PAUL C INTO THE ROARING 20S - Part 20
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This will be the thread that sees me at 54 with my football (soccer) team finally back in the top league after 16 years of torment. My family obviously realise what it means to me as my twin passions are celebrated on my birthday cake:
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POEM
This is by one of my favourite American poets, Mary Oliver.
I got news on my birthday that my mother has more cancer - this time of her bladder and we both know that she will fight and fight and eventually she won't win. But her life has been an example of honesty, devotion, love and understated determination. I love her very much.
“When Death Comes”
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
like the measle-pox
when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,
I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering:
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,
and I think of each life as a flower, as common
as a field daisy, and as singular,
and each name a comfortable music in the mouth,
tending, as all music does, toward silence,
and each body a lion of courage, and something
precious to the earth.
When it’s over, I want to say all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,
or full of argument.
I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.
This is by one of my favourite American poets, Mary Oliver.
I got news on my birthday that my mother has more cancer - this time of her bladder and we both know that she will fight and fight and eventually she won't win. But her life has been an example of honesty, devotion, love and understated determination. I love her very much.
“When Death Comes”
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
like the measle-pox
when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,
I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering:
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,
and I think of each life as a flower, as common
as a field daisy, and as singular,
and each name a comfortable music in the mouth,
tending, as all music does, toward silence,
and each body a lion of courage, and something
precious to the earth.
When it’s over, I want to say all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,
or full of argument.
I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.
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BOOKS READ FIRST QUARTER OF 2020
January
1. Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift (2016) 149 pp - BAC Challenge
2. Paper Aeroplane by Simon Armitage (2014) 232 pp
3. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson (1985) 171 pp - BAC Challenge
4. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Peter Handke (1970) 133 pp - Nobel winner
5. The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan (2006) 312 pp
6. Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn (1972) 93 pp BAC Challenge
7. I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti (2001) 225 pp
8. Death Walks in Eastrepps by Francis Beeding (1931) 252 pp
9. Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminski (2019) 78 pp
10. Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham (2012) 377 pp
11. James II : The Last Catholic King by David Womersley (2015) 99 pp
12. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911) 313 pp
13. The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (1922) 41 pp
14. England and the Aeroplane by David Edgerton (1991) 172 pp
February
15. Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan (2018) 182 pp
16. The World's Two Smallest Humans by Julia Copus (2012) 52 pp
17. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1991) 110 pp
18. The History Boys by Alan Bennett (2004) 200 pp BAC Challenge
19. Dregs by Jan Lier Horst (2010) 310 pp
20. On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis (2018) 313 pp
21. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (1993) 280 pp
22. The Roominghouse Madrigals by Charles Bukowski (1988) 256 pp
23. Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane (1996) 233 pp BAC Challenge
24. As it Was by Fred Trueman (2004) 397 pp
25. The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell (1973) 314 pp BOOKER WINNER
26. Varina by Charles Frazier (2018) 353 pp AAC
27. A Timbered Choir by Wendell Berry (1998) 216 pp AAC
March
28. Past Tense by Lee Child (2018) 461 pp
29. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2009) 266 pp NOBEL
30. Over the Moon by Imtiaz Dharkar (2014) 155 pp
31. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006) 287 pp PULITZER
32. Witness : Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger (2018) 255 pp
33. Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara (1957) 52 pp
34. The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (2013) 183 pp
35. Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (1887) 58 pp
36. Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (2010) 252 pp
37. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811) 374 pp
38. The English Civil War by David Clark (2008) 154 pp
39. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (1996) 280 pp
40. The Librarian by Salley Vickers (2018) 385 pp
41. The Holy Fox by Andrew Roberts (1991) 414 pp
January
1. Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift (2016) 149 pp - BAC Challenge
2. Paper Aeroplane by Simon Armitage (2014) 232 pp
3. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson (1985) 171 pp - BAC Challenge
4. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Peter Handke (1970) 133 pp - Nobel winner
5. The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan (2006) 312 pp
6. Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn (1972) 93 pp BAC Challenge
7. I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti (2001) 225 pp
8. Death Walks in Eastrepps by Francis Beeding (1931) 252 pp
9. Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminski (2019) 78 pp
10. Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham (2012) 377 pp
11. James II : The Last Catholic King by David Womersley (2015) 99 pp
12. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911) 313 pp
13. The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (1922) 41 pp
14. England and the Aeroplane by David Edgerton (1991) 172 pp
February
15. Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan (2018) 182 pp
16. The World's Two Smallest Humans by Julia Copus (2012) 52 pp
17. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1991) 110 pp
18. The History Boys by Alan Bennett (2004) 200 pp BAC Challenge
19. Dregs by Jan Lier Horst (2010) 310 pp
20. On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis (2018) 313 pp
21. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (1993) 280 pp
22. The Roominghouse Madrigals by Charles Bukowski (1988) 256 pp
23. Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane (1996) 233 pp BAC Challenge
24. As it Was by Fred Trueman (2004) 397 pp
25. The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell (1973) 314 pp BOOKER WINNER
26. Varina by Charles Frazier (2018) 353 pp AAC
27. A Timbered Choir by Wendell Berry (1998) 216 pp AAC
March
28. Past Tense by Lee Child (2018) 461 pp
29. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2009) 266 pp NOBEL
30. Over the Moon by Imtiaz Dharkar (2014) 155 pp
31. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006) 287 pp PULITZER
32. Witness : Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger (2018) 255 pp
33. Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara (1957) 52 pp
34. The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (2013) 183 pp
35. Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (1887) 58 pp
36. Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (2010) 252 pp
37. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811) 374 pp
38. The English Civil War by David Clark (2008) 154 pp
39. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (1996) 280 pp
40. The Librarian by Salley Vickers (2018) 385 pp
41. The Holy Fox by Andrew Roberts (1991) 414 pp
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BOOKS READ SECOND QUARTER OF 2020
April
42. The Females by Wolfgang Hilbig (2010) 129 pp
43. Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill (1956) 110 pp
44. Look We Have Coming to Dover! by Daljit Nagra (2007) 55 pp
45. Icarus by Deon Meyer (2015) 360 pp
46. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (2019) 452 pp
47. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (1972) 172 pp
48. Behind the Sofa : Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who by Steve Berry (2013) 216 pp
49. Please Sir! by Jack Sheffield (2011) 336 pp
50. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes (2018) 82 pp
51. The Sea Gull by Anton Checkhov (1896) 68 pp
52. The Memoir of an Anti-Hero by Kornel Filipowicz (1961) 70 pp
53. Divided : Why We're Living in an Age of Walls by Tim Marshall (2018) 288 pp
54. Frozen Moment by Camilla Ceder (2009) 378 pp
55. North by Seamus Heaney (1975) 68 pp
56. Cambridge by Caryl Phillips (1991) 184 pp
57. Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott (2017) 456 pp
58. The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers (2017) 363 pp
May
59. The Drought by J.G. Ballard (1965) 233 pp
60. A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt (1960) 163 pp
61. The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories by Amos Tutuola (1990) 115 pp
62. Tales of Long Ago by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1922) 186 pp
63. Fidelity : Poems by Grace Paley (2008) 87 pp
64. Atlantic Fury by Hammond Innes (1962) 308 pp
65. The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West (1963) 375 pp
66. The War Hound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock (1981) 208 pp
67. Boomerang by Michael Lewis (2011) 212pp
68. Field Work by Seamus Heaney (1979) 56 pp
69. The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (1937) 401 pp
70. Unstoppable: My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova (2017) 289 pp
71. Selected Poems by Marianne Moore (1935) 109 pp
72. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis (2005) 266 pp
June
73. Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot (1935) 88 pp
74. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (1978) 156 pp
75. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford (2016) 340 pp
76. The Great Impersonation by E Phillips Oppenheim (1920) 221 pp
77. Selected Poems of Odysseus Elytis by Odysseus Elytis (1981) 115 pp
78. Zonal by Don Paterson (2020) 68 pp
79. Staying On by Paul Scott (1977) 255 pp
April
42. The Females by Wolfgang Hilbig (2010) 129 pp
43. Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill (1956) 110 pp
44. Look We Have Coming to Dover! by Daljit Nagra (2007) 55 pp
45. Icarus by Deon Meyer (2015) 360 pp
46. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (2019) 452 pp
47. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (1972) 172 pp
48. Behind the Sofa : Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who by Steve Berry (2013) 216 pp
49. Please Sir! by Jack Sheffield (2011) 336 pp
50. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes (2018) 82 pp
51. The Sea Gull by Anton Checkhov (1896) 68 pp
52. The Memoir of an Anti-Hero by Kornel Filipowicz (1961) 70 pp
53. Divided : Why We're Living in an Age of Walls by Tim Marshall (2018) 288 pp
54. Frozen Moment by Camilla Ceder (2009) 378 pp
55. North by Seamus Heaney (1975) 68 pp
56. Cambridge by Caryl Phillips (1991) 184 pp
57. Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott (2017) 456 pp
58. The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers (2017) 363 pp
May
59. The Drought by J.G. Ballard (1965) 233 pp
60. A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt (1960) 163 pp
61. The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories by Amos Tutuola (1990) 115 pp
62. Tales of Long Ago by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1922) 186 pp
63. Fidelity : Poems by Grace Paley (2008) 87 pp
64. Atlantic Fury by Hammond Innes (1962) 308 pp
65. The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West (1963) 375 pp
66. The War Hound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock (1981) 208 pp
67. Boomerang by Michael Lewis (2011) 212pp
68. Field Work by Seamus Heaney (1979) 56 pp
69. The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (1937) 401 pp
70. Unstoppable: My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova (2017) 289 pp
71. Selected Poems by Marianne Moore (1935) 109 pp
72. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis (2005) 266 pp
June
73. Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot (1935) 88 pp
74. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (1978) 156 pp
75. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford (2016) 340 pp
76. The Great Impersonation by E Phillips Oppenheim (1920) 221 pp
77. Selected Poems of Odysseus Elytis by Odysseus Elytis (1981) 115 pp
78. Zonal by Don Paterson (2020) 68 pp
79. Staying On by Paul Scott (1977) 255 pp
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BOOKS READ THIRD QUARTER OF 2020
July
80. Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (1999) 296 pp
81. Serve the People! by Yan Lianke (2007) 228 pp
82. The Expedition of Cyrus by Xenophon (c370 BC) 225 pp
83. Morvern Callar by Alan Warner (1995) 204 pp
84. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (1953) 91 pp
85. The Seeker and Other Poems by Nelly Sacks (1970) 399 pp
86. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (2003) 208 pp
87. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente (2011) 349 pp
88. Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope (1861) 757 pp
89. Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne (1926) 161 pp
90. The Dark Film by Paul Farley (2012) 55 pp
91. Eight Hours from England by Anthony Quayle (1945) 228 pp
August
92. Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot by Robert M Utley (1993) 314 pp
93. The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths (2010) 327 pp
94. The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds (1983) 80 pp
95. Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019) 319 pp
September
96. A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips (2013) 286 pp
97. The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall (1990) 255 pp
98. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1914) 119 pp
99. I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker (2019) 209 pp
100. Station Island by Seamus Heaney (1985) 121 pp
July
80. Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (1999) 296 pp
81. Serve the People! by Yan Lianke (2007) 228 pp
82. The Expedition of Cyrus by Xenophon (c370 BC) 225 pp
83. Morvern Callar by Alan Warner (1995) 204 pp
84. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (1953) 91 pp
85. The Seeker and Other Poems by Nelly Sacks (1970) 399 pp
86. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (2003) 208 pp
87. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente (2011) 349 pp
88. Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope (1861) 757 pp
89. Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne (1926) 161 pp
90. The Dark Film by Paul Farley (2012) 55 pp
91. Eight Hours from England by Anthony Quayle (1945) 228 pp
August
92. Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot by Robert M Utley (1993) 314 pp
93. The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths (2010) 327 pp
94. The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds (1983) 80 pp
95. Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019) 319 pp
September
96. A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips (2013) 286 pp
97. The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall (1990) 255 pp
98. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1914) 119 pp
99. I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker (2019) 209 pp
100. Station Island by Seamus Heaney (1985) 121 pp
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Currently reading
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READING PLAN FOR 2020
I always start out ambitiously but not having made 100 books in the last two years I am going all out to read 20 books a month next year and go well past 200 for the first time since my University days.
