(Sir)Thomas way through 2021 with friends and books (Part 3)

Welcome to my first third thread!


This fall we want to go back to our favorite island on the North Sea.
Normally we are always there in spring, but Corona messed everything up.
Last year we had to leave the island after 3 days, this spring was lockdown.
We hope it will work out at the end of October.
Until then we have our memories...

Hi everybody, my Name is Thomas, I am 59 years young and I live in a small town in northern Baden Württemberg, Germany.

My reading performance in this group:
2013: _84 books
2014: 109 books
2015: _78 books
2016: 107 books
2017: 130 books
2018: 127 books
2019: 151 books
2020: 153 books
2021: 129 books (status today)

A great idea from Paul Cranswick was A BOOK A YEAR FOR THE FIRST 59 YEARS OF MY LIFE
This is my updated list:
1961 Ein Mann in einer fremden Welt / Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
1962 Die Physiker / The Physicists: A Play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1963 Platon im Stripteaselokal / Misreadings by Umberto Eco
1964 Am Freitag schlief der Rabbi lang / Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
1965 Der Wüstenplanet / Dune by Frank Herbert
1966 Die phantastische Reise / Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov
1967 Die Vergangenheit der Zukunft (Future History) / The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein
1968 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum / 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
1969 Papillon / Papillon by Henri Charrière
1970 Und die Großen läßt man laufen / Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
1971 Der Exorzist / The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
1972 Sieh doch die Harlekins / Look at the Harlequins! by Vladimir Nabokov
1973 Momo oder die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte / Momo by Michael Ende
1974 Carrie / Carrie by Stephen King
1975 Dhalgren / Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
1976 Interwiew mit einem Vampir / Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
1977 Sternentanz / Stardance by Jeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
1978 Stadtgeschichten / Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
1979 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis / The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1980 Der Name der Rose / The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1981 Cujo / Cujo by Stephen King
1982 Freitag / Friday by Robert A. Heinlein
1983 Christine / Christine by Stephen King
1984 Der Talisman / The Talisman by Stephen King & Peter Straub
1985 Contact / Contact by Carl Sagan
1986 Es / It by Stephen King
1987 Der Elektrische Mönch: Dirk Gently's Holistische Detektei / Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
1988 Fool on the hill / Fool on the hill by Matt Ruff
1989 Hyperion / Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1990 The Stand / The Stand (unabridged) by Stephen King
1991 Sofies Welt / Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
1992 Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee / Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
1993 Alpträume / Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King
1994 Asche zu Asche / Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
1995 Dunkle Kammern / The Dark Room by Minette Walters
1996 The Green Mile / The Green Mile by Stephen King
1997 G.A.S. / Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff
1998 Wächter der Nacht / The Night Watch by Sergej Lukianenko
1999 Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär / 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
2000 Das Haus = House of leaves / House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
2001 Jack Taylor fliegt raus / The Guards: A Novel by Ken Bruen
2002 Die Bibel nach Biff : die wilden Jugendjahre von Jesus, erzählt von seinem besten Freund / Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
2003 Ich und die anderen / Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff
2004 Der Turm / The Dark Tower by Stephen King
2005 Olympos / Olympos by Dan Simmons
2006 Am Ende war die Tat / What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
2007 Der Tod und der Dicke / Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
2008 Das Spiel des Engels / The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
2009 1Q84 / 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
2010 Raum / Room by Emma Donoghue
2011 5 Dinge, die Sterbende am meisten bereuen / The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware
2012 Ein plötzlicher Todesfall / The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
2013 Das Dickicht / The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale
2014 Fiona: Als ich tot war 7 The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths by Harry Bingham
2015 Opferweg / Saint Odd by Dean Koontz
2016 Lovecraft Country / Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
2017 Und dann steht einer auf und öffnet das Fenster by Susann Pasztor
2018 Von der Kunst, schlechte Nachrichten gut zu überbringen by Jalid Sehouli
2019 Kurt by Sarah Kuttner
2020 Trauer: Der Reiseführer durch ein fremdes Land by Katrin Brunner
2021 Später / Later by Stephen King

My reading list:
Reading List for January
1. Der Distelfink / The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
2. Ich mag mich irren, aber ich finde dich fabelhaft / Young Man with a Horn by Dorothy Baker
3. Irisches Verhängnis by Hannah O'Brien
4. Dunkle Gewässer / Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale
5. Die unvergleichliche Miss Kopp schlägt zurück / Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart
6. Jazz / Jazz by Toni Morrison
7. Paradise City by Zoë Beck
8. Das Dorf in den roten Wäldern / Still Life by Louise Penny
9. Hawaii by Cihan Acar
10. Die Morde von Pye Hall / Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
11. Die Springflut / Springfloden by Cilla Börjlind and Rolf Börjlind
12. Untergetaucht: Eine junge Frau überlebt in Berlin 1940 - 1945 by Marie Jalowicz Simon
13. Wir haben schon immer im Schloss gelebt / We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
14. Borne / Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
15. Mord im Spiegel / The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
Reading List for February
16. Das Rosie-Projekt / The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
17. Spuk in Hill House / The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
18. Tödliche Nachbarschaft / Vallan varjoissa by Viveca Sten
19. Krähensommer by Brigitte Glaser
20. Die Blechtrommel by Günter Grass
21. Tief eingeschneit / Dead Cold by Louise Penny
22. Tschernobyl: Eine Chronik der Zukunft / Tschernobylskaja molitwa by Swetlana Alexijewitsch
23. Ich breche dich by L. C. Frey
24. Berge des Wahnsinns / At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
25. Carlotta steigt ein / A trouble of fools by Linda Barnes
26. Bittersüße Schokolade / Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel
27. Ernst ist das Leben (Bunbury) / The importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde
28. Madame le Commissaire und der verschwundene Engländer by Pierre Martin
Reading List for March
29. Die dritte Stimme / Den tredje rösten by Cilla Börjlind and Rolf Börjlind
30. Schief gewickelt by Regula Venske
31. Das verlassene Haus / The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
32. Die Bücherdiebin / The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
33. Später / Later by Stephen King
34. Carlotta fängt Schlangen / The Snake Tattoo by Linda Barnes
35. Meine Schwester, die Serienmörderin / My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
36. Pygmalion / Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
37. Der lange dunkle Fünfuhrtee der Seele / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
38. Die Bibel nach Biff : die wilden Jugendjahre von Jesus, erzählt von seinem besten Freund / Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
39. Typisch! Kleine Geschichten für andere Zeiten by Frank Hofmann
40. Die Jahre des Schwarzen Todes / Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Reading List for April
41. Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter by Peter Handke
42. Schuld - Macht - Sinn: Arbeitsbuch für die Begleitung von Schuldfragen im Trauerprozess by Chris Paul
43. Schnitzeljagd / Small World by David Lodge
44. Mörderisches Ufer / I sanningens namn by Viveca Sten
45. King Kong und die weiße Barbie? by Benjamin Tomkins
46. Der Club Dumas / El club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
47. Kains Opfer by Alfred Bodenheimer
48. Madame le Commissaire und die späte Rache by Pierre Martin
49. Machos und Macheten / Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale
50. Whisky mit Mord / Single Malt Murder by Melinda Mullet
51. Dimension 12 / Dimension 13 by Robert Silverberg
52. Whisky für den Mörder / Death Distilled by Melinda Mullet
53. Das Böse kommt auf leisen Sohlen / Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
54. Redshirts / Redshirts by John Scalzi
55. Das Ende vom Lied by Alfred Bodenheimer
Reading List for May
56. Irisches Roulette by Hannah O'Brien
57. Die Stadt der Toten / City of the Dead by Sara Gran
58. Der Netzwerkeffekt / Network Effect by Martha Wells
59. Compulsory by Martha Wells
60. Goldbergs Liste by Thomas Lang
61. Das Ende der Welt / Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran
62. Die Tote im Götakanal / Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
63. Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste / Mannen som gick upp i rök by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
64. Das Ende der Lügen / The Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran
65. Die wundersame Geschichte von September, die unter das Feenland fiel und mit den Schatten tanzte / The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
66. Lev in Glasgow by Harry Bingham
67. Die Hirnspirale / Coils by Roger Zelazny and Fred Saberhagen
68. Die Türen seines Gesichts / The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories by Roger Zelazny
69. Der Mann auf dem Balkon / Mannen på balkongen by Per Wahlöö and Per Sjöwall
70. Fuck you very much / The Price You Pay by Per Wahlöö and Per Sjöwall 71. Space Opera / Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
71. Space Opera / Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
72. Königin außer Dienst / Rinkeldekink by Martine Bijl
73. Der Verein der Linkshänder / De vänsterhäntas förening by Håkan Nesser
74. Wie die Null aus dem Nichts entstand / Istanti fatali. Quando i numeri hanno spiegato il mondo by Umberto Bottazzini
75. The Night Beat by Harry Bingham
76. Zombieparade / Zombieparade by Max Brooks
77. Mars / Mars by Asja Bakić
Reading List for June
78. Das andere Ufer der Zeit / Time and again by Jack Finney
79. Der Graf von Monte Christo / Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
80. Totenfang / The Restless Dead by Simon Beckett
82. Ziemlich gute Gründe, am Leben zu bleiben / Reasons to Stay Alive
by Matt Haig
83. Love / Lisey's Story by Stephen King
84. Im Strom der Zeit / From Time to Time by Jack Finney
85. Die Teufelin / The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon
86. Flucht in die Schären / I fel sällskap by Viveca Sten
87. Ich weiß, was du letzten Sommer getan hast / I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
88. Die ewigen Toten / The Scent of Death by Simon Beckett
89. Bertrams Hotel / At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
90. Die dunklen Wasser von Arcachon by David Tanner
91. James Bond: Ewig und ein Tag / Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
92. Der Zombie Survival Guide: Überleben unter Untoten / The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
93. Erwartung / Marko effekten by Jussi Adler-Olsen
94. Gaston - Alles für die Katz / Gaston - le cas lagaffe by André Franquin
Reading List for July
95. Farnhams Oase / Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein
96. Die Akademiemorde / Akademimorden by Martin Olczak
97. Charly / Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
98. Der Tote am Pranger / Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
99. Mord ohne Mörder / No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer
100. Verheißung / Den grænseløse by Jussi Adler-Olsen
101. Aké, Jahre der Kindheit / Aké by Wole Soyinka
102. Der Mathelehrer und der Tod by Marc Hofmann
103. Sein erster Fall / The Bigger They Come by A. A. Fair
104. Die Leiche im rosa Nachthemd / Turn on the Heat by A. A. Fair
105. Goldaktien / Gold Comes in Bricks by A. A. Fair
106. Die Mitternachtsbibliothek / The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
107. Mr Monk und die Feuerwehr / Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg
108. Die Verlockung des Autoritären: Warum antidemokratische Herrschaft so populär geworden ist / Twilight of Democracy. The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum
Reading List for August
109. Warten auf Godot / En attendant Godot by Samuel Beckett
110. Mr Monk besucht Hawaii / Mr. Monk goes to Hawaii by Lee Goldberg
111. Frei. Luft. Hölle.: Mein Selbstversuch, den Outdoor-Wahnsinn lieben zu lernen / Hyttebok frå helvete by Are Kalvø
113. Ein Drei-Tassen-Problem by Stefan Winges
114. Das Haus des Windes / The Round House by Louise Erdrich
115. Unzertrennlich: Über den Tod und das Leben / A Matter of Death and Life by Irvin D. Yalom and Marilyn Yalom
116. Armageddon - Das Musical / Armageddon: The Musical by Robert Rankin
117. Ur und andere Zeiten / Prawiek i inne czasy by Olga Tokarczuk
118. Billy Summers / Billy Summers by Stephen King
119. Ich bin viele / We Are Legion by Dennis E. Taylor
120. Die bösen Geschichten der schwarzen Witwer / Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov
121. Totenpfad / The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
122. Der Müllmann by Helmut Wolkenwand
123. Flauschig / Fuzzie by Hanna Bervoets
124. Nemesis / Nemesis Rising by Jilliane Hoffman
125. Endstation für neun / Sér grefur gröf by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
126. Das gefrorene Licht / Sér grefur gröf by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
127. Berlin ist zu groß für Berlin by Hanns Zischler

