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1. Susan Hill - Howards End is on the Landing, 240 pp., non-fiction, 7/10
2. Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper, 432 pp., fiction, 9/10
3. Martin Pistorius - Ghost boy, 304 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
4. Suzanne O'Sullivan - It's All in your Head: True Stories of Imaginary Illness, 336 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
5. Margaret Mitchell - Gone with the Wind, 1020 pp., fiction, 9/10
6. Susan Hill - The Various Haunts of Men, 576 pp., fiction, 8/10
7. Anne Tyler - A Spool of Blue Thread, 400 pp., fiction, 5/10
8. Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You, 320 pp., fiction, 6/10
9. Jude Morgan - The Taste of Sorrow, 460 pp., fiction, 6/10
10. Arthur Japin - Een schitterend gebrek, 244 pp., fiction, 7/10
11. Anders Breivik - Een van ons, 598 pp., non-fiction, 7/10
12. Douwe Draaisma - Ontregelde geesten, 328 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
Total: 5258 pp.
February
13. Truman Capote - In Cold Blood, 352 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
14. Agatha Christie - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 368 pp. fiction, 8/10
15. Willem Wilmink - Verzamelde liedjes en gedichten, 1440 pp. fiction, 8/10
16. William Dalrymple - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium, 512 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
17. Jill Alexander Essbaum - Hausfrau: A Novel, 334 pp., fiction, 4/10
18. Charlotte Gordon - Romantic Outlaws, 672 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
19. Anne Fadiman - The Spirit catches You and You fall down, 368 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
20. Susan Hill - The Pure in Heart, 528 pp., fiction, 8/10
21. Daniel Pool - What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, 416 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
Total: 4574 pp.
2. Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper, 432 pp., fiction, 9/10
3. Martin Pistorius - Ghost boy, 304 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
4. Suzanne O'Sullivan - It's All in your Head: True Stories of Imaginary Illness, 336 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
5. Margaret Mitchell - Gone with the Wind, 1020 pp., fiction, 9/10
6. Susan Hill - The Various Haunts of Men, 576 pp., fiction, 8/10
7. Anne Tyler - A Spool of Blue Thread, 400 pp., fiction, 5/10
8. Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You, 320 pp., fiction, 6/10
9. Jude Morgan - The Taste of Sorrow, 460 pp., fiction, 6/10
10. Arthur Japin - Een schitterend gebrek, 244 pp., fiction, 7/10
11. Anders Breivik - Een van ons, 598 pp., non-fiction, 7/10
12. Douwe Draaisma - Ontregelde geesten, 328 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
Total: 5258 pp.
February
13. Truman Capote - In Cold Blood, 352 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
14. Agatha Christie - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 368 pp. fiction, 8/10
15. Willem Wilmink - Verzamelde liedjes en gedichten, 1440 pp. fiction, 8/10
16. William Dalrymple - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium, 512 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
17. Jill Alexander Essbaum - Hausfrau: A Novel, 334 pp., fiction, 4/10
18. Charlotte Gordon - Romantic Outlaws, 672 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
19. Anne Fadiman - The Spirit catches You and You fall down, 368 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
20. Susan Hill - The Pure in Heart, 528 pp., fiction, 8/10
21. Daniel Pool - What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, 416 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
Total: 4574 pp.
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March
22. George Elliot - Middlemarch, 944 pp., fiction, 6/10
23. Susan Hill - The Risk of Darkness, 496 pp., fiction, 8/10
24. Belinda Bauer - Rubbernecker, 432 pp., fiction, 6/10
25. William Shakespeare - King Lear, 320 pp. fiction, 8/10
26. Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie - America's First Daughter, 622 pp., fiction, 8/10
27. Kate Andersen Brower - The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, 352 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
Total: 3166 pp.
April
28. Matthew Thomas - We are not Ourselves, 640 pp., fiction, 6/10
29. Jodi Picoult - Nineteen Minutes, 608 pp., fiction, 7/10
30. Elizabeth Kolbert - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, 336 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
31. James Clavell - Shogun, 1152 pp., fiction, 9/10
32. Robert Goddard - Painting the Darkness, 608 pp., fiction, 9/10
Total: 3346 pp.
22. George Elliot - Middlemarch, 944 pp., fiction, 6/10
23. Susan Hill - The Risk of Darkness, 496 pp., fiction, 8/10
24. Belinda Bauer - Rubbernecker, 432 pp., fiction, 6/10
25. William Shakespeare - King Lear, 320 pp. fiction, 8/10
26. Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie - America's First Daughter, 622 pp., fiction, 8/10
27. Kate Andersen Brower - The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, 352 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
Total: 3166 pp.
