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Oct 28, 2021 02:23PM
I'm fluent in English and Norwegian, which means I can also read Danish (and Swedish if I read the odd looking words out loud). I am far from fluent in German but I can read it, with effort. I'm keen to get more practice in, but I definitely won't attempt next year's annual read in the original! I'll stick to shorter books.
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My French is only good for children’s books I am afraid. English for me.
Leni wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I can read English and French.Also thanks for the German list Hilde! There's definitely noticeable overlap with the French list, so it will be interesting to count how many new boo..."
AHH! My bad, Leni lol. Apologies to you and Hilde for my Scandinavian name based Oopsie-daisey XD
I had that problem with the French list too in that some of the names were written slightly differently than on the English list.
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I love the idea of having the international 1001 list books somewhere. Maybe since we are probably running low on accessible WL books available in English that actually have not been read or reviewed, we could add the international lists' books to that category. ?? Might work.I really like the TBR Takedown game. I also like the randomized lists, though I didn't get to mine really this year yet.
I still have not gotten used to the different points for different lengths of books, and found the points system really confusing this year. I love the idea of getting more points for War & Peace than for a Muriel Spark novella, but I guess I am not used to the new points structure just yet.
I only fluently read English, though I can limp through short stories in a couple other languages. I am closest to being able to read in German, French, and Spanish, and really ought to practice my Russian and Italian before I forget all the words I used to know.
I have the additional books found in the original Dutch version. I don't know how many editions were made in Dutch.Sara Burgerhart by Betje Wolff
Het land van Rembrandt by Conrad Busken Huet (not in English)
The Good Hope by Herman Heijermans
De uitvreter by Nescio (not in English)
The Autumn of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga
Het fregatschip Johanna Maria by Arthur van Schendel (not in English)
Bint by Ferdinand Bordewijk (not in English)
Country of Origin by E. du Perron
Houtekiet by Gerard Walschap (not in English)
Captain Jan : A Story of Ocean Tugboats by Jan de Hartog
The Evenings: A Winter's Tale by Gerard Reve
Chapel Road by Louis Paul Boon
Bitter Herbs: The Vivid Memories of a Fugitive Jewish Girl in Nazi Occupied Holland by Marga Minco
I Jan Cremer by Jan Cremer
Kroeglopen by S. Carmiggelt (not in English)
In de bovenkooi J.M.A. Biesheuvel (not in English)
Double Play: The Story of an Amazing World Record by Frank Martinus Arion
A Flight Of Curlews by Maarten 't Hart
Sunken Red by Jeroen Brouwers
Out of Mind by J. Bernlef
De man die werk vond by Herman Brusselmans (not in English)
The Roar of Morning by Tip Marugg
Hoffmans Hunger by Leon de Winter
Kartonnen dozen by Tom Lanoye (not in English)
Advocaat van de hanen by A.F.Th. van der Heijden (not in English)
Gesloten huis by Nicolaas Matsier (not in English)
Ik omhels je met duizend armen by Ronald Giphart (not in English)
In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin
De asielzoeker by Arnon Grunberg (not in English)
Wetlands by Charlotte Roche
Diane wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was on a later edition of the German 1001."Oh! It was on the list I worked with too, but I didn't add it because I was sure it was on our list already! Go figure. I'll edit it in now.