Reading List for September
128. Die Jupitermonde / The moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro
129. Der begrabene Riese / The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
130. Girl on the Train / The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
131. Demon Road - Hölle und Highway / Demon Road by Derek Landy
132. Demon Road - Höllennacht in Desolation Hill / Desolation by Derek Landy
133. Demon Road - Finale infernale / American Monster by Derek Landy
134. Wir sind Götter / For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
135. Alle diese Welten / All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
136. Bettyville / Bettyville: A Memoir by George Hodgman
137. Factfulness: Wie wir lernen, die Welt so zu sehen, wie sie wirklich ist / Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
138. Wild Card / Making Wolf by Tade Thompson
139. Vom Ende der Einsamkeit by Benedict Wells
140. Der Astronaut / Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
141. Vom Geschlechtsverkehr mit Verwandten ist daher abzuraten by Winfried Schwabe

Books read: 14
Pages read: 5,512 (longest 560 / shortest 208 / average 394)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Canada: 3 / 3 / 1
England: 2 / 2 / 2
Germany: 2 / 2 / 2
Ireland: 3 / 3 / 1
Japan: 1 / 1 / 1
Sweden: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 2 / 2 / 2

Sum: 14 / 14 / 11

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 2 / 2 / 2
male authors: 12 / 12 / 9

not a good ratio...

alive authors: 12 / 12 / 9
dead authors: 2 / 2 / 2

date first published:

1980-1989: 1
2010-2019: 12
2020-2029: 1

Reading List for October
142. Die neununddreißig Stufen / The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
143. Sterntagebücher / Dzienniki gwiazdowe by Stanisław Lem
144. Die Anomalie / L'anomalie by Hervé Le Tellier
145. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis / The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
146. Nur wie ein Gast zur Nacht / Ore'ah nata lalun by Samuel Josef Agnon
147. Die Elfen von New York / The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
148. Das Strandhaus / Beach House by R. L. Stine
149. Adams Pech, die Welt zu retten / Aatami ja Eeva by Arto Paasilinna
150. Das fünfte Kind / The fifth child by Doris Lessing
151. ALLES WAS ICH DIR GEBEN WILL / Todo esto te daré by Dolores Redondo
152. Der Tod kommt nach Mitternacht / Midnight at the Bright Ideas bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
154. Slow Horses / Slow Horses by Mick Herron
155. Der Clan der Magier / A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

Books read: 14
Pages read: 5,050 (longest 608 / shortest 194 / average 361)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

England: 4 / 4 / 4
Finland: 1 / 1 / 1
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Israel: 1 / 1 / 1
Poland: 1 / 1 / 1
Scotland: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 1 / 1 / 1
Sweden: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 3 / 3 / 3

Sum: 14 / 14 / 14

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 3 / 3 / 3
male authors: 11 / 11 / 11

again not a good ratio...

alive authors: 7 / 7 / 7
dead authors: 7 / 7 / 7

date first published:

1910-1919: 1
1930-1939: 1
1950-1959: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 4
2010-2019: 4
2020-2029: 1

Reading List for November
156. American Psycho / American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
157. Das Kind in mir will achtsam morden by Karsten Dusse
158. Selfies / Selfies by Jussi Adler-Olsen
159. Opfer 2117 / Slachtoffer 2117 by Jussi Adler-Olsen
160. Das Echo dunkler Tage / El guardián invisible by Dolores Redondo
161. Adressat unbekannt / Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
162. Der Uhrmacher in der Filigree Street / The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
163. Quiz mit Kemelman / The Nine Mile Walk by Harry Kemelman
164. Nichts zu verlieren: A wie Alibi / A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton

Books read: 9
Pages read: 3,485 (longest 592 / shortest 80 / average 387)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Denmark: 2 / 2 / 1
England: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 4 / 4 / 4

Sum: 9 / 9 / 8

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 4 / 4 / 4
male authors: 5 / 5 / 4

alive authors: 6 / 6 / 5
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 3

date first published:

1930-1939: 1
1960-1969: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 1
2010-2019: 4
2020-2029: 1

Reading List for December
165. Doppelmord per WhatsApp by Yvette Kolb
166. Die vergessenen Kinder / El legado de los huesos by Dolores Redondo
167. Ein Wispern unter Baker Street / Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
168. Im Notfall Buch aufschlagen: Tipps für alle möglichen Katastrophen by Tobias Moorstedt and Jakob Schrenk
169. Denn am Sabbat sollst du ruhen / רצח בשבת בבוקר by Batya Gur
170. Die schwarze Wolke / The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
171. Mr. Parnassus' Heim für magisch Begabte / The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
172. Falsche Ursula / Mujer equivocada by Mercedes Rosende
173. Die Alte / La daronne by Hannelore Cayre
174. Das Alphabet der Knochen / Naming the Bones by Louise Welsh
175. Wilde Saat / Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
176. Der nächtliche Besucher / Ofrenda a la tormenta by Dolores Redondo
177. Finsterau by Andrea Maria Schenkel

