Anita (FAMeulstee) reads on in 2018 (12)

Welcome to thread twelve!

Some more pictures of the Giacometti and Chadwick exhibition:

Albert Giacometti: Women of Venice (1956), Dog (1957), The Cat (1951)
  

Lynn Chadwick: Star V (1966), Stranger VII (1956), High Wind IV (1995)
  

total books read in 2018: 515
352 own / 150 library / 13 other

total pages read in 2018: 108,557

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books read in December 2018 (74 books, 12,199 pages, 58 own / 16 library)
book 515: Wim by Wim Hofman, 118 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 237)
book 514: Zelfportret van een ander (Self-Portrait of an Other) by Cees Nooteboom, 73 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 236)
book 513: Maar geel en glanzend blijft het goud by A. Alberts, 70 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 235)
book 512: *Dit boek heet anders by Joke van Leeuwen, 172 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 234)
book 511: Het hart der duisternis (Heart of Darkness) by Joseph Conrad, 195 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 233)
book 510: Fietsen op de Mont Ventoux by Jan Kal, 81 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 232)
book 509: De Romeinse lusthof (The garden of Evil) by David Hewson, 431 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 229)
book 508: Het lied van de geesten (Sing, unburied, sing) by Jesmyn Ward, 316 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 228)
book 507: *Het verborgen leven van honden (The hidden life of dogs) by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 130 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 213)
book 506: De zwaardvis (The Swordfish) by Hugo Claus, 95 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 212)
book 505: *Bel me nou, Sebastiaan by Irina Korschunow, 141 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 211)
book 504: Exceptional Treehouses by Alain Laurens, 223 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 210)
book 503: 25 jaar sculpturen by Tom Waakop Reijers, 79 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 209)
book 502: De grote Gatsby (The great Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 208 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 208)
book 501: Het zwaard, de zee en het valse hart by Theun de Vries, 132 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 184)
book 500: De komst van de tijd by Pierre Bergounioux, 152 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 183)
book 499: *Net als je vader, Manolo (Shadow of a bull) by Maia Rodman, 152 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 182)
book 498: Dat weet ik zelf niet by Hella Haasse, 74 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 181)
book 497: Het wad by Jan van Leuven, 96 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 176)
book 496: Liefde in tijden van gebrek by Astrid Roemer, 340 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 174)
book 495: Kerstmis (Christmas) by Dick Bruna, 28 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 172)
book 494: Gips by Anna Woltz, 166 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 171)
book 493: Colman (Colman) by Monica Furlong, 221 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 170)
book 492: Heksenkind (Wise child) by Monica Furlong, 203 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 170)
book 491: Juniper (A year and a day) by Monica Furlong, 157 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 170)
book 490: Duizend kraanvogels (Thousand Cranes) by Yasunari Kawabata, 142 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 169)
book 489: Toch nog kerst (Single dad's christmas miracle) by Susan Meier, 122 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 168)
book 488: De dame en de neushoorn by Anne Vegter, 35 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 160)
book 487: Zoete meisjes en een tijger by Alet Schouten, 119 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 158)
book 486: Balans in rood by Willem van der Loos, 43 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 157)
book 485: *De kloof by Jan Terlouw, 175 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 156)
book 484: Woede (Fury) by Salman Rushdie, 254 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 154)
book 483: *Gevangenis met een open deur by Jan Terlouw, 173 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 152)
book 482: Schoonheid macht liefde by Sharon Gesthuizen, 255 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 151)
book 481: De regels van drie by Marjolijn Hof, 120 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 150)
book 480: De uitverkorene by Fayza Oum'Hamed, 204 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 149)
book 479: Afgunst by Arie Storm, 196 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 144)
book 478: Miyax, de wolven en de jager (Julie of the Wolves) by Jean Craighead George, 151 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 143)
book 477: Waar het hart vol van is by Willem Wilmink, 111 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 142)
book 476: Dat waren wij by Pierre Bergounioux, 160 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 141)
book 475: Giacometti Chadwick : Facing Fear by Michael Bird, 192 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 140)
book 474: Huon en de ganzenjonkvrouw by Alet Schouten, 147 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 139)
book 473: De gezonde apotheek by R.A. Basart, 48 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 125)
book 472: *Praatjes vullen geen gaatjes (A figure of speach) by Norma Fox Mazer, 141 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 124)
book 471: *Drie verschrikkelijke dagen by Guus Kuijer, 104 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 123)
book 470: Het boek van Bod Pa by Anton Quintana, 291 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 121)
book 469: Het malle ding van bobbistiek by Leonie Kooiker, 128 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 118)
book 468: Een jongen met de naam Kerstmis (A Boy Called Christmas) by Matt Haig, 252 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 116)
book 467: Het duister zichtbaar (Darkness Visible) by William Styron, 109 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 115)
book 466: Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw (First Gray, Then White, Then Blue) by Margriet de Moor, 283 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 114)
book 465: *Bert en Bart redden de wereld by Tjibbe Veldkamp, 95 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 111)
book 464: Vallende vrouw by Karin Spaink, 187 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 110)
book 463: Liederen van de zelfkant by Willem van Iependaal, 75 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 109)
book 462: Kikker en het vogeltje (Frog and the Birdsong) by Max Velthuijs, 25 pages, TIOLI #7 (msg 93)
book 461: Gevangen in de Andes (Honorable prison) by Lyll Becerra de Jenkins, 215 pages, TIOLI #16 (msg 92)
book 460: *Juf is gek by Dolf Verroen, 74 pages, TIOLI #9 (msg 91)
book 459: Boven de waterval (Above the Waterfall) by Ron Rash, 222 pages, TIOLI #13 (msg 90)
book 458: André Volten : Utopia by Jan Teeuwisse, 95 pages, TIOLI #17 (msg 89)
book 457: *Geheime missie Jericho Rood (Operation Red Jericho) by Joshua Mowll, 286 pages, TIOLI #5 (msg 80)
book 456: Een puppy voor kerst by Simone Luijten, 82 pages, TIOLI #8 (msg 79)
book 455: Essay over de jukebox by Peter Handke, 108 pages, TIOLI #1 (msg 78)
book 454: De zelfkant by Marten Toonder, 105 pages, TIOLI #4 (msg 77)
book 453: De laatste slavenjacht by Karl May, 352 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 71)
book 452: De economie zoals uitgelegd aan zijn dochter (Talking to My Daughter About the Economy) by Yanis Varoufakis, 189 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 70)
book 451: Pluche by Femke Halsema, 391 pages, TIOLI #3 (msg 69)
book 450: Tijgerhart (Secret heart) by David Almond, 166 pages, TIOLI #14 (msg 68)
book 449: Het raadsel van alles wat leeft by Paul Schutten, 160 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 48)
book 448: De zilveren kogel by A. Alberts, 141 pages, TIOLI #10 (msg 47)
book 447: De prinses van de moestuin (The princess in the kitchen garden) by Annemie Heymans, 48 pages, TIOLI #11 (msg 46)
book 446: De sage van Finn Mac Cool (The High Deeds of Finn MacCool) by Rosemary Sutcliff, 232 pages, TIOLI #12 (msg 45)
book 445: Candido, of Een droom die begon op Sicilië (Candido, or, A dream dreamed in Sicily) by Leonardo Sciascia, 142 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 39)
book 444: *De guillotine by Simone van der Vlugt, 216 pages, TIOLI #2 (msg 38)
book 443: De hertesprong by Alet Schouten, 118 pages, TIOLI #15 (msg 37)
book 442: Het zevende sacrament (The Seventh Sacrament, Nic Costa 5) by David Hewson, 439 pages, TIOLI #6 (msg 36)

* these books are to be culled

Reading plans:

TIOLI December quadruple SWEEP done, reading towards sweep five
(sweep 8 Dec, double sweep 13 Dec, triple sweep 19 Dec, quadruple sweep 23 Dec)

books read in November 2018 (65 books, 12,037 pages, 49 own / 16 library)
book 441: Het erf van Roos en Lap by Alet Schouten
book 440: Het huis van Roos en Lap by Alet Schouten
book 439: De eilandenruzie - Jozua Douglas
book 438: *Niemand in de stad Philip Huff
book 437: Fontamara - Ignazio Silone
book 436: De engelen des doods - David Hewson
book 435: In het land van de Mahdi - Karl May
book 434: De avonturen van Oom Willibrord - Jan Terlouw
book 433: Het verboden rijk - J. Slauerhoff
book 432: Lampje - Annet Schaap
book 431: Roodgevlamde zijde - Rosemary Sutcliff
book 430: Een kleine stad in Duitsland - John Le Carré
book 429: Verhalen van de spinnende kater - Harriet Laurey
book 428: De goede soldaat - Ford Madox Ford
book 427: Met huid en haar - Marita de Sterck
book 426: Liefdesliederen - Hadewijch
book 425: Otje - Annie M.G. Schmidt
book 424: *Tin Toeval en het geheim van Tweebeens-eiland - Guus Kuijer
book 423: *Tin Toeval en de kunst van het verdwalen - Guus Kuijer
book 422: De vrouw van de dokter - Sawako Ariyoshi
book 421: *Brieven aan niemand anders - Toon Tellegen
book 420: De filosoof en de sluipmoordenaar - Simon Vestdijk
book 419: Kelderkind - Kristien Dieltiens
book 418: Naar het noorden - Koos Meinderts
book 417: 20.000 mijlen onder zee, Westelijk halfrond - Jules Verne
book 416: 20.000 mijlen onder zee, Oostelijk halfrond - Jules Verne
book 415: De nieuwe paus - Stijn Fens
book 414: Het parfum - Patrick Süskind
book 413: *Mijn beesten staan er gekleurd op - Kees & Katja Stip
book 412: Mensenjagers aan de Nijl - Karl May
book 411: De hondeneters - Marita de Sterck
book 410: De velden van eer - Jean Rouad
book 409: Het duistere pact - Rianne Lampers
book 408: Onderworpen - Michel Houellebecq
book 407: Absolutie voor moord - Peter Tremayne
book 406: Vijftien honden - André Alexis
book 405: Superguppie - Edward van de Vendel
book 404: Schuim en as - J. Slauerhoff
book 403: Dit uitzicht - Rutger Kopland
book 402: *Fausto Koppie - Anke de Vries
book 401: *Een brug naar Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
book 400: De man die in rook opging - Sjo¨wall & Wahlo¨o¨
book 399: Een handvol stof - Evelyn Waugh
book 398: De boerderij der dieren - George Orwell
book 397: Stella : ster van de zee - Gerda Dendooven
book 396: Karel Appel - Franz-W. Kaiser
book 395: Stem op de okapi - Edward van de Vendel
book 394: Corso, het ezeltje - C.E. Pothast-Gimberg
book 393: De hond die naar de sterren rende - Henning Mankell
book 392: Labyrint Europa: alle latere reizen - Cees Nooteboom
book 391: *Kun je fluiten Johanna? - Ulf Stark
book 390: Floddertje - Annie M.G. Schmidt
book 389: *We zijn allang begonnen, maar nu begint het echt - Joke van Leeuwen
book 388: Het onbegonnen feest - Els Pelgrom
book 387: Ik heb geen naam - Dagmar Hilarová & Miep Diekmann
book 386: Tuin van eetlust - Manuel Kneepkens
book 385: Het gruwelkabinet - Ivo de Wijs
book 384: *Ali Baba en de veertig rovers - Willem Wilmink
book 383: Tsjaikovskistraat 40 - Pieter Waterdrinker
book 382: Conclaaf - Robert Harris
book 381: Corneille, zijn wereld - Maarten Bertheux
book 380: Nog in morgens gemeten - Koos van Zomeren
book 379: Diep in het bos van Nergena - Margriet Heymans
book 378: *Er ging geen dag voorbij - Toon Tellegen
book 377: De Pantheon getuige - David Hewson

