tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53944118733940234902024-03-13T22:06:51.224+01:00The Content ReaderLisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1057125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-31792230760150098022022-12-06T12:15:00.003+01:002022-12-06T12:15:33.350+01:00Changing blogging domain and site<p>Dear blogger friends,</p><p>Lately, I had a few problems with the Blogger web site for my blog <i>The Content Reader</i>. I took this as a sign that I should finally create a web site of my own. I have been checking out other options, but could not get my act together. Finally, I have managed to create a basic web site with Wix, which I hope will be developed over time. It has not been easy to find my way around. One thing one can say about Blogger is that it is easy to work with. </p><p><b>This site will no longer be updated</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Follow me to my new domain @ </p><p><b>thecontentreader.com</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTcV5JAHg8dpDnfYhhMHbt3e7_GJ1c33f-zuYvFKP30fSyQlqjZY3hNWh2uy0S71sS1ygZFqLfxeIfNu0-eIvTjvQcwon2sgJcCGOQLp06TZGHJWe_Trg17QRkQPUnOIRAM56fpQLymOuvDXmmrvdlGtPqvbe730nGJtn9W2F5HJ9XqAH2Ct2-PmbNA/s2158/Image%202022-12-06%20at%2012.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2158" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTcV5JAHg8dpDnfYhhMHbt3e7_GJ1c33f-zuYvFKP30fSyQlqjZY3hNWh2uy0S71sS1ygZFqLfxeIfNu0-eIvTjvQcwon2sgJcCGOQLp06TZGHJWe_Trg17QRkQPUnOIRAM56fpQLymOuvDXmmrvdlGtPqvbe730nGJtn9W2F5HJ9XqAH2Ct2-PmbNA/w400-h214/Image%202022-12-06%20at%2012.11.jpg" title="The Content Reader" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope to see you there. </p><p>Lisbeth @ The Content Reader</p><p><br /></p>Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-68514664880200131702022-12-06T10:00:00.001+01:002022-12-06T10:00:00.176+01:00Blogging Anniversary - 10 years<p>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. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1CwbY4BY3CJDbHeLfIFVcEI1iACRJzMc3Velw_DYBqu2D6Ib1lkkrF_JzdEwBp8i_gJdKyJnmW7CLcLsUgeZr4HwRTF9BIBDMWHCWAcC9XsJiV5Q_jKh9uYADPX3NRZ2EcaVzezl9d8kZBZP1Dqd_Al5_w3Wbd8JU7mKGHbxKbJkbZnxAQolWYi0tA/s286/marani.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1CwbY4BY3CJDbHeLfIFVcEI1iACRJzMc3Velw_DYBqu2D6Ib1lkkrF_JzdEwBp8i_gJdKyJnmW7CLcLsUgeZr4HwRTF9BIBDMWHCWAcC9XsJiV5Q_jKh9uYADPX3NRZ2EcaVzezl9d8kZBZP1Dqd_Al5_w3Wbd8JU7mKGHbxKbJkbZnxAQolWYi0tA/s16000/marani.jpeg" title="New Finnish Grammar by Diego Marani" /></a></div>The book was <i><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2012/10/reviews_9296.html" target="_blank">New Finnish Grammar</a></i> 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. <p></p><p><i>"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 identifying him. When he regains consciousness he has lost his memory and cannot even remember what language he speaks. From a few things found on the man the doctor, who is originally from Finland, believes him to be a sailor and a fellow countryman, who somehow or other has ended up in Trieste. The doctor dedicates himself to teaching the man Finnish, beginning the reconstruction of the identity of Sampo Karjalainen, leading the missing man to return to Finland in search of his identity and his past."</i></p><p>Have you read it? Please let me know in that case. </p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-32867658009238882732022-12-04T04:00:00.001+01:002022-12-04T04:00:00.174+01:00Novellas in November<p>Busy month with a lot of challenges. I decided though to join Novellas in November which I find interesting. Mostly because I don't really read novellas. This month has helped me find my way into the shorter fiction books. It is very nice to read shorter books as a break with the very long books that seem to enter our lives these days. Thank you to hosts Cathy of <a href="https://746books.com/2022/11/01/its-novellas-in-november-time-add-your-links-here-novnov22/" target="_blank">746 Books</a> and Rebecca of <a href="https://bookishbeck.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/novellas-in-november-2022-thats-a-wrap/" target="_blank">Bookish Beck</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcb7jgjmeHxioejBeu_e990PZbIkkjqO7o6w9T0RHeAqbxOQYgTLYi2lmBrA5d_1Z4uwz-k4DhaD4cO80NQ0fM4F_MlRM79lUDJ45zCsjAVG7IH7uvJpc2_X19Kw8oNOC0HLhK369UZWYUDTOZE07X0FJ33n5X0XzY1uD5RL3EMNGzvRgklqQqNq_SMg/s1240/novellas%202022.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1240" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcb7jgjmeHxioejBeu_e990PZbIkkjqO7o6w9T0RHeAqbxOQYgTLYi2lmBrA5d_1Z4uwz-k4DhaD4cO80NQ0fM4F_MlRM79lUDJ45zCsjAVG7IH7uvJpc2_X19Kw8oNOC0HLhK369UZWYUDTOZE07X0FJ33n5X0XzY1uD5RL3EMNGzvRgklqQqNq_SMg/w400-h269/novellas%202022.webp" title="Novellas in November 2022" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>To my own surprise I did manage to find something for each of the weeks. </p><p>1 – 7 November: Short Classics - <b>The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffmann</b></p><p>8 – 14 November: Novellas in Translation - <b>Metamorphoses</b> by Franz Kafka</p><p>15 – 21 November: Short Non-Fiction - <b>How Much Land Does A Man Need? </b>by Leo Tolstoj</p><p>22 – 28 November: Contemporary Novellas - <b>Master Georgi</b> by Beryl Bainbridge</p><p>29/30 November: My Month in Novellas/ New to my TBR - <b>The Little Prince</b> by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, </p><p>On top of that I read <b>Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk</b> by Nikolai Leskov, recommended by Emma @ Word and Peace. </p><p>This week made me discover novellas and how wonderful they are. I think I will continue reading these short fiction. I got a lot of inspiration from bloggers and have saved a few authors and titles for the future.</p><p><br /></p>
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For week 5 we have the following challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-EJeS_EgV66ikNLQyrq7yCRLBUBAK3h83q20YVFwO5uVx6mPnvMwlQ_DRe3JKDTdR2K0-xL9dR7wgT56IONvAhI7H8v9nSlxuq4U-U8nxLdeta1hiTm6KRXsjaT5Emx_oBNNVcSYodHzVAgPPGc5uGsIV2OM4CnNn5Y8QIuJvyDMsLaQHSrh7FJ4cw/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-EJeS_EgV66ikNLQyrq7yCRLBUBAK3h83q20YVFwO5uVx6mPnvMwlQ_DRe3JKDTdR2K0-xL9dR7wgT56IONvAhI7H8v9nSlxuq4U-U8nxLdeta1hiTm6KRXsjaT5Emx_oBNNVcSYodHzVAgPPGc5uGsIV2OM4CnNn5Y8QIuJvyDMsLaQHSrh7FJ4cw/w400-h225/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Week 5: (November 28-Dec 2) – <b>New to My TBR:</b> It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! Pro tip: Start this draft post at the beginning of the month and add to it as your TBR multiplies. (Jaymi @ <a href="https://theocbookgirl.com/category/non-fiction-november/" target="_blank">The OC Bookgirl</a>) </p><p>For once I did do some notes when I found a very interesting book, which I have failed to do previous years. Even so, there have been a lot of interesting books during this month, so here are just a few I paid extra attention to (in now special order).</p><p><b>What's Nonfiction</b></p><p><i>Tunnel 29 </i>by Helena Merriman and <i>The Ratline and East West Street </i>by Philippe Sands. They also come with thrilling podcasts on BBC Radio 4 Intrigue. Got totally hooked on <i>The Ratline</i> and <i>Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel.</i> Now it is time for the books. </p><p>Another totally addicted podcast is Crooked Media's <i>Wind of Change.</i> Could not wait to finish this one to find out the ending.</p><p> <i>The Supernatural, One Mans Search for the Truth About Ghosts</i> by Will Storr. Sounds like an intriguing read. Maybe we will find something out?</p><p><b>Readerbuzz</b></p><p><i>Around the World in 80 Books</i> by David Demrosch (Books-about-Books)</p><p><i>Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression </i>by Studs Terkel's (about the Great Depression) pairing with Kristin Hannah's fiction book,<i> The Four Winds</i>. You might also consider reading John Steinbeck's <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i>. The last book has been on my list for a long time. It is always interesting to read such books together with a nonfiction, so good pairing here. </p><p><b>Bookfever</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Ancient History Fangirl</i> another podcast that sounds interesting.</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>The Woman Who Would Be King</i> by Kara Cooney </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths </i>by Helen Morales </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Cities that Shaped the Ancient World </i>by Editor: John Julius Norwich </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Bookfever and I share a love for history.</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Adventures in reading, running and working from home</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Small Town Girl, Love, Lies and the Undercover Police </i>by Donna McLean</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Skylark: The compelling novel of love, betrayal and changing the world </i>by Alice O’Keeffe</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I think this is a pairing fiction/nonfiction. A present day criminal case. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>books </b><b>are my favourite and best</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>My Year of Rest and Relaxation</i> by Ottessa Moshfegh- Sounds like a book we all need to read. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Reading Life</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>The Anna Karenina Fix: Lessons in Happiness From Russian Literature</i> by Viv Groskop. Always good with some lessons in happiness. I am just asking myself whether Anna Karenina is an example? Hm, a must read I think. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Let's Read</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Why We Read</i> by Josephine Greywoode. Sounds like it could give us a reason for our obsessions. