Athena
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I have The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms on my general TBR, glad to hear it was a terrific read!
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Wow @poppy, those are so beautiful!!
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9 hours ago, Hayley said:
Thanks
it is a nice feeling. It didn't really feel right here without my books!
I would feel the same!
9 hours ago, lunababymoonchild said:Nothing feels right without books, especially your own.
Agreed!
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It's a bit early to mention the next weekend just yet, but while I'm here, I thought I'd mention that next weekend (10-11-12 September), so in 4-5 days (depending on your time zone etc), we have the September read-a-thon.
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I'm currently reading The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett (book 4, or 0, in the Kingsbridge series), together with a friend. We're taking the whole month to read it, just like with the earlier books in the series. I'm also reading Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty, with another friend. We read 50-ish pages a day, and should be finished in a few days. Yesterday I finished reading Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley, which I loved.
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Amazing looking pile
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On 04/09/2021 at 6:11 PM, Hayley said:
Weirdly, after the above conversation, I had an email about a sale at The Works and this was the first thing on the list!
Portapuzzle Standard Jigsaw Accessory - For 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles from £12.00 | The Works
So apparently you can get flat ones as well as rolled up ones!
Oh wow, hadn't seen that before!
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I'm glad you really liked Physik!
Yay for the book pictures
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I hope you will have fun reading a lot during autumn
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On 28/08/2021 at 9:55 PM, muggle not said:
Have you tried a tomato sandwich on buttered bread with a little mayo?
Sorry for taking a while to get around to reading this thread. I haven't, though if I were to try it I think I'd prefer it unbuttered. I don't often eat sandwiches nowadays to be honest, as bread tends to be a bit dry for my mouth (I have a dry mouth as a side effect of medication), so I usually have something else for lunch, a salad for example.
On 29/08/2021 at 11:59 AM, Hayley said:I haven't done a jigsaw for ages but it's something I think I would like! I had an email from The Works with some really pretty ones for sale recently too.
That is a big downside of them. I think you can buy a thing that allows you to roll up a partially finished jigsaw, but I don't know how well that works. It would be very disappointing if you spent ages making progress on one and it broke when you rolled it up!
I was into puzzles/jigsaw a while ago, and bought a thing so that you could roll the puzzle up (as we didn't have enough space to keep it out on the table for really long). You have to start laying the puzzle on it and then carefully roll it up. It worked, though we only used it a few times so far and I don't think I completed the puzzle (I then went off puzzling.. ah these things happen. Maybe I'll get back to it some day. Maybe that puzzle was too hard, who knows.)). I don't recall where we bought it, but then I live in the Netherlands anyway so not sure that information would have been helpful.
On 31/08/2021 at 10:35 AM, lunababymoonchild said:Me neither and what happens to the pieces not yet fitted?
I put the unfitted pieces in resealable plastic bags in small plastic bowls, organised by what kind of thing was on it (it helped me during my puzzling). I put the plastic bowls in the puzzle box (the pieces were in resealable bags so they wouldn't fall out if someone were to tilt the box.
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@Hayley Clever with the limerick and I really liked the book summaries!
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I've heard many good things about Hamnet, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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I'm glad it's okay with both of you
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Good luck Hayley, with sorting out your books!
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Hi itsmeagain!
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Your tomatoes look great, Hayley
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I took my first ones off our tomato plant last week, they were sweet and delicious. It's the first time in my new house having a tomato plant (well, we've been living here for a year now, so it's not like I could've done it sooner lol). So far I've been leaving the tomatoes on the plant until I'm eating them, and it's been okay so far (I've had 6 so far in total, I have them in/with a salad (lettuce with other vegetables) or just on their own. My dad had one too and he really liked it as well).
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The next read-a-thon is (originally) scheduled for the first weekend of September: 03 04 05 (see the first post in this topic).
But it turns out, I won't be able to participate then like I usually do. So for myself, I'll probably do it the weekend after that weekend (September 10-11-12).
For those of you who like to do the read-a-thon too, you're welcome to join me or to do the original weekend (it's up to you!).
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I didn't know Ursula K. Le Guin has written a non-fiction / memoir type book! I'm glad it was a good read
. What an interesting bit of trivia!
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I really enjoyed Howl's Moving Castle too. Great review!
