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 Challenge by Erin 10.0

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A book challenge through a facebook group. Well, first time I join, but it sounds like a good challenge, and as always, I will try to find the books on my TBR shelves. Here are a few general rules (in short, for more info join Book Challenge by Erin on facebook):

  • Have fun. Don't stress, read as many as you like. 
  • The challenge will run from JANUARY 1, 2019 to APRIL 30, 2019. 
  • Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audio books are fine too.

  • A book can only be used for one category, and each category can only be completed once.  
  • You can read your books in any order you choose.

  • Rereads can be used only once. 
  • There will be a photo album for each category with links to books chosen. Please comment on the photo for each of your books when you finish reading them. A comment can include a review, a rating, a recommendation…other readers want to hear what you thought of your choice. 
  • There will be 10 book categories with a possibility of earning 200 points. That’s 10 books in four months. For some of you, this will be a BIG challenge; for others it will be easy peasy. It’s all for fun, remember!


Here the categories and my list:

5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages - The Greek Treasure by Irving Stone

10 points (from BCBE 1.0): Read a book that was made into a movie - Snabba cash (Easy Money) by Jens Lapidus
10 points (from BCBE 2.0): Read a book that is set in Europe - The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
15 points (from BCBE 3.0): Read a book that was a Newberry Award winner (medal winner or honor book); this link should help: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal?fbclid=IwAR06V1kc-nXkvx3nr-h_DlptmvD8RtrXW9Llm5Egh0ZliAKfuyw8bz9hIS8 ***for this category only, since many children’s literature books may be shorter, the page number requirement is only 100 pages - Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

20 points (from BCBE 4.0): Read a book that is a friend or family member’s favourite...or the favourite book by another participant in this challenge
 - Stalker by Lars Kepler
20 points (from BCBE 5.0): Read a book originally published over 100 years ago; this link should help: https://www.goodreads.com/…/16.Best_Books_of_the_19th_Centu…
 - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (published 1916)
25 points (from BCBE 6.0): Read a book with six words (and only six words) in the title
 - A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
30 points (from BCBE 7.0): Read a book with a compass or cardinal direction in the title
 - Civilization - The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson 
30 points (from BCBE 8.0): Read a book that was originally published in a different language than your own
 - Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd (my language is Swedish)
35 points: (from BCBE 9.0): Read a book that begins with the letter “N” - Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks

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