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> *****</span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thank you all for your suggestions and inspirations. I have really enjoyed this month, and to follow what you read. That takes me to what I read myself. I read 14 books this month of which four nonfiction</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Gudar och människor (How do we Look? The Eye of Faith)</i> by Mary Beard. She takes us back to the ancient world and forward to investigate how artists have visualised man. Very interesting. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>The Lodger, Shakespeare on Silver Street </i>by Charles Nicholl. Nicholl takes us back to the small street of London in pursuit of real life accounts on Shakespeare's life. He is mentioned in a couple of law documents, and around this Nicholl looks at his neighbours, fellow writers/actors and life in general in the centre of London. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Girig-Sverige </i>by Andreas Cervenka. Cervenka won a best nonfiction prize for this book about Greedy Sweden. It is about the economy and financial world in Sweden, and how some people can become very, very rich due to the system. You just have to know how to do it. Very interesting insight into the financial back alleys, but all legal. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Skånska stenar berättar</i> by K. Arne Blom and Jan Moen. Skåne, or Scania is the southern province of Sweden, once belonging to Denmark. Here you can find traces of early settlements and history, carved in stone or remembered by a stone or plaque retelling the story. Interesting and a tip for excursions. </p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Considering I read books for Novellas in November and German Literary Month I am quite pleased with these four books.</p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div><br /></div><p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-50069112296383463722022-11-24T12:11:00.002+01:002022-11-24T18:00:34.180+01:00Nonfiction November - Week 4<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhHV4wCr8tSkc7QLCCHa8audQIEAI02jqpDaI8bPaJ5mvqB4DVrU5K3y857PWw5rXPvyhFyohFZQHDDfOu_kiguH1818VzLwImhljjBbec6Ip72JTx46B_fB4oKH9iS7IJ0IpdRL2G1Yt0CwWDVfOgbPjeAY0LnoGiV7geWRunz3lTXWCQToB_uHLtA/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhHV4wCr8tSkc7QLCCHa8audQIEAI02jqpDaI8bPaJ5mvqB4DVrU5K3y857PWw5rXPvyhFyohFZQHDDfOu_kiguH1818VzLwImhljjBbec6Ip72JTx46B_fB4oKH9iS7IJ0IpdRL2G1Yt0CwWDVfOgbPjeAY0LnoGiV7geWRunz3lTXWCQToB_uHLtA/w400-h225/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="400" /></a></div><br />We are nearing the end of November and are already on week 4 in Nonfiction November challenge. This week is hosted by <a href="https://sheseeksnonfiction.blog/2022/11/21/nonfiction-november-2022-worldview-changers/" target="_blank">Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction</a>. I find this weekly challenge difficult. Mainly since I read mostly historical nonfiction, and I am not sure it changes anyones world views. I will probably go a slightly different path, so, let's see where I end up. <p></p><p><b>Week 4: Worldview Changers:</b> </p><p></p><p><b>What nonfiction book or books has impacted the way you see the world in a powerful way?</b> </p><p></p><p>I went to my book shelves to check out my nonfiction books. I choose three of them that has impacted me. Maybe not changed my world views but the historical events had a great impact on many people.</p><p><b><i><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-sleepwalkers-how-europe-went-to-war.html" target="_blank">The Sleepwalkers</a>, How Europe Went to War in 1914</i> by Christopher Clark</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This must be the most thorough research and writings on the first world war. Mainly centered on the origins of the war. The main event, we are told, are the shots in Sarajevo killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg. Well, as Christopher Clark shows, there are a few other events leading up to this devastating war. </div><p></p><p><i>"The British historian A.J.P Taylor and the American historian Barbara Tuchman wrote that ’the war was a result of rigid planning, train schedules and treaty commitments. That is, it was the final stop in a chain of events that could not stop the train, once it started’. It is a very good description and after having read Clark’s book you can see how all decisions from the persons and countries involved, although aimed at not starting a war, on the contrary, lead directly to war." (from my review, link above).</i></p><p>The book is called a master piece and that is no understatement. Well researched, well written, and an easy read even for the average reader. I guess it does teach us something, and changes our views on politics and politicians. My final paragraph in the review reads.</p><p><i>"What amazed me, was how supposedly, responsible emperors, kings and politicians acted. Many times due to small reasons of self interest, making a decision without a proper back ground, without thinking of the greater picture, a lack of knowing what the others were doing, interpreting what they were doing, rightly or wrongly. It was like these people were sitting with the map of Europe and made their next move with a chess piece. Rather scaring.</i> "</p><p>I think this book did change my view on how the world is working. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g-V4skKi_HabTu5FuQCEkURjqb4brhGK28SZeP_xy2fJSIBhCdDPL7YLywzjXCpgIUw3-dDUHNPscmaqJ1KEee7i3ad7cFB6iodZ1jl2LBb7F3n-wn4TflDK3pwdC-urzk4ooIhTvRr4Dg00p_GNs3Py1n4DZsIWmNX7MCezxYUe_EmvDKi5ElsOXA/s4032/IMG_2666.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g-V4skKi_HabTu5FuQCEkURjqb4brhGK28SZeP_xy2fJSIBhCdDPL7YLywzjXCpgIUw3-dDUHNPscmaqJ1KEee7i3ad7cFB6iodZ1jl2LBb7F3n-wn4TflDK3pwdC-urzk4ooIhTvRr4Dg00p_GNs3Py1n4DZsIWmNX7MCezxYUe_EmvDKi5ElsOXA/w240-h320/IMG_2666.HEIC" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="240" /></a></b></p><p><b>Prince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin by Simon Sebag Montefiore</b></p><p>Another fantastic book about a person who seems to have been greater than life. A story about a great statesman and his relationship and love for Catherine the Great. In a way it has a bearing in what is happening today. </p><p>Potemkin was promoted to Field Marshal in 1783 and took over the control of Crimea when it was annexed. He was a powerful man in the area and founded several cities, among them Kherson and Odessa. Apart from the historically interested people today, his name is mostly associated with ‘Potemkin village’. This goes back to the time when Catherine the Great was visiting him. The time was short and he wanted to make her believe he had achieved more than he had. He thus used painted façades to fool Catherine. These façades hid the fact there was nothing behind. Maybe he inspired the movie industry?</p><p>Just a few days ago the world heard the news that when the Russians evacuated the city of Kherson they took the bones of Potemkin, buried in St Catherine's Cathedral, with them. Being the founder of the city his bones have a significance and great importance to the Ukrainians. For Russia as well, as they see Potemkin as being behind the conquest of the area in 1783. </p><p><b>A Rage to Live by Mary S. Lovell</b></p><p>I leave the war scene and go into exploration. Why not talk about one of the greatest, Sir Richard Burton. Mary S. Lovell is one of my favourite historical biographers. She writes so well, take you into other people's life, in a respectful way, and make you never want to leave. Sir Richard Burton is another man, greater than life. The achievements he did during his life time and the will to always learn new things. A brilliant mind, charismatic person, linguist, he spoke 24 languages, scholar, translator (he translated the <i>Arabian Nights</i>) and a daring adventurer. What is not to love here?</p><p>Reading about such people you feel rather small yourself. At the same time it gives you an insight in what man can do, if you put your mind to it. Everything seemed open to him. He was not afraid of trying new things and adventures. I guess you can say that he opened up the world to me in a way. Following in his fot steps, even if you are sitting in the sofa at home, he teases you to follow him. </p><p><b>Do you think there is one book that everyone needs to read for a better understanding of the world we live in? </b></p><p>A difficult question. I don't think there is one book that would do that for mankind. You probably have to widen your perspective with nonfiction books about different areas of society and different parts of the world. We all live different lives, and there is not one book that can make a better understanding of the world, for all people around the globe. A variety of nonfiction is the answer I think. Which should give me a big kick in the behind to start reading more than historical nonfiction. </p><p><br /></p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-83124821640156927132022-11-21T10:00:00.001+01:002022-11-21T10:00:00.166+01:00German Literature Month<p>My first post for German Literature Month hosted by <a href="https://lizzysiddal2.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/announcing-german-literature-month-xii-with-lizzy/" target="_blank">Lizzy’s Literary Life</a>. It is the first time I participate and since I am following another two challenges, I try to combine reading where possible. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVVzd8BTOTDFB_Lu12NdMW4f3Yiz8UnmMuQw5_OukHjq_QSygwFXeWryEDgx0P8Txrv-g262Wf0wlzZ0DT2S7lfhjirp0LtB38ADCN5G0V-3j9YtzeTsdhqHnCHuCkLLcsvX9TSZ5QnkdEf1Ovsj570W4Ds3sX3pewEV41TEM-CF_DzpllhMZF8v0fw/s1531/GLM.