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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Challenges for 2022

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This year I will not participate in too many challenges. I have a few I always follow, and will continue to do so. Although, there are so many interesting challenges out there, I have decided to go for a challenge of my own. Meaning concentrating on reading from my TBR shelves, more themed reading, and also reading from my wish list. Here is a summary of Challenges 2022, more detailed info under link. 

First of all my own challenge which will follow these general guidelines. 

• a nonfiction from my TBR shelves chosen by a random generator

• a fiction from my TBR shelves chosen by a random generator

• a translated novel outside of the English and Swedish speaking countries

• a classic tale

• a book from my Wish list

Each month will have a themed reading, which hopefully can be connected to my various lists. 

January - Nordic writers (inspired by AnnaBookBel's challenge FINDS
February - Antiquity (Greek gods and other tales)
March - Women (anything about female achievements)
April - Explorers and discoveries
May - Literature history (learn more about authors, their work and lives)
June - The Witcher (reading the books on which the series is based, and other fantasy books)
July - Paris in July (anything French and Parisian) 
August - Beach reading (crime and feel good)
September - Henry James (venturing into his works) 
October - Russia (Russian authors and/or tales from Russia)
November - Nonfiction and Novellas (joining these challenges)
December - Classics

Other challenges:

Nordic FINDS hosted by AnnaBookBel

The Unread Shelf hosted by Whitney @ The Unread Shelf (have a look at the various challenges under Challenges 2022 above).

The Classic Club - I hope to be able to read more classics this year. 

The Anne Tyler Project hosted by Liz Dexter @ Adventures in reading, running and working from home. It finished in 2021, but I only read about half of Tyler's book, so will continue this year.

I will also join my favourite challenges Paris in July and Nonfiction November. And who knows? Maybe there will be a challenge turning up that I join ad hoc if I feel like it. 

Comments

  1. LyzzyBee3 January 2022 at 17:40

    Nice plans, and I'm really happy you're going to be able to continue the Anne Tyler project and I'll certainly add your posts to the project page. Enjoy your TBR reading! All my challenges will come from mine this year, too, as usual.

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    1. Lisbeth 6 January 2022 at 21:35

      Thank you. I will let you know once I publish a review. They are all a pleasure to read, so should not be too much of an effort.

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  2. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz12 February 2022 at 17:42

    I think it's excellent that you have created your own challenge based on the things you'd like to do.

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    1. Lisbeth 14 February 2022 at 10:56

      I am quite pleased, I have to say. It has given me more of a focus on what to read, even if I add other books along the line. It also gives focus on my TBR shelves. I think it is nice to read the new books you love, but I feel I have to read the old ones first. That is why I have neglected new books for some time. In this way, I can combine the two. And, as you say, I read what I like to read.

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