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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I Spy Book Challenge

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Been so busy lately and did not have so much time to write reviews and blog. I have saved to pocket interesting post from blogs I am following. Here is one I saw on Booksplease. I love lists and especially if they have something to do with your book shelves. It tends to remind you of what you have. Here the rules.

Find a book on your shelves that contains (either on the cover or in the title) an example for each category. You must have a separate book for all 20, get as creative as you want and do it within five minutes!! (or longer if you have way too many books on way too many overcrowded shelves!).

I add a link to those books I have posted on.

1. Food - Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux

2. Transportation -  Trains & Boats & Planers by Killen McNeill

3. Weapon - In Search of the Trojan War by Michael Wood (cover: spears)

4. Animal - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

5. Number - 365 dagar (365 days) by Anders Bergman and Emelie Perland

6. Something you read - Brontë in Love by Sarah Freeman

7. Body of Water - The Edge of the World - How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are by Michael Pye

8. Product of Fire - Eld (Fire) by Mats Strandberg och Sara Bergmark

9. Royalty - Eleanor, The Secret Queen by John Ashdown-Hill

10 Architecture - The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe

11. Item of Clothing - The Spy Wore Red by Aline, Countess of Romanones

12. Family Member - Moderspassion (Mother Passion) by Majgull Axelsson

13. Time of Day - Morgon i Jenin (Morning in Jenin) by Susan Albuhawa)

14. Music - Drömmarnas vals (The Walz of the Dreams) by Peter Prang

15. Paranormal Being - The Host by Stephanie Meyer

16. Occupation - Doctor Copernicus by John Banville

17. Season - Hunting Season by Andrea Camilleri

18. Colour - The Red and the Black by Stendhal

19. Celestial Body - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

20. Something that Grows - The Heather Lazing by Colm Toíbin


Well, that took quite more than five minutes. All of them are titles, except for Weapons, where I had to find a cover. Interesting exercise.


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