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1531" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVVzd8BTOTDFB_Lu12NdMW4f3Yiz8UnmMuQw5_OukHjq_QSygwFXeWryEDgx0P8Txrv-g262Wf0wlzZ0DT2S7lfhjirp0LtB38ADCN5G0V-3j9YtzeTsdhqHnCHuCkLLcsvX9TSZ5QnkdEf1Ovsj570W4Ds3sX3pewEV41TEM-CF_DzpllhMZF8v0fw/w400-h215/GLM.webp" title="German Literature Month 2022" width="400" /></a></div><p>Week 1 – <b>First time for everything </b>- <b>The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffmann</b> - I really loved this book and Hoffmann's writing. A mystery, dark and spooky tale. The Sandman is a folklore character who is said to throw sand in the eyes of children to help them fall asleep. The protagonist and narrator is Nathanael, most likely suffering from post traumatic stress due to an encounter with the sandman in his childhood. The whole story has a dark, psychological and unreal touch taking us into another world. What is real and what is suggested by our thoughts?</p><p>Week 2 – <b>Second Helpings</b> - I rarely re-read books and since I have not read that many novellas. I wanted to read Hesse for some time, so will choose (a novella) <b>Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse</b> - I am still reading this book, and I have a feeling I have already read it. Totally suitable for this the second week in other words. </p><p>Week 3 – <b>Firm Favourites - Rainer Maria Rilke</b>, I will choose one book with his poems. Have not got to this yet. It seems he is Austrian, but I presume it is all right since he wrote in German. </p><p>Week 4 – <b>Something Different</b> - <b>Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka </b>- already read this for Novellas in November. For someone like me who do not like insects it was a rather terrifying read. What does Kafka want to say with the novel? Alienation: people who are different are looked down upon? Work - the employer takes out everything they can from you? Family - he worries about the family which he supports. Once the family realises he can not work anymore, they take their act together and start working themselves, and manage very well. Using other people for their own means? </p>
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When real events are so strange and incredible that no fiction author could come up with such a story. </p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMISDTIt3TFpUdkqSeA7YnIjO5PqrudLmA-HgdZ_NODoQ13lL0A5tLLO-R6CTNjGA6-ImBgjwhe-qpksMl8hnuuKt3c299V732o6_vhWsI68jfAw7q1VfcuoYL4Pcz7oQIPw6ZBmFtLFQDxRL4x2HGLfRsYOAua95lNe4FvdtDbWtYu1RKB9F563fekg/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMISDTIt3TFpUdkqSeA7YnIjO5PqrudLmA-HgdZ_NODoQ13lL0A5tLLO-R6CTNjGA6-ImBgjwhe-qpksMl8hnuuKt3c299V732o6_vhWsI68jfAw7q1VfcuoYL4Pcz7oQIPw6ZBmFtLFQDxRL4x2HGLfRsYOAua95lNe4FvdtDbWtYu1RKB9F563fekg/s320/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" width="320" /></a></i></div><p><i><i><br />Week 3: (November 14-18) – Stranger Than Fiction: This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that almost don’t seem real. A sports biography involving overcoming massive obstacles, a profile on a bizarre scam, a look into the natural wonders in our world—basically, if it makes your jaw drop, you can highlight it for this week’s topic. (<a href="https://pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/nonfiction-november-2022-stranger-than-fiction/" target="_blank">Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks</a>)</i></i></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I found it rather difficult to come up with something I have read this year. I go back to 2019 when I read <i>Stalin - The Court of the Red Tsar</i> by Simon Sebag Montefiore. The story of Stalin and how he ran the Soviet Union at the time was an antagonising read. I am sure no fiction author could possibly come up with a character like this.</p><p>I would also like to add a TV-series that I have been watching on Netflix. It is <i>The Vatican Girl, The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi.</i> It is an unbelievable, troublesome and touching story of a Emanuela who was kidnapped in 1983 when she was 15 years old. The mystery of what happened has troubled the family, police, lawyers and journalists ever since. It seems such an incredible story, and it shows that real life is stranger than fiction. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-85321733100301345812022-11-15T12:06:00.003+01:002022-11-15T12:14:23.256+01:00The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook<p>First of all I want to apologise for, hopefully, temporary problems with the blog. I managed to get the home page working, but it seems that the last post posted will also show up at the top of the labels' pages. I am trying to solve it, but alas, so far no success. Maybe this is an indication that I should look for another provider, and make my own web-site. I am still working on a Wix web-site and might be close to let it go public. If you encounter problems with access, please leave a comment (if possible) what the problem is, or send me an email thecontentreader(at)gmail.com. In the meantime ...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwMzbh6cMUAT6R6EbEJ_OgIvLWRruYXWdiFYSHxWlh_sQO89JmfRH69O4k_zSj2XtwyjcmK6-Jko4wkUcJZRRxGAcPKJGl49UNBrIl9I_iZrOD8Rsq0efnu_cdexh3PL9sReXwSMWl_3tR-ZY5tjKBMg-ACTyAzQq6EEvLZzfjOdZWDwv0cDsQB723w/s4032/IMG_2622.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwMzbh6cMUAT6R6EbEJ_OgIvLWRruYXWdiFYSHxWlh_sQO89JmfRH69O4k_zSj2XtwyjcmK6-Jko4wkUcJZRRxGAcPKJGl49UNBrIl9I_iZrOD8Rsq0efnu_cdexh3PL9sReXwSMWl_3tR-ZY5tjKBMg-ACTyAzQq6EEvLZzfjOdZWDwv0cDsQB723w/w240-h320/IMG_2622.jpeg" title="The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook" width="240" /></a></div>Sometimes you are lucky with your choice of books. While visiting my parents I took another look at the common book cases and found one book I could not resist. I have neither heard of the book, nor the author. The summary of the story caught my attention.<p></p><p><i>"On a summer day, a young woman alighted from a bus in the small Cape Cod village of Chatham and took up residence in a cottage on the edge of Black Pond's dark waters. She was embarking on a voyage she could not foresee --- one that would bring catastrophe to her, to those she loved, and to the town of Chatham itself. Now, seven decades later, only one living soul knows the answer to the question that irrevocably shattered hearts, a town, and a way of life: What really happened on Black Pond that day?"</i></p><p>The story is told by Henry, now an aging lawyer, who was a teenager at the time. He givs us glimpses of what happened but not chronologically. The story goes back and forth from now to the past, as glimpses of present day life. It is a psychological thriller, very skilfully woven.</p><p>The young, beautiful lady from overseas with a shimmer over her past life in Africa joins the school as an art teacher. She lives in an old house by the lake. On the other side of the lake lives a male teacher with his family. As the two teachers become friends, the gossip is live in the villages. But nobody really know what is going on. One day everything comes to a close when an accident happens. Or, was it an accident.</p><p>As Henry relives the tragedy of the time, we slowly get an insight into the village life and its people. It is dramatic in a quiet way. We know there is a mystery lingering in the past, but it is only in the very end that we realise the consequences and get to know what really happened.</p><p>One of the best books I have read this year. It reminds me a little bit of <i><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2022/09/summary-of-five-very-good-book-read-in.html" target="_blank">Into the Water</a></i> by Paula Hawkins, in its narration of calm and quiet, which does not seem to go along with the dramatic events. It is beautifully written as well. I read somewhere he got a reward for this book. Well deserved. I am now eager to find other books by him. Any of you who have read something by Cook? Please let me know.</p><p><br /></p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-11058854412240982692022-11-07T10:28:00.000+01:002022-11-07T10:28:18.046+01:00Nonfiction November, week 2 - Book Pairing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrmrJwzva3ZOl1nplc12NZGd3OjbMxlWWhTYtKD--sc02GKlBQNgJ5Gj1mG1Kk1PLO8t8Cspw9k2tEa1Fl6ZqZ98BU8YjuCs6PwqulQkTs0eGLkDdwJigJhBdLxSRjz6TSiwIDBFTTnqL7yXUMKHVmhcprorTyRQiBL-uXxPVUts9IfT7UqbXtUTHXg/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrmrJwzva3ZOl1nplc12NZGd3OjbMxlWWhTYtKD--sc02GKlBQNgJ5Gj1mG1Kk1PLO8t8Cspw9k2tEa1Fl6ZqZ98BU8YjuCs6PwqulQkTs0eGLkDdwJigJhBdLxSRjz6TSiwIDBFTTnqL7yXUMKHVmhcprorTyRQiBL-uXxPVUts9IfT7UqbXtUTHXg/w320-h180/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Week 2 of Nonfiction November has started. This week it is time to pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title, or, if you prefer, another nonfiction. Being in the modern time and age you could also pair it with a podcast, film or documentary. The choice is yours. This week is hosted by Rennie @ <a href="https://whatsnonfiction.com/" target="_blank">What’s Nonfiction</a></p><p>I always find this theme rather difficult, but this year I found my perfect match right away. It has to do with history, what else? One of my absolute favourite books are <i><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-gentleman-in-moscow-by-amor-towles.html" target="_blank">A Gentleman in Moscow</a></i> by Amor Towles. It covers the years from 1922 when communism was new until 1954, the year after Stalin died. You might see my pairing here. Simon Sebag Montefiore has written an excellent account of Stalin's life and his deeds. It is mostly scary reading. In <i>The Court of the Red Tsar</i> you get a detailed, well researched account on his life and times. It seems I did not write a review at the time, maybe because it is difficult to summaries everything that was happening. It is a very thick book, full of details, and sometimes so horrific to read, that you have to take a break. Not because of the writing but because the actions of Stalin are so terrible it is difficult to grasp. </p><p>Otherwise the nonfiction reading is rather slow. It turns out November is full of things to do. Blogging, newsletter, Nanowrimo and other fun things to do. I am enjoying your posts and recommendations. </p><p><br /></p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-73291078184142738182022-11-01T10:00:00.002+01:002022-11-01T10:00:00.187+01:00Nonfiction November 2022<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryULpDpCZzyvamyFghHrNnIe1ji-wO8bkhk8sfUgXJ2k1GpP-mfss_Ozy5wh9Me0HLTMVtGZQYpFy6i4217uMtmMNUNqrL7ECaD7sDwq5YCv4byUhA_I9dsrJ47jhtcqT9-Y6rm1Ro3Yks75dPeJRS3phZtcGRPN-iCzBepedIKPGyQKVnwg-l7yMQw/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryULpDpCZzyvamyFghHrNnIe1ji-wO8bkhk8sfUgXJ2k1GpP-mfss_Ozy5wh9Me0HLTMVtGZQYpFy6i4217uMtmMNUNqrL7ECaD7sDwq5YCv4byUhA_I9dsrJ47jhtcqT9-Y6rm1Ro3Yks75dPeJRS3phZtcGRPN-iCzBepedIKPGyQKVnwg-l7yMQw/w320-h180/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Time has come for Nonfiction November. First week is hosted by <a href="https://doingdeweydecimal.com/" target="_blank">Katie @ Doing Dewey</a> We start week 1: (Oct 31-Nov 4) with a a few questions concerning our nonfiction reading during the year. </p><p><b>My Year in Nonfiction</b></p><div>Here is what I have read so far this year: (no specific order). That is 21 NF books out of the 96 books I have read so far. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Health and Life Style</b></div><div>Chatterjee, Dr Rangan - Feel Better in 5</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Antiquity, History and Religion</b></div><div>Gilhus, Ingvild S, Thomassen, Einar - Antikens religioner </div><div>Gardner, Laurence - The Magdalene Legacy</div><div><br /></div><div><b>History</b></div><div>Harrison, Dick - Kalmarunionen, En nordisk stormakt föds</div><div>Harrison, Dick - Mordet på Gustav III</div><div>Blom, Tomas - Dackefejden, Det stora upproret </div><div>Blom, Tomas - Sturemorden, ett blodigt maktspel</div><div>Håkansson, Håkan (Ed.) - Tycho Brahe och hans tid</div><div>Harrison Lindbergh, Katarina - Nordiska Gudasagor</div><div>Bengtsson, Ingvar - Kapet av Skåne</div><div>Laws, Bill - Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Autobiographies</b></div><div>Bergstrand, Finn - Eftertankar</div><div>Malmsten, Bodil - Priset på vatten i Finistère</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Biographies</b></div><div>Tullberg, Tomas - Sara Lisa von Linné </div><div>Norrhem, Svante - Christina och Carl Piper, en biografi </div><div>Wung-Sung, Jesper - Kvinna sedd bakifrån (Woman Seen From the Back)</div><div>Lagercrantz, Olof - Dikten om livet på den andra sidan, En bok om Emanuel Swedenborg</div><div><br /></div><div><b>On Writing</b></div><div>Saunders, George - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain</div><div>Ivesköld, Monica - Redigera framgångsRIKT</div><div>Malmsten, Bodil - Så gör jag, Konsten att skriva</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Economy</b></div><div>Skopal, Eric - Hur mycket pengar behöver man egentligen) (How Much Money Do You Really Need?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What was your favourite nonfiction read of the year?</b> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It is difficult to choose only one, and I have to go for three, all of them about history. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Kapet av Skåne </b>by Ingvar Bengtsson - how Skåne (Scania) the southern province of Sweden and how it was conquered from the Danes (in the 17th century) who ruled the area for centuries. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Tycho Brahe och hans tid</b> by Håkan Håkansson (ed.) - Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer and one of the most important persons in the scientific world of Europe in the 16th century. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Christina och Carl Piper, en biografi </b>by Svante Norrhem - Carl Piper was a close adviser to the Swedish king Charles XII, ended up as prisoner of war in Moscow after the fatal loss at Poltava in 1709. He died there in 1716. His wife Christina handled most of their affairs while he was away and as a widow. She was a screwed business woman and bought land and properties, engaged in business and agriculture and became one of the richest persons in Sweden. She ruled like a queen, and maybe more so in her own family. A quite amazing woman. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If I should add something outside the historical sphere, I would choose Eric Skopal's book about how much money one really needs. It is written following the rather popular trend on how to save money, leave simple and retire early. It is quite interesting and Skopal writes about different ways to save money, need less so you can work less. And of course, have a saving buffert (fonds, shares, obligations or whatever) if you really need in an emergency. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Do you have a particular topic you’ve been attracted to more this year? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As usual it is history, but when I checked I see I have ventured into a few other areas. I will be more aware for 2023 and choose nonfiction from other areas as well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What nonfiction book have you recommended the most?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not many of my closes friends read a lot, but I have recommended the economy book, also for my son. I have also recommended Jesper Wung-Sung's book <i>Woman Seen from the Back</i>. A biography about Ida Ilstedt, wife of Danish painter William Hammershøi. An amazing story about a woman who was mostly painted seen from the back, which is also a sort of summary of her life. She was the invisible woman who gave her whole life to art. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November? </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">To find inspiration from other readers. Reading reviews that engage you and make you want to read different nonfiction from your usual ones. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A special thank you for the persons hosting this event. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>
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I did not follow my plan from end of September, that is for sure. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbp5mb7DStGNmeagNY2qBlnxSoTJAFvETmFUHglX-aJULsntQ1B7NyA6vwJbxQjRjmht2OJi1lGVlggqdfNL6JfyG9L1Tx_2iGfDuoz2ttbctOfEDGekjYP2B-O5smibVhxQ5FMUKIp4TFtSyBja9bhVY6RlWv-zLX0EAvZJwSjvnc1t2_nVLk7xB2A/s4032/IMG_2532.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbp5mb7DStGNmeagNY2qBlnxSoTJAFvETmFUHglX-aJULsntQ1B7NyA6vwJbxQjRjmht2OJi1lGVlggqdfNL6JfyG9L1Tx_2iGfDuoz2ttbctOfEDGekjYP2B-O5smibVhxQ5FMUKIp4TFtSyBja9bhVY6RlWv-zLX0EAvZJwSjvnc1t2_nVLk7xB2A/s320/IMG_2532.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View over Öresund where I take my walks </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Books read in October (8 books)</b></p><p>Violeta by Isabel Allende<br />The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave <br />The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turston<br />Sarek (The Couple's Trip) by Ulf Kvensler<br />Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather<br />Livläkarens besök (The Visit of the Royal Physician) by Per-Olov Enquist<br />Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws<br />Norrhem, Svante - Christina och Carl Piper, en biografi (NF)</p><p><b>My own challenge</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>a nonfiction from my TBR</b> - Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws</li><li><b>a fiction from my TBR</b> - Livläkarens besök (The Visit of the Royal Physician) by Per-Olov Enquist</li><li><b>a translated novel outside of the English- and Swedish speaking countries</b> - Violeta by Isabel Allende (Spanish)</li><li><b>a classic tale</b> - Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather</li><li><b>a book from my Wish list </b>- none</li></ul><div>Well, turned out not so bad after all. </div><p></p><p><b>Planning for November</b></p><p>I have to give up my usual challenges for November. The month is filled with external <a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2022/10/coming-up-in-november-nonfiction.html" target="_blank">challenges</a>; Nonfiction November, Novellas in November and German Literary Month. My only consolation is that novellas are rather short. My main focus will be on Nonfiction and then I will see what I can do with the rest. I am looking forward to all of them. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-19704971476078168722022-10-26T10:00:00.001+02:002022-10-26T10:00:00.163+02:00Coming up in November - Nonfiction, Novellas and German Literature<p>Just a short post to put a few books on my list for November. I don't really know why I am doing it, because most of the time I never follow the lists. Well, there is always a first for everything. At least I am trying to limit the books into covering more than one challenges. I am not able to follow all. My main aim is Nonfiction.