Books read: 13
Pages read: 4,524 (longest 576 / shortest 126 / average 348)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

England: 2 / 2 / 2
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 4 / 4 / 4
Israel: 1 / 1 / 1
Scotland: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 2 / 2 / 1
USA: 2 / 2 / 2

Sum: 13 / 13 / 12

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 9 / 9 / 8
male authors: 5 / 5 / 5
(At the turn of the year, I was finally able to return to my good values of January)

alive authors: 11 / 11 / 10
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 3

date first published:

1950-1959: 1
1980-1989: 2
2010-2019: 8
2020-2029: 2

This was also a suggestion from the group - thank you, Paul Cranswick and for the Nobel Prize list.
I had started working my way through chronologically earlier, but then I tired. Now I have taken a liking to it again:

1901 Sully Prudhomme - Intimes Tagebuch
1902 Theodor Mommsen - Römische Geschichte
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson - Meisternovellen
1904 Frédéric Mistral - Mireille
1904 José Echegaray y Eizaquirre - Meisterdramen
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz - Quo Vadis?
1906 Giosuè Carducci - Gedichte
1907 Rudyard Kipling - Dschungelbücher
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken - Sinn und Wert
1909 Selma Lagerlöf - Wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgerson mit den Wildgänsen
1910 Paul Heyse - Italienische Novellen
1911 Count Maurice Maeterlinck - Das Leben der Termiten
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann - Große Erzählungen
1913 Rabindranath Tagore - Gitanjali
1915 Romain Rolland - Meister Breugnon
1916 Verner von Heidenstam - Karl der Zwölfte und seine Krieger
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup - Seit ich zuerst sie sah
1917 Henrik Pontoppidan - Der Teufel am Herd
1919 Carl Spitteler - Prometheus der Dulder
1920 Knut Hamsun - Segen der Erde
1921 Anatole France - Die Schuld des Professors Bonnard
1922 Jacinto Benavente - Der tugendhafte Glücksritter
1923 William Butler Yeats
1924 Wladyslaw Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
1926 Grazia Deledda
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks
1930 Sinclair Lewis
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy
1933 Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
1934 Luigi Pirandello
1936 Eugene O'Neill
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck - Die gute Erde
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse
1947 André Gide
1948 T.S. Elliot
1949 William Faulkner
1950 Bertrand Russell
1951 Pär Lagerkvist
1952 François Mauriac
1953 Sir Winston Churchill
1954 Ernest Hemingway
1955 Halldór Laxness
1956 Juan Ramón Jiménez
1957 Albert Camus
1958 Boris Pasternak - Doktor Schiwago
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andric
1962 John Steinbeck
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre
1965 Michail Sholokhov
1966 Shmuel Yosef Agnon - Nur wie ein Gast zur Nacht
1966 Nelly Sachs
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata
1969 Samuel Beckett - Warten auf Godot
1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1971 Pablo Neruda
1972 Heinrich Böll - Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson
1974 Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer Ein Bräutigam und zwei Bräute
1979 Odysseas Elytis
1980 Czeslaw Milosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez
1983 William Golding
1984 Jaroslav Seifert
1985 Claude Simon
1986 Akinwande Ouwoe Soyinka - Aké, Jahre der Kindheit
1987 Joseph Brodsky
1988 Naguib Mahfouz
1989 Camilo José Cela
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer
1992 Derek Walcott
1993 Toni Morrison - Jazz
1994 Kenzaburo Oe
1995 Seamus Heaney
1996 Wislawa Szymborska
1997 Dario Fo
1998 José Saramago - Die Reise des Elefanten
1999 Günter Grass - Die Blechtrommel
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 Vidiadhar Surjprasad Naipaul
2002 Imre Kertész
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee
2004 Elfriede Jelinek
2005 Harold Pinter
2006 Orhan Pamuk
2007 Doris Lessing - Das fünfte Kind
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa
2011 Tomas Tranströmer
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro Die Jupitermonde
2014 Patrick Modiano
2015 Svetlana Alexievich - Tschernobyl: Eine Chronik der Zukunft
2016 Bob Dylan - It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro Der begrabene Riese
2018 Olga Tokarczuk Ur und andere Zeiten
2019 Peter Handke - Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
2020 Louise Gluck

now there are already 41...

There are already September books, but they come a little later.There are already September books, but they come a little later.

128. Die Jupitermonde / The moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro
German title translated: The moons of Jupiter

Beautiful stories about people and families in Canada.
The stories are self-contained, but always come back to the same family.

129. Der begrabene Riese / The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
German title translated: The Buried Giant

At the beginning of the story I would not have been surprised to see a hobbit, after that it became fairy tale-like, later a kind of knight's saga.
A mist lies over the land, clouding the memory of the people of Britain. An old couple tries to remember and search for their son in a neighboring village.
In the process they experience many adventures, meet a knight of the round table.
The author virtuously plays with the reader's expectations and leads him astray.
A wonderful book about the unreliability of memory and the blessing of forgetting.
Exciting and wonderfully written.
Thank you, Amber for the hint!

And as you can see, translators are more careful with titles of Nobel laureates ;-)

Happy new thread!

Congratulations Thomas on your first third thread!

Your thread is not so much of a secret anymore and rightly so!

>14 drneutron: Thank you, Jim!
>15 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul!

The thread will only be good with visitors like you.

Happy new thread, Thomas!

I hope your vacation in October works out well, third time the charm :-)

Happy New Thread, Thomas, and it looks like it's been good reading for you so far this month.

Happy new thread, Sir! You are definitely reading at a fast pace. Hope the vacation works out this time--fingers crossed for you!

>17 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita.
Under currently proposed regulations, vaccinated individuals would not be subject to major travel restrictions.
So we are hopeful :-)

>18 ronincats: Thank you, Roni - I'm doing something for culture ;-)
But right now I'm just reading fun books - the demon road trilogy by Derek Landy.

>19 Berly: Thank you, Kim - we had a lot of rainy days this year - this helps reading.
We already had 2 vacations - a short week in Freiburg, when my wife had a doctor's appointment and a few days in Berlin.
Next week we want a few days in a Welness hotel, the Lomi Lomi Nui massage is already booked.
And then we are looking forward to the North Sea.

130. Girl on the Train / The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Rachel's train stops in front of one every day at a suburban house, she spins stories about the couple (Megan and Scott) who live there. When Megan disappears, she suspects foul play. Since she is an alcoholic, she is not very believable.
Her ex-husband also lives nearby with his new wife Anna and their young daughter.
The story is told from three points of view: Rachel, Anna and Megan.
The book is excitingly written, but unfortunately you can't tell the three narrators apart very well.

131. Demon Road - Hölle und Highway / Demon Road by Derek Landy

Amber is a normal 16 year old girl, a bit overweight and not very self-confident.
She actually gets along with her parents quite well, until the day they try to kill and eat her. They are demons and need new power. But she discovers that she is a demon herself.
A mad dash to escape begins. Her protector is also a demon with a demonic car.

132. Demon Road - Höllennacht in Desolation Hill / Desolation by Derek Landy

On the run from their parents and the hellhounds the head demon has set on them, Amber and Milo end up in Alaska. Desolation has a ring of protection. But when children are to be sacrificed, she ain intervenes, even if it puts herself in danger. She is assisted by a group of adventurers and an old superhero actor.
Again exciting and funny.

Not familiar with this trilogy, Thomas. Since you are enjoying it so much, I assume it is well done.

If you're looking for a light, fun read for YA, you've come to the right place, Roni. Whereas - it's not just superficial....
I also liked Skulduggery Pleasant, but I like this series by Derek Landy better.

133. Demon Road - Finale infernale / American Monster by Derek Landy

Amber is now a deputy of the head demon and hunts her parents together with Milo.
But she is dissatisfied with the situation and allies herself with evil to free herself.
She finds herself more and more and slowly grows up.
Again, very exciting and well written.
The series has the full monster program: demons, demon hunters, zombies, vampires, witches, serial killers, man-eaters, ghosts, shapeshifters, horror clowns...

134. Wir sind Götter / For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor

German title translated: We are Gods

I love the series!
The original Bob takes care of a settlement of extraterrestrial Stone Age settlers.
A superior alien race is destroying star systems to ruthlessly extract raw materials.
Earth becomes uninhabitable, the remaining inhabitants are to be evacuated.
New colonizable worlds are sought and terraformed.
New technologies are discovered.
A lot of work for the Bobs and a lot of fun for the reader.

135. Alle diese Welten / All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor

German title translated: All These Worlds - Wow this fits!