April
28. Matthew Thomas - We are not Ourselves, 640 pp., fiction, 6/10
29. Jodi Picoult - Nineteen Minutes, 608 pp., fiction, 7/10
30. Elizabeth Kolbert - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, 336 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
31. James Clavell - Shogun, 1152 pp., fiction, 9/10
32. Robert Goddard - Painting the Darkness, 608 pp., fiction, 9/10
Total: 3346 pp.
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May
33. Milton Rokeach - The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, 368 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
34. Philip Gourevitch - We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We will be Killed with Our Families, 374 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
35. Michael Robotham - Life or Death, 448 pp., fiction, 7/10
36. Vincent Bugliosi - Helter Skelter, 774 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
37. Jeffrey Archer - Only Time will Tell, 464 pp., fiction, 9/10
38. Lee Child - Killing Floor, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
39. Francesca Segal - The Innocents, 448 pp., fiction, 7/10
40. Julian Fellowes - Past Imperfect, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
41. Connie Palmen - Jij zegt het, 272 pp., fiction, 5/10
Total: 4204 pp.
June
42. Samuel Bjork - Ik reis alleen, 400 pp., fiction, 7/10
43. Michel van Egmond - De snor van Jószef Kiprich, 384 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
44. Jodi Picoult - The Pact, 514 pp., fiction, 8/10
45. Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca, 404 pp., fiction, 7/10
46. Hendrik Marsman - Verzamelde gedichten, 422 pp., poetry, 8/10
47. Lucebert - Verzamelde gedichten, 934 pp., poetry, 8/10
48. Isa Hoes - Toen ik je zag, 294 pp., fiction, 7/10
49. Hector Malot - Sans Famille, 956 pp., fiction, 8/10
50. Sharon Kay Penman - When Christ and his Saints Slept, 1008 pp., fiction, 9/10
Total: 5316 pp.
33. Milton Rokeach - The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, 368 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
34. Philip Gourevitch - We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We will be Killed with Our Families, 374 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
35. Michael Robotham - Life or Death, 448 pp., fiction, 7/10
36. Vincent Bugliosi - Helter Skelter, 774 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
37. Jeffrey Archer - Only Time will Tell, 464 pp., fiction, 9/10
38. Lee Child - Killing Floor, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
39. Francesca Segal - The Innocents, 448 pp., fiction, 7/10
40. Julian Fellowes - Past Imperfect, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
41. Connie Palmen - Jij zegt het, 272 pp., fiction, 5/10
Total: 4204 pp.
June
42. Samuel Bjork - Ik reis alleen, 400 pp., fiction, 7/10
43. Michel van Egmond - De snor van Jószef Kiprich, 384 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
44. Jodi Picoult - The Pact, 514 pp., fiction, 8/10
45. Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca, 404 pp., fiction, 7/10
46. Hendrik Marsman - Verzamelde gedichten, 422 pp., poetry, 8/10
47. Lucebert - Verzamelde gedichten, 934 pp., poetry, 8/10
48. Isa Hoes - Toen ik je zag, 294 pp., fiction, 7/10
49. Hector Malot - Sans Famille, 956 pp., fiction, 8/10
50. Sharon Kay Penman - When Christ and his Saints Slept, 1008 pp., fiction, 9/10
Total: 5316 pp.
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July
51. J.J. Voskuil - Meneer Beerta, 798 pp., fiction, 10/10
52. Elizabeth Gilbert - The Signature of All Things, 610 pp., fiction, 6/10
53. Robert Goddard - Past Caring, 624 pp., fiction, 8/10
54. Robert Goddard - In Pale Battalions, 464 pp., fiction, 8/10
55. Susan Hill - The Vows of Silence, 448 pp., fiction, 8/10
56. Robert Goddard - Into the Blue, 640 pp., fiction, 7/10
57. Lindsay Faye - The Gods of Gotham, 400 pp., fiction, 6/10
58. Jodi Picoult - Leaving Time, 480 pp., fiction, 6/10
59. Craig Johnson - The Cold Dish, 400 pp., fiction, 8/10
60. Twan Huys - De Clintons, 234 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
Total: 5098 pp.
August
61. Denise Mina - Still Midnight, 400 pp., fiction, 7/10
62. Kate Morton - The House at Riverton, 604 pp., fiction, 8/10
63. Maarten 't Hart - Magdalena, 230 pp., fiction, 6/10
64. Arnon Grunberg - Tirza, 450 pp., fiction, 7/10
65. Erik Valeur - Het zevende kind, 798 pp., fiction, 8/10
66. Loes den Hollander - Troostkind, 358 pp, fiction, 7/10
67. Remco Campert - Het leven is vurrukkulluk, 156 pp., fiction, 7/10
68. Hugo Claus - Het verdriet van België, 794 pp., fiction, 8/10
69. Bill Bryson - One Summer: America, 1927, 674 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
70. Donna Woolfolk Cross - Pope Joan, 454 pp., fiction, 8/10
71. Victor Hugo - Les Misérables, 1232 pp., fiction, 8/10
72. Andrea Wulf - The Brother Gardeners, 386 pp., non-fiction, 7/10
73. Susan Hill - The Shadows in the Street, 384 pp., fiction, 8/10
Total: 6920 pp.