books read in October 2018 (33 books, 7,876 pages, 20 own / 13 library)
book 376: Zwarte regen - Masuji Ibuse
book 375: De oliekoning - Karl May
book 374: *Koning Wikkepokluk de Merkwaardige zoekt een rijk - Wim Hofman
book 373: Het Bacchus offer (Nic Costa 2) - David Hewson
book 372: Afscheid van de wapenen - Ernest Hemingway
book 371: Standvastig - Svend Brinkmann
book 370: De eend op de pot - Nannie Kuiper
book 369: Verhaal van een leven 1 - Konstantin Paustovski
book 368: De uitvinder van de natuur - Andrea Wulf
book 367: Vervloekt (Adamsberg 6) - Fred Vargas
book 366: *Alan en Naomi - Myron Levoy
book 365: *Wie is Sumitra? - Rukshana Smith
book 364: 1947 Hier begint het heden - Elisabeth A°sbrink
book 363: Robin en God - Sjoerd Kuyper
book 362: De wildernis - David Almond
book 361: Björnstad - Fredrik Backman
book 360: De eeuwige jacht (Adamsberg 5) - Fred Vargas
book 359: Om het rood van de krijger - Rosemary Sutcliff
book 358: De PG - Jef Geeraerts
book 357: Bezoekjaren - Joke van Leeuwen
book 356: De bavianenkoning - Anton Quintana
book 355: Stil leven een tentoonstelling - Ted van Lieshout
book 354: Black, de zwarte hengst - Walter Farley
book 353: De nacht in Lissabon - Erich Maria Remarque
book 352: *Martine Koperslager by Selma Noort
book 351: De gestolen kinderen by Gerardo Soto y Koelemeijer
book 350: Hartenbloed - Juliet Marillier
book 349: De bakker - Anke van Hasselt
book 348: Marc de verschoppeling - Rosemary Sutcliff
book 347: Het verhaal van Aeneas - Vergilius
book 346: Bij ons in Caddum - Jan Terlouw
book 345: De appel - Dick Bruna
book 344: *De metro van Magnus - Joke van Leeuwen

* these books are to be culled

books read in September 2018 (33 books, 7,659 pages, 18 own / 15 library / 1 other)
book 343: De wereld van gisteren - Stefan Zweig
book 342: *De jongen en de zwaan - Catherine Storr
book 341: De terugkeer van Neptunus (Adamsberg 4) - Fred Vargas
book 340: De Vaticaanse moorden (Nic Costa 1) - David Hewson
book 339: Heren van de thee - Hella Haasse
book 338: *Vlammen - Hans Hagen
book 337: De stenen engel (Pieter Vos 4) - David Hewson,
book 336: Blauwe hond - Louis De Bernières
book 335: Weg der geesten - Pat Barker
book 334: Schaaknovelle - Stefan Zweig
book 333: Naar het hart van Borneo - Redmond O'Hanlon
book 332: Van het westelijk front geen nieuws - Erich Maria Remarque
book 331: *Lenka - Jan Procházka
book 330: De brug - Geert Mak
book 329: Transit - Hella Haasse
book 328: In de mist van het schimmenrijk - W.F. Hermans
book 327: Slangen & piercings - Hitomi Kanehara
book 326: Een kleine kans - Marjolein Hof
book 325: *Dansen op de brug van Avignon - Ida Vos
book 324: Een Mann - Rindert Kromhout
book 323: Valkuil - Arnaldur Indriðason
book 322: Mark Rothko - Annie Cohen-Solal
book 321: HhhH - Laurent Binet
book 320: De verzamelde werken van A.J. Fikry, boekhandelaar - Gabrielle Zevin
book 319: De legende van de Zwarte Hengst - Walter Farley
book 318: Mevrouw Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
book 317: Gina - Alet Schouten
book 316: Vertel me wie wij waren - Rindert Kromhout
book 315: *Nou moe! - Veronica Hazelhoff
book 314: De avonturen van Lena Lena - Harriet van Reek
book 313: April is de wreedste maand - Rindert Kromhout
book 312: Harry Potter en de relieken van de dood - J.K. Rowling
book 311: Wachten op matroos - André Sollie
book 310: Duin - Frank Herbert

books read in August 2018 (46 books, 10,879 pages, 32 own / 14 library)
book 309: Harry Potter en het vervloekte kind - J.K. Rowling
book 308: *De vuurman - Anton Quintana
book 307: *De Mennyms belegerd - Sylvia Waugh
book 306: *De Mennyms - Sylvia Waugh
book 305: De slavenkaravaan - Karl May
book 304: Het vege kolkje - Alet Schouten
book 303: De blinde muur - Henning Mankell
book 302: *De lege plaats - Ouida Sebestyen
book 301: *Warlord - Malcolm Bosse
book 300: Harry Potter en de halfbloed prins - J.K. Rowling
book 299: De beer en de nachtegaal - Katherine Arden
book 298: De woestijnrovers van Noord-Afrika - Karl May
book 297: Een kunstenaar van het vlietende leven - Kazuo Ishiguro
book 296: *Gespleten landschap - Hazel Rochman
book 295: Soldaten huilen niet - Rindert Kromhout
book 294: De Cock en het lijk op drift - A.C. Baantjer
book 293: Over de bergen - Gerrit Komrij
book 292: Auww! - Veronica Hazelhoff
book 291: Het autistische brein - Temple Grandin
book 290: De vier wezen - Alet Schouten
book 289: Harry Potter en de Orde van de Feniks - J.K. Rowling
book 288: De Zwarte Hengst en het meisje - Walter Farley
book 287: *Sterke Wanja - Otfried Preussler
book 286: Paumen : Altijd tot het uiterste - Maartje Paumen & Robèrt Misset
book 285: Gebr - Ted van Lieshout
book 284: Een reis door het hart van Tibet - Matteo Pistono
book 283: *Twee weken in mei - Christine Nöstlinger
book 282: Gans, papegaai en kraanvogel : gedichten uit het oude China - Bai Juyi
book 281: De nacht van de heksenketelkandij - Simone Schell
book 280: Onder de vulkaan - Malcolm Lowry
book 279: Het derde zusje - David Hewson
book 278: Onder het vee - Rutger Kopland
book 277: Mattijs Mooimuziek - Hans Werner
book 276: *De rode schuur - Ota Hofman
book 275: Salto mortale - Donna Leon
book 274: Het beertje Pippeloentje - Annie M.G. Schmidt
book 273: *Het zout der aarde en het domme schaap - Sheila Och
book 272: Light verse in Dutch en double Dutch - John O'Mill
book 271: De onwaarschijnlijke reis van Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce
book 270: Het boek Job - Lydia Rood
book 269: Lotta uit de Kabaalstraat - Astrid Lindgren
book 268: De kunst van het liegen - Alan Bradley
book 267: De kleine prins - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
book 266: *Aap en Beer - Wim Hofman
book 265: De poort - Natsume Soseki
book 264: De Wolf, John - John de Wolf & Jeroen Siebelink

books read in July 2018 (30 books, 7,891 pages, 21 own / 9 library)
book 263: Harry Potter en de vuurbeker - J.K. Rowling
book 262: Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen deel 4 - Jaap ter Haar
book 261: *Rattenvanger - Karlijn Stoffels
book 260: *Voor altijd, altijd - Bart Moeyaert
book 259: Kat en muis - Günter Grass
book 258: Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
book 257: Ilias - Homeros
book 256: De tweede oorlog - Billi Rosen
book 255: Eigen rechter - Jan Terlouw
book 254: Himalaya - Michael Palin
book 253: *Matthijs en z'n opa - Roberto Piumini
book 252: In de bovenkooi - J.M.A. Biesheuvel
book 251: Sabriël - Garth Nix
book 250: Het verkeerde meisje - David Hewson
book 249: De heerser - Niccolo Machiavelli
book 248: Pompeii - Robert Harris
book 247: Nederlandse Historiën : Een keuze uit het grote verhaal van de Nederlandse Opstand - P.C. Hooft
book 246: *Kikker en pad zijn best tevreden - Arnold Lobel
book 245: Kikker is verliefd - Max Velthuijs
book 244: De vorst - Niccolo Machiavelli
book 243: Eend voor eend - Guus Kuijer
book 242: Het oog in de deur - Pat Barker
book 241: Indiaans verhaal : In de schaduw van twee beschavingen - Reinier Artist
book 240: De scheepsjongens van Bontekoe - Johan Fabricius
book 239: *Het boek van Dorrie - Marilyn Sachs
book 238: Arthur koning voor eens en altijd, gevolgd door het boek Merlijn - Terence H. White
book 237: Hollands glorie - Jan de Hartog
book 236: Gezien de feiten - Griet Op de Beeck
book 235: De geest van de Zwarte Hengst - Walter Farley
book 234: De waarde-ring - Marten Toonder

* these books are culled

books read in June 2018 (40 books, 9,845 pages, 24 own / 16 library / 1 from my dad)
book 233: *Mag ik hem houden? - Steven Kellogg
book 232: Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan
book 231: *Oorlogskind - Rudolf Herfurtner
book 230: *Schakelfout - Henk van Kerkwijk
book 229: Levens van meisjes en vrouwen - Alice Munro
book 228: De geschiedenis van de Lage Landen 3 - Jaap ter Haar
book 227: En ééntje zag ze vliegen - Ken Kesey
book 226: Harry Potter en de geheime kamer - J.K. Rowling
book 225: Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen - J.K. Rowling
book 224: Severino - Eduard Klein
book 223: De hemel valt - Kit Pearson
book 222: *Verhalen van de zwarte kraai - Pauline Mol
book 221: Wierook en tranen - Ward Ruyslinck
book 220: Hindergroen - Martine Bijl
book 219: In Babylon - Marcel Möring
book 218: De Cock en tranen aan de Leie - A.C. Baantjer
book 217: Een dagje naar het strand - Heere Heeresma
book 216: De Olifantsberg - Els Pelgrom
book 215: Natuurlijk - Jan Terlouw
book 214: De vrouw in het Götakanaal - Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
book 213: Lief leven - Alice Munro
book 212: De kaperkapitein - Karl May
book 211: Wilde zwanen - Jung Chang
book 210: Het vlot - Wim Hofman
book 209: Ik ben Eleanor Oliphant - Gail Honeyman
book 208: De zwarte hengst getergd - Walter Farley
book 207: Het lijk zonder hoofd - Michael Jecks
book 206: Aderlaten en wonderbaarlijke genezingen - Vincent Lam
book 205: *Eilandheimwee - Selma Noort
book 204: Terug naar Brideshead - Evelyn Waugh
book 203: De allerliefste jongen van de hele wereld - Ted van Lieshout
book 202: *Een gedeelde hamaca - Selma Noort
book 201: *Rinske en de stoomtram - Diet Huber
book 200: Eetsprookjes - Huib Stam
book 199: Koning van Katoren - Jan Terlouw
book 198: *Een toren tegen de Romeinen - Mollie Hunter
book 197: Venetiaanse gedichten - Maria de Groot
book 196: De laatste generatie - Fred Pearce
book 195: Trots en vooroordeel - Jane Austen
book 194: *Het muizenhuis : Sam & Julia - Karina Schaapman
book 193: Vrijbuiters op Solna - Hermann Molenkamp

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

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

* these books are culled

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

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 culled

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 697 childrens/YA books, of those 350 are TBR.