WE ARE BOB!
A great conclusion to the series.
The Bobs must stick together to save the remaining Earthlings, a space battle begins.
There are problems to be solved on other worlds as well.
But the Bobs didn't fall on their heads.

136. Bettyville / Bettyville: A Memoir by George Hodgman

Again a BB of this gorgeous group - thank you, Linda (Whisper1)
When his mother, at 91, can no longer live alone because of her dementia, the author, who lives in New York, moves in with her in a small Missouri town to stand by her.
Neither of them is used to showing emotions. Homosexuality and earlier drug addiction were also never addressed between parents and son.
As Betty fears for her freedom, daily life is like a small war.
And yet, mother and son love each other, even if they can't express it clearly - but they both know it.
A wonderful book.

>29 SirThomas: Oh, that one does sound good! I may have to put it on the list...

I don't want to stop you in any way...

>26 SirThomas: That's quite a cast for a "light, fun read", Thomas!

The author has really made an effort ;-)

And again a month is over and I'm late.
We were a few days away - in the Black Forest and let us spoil.
Sun, good food, swimming pools, sauna, massages, hikes.
It was very nice and almost consoled me about the fact that I am now 60...

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137. Factfulness: Wie wir lernen, die Welt so zu sehen, wie sie wirklich ist / Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling

A 2019 recommendation - thank you Stephen and Roni.
My public library finally had it available.
A very interesting book on how to learn to evaluate facts and recognize manipulation.
This is more important these days than ever.

138. Wild Card / Making Wolf by Tade Thompson

A recommendation of my newspaper.

Weston Kogi fled to England as a child to escape the unrest in West Africa.
Now he returns for his aunt's funeral.
Not wanting to admit that he is just a security guard, he tells people that he works in homicide. Therefore, he is hired by various rebel groups to solve a murder. To avoid getting killed himself, he starts investigating - and even finds out a few things - but is this good for him?
Hard, brutal, suspenseful.

139. Vom Ende der Einsamkeit by Benedict Wells

English title: The End of Loneliness

Jules Moreau loses his parents as a child and is sent to a home with his siblings. They are divided into different groups and can no longer be together.
Later life is not always easy either
Jules tells his and their story when he is in the hospital after a motorcycle accident.
A wonderful story about love, loss, grief and hope.
I cried while reading it and still smiled and found it beautiful.

140. Der Astronaut / Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

A recommendation from DrNeutron - thank you!

Ryland Grace wakes up from a coma without any memory. He has to realize that he is alone in a spaceship, his comrades are dead.
Gradually he realizes that he is the only salvation of mankind. An alien unintelligent life form colonizes the sun and darkens it.
He is on his way to a solar system that is not darkened to find out why.
On his mission, he meets an alien who has the same goal. Since both are cut off from any help, they work together.
Very well written and scientifically backed, another variation on the theme MacGyver in space.

141. Vom Geschlechtsverkehr mit Verwandten ist daher abzuraten by Winfried Schwabe

German title translated: Sexual intercourse with relatives is therefore not recommended

A collection of bizarre court decisions.
More or less funny.

A great Idea I found on drneutron's thread:
"What Hubble Saw on Your Birthday!" link: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday
Mine is "BLACK HOLE ESO 243-49 HLX-1"

And the stats for September:

Books read: 14
Pages read: 5,512 (longest 560 / shortest 208 / average 394)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Canada: 3 / 3 / 1
England: 2 / 2 / 2
Germany: 2 / 2 / 2
Ireland: 3 / 3 / 1
Japan: 1 / 1 / 1
Sweden: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 2 / 2 / 2

Sum: 14 / 14 / 11

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 2 / 2 / 2
male authors: 12 / 12 / 9

not a good ratio...

alive authors: 12 / 12 / 9
dead authors: 2 / 2 / 2

date first published:

1980-1989: 1
2010-2019: 12
2020-2029: 1

>34 SirThomas: Looks good to spend some time, Thomas.
Where did you stay?

>41 SirThomas: You did well in September.

>42 FAMeulstee: we were in the Elztalhotel in Oberwinden.
The first picture I took from the balcony of our room, the second on the terrace of the restaurant, the third on a hike.
It is very beautiful there and you can also make nice excursions.
For example The Kandel (a panoramic mountain), The open-air museum Vogtsbauernhof (a compilation of old Black Forest houses), The waterfalls of Triberg,...

Thank you, but it is no comparison to your 25 ;-)

I forgot the the stats for the third quarter:

Books read: 141
Pages read: 49,695 (longest 1,494 / shortest 7 / average 352)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Australia: 2 / 2 / 2
Austria: 1 / 1 / 1
Belarus: 1 / 1 / 1
Bosnia: 1 / 1 / 1
Canada: 7 / 7 / 3
Denmark: 1 / 1 / 1
England: 21 / 21 / 15
France: 2 / 2 / 2
Germany: 22 / 22 / 20
Iceland: 1 / 1 / 1
Ireland: 4 / 4 / 2
Italy: 1 / 1 / 1
Japan: 1 / 1 / 1
Mexico: 1 / 1 / 1
Netherlands: 2 / 2 / 2
Nigeria: 2 / 2 / 2
Norway: 1 / 1 / 1
Poland: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 1 / 1 / 1
Sweden: 20 / 20 / 10
Switzerland: 2 / 2 / 1
USA: 54 / 54 / 38

Sum: 150 / 150 / 108

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 60 / 60 / 42
male authors: 90 / 90 / 66

alive authors: 106 / 106 / 77
dead authors: 44 / 44 / 31

date first published:

1890-1899: 2
1910-1919: 1
1930-1939: 5
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 4
1960-1969: 10
1970-1979: 6
1980-1989: 9
1990-1999: 8
2000-2009: 14
2010-2019: 70
2020-2029: 10

Impressive stats Thomas - well done.

Trust that you will have a great Sunday, my friend.

>43 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas.
I looked up Oberwinden, and in February 2013 we did spend a week not very far from there in Gutach (not Gutach in Breisgau, but the other 20km northeast). That was when we also got to Freiburg. We saw the (partly frozen) waterfall in Triberg, and went to Rottweil.

>45 PaulCranswick: Thank you very much, Paul.
Our Sunday was restful.
I changed our water filter, for lunch we had semolina dumpling soup.
In the afternoon we went into town for a stroll. Today was shopping Sunday. (Normally the stores are closed on Sunday in our country). It was almost like it used to be, people on the street, little bands playing on many corners - and almost no rain.
Oh yes - and I also read.

>46 FAMeulstee: I hope you enjoyed it, Anita.
Freiburg is a beautiful city, my wife grew up there.

And there were books...


142. Die neununddreißig Stufen / The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

German title translated: The Thirty-Nine Steps - WOW! A fitting translation!

Richard Hannay lives in England and is bored. When his neighbor confides in him an incredible story and is subsequently murdered, this changes.
Since he himself falls under suspicion and the enemies are overpowering, he flees and begins to investigate himself.
He gets on the track of a huge conspiracy.
Of course he gets into danger again and again, of course he gets surprising help or can help himself.
But hey, the book is from 1915, you hardly notice the age.
Exciting and lively written.

143. Sterntagebücher / Dzienniki gwiazdowe by Stanisław Lem

English title: The Star Diaries
German title translated: Star Diaries - And again a fitting translation!

A classic of science fiction.
Ijon Tichy tells of his travels through the galaxy.
There's artificial intelligence, time travel, cyborgs.
But some things are unchanged - stupidity and bureaucracy.
It's a satire, but sometimes a bit too long winded for my taste.
This is one of the few cases where I love the TV series more than the book. It is very lovingly and whimsically designed - The rocket is in the shape of a coffee pot, the interior corresponds to an old Berlin apartment (that's where it was filmed), it is launched with an old front door key. He builds his partner, the analog hallucinette, his holographic assistant from the electronics of the dishwasher.
I should watch TV again...

Hi Thomas, found you!
A belated Happy Birthday from me. It sounds like a great time with massages and good food. I'm jealous.

Hi Jennifer, I'm glad you found me, it's a pleasure to have you here.
Yes, it was a very nice time and the vacation almost made me forget that I am an old fart now....
Have a wonderful Sunday.

144. Die Anomalie / L'anomalie by Hervé Le Tellier

English title: The Anomaly

A plane flies through a storm and wants to land in New York.
But the same plane has already landed 3 months ago.
After Nineeleven, protocols have been drawn up for every conceivable situation in air traffic. But this case is not included in it.
Now protocol 42 (I love the allusion to the hitchhiker) takes effect.
Also, the questions asked of the passengers are familiar They come as the movie close encounters of the third kind .
The story of individual passengers is told - the pilot, a hitman, a writer,....
Many social, family, and even religious issues and implications arise.
Intelligently and excitingly written.