Here are additions from one of the Spanish versions:Up to 18th century:
Poema de Mío Cid (The Poem of the Cid) by Anonymous
Libro de Buen Amor ( The Book of Good Love) by Juan Ruiz (Arcipreste de Hita)
El conde Lucanor (Count Lucanor) by Don Juan Manuel
Libro de la vida (The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself) by Teresa de Jesús
Guzmán de Alfarache (The Life and Adventures of Guzman d'Alfarache) by Mateo Alemán
Novelas Exemplares (Exemplary Stories) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
La vida del Buscón / The Swindler by Francisco de Quevedo
La Dorotea by Lope de Vega
El Criticón (The Critic) by Baltasar Gracián
19th Century
María by Jorge Isaacs
Leyendas/ Legends by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
El amigo Manso (Our Friend Manso) by Benito Pérez Galdós
Sotileza by José María de Pereda
La febre d'or by Narcís Oller
Doña Berta by Leopoldo Alas
20th Century
Cañas y barro (Reeds & Mud) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Sonatas (This is a series: Autumn and Winter Sonatas Spring and Summer Sonatas) by Ramón M. del Valle-Inclán
El árbol de la ciencia (The Tree of Knowledge) by Pío Baroja
Castilla by Azorín
Memorias de un hombre de acción by Pío Baroja
Niebla (Mist) by Miguel de Unamuno
Cuentos by Horacio Quiroga
Belarmino y Apolonio (Belarmino and Apolonio) by Ramón Pérez de Ayala
Nuestro Padre San Daniel / El obispo leproso (Our Father San Daniel and The Leprous Bishop) by Gabriel Miró
El incongruente by Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Don Segundo Sombra (Shadows on the Pampas) by Ricardo Güiraldes
Tirano Banderas (Tyrant Banderas) by Ramón M. del Valle-Inclán
El ruedo ibérico by Ramón M. del Valle-Inclán
Doña Bárbara by Rómulo Gallegos
Los siete locos (The Seven Madmen) by Roberto Arlt
Imán by Ramón J. Sender
San Manuel Bueno, mártir, y tres historias más (Saint Manuel Bueno, Martyr) by Miguel de Unamuno
Mort de dama by Llorenç Villalonga
Las lanzas coloradas (The Red Lances) by Arturo Uslar Pietri
Vida privada (Private Life) by Josep Maria de Sagarra
Laia by Salvador Espriu
Huasipungo (The Villagers) by Jorge Icaza
La invención de Morel (The Invention of Morel) by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Crónica del alba by Ramón J. Sender
El laberinto mágico by Max Aub
Memoirs of Leticia Valle by Rosa Chacel
El Señor Presidente (The President) by Miguel Ángel Asturias
El hombre perdido by Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Adán Buenosayres (Adam Buenosayres: A Novel) by Leopoldo Marechal
El túnel (The Tunnel) by Ernesto Sabato
La cabeza de cordero by Francisco Ayala
El Aleph (The Aleph) by Jorge Luis Borges
Confabulario by Juan José Arreola
Réquiem por un campesino español (Sender: Requiem for a Spanish Peasant) by Ramón J. Sender
El sueño de los héroes (The Dream of Heroes) by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Los bravos/The Brave by Ana Bela Santos Bravo
Rosaura a las diez (Rosa at Ten O'Clock) by Marco Denevi
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
Cròniques de la veritat oculta by Pere Calders
El Halcón (Memed, My Hawk) by Yaşar Kemal
Incierta gloria (Uncertain Glory) by Joan Sales
El Jarama (The River) by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Gran Sol (Grand sole) by Ignacio Aldecoa
Merlín y familia (Merlin and Company) by Álvaro Cunqueiro
La Parranda (On a Bender) by Eduardo Blanco Amor
Obras completas (Complete Works and Other Stories) by Augusto Monterroso
Las armas secretas by Julio Cortázar
Primera memoria (The Island) by Ana María Matute
Las historias naturales (Natural History) by Joan Perucho
Bearn o La sala de las muñecas (The Dolls' Room) by Llorenç Villalonga
Sobre héroes y tumbas (On Heroes and Tombs) by Ernesto Sabato
Las ratas (Smoke on the Ground) by Miguel Delibes
Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Láinez
La plaza del diamante (The Time of the Doves) by Mercè Rodoreda
Rayuela by Julio Cortázar
Los pasos contado (series of 4 books) by Corpus Barga
Gracias por el fuego (Thank You For The Fire|59132]) by Mario Benedetti
Paradiso by José Lezama Lima
Últimas tardes con Teresa by Juan Marsé