End of November update:
- Childrens/YA books TBR: 350 - 214 read in 2018 = 136 + 11 unread books acquired = 147 TBR
- Childrens/YA books on the shelves: 697 + 13 books acquired = 710 - 102 culled = 608 - 13 ready to go = 595

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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
June summary: June in numbers
July summary: July in numbers
August summary: August in numbers
September summary: September in numbers
October summary: October in numbers
November summary: November 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
book 193 - 233 (June 2018): thread 6
book 234 - 263 (July 2018): thread 7
book 264 - 308 (August 2018): thread 8
book 308 - 343 (September 2018): thread 9
book 343 - 376 (October 2018): thread 10
book 377 - 441 (November 2018): thread 11

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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 49/70

Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley 3/5
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 5/25
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 Fatalita`; 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 6/8
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; 9 Een dodelijk venijn

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 9/12
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; 9b Wallanders wereld; 10 De gekwelde man

Martin Beck by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö 3/10
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

Nic Costa by David Hewson 6/11
1 De Vaticaanse moorden; 2 Het Bacchus offer; 3 De Pantheon getuige; 4 De engelen des doods; 5 Het zevende sacrament; 6 De Romeinse lusthof; 7 Het masker van Dante; 8 Blauwe demonen; 9 Gevallen engel; 10 Dans van de doden; 11 De binnenste cirkel

Pieter Vos by David Hewson 4/4
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: 96

December 2018 (6)
Een stap en dan de volgende by Pierre Bergounioux (Franse Bibliotheek)
Het roze huis by Pierre Bergounioux (Franse Bibliotheek)
André Volten : Utopia by Jan Teeuwisse
De binnenste cirkel by David Hewson
Ze hebben mijn vader vermoord by Édouard Louis
David Lynch, someone is in my house by Kristine McKenna

November 2018 (4)
Giacometti Chadwick : Facing Fear by Michael Bird
Armando : Tussen het weten en begrijpen by Armando
Blind Faith : between the visceral and the cognitive in contemporary art by Anna Schneider
Zadkine aan zee by Jan Teeuwisse

October 2018 (12)
Corneille, zijn wereld by Maarten Bertheux
De begraafplaats van Praag by Umberto Eco
Kelderkind by Kristien Deltiens (Woutertje Pieterse prijs 2013)
Stem op de okapi by Edward van de Vendel (Woutertje Pieterse prijs 2016)
Stella : ster van de zee by Gerda Dendooven (Woutertje Pieterse prijs 2017)
Het raadsel van alles wat leeft by Jan Paul Schutten (Nienke van Hichtum prijs 2013 & Gouden Griffel 2014))
Honderd uur nacht by Anna Woltz (Nienke van Hichtum prijs 2015)
Gips by Anna Woltz (Gouden Griffel 2016)
Naar het noorden by Koos Meinderts (Gouden Griffel 2017)
De eilandenruzie by Jozua Douglas (Kinderboekenweekgeschenk)
De eend op de pot by Nannie Kuiper (Gouden Griffel 1982)
De prinses van de moestuin by Annemie Heymans (Nienke van Hichtum prijs 1993)

August 2018 (1)
18 klassiekers om het heden te begrijpen by Jaap Tielbeke

July 2018 (10)
Vrijbuiters op Solna by Hermann Molenkamp
Salto mortale by Donna Leon (e-book)
**Max Havelaar by Multatuli (Perpetua reeks)
De heerser by Niccolo Machiavelli (Perpetua reeks)
Verhaal van een leven 3 by Konstantin Paustovski (Russische bibliotheek)
Sean Scully: Land Sea by Danilo Eccher
Lampje by Annet Schaap
Jan Schoonhoven by Antoon Melissen
CoBrA : De kleur van vrijheid by Ludo van Halem
Sjlasjduivels op Monta by Hermann Molenkamp

June 2018 (13)
Mechaniek by François Bon
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
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

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

* secondhand replacements for books culled in 2005
**replacment for damaged book

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Books culled in 2018: 128 (really gone) + 28 (ready to go) = 156

I might be lurking a bit more at LT in December, as I am going for a new personal record of 500+ books in 2018.

That is it, thread is open!

Happy New Thread, Anita - and good luck for your goal!

Happy New Thread, Anita! Good luck hitting 500!!

Happy new thread, Anita! And good luck as you try for 500!

Hi Anita, and congrats on your new thread. Thank you for sharing all the photos in the topper - I'm particularly taken with The Cat.

Happy reading!

Happy new thread! No doubt you will reach your goal soon :)

Happy new thread, Anita.

I'll be cheering you on for the month to your 500 destination with admiration and awe in my heart!

Happy New Thread, Anita!

What an awesome reading year you've had!

Happy New Thread, Anita!

Looking through your plans for December, there were several books there that looked interesting, so I'll be waiting for your reviews. I have a soft spot for Willem Wilmink, so I hope you'll like his book.

Cheering you on for the 500!

>12 SirThomas: Thank you, Tomas, I am well on my way :-)

>13 msf59: Thank you, Mark!
Are you on your way to Mexico now?

>14 harrygbutler: Thank you, Harry, I hope I can make it.

>15 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen!
This was the first time we saw Giacometti's The Cat. We had seen Dog three times before, and he remains one of my favorites.

>16 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita!
I always doubt, when I set myself a goal. But a good chance I will make it.

>17 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul. Keep cheering, I will need it!

>18 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe!
It has been a good reading year, although I won't pass the 110,222 pages read I of last year.

>19 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella!
We both have a soft spot for Wilmink, this one won the Gouden Griffel, so it won't be bad.

Happy new thread, and good luck reaching 500!

>22 foggidawn: Thank you, foggi, to accomplish my goal I have to go back to my book right now ;-)

Happy new thread, Anita and good luck with the goal!

Lovely toppers

Happy new thread, Anita!

Happy new thread Anita my dear and I have no doubt you will reach 500 books for the year my dear, sending love and hugs to you and Frank and hope you have a really lovely weekend.

>24 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley, I need a bit of good luck to make it.

>25 thornton37814: Thank you, Lori!

>26 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. I do doubt a little, but have good hope to get there.
Wishing you and Karen a lovely Sunday and sendin lots of love for both of you.

Happy New Thread and Happy Sunday, Anita!
Great toppers (dog is really expressive, looks like he's returning subdued from some adventure, in the rain), and the da Vinci exhibit in the last thread sounded good, too.

Happy new thread, Anita and belated Happy Anniversary to you and Frank.

500? You set your sights low, woman. ;0)

>28 Deern: Thank you, Nathalie, and a happy Sunday to you!
You are spot on with "Dog", at the exposition was explained the dog is Giacometti himself. He got the idea when he was returning home in the rain.

>29 humouress: Thank you, Nina.
Just trying, not sure yet if I can make it. Ask me again halfway this month...

Happy new thread! 500 books?! I dream of breaking 120 in a year... 😀

>30 FAMeulstee: Thanks, Jim, keep dreaming. Chasing dreams can be a good thing, without dreams no Solar Probe :-)
I don't think I ever come near Stasia's 2010 record of 578 books.

Good luck with your challenge Anita. I'm happy to be back reading books after having a couple of months when I lost the joy of reading.

Good luck Anita: look forward to hearing you've made your target!

>33 avatiakh: Thank you, Kerry, glad you are happy back into reading :-)
It is so hard when reading is no fun anymore, I had many years like that. So you can imagine how happy I am with my reading this year!

>34 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, I'll need some cheering on the way ;-)

book 442: Het zevende sacrament by David Hewson
own, translated, awarded, Nic Costa 5, original title The Seventh Sacrament, 439 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book that you planned to read in 2018, but didn't read yet

Commissario Leo Falcone, Nic Costa, Gianni Peroni and Teresa Lupo are back in Rome and get a case that is related to the disapperance of a boy 14 years back. A case Leo Falcone worked on. There is a link to the ancient Mithras cult...

book 443: De hertesprong by Alet Schouten
own, Dutch, YA, no translations, 118 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book which starts with a word from 'Silent Night, Holy Night'

Djagar is the daughter of the chief of the smal Indonesian village. After her mothers death, her father has abandoned her. Lali was enslaved when his village was taken. They fall in love, but there is no future for them in the village.

book 444: De guillotine by Simone van der Vlugt
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Eervolle Vermelding 2000, no English translation, 216 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book by an author you've read before, but haven't read in 2018

Sandrine is a nobleman's daughter. When the French Revolution starts, that isn't good. They go to their castle near the Loire for the summer, and expect all will be back to normal in Paris, when they return in autumn. Back in Paris things get worse. When the family is arrested, Sandrine escapes with help of her maid. Her father, mother and sister end up at the guillotine.

The historical setting is good, but the main character feels closer to the 20th century than to the 18th century.

book 445: Candido, of Een droom die begon op Sicilië by Leonardo Sciascia
own, translated from Italian, English translation Candido, or, A dream dreamed in Sicily, 142 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book which starts with a word from 'Silent Night, Holy Night'

Candido is born on the day the allied army landed in Sicily. His mother runs away with an American officer and leaves him behind with his father. He is raised catholic by his (former fascist) grandfather. Later in life he joins the communist party, but being critical, he is thrown out of the party. He finds peace when he moves to Paris.

Nice story after Voltaire's Candide. I probably would have gotten more out of it, when I had read Candide before reading this one.

Happy new thread, Anita!

>40 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda!

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I so hoped it would not come to this, but my sister did appeal the judge's verdict, 3 days before the legal term of appeal ended.
She doen't want custody over my mother anymore, but challenges that my father got custody. Digging up every disagreement my parents ever had over the last 50 years and claiming my father is too old for such a responsebility. So someone (not family) should be appointed.
My father is devastated, I feel for him. Not sure yet how to respond. I think we need one specialised lawyer now, to represent my father, my brother and me.

Happy new thread, Anita!!