A few quotes:
>>You will also find a hoodie with the White House logo in it. The president insisted on dedicating it to you personally.>>
Before Adrian can say a word, the chief of protocol hastens to add
>

There is life after death, especially after that of others.

>34 SirThomas: Belated happy birthday, Thomas. When is the correct date? It looks like we could be twins 😉

Thank you, Barbara.
it's the 23rd, so the 6 days gap do not matter from today's point of view.
With 0.03% difference you can well talk about twins😉!

>54 SirThomas: Glad to have finally found my twin. BTW if I would have been a boy my name would have been Thomas.

That fits very well, Thomas is a biblical name of Aramaic origin and means "the twin", derived from the ancient Aramaic te'oma (twin).

But I like Barbara much better than Thomasina.

Since yesterday I am reading three books at the same time.
I do not usually do that, but there are reasons:
A Night in the Lonesome October has 31 chapters one for each day, so I read every day the chapter of the day.
A guest for the night is my regular book.
Yesterday was the 42. aniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy so I had to begin this gorgeous book!

>56 SirThomas: 🙈😂

The 42nd anniversary of the Guide? And I missed it? You definitely needed to start it!

>59 drneutron: Yes, the urge was overwhelming - and I have not regretted it:


145. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis / The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Here is nothing to say - one of my favourite books!
I don't know how many times I've read the series - it's always fun.

I am also a twin - biologically. I am Danny Devito to his Arnold.

>60 SirThomas: I must read that one someday, Thomas.

>61 PaulCranswick: 😂 I like Danny Devito a lot! This is what he has in common with you, Paul.

I am curious how you will like the hitchhiker...

>62 SirThomas: That is so nice of you to say, Thomas!

I will hunt down a copy of it and read it soon and let you know.

>34 SirThomas: Happy belated!! And 60 is better than being underground, so enjoy. : ) I am not far behind you....!

>57 SirThomas: I loved The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy! I hope you are enjoying am glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you very much, Kim. Then I have something ahead of you.

The Hitchhiker has been with me since my early twenties and I keep returning to it.

I first read the Hitchhiker books when I was in high school and have been in love with them ever since. So imaginative and hilarious!

I feel the same way Amber.

146. Nur wie ein Gast zur Nacht / Ore'ah nata lalun by Samuel Josef Agnon

German title translated: Only like a guest to the night
English title: A Guest for the Night

The first-person narrator tells how he returns from Israel to his hometown between the world wars and spends almost a year there.
It is a melancholy book, full of sorrow for what has been lost and there is a sense of what will soon be lost again.
Beautifully written, but very self-centered and very lengthy. I couldn't really get into the book and it took me quite a long time to finish it.

>57 SirThomas: I enjoyed this day very much, I love the graveyard scene!
Reading only one chapter every day is a fun experience.

>69 SirThomas: I just had a look at my library, but they don't have a copy.
Happy Sunday, Thomas.

I am sorry for that, Barbara.
Thank you, I had. Sunday was quite calm, with a sun walk.
Have a wonderful start to the week.

Another birthday book, when I was browsing LT last Thursday, it was the author's birthday, the book was available, so....


147. Die Elfen von New York / The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar

German title translated: The fairies of New York

When the story starts with a hungover elf puking on your carpet, don't expect highbrow literature, but you'll get fun!
A group of English elves who had granted asylum to 2 Scottish elves flees to Ireland from the English elf king who brutally oppresses the elf world. They celebrate the successful escape so exuberantly that they come to only in New York again.
There are people who can see elves, magic instruments, love, brawls, chaos, ghosts, humor....
A good, wacky vacation read.

The last few days I had a lot to do, because I had to finish some projects at work.
But that has its reason, on Sunday we go to the North Sea early in the morning!
Last spring we had to leave after 3 days, today it looks better thanks to the vaccinations and we are really looking forward to it.
The picture of >1 SirThomas: we made last year, when we had to leave again the next day.
2 weeks of sun, water, wind, rain and good food!

Suitable for the season:


148. Das Strandhaus / Beach House by R. L. Stine

German title translated: The Beach House

In 1956, some teenagers are murdered near a creepy house. 30 years later, a group of teenagers is near the house again. When 2 of the group disappear, eerie connections come to light.
A nice little story about loners, murder and revenge.

I wish you a fantastic vacation.

Hurray for vacation plans!! Have a fantastic time. : )

>73 SirThomas: I am used to holidays on the English North Sea coast, Thomas and it was nearly always cold!

Hope you have a splendid time, whatever the weather.

>75 Ameise1:, >76 Berly: Thank you, Barbara, thank you, Kim - we ordered a table for tomorrow evening at one of our favorite restaurants - 5 minutes walk. That will be a good start.

>77 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul - as they say in the north - there is no bad weather, there are only unsuitable clothes. Next week the forecast is cloudy but dry with 10-15°C (50-59°F).
We are so happy to see the sea and smell the salty air, so every weather will be fine.

Just came a report on the radio about #bookstagram.
Of course, I immediately looked it up and found a beautiful quote:

- If in doubt, Read.
- If in certainity, Read.
- If the world turns, Read.
- If the world burns, Read.
- In sadness, Read.
- In madness, Read.
- In summer, Read.
- In winter, Read with tea/coffee.
- Got some time, Just Read.

Whereas I would prefer a glass of red wine to read. Tea or coffee is always already cold when I think about taking a sip

>73 SirThomas: Safe travels tomorrow, Thomas, enjoy your two weeks at Sylt!

>78 SirThomas: I like that saying, Thomas.

Enjoy the salt sea air.

>80 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita. The first week is over and we have a wonderful time.

>81 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul. It is great here - an warmer than in March, the time we are usually here.

Sorry for the delay, there is no wifi here and with the smartphone it is hard do post.
Updates will follow after our return at home.

A short reading update:
149: Adams Pech, die Welt zu retten
150: Das fünfte Kind
151: ALLES WAS ICH DIR GEBEN WILL
152: Der Tod kommt nach Mitternacht
153: Cold Case - Das verschwundene Mädchen
154: Slow Horses
155: Der Clan der Magier
More next week when we are at home again...

>83 SirThomas: Congratulations on reaching 2 x 75, Thomas!

I hope you liked Alles was ich dir geben will.

>84 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita and thank you for the recommodation - I loved the book!

#151 This was a five stars for me. I can highly recommend the trilogy, which she has written. Couldn't put the books aside.

>86 Ameise1: Il loved the book!
Das Echo dunkler Tage is available for loan from my local library, I have reserved the two following books and will be happy when they become available to me.

Now we are back from vacation, it was a wonderful time.
I will post a few photos, but first to the books:


149. Adams Pech, die Welt zu retten / Aatami ja Eeva by Arto Paasilinna

English title: Adam & Eve
German title translated: Adam's bad luck to save the world

Aatami Rymättylä invents a miracle battery, unfortunately he is broke, but he finds a lawyer who takes care of him. When success seems near, a killer is sent after him, as the oil industry is afraid for their profits.
Whimsical, Funny, Somewhat suspenseful, a good vacation read.

150. Das fünfte Kind / The fifth child by Doris Lessing

German title translated: The fifth child

What happens in a middle-class family when a child is born who doesn't fit in in any way?
A somewhat different family story - and another book for my Nobel list.

151. ALLES WAS ICH DIR GEBEN WILL / Todo esto te daré by Dolores Redondo

English title: All This I Will Give to You
German title translated: All I want to give you

The writer Manuel is happily married to the entrepreneur Álvaro. When Alvaro dies in an accident, Manuel learns that his husband led a life he had no idea about. Shocked, he begins to investigate and gets on the trail of a series of murders.
A wonderful book, thank you for the recommendation, Anita (FAMeulstee).

>87 SirThomas: Enjoy, Thomas, I really liked the first two books. Sadly the third was not published in Dutch translation.

>88 SirThomas: Looking forward to your vacation photos.

>90 SirThomas: You are welcome :-)

Double post - Just now I thanked you ;-)
I hope the third volume is available for you soon.

>92 SirThomas: Crossposting on our threads, active at LT at the same time :-)

>93 FAMeulstee: 😃

152. Der Tod kommt nach Mitternacht / Midnight at the Bright Ideas bookstore by Matthew Sullivan

German title translated: Death comes after midnight

Another BB from Anita, but this time from figsfromthistle.
Lydia survived as a child when the family she was visiting was murdered.
Now she works in a bookstore and represses the past. When a customer hangs himself and she finds a child's picture of herself with him, she must face the past and investigates herself.
Beautifully and excitingly written.

