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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Reading statistics 2020

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Another year has begone and it is time to have a look at last year's reading. It was a good year for me. Maybe not difficult considering the times and the time available for reading. I ended up at 107 books. It meant I managed to achieve my aim of 100 books at Goodreads. 

I have divided the genres between Fiction, Nonfiction, Mystery/Thrillers and Classics. The outcome is quite even between the genres with a slightly higher number for fictional books, which is normal. 


Fiction                      38

Nonfiction                 29

Mystery/Thrillers       23

Classics                    17


Favourite books within each genre

My three favourite books within each genre.

Fiction

Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Prisoner of Heaven and The Labyrint of the Sprits (cheating here but they are both the 2nd and 3rd in a series so I treat them as one, so I can add another two)

Gail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Delia Owens - Where the Crawdads Sing


Nonfiction

Elizabeth Lev - The Tigress of Forli (Renaissance Italy's most courageous and notorious countess

Karin Tegenborg Falkhagen - Svenska drottningar (Swedish Queens)

Tilman Lahme - Familjen Mann (Die Manns, The Mann Family)


Mystery Thrillers

Jane Harper - The Dry

Jo Nesbo - The Leopard

Alexander Söderberg - The Andalucian Friend (and the two following books The Other Son and The Good Wolf)


Classics

Dante - Purgatory (from the Divine Comedy)

Philip Larkin - The Whitsun Wedding (poetry)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Speckled Band


Twelve favourite books this year


That was a few highlights from my reading year. I enjoyed most of the books, but there are always a few rising above the rest. I was not aware but like the evenness between the genres. Now it is time to start a new reading year. I have opted for another 100 on Goodreads. I hope most of them will be from my own shelves. 


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  1. Jeanie7 January 2021 at 03:03

    I love book posts -- mine will probably go up tomorrow. It's such fun to see books old to me and new!

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    1. Lisbeth 18 January 2021 at 13:18

      It is interesting to see what other readers have chosen as their best book. I think you had some interesting books as well.

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  2. Marianne 7 January 2021 at 12:26

    Great statistics. And I have read a few of those, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, I have read all his books. He is one of my favourite authors. But I also read and loved "Mornings in Jenin" and "Where the Crawdads Sing". Both great books in their own way.

    My Statistics 2020.

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    1. Lisbeth 18 January 2021 at 13:17

      Just shows we have a similar taste in books. All of them were the best books of 2020.

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    2. Marianne 18 January 2021 at 17:16

      True. I'm so glad we found each other.

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  3. Brona12 January 2021 at 10:34

    You've had a great reading year!
    Glad to see the Haynes book in your top reads - I still have it waiting on my TBR pile - something to look forward to by the sounds of things.

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    1. Lisbeth 18 January 2021 at 13:17

      Haynes' book was quite a surprise. It took a little bit to get into, but then it was hard to put down. Really interesting seeing the Trojan war from female perspectives. I hope you will enjoy it.

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