</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq01JkA6rcqOrHxpfJUsMwXGX4gTyofE3CRi5TBGXMSlBwkHT8kUJVSwsZXiRSxcJLQE36PmfkN5xamylIxWOCmmL69R3aFmtJKRrBpT1VBFzWVKKSN_xWw_EAPj8V7bgPD0CLipMcSYIBu-11_UlwRHSj5MGnwbwrbH2kJjHwPF9vtrO_lBVqAWOeQ/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq01JkA6rcqOrHxpfJUsMwXGX4gTyofE3CRi5TBGXMSlBwkHT8kUJVSwsZXiRSxcJLQE36PmfkN5xamylIxWOCmmL69R3aFmtJKRrBpT1VBFzWVKKSN_xWw_EAPj8V7bgPD0CLipMcSYIBu-11_UlwRHSj5MGnwbwrbH2kJjHwPF9vtrO_lBVqAWOeQ/w320-h180/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br />Nonfiction November</b><p></p><p>Hosted by five bloggers (see link) for my post <a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2022/10/nonfiction-november.html" target="_blank">Nonfiction November</a>. Always a great and interesting event. I usually go for history books, but wanted to diversify myself this year. I have chosen three book, and one extra if I have time: </p><p><b>Empire of Pain, the Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Raden Keefe </b>- heard so much about it from fellow bloggers. One of the richest families in the world, a great patron of art and sciences. But, the source of their wealth was vague. In recent years it has emerged that they were responsible for the making and marketing of OxyContin a painkiller that started the opioid crises. </p><p><b>The Lodger, Shakespeare on Silver Street by Charles Nicholl</b> - there is not much know of Shakespeare's life bu Charles Nicholl has dug deep into the sources and managed to find evidence on the life he lived and worked. </p><p><b>Gudar och människor (How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization by Mary Beard)</b> - Mary Beard takes a look on how we look at art, how it is defined and that it is an important source to our knowledge. She examines classical art/sculptures around the world, tries to figure out what the artist, or the persons who ordered the art, want to tell us. How it was perceived by the contemporary world and how it has changed through history. Sounds very interesting. </p><p>Am I just seeing that they all could go under the genre of history nonfiction? Well, I have something up my sleeve. Recently went to a talk with economic journalist Andreas Cervenka who has written a book about Sweden; Girig-Sverige (Greedy Sweden). How a country who was famous for its idea to equalise the society with distribution of money to the most needed, became a paradise for the super rich. He held a very inspiring and interesting talk, so looking forward to reading this book. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-koon8KZ3RckH0j_anAdFTdlI-Rz6GRt_85ttd-NCieqab4xUQXUfKNIKIR80zDlWLdV4N2kRwFudBGz97it1cVbBhGVmDY8RwBnefFiaXysynN1d7UDs1olQQAIN0nC9IQ2CKO6Uo6_kW6RoM3fDVXughUBzRdw_x2ZtkyME7JlRjn78BI5f35NH5w/s2048/novnov22.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="2048" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-koon8KZ3RckH0j_anAdFTdlI-Rz6GRt_85ttd-NCieqab4xUQXUfKNIKIR80zDlWLdV4N2kRwFudBGz97it1cVbBhGVmDY8RwBnefFiaXysynN1d7UDs1olQQAIN0nC9IQ2CKO6Uo6_kW6RoM3fDVXughUBzRdw_x2ZtkyME7JlRjn78BI5f35NH5w/w320-h215/novnov22.webp" title="Novellas in November 2022" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Novellas in November</b></p><p><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2022/10/novellas-in-november-2022.htm" target="_blank">Novellas in November</a> (my post under link) is hosted by <a href="https://746books.com/2022/09/06/get-ready-for-novellas-in-november/" target="_blank">Cathy of 746 Books</a> and Rebecca of <a href="https://bookishbeck.wordpress.com/2022/09/06/get-ready-for-novellas-in-november-2/" target="_blank">Bookish Beck</a>. Will try to combine my reading with German Literature Month. </p><p>1 – 7 November: Short Classics - <b>The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffmann</b> (German author)</p><p>8 – 14 November: Novellas in Translation - <b>Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka </b>(I presume the original is in German). Aha, another one for German Lit month. </p><p>15 – 21 November: Short Non-Fiction - <b>The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry </b>(96 pages)</p><p>22 – 28 November: Contemporary Novellas - <b>The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories </b><b>by Carson McCullers </b>(wanted to read something by her for some time, and it seems to be a good one to start with. I hope she can count as contemporary. </p><p>29/30 November: My Month in Novellas/ New to my TBR - <b>so far all of the above are new to me and ending up on my shelves. </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90lxEI1mvb2TlE2h7l2dyaRADw7xnTHWoczx4IJkoo5U3eoh7ZCC2QpdpraYJYH4rJaFdku1eXHse25QUD_8m7A9SVCPi4TTQvSzCAF9TBOXaUQ7utwG2mUjec9f6IO0bBcvMDMecfABEhDfVeyXKzoWNpprS7bMIygTbMX3_f8r8DWYA6Kyd0TbZqQ/s1531/germanlittmonth.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1531" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90lxEI1mvb2TlE2h7l2dyaRADw7xnTHWoczx4IJkoo5U3eoh7ZCC2QpdpraYJYH4rJaFdku1eXHse25QUD_8m7A9SVCPi4TTQvSzCAF9TBOXaUQ7utwG2mUjec9f6IO0bBcvMDMecfABEhDfVeyXKzoWNpprS7bMIygTbMX3_f8r8DWYA6Kyd0TbZqQ/w320-h172/germanlittmonth.jpeg" title="German Literature Month 2022" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>German Literature Month</b></p><p>German Literature Month is hosted by <a href="https://lizzysiddal2.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/announcing-german-literature-month-xii-with-lizzy/" target="_blank">Lizzy’s Literary Life</a>. It is the first time I participate and I will just have to see how many books I can read. Hopefully, at least one a week, according to the schedule:</p><p>Week 1 – First time for everything (Books 1-4) - <b>The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffmann</b></p><p>Week 2 – Second Helpings (Books 5-9) - I rarely re-read books and since I have not read that many novellas. I wanted to read Hesse for some time, so will choose (a novella)<b> Siddhartha </b><b>by Hermann Hesse</b></p><p>Week 3 – Firm Favourites (Author or Publisher, if stated) (Books 10-15) - <b>Rainer Maria Rilke, </b>I will choose some of his poems. </p><p>Week 4 – Something Different (Books 16-20) - <b>Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka</b></p><p>Week 5: Read as you please / group read (Book 21) - <b>The Life and Opinions of Tomcat Murr – E T A Hoffmann (trans. Anthea Bell). </b>If I can find it and have time. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-24075281327950093232022-10-25T11:27:00.000+02:002022-10-25T11:27:01.112+02:00The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave<p>I would highly recommend this book to anyone loving a thriller. It is mysterious, exciting and written from a different perspective. </p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRQyiZbDRprKtol6KyTvU6Ifh1d0_KJBYKwIpmUUs7FcUQSNSjlZ0jjpdDI6Osp4klvtvD1vurqsOzx17-oQm52-yvQha6Bq69uChgETARTbGUzQ-6I2-qswwLWs-H38b1hvvsoH9nQmuapQjEor9cTW2XhDgAqKPD7cM37gdbrjJuZsHvuN__pwjzQ/s4032/IMG_2494.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRQyiZbDRprKtol6KyTvU6Ifh1d0_KJBYKwIpmUUs7FcUQSNSjlZ0jjpdDI6Osp4klvtvD1vurqsOzx17-oQm52-yvQha6Bq69uChgETARTbGUzQ-6I2-qswwLWs-H38b1hvvsoH9nQmuapQjEor9cTW2XhDgAqKPD7cM37gdbrjJuZsHvuN__pwjzQ/w240-h320/IMG_2494.HEIC" title="The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave" width="240" /></a></i></div><i>"Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.</i><p></p><p><i>As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss; as a US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realises her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared.</i></p><p><i>Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realise they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated."</i></p><p>Hanna is dragged into the events suddenly one evening. She does not really understand the note Owen sent. When Bailey finds a bag full of money and a note from her dad, Hanna realises that her husband maybe is not the man she though he was.</p><p>With the help of Bailey's few memories from her childhood, comments from friends and colleagues, Hanna knows they have travel to Atlanta to find out what is going on. They gather pieces here and there from Bailey's early life, a wedding, a party at a bar, until the picture becomes even more confused. With the help of a police officer investigating the disappearance and his earlier involvement in events, Hanna and Bailey finally finds out the truth. It is not what you expect.</p><p>I loved this book, mainly because I found it different from other thrillers, and it kept the story going without exaggerated actions. Hanna and Bailey are trustworthy characters and the search for husband/father brings them together. Furthermore, it leads to an end which is quite unexpected. I loved the end which is probably not what you would like or expect, but makes perfectly sense. </p><p>I read on Wikipedia that "<i>in 2020, Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine optioned 'The Last Thing He Told Me' to be produced as a limited series on Apple starring Jennifer Garner.</i>" I can perfectly well imagine Jennifer Garner as Hanna. There are no further information on the film according to IMDB. She has obviously written a few other books, so there will be others to enjoy. </p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-87253323951028985112022-10-16T12:00:00.001+02:002022-10-16T12:00:12.427+02:00Novellas in November 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGeIaWLi73VZwCja1yYhPeJb4aSwe0W-GPtrcpsLI1ZFzTZeQo4ITayA1OZS59Rtz7dpCaCmhC9vMC8lUJR5vIy0rvt1aguR4wEibkCKnX8BjK5FrP8y_xBmuyGGt8M0nuYMdpcRDYa1g219hwYIe9kX0JST_0JxhhA8gPccvqNdmFI8ECziWW8L9OQ/s2048/novnov22.