153. Cold Case - Das verschwundene Mädchen / Cold Case: Försvunnen by Tina Frennstedt

German title translated: Cold Case - The Missing Girl

This BB is from Barbara (Ameise1):
A series of murders reminds of old cases, the expert for cold cases, Tess Hjalmarsson begins to investigate.
A race against time begins - exciting and well written.

154. Slow Horses / Slow Horses by Mick Herron

And again thank you, Barbara!
A group of secret agents, shunted off to a special unit for incompetence, gets on the trail of a conspiracy.
At first I had slight difficulties with the writing style, but then I was drawn into the book.

155. Der Clan der Magier / A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
German title translated in English: The clan of magicians

Jack the Ripper, Dr. Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and others in a setting of H. P. Lovecraft - told by a dog.
31 chapters, one for each day in October. A group of people and their animal helpers prepare for the opening of the gates on Haloween night. Who is friend and who is foe? The story increases from day to day.
This time I read one chapter a day, like an advent calendar in Oktober - This will be a yearly read for me - thank you again, Roni.

And the stats for October:

Books read: 14
Pages read: 5,050 (longest 608 / shortest 194 / average 361)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

England: 4 / 4 / 4
Finland: 1 / 1 / 1
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Israel: 1 / 1 / 1
Poland: 1 / 1 / 1
Scotland: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 1 / 1 / 1
Sweden: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 3 / 3 / 3

Sum: 14 / 14 / 14

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 3 / 3 / 3
male authors: 11 / 11 / 11

again not a good ratio...

alive authors: 7 / 7 / 7
dead authors: 7 / 7 / 7

date first published:

1910-1919: 1
1930-1939: 1
1950-1959: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 4
2010-2019: 4
2020-2029: 1

Glad you had a good vacation! Did you read your way through it?

Happy Wednesday!

>95 SirThomas: Glad that BB worked out for you :)

Glad you had a wonderful time on vacation. Can't wait to see the pics :)

>100 mstrust: Thank you, Jennifer, what else can you do when you have no wifi ;-)
Thank God it also rained a few times.

>101 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita - You have already helped me to a lot of reading pleasure.

As promised the pics:


Our first view of the sea during the crossing with the car train

We had calm and sun:


Wind:


Food:


And mood:

Beautiful shot of the sea. And do I see a meal of seared scallops?

Yes, with purple potatoes, beluga lentils and saffron sauce.
On the other side grilled veal chops with spinach and rosemary potatoes Italian style
it was both yummy ...

Beautiful!

Thank you, Jim!

November had some books too:


156. American Psycho / American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Among other things, an encyclopedia of clothing styles and music albums.
In between a few gruesome murders.
A psycogram of a psychopath, for me partly a bit too drastic.

157. Das Kind in mir will achtsam morden by Karsten Dusse

I discovered this book while browsing the bookstores during our vacation:
Björn Diemel applies his learned mindfulness to his inner child.
The story of the first volume is continued, it is again funny and exciting.
Some scenes made me laugh out loud - how to get rid of annoying requests for change in kindergarten, how to distract the inner child when he wants to be there when throwing Molotov cocktails and you yourself prefer to have sex...

158. Selfies / Selfies by Jussi Adler-Olsen

An old woman is beaten to death, there are parallels to an old case, the special squad investigates again.
Rose, however, is not well, her ghosts of the past give her a hard time.
In parallel, welfare recipients are murdered by car, here too there is ultimately a relationship to Rose.
This time Rose and her story is more in the center.
The book is again well written and exciting, but the level drops a bit.

>103 SirThomas: You make me long for the sea, Thomas. Looking at your lovely pictures isn't the same, although I can almost smel the sea looking at them :-)

>103 SirThomas: I can almost taste the salt air, Thomas.

>110 SirThomas: Adler-Olsen is a reliably good read isn't he?

Have a great weekend.

>111 FAMeulstee: I miss it already too, Anita.

>112 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, the weekend was very nice.
On Friday I ordered mei belated birthday present from a golf store and on Saturday my golf watch already arrived - of course I was well occupied.
Yesterday we had our traditional Christmas dinner (for 2020).
For many years we have been getting together with the whole family after Christmas to eat together. So the parents had time to celebrate with their family, aunts, uncles and grandparents then had much more of the children than at Christmas itself. Now they are all grown up, the grandparents have died, but the tradition lives on.
Even my brother-in-law looks forward to it and comes with his new partner - my sister died 13 years ago.
It was uncommon, but we are all double-vaccinated and cautious, so we took a chance.

159. Opfer 2117 / Slachtoffer 2117 by Jussi Adler-Olsen

English title: Victim 2117
German title translated: Victim 2117

As >112 PaulCranswick: said: Adler-Olsen is a reliably good read
This time it's not about meticulous investigations of old cases, a potential spree killer reports to Gordon and announces a massacre.
Assad's family is involved in a terrorist attack, Assad and Carl try everything to save them and prevent the attack.
Lots of action and very suspenseful - a great read.

>113 SirThomas: How nice you all managed to continue the tradition, Thomas, although a bit late. It still was a get together after Chrismas 2020 ;-)

Better late than never ;-)
We've been doing the family dinners for a while at the beginning of the year. But we had lockdown then. In summer it did not fit and now we had time and were all vaccinated...
But for now we do not have to wait so long for the next time :)

Hello! Glad your trip was so lovely and thanks for sharing the pics. You have been reading up a storm! Wow, 2 x 75 and then some. Nice job. : )

>113 SirThomas: It's so nice to celebrate and be with family. We are hosting Thanksgiving a little early this weekend, but we are hosting out in the garage with the doors open and four separate tables so that we keep everyone safe. My daughter is traveling to visit her fiancées parents and one fo them is currently getting chemo so they are being very careful. I am just glad we get to see everyone!

Thank you, Kim!
Yes, it is very nice to see the family with the nieces and nephews.
It was a strange atmosphere, a lot of joy, with some uncertainty in the background.
My sister was the center of the family and we are happy that my brother-in-law and his partner come to the family celebrations even after 13 years.
I wish you all the best for your celebration!

And another recommendation from this gorgeous group - thank you, Barbara (>86 Ameise1:).


160. Das Echo dunkler Tage / El guardián invisible by Dolores Redondo

English title: The Invisible Guardian
German title translated: The echo of dark days

A very atmospheric story from the Spanish Pyrenees.
Amaia Salazar is sent to Elizondo to solve 3 murders of young girls.
For her it also becomes a journey into the past and old traumas.
Local mythology also plays a role.
Beautifully and excitingly written.

Thank you, Anita (FAMeulstee) for this one!.

161. Adressat unbekannt / Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

German title translated: Addressee unknown

Just a few letters in 80 pages, but what a force!
Martin Schulse moves to Germany in 1932, while his Jewish friend Max Eisenstein continues to run their joint gallery in San Francisco.
Martin succumbs to Nazi ideology and makes a career for himself, while Max fears for his family in Germany.
The superficially innocuous letters have deadly consequences.
In this book it becomes clear what it really means to live in a dictatorship and what freedom of expression means. Nowadays, this is often misused by certain groups as a reproach to, among others, the vaccinated. Freedom of speech means that everyone is allowed to express his opinion freely, but not that everyone has to agree with this opinion...

Edit: Cover changed - thank you, Anita.

>120 SirThomas: I didn't know I inspired you to pick up Adressat unbekant, Thomas. It is a powerful little book. Indeed, freedom of speech doesn't mean everyone has to agree.
(I think you forgot to put the right cover with it)

Thank you for the note, Anita - copy & paste is not easy to use...

>122 SirThomas: You are welcome, Thomas, I also regular have trouble with the correct use of copy & paste ;-)

>123 FAMeulstee: When bugs are pointed out so nicely and you can fix them so easily, it's all good.
In addition, we have a warm apartment and hot water again this morning. Over the weekend, the heating kept failing, I was able to restart it some times, but it didn't help for long. On Monday morning the mechanics came, then everything was cold. Yesterday, the fault was finally found (hopefully). In the afternoon, the water was then already lukewarm and I could shower after sports - In an apartment building it takes longer for everything to get warm again.

In addition, I have found today another lovely quote in my calendar:

Trübsal blasen wir alle mitunter, aber Konzerte damit zu geben ist nicht empfehlenswert.
Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen

It can be translated as - We all mope from time to time, but giving concerts with it is not recommended.
It is a pun - You can understand mope as an instrument to be blown.