Cinco horas con Mario (Five Hours with Mario) by Miguel Delibes
El quadern gris (The Gray Notebook) by Josep Pla
Volverás a Región (Return to Región) by Juan Benet
El dia que va morir Marilyn by Terenci Moix
El Informe de Brodie (Brodie's Report) by Jorge Luis Borges
Cobra by Severo Sarduy
El gran momento de Mary Tribune by Juan García Hortelano
Antagonía by Luis Goytisolo
Yo el Supremo (I, the Supreme) by Augusto Roa Bastos
Escuela de mandarines by Miguel Espinosa
Ágata ojo de gato by José Manuel Caballero Bonald
Icaria, Icaria... Xavier Benguerel
Mortal y rosa (A Mortal Spring) by Francisco Umbral
La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (The Truth About the Savolta Case) by Eduardo Mendoza
Te deix, amor, la mar com a penyora by Carme Riera
Visión del ahogado by Juan José Millás
La sposa americana (The American Bride) by Mario Soldati
Silvio en El Rosedal (Silvio in the Rose Garden) by Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Una bandada de zarapitos (A Flight Of Curlews) by Maarten 't Hart
Los convidados de piedra by Jorge Edwards
Respiración artificial by Ricardo Piglia
Saúl ante Samuel by Juan Benet
No habrá más penas ni olvido (Funny Dirty Little War) BY Osvaldo Soriano
Octubre, Octubre by José Luis Sampedro
El río de la luna by José María Guelbenzu
El griffón by Alfredo Conde
El héroe de las mansardas de Mansard
(The Hero Of The Big House) by Álvaro Pombo
El desfile del amor (Love Parade) by Sergio Pitol
Amado monstruo by Javier Tomeo
La orilla oscura by José María Merino
Beatus Ille (A Manuscript of Ashes) by Antonio Muñoz Molina
La fuente de la edad by Luis Mateo Díez
Noticias del Imperio (News from the Empire) by Fernando del Paso
Camí de sirga (Towpath) by Jesús Moncada
Le Jardin des Sept Crepuscules by Miquel de Palol i Muntanyola
La magnitud de la tragèdia (The Enormity of the Tragedy) by Quim Monzó
El metro de platino iridiado by Álvaro Pombo
Un Millón De Vacas (One Million Cows) by Manuel Rivas
La liebre (The Hare) by César Aira
Las Pirañas by Miguel Sánchez-Ostiz
Vidas de santos by Rodrigo Fresán
Tic Tac (Tick-Tock) by Suso de Toro
La escala de los mapas (The Scale of Maps) by Belén Gopegui
Gràcies per la propina by Ferran Torrent
Las últimas sombras by Anjel Lertxundi
Tonto, muerto, bastardo e invisible by Juan José Millás
Los pasos incontables by Ramon Saizarbitoria
Carreteras secundarias by Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
Fuegos con limón by Fernando Aramburu
Plenilunio by Antonio Muñoz Molina
Bella en las tinieblas by Manuel de Lope
21st Century
Border State by Tõnu Õnnepalu
Welcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
Los aires difíciles (The Wind from the East) by Almudena Grandes
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin
Erec y Enide by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
White on Black by Rubén González Gallego
El testigo by Juan Villoro
Al morir don Quijote by Andrés Trapiello
The Bible of Clay by Julia Navarro
Leni wrote: "Diane wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was on a later edition of the German 1001."Oh! It was on the list I worked with too, but I didn't add it because..."
I thought it was on the English list, too, for the longest time. It really should be.
I regulary read in English, French, and Spanish. I can get by on Dutch if there aren't a lot of difficult words. It takes me forever, though, so its not very enjoyable.
My Spanish is only good enough for short, simple books. I'm only fluent in English.
So fun to see all these international lists, would be great to incorporate those in a separate challenge somehow :)I am fluent in Norwegian and English. Like Leni said above, this means I can also read in Danish and possibly Swedish (if the language is not to difficult). Some knowledge in German and Spanish, but not enough to read a whole book without giving me a headache. Much prefer to read in Norwegian if I have a choice.
Amanda wrote: "Leni wrote: "AHH! My bad, Leni lol. Apologies to you and Hilde for my Scandinavian name based Oopsie-daisey XD.."Haha, no worries. But I cannot take credit for the German listings, only the Norwegian additions.
