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 Fridays and The Friday 56

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For this Friday's beginning and page 56 and I using The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht, which I am reading now. I have had it for quite a while, and bought it because the blurb sounds intriguing.
"A young doctor, Natalia, struggles to make sense of her grandfather's death in a Balkan country still scarred by war. From fragments of stories her grandfather told her as a child, Natalia realises he may have died searching for 'The deathless man', a vagabond who was said to be immortal.
Struggling to understand why a man of science would undertake such a quest, she stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to a tattered copy of The Jungle Book, and then to the extraordinary story of the tiger's wife." So far so good!


Book beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader
"In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers."


The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice
"Apparently, this is how it stands: a man has died, and there has been a funeral. At the funeral, the man, who is called Gavo, sits up in his coffin and asks for water. It is an immense surprise."

Well, what do you think? Does it sound like something you would like to read?

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  1. Lisa Ks Book Reviews 4 May 2018 at 16:56

    The cover would have caused me to pass it by. I'd love for you and your readers to check out mine! https://tinyurl.com/LisaKsBookReviews5418

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    1. Lisbeth 9 May 2018 at 15:39

      Well, it is different, and quite a special story. I just don't know yet if I like it or not.

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  2. Laurel-Rain Snow4 May 2018 at 16:56

    Wow, that is freaky! Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “THE BOOK CLUB”

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    1. Lisbeth 9 May 2018 at 15:39

      Yes, there are certain parts of the books which is a little bit out of the extraordinary. I kind of liked it in parts, but not in full.

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  3. Kathy Martin4 May 2018 at 17:48

    It does sound like an interesting story. I hope you enjoy it. This week I have a cozy mystery - Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower. Happy reading!

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    1. Lisbeth 9 May 2018 at 15:40

      Maybe should have gone for a cosy mystery. This was more hard to melt! Hope you enjoyed your book.

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  4. fredamans5 May 2018 at 00:08

    I think this might be a gem! :-) Happy weekend!

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    1. Lisbeth 9 May 2018 at 15:41

      Both yes and know. I liked part of it, but thought parts of it was not relevant to the story. However, it seems she has tried to show how different people relate to death. Seeing in it that way, it has a lot to discuss.

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  5. reese5 May 2018 at 21:58

    I've heard good things about this, but haven't read it. The quotes do make it sound interesting!

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    1. Lisbeth 9 May 2018 at 15:42

      I think the quotes just happened to be some of the best. It is a book that you have to melt and it would make a good discussion for a book club.

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