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Oh my, the 'zwart' brings back memories! I've started to re-watch the TV series Soap, and there's an elder man in the show who's been in the war and is now old and a bit senile, and re-lives the war on a daily basis, and then the family has a guest whose nickname is Dutch, and the war veteran thinks he is Dutch. Of Dutch origin, that is :D

That's so nice :D.

 

Thanks for the Dutch re-cap on the Harry Potter translations, that was interesting! I think 'Wegisweg' is such a brilliant translation. Obviously a bit obvious, because it's right there, but it just proves how perfectly amazing languages are :D Brilliant stuff!

I agree, languages can be pretty amazing :D.

 

:D Kukeleku made me think of a ukulele :D  Over here, a cockerel's sound would be 'kukkokiekuu', which is very literal, as cockerel is 'kukko' in Finnish and when he's sounding out his very particular sound, the verb for it is 'kiekuu' in Finnish. So, kukko kiekuu 'kukkokiekuu'! :D

Haha :D. The Finnish sounds a bit similar to how I would pronounce the Dutch word (which isn't at all pronounced like ukelele). That's so nice :D. A cockrel in Dutch is a 'haan'.

 

Aw, that`s a nice word, too. :)

I agree, the Finnish is a nice word :).

 

Thanks! :D Although I can't take any ownership of the pride... :D Now I'm thinking about it, Athena's 'kukuleku' made me think there's a word 'kukkelikuu' in Finnish, and I don't know what it's supposed to mean or describe, as it's really nothing... maybe it's when adults talk to babies. Ah, maybe I'm actually thinking about 'kukkuluuruu', which one says in Finnish when you guys would say 'peekaboo' :)

We would use 'kiekeboe' but your 'kukkuluuruu' reminds me of 'koekeloeren' which is a word I don't hear often, but which is the verb meaning to see around or 'peekaboo' at somebody (if that makes any sense).

 

It's also a TV show (Koekeloere) I used to watch at school when I was a child (school tv), link. It was a fun and educative program, I always loved watching it at school.

 

I love learning about other languages :).

 

I re-read Diane Chamberlain - The Midwife's Confession. I've been having a bit of trouble with my reading, so I decided to try to re-read a favourite book. I'd been thinking about re-reading this book for a little while. So I started it and was gladly able to finish it. It was really good to re-read this book, and I feel my reading might be on the mend (fingers crossed). I love this book. Such great characters and plot twists. I did remember bits of the book but it was a very enjoyable read nonetheless. This was the first time I re-read this book. I read it for the first time about 5 years ago I think, and I don't tend to re-read books if I've read them more recently than 5 years' time. Anyway, it was great to re-read this. It was the first Diane Chamberlain book I read, and the one that made me want to buy all her other books. I like all those I've read so far, so I haven't regretted this decision.

 

I've received a pre-order:

 

Blake Charlton - Spellwright 3: Spellbreaker

 

I've been waiting for this book to come out for 5 years (book 2 was published in 2011). I read book 1 back then and then decided to wait with reading book 2 until book 3 was released (because I don't like (huge) cliffhangers). And now it's finally here, so I can read the entire series. I plan to re-read book 1 because it's been quite some time so I don't quite remember all the details.

 

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Haha :D. The Finnish sounds a bit similar to how I would pronounce the Dutch word (which isn't at all pronounced like ukelele). That's so nice :D. A cockrel in Dutch is a 'haan'.

 

:lol: It's funny how they sound the same!  And I love it how you guys seem to appreciate long vowels written as double vowels, as in writing aa instead of a if it's a long one? At least that's the assumption I'm making...  Meaning, the a in car is long in English, but yet it's spelled only with one a instead of two... 

 

We would use 'kiekeboe' but your 'kukkuluuruu' reminds me of 'koekeloeren' which is a word I don't hear often, but which is the verb meaning to see around or 'peekaboo' at somebody (if that makes any sense).