Leni wrote: "Takk! Nice job. Glad to see Bjørneboe on the list. "Jonas" (not on the list) made a lasting impression on me in my teens."Bare hyggelig. I have only read Jonas myself by Bjørneboe, and that was years ago. Really should read this trilogy. One day ;)
Italian edition additions:18th century and prior
Il Decamerone (The Decameron) by Giovanni Boccaccio
Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno by Giulio Cesare Croce
19th Century
Le confessioni d'un Italiano (Confessions of an Italian) by Ippolito Nievo
20th Century
The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis
I sette pazzi (The Seven Madmen) by Roberto Arlt
Il crocevia delle tre vedove (The Night at the Crossroads) by Georges Simenon
L'invenzione di Morel (The Invention of Morel) by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Il signor presidente (The President) by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Metello by Vasco Pratolini
Memed il falco (Memed, My Hawk) by Yaşar Kemal
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann
Io il supremo (I, the Supreme) by Augusto Roa Bastos
La Storia (History) by Elsa Morante
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
La sposa americana (The American Bride) by Mario Soldati
Il pazzo dello zar (The Czar's Madman) by Jaan Kross
Un volo di chiurli (A Flight Of Curlews) by Maarten 't Hart
Fiabe dalle colline dei rifiuti (Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills) by Latife Tekin
La fata carabina (The Fairy Gunmother) by Daniel Pennac
Due di due (Two Out Of Two) by Andrea De Carlo
La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa (The Silent Duchess) by Dacia Maraini
Alta fedeltà (High Fidelity) by Nick Hornby
La versione di Barney (Barney's Version) by Mordecai Richler
La concessione del telefono by Andrea Camilleri
2000's
None
A Portuguese edition and its additions (This may be a Brazilian edition vs. one from Portugal, given the large number of Brazilian authors):19th Century
A Moreninha by Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
Memórias de um Sargento de Milícias (Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant) by Manuel Antônio de Almeida
Senhora (Senhora: Profile of a Woman by José de Alencar
O Ateneu (The Athenaeum) by Raul Pompéia
Os Maias (The Maias) by Eça de Queirós
O Cortiço (The Slum) by Aluísio Azevedo
Iracema by José de Alencar
Quincas Borba by Machado de Assis
20th Century
A Cidade e as Serras (The City and the Mountains) by Eça de Queirós
Os Sertões (Rebellion in the Backlands) by Euclides da Cunha
O Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma (The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma) by Lima Barreto
A Bagaceira (Trash: A Novel) by José Americo de Almeida
O Quinze by Rachel de Queiroz
Reinações de Narizinho by Monteiro Lobato
Menino de Engenho (Plantation Boy) by José Lins do Rego
Serafim Ponte Grande (Seraphim Grosse Pointe) by Oswald de Andrade
Capitães da Areia (Captains of the Sands) by Jorge Amado
Vidas Secas (Barren Lives) by Graciliano Ramos
Fogo Morto by José Lins do Rego
Sagarana (Sagarana: A Cycle of Stories) by João Guimarães Rosa
Pożegnanie z Marią by Tadeusz Borowski
O Tempo e o Vento: O Continente, O Retrato, O Arquipélago by Erico Verissimo
A Sibila (Sibila) by Agustina Bessa-Luís
O Encontro Marcado (A Time to Meet) by Fernando Sabino
Crônica da casa assassinada (Chronicle of the Murdered House) by Lúcio Cardoso
Aparição (Apparition) by Vergílio Ferreira
O Coronel e o Lobisomem by José Cândido de Carvalho
Ópera dos Mortos (The Voices of the Dead) by Autran Dourado
Quarup by Antonio Callado
Bolor by Augusto Abelaira
Romance d’A pedra do reino e o príncipe do sangue do vai-e-volta by Ariano Suassuna
Sargento Getúlio (Sergeant Getúlio) by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Os Colegas (The Companions) by Lygia Bojunga Nunes
O Caso Morel by Rubem Fonseca
As Meninas (The Girl in the Photograph) by Lygia Fagundes Telles
Lavoura Arcaica (Ancient Tillage) by Raduan Nassar
Zero by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Os Cus de Judas (The Land at the End of the World) by António Lobo Antunes
O Centauro no Jardim (The Centaur in the Garden) by Moacyr Scliar
A Grande Arte (High Art) by Rubem Fonseca
Viva o Povo Brasileiro (An Invincible Memory) by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo (The Gospel According to Jesus Christ) by José Saramago
Quase Memória: Quase Romance by Carlos Heitor Cony
2000's
Dois Irmãos (The Brothers) by Milton Hatoum
Um Rio Chamado Tempo, Uma Casa Chamada Terra (A River Called Time) by Mia Couto
Budapeste (Budapest) by Chico Buarque
Nove Noites (Nine Nights) by Bernardo Carvalho
Equador (Equator) by Miguel Sousa Tavares
O Filho Eterno (The Eternal Son) by Cristovão Tezza
Turkish edition:Books prior to the 20th century are the same.
