The Content Reader

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...

This book is part of the challenge What’s in a Name hosted by Wormhole , the first entry being a country in the title. It is also part of the challenge Full House Reading Challenge 2016 hosted by Book Date , relating to a book published in 2016.  A couple of weeks ago I went to Passa Porta here in Brussels to meet up with Yann Martel . He was here to promote his new novel The High Mountains of Portugal. I wrote about the very interesting interview in an earlier post (see link under name).  I have now finished his new book. I was not overenthusiastic about his Life of Pi , even if I might see it differently now, after hearing him talk about his writing, his thoughts and his way of seeing the world. Maybe I would have read and interpreted his new book differently if I had not heard his ideas behind the stories. Nevertheless, I loved his new book. The novel is divided into three parts, taking place in 1904, 1939 and 1989. They are about three persons, in different...

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...