I love it that you have 'koekeloeren', as it is the same word we have and it must sound very, very similar!! :D That is so cool! :D I don't think they have that in English...  I mean a word that would sound similar and mean the same thing. Dutch is so cool! :D 

 

 

I re-read Diane Chamberlain - The Midwife's Confession. I've been having a bit of trouble with my reading, so I decided to try to re-read a favourite book. I'd been thinking about re-reading this book for a little while. So I started it and was gladly able to finish it. It was really good to re-read this book, and I feel my reading might be on the mend (fingers crossed). I love this book. Such great characters and plot twists. I did remember bits of the book but it was a very enjoyable read nonetheless. This was the first time I re-read this book. I read it for the first time about 5 years ago I think, and I don't tend to re-read books if I've read them more recently than 5 years' time. Anyway, it was great to re-read this. It was the first Diane Chamberlain book I read, and the one that made me want to buy all her other books. I like all those I've read so far, so I haven't regretted this decision.

 

I'm glad you liked the book just as much on the second reading :smile2: Some books can't be read twice and enjoyed equally on both times... I hope you will have no problems with your next book and that you and your mojo will be victorious :) 

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:lol: It's funny how they sound the same!  And I love it how you guys seem to appreciate long vowels written as double vowels, as in writing aa instead of a if it's a long one? At least that's the assumption I'm making...  Meaning, the a in car is long in English, but yet it's spelled only with one a instead of two...

To me the 'a' in 'car' sounds like our 'short-voweled a', our 'aa' sounds.. well longer. Generally our rule is, if the 'aa' is present at the end of a syllable, it becomes an 'a'. If it is not (ie. it's in the middle or at the start), then it stays 'aa'. So for example 'maar' which means 'but', we write as 'maar', the 'aa' is in the middle of the syllable, 'maar' is just one syllable. 'Banaan' is a banana, and is written with first a single 'a' and then double 'aa', even though it's pronounced 'baanaan' (baa - naan; so the first aa is at the end of the first syllable, and the second aa are in the middle of the second syllable). 'Blaar' which is a blister is written with double 'aa' (in the middle of the syllable, 'blaar' is one syllable) but 'blaren' which means 'blisters' (it's the plural) is written with a single 'a' even though it's pronounced 'blaaren' (bla - ren; the aa is at the end of the first syllable). 'Aap' which means monkey, is written with 'aa' because the 'aa' are at the start of the first syllable. Hmm, I don't know if this made any sense, I hope so. If not, feel free to ask :). How does it work in Finnish?

 

I love it that you have 'koekeloeren', as it is the same word we have and it must sound very, very similar!! :D That is so cool! :D I don't think they have that in English...  I mean a word that would sound similar and mean the same thing. Dutch is so cool! :D

Thanks, Finnish is cool too :D

 

I'm glad you liked the book just as much on the second reading :smile2: Some books can't be read twice and enjoyed equally on both times... I hope you will have no problems with your next book and that you and your mojo will be victorious :)

Thanks Frankie :). I hope you and your mojo will be victorious too!

 

I went to the library and bought and loaned some books. I loaned a lot of books first, then I found this book case with books they were selling (they've rearranged things a bit, I didn't intend to stumble upon it :P).

 

I bought:

 

Hugo Claus - De Zwaardvis (famous Belgian literary author)

Angela Darling - Verliefd! 4: Noëlla's Kerstvriendje (Noelle's Christmas Crush)

Barbara M. Veenman - Hemelpoort Trilogie 3: Lilly

Geronimo Stilton - Reis Door De Tijd 3 (Viaggio Nel Tempo 3) (anytime I can buy a Stilton I don't own yet, from the library, I go for it. So happy to find this one. Coincidentally this was also the first Reis Door De Tijd or Journey Through Time book I read. The cover is falling apart a bit, but I managed to fix it up a bit.)