Thomas, I know you don't celebrate this holiday, but I still wanted to take a moment to say I am so very grateful for you, my LT friend.

I wish you (and yours) happiness and health today the American day of Thanksgiving. And Lebkuchen. : )

Thank you so much for thinking of me, Kim.
It is wonderful to have so many friends here.
You're right, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, and I haven't had Lebkuchen yet - but the first Zimtsterne (cinnamon stars?) - that counts too, right?

162. Der Uhrmacher in der Filigree Street / The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

I bought this book on vacation while browsing the bookstores - a lovely paper book....
A small telegraph operator finds a beautifully crafted clock in his room that saves his life during a bombing in London. He meets the watchmaker (a Japanese man) and is drawn into a conspiracy. In the process, he outgrows himself. A nice little SteamPunk story, quite nice.I bought this book on vacation while browsing the bookstores - a lovely paper book....
A minor telegraph operator finds a beautifully crafted clock in his room that saves his life during a bombing in London. He meets the watchmaker (a Japanese man) and is drawn into a conspiracy. In the process, he outgrows himself. A nice little SteamPunk story, not more.

At the moment I'm pretty busy, so I don't have that much time, also my reading speed has slowed down - hopefully only temporarily.

But we managed to pick up the advent calendar from our favorite restaurant again yesterday.
Last year we had found wonderful little surprises:


This year we are already full of anticipation:

>128 SirThomas: Looking forward to hear about all the goodies that will come from the advent calender packages!

We too, Anita!

163. Quiz mit Kemelman / The Nine Mile Walk by Harry Kemelman

German title translated: Quiz with Kemelman

Eight short stories to puzzle along with. The reader has the same chance to solve the puzzle as the novel's hero, Nicky Welt.
Interesting and good to read.

Thomas, my friend, I am sorry to have been away so long! So much has happened--birthday, vacations to the sea, Christmas 2020, a reread of A Night in the Lonesome October (yes, I read it that way again this year, and you are welcome), and I am so envious of that wonderful "Advent Calendar". Your visits to my thread have been a great comfort, and I shall try to reciprocate more regularly.

Thank you very much, Roni.
It's not important how often you stop by, it's important that you're doing well.
But I'm always happy to see you here.

164. Nichts zu verlieren: A wie Alibi / A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton

German title translated: Nothing to lose: A is for Alibi (The book was published with two different titles)

A hardboiled investigator in search of a murderer.
Kinsey Millhone is hired by a widow to find the real killer of her husband, she herself was in prison for 8 years innocent (as she says).
What starts out as a boring research job turns into an exciting and dangerous adventure.
A very enjoyable read.

A quote:
Except for cases that obviously have a bloodthirsty maniac behind them, the police like to believe that murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right about that - an eerie thought when you're sitting down to dinner with a family of five. All those potential murderers poking at their plates.

And the stats for November (the poorest this year):

Books read: 9
Pages read: 3,485 (longest 592 / shortest 80 / average 387)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Denmark: 2 / 2 / 1
England: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 4 / 4 / 4

Sum: 9 / 9 / 8

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 4 / 4 / 4
male authors: 5 / 5 / 4

alive authors: 6 / 6 / 5
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 3

date first published:

1930-1939: 1
1960-1969: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 1
2010-2019: 4
2020-2029: 1

>126 SirThomas: Cinnamon stars! They absolutely count. : )

>128 SirThomas: I have an advent calendar, too. Mine is tea!!

>135 SirThomas: Wishing you better stats for December! Mine are usually worse this month because so much is going on, but we'll see...

>136 Berly: Thank you, Kim - they were really tasty.
I have a secondary calendar - with coffee capsules!
I hope it will soon be a little quieter with us and I will get more time to to read, the beginning is already good, the first 2 are finished.

And a short advent calender update:

1) Speculoos truffle chocolates
2) Pea hummus
3) Poultry terrine

A BB from Paul Stalder - thank you!

165. Doppelmord per WhatsApp by Yvette Kolb

German title translated: Double murder by WhatsApp

A funny murder story, told mainly in WhatsApp messages.
Insidiousness, love, jealousy, hatred is gradually discharged.
The idea is good, the execution not quite.
The drawings by Jürgen von Tomei are very amusing.

And another BB - Thank you, Barbara!

166. Die vergessenen Kinder / El legado de los huesos by Dolores Redondo

English Title: The Legacy of the Bones
German title translated: The forgotten children

Again Amaia Salazar investigates in Elizondo.
This time it is about several murderers who kill themselves after the crime. Little by little it turns out that the perpetrators were controlled by a gifted manipulator.
And that the cases have a direct relation to Amaia.
Very atmospheric, you can not put the book out of your hand.

>138 SirThomas: So gourmet! I hope you're loving all the flavors. Mmmm, speculoos truffles...

>141 mstrust: yes we do!
And the truffles were yummy - the filling was so creamy...

but we also have our own delicacies:

Caramel candies and marzipan balls with chocolate coating.
Cookies with marzipan and icing, Meringue, currant raspberry jelly.
Hilda buns (with Currant raspberry jelly), Butter pastry, english tea stollen,

(I was even allowed to help out a little)

>128 SirThomas: Ooh very nice!

>134 SirThomas: I recently acquired that one. Glad it was a great read!

Have a wonderful weekend and Ich wünsche dir einen schönen ersten Advent.

>142 SirThomas: Oh, yum!! I am very lucky to have a friend who is a wonderful baker and I received a box of her goodies last night. They are going fast....!

>143 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita, I hope, you will enjoy the book.
I wish you the same!

>142 SirThomas: You're right, Kim, I am (among many other things) also very grateful for the cooking and baking skills of my wife.
(with mouth full) I have no idea why the etagere is always so quickly empty again!

Calendar update:

4) Züri Nüssli (Shortbread with jam filling)
5) Parmesan stars

>142 SirThomas: Very enticing! Which one should I grab first?
I've been making lots of treats too, as my husband gives out tins of my cookies to his work associates. This is the first year I've made candy too.

>147 mstrust: I ask myself this question every time.
My favourites are the cookies with marzipan and icing - the ornament is from me ;-)

And there are another two days of our advent calendar:
6) Curd stollen
7) Lemon pepper vinegar

167. Ein Wispern unter Baker Street / Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

German title translated: A whisper under Baker Street

Once again Peter Grant has to solve a murder with a magical connection. This time mainly in the London subway tunnels.
Pleasant and exciting to read, but I can't really get into the series.
But then, there are so many other good books....

168. Im Notfall Buch aufschlagen: Tipps für alle möglichen Katastrophen by Tobias Moorstedt and Jakob Schrenk

German title translated: In case of emergency open book: tips for all kinds of disasters

A guidebook for all kinds of disasters. Not serious enough as real help, not funny enough as a gag.

After an eventful time I report back.
Almost 2 years ago we had booked a vacation apartment in Pfronten (Bavaria) for the pre-Christmas period.
Last year was lockdown and we were not allowed, this year the incidences there were so high that an accommodation ban was pronounced. We had resigned ourselves to it.
In the middle of last week we got an email that we were allowed to travel after all.
I managed to organize my work so that the vacation was possible again.
Last Sunday we went and yesterday we came back after a wonderful week. We had a wonderful apartment with wood-burning stove and infrared cabin, wonderful weather with sun and snow and a wonderful time.
Now we are at home well rested.

Calendar update:
8) Paprika almond hummus
9) Mocha baisser
10) Spiced mustard
11) Grape punch jelly
12) Christmas Liqueur
13) Olive bread chops
14) Butter cookies
15) Nut granola
16) Christmas chocolate
17) Tomato sea salt
18) Nougat kringle

Book update:

169. Denn am Sabbat sollst du ruhen / רצח בשבת בבוקר by Batya Gur

English title: The Saturday Morning Murder
German title translated: For on the Sabbath you shall rest

I'm pretty sure this was also a recommendation from the group last year or the year before.
A murder of a respected psychoanalyst. All the suspects are also respected psychoanalysts.
A book that is challenging to read, I had to find my way in at first, but then it got better and better.

170. Die schwarze Wolke / The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle

German title translated: The Black Cloud

A recommendation from Paul C.

A black cloud is approaching Earth and threatens to absorb sunlight.
A group of scientists tries to solve the mystery of the cloud and prevent the worst. But politics interferes.
A scientifically based SF novel from 1957 - still current and a good read.

171. Mr. Parnassus' Heim für magisch Begabte / The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

German title translated: Mr. Parnassus' Home for the Magically Gifted

A recommendation from Kim and Amber and others...