>41 FAMeulstee: Sorry to hear this happening to you. Unfortunately I have seen cases like this before and it can do lasting damage to a family. Sympathies.

>42 Carmenere: Thank you, Lynda!

>43 Oberon: Thank you, Erik, much appriciated. We have always been a dysfunctional bunch. In the last years my sister has taken it to the extreme :'(

book 446: De sage van Finn Mac Cool by Rosemary Sutcliff
own, YA, translated, original title The High Deeds of Finn MacCool, 232 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book with a title built around the word 'of'

Celtic/Irirish folktales about the hero Finn MacCool retold.
With beautiful illustrations by Tonke Dragt.

book 447: De prinses van de moestuin by Annemie & Margriet Heymans
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Nienke van Hichtum prijs 1993, Zilveren Griffel 1992, English translation The princess in the kitchen garden, 48 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Make it a short read (150 pgs or less)

Two children have lost their mother. Their father is locked in his own grief. The youngest reads a fairytale while his elder sister is reconstructing her mothers garden. They both still hear their mothers voice.

book 448: De zilveren kogel by A. Alberts
own, Dutch, historical fiction, no translations, 141 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: A book bullet

Scotland 16th century, English soldiers chase and prosecute Scottish Covenanters. Officer John Graham arrests reverend Peben, but he escapes with help of a woman, who's mother was burned as a witch.

Vague story, never comes out of the mist where it starts. A. Alberts has written better books. The title translates "The silver bullet".

book 449: Het raadsel van alles wat leeft by Paul Schutten
own, YA, Dutch, non-fiction, awarded, Nienke van Hichtum prijs 2013, Gouden Griffel 2014, no English translation, 160 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book by an author you've read before, but haven't read in 2018

Nice book that scientificly explains the emergence and evolution of life on earth for older children.

Translation of the title "The ridle of all living things".

What a sad, bitter person she must be. I'm so sorry for you and especially your father and hope you'll find a good lawyer and a great judge to get through this quickly and hopefully for all future now. But where will she take her energies then?

So sorry to hear that your sister is taking the family through more stress over this. I hope that everything wraps up for you soon, Anita.

>49 Deern: Thank you, Nathalie, we hoped she would not find a lawyer for her appeal.
In some ways I am also sorry for her...

>50 Familyhistorian: Thank you, Meg, is is sad it isn't over yet. I have no idea how long it takes before the appeal actually comes to court.

We will be gone until tomorrow. Spending the last days of Franks vacation in Maastricht, as we want to visit the David Lynch exposition. We go by train, and stay for one night. See you all Wednesday evening, or Thursday morning, depending what time we are back.

Wishing you safe travels!

Hi, Anita - I'm so sorry that your sister is so troubled and is giving you and your family so much of that trouble. Thinking of you and hoping for a happy ending.

>45 FAMeulstee: I didn't know Sutcliff had written about Finn MacCool! I'll have to see if I can find that one.

Look forward to hearing more about the exhibition Anita, sounds intriguing. So sorry to hear about the court case. I hope a good lawyer can help.

Wishing your family luck and joy, Anita. Safe journey.

Anita--love the sculptures up top. Especially "Women of Venice" and "High Wind IV." Best of luck dealing with your sister...again. And on the easier side, good luck on your 500 goal!

Happy travels Anita.

Hi Anita! I hope you and Frank have had a lovely time.

I'm very sorry to hear that your sister has opened up an appeal. I hope you find a good lawyer to represent your father, you, and your brother.

Hi Anita. Adding my sympathies here regarding the latest chapter of family stress. It's sad that your sister feels the need to keep pursuing the issue. I hope that you, your father and brother can find someone to help settle this quickly and for the best possible outcome for everyone. It's hard to move forward easily when there continue to be roadblocks.

{{hang in there}}

>53 Sakerfalcon: Thank you, Claire, we had a good time in Maastricht.

>54 scaifea: Thank you, Amber, it is sad for my dad, who has still hope for a reconciliation. He had promished her to give her one more try with help of a mediator, if she did not appeal.
I hope you can find a copy of The high deeds of Finn MacCool.

>55 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte, the exhibition was very impressive. We were glad we went, my own pictures will probably come tomorrow.
In >63 FAMeulstee: my favorite of the exhibition.

>56 humouress: Thank you, Nina, we can use some luck and joy!

>57 Berly: Thank you, Kim, Giacometti is a favorite of both Frank and me. We hadn't seen Chadwick's works before. Sadly my sister has choosen to be a neverending source of trouble :-(
I hope I can make it to 500 :-)

>58 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, we are safely back home.

>59 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen, we had a very good time in Maastricht.
My fathers lawyer thnks we have a strong case and sees the appeal as a desperate last try. I am not sure it is.

>60 jessibud2: Thank you, Shelley, it is very sad.
Wich each step my sister takes, I am more happy that I cut all ties with her years ago. So it is easier for me to go around the roadblocks. I get sucked in again, because I empathize with my father, it is hard to see him being hit by all this.

 

Two books came from Maastricht, the (huge) exposition catalogue David Lynch, someone is in my house by Kristine McKenna. After visiting the exposition we went to the famous bookshop Boekhandel Dominicanen that is located in a church. We bought a book of a French writer there: Ze hebben mijn vader vermoord by Édouard Louis.

This painting of David Lynch was my favorite of the exposition (not my picture)

Bob finds himself in a world for wich he has no understanding (2000)

It has to be hard for your father, Anita, and I feel for him. Hugs for all of you!

I watched the Lynch docu "The Art Life" several times and what I saw speaks to me. I still haven't seen all the movies though.
(((((hugs))))) to you and Frank

Sorry about your sister. What a pointless lawsuit! I hope that when she loses she has to pay all the legal fees.

>64 ronincats: Thank you, Roni, he is my main concern.

>65 Deern: Thank you, Nathalie, it was a very interesting exposition. We have seen most of his movies, but haven't seen the last season of Twin Peaks yet.

>66 banjo123: Thank you, Rhonda. Pointless indeed, and hurting to my father.

book 450: Tijgerhart by David Almond
own, YA, translated, original title Secret heart, 166 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book where the title includes the words home, heart, holiday, or the name of a December holiday

Joe Malone is a different. He doesn't like to be locked between the walls of school. He loves to roam outside looking around and seeing what no one else can see. His mother understands his free spirit, but others think he should become more hardened to become a "real man".
When a circus comes to town for their last performance, he finds kind and understanding people. They help him to to find his secret heart.

As always David Almond mixes reality with magic imagination, and a lonely boy finds refuge from the harsh world around him.

book 451: Pluche by Femke Halsema
from the library, e-book, Dutch, non-fiction, no translations, 391 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a memoir by a living woman

Femke Halsema, member of GroenLinks (the GreenLeft party), was recently appointed as mayor in Amsterdam.
In this book she describes the years (1998 - 2011) she was a member of the parliament.

book 452: De economie zoals uitgelegd aan zijn dochter by Yanis Varoufakis
from the library, e-book, translated from New-Greek, non-fiction, English translation Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, 189 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book that you planned to read in 2018, but didn't read yet

Introduction to economics, how present day capitalism has transformed markets and money. That despite the use of numbers and statistics Economy is NOT an exact science. The history and rise of capitalist markets and the difference between capitalist value and other values.

book 453: De laatste slavenjacht by Karl May
own, YA, translated from German, no English translation, 352 pages
TIOLI Challenge #6: Read a book that you planned to read in 2018, but didn't read yet

Last adventures of Kara ben Nemsi in Egypt and Sudan, chasing evil slavetraders. His return to his Arab friend Hadji Halef Omar and their adventures in Kurdistan.

Like all Karl May books, an enjoyable read. Written in the 19th century, so there is some racism and the German main character is the strong and intelligent hero.

Hi Anita, so sorry to hear about the situation with your father and your sister. It's a sad choice she is making. I hope it will resolve itself soon.

And glad that you had a good time in Maastricht!

Hi, Anita! Just catching up with your tread. I'm sorry to hear about your sister dragging you through all this drama! Why would she do such an egregious thing?! Absolutely horrible :( Hopefully, it will resolve itself quickly for you!

>72 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella. Sadly my sister is also making it difficult for my father to come to terms with his feelings about my mothers dementia. With the ongoing stress, there is no room for that.
I am glad we went by train to Maastricht, it was comfortable and I had a lot of reading time.

>73 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita. Why? Well in short my sister is convinced that:
1) my mother doesn't suffer from dementia (and if she does, it is all to blame to the medicines she gets)
2) she would be a better caretaker for my mother (but my father, my brother and I would no longer be able to visit my mother if my sister cared for my mother)
3) that ALL allopatic medicines are poisonous, so my mother should not take them (she even threathened my father physically over this in an argument a few years back, when my mother was still living with my father)
4) my mother agrees with her (as she does when my sister is with her, but my mother also agrees with my father when he is there)
So from her point of view she is absolutly right, and it is impossible to talk about it with her, as she is right and everyone else is wrong :-(
I broke all ties with her years ago, when she was harrasing me about taking anti-depressants.

>74 FAMeulstee: I am surprised that she was able to find a lawyer to take on the appeal, Anita. Was your sister like this even growing up?

>75 Familyhistorian: So were we, Meg.
No my sister wasn't like this when she was young. She has this feeling, of being the only one who can be right, in common with my mother. But compared to my mother my sister has taken it to the extreme.

book 454: De zelfkant by Marten Toonder
own, Dutch, no translations, 105 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with the word "elf" somewhere in the title

Marten Toonders Bommel strips are well known in the Netherlands. They were published as daily strip in a paper, three or two drawings with a lot of text. Later they were published as books. Toonder invented words that are still used in Dutch.

An unscrupulous wizzard has a tiny bit of conscience left. By accident his conscience gets to life. They start a bet if the wizzard can make Oliver B. Bommel do nasty things. The wizzard ruins Bommel, but he keeps doing good things. Tom Poes stays aside of Bommel in his misery.
Traditionally the last drawing is of a big diner at the Bommel castle, but this time the diner is at a hotel.

book 455: Essay over de jukebox by Peter Handke
own, translated from German, the English translation is included in The Jukebox and Other Essays on Storytelling, 108 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book whose title (not subtitle) or author's name includes the letter x

A writer travels to Soria in Spain to write an essay about jukeboxes. He has trouble to start writing, so he writes about other things instead. Halfway the book he manages to write about his love for jukeboxes and how he came to love them.

book 456: Een puppy voor kerst by Simone Luijten
from the library, e-book, Dutch, no translations, 82 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with a winter holiday in the title

Early December Monique finds out her husband is cheating. She packs her bags and leaves him together with their two children. Her sister has a place for her above her shop to stay. The place needs a lot of work, so Monique works hard to get everything right before Chrismas. She gets help from the brother of a colleague at work. Her children want a puppy as christmaspresent.