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="2048" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGeIaWLi73VZwCja1yYhPeJb4aSwe0W-GPtrcpsLI1ZFzTZeQo4ITayA1OZS59Rtz7dpCaCmhC9vMC8lUJR5vIy0rvt1aguR4wEibkCKnX8BjK5FrP8y_xBmuyGGt8M0nuYMdpcRDYa1g219hwYIe9kX0JST_0JxhhA8gPccvqNdmFI8ECziWW8L9OQ/w400-h269/novnov22.webp" title="Novellas in November 2022" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Coming up shortly is <i>Novellas in November</i> hosted by <a href="https://746books.com/2022/09/06/get-ready-for-novellas-in-november/" target="_blank">Cathy of 746 Books</a> and Rebecca of <a href="https://bookishbeck.wordpress.com/2022/09/06/get-ready-for-novellas-in-november-2/" target="_blank">Bookish Beck</a>. Cathy and Rebecca have set a category for each week – there are no rules as such (although they suggest that 150–200 pages is the upper limit for a novella, and post-1980 as a definition of ‘contemporary’). </p><p>This year they will be hosting a buddy read throughout the month. The book chosen is <i>Foster</i> by Claire Keegan. If you want to join in, you can read <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/15/foster" target="_blank">Foster </a>online and review it at any point throughout the month. There is also an Irish language film version of Foster – <i>An Cailín Ciúin</i> – which was released this year to rave reviews and is widely tipped for an Oscar nomination. Go to their websites for more detailed info. </p><p><br /></p><p>1 – 7 November: Short Classics (Rebecca)</p><p>8 – 14November: Novellas in Translation (Cathy)</p><p>15 – 21 November: Short Non-Fiction (Rebecca)</p><p>22 – 28 November: Contemporary Novellas (Cathy)</p><p>29/30 November: My Month in Novellas/ New to my TBR</p><p><br /></p><p>I can not promise to join all month, but will see what I can do. Here are some suggestions that I picked up from <a href="https://booksaremyfavouriteandbest.com/2022/10/13/novellas-in-november-2022/" target="_blank">Books Are My Favourite and Best</a> that appealed to me. </p><p>Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote (100pp)</p><p>Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (194pp)</p><p>Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (99pp)</p><p>Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles (91pp)</p><p>Unfortunately, I don't have any novellas on my TBR shelves, but maybe on my e-book shelves. If you have any suggestions that could fit into one of the weeks, please let me know. Especially translated ones. </p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-86048239776646205102022-10-06T12:19:00.001+02:002022-10-06T12:19:10.690+02:00Nonfiction November<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjxIDE-SzgKgaLmliRArWU7X2OxRJbCLwQB4_S9PJMIsj6x7phhPkMQfKbo8Tdb6LkBF0rIP8PyXMfvMb5OROobFdvfIp60IZRxLVpmgQbu7sJ6jnByMWMkF0F1m4-P3LsXhCMytrG7uxcHbNOlLdtXN9W9budNJlN9J28ItWG73atE7E98b_h71Lkg/s1500/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjxIDE-SzgKgaLmliRArWU7X2OxRJbCLwQB4_S9PJMIsj6x7phhPkMQfKbo8Tdb6LkBF0rIP8PyXMfvMb5OROobFdvfIp60IZRxLVpmgQbu7sJ6jnByMWMkF0F1m4-P3LsXhCMytrG7uxcHbNOlLdtXN9W9budNJlN9J28ItWG73atE7E98b_h71Lkg/w400-h225/Nonfiction%20November%202022.png" title="Nonfiction November 2022" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I can't believe it is this time of the year again. It hit me as I read Rennie's latest post @ What's Nonfiction. It is time for one of my favourite challenges, or memes, of the year, <i>Nonfiction November. </i>Exciting as ever and Rennie has teamed up with Katie, Christopher, Rebekah and Jamie to make this a wonderful month, guiding us with different themes each week. Head over to their blogs for full information. </p><p><b>Nonfiction November themes</b></p><p><b>Week 1: (Oct 31-Nov 4) – Your Year in Nonfiction:</b> Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions – What was your favourite nonfiction read of the year? Do you have a particular topic you’ve been attracted to more this year? What nonfiction book have you recommended the most? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November? (Katie @ <a href="https://doingdeweydecimal.com" target="_blank">Doing Dewey</a>)</p><p><b>Week 2: (November 7-11) – Book Pairing:</b> This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title (or another nonfiction!). It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction version of the story. Or pair a book with a podcast, film or documentary, TV show, etc. on the same topic or stories that pair together. (here with me, Rennie @ <a href="https://whatsnonfiction.com" target="_blank">What’s Nonfiction</a>)</p><p><b>Week 3: (November 14-18) – Stranger Than Fiction:</b> This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that almost don’t seem real. A sports biography involving overcoming massive obstacles, a profile on a bizarre scam, a look into the natural wonders in our world—basically, if it makes your jaw drop, you can highlight it for this week’s topic. (Christopher @ <a href="https://pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Plucked from the Stacks</a>)</p><p><b>Week 4: (November 21-25) – Worldview Changers:</b> One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is learning all kinds of things about our world which you never would have known without it. There’s the intriguing, the beautiful, the appalling, and the profound. What nonfiction book or books has impacted the way you see the world in a powerful way? Do you think there is one book that everyone needs to read for a better understanding of the world we live in? (Rebekah @ <a href="https://sheseeksnonfiction.blog" target="_blank">She Seeks Nonfiction</a>)</p><p><b>Week 5: (November 28-Dec 2) – New to My TBR</b>: It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! Pro tip: Start this draft post at the beginning of the month and add to it as your TBR multiplies. (Jaymi @ <a href="https://theocbookgirl.com" target="_blank">The OC Bookgirl</a>)</p><p>Happy to see the beautiful logo for this year's challenge. <b>N.B. </b>One thing <b>I must remember this year:</b> I must note which bloggers make recommendations I am interested in. Earlier years I have only noted title and author, and totally forgot who recommended the book. Coming to the end of the month ... yes, stuck with no information. </p><p><br /></p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-53207208660917562972022-10-02T13:24:00.000+02:002022-10-02T13:24:06.281+02:00September Wrap-up<p>I can't believe that we have already entered the month of October. Autumn is here in Sweden and the trees start to change colour into wonderful yellow/orange/red. Still the green is trying to keep its grip. The other day we were visiting the 'House of Tomatoes' (image below). For more on this you can go to my newsletter, <i><a href="https://thecontentreader.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=reader2&utm_source=%2Fsearch%2FThe%2520Content%2520Reader&utm_medium=reader2" target="_blank">The Content Reader Newsletter</a></i>. You can subscribe for free and unsubscribe at any time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ3mZoWjSfu7Rkthj206PO7MjQfzvWNx34frJE-A_Oapb_oZa32H37nl1c-qx4vIks73E9ttD90pnSK0PwYwOx_Jtm6zy8S2_1EXLygjx8-uPZIaXwgnDRUJ-RCQwAb0YSGCs_Laq0hW_CwRzjGGtgagbzE98ohK9Nq9W5NPlAuHvWJgeZBp8RZ9Z_w/s4032/IMG_2440.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ3mZoWjSfu7Rkthj206PO7MjQfzvWNx34frJE-A_Oapb_oZa32H37nl1c-qx4vIks73E9ttD90pnSK0PwYwOx_Jtm6zy8S2_1EXLygjx8-uPZIaXwgnDRUJ-RCQwAb0YSGCs_Laq0hW_CwRzjGGtgagbzE98ohK9Nq9W5NPlAuHvWJgeZBp8RZ9Z_w/s320/IMG_2440.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I only read six books this months. They were all very slow, although not bad. Sometimes the finishing of a book goes very fast, and other times I struggle with finishing a book. Here are the books I read.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Beckford, William - Vathek</li><li>Sansom, C.J. - Dissolution</li><li>Harrison Lindbergh, Katarina - Nordiska Gudasagor (Nordic Norse Tales (my transl)</li><li>Wung-Sung, Jesper - Kvinna sedd bakifrån (Woman Seen From Behind (my transl)</li><li>Jenkins Reid, Taylor - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</li><li>Larm, Victoria - Den nionde kretsen </li></ul><p></p><div><b>My own challenge</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>a nonfiction from my TBR - <b>The Norse Tales </b>by Katarina Harrison Lindbergh - the myths behind the Gods.</li><li>a fiction from my TBR - <b>Dissolution </b>by C.J. Sansom - it has been on my shelves for many years. It seems to be his first novel, and the first in the Matthew Shardlake series. The story is set in the 16th century during the dissolution of the monasteries. The lawyer, Shardlake, is sent to Scarnsea, on the south coast of England, by Thomas Cromwell, to try to solve the murders of one of Cromwell's commissioners. </li><li>a translated novel outside of the English- and Swedish speaking countries - <b><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2022/10/kvinna-sedd-bakifran-by-jesper-wung.html" target="_blank">Woman Seen From Behind</a></b> by Jesper Wung-Sung (Danish) about the wife of Danish painter Wilhelm Hammershøi. </li><li>a classic tale - <b>Vathek</b> by William Beckford - not so much to say about this Gothic classic. It is a messy account of the life of a Caliph Vatek, totally uninteresting. It has not survived the times in which it was written. </li><li>a book from my Wish list - <b>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</b> by Taylor Jenkins Reid - the best book of the month, and possibly one of the best I have read this year. A review will come. </li></ul><div>To my surprise I managed to do my own challenge this month. It was without any planning at all. This month show my just grabbing a book. The last three ones I borrowed from the library so had to read them within a limited time. I am also reading two books for two book clubs, so busy with them. They are <i>Violeta</i> by Isabel Allende and a historical mystery <i>The Devil and the Dark Water </i>by Stuart Turton. The last one I am actually listening to, but I don't like it at all. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>As regards the other challenges there is not so much to say. Let's see if I manage to plan my reading for October a little bit better. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Planning for October</b></div><div><ul><li>a nonfiction from my TBR shelves chosen by a random generator - <b>Norwich, John Julius - Byzantium II: The Apogee</b> (NF)</li><li>a fiction from my TBR shelves chosen by a random generator - <b>Hoffman, Alice - Fortune's Daughter</b> (e-book)</li><li>a translated novel outside of the English- and Swedish speaking countries - <b>Mo Yan - The Red Field</b> (Chinese)</li><li>a classic tale - <b>Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather</b></li><li>a book from my Wish list - <b>Magnusson, Sally - The Seawoman's Gift</b></li></ul><div>I have a few other books in the pipe-line so let's see how far I will go with the list. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-1188345400466266792022-10-02T12:43:00.002+02:002022-10-06T18:14:05.452+02:00Kvinna sedd bakifrån by Jesper Wung-Sung (Woman Seen From the Back)<p>In his book, <i>Kvinna sedd bakifrån</i> (Woman Seen From the Back) Jesper Wung-Sung has written a historical fiction about Ida Ilsted, wife of Danish painter Wilhelm Hammershøi. Wung-Sung’s writing is like Hammershøi’s painting; simplistic and stripped down to the basic minimalistic surrounding, which fits very well into the life of Ida.