: No, I never read any. And Yes, I can imagine, when you really loved a book. But i've mostly been disappointed in some books that I loved as a child, and now have lost their attraction.

Never read her books, but I know the song! I always thought her a bit too sweet, but she was nice and also a bit sharp in the show, I liked that.

>164 EllaTim: Most childrens books I own still stand, Ella. Some are a bit dated, but so am I ;-)

book 225: Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen by J.K. Rowling
own, translated, YA, awarded, Kinderjury 2002, original title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 228 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book from Public Broadcasting System network's The Great American Read

How Harry Potter went to magic school, after a miserable life with his aunt and uncle.
I am still in awe how Rowling created the magic world and all characters in it.

book 226: Harry Potter en de geheime kamer by J.K. Rowling
own, translated, YA, awarded, Jonge jury 2002, original title Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets, 254 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book which would have been a shared read in this year

Harry Potters second year at Hogwarts, full with adventure and evil roaring its ugly head.
Again a great read and more to go!

book 227: En ééntje zag ze vliegen by Ken Kesey
1001 books, from the library, e-book, translated, original title One flew over the cuckoo's nest, 271 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: the Parts of Speech Rolling Challenge

I saw the movie years ago, and despite the fact that McMurphy is described as red haired and very muscled, I still see Jack Nickelson...
Our main character, McMurphy, is sent to a psychiatric hospital. The story is told by Bromden, a native american. Everyone thinks he is deaf and mute, so he hears al lot. McMurphy stands up against the system, represented by Big Nurse Rached, who rigidly rules. At first he has some successes, but ultimately the system always wins.

Very good read, not as frightning as I remembered the movie.

>168 FAMeulstee: I saw the movie, good idea to read the book. In the movie it comes as a surprise , the moment you find out the big Indian has just been pretending all the time. Loved Jack Nickelson in it.

>168 FAMeulstee: Strange, I've not read the book nor seen the movie. Sounds like I'm missing out on something. Wish list it goes.

Hi, Anita.

I loved the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest book, and was very happy when the movie turned out to be so faithful to it and so good.

Is this a re-read for you of the Harry Potter books, or the first time? I envy anyone reading them for the first time, and I want to re-read them myself.

>169 EllaTim: I don't remember many details of the movie, other than it scared me and kept me from seeking psychartic help for years. Jack Nicholson (sorry for my earlier misspelling of his name) was great in the movie.

>170 Carmenere: And I thought eveyone would have seen the movie, Lynda. Came out in 1975 and was much awarded, I think 5 Oscars. The book is on the 1001 books list.

>171 jnwelch: Hi Joe, good to see you around!
As I remember it, the movie was a little more harsh on Big Nurse. I understood her better in the book, and I can't remember if the visions of Bromden were in the movie.
It is a re-read, it was over 8 years ago when I first read them. We had them much longer, but someone pushed them way to much, made me dislike them in advance. I first saw the movies, then I finally got to the books, when so many in this group expressed their love for them.

book 228: Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen deel 3 by Jaap ter Haar
own, Dutch, awarded, Nienke van Hichtumprijs 1972, no translations, 432 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10 Read a book where the author's name has the same vowel in first and last name

History of the Low Lands (the Netherlands and Flandres), 17th and 18th century, third book in a series of four.
After the end of the 80 year war with Spain the Dutch Rebublic has a time of florishing trade. Wars with England, France and German states, culminating in 1672, the year of disaster when the Republic has to fight on all sides. Followed by slow decline in the 18th century.

Readable history book. Combining non-fiction with short fictional stories set in that time.

book 229: Levens van meisjes en vrouwen by Alice Munro
from the library, e-book, translated, short stories, original title Lives of Girls and Women, 379 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book of short stories by an author born in Canada

Well I tried one more Alice Muroe book, to add to my 1001 books list, but now I am sure she is not a writer I like. Been there, done now.
We follow Del Jordan growing up in a small town in Canada, in short snippets of her life.

book 230: Schakelfout by Henk van Kerkwijk
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1971, no English translation, 144 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book whose title is a compound word

An UFO lands near a small city in the Netherlands. A policeofficer disappears, after he is send to look into the green lights reported by many. Aernout, son of the policeofficer and Bella, the girl next door, try to find out what happened to Aernouts father. But the police and the press are everywhere, they need help to get near the UFO.

Nice and wel written story, a bit outdated.

book 231: Oorlogskind by Rudolf Herfurtner
own, YA, translated from German, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1992, no English translation, 114 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a book whose title is a compound word

Near the end of WWII Clemens was send away to East-Prussia, so he would be safe from the bombs. But then the Russians came. Five years later he finally gets a chance to go to West-Germany to be reunited with his mother. He is traumatized and fleds from the Red Cross post, where he found the address of his mother. He tries to get there on his own, but when he arrives in the village, he is too scared, afraid to be rejected again.