20 Categories for 2020 which will also give a nod to my other challenges and longer term projects.
The twenty categories are :
1. British Author Challenge
2. British Poetry
3. Contemporary British Fiction
4. World Poetry
5. 1001 Books
6. Plays
7. American Author Challenge
8. Non-Fiction
9. History
10. Current Affairs
11. Booker Nominees
12. Nobel Winners
13. Scandi
14. Series Books
15. Thrillers/Mystery
16. Classic Fiction
17. 21st Century Fiction
18. World Literature
19. Science Fiction / Fantasy
20. Pot Luck
I always start out ambitiously but not having made 100 books in the last two years I am going all out to read 20 books a month next year and go well past 200 for the first time since my University days.
20 Categories for 2020 which will also give a nod to my other challenges and longer term projects.
The twenty categories are :
1. British Author Challenge
2. British Poetry
3. Contemporary British Fiction
4. World Poetry
5. 1001 Books
6. Plays
7. American Author Challenge
8. Non-Fiction
9. History
10. Current Affairs
11. Booker Nominees
12. Nobel Winners
13. Scandi
14. Series Books
15. Thrillers/Mystery
16. Classic Fiction
17. 21st Century Fiction
18. World Literature
19. Science Fiction / Fantasy
20. Pot Luck
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BRITISH ISLES AUTHOR CHALLENGE 2020
The general thread can be found here : https://www.librarything.com/topic/315141
January: Jeanette Winterson & Graham Swift
February: The 1990s - https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#6991758
March: Jane Austen & Walter Scott
April: Bernardine Evaristo & Caryl Phillips
May: New Wave Sci-Fi : Michael Moorcock, J. G. Ballard, & Brian Aldiss
June: Penelope Fitzgerald & Patrick Gale
July: Elly Griffiths & Winston Graham
August: The Brontë Sisters : Charlotte Bronte, Anne Bronte & Emily Bronte
September: World War II - https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#6999459
October: Joanne Harris & George Orwell
November: Fay Weldon & John le Carré
December: The 2010s : https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#6999620
Wildcard: Playwrights - https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#7000002
The general thread can be found here : https://www.librarything.com/topic/315141
January: Jeanette Winterson & Graham Swift
February: The 1990s - https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#6991758
March: Jane Austen & Walter Scott
April: Bernardine Evaristo & Caryl Phillips
May: New Wave Sci-Fi : Michael Moorcock, J. G. Ballard, & Brian Aldiss
June: Penelope Fitzgerald & Patrick Gale
July: Elly Griffiths & Winston Graham
August: The Brontë Sisters : Charlotte Bronte, Anne Bronte & Emily Bronte
September: World War II - https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#6999459
October: Joanne Harris & George Orwell
November: Fay Weldon & John le Carré
December: The 2010s : https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#6999620
Wildcard: Playwrights - https://www.librarything.com/topic/313878#7000002
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AMERICAN AUTHOR CHALLENGE
January Charles Frazier - Varina
February Grace Paley - Fidelity : Poems
March David McCullough
April Francine Prose
May E. Lynn Harris
June Jean Stafford
July Wendell Berry - A Timbered Choir
August Robert Penn Warren
September Dawn Powell
October Ward Just
November Ann Petry
December Tony Hillerman
January Charles Frazier - Varina
February Grace Paley - Fidelity : Poems
March David McCullough
April Francine Prose
May E. Lynn Harris
June Jean Stafford
July Wendell Berry - A Timbered Choir
August Robert Penn Warren
September Dawn Powell
October Ward Just
November Ann Petry
December Tony Hillerman
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My last decade of reading (probably my worst since I started reading).