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Books read in July 2021
108. Jacques Vriens (ill. Annet Schaap) - Het geheime weekboek van groep 8
109. Mirjam Oldenhave (ill. Yvonne Jagtenberg) - Een vriendin met vuisten
110. Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis 1-2: Persepolis
111. Art Spiegelman - Maus 1-2: The Complete Maus
112. Halfdan Pisket - Danish trilogy 1: Deserteur (Desertør)
113. Halfdan Pisket - Danish trilogy 2: Kakkerlak (Kakerlak)
114. Halfdan Pisket - Danish trilogy 3: Staatsburger (Dansker)
115. Robert Thorogood - Death in Paradise 2: The Killing of Polly Carter (re-read)
116. Kathelijn Hulshof - Gevalletje Borderline
117. Crystal Maldonado - Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
118. Tommie Niessen and Loes Wouterson - Kastanjehove
119. Diane Chamberlain - The Stolen Marriage
120. Michael Grant - Monster 1: Monster
121. Bas Haring - Waarom cola duurder is dan melk
122. Abdi Nazemian - Like a Love Story
123. Meg Grehan - The Space Between
124. Colin Furze - Dit boek is niet veilig! (This Book isn't Safe!)
125. Bas van Teylingen - Help! Mijn kind zit op YouTube
126. Cornelia Funke - Inkheart 3: Inkdeath (Tintentod)
127. Auteur 404 - Anti-Fame
128. Loes den Hollander - Toen ik dood was
129. Beth O'Leary - The SwitchLeast favourite book(s) I read this month:
Michael Grant - Monster 1: Monster
Meg Grehan - The Space Between
Loes den Hollander - Toen ik dood was
Best book(s) I read this month (excluding re-reads!):
Tommie Niessen and Loes Wouterson - Kastanjehove
Beth O'Leary - The Switch
Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis 1-2: Persepolis
Art Spiegelman - Maus 1-2: The Complete Maus
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Oh wow.. I thought I had done the June list , I came here to do the July one. But I hadn't even done the June one!
I got in a reading slump in June, after attempting to read War & Peace during the first week or so of June. The first 7 books on the list (98-104) I read during the first week-ish of June and included some re-reads, some were read during the June read-a-thon I think. I read half of book nr 105 at the end of May, then picked it back up about 2 weeks into June and read the second half while I was waiting for Windows to install (and do updates) on my new computer. Books nr 106 and 107 took me all month to read (though in the case of book 107, that was how it was planned, I read it together with a friend and since it's a long book, we planned to take the whole month to read it, a chapter per day, it has 30 chapters).
Books read in June 2021
98. Gengoroh Tagame - My Brother's Husband 1: Volume 1 (re-read)
99. Gengoroh Tagame - My Brother's Husband 2: Volume 2 (re-read)
100. Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau - Bloom (re-read)
101. Robert Thorogood - Death in Paradise 1: A Meditation on Murder (re-read)
102. Mirjam Mous (ill. Rick de Haas) - Mees Kees 2: Op de kast
103. Dana Simpson - Phoebe and her Unicorn 4: Razzle Dazzle Unicorn
104. Mamoru Hosoda, Iqura Sugimuto, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Summer Wars
105. Amy Spalding - The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles)
106. Robin Hobb - The Farseer Trilogy 3: Assassin's Quest
107. Ken Follett - Kingsbridge 3: A Column of FireLeast favourite book(s) I read this month:
Leo Tolstoy - War & Peace / Oorlog & Vrede (DNF, abandoned)
Best book(s) I read this month (excluding re-reads!):
Ken Follett - Kingsbridge 3: A Column of Fire
Robin Hobb - The Farseer Trilogy 3: Assassin's Quest (a bit slow in the middle, but it could have been my reading slump)
I'll go make the July list now.
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Yep! I love having my huge TBR.
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On 8/13/2021 at 3:14 PM, muggle not said:
22. The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah - 4/5 - good read but very depressing through much of the book.
I have this one on my pre-order wishlist, waiting for a medium size paperback. I'm glad it was a good read!
On 8/13/2021 at 3:14 PM, muggle not said:23. Daughter of Odren - Ursula K. Le Quin - 3/5 - An ok read. My kindle edition of the book contained 28 pages as it was a very short story. I can't really recommend the book.
Yes, this is in line with what I was told by someone else, it's really short and not a great read. Sorry that was your experience as well. I hope your next read will be nicer!
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Aww Hayley I am so sorry
. It's so hard losing such a beloved pet, they really are part of the family. Big hugs.
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16 hours ago, Hayley said:
Thank you
. I think I'm going to phone the vet again tomorrow and see if they think I should bring her in, because I am still worried about her, but fingers crossed she'll be back to her normal self soon.
I hope she will be back to her usual self soon
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QuoteI read another couple of chapters of Physik yesterday and just a few pages of Silence so far today. Probably switching back to Physik tonight, because my tired brain found it quite hard to focus on the more abstract concepts in Silence, I ended up reading the same thing about 3 times!
I hope you're enjoying both of these
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On Saturday I finished Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (at Some Things) and Act Your Age, Eve Brown. I also read Big Nate 3: On a Roll by Lincoln Peirce and started Treehouse 4: The 52-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (this was a re-read).
On Sunday I finished The 52-Storey Treehouse, and I read Captain Underpants 3: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds) by Dav Pilkey (a hugely long title!). Then I read Dog Man book 2, Dog Man: Unleashed, also by Dav Pilkey.
Hayley's Reading in 2021
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