Very good story, how the war goes on inside, long after it is ended.

The court case concerning my mother is postponed to August 1st, on request of my fathers lawyer, who was unable to attend on the date set early July.

>177 FAMeulstee: And this way prolonging the stress for you?

>178 EllaTim: Sadly yes, Ella. I hoped it could be done sooner.

>177 FAMeulstee: Sorry that the legal issues linger on. Congrats on 231 books though!!

>180 Berly: Thank you, Kim, I am coping by reading a lot.

book 232: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
from the library, e-book, translated, original title Manhattan Beach, 464 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book that takes place in or around a beach/ocean

Anna Kerrigan grows up in New York in the 1930s. Her father is secretly working for some gangsters, delivering messages and bribes. Her mother is all caught up in the care of her second daughter, who is disabled. Anna's father dissappears one day, and her mother goes back to to her family after her sister dies. During WWII Anna makes her way into diving, the shortage of working men paves the way for working women.

I think the writer tries to tell too many stories in one book. The parts where Anna is making her way in the very male diving world were the most interesting parts of the book.

That was my last book for this month, as I started a 762 pages book that I won't finish today.
Time to wrap up the month!

June 2018 in numbers

41 books read (9,845 pages, 328.2 pages a day)

own 24 (58.5%) / library 16 / other 1

23 male author / 19 female author (one book by two authors)
19 originally written in Dutch / 22 translated into Dutch
27 fiction / 4 non-fiction

41 books in TIOLI Challenges (double sweep)
  9 e-books
  5 1001 books
20 childrens/YA
  1 poetry
  3 mystery/police prodedural

longest book 671 pages
shortest book 32 pages
average book 240.1 pages

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date first published:
19th century: 2
20th century
1940s: 1
1950s: 1
1960s: 4
1970s: 7
1980s: 7
1990s: 8
21st century
2000s: 2
2010s: 9

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ratings:
  4 x
15 x
16 x
  6 x

Best books


Terugkeer naar Brideshead (Brideshead revisited) by Evelyn Waugh
Koning van Katoren (How to become King) by Jan Terlouw
Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter en de geheime kamer (Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets) by J.K. Rowling

2018 totals first half of the year:

233 books read (50,016 pages, 276.3 pages a day)

January: 32 books, 8,134 pages
February: 30 books, 6,987 pages
March: 47 books, 8,414 pages
April: 37 books, 6,828 pages
May: 46 books, 9,808 pages
June: 41 books, 9,845 pages

own 154 (66%) / library 67 / from my dad 2 / BolKobo+ 10

132 male author / 105 female author (* 4 books by 2 authors)
97 originally written in Dutch / 136 translated into Dutch
208 fiction / 25 non-fiction

228 books in TIOLI Challenges (sweep January and February, double sweep March, April, May and June)
45 e-books
18 1001 books (total 78)
  3 Dutch Literary Canon (total 15/125)
133 childrens/YA (128 own / 5 library)
20 mystery/police prodedural

longest book in 2018: 960 pages
shortest book in 2018: 22 pages
average book: 215 pages

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date first published:
between 13th - 10th century B.C.: 1
1th century: 1
13th century: 1
16th century: 2
17th century: 1
18th century: 1
19th century: 7
20th century: 156
21st century: 63

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ratings:
10 x
36 x
87 x
68 x
29 x
  2 x
  1 x

>182 FAMeulstee: I had forgotten the diving bits of the book Anita - what sticks in my mind is the bits about her childhood, not sure why. It did seem like a very 'busy' book, lots of ideas.

So sorry to hear about the delays >177 FAMeulstee: - hope that it gets dealt with soon. Thinking of you both.

Very good stats, and a good reading month! A double TIOLI sweep again:-)

>179 FAMeulstee: Yes, best to have it over soon. But reading is a good strategy!

>186 charl08: Funny how different parts of a book sticks to you, Charlotte.
Thank you, I'll have to keep reading to keep myself a bit sane...

>187 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, I just finished one more book to help out with a TIOLI challenge :-)
As I said to Charlotte, reading keeps me sane and distracted from everything that is going on.

book 233: Mag ik hem houden? by Steven Kellogg
own, picture book, translated, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1974, Can I keep him?, 32 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: the Parts of Speech Rolling Challenge

Sweet picture book about a little boy. He brings all kind of animals home and is told by his mother to bring them back. She explains why each animal can't be kept in their house. So he goes on to find an animal that doesn't have the qualities his mother doesn't want and again mother explains why this animal also isn't suitable.