Fluffy romance, completely forgettable. The title translates "A puppy for Christmas".

book 457: Geheime missie Jericho Rood by Joshua Mowll
own, YA, translated, awarded, Eervolle Vermelding 2007, original title Operation Red Jericho, 286 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book that features Red, Green, White, Silver or Gold in the Title or as the Main Color of the Cover

Early 20th century fantasy adventure. Because their parents have gone missing, Rebecca and Dough end up with their uncle on his ship in China. They want to find out what happened to their parents and end up in a bloody conflict beween a secret society and Chinese criminals. First book of a trilogy.

Beautiful book, with folded maps and floor plans, sadly the story isn't matching these wonderful extra's.

Hi, Anita! I love the Giacometti sculptures. Where did you see them? Are they from the same exhibition that I saw st Tate Modern last year, but in a different location?

>81 kidzdoc: Hi Darryl, good to see you around!
We saw them in museum "De Fundatie" in Zwolle. Until January 6th there is a combined Alberto Giacometti and Lynn Chadwick exhibition. Some of the sculptures were also in the Tate Modern last year.

>82 FAMeulstee: Thanks, Anita. The Giacometti exhibition I saw at Tate Modern last year (https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/giacometti) only featured his works, and not those of Lynn Chadwick. "Dog" was definitely featured then, and I have a picture postcard of it displayed in my workspace in the hospital.

>83 kidzdoc: We went to London to see Giacometti last year, Darryl, as we love his works too.
I bought the T-shirt with "Dog" in the Tate Modern :-)

Hi Anita, congrats on reaching 450 books read my dear.

>85 johnsimpson: Thank you, John!
I hope all is well with you and Karen, sending love to both of you.

>84 FAMeulstee: Nice! I'd love to get a miniature version of "Dog" for my desk, provided that it isn't too expensive.

>87 kidzdoc: For a bit over $400 (including shipping) there is a 9" high bronze replica on E-bay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dog-1951-Surreal-Bronze-Sculpture-by-Alberto-Giacometti...

book 458: André Volten : Utopia by Jan Teeuwisse
own, Dutch, art, no translations, 95 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a non-fiction book with beautiful photography

Exhibition catalogue with works of André Volten (1925-2002), a Dutch abstract sculpturer.
He liked to work with steel, so after art-school he worked 4 years at a shipbuilding company to learn all about this material. Many of his works are in public space.

Beautiful catalogue, with besides photos of the exhibited works, photos of his works in public space.
We visited this exhibition in March this year.

book 459: Boven de waterval by Ron Rash
from the library, e-book, translated, original title Above the Waterfall, 222 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book for the 50 states challenge (semi-rolling)

The last week before his retirement as sheriff, Les does a meth bust and is confronted with the poisoning of the local river. The other main character is Becky, a park ranger. The perspective of the story alternates between Les and Beck, both in first person, so that was a little confusing at first.

book 460: Juf is gek by Dolf Verroen
own, Dutch, childrens, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1982, no translations, 74 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with a cover you dislike

34 short stories for children between 4 and 5. Daily life featuring family, friends, pets and school.

book 461: Gevangen in de Andes by Lyll Becerra de Jenkins
own, translated, YA, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1991, original title The Honorable Prison, 215 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book in which moral values and beliefs are an issue in some way

Marta's father used to be a friend of the general, until the general took over power. Then her father wrote articles in his paper against the general and the paper became illegal. Around them people disappear, so the family wants to flee abroad. The night before they are arrested and send to a small place in the Andes mountains. Guarded by soldiers they have a hard time.

book 462: Kikker en het vogeltje by Max Velthuijs
own, Dutch, picturebook, awarded, Gouden Griffel 1992, English translation Frog and the Birdsong, 25 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book where "and" is the middle word

Frog has found something. He asks his friends what it is. Hare knows: it is a dead bird and he explains what "death" is. Together they bury the bird and mourn.

Together with the beautiful artwork the story explains death to children.



And with this book I finished my first December TIOLI sweep.

>93 FAMeulstee: Going strong, Anita!

>89 FAMeulstee: I've never even heard of him! Should do something about that, I think.

>94 EllaTim: Yes indeed, Ella, trying to make sa much reading time as possible to get to 500 at the end of the month.

There are some works of André Volten in Amsterdam, I am sure you have seen some of them (see this list on wikipedia https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Volten#Nederland). He worked and lived his whole working life on the Asterdwarsweg 10 in Amsterdam.

Thanks for that link Anita! I must have seen some of that work, but not payed attention. Sometimes things must be pointed out to you to really start seeing them! I'll try and get a look at some of those, shouldn't be too difficult.

And so he worked at the NDSM. That's fitting.

Hi Anita!

Just a quick hello with hugs.

I'm in line behind Karen, Anita. Hello, and hugs to you. We were just reminiscing with Darryl about our dinner together in Amsterdam. Loved it!

>97 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen!
Sorry I am just lurking on the threads, I try to create more reading time this month.

>98 jnwelch: Thank you, Joe, hugs back to you and Debbi.
Yes, we had a good time together in Amsterdam. I hope we can meet again some day.

>1 FAMeulstee: *grumble* Now I'm hungry.
*smooch*

>100 richardderus: Sorry, Richard dear, I hoped the Chadwick pictures would prevent the hunger ;-)

Belated happy new one, Anita. I like your topper. Wishing you a lovely Sunday. This morning we had lightening and thunder like in summer and it's very stormy.

>102 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara, good to see you around!
No thunder and lightning here, we have lots of (very much needed) rain. We got soaked twice at our daily walks, so I bought a rainsuit.

>103 FAMeulstee: We have not had any real rain for months. Mostly it is only short, so a drop on a hot stone. Our nature would desperately need long-lasting rainfall.

>104 Ameise1: I wish I could send some extra rain your way, Barbara.

>105 FAMeulstee: Ah, yes please. It would be most appreciated.

>106 Ameise1: Have some of our rain, Barbara; the dratted mosquitoes have been multiplying like crazy over here with all the wet weather and (naturally) they choose me to feast on. Not that I’m wishing mosquitoes for you - just less for me.

>106 Ameise1: Doing the best I can, Barbara :-)

>107 humouress: If you are very yummy to mosquitoes, Nina, it could help to take a MSM supplement. Since I take it in summer, mosqitoes don't feast on me anymore.

book 463: Liederen van de zelfkant by Willem van Iependaal
own, Dutch, poetry, no translations, 75 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with the word "elf" somewhere in the title

Collection of poems selected from his five poetry books, published between 1932 and 1945.
He writes about social injustice, poverty and World War II.
In the poem "Rotterdam" he describes his feelings when he returned to Rotterdam after the war and found a destroyed city. The house where he grew up and the whole neighborhood was gone.

The title translates: "Songs of the seamy side".

book 464: Vallende vrouw : autobiografie van een lichaam by Karin Spaink
from the library, e-book, Dutch, non-fiction, no translations, 187 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a memoir by a living woman

At 29 Karen Spaink got seriously ill, it took some time before it was diagnosed as Multiple Sclerose.
In this autobiography she describes how MS slowly took over her body. It made her fall down at times, so she ended up in a wheelchair. She kept trying to get as much out of life as possible, going to rock-concerts on good days, and publishing about disability and sexuality. She is best known for her book Het strafbare lichaam (The punishable body), where she fights the thought that illness is "a choice".

The title translates: "Falling woman : autobiography of a body".

book 465: Bert en Bart redden de wereld by Tjibbe Veldkamp
own, Dutch, childrens, kinderboekenweekgeschenk 2011, no translations, 95 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with a cover you dislike

Bert and Bart are playing they fight aliens. Their mother doen't like that, they should play nice, and takes away their fighting tools. Then aliens DO land in their garden...

The title translates: "Bert and Bart save the world".

>110 FAMeulstee: The stunningly beautiful daughter of a good family friend of ours, who frequently babysat me and was my first kiddie crush, was stricken with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis shortly after she completed law school when she was in her mid 20s. She also presented with increasingly frequent falls and fatigue. I'll never forget the last time I saw her, when our families got together for a barbecue at their house during my last year or two of high school. Her husband had left her 🤬, and she moved back in with her parents, as she was largely confined to a wheelchair. Seeing that radiant face and beaming smile was a shock to us, and even though that meet up occurred over 40 years ago I remember it as if it happened yesterday. Sadly, she died a few years later.

>112 kidzdoc: That is sad, Darryl, multiple sclerosis is a devastating illness. Must have been hard for you to be confronted with it in your teens.
Karin Spaink is still alive, she survived breast cancer later in life.

book 466: Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw by Margriet de Moor
own, Dutch, awarded, AKO Literatuurprijs 1992, English translation First Gray, Then White, Then Blue, 283 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book that features Red, Green, White, Silver or Gold in the Title or as the Main Color of the Cover

Two couples, the men were friends at school, live in the same village near the sea. One couple has an autistic son, the other couple is childless. The wife of the last couple is murdered by her husband. In four parts each of them is telling his/her story.

book 467: Het duister zichtbaar by William Styron
from te library, e-book, translated, original title Darkness Visible, 109 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: A book bullet

Memoir of his major depression where the write tries to describe his feelings and the overwhelming pain caused by depression. Even for a writer by profession is is hard to find words to describe his battle.

Recommended by Karen O. (klobrien2).

book 468: Een jongen met de naam Kerstmis by Matt Haig
from te library, e-book, YA, translated, original title A Boy Called Christmas, 252 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with a winter holiday in the title

Sweet story how a boy named Nicholas became Father Christmas.

>114 FAMeulstee: My first read by Margriet de Moor. I gave it four stars...highest marks for a translation...and wanted to make a film of it once upon a time. Magda's such an interesting character.

book 469: Het malle ding van bobbistiek by Leonie Kooiker
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Gouden Griffel 1971, no English translation, 128 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Make it a short read (150 pgs or less)

Bobbie like to make magic potions. One day he mixes clay with some other ingredients, puts it in his pocket and forgets about it. When his mother has washed the clay has become rockhard. Together with his brother Albert he tries to build a boat with it. The boat fails, it becomes a small helicopter, perfect to fly away to find adventures!

>117 richardderus: Also my first book by Margriet de Moor, Richard, two others are patiently waiting at the shelves.
Magda was the most interesting and intriguing character, I didn't like the men.

Why is for you 4 stars the highest ranking for translations?

>119 FAMeulstee: Because, with rare exceptions, I can't read the original text so I have no way to know if I'm reading the same book. Cf, Kristin Lavransdatter...the main UK translation until the Aughties was ssssssslllllllllloooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww and stodgy and kind of ugly, whereas the Tiina Nunnally translation is spare and muscular and really quite lovely.

How can I reasonably give a text I can't fully know the full 5 stars?

book 470: Het boek van Bod Pa by Anton Quintana
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Woutertje Pieterse prijs, Gouden Uil and Vlag en Wimpel 1996, no English translation, 291 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: A book bullet

Perregrin lives on the plains of Mongolia. He has broken his leg several times, his parents have seeked advice of some shamen, but none could help him. Perregrins father calls a shaman named Bod Pa, who is an old friend, as last resort. When Bod Pa arrives, Perregrin is deeply disappointed, what can a blind, ugly dwarf, accompanied by his horse, a wolf and a raven, do for him? Bod Pa turns out to be much more than meets the eye...