20th century
The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis
The Seven Madmen by Roberto Arlt
The President by Miguel Ángel Asturias
The Cardboard Crown by Martin Boyd
Memed, My Hawk by Yaşar Kemal
In the Fog of the Seasons' End by Alex la Guma
I, the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos
An Instant in the Wind by André Brink
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
The American Bride by Mario Soldati
The Czar's Madman by Jaan Kross
A Flight Of Curlews by Maarten 't Hart
Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills by Latife Tekin
2000s
Border State by Tõnu Õnnepalu
Welcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin
White on Black by Rubén González Gallego
We Are Doing Fine by Arno Geiger
The Romanian edition only has a few different books, all of which seem to be found in other countries' lists.The Seven Madmen by Roberto Arlt
The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares
The Cardboard Crown by Martin Boyd
In the Fog of the Seasons' End by Alex la Guma
I, the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos
Welcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
The American Bride by Mario Soldati
The Czar's Madman by Jaan Kross
Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills by Latife Tekin
The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk
Border State by Tõnu Õnnepalu
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
We Are Doing Fine by Arno Geiger
Danish edition:Bavian (Baboon) by Naja Marie Aidt
Gengældelsens veje (The Angelic Avengers) by Pierre Andrézel
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Labyrinten by Jens Baggesen (not in English)
Stuk (Stuck) by Herman Bang
En landsbydegns dagbog (The Diary of a Parish Clerk) by Steen Steensen Blicher
Sildig opvågnen by Steen Steensen Blicher (not in English)
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
Det (it) by Inger Christensen
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Barndommens gade by Tove Ditlevsen (not in English)
Eksil (Exile) by Jakob Ejersbo
Medea by Euripides
Levnet og Meeninger by Johannes Ewald (not in English)
Løgneren (The Liar) by Martin A. Hansen
De fortabte spillemænd (The Lost Musicians) by William Heinesen
Rødby-Puttgarden by Helle Helle (not in English)
Jeppe Paa Bierget (Jeppe of the Hill) by Ludvig Holberg
Erasmus Montanus eller Rasmus Berg (Erasmus Montanus or Rasmus Berg) by Ludvig Holberg
The Iliad by Homer
The Odyssey by Homer
Fortælleren blev senere sig selv: Historier af omveje by F.P. Jac (not in English)
Fru Marie Grubbe (Marie Grubbe) by Jens Peter Jacobsen
Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen
Kongens fald (The Fall of the King) by Johannes V. Jensen
Himmerlandshistorier by Johannes V. Jensen (not in English)
Mordet på Halland (The Murder of Halland) by Pia Juul
Forførerens Dagbog (The Seducer's Diary) by Søren Kierkegaard
Hærværk (Havoc) by Tom Kristensen
Jammers Minde (Memoirs of Leonora Christina) by Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
Den farlige alder (The Dangerous Age) by Karin Michaëlis
Hakon Jarl hin Rige (Hakon Jarl, a Tragedy In Verse by Adam Oehlenschläger
Adam Homo by Frederik Paludan-Müller (not in English)
The Satyricon by Petronius
The Symposium by Plato
Lykke-Per (Lucky Per) by Henrik Pontoppidan
Hundehoved (Doghead) by Morten Ramsland
Den kroniske uskyld (Terminal Innocence) by Klaus Rifbjerg
Og andre historier by Klaus Rifbjerg (not in English)
Danmarks krønike (The History of the Danes by Saxo Grammaticus
Det forsømte forår (Stolen Spring) by Hans Scherfig
Rejsen til Ribe: Noveller by Peter Seeberg (not in English)
Eftersøgningen og andre noveller by Peter Seeberg (not in English)
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
King Lear by William Shakespeare
De nøgne træer by Tage Skou-Hansen (not in English)
Forrådt (Betrayed) by Amalie Skram
The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone by Sophocles
Slangen i brystet by Henrik Stangerup (not in English)
Midt i en jazztid by Knud Sønderby (not in English)
Himmel Og Helvede by Kirsten Thorup (not in English)
Vangede billeder by Dan Turèll (not in English)
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
The Bhagavad Gita
The Song of Roland by Anonymous
Njal's Saga by Unknown
The Aeneid by Virgil
Slægten by Gustav Wied (not in English)
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A person puts together a list every month of 20 books they would like to read and then the randomized is spinned for a number. With this option you would be free to change up your list every month. It's just an idea and I think I am going to use it to pound away at my other TBR books that are languishing on my shelves.
Kristel wrote: "Just found out about something that a reader does over on LItsy that would be a possible alternative for TBR takedown. A person puts together a list every month of 20 books they would like to rea..."
This is an interesting idea. I think I would like that approach.
Yes, I think that would be great, also.
Yeah, I'd be down for that being a thing next year too.
Agreed. I like the idea of being able to shift the list throughout the year…..even change it up completely.
