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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Anne Tyler re-read project 2021

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Liz Dexter at Adventures in reading, running and working from home is inviting us for a re-read of Anne Tyler's books. I love the books I have read by her, and it was a long time since I read them. 

It might be to ambitious for me to read all of her books, but I will try to catch up with the schedule as best as I can. Here are the basic rules. Go to Liz' link above for further information. 

How will it all work?

My plan is to read one of the books each month by the 10th of the month and review it then, and the other by the 20th and review it then. Then my review will be available for linking and commenting by the middle and end of the month respectively.

I will link to my review on this page and I will try to link to anyone’s who does a review, including on Goodreads, and sends me the link.




How do I join in?

When you’ve read your book, you could do any of these things …

  • Post a review in a comment on my review
  • Write your own review by the 15th or 30th of the month respectively and include a link to my review
  • Write your own review by the 15th or 30th of the month respectively and pop a link to your review in the comments on mine
The schedule

January

If Morning Ever Comes (1964)

The Tin Can Tree (1965)

February

A Slipping-Down Life (1970)

The Clock Winder (1972)

March

Celestial Navigation (1974)

Searching for Caleb (1975)

April

Earthly Possessions (1977)

Morgan’s Passing (1980)

May

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982)

The Accidental Tourist (1985)

June

Breathing Lessons (1988)

Saint Maybe (1991)

July

Ladder of Years (1995)

A Patchwork Planet (1998)

August

Back When We Were Grownups (2001)

The Amateur Marriage (2004)

September

Digging to America (2006)

Noah’s Compass (2010)

October

The Beginner’s Goodbye (2012)

A Spool of Blue Thread (2015)

November

Vinegar Girl (2016)

Clock Dance (2018)

December

Redhead by the Side of the Road (2020)

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It should be fun so it does not matter if you cannot read them all. The main thing is to exchange views and thoughts about the books. Read in your own pace and link reviews on Liz' website.

Looking forward getting in touch with Anne Tyler again. 

Comments

  1. LyzzyBee12 December 2020 at 19:40

    Thank you so much for joining my project and linking to it (and you can comment on the project page now (oops) and will be able to to on the blog posts). I look forward to reading your thoughts on whichever of the books you get to!

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    1. Lisbeth 16 December 2020 at 13:44

      Looking forward to the challenge. Cannot promise to read all of them, but will try my best.

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