The title translated: "The book of Bod Pa". One of my all time favorite YA books.

>120 richardderus: We all have our own ways, thanks for explaining, Richard.

Even a tekst in a known language might not be fully understood...
Or a translation might be better than the original...
But indeed a translation can never be the exact same book.

Personallly I make no difference between translated or not translated works. I like the book or not, and rate it accordingly. So I do give some books by Russian writers the full 5 stars. A better translation might get a better rating.

book 471: Drie verschrikkelijke dagen by Guus Kuijer
own, Dutch, YA, no translations, 104 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book in which moral values and beliefs are an issue in some way

One day 15 year old Jos meets 17 year old Marion near the harbor. It is love on first sight for Jos, so he lies and tells Marion he is 18 years old. To impress her he steels his fathers car and takes her for a ride. In the next days everthing goes wrong, and Jos finds out he is not the only one in his family who has told lies...

The title translated: "Three terrible days".

book 472: Praatjes vullen geen gaatjes by Norma Fox Mazer
own, translated, YA, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1982, original title A figure of speach, 141 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book with a title built around the word 'of'

Jenny has a special relationship with her grandfather, who lives in the basement of their house. She was born just after grandmother died, and she gave her grandfather his joy in life back. Now her parents have plans to put grandfather into a terrible old people's home, so her eldest brother and his wife can move into the basement...

book 473: De gezonde apotheek by R.A. Basart
own, Dutch, poetry, no translations, 48 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with a cover you dislike

Poetry book, published in the 1970s. Some poems are funny, some a little dull. I liked the last poems about migrant workers.

The title translated: "The healthy pharmacy".

>122 FAMeulstee: It's all about what makes sense to the person doing the thing, and no one else's ideas are necessary. I'm always interested by what/how/why others rate their reads.

>126 richardderus: Indeed it is, Richard. You made me think about my ratings. And that is a good thing!

Doing well Anita!

>124 FAMeulstee: I like those Querido covers!

Did you see there's going to be a Chihuly exhibition in Groningen? I bet my husband will love it, we will certainly visit it.
https://www.groningermuseum.nl/kunst/tentoonstellingen/chihuly

>128 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, I am well on my way!
(I think my thyroid is on the high end AND I am reading more hours)

Thanks for the link. We knew the Chihuly exhibition started last Saturday, and looking forward to it :-)
We will probably visit Groningen in January.

Hi, Anita. I hope you are having a good week. I have Darkness Visible saved on my Kindle. I have been wanting to read that memoir.

I have seen 2 Chihuly exhibits, one here in Toronto and one in Montreal. His work is mind-blowing!! And gorgeous. I learned that he also works in wood, not just glass. There were wood bowls and textile baskets as well as his glass pieces. Enjoy!

>116 FAMeulstee: I read that one last year (? I think?) and thought it was a fun story. I'm glad you liked it, too!

I would love to see that Chihuly exhibition too! Maybe I will try and come to the Netherlands while it's on. I have lots of leave to use up.

>130 msf59: Thank you, Mark, the books are treating me well :-)
Darkness Visible is a good description of depression, as far as that is possible with words.

>131 jessibud2: This is going to be our fist look at Chihly's works, Shelley, I am sure we will enjoy. So many here were raving about him, so I was happy to see there would be an exposition in our country.

>132 scaifea: Yes it was a clever and fun story, Amber. You read it earlier this year, in March, I saw your electrascaife review on the book page of A Boy Called Christmas.

>133 Sakerfalcon: We would love to meet you again, Claire! Let me know if/when you can make it, as it would be great to go together to Chihuly. Maybe Ella and her husband can join us.

>134 FAMeulstee: That could be nice, Anita! Yes, I heard about Chihuly first here in this group as well. I'll show the link to my husband, but I'm quite certain he will love it, as he is always fascinated by glass. And January will probably work for us.

>134 FAMeulstee:, >135 EllaTim: That would be great! I'd love to see you and Frank and meet Ella. Towards the end of January would be a good time for me.

>134 FAMeulstee: Ha! Okay, then, I read it this year! What a muggins I can be sometimes.

>135 EllaTim: >136 Sakerfalcon: I will ask Frank when his working nights are end of January, so I can give the dates

>137 scaifea: You knew you had read it, Amber, when you did is not important ;-)

book 474: Huon en de ganzenjonkvrouw by Alet Schouten
own, Dutch, YA, no translations, 147 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book where "and" is the middle word

8th century, the orphan Huon watches over the geese all day. One day Bertha, the daughter of the Lady of the House, comes and talks to him. She walks funny, just like the geese do. Huon hopes she will come back, but instead she leaves the estate to marry Pepin the Short. When turns out Bertha never arrived at her destination, Huon remembers what he saw at the day she left.

Historical fiction, loosely based on the life of Bertrada of Laon the mother of Charlemagne.

The title translated: "The geesemaiden".

book 475: Giacometti Chadwick : Facing Fear by Michael Bird
own, Dutch/English, art, 192 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a non-fiction book with beautiful photography

Exhibition catalogue with sculptures of Alberto Giacometti and Lynn Chadwick.
Beautiful catalogue, with photos of the exhibited works, and some photos of their works elsewhere.
We visited this exhibition last month.

book 476: Dat waren wij by Pierre Bergounioux
own, translated from French, Franse Bibliotheek, no English translation, 160 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book whose title (not subtitle) or author's name includes the letter x

Pierre and his nephew Michel spended in their youth weekends and holidays together near the Dordogne. They roamed the river and woods, enjoying the almost magical wonders of nature. A few times a year they met at family gatherings, those were boring to the boys, so they always looked how to escape.

Beautiful written autobiographic novel.

book 477: Waar het hart vol van is by Willem Wilmink
own, Dutch, YA,, awarded, Gouden Griffel 1986, no translations, 111 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book where the title includes the words home, heart, holiday, or the name of a December holiday

Introduction to poetry and poets for older children/young adults. Excellent book.

The title translates: "What fills the heart".

book 478: Miyax, de wolven en de jager by Jean Craighead George
own, translated, YA,, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1975, original title Julie of the Wolves, 151 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book for the 50 states challenge (semi-rolling)

Miyax, an Eskimo girl, has run away. Her destination is further away than she thought. She was raised in the old Eskimo ways, and her father told her he survived once with help of wolves. Now she is in trouble and her only chance on survival lays with the near wolfpack to accept her.



With this book I finished my second December TIOLI sweep!

book 479: Afgunst by Arie Storm
own, Dutch, no translations, 196 pages
TIOLI Challenge #9: Read a book with a cover you dislike

A writer tells what happened 5 years ago (in 1997) when he thought his girlfriend had an affair.
Terrible book with way to many repetitions. Might have been intended to be funny, if it was, I missed it.

Wow, you are still reading at such a rapid pace! Good for you :)

December just so halfway gone and only 21 books left, you can do it! :))
Happy Weekend!

>145 ChelleBearss: Thank you, Chelle! I am having my best reading month ever.

>146 Deern: Thanks, Nathalie, and happy weekend to you!
I just finished book 484, reviews follow later today or tomorrow. Now back to my next book :-)

>135 EllaTim: >136 Sakerfalcon: Frank has to work a lot at the end of January, his new collegue goes on holiday at that time and they had to fill in the gaps.

These dates are free: 16, 17, 18, 19, 29 January and 1, 2 February.

book 480: De uitverkorene by Fayza Oum'Hamed
from the library, e-book, Dutch, non-fiction, no translations, 204 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a memoir by a living woman

Fayza grew up in Morocco and was married off when she was 16 to a Moroccan living in the Netherlands. Her family knew next to nothing about her husband and father in law. When she arrived in the Netherlands she was locked up and abused. After 8 years she managed to escape, together with her son and daughter.

book 481: De regels van drie by Marjolijn Hof
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Woutertje Pieterse prijs 2014, no translations, 120 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Make it a short read (150 pgs or less)

Twan and his twin sister Linde travel with their mother and grandmother to Iceland. Their great-grandfather lives there, but he can't take care of himself anymore. Grandmother wants to take her father with them to the Netherlands. But he refuses to go. Twan and Linde decide the are going to help him to stay.

book 482: Schoonheid macht liefde by Sharon Gesthuizen
from the library, e-book, Dutch, non-fiction, no translations, 255 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a memoir by a living woman

Sharon Gesthuizen studied law and English, she didn't finish these, but went to artschool. Though the students union she became aware of politics. She joined the SP (Socialist Party) and became a local councillor. Soon she became a member of parliament, because the SP did win a lot in 2006. She had a hard time in the first years, a nervous breakdown within a year. After her first term it became easier. In 2017 she left parliament and wrote this book.

book 483: Gevangenis met een open deur by Jan Terlouw
own, YA, Dutch, no translations, 173 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book in which moral values and beliefs are an issue in some way

Police chief Keizer is retired. He still feels guilty he could not help the parents of a 17 year old girl, who ended up in a sect in Amsterdam. He was never able to proove the sect broke the law. Now he wants to try one more time, with the help of his granddaughter and two boys they infiltrate the sect.

>148 FAMeulstee: I'll have to check my diary, I've been rather busy lately, will get back to you. For now the dates you list seem possible for us.

You're still going strong, and still enjoying your reading I see!

book 484: Woede by Salman Rushdie
1001 books, own, translated, Boekenweekgeschenk 2001, original title Fury, 254 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book for the 50 states challenge (semi-rolling)

Professor Malik Solanka became famous as a dollmaker. Little Brain became a hit on TV, but slowly he lost grip and the TV-makers took over. After a rage, nearly killing his wife, he decides to leave England and travels to New York. He tries to deal with his anger.

My first Rushdie, and certainly not my last.

>153 EllaTim: We will wait if Claire can fit one of these dates in her scedule.
Yes, still reading like mad, 5 more reviews to go ;-)

book 485: De kloof by Jan Terlouw
own, YA, Dutch, no translations, 175 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book in which moral values and beliefs are an issue in some way

After an earthquake 45 years ago, a deep ravine has split up the country. The people in the north are wealthy, the people in the south are poor. In the first years after the quake everybody thought a bridge would help both sides. But the bridge never came.
When Ginders grandma dies, she left him some papers. Accidently Ginders mother threw them away and all Ginder found back were two damaged pieces of paper about a "bridge". Ginder decides to visit his father, who lives in the south and divorced his mother ten years ago. It takes a long journey through the desert to get there. After someone tries to throw him into the ravine, Ginder is on to something and he wants to know what it is.

book 486: Balans in rood by Willem van der Loos
own, poetry, Dutch, no translations, 43 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book that features Red, Green, White, Silver or Gold in the Title or as the Main Color of the Cover

Willem van der Loos was an actor and theatre director from Rotterdam, late in life he published this book with poems.

book 487: Zoete meisjes en een tijger by Alet Schouten
own, YA, Dutch, no translations, 119 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book where "and" is the middle word

Story based on childhood memories in the 1920s in the Dutch East Indies.