Lori Nelson Spielman - Een Bijzonder Jaar (The Life List)

Francine Rivers - Marta's Erfenis 2: Mijn Dochters Droom (Martha's Legacy 2: Her Daughter's Dream) (GoodReads told me when I was at home that this was maybe Christian fiction. I hope it won't interfere too much with the story because in the Dutch book there is nothing on it that tells me it might be Christian fiction, and the story does sound nice. I really don't like it when books are too preachy or too much about belief, so we'll see. I was disappointed to find out about this. But my GoodReads app on my phone doesn't tell me this, it's only on the computer that I could see it. Hopefully the story will still be good, otherwise I will be bringing the book to the second hand shop or charity shop).

 

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I also loaned some books.

 

Library Loans:

 

Luc Descamps - Gewoon Anders

Harriet Whitehorn - Violet 2: Violet and the Hidden Treasure

Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants 2: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

Gary Northfield - Julius Zebra 1: Rumble with the Romans!

Geronimo Stilton - Geronimo Stilton 7: Bungelend aan een Staartje (Ci Tengo Alla Pelliccia, Io!)

Geronimo Stilton - Geronimo Stilton 23: Een Weekend met een Gaatje (Un Assurdo Weekend Per Geronimo)

Geronimo Stilton - Groene Reeks 6: Griezelen in de Achtbaan (Brividi Sull'Ottovolante)

Oscar Tortuga 4: Blijf Met Je Poten Van Mijn Goud Af! (Giù Le Zampe Dal Mio Oro!)

Philippe Lechermeier and Rébecca Dautremer - Het Geheime Dagboek van Klein Duimpje (Journal Secret du Petit Poucet)

Charles Ogden - Edgar & Ellen 1: Zeldzame Dieren (Rare Beasts)

Charles Ogden - Edgar & Ellen 2: De Valstrik (Tourist Trap)

Rüdiger Bertram and Heribert Schulmeyer - Coolman en Ik 2: Yes!!! (Coolman und Ich 2: Rette Sich, Wer Kann)

Rüdiger Bertram and Heribert Schulmeyer - Coolman en Ik 3: Actie! (Coolman und Ich 3: Ganz Großes Kino)

Mac Bernett and Jory John (ill. Kevin Cornell) - De Vreselijke Twee 2: De Vreselijke Twee Nog Vreselijker (The Terrible Two 2: The Terrible Two Get Worse)

Lincoln Peirce - Niek de Groot 2: Niek de Groot Flikt Het 'M Weer (Big Nate 2: Big Nate Strikes Again)

Hilde E. Gerard (ill. Lien Geeroms) - Graffiti 1: Saar Gaat Artistiek

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton - De Waanzinnige Boomhut 4: De Waanzinnige Boomhut van 52 Verdiepingen (Treehouse 4: The 52-Storey Treehouse)

David Walliams (ill. Tony Ross) - The Bear Who Went Boo!

Jet Manrho and Others - BoekieBoekie 100: De Ongelofelijke Avonturen van Jules Verne

Mark Cotta Vaz - The Making of Eragon (The Making of Eragon)

Nick Arnold (ill. Tony De Saulles) - Waanzinnig om te Weten: Schokkende Elektriciteit (Horrible Science: Shocking Electricity)

Martin Oliver (ill. Daniel Postgate) and Terry Deary (ill. Martin Brown) - Waanzinnig om te Weten Omkeer Boek: Dooie Dino's; Steengoed, Die Steentijd (The Knowledge: Dead Dinosaurs; Horrible Histories: The Savage Stone Age) (I actually own Dooie Dino's (Dead Dinosaurs), but I borrowed this 2-in-1 book for Steengoed, die Steentijd (The Savage Stone Age))

Deborah Kespert - Knappe Koppen! (Genius!)

Mike Goldsmith - Eureka! (Eureka!)

 

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Most of them are read-a-thon reads.

