Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...
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Book beginnings on Friday

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Rose City Reader, is hosting Book beginnings on Friday. She says:

Rose City Reader

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.

Freda's VoiceFreda’s voice is hosting Friday 56 and the rules are:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.
*It's that simple.


My book this week is Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler

Beginning

”He wakes to the scratching of a pencil against a page: a noise out of the darkness. He lies quite still on his back, reaching out for sound. His ears have become wings, straining, stretching, carrying him away. The world comes to him only through sound, and there is precious little of that.”

Page 56

”She wonders if she should say something about the scant provisions. The daughter looks up, as if she senses this thought, and even in the dim light the nurse sees a momentary flash, a spark of smouldering fire in the large, luminous eyes behind the glasses, which surprises her. Perhaps not as mild and meek as one might think at first glance."

The Content Reader

The beginning relates the thoughts of Patrick Brontë, lying in his bed after having had his eye operation. Page 56 (or 55-56) relates the thoughts of the nurse taking care of him. You can read my review of the book on the link under the title above.

Comments

  1. Laurel-Rain Snow22 July 2016 at 16:21

    I love the language in the excerpts! Thanks for sharing...and enjoy. And thanks for visiting my blog.

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    1. Lisbeth 22 July 2016 at 16:31

      Yes, it is very well written.
      Wow, you have six blogs! How do you manage? And writing books? Quite fantastic. I will explore it all a little bit more.

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  2. Katherine P22 July 2016 at 17:03

    This does sound interesting. I love the teasers and haven't heard much about this book. I definitely need to find out more! I'll have to add this to my TBR.

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    1. Lisbeth 23 July 2016 at 23:23

      It was a nice read, and a somewhat different approach to Charlotte Brontë.

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  3. Kathy Martin22 July 2016 at 17:37

    Sounds a little flowery for my taste. I hope you are enjoying it. I am spotlighting City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong this week. Happy reading!

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    1. Lisbeth 23 July 2016 at 23:27

      It is not that bad. I would not connect flowery with Charlotte Brontë either. The quotes might indicate this, but it is not really the case.
      Your beginning sounds great and the scenario of the book as well. A little bit different from the rest.

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  4. Anonymous22 July 2016 at 18:57

    I would love to read this one.

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    1. Lisbeth 23 July 2016 at 23:27

      If you are into the Brontës, this one gives another perspective of the family.

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  5. Bev Bouwer22 July 2016 at 19:06

    This looks so charming - thanks for sharing and for the visit today.

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  6. Anne@HeadFullofBooks22 July 2016 at 19:18

    I left you a note over at the review. It sounds very good.

    My Friday Quotes

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  7. fredamans22 July 2016 at 19:24

    Beautiful writing!! Happy weekend!

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    1. Lisbeth 23 July 2016 at 23:29

      Happy weekend to you as well. The writing was beautiful.

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  8. Maria23 July 2016 at 00:32

    This is the first time I've seen this book - I liked both teasers - thanks for sharing your review too. Thanks for visiting my Friday meme earlier

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    1. Lisbeth 23 July 2016 at 23:29

      Happy you like it. Thank you for visiting!

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  9. Unknown23 July 2016 at 01:46

    I really liked this movie so I'm sure the book is great. I really like the excerpts.

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    1. Lisbeth 23 July 2016 at 23:30

      I presume you mean the Jane Eyre movie? I have seen several but really like the last one. It is a great book, and this novel gave it a little bit of background to how Charlotte Brontë wrote the book. True or not, well, we will never know. It is a good try nevertheless.

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  10. Lauren Stoolfire24 July 2016 at 02:37

    Just the title makes me want to try it. :)

    Check out my Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings).

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    1. Lisbeth 24 July 2016 at 20:20

      Great isn't it! And it also makes sense when you read the book.

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