Happy Sunday, Anita. I think there might be a Group Read of The Satanic Verses happening next month, if you are interested in reading more Rushdie. Keep an eye out.

book 488: De dame en de neushoorn by Anne Vegter
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Woutertje Pieterse prijs 1990, no translations, 35 pages
TIOLI Challenge #7: Read a book where "and" is the middle word

A lady and a rhinoceros meet again after many years. Together they share their memories of the time they met.

Sweet story, with nice ilustrations by Geerten Ten Bosch.

>159 msf59: Almost missed you, Mark, as I was working on my last review for today...
Thank you for mentioning, I like my first Rushdie, so I will keep an eye out for the group read.

You are easily going to hit that 500 book mark, Anita. Amazing!!

>162 ronincats: It looks like it, Roni!
Based on my numbers until today, I think now that even 525 books might be within reach.
Except for Christmas no other distractions expected this month.

>155 FAMeulstee: 17, 18, 19 look good to me. I'll put in the annual leave request anyway, and if it doesn't work out then I can use the days for something else.

>164 Sakerfalcon: That would be great, Claire!

>158 FAMeulstee: I wish this one had a translation. Sounds like something I'd really enjoy.

Yay for 500!! What an amazing comeback you've made after the Bad Year.

>166 richardderus: Sadly very few books of her are translated, Richard.

Almost there, 3 to go!
You are one of few who remember my Bad Reading Years...

book 489: Toch nog kerst by Susan Meier
from the library, e-book, translated, original title Single dad's christmas miracle, 122 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with a winter holiday in the title

Clark has lost his wife three years ago and was left behind with two children. He hires Althea to help his 12 year old son with his schoolwork. He did always great but is failing in the last months. The 3 year old daughter doesn't speak, only whispers in her dads or brothers ear. Althea wants to help both children. She is also falling in love with the father, but she doesn't need complications in her life right now. She has enough problems of her own!

book 490: Duizend kraanvogels by Yasunari Kawabata
1001 books, own, translated from Japanese, English translation Thousand Cranes, 142 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book which starts with a word from 'Silent Night, Holy Night'

After the death of his father, Mitani Kikuji gets an affair with Mrs Ota, who was his fathers mistress. After Mrs Ota has died, he becomes interested in Mrs Ota's daughter. An other former mistress of his father tries to interfere between Kikuji and the Ota women, she tries to tie him to the woman of her choice.
The meetings between the characters are set at tea ceremonies, where ancient family inherited tea pots and cups are used. The burdens of previous generations lay heavy on the living, they can't escape the love and guilt.

  

book 491: Juniper by Monica Furlong
own, YA, translated, original title A year and a day, 157 pages
#7: Read a book where "and" is the middle word

Set in 7th century Brittain, Juniper, a celtic princess, who wants to become a doran. She is send to her godmother Euny for a year and a day, to learn about nature, herbs and wichcraft. Back home she has to fight her evil aunt and her husband.



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book 492: Heksenkind by Monica Furlong
own, YA, translated, original title Wise child, 203 pages
#6: Read a book that you planned to read in 2018, but didn't read yet

When Leanna's grandmother dies, she is taken in by Juniper. In the village are scary stories told about the witch Juniper. So Leanna is very scared at first. She learnes a lot about herbs and healing and in time she feels a home. But when the harvest fails, the people of the village turn against the "witches".



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book 493: Colman by Monica Furlong
own, YA, translated, original title Colman, 221 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book which starts with a word from 'Silent Night, Holy Night'

After escaping the village Juniper, Leanna and Colman are at Finbars ship, sailing to Ireland first and later back to Cornwall, where Juniper was born. They find her fathers castle destroyed. Her brother is held hostage by her aunt and her husband. With help of the remaining population the try to put things right.

book 494: Gips by Anna Woltz
own, YA, Dutch, awarded, Gouden Griffel 2016, no English translation, 166 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book by an author you've read before, but haven't read in 2018

Fitz is mad at her parents, a week ago they told her and her sister they are divorcing. Now Fitz and Bente stay for 3 days a week with their father. When Bente gets wounded, the whole family ends up at the hospital. Fitz doesn't want to be around her parents and starts to wander through the hospital. She meets other kids, with other problems of their own.

Dealing with some serious problems in life with enough humor to keep it bearable.

book 495: Kerstmis by Dick Bruna
from the library, picture book, Dutch, English translation Christmas, 28 pages
TIOLI Challenge #8: Read a book with a winter holiday in the title

The story of the birth of Jesus retold in simple language. With nice illustrations.

Oh. I really enjoyed Thousand Cranes as well! Beautiful book. And the Monica Furlong series got some good lovin' among the YA crowd, I seem to recall, and you remind me of why.

I was suffering for you that awful time. Bad enough the problems that were already there...then not to be able to read...!! I am so delighted that you are done with that entire time.

book 496: Liefde in tijden van gebrek by Astrid Roemer
from the library, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 340 pages
TIOLI Challenge #3: Read a memoir by a living woman

Astrid Roemer is a Dutch author of Surinam descent, who was awarded the P.C. Hooft award in 2016.

As a black, bi-sexual woman her life hasn't been easy. Yet the paranoia all through these memoires, covering the first 15 years of the present century, is chilling. She is stalked, robbed, a victim of identity fraud, all so bad that I can't help to wonder at first if she herself has mental problems. She keeps running from her stalkers, moving from one place to an other in the Netherlands, Suriname and Scotland, together with her two cats.
At the end of the book I am convinced most of her experiences are real, she must have stirred some revenge seeking people earlier in her life.

Not an easy read, it made me feel paranoid myself... glad the book is done.

>173 richardderus: The funny thing is that I didn't really miss reading that much, when the reading was gone, it just slowly faded away. Looking back it was a small price to pay to get rid of depression. Somehow my days got filled with other activities, for a while I was obsessed with games on FB.
I missed the reading when I could read again, and still have the urge to read as much as I can as long as it is possible. So somewhere in the back of my head I am still wondering how long it will last...

I had some good reads the last two days :-)

book 497: Het wad by Jan van Leuven
from the library, non-fiction, Dutch, no translations, 96 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a non-fiction book with beautiful photography

Book about the Wadden Sea and the Wadden Islands. With beautiful pictures of the landscapes and nature.
The book was published 16 years ago, so some of the information is a little outdated.

>172 FAMeulstee: Oh, Charlie and I *love* Dick Bruna!

Three more to go - this is so exciting!!

>177 scaifea: I love Dick Bruna's illustrations, Amber, so clear in bright colors.

Only one more book to go, in >2 FAMeulstee: is the actual number of books read. I am always a bit behind with reviews.
I hope to finish two more books today, not sure yet which one is going to be #500.

>172 FAMeulstee: The cover of this one is so cute!

>178 FAMeulstee: Way to go! Congrats Anita.

>172 FAMeulstee: A very cute angel, Charlotte. The illustrations are lovely.
Thank you, I just updated >2 FAMeulstee: with book #500. The reviews will follow later, I am nearly at finishing the next book.

book 498: Dat weet ik zelf niet by Hella Haasse
own, Dutch, essay, Boekenweekgeschenk 1959, no translations, 74 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with the word "elf" somewhere in the title

Essay about the changing role of children and adolescents in literature through time.

book 499: Net als je vader, Manolo by Maia Rodman
own, translated, YA, awarded, Zilveren Griffel 1971, original title Shadow of a bull, 152 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book with a title built around the word 'of'

Everyone in the village expects Manolo to follow in his fathers footsteps and become a bullfighter. His father was famous, and eventually died in a bullfight. Manolo is not sure what he wants to do with his life.

book 500: De komst van de tijd by Pierre Bergounioux
own, translated from French, Franse Bibliotheek, no English translation, 152 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book whose title (not subtitle) or author's name includes the letter x

The generations of a farmers family in France, roughly from the late 19th century until the 1980s.
The family has their property on high grounds, that are difficult to work on. Pierre and Marie, born around 1880, raise four children, Lucie, Baptiste, Octavie and Adrien. Lucie marries with a farmer in a nearby village. Baptiste inherits the property and becomes as hard as the land. Octavie stays single, studies Math in Paris. When she has a chance to go to the USA, her father advises against it, so she stays in France. Adrien moves to Paris, gets married, returns later in life after divorcing his wife.

Like the previous novel by Bergounioux, beautiful written in beautiful language.

book 501: Het zwaard, de zee en het valse hart by Theun de Vries
own, Dutch, Boekenweekgeschenk 1966, no translations, 158 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book where the title includes the words home, heart, holiday, or the name of a December holiday

The tale of Hengist and Horsa, the legendary brothers who led the Angles, Saxons, Friesian and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century.
The story is told by Liafbarn, the right hand of Hengist, who follows his master to Britain. The army comes to help king Vortigern. The enemy is conquered and Vortigern marries Hengist daughter.



With this book I finished my thrid December TIOLI sweep.

Congrats on reaching 500 books!! Wow!

AND ANITA MAKES IT PAST 500 READS FOR 2018

Brava, Anita! Well done you!

>185 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita!

>186 richardderus: And she immediately sets her next goal at 525 books (as that is 7 x 75).

Thank you, Richard dear!

Anita, good that you are still in the 75ers group. You'd be awfully lonely if you chose to graduate to a 500ers group (of one)! LOL! Congrats!!!!!

Wow! 500+ for 2018 - nice job, Anita!

Well done Anita! that's amazing!

That's quite an achievement Anita, congratulations.

Congrats!! You're amazing!!!

^WOW! That is incredible, Anita. Congrats!!

Congratulations on your 500 and your triple sweep Anita!

Stunning accomplishment, Anita! Congratulations on 500 and best wishes for 525.

Gefeliciteerd Anita, geweldig!

Adding my congratulations, Anita! Amazing!

>188 jessibud2: >189 bell7: >190 Sakerfalcon: >191 Caroline_McElwee: >192 scaifea: >193 msf59: >194 humouress: >195 karenmarie: >196 EllaTim: >197 jnwelch:

Thanks Shelley, Mary, Claire, Caroline, Amber, Mark, Nina, Karen, Ella and Joe!
I am so lucky to have the time to read and to be able to keep on reading.

>188 jessibud2: LOL! I could take two members with me to a 500+ group, Stasia (alcottacre,) and Suzanne (Chatterbox) went over 500 books in 2010.

Now I am going back to my book, on to 525 books and I hope to complete 5 TIOLI sweeps this month.

Congratulations on 500 books, Anita! And good luck on a quintuple TIOLI sweep!

>199 harrygbutler: Thank you, Harry, especially for the word "quintuple". My English knowlegdge ended at "quadruple".

Belated HAPPY 500!!! :D
Imagine me doing a little happy dance for you in my office with Xmas music in the background (the watcher is away from his desk). Okay, *cheering* you on for 525 (!!!!!!!) now!

Find the Light—Reflect the Light—Be the Light

Happy Yule 2018!

>201 Deern: Thank you, Nathalie!
No background music here, only the wind blowing around the house. Here inside it is extra nice and warm, when I hear the wind.
Only 18 books left to go :-)

>202 richardderus: Thank you, Richard, happy Midwinterday to you!