51. J.J. Voskuil - Meneer Beerta, 798 pp., fiction, 10/10
52. Elizabeth Gilbert - The Signature of All Things, 610 pp., fiction, 6/10
53. Robert Goddard - Past Caring, 624 pp., fiction, 8/10
54. Robert Goddard - In Pale Battalions, 464 pp., fiction, 8/10
55. Susan Hill - The Vows of Silence, 448 pp., fiction, 8/10
56. Robert Goddard - Into the Blue, 640 pp., fiction, 7/10
57. Lindsay Faye - The Gods of Gotham, 400 pp., fiction, 6/10
58. Jodi Picoult - Leaving Time, 480 pp., fiction, 6/10
59. Craig Johnson - The Cold Dish, 400 pp., fiction, 8/10
60. Twan Huys - De Clintons, 234 pp., non-fiction, 9/10
Total: 5098 pp.
August
61. Denise Mina - Still Midnight, 400 pp., fiction, 7/10
62. Kate Morton - The House at Riverton, 604 pp., fiction, 8/10
63. Maarten 't Hart - Magdalena, 230 pp., fiction, 6/10
64. Arnon Grunberg - Tirza, 450 pp., fiction, 7/10
65. Erik Valeur - Het zevende kind, 798 pp., fiction, 8/10
66. Loes den Hollander - Troostkind, 358 pp, fiction, 7/10
67. Remco Campert - Het leven is vurrukkulluk, 156 pp., fiction, 7/10
68. Hugo Claus - Het verdriet van België, 794 pp., fiction, 8/10
69. Bill Bryson - One Summer: America, 1927, 674 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
70. Donna Woolfolk Cross - Pope Joan, 454 pp., fiction, 8/10
71. Victor Hugo - Les Misérables, 1232 pp., fiction, 8/10
72. Andrea Wulf - The Brother Gardeners, 386 pp., non-fiction, 7/10
73. Susan Hill - The Shadows in the Street, 384 pp., fiction, 8/10
Total: 6920 pp.
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September
74. Denise Mina - The End of the Wasp Season, 416 pp., fiction, 7/10
75. Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens, 352 pp., fiction, 9/10
76. Jo Nesbo - Phantom, 560 pp., fiction, 8/10
77. Jo Nesbo - Police, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
78. Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train, 320 pp., fiction, 6/10
79. Adam Nicolson - The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters, 350 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
80. Robert Hilburn - Johnny Cash: The Life, 688 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
Total: 3214 pp.
October
81. Craig Johnson - Death Without Company, 316 pp., fiction, 8/10
82. Inge Schilperoord - Muidhond, 224 pp., fiction, 9/10
83. Sara Donati - Into the Wilderness, 928 pp., fiction, 10/10
84. Anne Enright - The Green Road, 330 pp., fiction, 6/10
85. S.K. Tremayne - The Ice Twins, 390 pp., fiction, 4/10
86. Dennis Lehane - A Drink Before the War, 342 pp., fiction, 7/10
Total: 2530 pp.
74. Denise Mina - The End of the Wasp Season, 416 pp., fiction, 7/10
75. Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens, 352 pp., fiction, 9/10
76. Jo Nesbo - Phantom, 560 pp., fiction, 8/10
77. Jo Nesbo - Police, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
78. Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train, 320 pp., fiction, 6/10
79. Adam Nicolson - The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters, 350 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
80. Robert Hilburn - Johnny Cash: The Life, 688 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
Total: 3214 pp.
October
81. Craig Johnson - Death Without Company, 316 pp., fiction, 8/10
82. Inge Schilperoord - Muidhond, 224 pp., fiction, 9/10
83. Sara Donati - Into the Wilderness, 928 pp., fiction, 10/10
84. Anne Enright - The Green Road, 330 pp., fiction, 6/10
85. S.K. Tremayne - The Ice Twins, 390 pp., fiction, 4/10
86. Dennis Lehane - A Drink Before the War, 342 pp., fiction, 7/10
Total: 2530 pp.