I could relate to the boy, when I was young I took home many dogs, cats, wounded birds etc. And I always had to take them back or bring them to the animal shelter. My mother, having 5 children, only had ONE explanation "I already have 5 dogs/cats/monkeys/birds". I disagreed, but that never helped.

Your half-year stats are amazing, Anita!

>190 ronincats: Thank you Roni, I am having again a good reading year.

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I am sorry for not being around at the threads as much as usual. The family stress, adjusting the thyroid medicines and the continuing warm weather are wearing me out.

No worries, Anita. Take it easy and treat yourself well. I’m glad you’re having such a good reading year.

This is my first time around the threads in months. What with pregnancy, wedding, and this virus I caught, I'm beat. People totally get when you can't get around the threads. 😀

Hi Anita- As always, you've wowed me with the number of books that you've read in the first half of the year. I can't wait to see what the final numbers will be if you continue at this pace.

I'm so sorry about the stress with your sister. I echo everyone else's wishes to take good care of yourself.

You make me want to reread all the Harry Potter's as well as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

And I, too, sincerely need to make a resolution of 'No More Books' entering the house except for library books. And Early Reviewers. And ones I stumble across that I think are unusual and I may not see again. And ones on can't pass em up used book racks that I have been wanting to read for a really long time. You see the problem :)

>191 FAMeulstee: I also find the weather exhausting. Hoping for some cool rain soon. We'll all be here when you're feeling more like visiting the threads.

>191 FAMeulstee: Gentle hug. Dealing with so much at one time is draining Anita. I hope things improve for you soon.

>192 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe, I will try my best. Reading is my lifeline at the moment.

>193 The_Hibernator: Thank you, Rachel, good to see you have some time to go around. Sorry about the virus.

>194 streamsong: We will see, Janet, I hope to keep this pace.
Yeah, my family, always good for some drama and stress :-(
I know, some books do want to be with you, they just follow around until a weak moment is spotted ;-)
We already added 63 this year... and culled 101. So at least that is more culled than added.

>195 charl08: Our forecast gives little hope, Charlotte, warm and dry for the next two weeks. The garden could use some rain, and so do I.

>196 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, next week drawing blood for the thyroid values. No changes in the weather expected and the court has to wait until next month.

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Originally the court case was planned for next Wednesday, so we booked an appartment in Schiedam for two nights. From there is is half an hour by train to The Hague. We decided not to cancel, and just enjoy two nights there. I lived in Schiedam from 1966 to 1970 and again with Frank from 1988 to 1993. We will visit the city museum and go down memory lane. We leave tomorrow and will be back on Thursday.

When I am back I will start a new thread for my July reads.

Have fun on memory lane!!

Good idea, Anita. Enjoy. Pamper yourself a bit

Have fun! And watch out for those book ambushes ;0)

Have a nice time, Anita!

Hi Anita! I popped by because I was concerned that it was the 3rd of the month and you didn't have any books posted on the TIOLI Meter yet! I'm glad to learn that you're ok and that it's a combination of starting a very long book and a quick trip that delaying things. I hope you're enjoying your travels.

>197 FAMeulstee: Enjoy your mini-break Anita, and your trip down memory lane.

>198 Berly: Thank you, Kim, we had a good time!

>199 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley, we did enjoy our stay in Schiedam.

>200 humouress: Thanks, Nina, we could not avoid ALL book ambushes, three more books came home with us ;-)

>201 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, Schiedam is (now) a beautiful city.

>202 Dejah_Thoris: We are back home, Dejah, thank you for caring!
I am almost done with The once and future king, including the book of Merlyn and have finished two short books. I will update the TIOLI meter after putting up my next thread.

>203 Caroline_McElwee: Thanks, Caroline, we had a good time. I will put some pictures here and at the top of my next thread.

Two nights in Schiedam (an old city next to Rotterdam), we stayed in a B&B at one of the canals of the city (picture left) where we had the two floors at the top. Schiedam is best known for the city mills, one time there were 20 in the city. Now 6 of them remain (two of them at the middle picture). From the top floor at the B&B we could see one of the mills (picture right).
  

The old grain exchange is now a library (picture left). We walked along this lovely private library, in an 18th century building. In the window was a card explaining this building had been a bookshop since 1848, a publisher (who published the poems of Piet Paaltjens, nickname of 19th century reverend Francois Haverschmidt) and after that a printing office. The present owners live there and encouraged taking pictures from the visible part of the former bookstore, where their private library now resides (picture right).
 

Lovely photos Anita. I like that the owners encourage you to photograph their library.

>205 FAMeulstee: - Beautiful pictures Anita!

>206 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, it is a lovely place to visit. I liked that too, so I had to put up the picture here at LT :-)

>207 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley.

Great photos, Anita!

>209 kidzdoc: Thank you, Darryl, it is always a pleasure to share my pictures here.