Wow, congrats on hitting 500!! That's some serious reading :)

Hi Anita my dear, congrats on reaching 500 books read and hope you get to 525 books (7x75), what an achievement dear friend.

Hoping your holidays are filled with good friends and good books

>204 ChelleBearss: Thank you, Chelle, the last two months it is some super serious reading ;-)

>205 johnsimpson: Thank you, John!
I am well on my way, just finished #209.

>206 Carmenere: Thank you for this cute picture, Lynda, and wishing you the same!

book 502: De grote Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 books, library, e-book, translated, original title The great Gatsby, 208 pages
TIOLI Challenge #16: Read a book in which moral values and beliefs are an issue in some way

Glamorous life of wealthy people in New York after WWI. Very American tale, with sad ending.

book 503: 25 jaar sculpturen by Tom Waakop Reijers
own, Dutch and English, art, no translations, 79 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a non-fiction book with beautiful photography

An overview of his sculptures, in honor of Tom Waakop Reijers' 50th birthday and being a sculpturer for 25 years.
We own to bronzes by him.

book 504: Exceptional Treehouses by Alain Laurens
from the library, translated from French, read in English, 223 pages
TIOLI Challenge #17: Read a non-fiction book with beautiful photography

Beautiful pictures and ground plans of 27 tree houses and 2 watercabins, located in France and designed by the writer. An original way to promote your work. If I ever win the lotery, I might search for a woody area to buy, and build enough cabins for gatherings of 75ers ;-)

book 505: Bel me nou, Sebastiaan by Irina Korschunow
own, YA, translated from German, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1984, no English translation, 141 pages
TIOLI Challenge #2: Read a book by an author you've read before, but haven't read in 2018

Marleen is a teenage girl growing up in Munich. She is having some disputes with her boyfriend. After moving to a small village 20 miles away, family life changes, due to financial problems her mother wants to go back to work.

book 506: De zwaardvis by Hugo Claus
own, Dutch, Boekenweekgeschenk 1989, English translation The Swordfish, 95 pages
TIOLI Challenge #15: Read a book which starts with a word from 'Silent Night, Holy Night'

One day in a small Flemish village with divorce, adultery, catholics, murder.

book 507: Het verborgen leven van honden by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
own, translated, non-fiction, dogs, original title The hidden life of dogs, 130 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book for the 50 states challenge (semi-rolling)

Anecdotal observations of the dogs in her household, looking for "what do dogs want".
Too many mistakes in intrepetation of canine behavior. Some nice insights in living with a pack of dogs.

Happy Holidays Anita!

>210 FAMeulstee: I wanna tree house!! I wanna tree house!! *holds breath until Anita gives him a tree house*

>215 richardderus: I would LOVE to give you a tree house, Richard! Please return to breathing :-)
There were even easy accessable tree houses with a ramp like entrance, instead of long stairs :-)

It's just amazing to me there are so many adaptations for disabled people nowadays. When I was a kid it was simply not a topic of discussion. Crippled people got along as best they could. Makes me happy to know the Good Old Days are gone for good.

>217 richardderus: Indeed great improvements in that field, Richard, most people were not aware of the problems disabled people faced. Sadly some other areas of adaption and/or acceptance still need some improvements....

>214 The_Hibernator: Thank you, Rachel!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!

(Or in other words, Happy Christmas, to you and yours!)

>210 FAMeulstee: I like that idea, and one big tree house for a library!

You're still going strong, Anita.

I once bought a wall calendar of unique and unusual treehouses. I love the ideas!

Merry Christmas, Anita, and wishing you a lovely holiday and a healthy new year

Taking the occasion (parents still asleep) to wish (((((you and Frank))))) a wonderful Christmas. It was so lovely meeting you this year in my town, thank you again for taking that trip just to meet up with me. I‘ll see you in the NL one day.

Merry Christmas, Anita!

>220 SandDune: Thank you, Rhian, Happy Chrismas to you and your family!

>221 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, reading keeps going well, 8 books not reviewed yet.
That would work for me, a tree library :-)

>222 jessibud2: It was fun to see all kinds of tree houses in all kind of trees, Shelley, also a good object for a calender.
Merry Christmas to you!

>223 Deern: Thank you, Nathalie, wishing you and your parents the same.
Meeting you was one of the highlights this year, and we would love to meet you again one day :-)

>224 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita, and the same to you!

Happy Sunday, Anita. Have a wonderful holiday with the family. Are you expecting plenty of bookish gifts?

>226 msf59: Thank you, Mark. We don't exchange gifts with Christmas, but I did buy two books this week :-)
Frank has to work the night both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the day after Chrismas we go to my father and will have dinner with there.

book 508: Het lied van de geesten by Jesmyn Ward
from the library, translated, original title Sing, unburied, sing, 316 pages
TIOLI Challenge #13: Read a book for the 50 states challenge (semi-rolling)

Jojo and his little sister live with their Afro-American grandparents. His white father is in proson, but will be released soon. His addicted mother wants her children to come with her, when she goes to the prison to pick up her man. The trip is a nightmare.
The story is told from different perspectives and some magic(al realism) is woven through.

book 509: De Romeinse lusthof by David Hewson
own, e-book, translated, original title The garden of Evil, 431 pages
TIOLI Challenge #12: Read a book with a title built around the word 'of'

Again a good murder mystery in the Nic Costa series.

Hi Anita, we would like to wish you and Frank a very Merry Christmas and festive season and send seasonal love and hugs to both of you from both of us dear friend.

>230 johnsimpson: Thank you, John, wishing you and Karen a very merry Christmas!

book 510: Fietsen op de Mont Ventoux by Jan Kal
own, poetry, Dutch, no translations, 81 pages
TIOLI Challenge #1: Read a book whose title (not subtitle) or author's name includes the letter x

74 sonnets, about daily life, relations, politics and sport.

book 511: Het hart der duisternis by Joseph Conrad
1001 books, own, translated, original title Heart of Darkness, 195 pages
TIOLI Challenge #14: Read a book where the title includes the words home, heart, holiday, or the name of a December holiday

Colonialism at it's worst, traveling with a ship over the Congo river.
Haunting.

book 512: Dit boek heet anders by Joke van Leeuwen
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Vlag en Wimpel 1993, no translations, 172 pages
TIOLI Challenge #10: A book bullet

Three children and their mother live in the woods. The mother doesn't like schools, so they are home schooled by an other woman. One day a man turns up, the children think he has come to take them on a school outing.

The start of the book was nice, halfway it went downhill.

book 513: Maar geel en glanzend blijft het goud by A. Alberts
own, Dutch, no translations, 70 pages
TIOLI Challenge #5: Read a book that features Red, Green, White, Silver or Gold in the Title or as the Main Color of the Cover

Fairytale like satire, about civil servants on a department and a king, who died long ago.

book 514: Zelfportret van een ander by Cees Nooteboom
own, Dutch, English translation Self-Portrait of an Other, 73 pages
TIOLI Challenge #4: Read a book with the word "elf" somewhere in the title

Poetry written as prose, memories near the end of a life.

book 515: Wim by Wim Hofman
own, Dutch, YA, awarded, Zilven Griffel & Nienke van Hichtumprijs 1977, no translations, 118 pages
TIOLI Challenge #11: Make it a short read (150 pgs or less)

Autobiograpical. Wim lives in Vlissingen with his mean older brother and his parents. When his mother moves out to live with an other man, Wim runs away.



With finishing this book I completed my 4th TIOLI sweep in December.

Happy foursome



the light is born (a nativity scene from Riehen)
Wish you a happy Christmas time - with books and - hopefully - Frank

>238 paulstalder: Thank you, Paul, now on to five :-)

I will be alone most of Christmas, but I don't mind. Frank works the nights of Chrismas Eve and Christmas Day. He goes to work around 21:00 and returns around 9:30 in the morning. He can sleep some hours at work, and back home he goes to bed to get some more sleep. I wake him at 14:30 with a cup of coffee :-)

A slightly belated congratulation on 500 books - what a performance!


I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a peaceful time.

Hope you have a wonderful holiday season

I'm trying to reach 300 for the year, and here you are sailing past 500!

To Anita and Frank, Merry Christmas. May the new year bring health, joy and new adventures.

Here is something for your Christmas tree.

>239 FAMeulstee: Well, some people have to work during the festivities - my son has to work in the old people's hospital, too. So, the two daughters will come wednesday and he will join us for Christmas feast after 6 in the evening.

That gives you time to read - nobody disturbs your reading during the night, and your reading doesn't disturb Frank in his sleep :)

>240 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas!
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas.

>241 Ameise1: Thank you, Barbara, Merry Christmas to you and your family!

>242 ChelleBearss: Thanks, Chelle, the same to you, your husband & your lovely daughters.

>243 thornton37814: Thank you, Lori, rooting for your 300!

>244 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you, Caroline, Merry Chritmas to you!
What a lovely ornament! It fits well in my virtual christmas tree :-)

>245 paulstalder: I always read the most when Frank is working :-)
I even can read in bed, when Frank is not working, thanks to my e-reader.
Wish you a lovely evening on Wednesday.

Wishing you a merry Christmas, Anita and Frank!

Here's something for under that virtual tree;-)

Merry Christmas to you and Frank, Anita!

Happy holidays, Anita and to Frank of course.

What an achievement passing 500 books this year. xx

Merry Christmas to you and Frank from Philadelphia, Anita! I'm glad that we met up in Amsterdam and Utrecht this past September, and I look forward to seeing the two of you in 2019.

>247 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella, Merry Christmas!
Looking forward to meeting again in January!

>248 harrygbutler: Thank you, Harry, Merry Christmas to you and yours!

>249 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, what a lovely message.
I hope you are having a good time with your loved ones!

>250 kidzdoc: Thank you, Darryl, Merry Christmas to you and your parents.
Looking forward to our next meeting :-)

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My mother had a TIA yesterday, her right was completely paralised. Today she is a little better. My father isn't coping very well. The doctor tried to prepare him that this might be the start of the end... We will have diner with my father tomorrow, so then I will see how my father is doing.

Seasons Greetings from Singapore! Wishing you and your family joy, peace, good fortune and good health now and in the coming year.

Wishing your parents well, too, Anita.

I'm very sorry to hear about your mother's TIA, Anita. I'll keep you and your parents in my prayers.

>252 humouress: Thank you, Nina, the same to you and yours!
Jasper looks sweet beside the christmas tree :-)

>253 humouress: Thanks, Nina, much appriciated.

>254 kidzdoc: Thank you, Darryl, for nearly 24 hours she could not speak and barely swallow.
Sendig good thoughts for your mother.

>251 FAMeulstee: So sorry to hear about your mother. I'll keep your family in my thoughts

>256 ChelleBearss: Thank you, Chelle, much appriciated.

>255 FAMeulstee: Thanks Anita. We were worried that Jasper would chew up the Christmas tree ornaments or - worse - the presents, but he’s completely ignored it all. So he was a little confused as to why I wanted him to sit just there.

>258 humouress: Such a good dog!