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November
87. Deon Meyer - Icarus, 384 pp., fiction, 6/10
88. Sarah Moss - Night Waking, 402 pp., fiction, 6/10
89. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun, 492 pp., fiction, 10/10
90. Tess Gerritsen - The Surgeon, fiction, 8/10
91. Tess Gerritsen - The Apprentice, fiction, 8/10
92. Maartje Wortel - Half Mens, fiction, 6/10
93. Claudia de Breij - Neem een geit, non-fiction, 6/10
December
94. Tess Gerritsen - The Sinner, fiction, 8/10
95. Craig Johnson - Kindness goes Unpunished, fiction, 8/10
87. Deon Meyer - Icarus, 384 pp., fiction, 6/10
88. Sarah Moss - Night Waking, 402 pp., fiction, 6/10
89. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun, 492 pp., fiction, 10/10
90. Tess Gerritsen - The Surgeon, fiction, 8/10
91. Tess Gerritsen - The Apprentice, fiction, 8/10
92. Maartje Wortel - Half Mens, fiction, 6/10
93. Claudia de Breij - Neem een geit, non-fiction, 6/10
December
94. Tess Gerritsen - The Sinner, fiction, 8/10
95. Craig Johnson - Kindness goes Unpunished, fiction, 8/10
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Best reads in 2016
Fiction
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun 10/10
- J.J. Voskuil - Meneer Beerta 10/10
- Sara Donati - Into the Wilderness 10/10
- Sharon Kay Penman - When Christ and His Saints Slept 9/10
- Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens 9/10
- Inge Schilperoord - Muidhond 9/10
- Robert Goddard - Painting the Darkness 9/10
- Jeffrey Archer - Only Time Will Tell 9/10
Non-fiction
- Twan Huys - De Clintons 9/10
- Kate Andersen Brower - The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House 9/10
- Vincent Bugliosi - Helter Skelter 9/10
- Charlotte Gordon - Romantic Outlaws 9/10
- William Dalrymple - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium 9/10
- Anne Fadiman - The Spirit catches You and You fall down 9/10
Fiction
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun 10/10
- J.J. Voskuil - Meneer Beerta 10/10
- Sara Donati - Into the Wilderness 10/10
- Sharon Kay Penman - When Christ and His Saints Slept 9/10
- Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens 9/10
- Inge Schilperoord - Muidhond 9/10
- Robert Goddard - Painting the Darkness 9/10
- Jeffrey Archer - Only Time Will Tell 9/10
Non-fiction
- Twan Huys - De Clintons 9/10
- Kate Andersen Brower - The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House 9/10
- Vincent Bugliosi - Helter Skelter 9/10
- Charlotte Gordon - Romantic Outlaws 9/10
- William Dalrymple - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium 9/10
- Anne Fadiman - The Spirit catches You and You fall down 9/10
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Round up August
Fiction: 11
Non-fiction: 2
Female author: 6
Male author: 7
Challenges:
Doorstopper: 5
Language:
English: 6
Dutch: 6
French: 1
Pages: 6920
Fiction: 11
Non-fiction: 2
Female author: 6
Male author: 7
Challenges:
Doorstopper: 5
Language:
English: 6
Dutch: 6
French: 1
Pages: 6920
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>12 msf59: Thank you, Mark. I hope you'll have a great week as well, after such a lovely vacation.
14RebaRelishesReading
Happy new thread, Diana!
15DianaNL
>14 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you, Reba!
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>16 drneutron: Thanks, Jim.
18DianaNL
My 75th book of the year seems to be a good one.
I've started Lisa Genova's Inside the O'Briens and I feel like the topper: Just one more chapter...
I've started Lisa Genova's Inside the O'Briens and I feel like the topper: Just one more chapter...
20johnsimpson
Happy new thread Diana my dear, hope you are ok and having a good week, sending love and hugs.
21Whisper1
>1 DianaNL: What a great opening topper. Two nights ago I was up until 2:30 a.m. finishing We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg.
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>19 jnwelch: Thanks, Joe. :-)
23DianaNL
>20 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. I'm ok, preparing my teaching activities. xx
24DianaNL
>21 Whisper1: That's exactly what I mean, Linda. ;-)
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>25 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. I was just thinking about your fast reading pace. I used to read book after book each day when I was a girl and sometimes I really miss it.
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>26 tymfos: Thanks, Terri. I'm secretly wishing it was bedtime, because then I can read on. :-)
30DianaNL
>29 kidzdoc: Thank you, Darryl.
31DianaNL
75. Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens
352 pp.
What would you do if your body and brain suddenly let you down - and would it change the person you are inside? Joe O'Brien is a Boston cop; his physical stamina and methodical mind have seen him through decades policing the city streets. When he starts making uncharacteristic errors he attributes them to stress, but finally agrees to see a doctor and is handed a terrifying, unexpected diagnosis: Huntington's disease.
How does this situation influence not only Joe, but also his wife and his four grown-up children?
This book was a very powerful read: not easy and fluffy, but so good.
