The Content Reader

I really enjoyed this challenge hosted by Wormhole .  I almost made it, but I just could not finish the last book,  Light in August by William Faulkner. I have to admit, that I don't really like his books. This was the second book I tried by him. I finished Sanctuary , but did not really like it. Otherwise I finished the challenge and read the following books. A country - The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Mantel  An item of clothing - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins   An item of furniture -   The Binding Chair by Kathy Harrison  A profession - Alkemistens dotter (The Alchemist's Daughter) by Carl-Michael Edenborg  A month of the year - Light in August by William Faulkner ( not finished ) A title with the word 'tree' in it - Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy  I enjoyed all books except Faulkner. Hardy's book was a little bit more tricky.  I am a big fan of Hardy, but here he writes in dialect, and I always f...

This challenge is hosted by Wormhole , with six different criteria to fullfil. A country - The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Mantel ( Read ) An item of clothing - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins ( Read ) An item of furniture -  The Binding Chair by Kathy Harrison A profession - Alkemistens dotter (The Alchemist's Daughter) by Carl-Michael Edenborg ( Read ) A month of the year - Light in August by William Faulkner A title with the word 'tree' in it - Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy The titles are the one I have chosen for each criteria.  As mentioned earlier, I try to use books from my TBR shelves to fulfil the challenges. These books all come from there, except The Woman in White which I read electronically. Half away through the year I have finished three of the six books. I am reading Under the Greenwood Tree , and I do love Hardy, but find this book somewhat difficult. Mostly because it is written in dialect and it is difficult t...

I have just recovered from the worst stomach flu I ever had. Was totally knocked out for two days. Recovering is just like coming back to life! The good thing is that I could not do much, hardly read, so I finally started to listen to the podcasts by Simon at " Stuck in a Book " and Rachel at " Book Snob " called "Tea or Books". It is wonderful to listen to, and a lot of views on various books and writers. Very interesting indeed. I am now on podcast no 7. They can be downloaded from iTunes or podcast app of your choice. A real treat! I have finished a couple of books since last time and there will be a review next on "The Almost Nearly Perfect People - Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth. I have also started a book for the challenge " What's in a Name " hosted by 'Wormhole', namely the first on the list; a title with a country in it. I will choose all the books for this challenge from my TBR shelves (my...

I will not join a lot of challenges for this year. It seems I am not able to keep up with other reading obligations. And as one fellow blogger said: as soon as you promise to read a book, it seems it is not that attractive! It is better to go to the shelves and grab a book depending on your present mood. The main challenge as always is my TBR shelves. The aim is to lover them. However, I get tempted by the various challenges and they are great fun. I will therefore join one if it is compatible with my overall aim to lower the number of books on my TBR shelves. Paris in July is a must of course. Hosted by Tea and Thyme, it is my favourite challenge of the year. You get to know so much about Paris from participants, finding new reads, places to visit, things to eat etc. Really looking forward to this one. Well, that is in principal all there is to my challenges this year. I anticipate a lot of reading though being part of two book clubs. Furthermore, I am now writing reviews and ar...

I will not participate in too many challenges in 2016. I have noticed that the biggest challenge I have is on my own TBR shelves, so will continue with them. I have managed to read quite a few in 2015, so I am happy about that. The "What's in a Name" challenge, hosted by The Worm Hole  seems to be something that I could manage and it is a challenge that tickle my curiosity. The basic rules are simple enough. The basics
   The challenge runs from January to December. During this time you choose a book to read from each of the following categories (examples of books you could choose are in brackets – I’ve included some from other languages, and translations most definitely count!): A country (try not to use ‘Africa’!) Suggestions: Daphne Du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn, Xiaolu Guo’s I Am China, Martin Wagner’s Deutschland) An item of clothing (Su Dharmapala’s Saree, Ann Brashare’s The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, Javier Moro’s El Sari Rojo; Pierre Lemaitre’...