 

This is the pile of owned books I plan to read for the upcoming read-a-thon next weekend (as you can see, I own Coolman en Ik book 1):

 

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I would recommend reading The Traitor Spy Trilogy after reading The Black Magician Trilogy, because The Traitor Spy Trilogy takes place in the same world but some years later. I would also recommend reading The Black Magician Trilogy before reading the prequel The Magician's Apprentice, because I think it's a nicer introduction this way (you could read The Magician's Apprentice first too though). The Age of the Five is a trilogy in a completely different world, not related to the other two trilogies. Her books are high fantasy and feature strong female characters (in my opinion). So I guess I'd recommend starting with The Black Magician Trilogy 1: The Magicians' Guild (her debut, though probably the weakest novel out of all of them) or The Age Of The Five 1: Priestess Of The White, or Millennium's Rule 1: Thief's Magic, which is her YA high fantasy series, but I haven't read it yet so I can't tell you if it's good (I might wait until book 3 is out before reading all 3 of them). I've liked all of her books that I've read.

 

I know I'm a bit late but I loved The Black Magician Trilogy and had no idea there was a prequel or that The Traitor Spy Trilogy was set in the same world (although I have seen them in shops I just assumed they were unrelated because they're a different trilogy!) I'm going to look at them now, thank you Athena  :D

 

I hope you enjoy your new books too!

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I know I'm a bit late but I loved The Black Magician Trilogy and had no idea there was a prequel or that The Traitor Spy Trilogy was set in the same world (although I have seen them in shops I just assumed they were unrelated because they're a different trilogy!) I'm going to look at them now, thank you Athena  :D

 

I hope you enjoy your new books too!

You're welcome :D. I think it takes place 20-ish years after The Black Magician Trilogy, if I remember it correctly. If you enjoyed The Black Magician Trilogy then I think you'll like The Traitor Spy Trilogy too :).

 

Thanks :D.

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R.e. the language stuff - you guys should try Irish. Zero sense was utilized in the creation of the Irish language. Dearmad is pronouced 'dah-rude'. Sadhbh (a girl's name) is pronouced 'Syve'. What even.

That doesn't make any sense :o!

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That's quite a pile Athena, hope you enjoy them all.

 

Irish names are fascinating, they sound lovely but totally different to how they look written down!

Thanks Madeleine :).

 

Yeah, it is so different! I wasn't expecting that.

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August 2016 Summary

 

Books read: 31

Pages read: 6888

 

Books read in the read-a-thon: 15

Pages read in the read-a-thon: 2404

Books read outside of the read-a-thon: 16

Pages read outside of the read-a-thon: 4484

 

Most impressive / Favourites of the month:

Diane Chamberlain - The Midwife's Confession (re-read)

Becky Albertalli - Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Peter Monn - The Before Now And After Then

E. Lockhart - We Were Liars

Lois Lowry - The Giver 1: The Giver: Bewaker van Herinneringen (The Giver 1: The Giver)

Georgie Pritchett (ill. Jamie Littler) - Wilf The Mighty Worrier 1: Wilf The Mighty Worrier Saves The World

Georgie Pritchett (ill. Jamie Littler) - Wilf The Mighty Worrier 2: Wilf The Mighty Worrier Battles A Pirate

Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - The Illuminae Files 1: Illuminae

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton - Treehouse 3: The 39-Story Treehouse

A. S. King - Everybody Sees The Ants

Dominique Dumortier - Van Een Andere Planeet (re-read)

 

Slightly less my favourites but still really good, this month:

Stuart Gibbs - Maanbasis Alfa 2: Het Maan-mysterie (Moon Base Alpha 2: Spaced Out)

Tim Collins (ill. Andrew Pinder) - Nurdius Maximus 4: Het Dagboek van Nurdius Maximus in de Lage Landen

Angie Sage - Araminta Spookie 3: Ge-kik-napt (Frognapped)

Angie Sage - Araminta Spookie 4: De Kliervampier (Vampire Brat)