9/10
33FAMeulstee
Congrats on reaching 75 :-)
>27 DianaNL: A few months ago it came back to me: reading like I did when I was a teen and I love it :-)
>27 DianaNL: A few months ago it came back to me: reading like I did when I was a teen and I love it :-)
34Carmenere
It's contagious! There is a mass of new threads today! Happiest of new threads to you and may you have a lovely weekend!
35RebaRelishesReading
Congratulations on 75! I'm so far from that number right now I wonder if I'll ever make it.
37thornton37814
Congrats on reaching 75!
38vancouverdeb
Congratulations on reaching 75 books! I really loved Inside the O'Briens too. Great read!
39DianaNL
>33 FAMeulstee: Thanks, Anita. I can imagine how great it is to be able to read like before!
40DianaNL
>34 Carmenere: Thank you, Lynda. Earlier this morning, I was at your new place, too. :-)
41DianaNL
>35 RebaRelishesReading: Thanks, Reba. If I would travel as much as you do, I'd never reached 75 books.
42DianaNL
>36 drneutron: Thanks, Jim!
43DianaNL
>37 thornton37814: Thank you, Lori.
44DianaNL
>38 vancouverdeb: Thank you, Deb. I agree, Inside the O'Briens was another great book by Lisa Genova.
45msf59
Congrats on 75, Diana! Glad you loved Inside the O'Briens. I have wanted to read this one. I really enjoyed Still Alice.
46johnsimpson
Hi Diana, congrats on reaching 75 books read my dear.
49tymfos
Congrats on 75, Diana!
I hope you enjoy Phantom. I had to listen to the ending of that one twice to make sure I heard it right. It's a stunner.
I hope you enjoy Phantom. I had to listen to the ending of that one twice to make sure I heard it right. It's a stunner.
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>45 msf59: Thanks, Mark. Will you give Inside the O'Briens a try?
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>46 johnsimpson: Thanks, John. I've enjoyed your stories about your trip.
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>47 kidzdoc: Thank you, Darryl!
53DianaNL
>48 charl08: Thanks, Charlotte.
55johnsimpson
>51 DianaNL:, Hi Diana glad you enjoyed my long missive about our trip down to Oxford. It has been a glorious day here with temperatures up around 29C and then we had a terrific rain storm and lightning this evening. Sending love and hugs.
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>55 johnsimpson: Hi, John. It's been extremely hot over here for September and today will see another 33 or 34C again. I'd love to have a good rain and reasonable temperatures, the weather forecast thinks this weekend the weather will change to normal. Love and hugs to you two.
58msf59
Happy Sunday, Diana. Hope all is well and yes I will definitely be giving Inside the O'Briens a try.
59DianaNL
>57 humouress: Thank you, Nina!
60DianaNL
>58 msf59: Hi, Mark. All is well, I'm teaching and working a lot. I hope you have a beautiful week!.
61DianaNL
74. Denise Mina - The End of the Wasp Season, 416 pp., fiction, 7/10
75. Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens, 352 pp., fiction, 9/10
76. Jo Nesbo - Phantom, 560 pp., fiction, 8/10
77. Jo Nesbo - Police, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
78. Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train, 320 pp., fiction, 6/10
79. Adam Nicolson - The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters, 350 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
75. Lisa Genova - Inside the O'Briens, 352 pp., fiction, 9/10
76. Jo Nesbo - Phantom, 560 pp., fiction, 8/10
77. Jo Nesbo - Police, 528 pp., fiction, 7/10
78. Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train, 320 pp., fiction, 6/10
79. Adam Nicolson - The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters, 350 pp., non-fiction, 6/10
64thornton37814
Congrats!
65DianaNL
>63 drneutron: Thanks, Jim.
66DianaNL
>64 thornton37814: Thank you, Lori.
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80. Robert Hilburn - Johnny Cash: The Life, 688 pp., non-fiction, 8/10
The Johnny Cash book is well written and it contains many, many, many details.
The Johnny Cash book is well written and it contains many, many, many details.
71Berly
Hurrary for 75!! And then some. : ) I would bet a book about Johnny would be interesting. Glad it was.
72johnsimpson
Hi Diana, hope all is well with you my dear and the reading is going well. Sending love and hugs across the North Sea.
73DianaNL
>71 Berly: Hi Kim. Yes, the Johnny Cash book was interesting and it made me pick up his music.
74DianaNL
>72 johnsimpson: Hi dear, love and hugs to the other side of the sea. :-)
75DianaNL
81. Craig Johnson - Death Without Company, 316 pp., fiction, 8/10
This was the second book in the series of Sheriff Walter Longmire. I liked this book more than the first one; the story is good and I love the humor!
This was the second book in the series of Sheriff Walter Longmire. I liked this book more than the first one; the story is good and I love the humor!