Total Books Read : 1,145 books
1 book every 3.2 days
Best Reading Year : 2013 with 157 books
Worst Reading Year : 2019 with 76 books
My Books of the Year on LT:
2011 : Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2012 : The Road Home by Rose Tremain
2013 : Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
2014 : Plainsong by Kent Haruf
2015 : Winter King by Thomas Penn
2016 : The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
2017 : The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
2018 : Country Girls by Edna O'Brien
2019 : The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Total Books Read : 1,145 books
1 book every 3.2 days
Best Reading Year : 2013 with 157 books
Worst Reading Year : 2019 with 76 books
My Books of the Year on LT:
2011 : Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2012 : The Road Home by Rose Tremain
2013 : Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
2014 : Plainsong by Kent Haruf
2015 : Winter King by Thomas Penn
2016 : The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
2017 : The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
2018 : Country Girls by Edna O'Brien
2019 : The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
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Personal Reading Challenge: Every winner of the Booker Prize since its inception in 1969
1969: P. H. Newby, Something to Answer For - READ
1970: Bernice Rubens, The Elected Member
1970: J. G. Farrell, Troubles (awarded in 2010 as the Lost Man Booker Prize) - READ
1971: V. S. Naipaul, In a Free State
1972: John Berger, G.
1973: J. G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur - READ
1974: Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist ... and Stanley Middleton, Holiday - READ
1975: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Heat and Dust - READ
1976: David Storey, Saville - READ
1977: Paul Scott, Staying On - READ
1978: Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea
1979: Penelope Fitzgerald, Offshore - READ
1980: William Golding, Rites of Passage - READ
1981: Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children - READ
1982: Thomas Keneally, Schindler's Ark - READ
1983: J. M. Coetzee, Life & Times of Michael K
1984: Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac - READ
1985: Keri Hulme, The Bone People
1986: Kingsley Amis, The Old Devils - READ
1987: Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger - READ
1988: Peter Carey, Oscar and Lucinda
1989: Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day
1990: A. S. Byatt, Possession: A Romance - READ
1991: Ben Okri, The Famished Road
1992: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient ... and Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger - READ
1993: Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
1994: James Kelman, How late it was, how late
1995: Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
1996: Graham Swift, Last Orders - READ
1997: Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things READ
1998: Ian McEwan, Amsterdam - READ
1999: J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace - READ
2000: Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
2001: Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gang - READ
2002: Yann Martel, Life of Pi
2003: DBC Pierre, Vernon God Little
2004: Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty
2005: John Banville, The Sea - READ
2006: Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
2007: Anne Enright, The Gathering - READ
2008: Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger - READ
2009: Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall - READ
2010: Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question
2011: Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending - READ
2012: Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies - READ
2013: Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries
2014: Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North - READ
2015: Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings - READ
2016: Paul Beatty, The Sellout - READ
2017: George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo
2018: Anna Burns, Milkman
2019: Margaret Atwood, The Testaments, and Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other
READ 31 of 55 WINNERS
1969: P. H. Newby, Something to Answer For - READ
1970: Bernice Rubens, The Elected Member
1970: J. G. Farrell, Troubles (awarded in 2010 as the Lost Man Booker Prize) - READ
1971: V. S. Naipaul, In a Free State
1972: John Berger, G.