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRkZsqHHZfuMp_yzOUvyInTZhJkJWJOyiP6KXHLelVRm7wPVtwfMGaPKOBiU6zVitpDdXGVIWSEk5vSVMJ6Ez1z70IJXb-tDyQMvi-mm78wWYE0vcXRkWdZB_UmAzbpADpqdlvWWY8VYvNJ3s87W9y09j4IW8BrBNeDL6iIsqtZEsPkQ3Loik6tWV5g/s4032/IMG_2409.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRkZsqHHZfuMp_yzOUvyInTZhJkJWJOyiP6KXHLelVRm7wPVtwfMGaPKOBiU6zVitpDdXGVIWSEk5vSVMJ6Ez1z70IJXb-tDyQMvi-mm78wWYE0vcXRkWdZB_UmAzbpADpqdlvWWY8VYvNJ3s87W9y09j4IW8BrBNeDL6iIsqtZEsPkQ3Loik6tWV5g/w240-h320/IMG_2409.jpeg" title="Kvinna sedd bakifrån by Jesper Wung-Sung" width="240" /></a></div><p>Ida meets Wilhelm through her artist brother Peter. They become good friends and Ida is quite surprised when Wilhelm proposes to her. Ida’s life at home is troublesome with a mentally unstable mother who has not much love for her daughter, and cannot imagine why anybody would like to marry her. Wilhelm comes from an upper class home and is worshipped by his mother, who thinks nobody good enough for her son. It does not seem like a good start for their marriage.</p><p>Wilhelm is a very secluded person, only happy when he is painting. Ida is also a secluded person although a bit more social than her husband. She is very supportive of his art although not knowing anything about it, which is something that troubles her through her life. A sense of shortcomings when it comes to the art world. They travel a lot, although, unlike other artists who are inspired by the light and sights of Italy and France, Wilhelm looks for dark, small interior places to paint. The various experiences help him develop into the interior and portrait painter he is famous for. And above all, he paints Ida.</p><p>Ida has to adapt to the work of her husband. She has obviously not put a mark in life, except for being the model of many of Wilhelm’s works. When I read a historical fiction I like to check out real life events. She is as anonymous in real life as she is in the paintings. The only mentioning of her is through her husband, as a model in his paintings.</p><p>Ida’s story is probably the story of many wives of famous men, who support and work silently and quietly in the background. Her story grippes you, even if it is more out of sadness than out of joy. I particularly liked the author’s style in visualising Ida’s life as a reflection of Wilhelm’s paintings. If there is one comfort in all this, it is that they both loved and needed each other. At least according to the author.</p><p>A carefully and lovingly told historical account on a woman who gave so much to art, but remained unknown. You can almost say she sacrificed her life for the love of a man and his art. In an interview the author said that he thinks she was the reason that Hammershøi's art developed and changed to the better after he met her. Hammershøi's paintings did not sell well during his life time, but his art has been re-viewed in recent years. One of his paintings, with Ida seen from the back, was sold some years ago for around 3,5 million euros. </p><p><br /></p>
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Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-76545302664442274922022-09-26T13:21:00.003+02:002022-09-26T13:21:49.827+02:00Intimacies by Katie Kitamura<p><i>Intimacies</i> by Katie Kitamura is a wonderful book in many ways. It tells the story of an interpreter who comes to The Hague to work at the International Criminal Court. She is a woman of many languages and places, and she is looking for a place to call home. We meet her from her professional and private side. However, the professional side is lingering like a shadow over her private life. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV6cO4yIlp7x5WQXmjEnaWF8kWxKf9EmO97CaxhGOVbm0SXoP0XsXZzEgA4AIhWH8qO9fK7yKeEhA_kacZyfgYGir5otT_1aT3o0wjREdcav2RkoGBg-JwtDp_W13MNcHEEafqW6hJbqHlZf1Ghvcpdzc0roI32o7n3tHYyalUs0_8pySkKM6CKM02A/s4032/IMG_2432.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV6cO4yIlp7x5WQXmjEnaWF8kWxKf9EmO97CaxhGOVbm0SXoP0XsXZzEgA4AIhWH8qO9fK7yKeEhA_kacZyfgYGir5otT_1aT3o0wjREdcav2RkoGBg-JwtDp_W13MNcHEEafqW6hJbqHlZf1Ghvcpdzc0roI32o7n3tHYyalUs0_8pySkKM6CKM02A/w240-h320/IMG_2432.HEIC" title="Intimacies by Katie Kitamura" width="240" /></a></div>Kitamura starts by giving an explanation what is demanded of a good interpreter. I wanted to quote it here but it is rather too long. An interpreter has to be neutral and interpret in tone and nuance how it is spoken by the witnesses. <i>"A sliver of unreliability introducing fractures into the testimony of the witness, those fractures would develop into cracks, which would in turn threaten the witness's entire persona. Every person who took to the stand was projecting an image of one kind or another: their testimony was heavily coached and shaped by either the defense or the prosecution, they had been brought to the Court in order to perform a role." </i>Being very sensitive matters, including terrible events of life and death, it is important to get the interpretation right. <p></p><p>Parallell to her work she is drawn into a personal drama with her love Adriaan. He is married, but separated from his wife, but seems to still be personal involved. Her friend Jana witnesses a random crime in the street, and the interpreter becomes obsessed with it, and befriends the victim's sister. At the same time she gets involved in a political case, interpreting for a former president accused of war crimes. </p><p><i>"This was why he found my presence soothing. Not because he required my interpretation, not even because I was an amusing distraction, but because he wished for someone to be present during those long hours, someone who would not insist on examining the actions of his past, from which there could no longer be any escape. And I realized that for him I was pure instrument, someone without will or judgment, a consciousness-free zone into which he could escape, the only company he could now bear - that, that was the reason why he had requested my presence, that was the reason I was there."</i></p><p>We never get the name of the interpreter, and that is what makes us see her as an interpreter of her own life. An interpreter is sitting in a glass box, mostly not seen by people in the court, just a voice you hear over your earphones. She analyses actions and language of the people around her. Does not always see matters clearly. As her professional case intermingles into her private life, she begins to doubt everything around her. In search of her identity and sense of belonging she is lost. </p><p><i>"The house had once belonged to his parents. and despite the fact that it had been extensively renovated, converted into two apartments because the place was too big for a single family, it remained the house he had spent the long years of his childhood in. That comfort was alien to me, we had moved so frequently when I was young that there was no one place I would think of as my childhood home, we were mostly arriving and then leaving, those years were all motion."</i></p><p>As she comes to term with her situation, she slowly start seeing life in a different way. Maybe it is time to settle down somewhere. To find some kind of roots. Is it possible considering her uprooted life? </p><p>Katie Kitamura story of the interpreter could be applicable for many of us. A sense of not belonging, and how to deal with it. The genius approach here is the comparison between the professional and private life of the interpreter. Especially, since it takes place in the ICC, where cases might be rather extreme. It is easy to say you should leave work behind when you finish for the day, but is it possible in this case? There are several, well built, characters around the interpreter with which she intermingles. </p><p>This is my first book by Katie Kitamura, but probably not my last. I really liked the novel, how she used the interpreter, not only in a professional capacity, but also in interpreting the lives of the characters in the novel. One of the better books I have read this year. </p><p><br /></p>
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</script>Lisbeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394411873394023490.post-10487839045856230192022-09-25T20:35:00.001+02:002022-09-25T20:35:05.129+02:00The Classic Club Lucky Spin: Number 31<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMoT7YQwaW6l_oR2rFxVRS_or3KgFYCXP1SfTP-Jky-AGAi-DFDAVyxT-DHAy6Hyu2hpxNqRiuTFQroEcDbzVoLhBpnYYBLJTOyTGMU69y7HNzLd-7UZwBsr6cCMfvYnIrko2eIHLkhsmQtcjkHg5Ni6Xo8GGBbogjwWKIvPnh0uLuUZEY7vU0egLDQ/s176/classicsclub.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMoT7YQwaW6l_oR2rFxVRS_or3KgFYCXP1SfTP-Jky-AGAi-DFDAVyxT-DHAy6Hyu2hpxNqRiuTFQroEcDbzVoLhBpnYYBLJTOyTGMU69y7HNzLd-7UZwBsr6cCMfvYnIrko2eIHLkhsmQtcjkHg5Ni6Xo8GGBbogjwWKIvPnh0uLuUZEY7vU0egLDQ/s16000/classicsclub.jpeg" title="The Classics Club" /></a></div><p>A new spin for the <a href="https://theclassicsclubblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/cc-spin-31/" target="_blank">Classics club</a> no. 31. See details under link. I have not read a book for the spin for some time. That means it is about time that I got my act together. Here is my spin list. </p><p><br /></p><p>1. The Master and Margarita by Michail Bulgakov</p><p>2. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather</p><p>3. Daisy Miller by Henry James</p><p>4. The Seahawk by Rafael Sabatini. </p><p>5. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoj</p><p>6. Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence</p><p>7. Child Harold by Lord Byron</p><p>8. House of Mirth by Edith Wharton</p><p>9. The Red and the Black by Stendhal</p><p>10. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck</p><p>11. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak </p><p>12. The Wings of the Dove by Henry James (last spin)</p><p>13. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence</p><p>14. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding</p><p>15. To Have and Have not by Ernest Hemingway</p><p>16. Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton</p><p>17. The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham</p><p>18. The Brothers Karamazov by Fjodor Dostoevsky</p><p>19. The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier</p><p>20. A Writer's Notebook by Somerset Maugham</p><p><br /></p><p>The spin number is 2. It is an author I wanted to read for some time; Willa Cather and her <i>Death Comes for the Archbishop. </i>I have already downloaded an ebook version for Nextory, to which I recently subscribed. Only because they provide you with both ebooks and audiobooks. I must admit it is very comfortable to download a book when you want to read it. </p><p>I hope you got an interesting book for this month's spin. Enjoy.</p><p><br /></p>