77vancouverdeb
Belated congratulations on completing 75 books, Diana! I really enjoyed your 75 th book, Inside the O'Briens . A lovely family story, and a fascinating but heartbreaking story about Huntington's Disease. I had not known much about Huntington's disease prior to that read.
78DianaNL
>78 DianaNL: Thank you, Deb! Inside the O'Briens is among my best reads of the year.
79DianaNL
82. Inge Schilperoord - Muidhond, 224 pp., fiction, 9/10
Wow, this was a really intense book. It's the debut novel of a Dutch forensic psychologist and she has a great narrative style. The story almost suffocated me.
Wow, this was a really intense book. It's the debut novel of a Dutch forensic psychologist and she has a great narrative style. The story almost suffocated me.
80DianaNL
Round up September
Fiction: 5
Non-fiction: 2
Female author: 3
Male author:4
Challenges:
Doorstopper: 2
Language:
English: 7
Pages: 3214
Fiction: 5
Non-fiction: 2
Female author: 3
Male author:4
Challenges:
Doorstopper: 2
Language:
English: 7
Pages: 3214
84RebaRelishesReading
Hope dentist is going/went well :)
85PaulCranswick
>81 DianaNL: Luck is duly wished!
86johnsimpson
Hope the dentist went well my dear.
88DianaNL
I've started Sara Donati's historical fiction and it's good. A big doorstopper, I'll be busy for a while. :-)
89charl08
>87 DianaNL: Glad to hear it - although that reminds me I should make an appointment :-(
90vancouverdeb
Glad all went well at the dentist . I also loathe going. My dentist is really nice, but oh I get anxious!
91DianaNL
>89 charl08: Charlotte, you should make an appointment. Hugs to you. :-)
92DianaNL
>90 vancouverdeb: Deb, my dentist is a nice man, too, but I'd love to skip the part where I actually have to open my mouth.
94PaulCranswick
>88 DianaNL: doorstoppers are great, Diana, especially for doors.
Have a great weekend, dear lady. xx
Have a great weekend, dear lady. xx
96DianaNL
>93 msf59: Hi Mark, thanks! I saw you're back at work again.
97DianaNL
>97 DianaNL: Thank you, Paul. xx
This particularly doorstopper turns out to be a great book. I'm at 450 pp. in, halfway.
This particularly doorstopper turns out to be a great book. I'm at 450 pp. in, halfway.
98DianaNL
>95 tymfos: Hi Terri, thank you. :-)
99Carmenere
Hi Diana, you're zipping through you doorstop! Must be a good read! Have a great afternoon/evening!!
100RebaRelishesReading
Wow! A 900 page book surely would make a fine door stop!!
101vancouverdeb
Diana, believe it or not, due to all the chatter I do here on LT, physically I actually have small mouth, according to my dentist . She has trouble accessing my back teeth no matter how wide I try to open my mouth. I need a tranquilizer to go to the dentist, otherwise I'm not sure I could even swallow, that is anxious I get . I did not go to the dentist for about 7 years, I was so anxious. That did not help. Now I go every six months! :)
102Ameise1
Hi Diana, belated congratulations on reaching 75. I won't do it this year. I was for too long absent on LT but I try to do better in the future.
I wish you a lovely week.
I wish you a lovely week.
103DianaNL
>99 Carmenere: Hi Lynda. My doorstopper is a great read, you're right.
104DianaNL
>100 RebaRelishesReading: Reba, it would. :-) Still 200 pages to go.
105DianaNL
>101 vancouverdeb: Oh Deb, a small mouth is not a good thing when the denstist has trouble. I sympathise with your anxiety, and I'm glad that it's just behind me.
106DianaNL
>102 Ameise1: Barbara, what a beautiful picture! It's good to have you back, enjoy your holidays.
108DianaNL
Hi, Mark! Work is very busy at the moment. Just having a break.
Nobel Prize Literature Bob Dylan. What the. ....?
Nobel Prize Literature Bob Dylan. What the. ....?
109Carmenere
>108 DianaNL: "Nobel Prize Literature Bob Dylan. What the. ....?" Exactly my reaction!
110DianaNL
83. Sara Donati - Into the Wilderness
928 pp.
Blurb:
Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati's epic novel sweeps us into another time and place... and into a breathtaking story of love and survival in a land of savage beauty.
It is December of 1792. Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her family in a remote New York mountain village. It is a place unlike any she has ever experienced. And she meets a man unlike any she has ever encountered - a white man dressed like a Native American: Nathaniel Bonner, known to the Mohawk people as Between-Two-Lives. Determined to provide schooling for all the children of the village, Elizabeth soon finds herself locked in conflict with the local slave owners as well as with her own family.
Interweaving the fate of the Mohawk Nation with the destiny of two lovers, Sara Donati's compelling novel creates a complex, profound, passionate portrait of an emerging America.