Linus Baker is an orphanage inspector, absolutely loyal and does not ask questions outside of his job.
Therefore, he is sent to a special home where the special of the special children are taken care of.
Little by little he finds access to the children, the home's director and himself.
A beautiful book about being different and accepting it.

172. Falsche Ursula / Mujer equivocada by Mercedes Rosende

German title translated: Wrong Ursula

A recommendation from the Radio

Ursula finds herself fat and unattractive and is dissatisfied with her life.
She gets a call demanding a ransom for her kidnapped husband.
Since she is not married, she begins to investigate herself. A book with bitter black humor, a bit too wooden for me.

173. Die Alte / La daronne by Hannelore Cayre

English title: The Godmother
German title translated: The old

A recommendation from the Amazon-Reviews for Wrong Ursula

Patience Portefeux ekes out an existence as a translator for the judiciary. To finance her mother's retirement home, she works day and night.
She also translates intercepted police phone calls. She finds some of the drug dealers quite sympathetic. When she learns that the son of her mother's caregiver is about to be arrested, she warns him and he is able to hide the hashish from inspection.
But in doing so, she sets off a spiral of violence and becomes a criminal herself.
Black humor here too, but not with a mallet, but with a foil.

>151 SirThomas: Such an unexpected and pleasant surprise, Thomas, that you could go on vacation. How nice your work didn't stand in the way for it, and the weather was good :-)

Thank you very much Anita, we had a great time.
And in 40 years of work I have realized that I am not necessarily unimportant, but not irreplaceable. It runs even when I'm not there - if not even better ;-)

And today we had a glas of baked apple compote in our calendar.

Oooh, your advent gets more and more delicious!

Indeed - and it goes on:
20: cantuccini
21: Greaves lard
22: Cointreau truffle pralines

Cointreau is a liqueur made from orange peel...

All the best wishes for you, Jennifer!

And yesterday we got our early Christmas present - our booster vaccination.
That was my first treatment at the gynecologist ;-)

>161 SirThomas: Sounds good, Thomas, especially the Contreau pralines.

>162 SirThomas: LOL! Glad you got you booster, no matter where it was ;-)
We will get our boosters next week.

>151 SirThomas: Fun! I am so glad you got to go and had such a nice time.

>155 SirThomas: And I am glad my recommendation was a good one. A lot of people seem to like The House in the Cerulean Sea and now you're another fan!

>162 SirThomas: Interesting place to get the booster, but you did it. : )

>163 FAMeulstee: Yes it was very yummy, Anita.
I hope everything works out with your booster

>164 Berly: Thank you, Kim!
I think, this will be not the last book of the author!

After meanwhile also the veterinary surgeons should vaccinate, I have caught a normal place ;-)

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and stay healthy!



This is our wonderful Advent calendar at a glance:
1) Speculoos truffle chocolates
2) Pea hummus
3) Poultry terrine
4) Züri Nüssli (Shortbread with jam filling)
5) Parmesan stars
6) Curd stollen
7) Lemon pepper vinegar
8) Paprika almond hummus
9) Mocha baisser
10) Spiced mustard
11) Grape punch jelly
12) Christmas Liqueur
13) Olive bread chops
14) Butter cookies
15) Nut granola
16) Christmas chocolate
17) Tomato sea salt
18) Nougat kringle
19) baked apple compote
20) cantuccini
21) Greaves lard
22) Cointreau truffle pralines
23) Plum relish
24) Gingerbread and a Lavender soap from a social workshop

Have a lovely holiday, Thomas.

>167 ronincats: Thank you very much, the same for you, Roni.

>168 PaulCranswick: Thank you very much, Paul. I wish you the same!

These were our family ornaments this year and, despite COVID, a merry time was had by all. I hope the same is true for your holiday and here's to next year!!

Thank you Kim - I like your ornaments!
We had contemplative days - with online worship, walks and books - a lovely time.

And we had wishes as well:
Dear Santa Claus,
I wish for a fat bank account and a fat minus on the scale.
But please don't mix them up again like last year!

>171 SirThomas: LOL, your note to Santa. I love it. I missed this year, but next year I am asking for the same thing!

I hope, your wishes will come true, Kim - next year's and the current!

And there were books...


174. Das Alphabet der Knochen / Naming the Bones by Louise Welsh

German title translated: The alphabet of bones

Murray Watson is a not very successful literature professor and wants to rehabilitate a forgotten dead poet.
With his research, he sets off a chain of unexpected events that cause more deaths.
Interesting and excitingly written.

175. Wilde Saat / Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

German title translated: Wild Seed - wow that fits!

I became aware of the author through Paul C.

The book has been classified by the publisher as SF, for me it is more fantasy and fairy tale.
Doro is an thousands of years old killer who takes over the bodies of the people he kills. He runs a breeding program to create a race of special people.
Anyanwu is an immortal healer who can transform her body. She wants to protect her people. To make this possible, she submits to him and follows him to the USA.
When she realizes that he is losing his humanity more and more, she flees. But after many years he tracks her down.
A wonderful story about humanity and trust in one's own strength.

176. Der nächtliche Besucher / Ofrenda a la tormenta by Dolores Redondo

English title: Offering to the Storm
German title translated: The nocturnal visitor

A great conclusion to the series.
Slowly it crystallizes how the individual cases of the two previous volumes belong together.
Newborn children die and their corpses disappear - is a satanic cult still active today?
Amaia is increasingly confused by her feelings, and her marriage is also in danger.
Again Basque mythology plays a role, again very exciting and wonderfully written.

177. Finsterau by Andrea Maria Schenkel

Finsterau, a small village in Bavaria shortly after the 2nd World War.
The unmarried daughter of a small farmer is murdered with her small child.
The father is arrested, only 18 years later the real culprit is discovered.
The author creates quotes from protocols of the actual criminal case and expands them by the acting persons in novel form. A very exciting and atmospheric little book.

>175 SirThomas: I love Butler and I haven't read that one yet. Wild Seed added to the WL.

I hope you will enjoy it, Kim.
I am happy that I can also give something back, you have often expanded my reading horizons.

>179 SirThomas: : )

Forget your stresses and strains
As the old year wanes;
All that now remains
Is to bring you good cheer
With wine, liquor or beer
And wish you a special new year.

Happy New Year, Thomas.

>181 mstrust: Thank you, Jennifer, the same to you - I love the picture.

>182 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul, you said that beautifully - I wish you the same!

>183 Berly: Thank you, Kim - may 2022 be a wonderful year to you and us!

And and finally the stats (unfortunately I could not finish another book):

December:

Books read: 13
Pages read: 4,524 (longest 576 / shortest 126 / average 348)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

England: 2 / 2 / 2
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 4 / 4 / 4
Israel: 1 / 1 / 1
Scotland: 1 / 1 / 1
Spain: 2 / 2 / 1
USA: 2 / 2 / 2

Sum: 13 / 13 / 12

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 9 / 9 / 8
male authors: 5 / 5 / 5
(At the turn of the year, I was finally able to return to my good values of January)

alive authors: 11 / 11 / 10
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 3

date first published:

1950-1959: 1
1980-1989: 2
2010-2019: 8
2020-2029: 2

And the whole year:

Books read: 177
Pages read: 62,754 (longest 1,494 / shortest 7 / average 355)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Australia: 2 / 2 / 2
Austria: 1 / 1 / 1
Belarus: 1 / 1 / 1
Bosnis: 1 / 1 / 1
Canada: 7 / 7 / 3
Denmark: 4 / 4 / 1
England: 28 / 28 / 21
Finland: 1 / 1 / 1
France: 4 / 4 / 4
Germany: 27 / 27 / 25
Iceland: 1 / 1 / 1
Ireland: 4 / 4 / 2
Israel: 2 / 2 / 2
Italy: 1 / 1 / 1
Japan: 1 / 1 / 1
Mexico: 1 / 1 / 1
Netherlands: 2 / 2 / 2
Nigeria: 2 / 2 / 2
Norway: 1 / 1 / 1
Poland: 2 / 2 / 2
Scotland: 2 / 2 / 2
Spain: 5 / 5 / 2
Sweden: 21 / 21 / 11
Switzerland: 2 / 2 / 1
USA: 62 / 62 / 45

Sum: 185 / 185 / 136

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 75 / 75 / 54
male authors: 111 / 111 / 83

alive authors: 129 / 129 / 95
dead authors: 57 / 57 / 42

date first published:

1840-1849: 1
1890-1899: 1
1910-1919: 2
1930-1939: 7
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 6
1960-1969: 11
1970-1979: 7
1980-1989: 13
1990-1999: 13
2000-2009: 14
2010-2019: 86
2020-2029: 14

My 2022 thread is here.