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Turns out to be only five books, of which four are non-fiction. My reviews under links. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo9o867P6djuLLSOEnVQBFzaVX2U1y7WgwRvt_ndIRS0Rm0vk-G59NGrVcbufvIFgIOufts_8NAG5A2vUMTNHIjOGwd_vhZz-kqT6nSabHuaMWPAvtkVvWYw9oq5X01wLq729Hw6yZ7Iy003LfrnsnhX4J1t3tQhVUku4PYeuZM-SKRXJNP7ah3z4lA/s2240/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo9o867P6djuLLSOEnVQBFzaVX2U1y7WgwRvt_ndIRS0Rm0vk-G59NGrVcbufvIFgIOufts_8NAG5A2vUMTNHIjOGwd_vhZz-kqT6nSabHuaMWPAvtkVvWYw9oq5X01wLq729Hw6yZ7Iy003LfrnsnhX4J1t3tQhVUku4PYeuZM-SKRXJNP7ah3z4lA/w400-h225/2.png" title="The Content Reader" width="400" /></a></div><p><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2013/09/weird-things-customers-say-in-bookshops.html" target="_blank">Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell </a>- a funny book with quotes from customers in bookshops. Here is an example which highlights the mix of culture today, and confusion. I would say that anything that makes someone want to buy a book is good. Although this customer, sadly, did not go for the book:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZyybij3ln6G8mYJ8bCbBAgSXbRj-lEDQlvwWNl9kAg8IX2PuxALKIbdjILLggFqBQmrLeQu8hxTqIi9PVxmHTpbow037tXIpCJ0i1SoO2PqODIBMoT3CqLM9w0zUwzKRYUzgFvdvDd3CesSpbewJnJ4m3fFKy64WQfT-an4z0WStIvCmrTnBwcFTMA/s4032/IMG_2403.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZyybij3ln6G8mYJ8bCbBAgSXbRj-lEDQlvwWNl9kAg8IX2PuxALKIbdjILLggFqBQmrLeQu8hxTqIi9PVxmHTpbow037tXIpCJ0i1SoO2PqODIBMoT3CqLM9w0zUwzKRYUzgFvdvDd3CesSpbewJnJ4m3fFKy64WQfT-an4z0WStIvCmrTnBwcFTMA/w240-h320/IMG_2403.HEIC" title="Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell" width="240" /></a></div>"CUSTOMER: Do you have a copy of Bella Swan's favourite book? You know, from <i>Twilight?</i><p></p><p><i>(Bookseller sighs and pulls a copy of Wuthering Heights off the shelf)</i></p><p>CUSTOMER: Do you have the one with the cover that looks like <i>Twilight?</i></p><p>BOOKSELLER: No. This is an antiquarian bookshop, so this is an old edition of the book.</p><p>CUSTOMER: But it's still the one with that girl Cathy and the dangerous guy, right?</p><p>BOOKSELLER: Yes, it's still the story by Emily Brontë.</p><p>CUSTOMER: Right. Do you think they'll make it into a film?</p><p>BOOKSELLER: They've made several films of it. The one where Ralph Fiennes plays Heathcliff is very good.</p><p>CUSTOMER: What? Voldemort plays Heathcliff?</p><p>BOOKSELLER: Well ...</p><p>CUSTOMER: But that's Edward's role.</p><p>BOOKSELLER: <i>Wuthering Heights </i>was written well before both <i>Harry Potter </i>and <i>Twilight.</i></p><p>CUSTOMER: Yeah, but Voldemort killed Cedric, who's played by Robert Pattinson, and now Voldemort's playing Edward's role in <i>Wuthering Heights, </i>because Edward's character is Heathcliff. I think that Emily Brontë's trying to say something about vampires.</p><p>BOOKSELLER: ... that's £8.</p><p>CUSTOMER: For what?</p><p>BOOKSELLER: For the book.</p><p>CUSTOMER: Oh, no, it's OK. I'm going to go and try and find the Voldemort DVD version."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-sleepwalkers-how-europe-went-to-war.html" target="_blank">The Sleepwalkers, How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark</a> - a book where real life is more exciting than anything you can make up. Clark tells us in detail the events leading up to the first world war. Here a paragraph from my review.</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEYzTsP_1ROsjuT_oc1Tba_IqposcxkHpog-QUAnuGO-jTEUP87d5tJ5mDn4Ycm5EhigJGoi2pCspdIR6-wjnZkqhMWJh-zKpWsbdBWNl851nfdQP56MAYrwycJHN85wgj90qjaoqKc5_uO_LW47e_BZLgbQYZKVytTPOugyMAOnv08Avb7anBML0Sg/s4032/IMG_2407.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEYzTsP_1ROsjuT_oc1Tba_IqposcxkHpog-QUAnuGO-jTEUP87d5tJ5mDn4Ycm5EhigJGoi2pCspdIR6-wjnZkqhMWJh-zKpWsbdBWNl851nfdQP56MAYrwycJHN85wgj90qjaoqKc5_uO_LW47e_BZLgbQYZKVytTPOugyMAOnv08Avb7anBML0Sg/w240-h320/IMG_2407.HEIC" title="The Sleepwalkers, How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark" width="240" /></a></i></div><i>"The British historian A.J.P Taylor and the American historian Barbara Tuchman wrote that ’the war was a result of rigid planning, train schedules and treaty commitments. That is, it was the final stop in a chain of events that could not stop the train, once it started’. It is a very good description and after having read Clark’s book you can see how all decisions from the persons and countries involved, although aimed at not starting a war, on the contrary, lead directly to war."</i><p></p><p>It is a book difficult to put down. Clark has written several books about the times, and this must be his magnum opus. So well researched and well written, so everyone can understand. Maybe it is even more actual today when we see the Russian-Ukrainian war. We always thought we learned from the two disastrous war in Europe during the 20th century. Unfortunately it is true what the German philosopher Georg Hegel said, “The only thing that we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.”</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-rare-and-beautiful-lives-of-garmans.html" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISVtp9QmSM1BwMCAmsD87EGQaFkTcqQYyfZLEevHpwGKi7qhME-aL-MIxE0KUP2ukcK-1WpxPrz307Skt_HmS8Jc8gDAdSmLYFfBAZfyIRyN52nl3gTxzthX4bbZQTW-JrmN_rAJ2hgIvr0eprX87Vhb3e2G-kxZYkulDpygxrPPyRkfmaCEPXESCtQ/s4032/IMG_2404.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISVtp9QmSM1BwMCAmsD87EGQaFkTcqQYyfZLEevHpwGKi7qhME-aL-MIxE0KUP2ukcK-1WpxPrz307Skt_HmS8Jc8gDAdSmLYFfBAZfyIRyN52nl3gTxzthX4bbZQTW-JrmN_rAJ2hgIvr0eprX87Vhb3e2G-kxZYkulDpygxrPPyRkfmaCEPXESCtQ/w240-h320/IMG_2404.HEIC" title="The Rare and the Beautiful by Cressida Connolly" width="240" /></a></div><b>The Rare and the Beautiful by Cressida Connolly </b>- and interesting story about the Garman sisters. From my review: "<i>The Garmans were nine siblings, and this biography is mainly about four of them; Mary, Kathleen, Douglas and Lorna. They turned their world and surroundings upside down with their wild and bohemian life in the beginning of the 20th century.</i>" Amazing family in many ways. <p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuyao96FxEHD85kWAySz2soFiLheRYr0eStiNuKBrd9bqKUuW6HSE6eOKKRo610mNUmAowhYhO_swfTCBsjwIOMdO1PA-NVyveQbJmrzunRif_9ZeojPLtdwnhNd0-RdbfgvA50fgIo8i-Hi_pgxoFhmQ1SBx87R8f0wETO8b0NpVtg4Abw3vhB6elw/s4032/IMG_2405.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuyao96FxEHD85kWAySz2soFiLheRYr0eStiNuKBrd9bqKUuW6HSE6eOKKRo610mNUmAowhYhO_swfTCBsjwIOMdO1PA-NVyveQbJmrzunRif_9ZeojPLtdwnhNd0-RdbfgvA50fgIo8i-Hi_pgxoFhmQ1SBx87R8f0wETO8b0NpVtg4Abw3vhB6elw/w240-h320/IMG_2405.HEIC" title="Märta och Hjalmar Söderberg by Johan Cullberg/Björn Sahlen" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Märta och Hjalmar Söderberg by Johan Cullberg/Björn Sahlen</b> - Hjalmar Söderberg is one of our most famous authors. Famous for novels like <i>Doctor Glas </i>and <i>The Serious Game.</i> The couple had a troubled life, and the author does not come out as a very nice person in the way he treated his wife. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0Cd6M4IihRSM4W9nrPnTxzOveD3Cwn8ac-xzaM5Q5T2MKs4W0jvzx0K_1g_4_hiZ6naivN14qsPJSLI-y9GbnYaJ51yN840BP3u2cNC1VsLgQgzJ9p8K4Oe4xPXvjqem0WcG3nFFGydxNgPJ1XgUiMFQ4HXjcNyRwkdS45Ty7WBUxW8JCSgSeYGzXw/s2240/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0Cd6M4IihRSM4W9nrPnTxzOveD3Cwn8ac-xzaM5Q5T2MKs4W0jvzx0K_1g_4_hiZ6naivN14qsPJSLI-y9GbnYaJ51yN840BP3u2cNC1VsLgQgzJ9p8K4Oe4xPXvjqem0WcG3nFFGydxNgPJ1XgUiMFQ4HXjcNyRwkdS45Ty7WBUxW8JCSgSeYGzXw/w400-h225/3.png" title="The Content Reader" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://thecontentreader.substack.com/p/life-does-not-always-go-as-planned" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_SRghHxR2RCD3rdU0IogQ54srIIPzavBYAPRBu_v7i3PPU-FdzMrbYfD1sWyPymZ3VbuV4OFx71jilfhMt0xyc87yAZOHGpUljPbRLvbY-NV4twZYVcU8-SD4NGagjQGitFv8ip-ICQ__PHpKC8qkAC99xL-SHwWpyRtmXzl7I-bgUlVmfuUUolDaA/s4032/IMG_2406.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_SRghHxR2RCD3rdU0IogQ54srIIPzavBYAPRBu_v7i3PPU-FdzMrbYfD1sWyPymZ3VbuV4OFx71jilfhMt0xyc87yAZOHGpUljPbRLvbY-NV4twZYVcU8-SD4NGagjQGitFv8ip-ICQ__PHpKC8qkAC99xL-SHwWpyRtmXzl7I-bgUlVmfuUUolDaA/s320/IMG_2406.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div><a href="https://thecontentreader.substack.com/p/life-does-not-always-go-as-planned" target="_blank">The Girl With the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier</a> - I don't think this book needs a further introduction. Tracy Chevalier has written an interesting account of the girl in the picture, and her relationship with the Vermeer family. Delft is very well described. I have visited it three times and the Vermeer museum two times. The highlight came this year when, while visiting Delft, we took a tour to Den Haag for a visit at the Mauritshuis museum and saw the original painting. I wrote about it in my newsletter (linked above). </div><p></p><p>At the bottom of the cover is Vermeer's painting <i>View of Delft. </i>A master piece as well. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A mixture of themes hiding under the letter C. The very best book is <i>The Sleepwalkers</i> by Christopher Clark. Have you read any of these books? Did you like them?</p>
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