Julian Clary (ill. David Roberts) - Familie Bold 1: De Beestachtige Familie Bold (The Bolds 1: The Bolds)

Sabine Zett (ill. Ute Krause) - Hugo 5: Hugo Chillt (Hugo Chillt)

 

Biggest disappointment / Least favourite of the month:

Robin Benway - Emmy & Oliver

 

Shortest book read this month:

Veronica Henry, Fanny Blake, Elizabeth Buchan, Rowan Coleman, Jenny Colgan, Philippa Gregory, Matt Haig, Andy McNab, Richard Madeley, John O'Farrell and The Hairy Bikers - The Anniversary (111 pages)

 

Longest book read this month:

Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - The Illuminae Files 1: Illuminae (603 pages)

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Wow youve read more books this month than I have all year - very jelous haha :P

 

Thanks, Laura :blush2::).

 

How'd do you manage to read so many books?!

Thanks, Madeleine :blush2::).

 

Well I think it's a combination of:

 

1) me being able to read relatively fast compared to the average person

2) me having more time to read than the average person. Reading is something I can do when I'm a bit tired, but I cannot do a lot of other things when I'm tired. I spent less time on TV for example than the average person and less time socialising in real life than the average person, because those things are just too tiring for me to do too much of.

3) I read quite a lot of easy-to-read short children's and young-adult books. I'm currently reading a book by Peter F. Hamilton - if all my books were like this 1000+ page one I'd maybe read 50 books a year (I started to read it over a week ago).

 

When I was still going to university I read maybe 75ish books per year (mostly medium-ish and big books for adults), and that was after I rediscovered my love of reading - before that, for a few years, I didn't read much at all. All my energy went into studying, video games, watching TV and socialising / talking with friends (online and in real life). I got way too tired and was eventually forced to study in half time and even take a year off from studying because I couldn't do anything anymore. I really wanted to be 'normal' (I have autism and ADD, but I didn't know about the latter yet). Then I studied for four more years half time after sitting at home for a year (not being able to do much at all - I can barely remember that year to be honest). Now I'm still tired from it all, and I think a lot about what I'm doing and how it'll make me feel, so hopefully I don't get too exhausted. So I end up doing more reading and I'm not playing so many video games anymore, nor watching as much TV or spending time with friends. I just don't have the energy for those things and I'm happy when I can make it through the day doing what I have to do and what I want to do (including resting when I feel tired).

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When someone is in school, I think all their energies have to be directed there.  To get through it, successfully, isn't an easy task, and many kudos to you for finishing, and doing so well!  Video games, and TV have their place, but to concentrate on books is, I think, more rewarding.  Plus one can go at whatever pace is comfortable. 

Your reading pace is amazing, and I'm happy that you enjoy it so much. :cool:   :friends0:

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When someone is in school, I think all their energies have to be directed there.  To get through it, successfully, isn't an easy task, and many kudos to you for finishing, and doing so well!  Video games, and TV have their place, but to concentrate on books is, I think, more rewarding.  Plus one can go at whatever pace is comfortable. 

Your reading pace is amazing, and I'm happy that you enjoy it so much. :cool:   :friends0:

Thanks, Kate :). I'm very happy I was able to graduate university. I agree, I prefer books too :). And that's true, sometimes when I'm tired, I'd prefer to take things at a slower pace but with TV or video games you often can't slow them down (a few video games allow you to do so). Thank you :):friends0:!

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I read Peter F. Hamilton - Great North Road. It took me 2 weeks to read this book. I put it down a few times to read another book. Gladly my reading slump / mojo problems have been a lot better the past few days, so I was able to do a lot more reading. I re-read a favourite book, Diane Chamberlain - The Midwife's Confession just over a week ago, which made me really feel like reading again. So the past few days I read about ~70% of GNR whereas it took me over a week to read the first ~30%.