For me, this was the right book at the right moment. I loved it.
10/10
111RebaRelishesReading
>108 DianaNL:>109 -- me too!!! "poetry in song"--really??!
112PaulCranswick
>108 DianaNL: >109 Carmenere: >111 RebaRelishesReading: I do admire some of his lyrics but overall I have read better writing in the 75ers; I'll have to get myself on that bloody Nobel nominations committee and nominate one of own number.
Have a lovely weekend. xx
Have a lovely weekend. xx
113DianaNL
>111 RebaRelishesReading: I guess I still feel the same. Next year's winner can be anyone.
>112 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul. xx
>112 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul. xx
115DianaNL
85. S.K. Tremayne - The Ice Twins, 390 pp., fiction, 4/10
A psychological thriller in which everyone seems to be crazy. With a touch of fantasy. I'm not good at fantasy, and my experience with this book was frustrating and disturbing. Méh.
4/10
A psychological thriller in which everyone seems to be crazy. With a touch of fantasy. I'm not good at fantasy, and my experience with this book was frustrating and disturbing. Méh.
4/10
118DianaNL
>116 DianaNL: Good suggestion, Paul. I'm reading my first Dennis Lehane, though. :-)
119PaulCranswick
>118 DianaNL: Good choice, Diana. xx
120DianaNL
>119 PaulCranswick: Yes, I like what I've read sofar.
121msf59
Happy Saturday, Diana! Just checking in. Hooray for Dennis Lehane. I am a big fan.
122DianaNL
>121 msf59: Happy Saturday, Mark.
125DianaNL
>123 drneutron: Hi, Jim! I'm reading A Drink before the War, the first Kenzie and Gennaro.
128drneutron
Oh, that series is great! Mystic River and Shutter Island are my faves, but I'll read pretty much anything he's written.
129DianaNL
>127 Ameise1: If you love his work, you'll like this book, too, Barbara.
130DianaNL
>128 drneutron: Jim, I have the rest of that series in Mt. TBR.
131DianaNL
86. Dennis Lehane - A Drink Before the War, 342 pp., fiction, 7/10
This is the first book in the series of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, two private investigators in Boston. There's blood and violence, lots of both.
This is the first book in the series of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, two private investigators in Boston. There's blood and violence, lots of both.
134DianaNL
>133 Ameise1: This is the latest in the Benny Griessel series, Barbara, of 2015.
135msf59
Happy Friday, Diana. Hope the week went well. I read and loved Thirteen Hours and would like to return to that series.
136charl08
Not read the latest Meyer either. Will have to look for it - find them pretty gripping reads.
137DianaNL
>135 msf59: Hi, Mark. I loved Thirteen Hours too.
138DianaNL
>136 charl08: I hope you'll find it, Charlotte.
139PaulCranswick
I am a big fan of the Benny Greissel books too Diana.
Have a great weekend.
Have a great weekend.
140DianaNL
>139 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul.
141DianaNL
87. Deon Meyer - Icarus, 384 pp., fiction, 6/10
This fifth book in the Benny Griessel series was different. Less action, no page-turning need. It was okay.
This fifth book in the Benny Griessel series was different. Less action, no page-turning need. It was okay.
143johnsimpson
Hi Diana, I am just doing the rounds my dear as I have been a bit neglectful of late. Hope you are well my dear and I am enjoying your reviews. Sending love and hugs dear friend.
144DianaNL
>143 johnsimpson: Hi John. I was just at your place, and I was glad to read that Karen had a good start of her new job. Love and hugs to you both.
145DianaNL
88. Sarah Moss - Night Waking, 402 pp., 6/10
A decent story, but the main character, the mother, seems incredibly irritating to me.
A decent story, but the main character, the mother, seems incredibly irritating to me.
146DianaNL
Tomorrow, I'll have to go for a bone scan of my whole body, with an injection of radio-active stuff. I've no experience with this examination and I'm starting to feel nervous because of that. In the morning, you can find me in the Unit Nuclear Medicin, for hours!
147FAMeulstee
>146 DianaNL: Ouch, Diana, I understand you are nervous... I hope all turns out to be well!
150PaulCranswick
I hope your scan went well, Diana.
Sorry to see that the latest Deon Meyer didn't grab you as much as the others. I have so far read the first three and loved them.
Sorry to see that the latest Deon Meyer didn't grab you as much as the others. I have so far read the first three and loved them.
152DianaNL
I'm reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun.
154vancouverdeb
I hope you enjoy Half of Yellow Sun - I really did!
155DianaNL
>153 charl08: Oh, I had to search for that, Charlotte. This is my first book set in Nigeria.
156DianaNL
>154 vancouverdeb: I'm almost 150 pages in, Deb, and it's really good. This author can write!
