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    Your Book Activity - February 2022

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    On 04/02/2022 at 5:48 PM, Chrissy said:

    Thank you for the words of encouragement! Life has been a bit of what Terry Pratchett would term, an embuggerance of late, and I think this temporary slump is probably a result of all that. :)

     

    I love Terry Pratchett, what a great word! And same, stuff has been going on in my life too.

     

    (Still) making my way through various books (mostly non-fiction): The Wheel of Time Companion by Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Ala Romaczuk and Maria Simons (been reading this since December); Invisble Women by Caroline Criado Perez (amazing so far); Biased by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD (good so far); Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (good so far). I also started 3 other non-fiction books but since I am not that far into them, only read 1 chapter or so, I haven't actually marked them as started reading.

    Storygraph

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted

    On 08/01/2022 at 7:32 PM, Hayley said:

    Seconded. I don’t even bother reading the recommendations any more!

     

    This reminds me of that time when I marked a horror book as read on GoodReads and:

     

    GenreHorrorShyLittleKitten.png

     

    Which made me laugh so I took a screenshot when it happened.

     

    On 08/01/2022 at 7:32 PM, Hayley said:

    I’ve never used Storygraph but I just had a look and it seems good in theory!

     

    Although this doesn’t give me high hopes for their algorithms… 

     

    I've heard good things about Storygraph from other people. No idea about algorithms though, that's not my area of specialty.

    Keeping your TBR under control

    in Book Buying

    Posted

    In the Netherlands there are I think more Kobo readers than Kindle readers (Amazon NL Kindle is newer than the Kobo systems which most other ebook websites in the Netherlands can work with / epub). I have my Kindle, but a lot of ie. Dutch book bloggers I used to read posts by, have a Kobo.

    Your Book Activity - January 2022

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    I'm currently reading two (big/long) books. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow (non-fiction, about early human history, borrowed from my dad), and The Wheel of Time Companion by Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons (this is an A-Z of everything in The Wheel of Time series, I'm reading bits from time to time). I'll start a new fiction read soon too, a friend and I are going to read the 3rd Hannah Swensen book together soon, Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke.

    Athena's Reading List 2021

    in Past Book Logs

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    A few bookish highlights of 2021

     

    Going to the library and loaning books

    I'm really glad I got to do this once, in October 2021, for the first time since 2019, and I had really missed it. It was really nice to be in the library again and see all the books, and borrow some and read them. Then cases (in my country) went up again and I'm staying away for a while, for my own safety and others' (like I did in 2020 and until that October in 2021). The library hasn't done any library sales since autumn 2019 and I miss them, too.

     

    Going to two second-hand book markets

    Events were starting up again in the summer and in autumn I felt safe enough to go to a second-hand book market at a nearby town. A week later, it turned out there was another second-hand book market at another town nearby, which I got to go to as well. And then cases rose, lockdown hit and all events are cancelled. I hadn't been to a second-hand book event/buying since January 2020 and I had such tremendous fun. I'll be staying away for a while for safety reasons, that is when events are allowed again in the first place, which might be a while anyway. But even when they are allowed, I have to see that cases are low and people are sticking to rules etc, before I'll go. Anyway, so these two second-hand book markets are some of my bookish highlights this year.

     

     

     

    Athena's Reading List 2021

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Books read in December 2021

     

    221. Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen 2: Strawberry Shortcake Murder
    222. Jodi Picoult - The Book of Two Ways
    223. Matt Haig (ill. Chris Mould) - Christmas 2: The Girl Who Saved Christmas
    224. Camryn Garrett - Off the Record
    225. Michael Fry and Bradley Jackson - The Naughty List
    226. Tom Fletcher (ill. Shane Devries) - The Christmasaurus 2: The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
    227. Louise Bagshawe - Sparkles
    228. Matt Haig (ill. Chris Mould) - Christmas 3: Father Christmas and Me
    229. Sarah Kurchak - I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
    230. Molly Knox Ostertag - The Witch Boy 1: The Witch Boy (re-read)
    231. Molly Knox Ostertag - The Witch Boy 2: The Hidden Witch (re-read)
    232. Molly Knox Ostertag (col. Maarta Laiho) - The Witch Boy 3: The Midwinter Witch
    233. Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 1: Volume 1 (re-read)
    234. Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 2: Volume 2 (re-read)
    235. Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 3: Volume 3 (re-read)
    236. Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 4: Volume 4
    237. Dana Simpson - Phoebe and her Unicorn 6: Phoebe and her Unicorn in The Magic Storm
    238. Dav Pilkey - Dog Man 3: A Tale of Two Kitties
    239. Ben Miller (ill. Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini) - The Night I Met Father Christmas
    240. Rutger Bregman - De meeste mensen deugen (borrowed from my parents)

     

     

    Favourites this month:

    Sarah Kurchak - I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

    Tom Fletcher (ill. Shane Devries) - The Christmasaurus 2: The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch

    Camryn Garrett - Off the Record

    Matt Haig (ill. Chris Mould) - Christmas 2: The Girl Who Saved Christmas

    Jodi Picoult - The Book of Two Ways

    Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen 2: Strawberry Shortcake Murder

    Molly Knox Ostertag - The Witch Boy 1: The Witch Boy (re-read) 

    Molly Knox Ostertag - The Witch Boy 2: The Hidden Witch (re-read)
    Molly Knox Ostertag (col. Maarta Laiho) - The Witch Boy 3: The Midwinter Witch
    Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 1: Volume 1 (re-read)
    Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 2: Volume 2 (re-read)
    Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 3: Volume 3 (re-read)
    Alice Oseman - Heartstopper 4: Volume 4

     

    Least favourites:

    Ben Miller (ill. Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini) - The Night I Met Father Christmas

     

    Athena's Reading List 2021

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Books read in November 2021

     

    188. Pavel Šrut (ill. Galina Malíková) - De Sokkenvreters (Lichožrouti 1: Lichožrouti) (Library)
    189. Will Eagle - Lees dit als je beroemd wilt worden op YouTube (Read This If You Want To Be YouTube Famous) (Library)
    190. Anna Kemp (ill. Alex T. Smith) - Fantastische Frankie en de Hersenslurpmachine (Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-Drain Machine) (Library)
    191. Patrick Boyle (ill. Antoine Corbineau) - Queer Icons: LHBTI-iconen van A tot Z (Queer Icons From Gay to Z) (Library)
    192. Timo Parvela, Bjørn Sortland and Pasi Pitkänen - Kepler 62 3: De reis (Kepler62 3: Matka) (Library)
    193. Timo Parvela, Bjørn Sortland and Pasi Pitkänen - Kepler 62 4: Pioniers (Kepler62 4: Pionerer) (Library)
    194. Timo Parvela, Bjørn Sortland and Pasi Pitkänen - Kepler 62 5: Het virus (Kepler62 5: Virus) (Library)
    195. Timo Parvela, Bjørn Sortland and Pasi Pitkänen - Kepler 62 6: Het geheim (Kepler62 6: Hemmeligheten) (Library)
    196. Alice Pantermüller and Daniela Kohl - De vrolijke avonturen van Tina Talent 2: De ster van het toneel (Linni von Links 2: Ein Star im Himbeer-Sahne-Himmel) (Library)
    197. Sir Steve Stevenson (Mario Pasqualotto) (ill. Stefano Turconi) - Agatha Mistery 2: De Parel van Bengalen (La Perla del Bengala) (Library)
    198. Sir Steve Stevenson (Mario Pasqualotto) (ill. Stefano Turconi) - Agatha Mistery 3: Het zwaard van de Schotse koning (La spada del Re di Scozia) (Library)
    199. Obert Skye - Het schepsel uit mijn kast 3: Pinocula (The Creature From my Closet 3: Pinocula) (Library)
    200. Luc Embrechts and Rocío del Moral - RASCAL 1: De Bengaalse tijger (Library)
    201. Luc Embrechts and Eric Bouwens - Uitvinderszootje 3: Operatie Groen (Library)
    202. John Martin and Scott Seegert - De Melkweg School 1: De Melkweg School (Sci-fi Junior High 1: Sci-fi Junior High) (Library)
    203. Greta Thunberg, Malena Ernman, Beata Ernman and Svante Thunberg - Ons huis staat in brand (Scener ur hjärtat) (Library)
    204. Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen 1: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
    205. Kelly Yang - Parachutes
    206. Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen 1.5: Candy for Christmas
    207. Martha Wells - Murderbot Diaries 1: All Systems Red
    208. Martha Wells - Murderbot Diaries 2: Artificial Condition
    209. Sabina Khan - The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
    210. Martha Wells - Murderbot Diaries 0.5: Compulsory
    211. Martha Wells - Murderbot Diaries 3: Rogue Protocol
    212. Bas van Lier (ill. Irene Goede) - Spreken we in Europa straks allemaal Europees? En andere vragen van kinderen aan de Europese Unie
    213. Herman Pleij (ill. Irene Goede) - Zwemmen er haaien in de slotgracht? En andere vragen van kinderen aan het Muiderslot
    214. Christa Carbo (ill. Irene Goede) - Krijgt de politie ook wel eens een bon? En andere vragen van kinderen aan de politie
    215. Bas van Lier (ill. Eva Klose) - Blijven mensen altijd bestaan? En andere vragen van kinderen aan NEMO over leven
    216. Bas van Lier (ill. Irene Goede) - Hoeveel papier gaat er in een boom?
    217. Bas van Lier (ill. Irene Goede) - Hoe word ik snel rijk?
    218. Jet van Vuuren - Eindfeest
    219. Khaled Hosseini - And the Mountains Echoed
    220. George M. Johnson - All Boys Aren't Blue

     