I like TBR takedown the way it is. I wouldn't mind this other kind of book roulette in addition, or maybe for the international list.I see the appeal of changing up the list each month, because you can tailor it if you know next month will be extra busy etc. But I love putting together that list of 24 books and knowing that half of them will get read (and the other half will carry over to the following year).
If you are going to make it a monthly thing, can we at least keep it to 24 books so that those of us who prefer to can keep to the current way of doing TBR takedown and stick with the same list?
I like the TBR as is, also. This is fine, but don't replace the TBR takedown, please.
Russian edition. Only 13 books that are different from the English edition:The Seven Madmen by Roberto Arlt
The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares
The Cardboard Crown by Martin Boyd
In the Fog of the Seasons' End by Alex la Guma
I, the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos
Welcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
The American Bride by Mario Soldati
The Czar's Madman by Jaan Kross
Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills by Latife Tekin
The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
We Are Doing Fine by Arno Geiger
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I see you're sending us back to 2020, Kristel. lol For me that's like The Year That Wasn't, but I'm still not sure I would like to re-live it.
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For me that's like The Year That Wasn't, but I'm still not sure I would like to re-live it."
Really? I am so bad at setting up polls.
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Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you, Kristel. The poll is there. I just found the year typo oddly amusing. 2020, of all years.
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And it appears I can't fix it either. But you missed my other big error. Putting together the list of eligible monthly books is such a pain. Now I got to do it over.
I like the Danish list, The editors have included things that should (to me) blatantly be on the list like The Decameron, The Divine Comedy and various Ancient Greek texts. And SHAKESPEARE.
I probably won't try to read any from foreign countries' lists.I have enough trouble finding the harder books here and affording them, let alone understanding them. The fact most of the titles are not in English makes it even harder to judge whether I wanted to read them if I could get an English translation.
Kristel wrote: "But you missed my other big error. Putting together the list of eligible monthly books is such a pain. Now I got to do it over."Not sure what you mean here. We're not currently voting for a BOTM? But if you want list help, I would be glad for the distraction. I have no desire to be a moderator or anything, but I'm happy to help out with anything involving lists!
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I know I have asked this before, but is ..."
Hi MaryAnn,
Sorry for the delay in response. As for points and BOTM voting, each person is limited to a max of 5 points so there is not unlimited points being thrown.
For the wish list books let me talk to the other two Admin and see what we can come up with.
Thank you for your patience.
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1. Continue randomizer as is or suggested changes. (This is Books thing)
2. Continue Rules as they are or suggest changes?
3. Continue Bingo card?
We will continue TBR takedown and also try doing Bookspin. I am guessing that it will result in to many books to read for most of us but maybe some people will opt for one over the other. Will see how that turns out.
Any other suggestions, requests, etc?
1. I do like the randomiser, although I haven't been doing well at reading it's choices. As I said previously, I use it as a sub-list TBR.2. I liked the rules and points as it was this year.
3. I did like the Bingo card as well, even though I have only managed to achieve one 'bingo'. I like it as a low stress challenge.
1. I like the randomiser as is2. Like the general rules as is: really want the substitute for a past annual rule to stay since I have read the annual for this year and want to read Remembrance of Things Past for mucho points.
3. I'm down with continuing BINGO as is, I liked how double dipping with books from other challenges counted, it was fun fitting those to the BINGO
I agree with Amanda that double dipping and judge yourself rules made bingo fun!
I like the randomizer as is, although I don't think I managed to read any books from that list this year. I have no real opinion on the rules, and I pretty much stopped keeping track of points except for my TBR Takedown and if I happened to read a Book of the Month choice.
As for Bingo, it sounded great at the beginning of the year, but it was another thing I pretty much just lost track of after the first few months. I guess I should go look at the list of prompts and see what I can fit in from what I did read this year.
Thanks so much for all of the work that each of the admins do. I am not great at participating, but I truly appreciate the discussions in this group that help me keep working on reading from the list.
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Hi all,
Can we also do throw back 2021 to catch up with books not read last year due to Covid like we did for 2020. Not sure about other countries but we have been limited for about half the year with library service.
Can we also do throw back 2021 to catch up with books not read last year due to Covid like we did for 2020. Not sure about other countries but we have been limited for about half the year with library service.
I have added new tabs on the spreadsheet for the non English language updates in this thread - I don't seem to have a French list of books have I missed it?
Only want books not on the main English edition.
Only want books not on the main English edition.
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