 

Anyway.. I enjoyed reading GNR. It's not without its problems, so lets start there. On occasion I felt the author spent too long (as in too many words) talking about things like a description of the weather or a building or landscape etc., which slowed down the pacing of the story. At these times I just wanted to get on with the story, I felt the story could have done with more editing there. Another common complaint on GoodReads about this book, was that a lot of people (on GoodReads) didn't find the murder investigation very interesting, they did find Angela's backstory interesting. Not so for me. Gladly, I liked both! I enjoyed reading all the backstories, Angela's current story and the murder investigation. At first sometimes I was like, more backstory? Sigh. But generally once I continued reading, I actually really liked learning about the characters and how they ended up where they were in the current time of the book (the 'now' of the book takes place in 2143). So I think I liked it more than some of the people on GoodReads liked this book. But, the book is not as good as the author's The Night's Dawn trilogy (my favourite by him), The Commonwealth Saga or The Void Trilogy (I haven't read The Chronicle of the Fallers yet, I'm waiting for the second book to come out in medium or small sized paperback). I think I also prefer Fallen Dragon over this book. I think I do prefer this book over Mindstar Rising (I haven't read the other two Greg Mandel books yet), Misspent Youth (I read this before reading The Commonwealth Saga so it confused me a bit) and Manhattan in Reverse (the short story collection). However, I did enjoy reading this book for the most part. It's partly a detective story, partly a thriller and partly a science-fiction story. I liked the world, though not as much as the worlds of the aforementioned books. Overall though I'm glad I read this book and I found it enjoyable. The book was 1087 pages.

 

Now, I'm going to read some shorter books for the read-a-thon :).

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1087 pages ??  :hide:  Is that the longest one you`ve read ? I think my longest one was around 800 pages.  :smile:

I think the longest book I've ever read is, I think, IT by Stephen King. My English copy has 1376 pages. The Dutch small paperback I have (which is what I read the first time I read the book), has less pages for some reason (usually Dutch translated books have more pages than the English). Other long books I've read include The Stand by Stephen King, 1327 pages and some of Peter F. Hamilton's books (ie. his The Night's Dawn trilogy), some of the The Wheel of Time books by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, one of Tad William's Otherland series books and The Pillars of the Earth series by Ken Follett (2 books). Hmm, that's more than I thought, when I think about it. But the average page count I read this year so far, is ~235 - 240 pages. I read quite a few books under 300 pages. This year so far, only ~7% of the books I read was over 500 pages, and ~63% was under 250 pages (~30% were between 250 and 500 pages). So I read much more shorter books than longer ones, but I do enjoy a long book every once in a while (I hope none of this comes across as bragging, that's not how I intended it :hide:). I used to read a lot more longer books but since I became a member of the library two years ago, I'm reading more children's books and more shorter books. I also used to read more fantasy (for adults) and not so much contemporary fiction whereas nowadays I read more contemporary fiction (for children, young-adults and adults) than I used to.

 

It depends on what kind of books a person normally reads I think, all those I've mentioned are fantasy, science-fiction, horror or historical fiction. Epic fantasy and epic space opera science-fiction are known for being quite long books normally, and most are series rather than standalone books. You read more mystery books, I think? Those are usually not as long (at least, not the ones I own).

 

We're all readers and a short book can be just as nice as a long one, in my opinion :).

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What I've been reading the past while:

 

Lucy Diamond - The Beach Café: A Baby at the Beach Café (this was a very enjoyable read)

Ann M. Martin - De Babysittersclub 51: Petra en de Verbroken Vriendschap (The Babysitters Club 51: Stacey's Ex-Best Friend) (re-read)

Ann M. Martin - The Babysitters Club 52: Mary Anne and Too Many Babies (re-read)

Ann M. Martin - De Babysittersclub Mystery 3: Tine en de Akelige Kat (The Babysitters Club Mystery 3: Mallory and the Ghost Cat) (re-read)

A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 44: De Cock en het Roodzijden Nachthemd (very good read, my hunch of who-did-it was correct!)

