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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6 Degrees of Separation Meme

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6 Degrees of Separation is a monthly meme hosted by Kate @Books Are My Favourite and Best.


This is my first entry with 6 Degrees of Separation. I find it interesting to follow a thread in what I read. One book leading to another, be it the same author, the same genre, the same theme or the same anything. A link is a way to discover new books, places and people.

The 3 December book is Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. I have not read this book, neither seen the movie. But I always intended to, but the future will tell. From there I would use Road as the connecting word and go on to a new purchase; All Roads Lead to Austen - A yearlong Journey with Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith. Austen is always interesting and this seems to be a new way to approach her. Naturally the connection is Austen so I choose Northanger Abbey which I recently read and just loved. It comes out as my second favourite Austen (after Pride and Prejudice of course).

The thread here is Abbey which make me think of the Knights Templar. Suitable since I have a book on my TBR shelves that fits in; The Rise and Fall of the Knights Templar by Gordon Napier. It is always an interesting topic. Connecting words this time are Rise/Fall which takes me to a classic; The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. I have the book somewhere and have read at least half of it. Hmm, can't remember having seen it for a while so it might have got lost! Rome is the connecting word and leads to The Classic World - An Epic History of Greece and Rome by Robin Lane Fox. Another fiction book on my TBR shelves.

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  1. Bellezza 7 December 2016 at 02:18

    I have a great interest in Rome, and two books have appeared on my horizon. One is Captivity, by Spiro, which won an award in Hungary. The other is to be newly released by Penguin, entitled The Confessions of Young Nero. Both sound fascinating to me, and your mention of Rome "made" me leave the titles for you here. Perhaps they would intrigue you, too.

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    1. Lisbeth 7 December 2016 at 11:20

      I think ancient Rome holds us all in a grip. Fascinating times and history. I checked up your suggestions and they seem to be very interesting. I will add them to my to read list. Thank you for inspiration!

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  2. Anonymous7 December 2016 at 06:30

    Thanks for joining in and I hope you become a #6degrees regular!

    I think it's been too long since I read any Austen (in fact, it could be over a decade) - sounds like All Roads Lead to Austen could be a nice book to reacquaint myself with all of her wonderful work.

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    1. Lisbeth 7 December 2016 at 11:22

      Great meme. It makes you think of books in another way.
      Austen is great. Last night I attended the Brontë Reading Group where we discussed her 'Northanger Abbey' which I think is one of her greatest books. 'All Roads...' sounds promising as well. Always interesting to see how people approach classics like Austen or the Brontë sisters.

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