157DianaNL
I miss visiting threads a lot, but at the moment I'm very busy teaching and setting up something new for refugee women. I think of all of you!
159charl08
>157 DianaNL: Sounds like a good project Diana. Would love to hear more about it.
161FAMeulstee
>151 DianaNL: Glad the result was okay, Diana, I hope your refugee women project goes well.
Happy weekend!
Happy weekend!
163PaulCranswick
Half of a Yellow Sun was my favourite read of a few years ago and would definitely be in my Top Ten list of New Millennium Novels.
Any other candidates you can think of?
Have a lovely weekend, Diana.
Any other candidates you can think of?
Have a lovely weekend, Diana.
164johnsimpson
Hi Diana, hope all is well with you my dear and that you are having a good weekend. Sending love and hugs my dear.
165DianaNL
>159 charl08: Charlotte, I've been asked to figure out a way to get the women out of their houses, in relation to a better use and understanding of the Dutch language. There will be a chance to meet once a week. I'm busy organizing location, volunteers...
166DianaNL
>160 msf59: Thank you, Mark. I'm not far away ;-)
167DianaNL
>160 msf59: Well, in kilometres I am, but not in my thoughts.
168DianaNL
>161 FAMeulstee: Thanks, Anita. Have a good week with many books. Je gaat zo snel met lezen!
169DianaNL
>162 Carmenere: Have a lovely week, Lynda.
170DianaNL
>163 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul. I'll think about it!
171DianaNL
>164 johnsimpson: Love and hugs back to you and Karen, John.
172DianaNL
89. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun, 492 pp., 10/10
I knew almost nothing about Nigeria and the Biafran War. This novel of 1960's Nigeria taught me about it. It's magnificent, stunning, extremely well written.
10/10
I knew almost nothing about Nigeria and the Biafran War. This novel of 1960's Nigeria taught me about it. It's magnificent, stunning, extremely well written.
10/10
173jnwelch
>172 DianaNL: Wow, 10/10, Diana! I've heard good things about that one. Adding it to my WL.
174charl08
>165 DianaNL: That sounds great. My sister is organising something similar in her town. Is childcare a big issue?
175DianaNL
>173 jnwelch: I think you'll like it, Joe!
>174 charl08: Childcare is indeed a difficult one, Charlotte. I'm still thinking about a solution :-) Did your sister's project already start?
>174 charl08: Childcare is indeed a difficult one, Charlotte. I'm still thinking about a solution :-) Did your sister's project already start?
176DianaNL
I'm starting my first Tess Gerritsen - The Surgeon
178FAMeulstee
>172 DianaNL: I added Half of a Yellow Sun to mount TBR.
180DianaNL
>178 FAMeulstee: Good, Anita. I'd love to see what you think of it.
182DianaNL
>181 Berly: Hi Kim, nice to see you!
184DianaNL
>183 msf59: Dear Mark, I'm fine. Busy with students and language :-)
185PaulCranswick
Have a wonderful weekend, Diana, dear. You remain the only person I have ever dedicated a villanelle to. xx
186DianaNL
>185 PaulCranswick: Thank you, dear Paul. I'm still impressed by your villanelle. xx
189charl08
>175 DianaNL: It did - she says childcare is still a work in progress, but she sent me a lovely picture of the group and they all look happy to be there. I spent Friday afternoon chasing after a two year old who wanted to explore Everywhere in the Library, while my mum talked to her mum. Exhausting but fun.
190johnsimpson
Hi Diana, Karen and I would like to wish you and the family a very merry Christmas and whilst we celebrate take a moment to think of those less fortunate than ourselves due to war, starvation and natural disasters. Sending love and hugs.
191PaulCranswick
Wouldn't it be nice if 2017 was a year of peace and goodwill.
A year where people set aside their religious and racial differences.
A year where intolerance is given short shrift.
A year where hatred is replaced by, at the very least, respect.
A year where those in need are not looked upon as a burden but as a blessing.
A year where the commonality of man and woman rises up against those who would seek to subvert and divide.
A year without bombs, or shootings, or beheadings, or rape, or abuse, or spite.
2017.
Festive Greetings and a few wishes from Malaysia!
192RebaRelishesReading
Gezellig feestdagen!
194ronincats
This is the Christmas tree at the end of the Pacific Beach Pier here in San Diego, a Christmas tradition.
To all my friends here at Library Thing, I want you to know how much I value you and how much I wish you a very happy holiday, whatever one you celebrate, and the very best of New Years!
To all my friends here at Library Thing, I want you to know how much I value you and how much I wish you a very happy holiday, whatever one you celebrate, and the very best of New Years!
196DianaNL
Merry Christmas to you all, my dear LT friends. I couldn't imagine my life without you! xx