Terry Deary (ill. Martin Brown) - Horrible Histories: The Vile Victorians

Disney - Donald Duck Pocket 214: De Bende Van El Gato

Chris Mould Vreselijk Vreemde Verhalen 2: De Stormlopers (Something Wickedly Weird 2: The Icy Hand)

Geronimo Stilton - Geronimo Stilton 7: Bungelend aan een Staartje (Ci Tengo Alla Pelliccia, Io!)

Geronimo Stilton - Geronimo Stilton 23: Een Weekend met een Gaatje (Un Assurdo Weekend Per Geronimo)

Geronimo Stilton - Groene Reeks 6: Griezelen in de Achtbaan (Brividi Sull'Ottovolante)

Oscar Tortuga - Oscar Tortuga 4: Blijf Met Je Poten Van Mijn Goud Af! (Giù Le Zampe Dal Mio Oro!)

Gary Northfield - Julius Zebra 1: Rumble with the Romans! (this was quite good and funny)

Lincoln Peirce - Niek de Groot 2: Niek de Groot Flikt Het 'M Weer (Big Nate 2: Big Nate Strikes Again) (a very enjoyable read)

Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants 2: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (this was pretty nice)

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton - De Waanzinnige Boomhut 4: De Waanzinnge Boomhut van 52 Verdiepingen (Treehouse 4: The 52-Storey Treehouse) (another great book in the series)

Hilde E. Gerard (ill. Lien Geeroms) - Graffiti 1: Saar Gaat Artistiek (this was an enjoyable read)

Harriet Whitehorn - Violet 2: Violet and the Hidden Treasure (this was a great read)

 

Now I have to work on finishing all my library loans before they're due.

 

I went to a book market nearby and bought some books:

 

Helen Pai - Gilmore Girls 4: Alles Voor Harvard (The Other Side of Summer)

Mensje van Keulen - Tommie Station

Jan Terlouw - Oorlogswinter

Carry Slee - Hebbes

Enid Blyton - De Vijf 2: De Vijf En De Geheime Doorgang (Famous Five 2: Five Go Adventuring Again)

Enid Blyton - De Vijf 3: De Vijf Gaan Er Vandoor (Famous Five 3: Five Run Away Together)

Cathy Hopkins - Tina Topper 57: Liever Alleen (Mates, Dates 5: Mates, Dates and Sole Survivors)

Reid, Geleijnse and Van Tol - Fokke & Sukke - Fokke & Sukker Gaan Maar Door

Maggie O'Farrell - Voorbij De Liefde (After You'd Gone)

Stephen King - 4 Seizoenen: De Ontsnapping, De Leerling, Het Lijk, De Ademhalingsmethode (Different Seasons: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, The Body, The Breathing Method)

H. G. Wells - Omnibus: De Tijdmachine, De Onzichtbare Man, De Oorlog der Werelden (The Time Machine; The Invisible Man, a Grotesque Romance; The War of the Worlds)

Virginia Andrews - Stralende Sterren 4: Honey (Shooting Stars 4: Honey)

Virginia Andrews - Hudson 2: Een Bliksemflits (Hudson 2: Lightning Strikes)

Jil Karoly - Jil Karoly Omnibus 2: Lust Of Last?; Hoe Hot Is Cool?; Dreamgirl! (Mein Wundervoller Wunderbra; Hauptsache Schampus; Bin Ich Cool?)