    Favourites this month:

    Martha Wells - Murderbot Diaries 1-3

    Kelly Yang - Parachutes

    George M. Johnson - All Boys Aren't Blue

    Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen 1: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

    Jet van Vuuren - Eindfeest

    Sabina Khan - The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali

    Pavel Šrut (ill. Galina Malíková) - De Sokkenvreters (Lichožrouti 1: Lichožrouti) 

    Luc Embrechts and Rocío del Moral - RASCAL 1: De Bengaalse tijger

    John Martin and Scott Seegert - De Melkweg School 1: De Melkweg School (Sci-fi Junior High 1: Sci-fi Junior High)

    (Timo Parvela, Bjørn Sortland and Pasi Pitkänen - Kepler series (esp. books 4 and 5; I read books 1 and 2 in 2019)

     

    Least favourites:

    Khaled Hosseini - And the Mountains Echoed

    Athena's Reading List 2021

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Well.. somehow this thread got away from me this year and I didn't update it much :(.

     

    So.. here goes since I apparently haven't posted in here since October.

     

    Books read in October 2021

     

    168. Susan Hatler - Kissed by the Bay 7: Forever in a Kiss
    169. Robert Thorogood - The Marlow Murder Club 1: The Marlow Murder Club
    170. Gabrielle Jackson - Pain and Prejudice
    171. Sarah Anderson - Aix Marks The Spot
    172. Dr. Camilla Pang - Explaining Humans
    173. Dave Goldstein - Bijna Vergeten
    174. Jacques Vriens (ill. Annet Schaap) - Die rotschool met die fijne klas (re-read)
    175. A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 28: De Cock en het lijk op retour
    176. Carry Slee - #laatste vlog
    177. Enne Koens - Ik ben Vincent en ik ben niet bang
    178. Mirjam Oldenhave (ill. Rick de Haas) - Mees Kees 3: De rekenrap
    179. Iris Boter - Online!
    180. Caja Cazemier - Offline
    181. Anna Whateley - Peta Lyre's Rating Normal
    182. Iris ter Haar - Een steekje los

    183. Anna Woltz - Onweer (from: Onweer & Tien dagen in een gestolen auto) (Library)
    184. Anna Woltz - Tien dagen in een gestolen auto (from: Onweer & Tien dagen in een gestolen auto) (Library)
    185. Bianca Toeps and Esther Walraven (ill. Roozeboos) - Ik ben autastisch! (Library)
    186. Colette de Bruin - Geef me de 5 1: Geef me de 5 (Library)
    187. Marjon Kuipers and Saskia Buma - Minder stress, minder autisme: Plan C (Library)

     

    Favourites this month:

    Dr. Camilla Pang - Explaining Humans

    Gabrielle Jackson - Pain and Prejudice

    Anna Whateley - Peta Lyre's Rating Normal

    Iris ter Haar - Een steekje los
    Sarah Anderson - Aix Marks The Spot

    Bianca Toeps and Esther Walraven (ill. Roozeboos) - Ik ben autastisch!

     

    Least favourites:

    Colette de Bruin - Geef me de 5 1: Geef me de 5

     

    Athena's Reading List 2022

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted · Edited by Athena

    I can hardly believe it's January 2022 already.. time seems to go by fast.

     

    Please don't post yet!!

     

     

     

     


    Links to my previous logs:

     

    Athena's Reading List 2013
    Athena's Reading List 2014
    Athena's Reading List 2015
    Athena's Reading List 2016
    Athena's Reading List 2017

    Athena's Reading List 2018

    Athena's Reading List 2019

    Athena's Reading List 2020

    Athena's Reading List 2021: 

    https://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/16434-athenas-reading-list-2021/

     

     

    Links to posts within this thread:

     

    Books read in January 2022
    Books read in February 2022
    Books read in March 2022
    Books read in April 2022
    Books read in May 2022
    Books read in June 2022
    Books read in July 2022
    Books read in August 2022
    Books read in September 2022
    Books read in October 2022
    Books read in November 2022
    Books read in December 2022
    Books abandoned/DNFed in 2022

     

    Previous Statistics:

     

    Books read Jun - Dec 2012: 43
    Books read in 2013: 143
    Books read in 2014: 254
    Books read in 2015: 502
    Books read in 2016: 425
    Books read in 2017: 236

    Books read in 2018: 262

    Books read in 2019: 213

    Books read in 2020: 302

    Books read in 2021: 240

     

    Pages read in Jun - Dec 2012: ~25000
    Pages read in 2013: ~37000
    Pages read in 2014: 62932
    Pages read in 2015: 112787
    Pages read in 2016: 95007
    Pages read in 2017: 52853

    Pages read in 2018: 60308

    Pages read in 2019: 51572

    Pages read in 2020: 78487

    Pages read in 2021: 63887

     

    Link to my BookTube Channel Gaia Athena

     

    Please don't post yet!!

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