Piet Römer / Peter Römer - Laat Het Paard Maar Bovenkomen

A. C. Baantjer - Rechercheur Albert Versteegh: De Dertien Katten

A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 13-15-19 Omnibus: Baantjer 13: De Cock en de Dansende Dood; Baantjer 15: De Cock en de Broeders van de Zachte Dood; Baantjer 19: De Cock en de Smekende Dood

A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 46: De Cock En De Geur Van Rottend Hout

A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 52: De Cock En Een Deal Met De Duivel

Henning Mankell - Kurt Wallander 1: Moordenaar Zonder Gezicht (Mördare Utan Ansikte)

Max Allan Collins - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3: Koudvuur (Cold Burn)

Max Allan Collins - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6: Oud Zeer (Binding Ties)

Agatha Christie - De Verfilmde Bestsellers Van Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot 17: Moord op de Nijl; Het Mysterie van Sittaford; Superintendent Battle 5: De Moordenaar Droeg Blauw (Hercule Poirot 17: Death on the Nile; The Sittaford Mystery; Superintendent Battle 5: Towards Zero)

Agatha Christie - De Verfilmde Bestsellers Van Agatha Christie: Tien Kleine Negertjes; Tommy and Tuppence 4: De Pop in de Schoorsteen; Hercule Poirot 1: De Zaak Styles (Ten Little Niggers / And Then There Were None; Tommy and Tuppence 4: By The Pricking of My Thumbs; Hercule Poirot 1: The Mysterious Affair at Styles)

J.R. Black - Griezels: De Heksen Van Hiernaast (Shadow Zone 3: The Witches Next Door)

Frances Hendry - De Magische Steen (The Seer's Stone)

Michelle Paver - Tijden van Goden en Gevechten 1: Hylas En De Roep Van De Dolfijn (Gods and Warriors 1: The Angry Ones)

Saskia Noort - De Eetclub 1: De Eetclub

Saskia Noort - Koorts

Haruki Murakami - Na De Aardbeving (Kami No Kodomotachi Wa Mina Odoru; EN: After The Quake)

Fiona Neill, Sophie King - Omnibus: Het Geheime Leven van een Ploetermoeder; Spitsuur (The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy; The School Run)

 

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Most of the books I bought at the book market, were sold by weight. A couple were sold seperately for a higher price.

 

I already had Jil Karoly Omnibus 1, this is what it looks like:

 

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I also received one pre-order:

 

Sarah J. Maas - Throne of Glass 5: Empire of Storms

 

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I'm still working my way through my library loans (before they're due). I read Luc Descamps - Gewoon Anders. I really liked this book. It's about a teenage boy named Samuel who is heavily autistic and a teenage girl named Ravi who becomes his new neighbour. The story is told through chapters with 3rd person view, and through short bits from the point of view of the boy and of the girl. I particularly loved Samuel's point of view. I could really identify with him. Things don't work in that way for me exactly, I'm not as heavily autistic as Samuel is, but I could understand him and identify with him. I also liked Ravi. I really enjoyed reading this book.

 

Then I read David Walliams (ill. Tony Ross) - The Bear Who Went Boo!. This is a short picture book that I finished pretty quickly. It has nice coloured illustrations (by Tony Ross) and a nice story for children. I liked reading this book. I don't normally read picture books, especially not ones I didn't read when I was a child, but I saw this English one at the library and thought, why not. I don't normally go to the area for very young children, the book was misplaced and that's how I was able to find it.

 

Lastly I read Terry Deary (ill. Martin Brown) - Waanzinnig om te Weten: Steengoed, Die Steentijd (Horrible Histories: The Savage Stone Age) (one of the two books in the omnibus edition of Martin Oliver (ill. Daniel Postgate) and Terry Deary (ill. Martin Brown) - Waanzinnig om te Weten Omkeer Boek: Dooie Dino's; Steengoed, Die Steentijd (The Knowledge: Dead Dinosaurs; Horrible Histories: The Savage Stone Age), I've got my own copy of Dooie Dino's (Dead Dinosaurs) scheduled to read for the November read-a-thon. But I did want to read The Savage Stone Age so I borrowed the book when I saw it). I liked reading Steengoed, Die Steentijd (The Savage Stone Age). I did enjoy the first half a lot more than the second half, for some reason, but it could also be me (I was getting tired and I wanted to finish the book and then do something else). The book had its usual Waanzinnig om te Weten / Horrible Histories humour (which I like) and it also had nice illustrations.

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