1973: J. G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur - READ
1974: Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist ... and Stanley Middleton, Holiday - READ
1975: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Heat and Dust - READ
1976: David Storey, Saville - READ
1977: Paul Scott, Staying On - READ
1978: Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea
1979: Penelope Fitzgerald, Offshore - READ
1980: William Golding, Rites of Passage - READ
1981: Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children - READ
1982: Thomas Keneally, Schindler's Ark - READ
1983: J. M. Coetzee, Life & Times of Michael K
1984: Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac - READ
1985: Keri Hulme, The Bone People
1986: Kingsley Amis, The Old Devils - READ
1987: Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger - READ
1988: Peter Carey, Oscar and Lucinda
1989: Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day
1990: A. S. Byatt, Possession: A Romance - READ
1991: Ben Okri, The Famished Road
1992: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient ... and Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger - READ
1993: Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
1994: James Kelman, How late it was, how late
1995: Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
1996: Graham Swift, Last Orders - READ
1997: Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things READ
1998: Ian McEwan, Amsterdam - READ
1999: J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace - READ
2000: Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
2001: Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gang - READ
2002: Yann Martel, Life of Pi
2003: DBC Pierre, Vernon God Little
2004: Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty
2005: John Banville, The Sea - READ
2006: Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
2007: Anne Enright, The Gathering - READ
2008: Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger - READ
2009: Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall - READ
2010: Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question
2011: Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending - READ
2012: Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies - READ
2013: Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries
2014: Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North - READ
2015: Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings - READ
2016: Paul Beatty, The Sellout - READ
2017: George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo
2018: Anna Burns, Milkman
2019: Margaret Atwood, The Testaments, and Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other
READ 31 of 55 WINNERS
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Pulitzer Winners
As with the Bookers, I want to eventually read all the Pulitzer winners (for fiction at least) and have most of the recent ones on the shelves at least. Current status.
Fiction
1918 HIS FAMILY - Ernest Poole
1919 THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS - Booth Tarkington
1921 THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - Edith Wharton
1922 ALICE ADAMS - Booth Tarkington
1923 ONE OF OURS - Willa Cather
1924 THE ABLE MCLAUGHLINS - Margaret Wilson
1925 SO BIG - Edna Ferber
1926 ARROWSMITH - Sinclair Lewis (Declined)
1927 EARLY AUTUMN - Louis Bromfield
1928 THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY - Thornton Wilder
1929 SCARLET SISTER MARY - Julia Peterkin
1930 LAUGHING BOY - Oliver Lafarge ON SHELVES
1931 YEARS OF GRACE - Margaret Ayer Barnes
1932 THE GOOD EARTH - Pearl Buck
1933 THE STORE - Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1934 LAMB IN HIS BOSOM - Caroline Miller
1935 NOW IN NOVEMBER - Josephine Winslow Johnson
1936 HONEY IN THE HORN - Harold L Davis
1937 GONE WITH THE WIND - Margaret Mitchell ON SHELVES
1938 THE LATE GEORGE APLEY - John Phillips Marquand
1939 THE YEARLING - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1940 THE GRAPES OF WRATH - John Steinbeck
1942 IN THIS OUR LIFE - Ellen Glasgow
1943 DRAGON'S TEETH - Upton Sinclair
1944 JOURNEY IN THE DARK - Martin Flavin
1945 A BELL FOR ADANO - John Hersey ON SHELVES
1947 ALL THE KING'S MEN - Robert Penn Warren ON SHELVES
1948 TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC - James Michener
1949 GUARD OF HONOR - James Gould Cozzens
1950 THE WAY WEST - A.B. Guthrie
1951 THE TOWN - Conrad Richter
1952 THE CAINE MUTINY - Herman Wouk
1953 THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA - Ernest Hemingway
1955 A FABLE - William Faulkner
1956 ANDERSONVILLE - McKinlay Kantor
1958 A DEATH IN THE FAMILY - James Agee ON SHELVES
1959 THE TRAVELS OF JAIMIE McPHEETERS - Robert Lewis Taylor
1960 ADVISE AND CONSENT - Allen Drury
1961 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Harper Lee
1962 THE EDGE OF SADNESS - Edwin O'Connor
1963 THE REIVERS - William Faulkner
1965 THE KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE - Shirley Ann Grau
1966 THE COLLECTED STORIES OF KATHERINE ANNE PORTER - Katherine Anne Porter
1967 THE FIXER - Bernard Malamud
1968 THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER - William Styron
1969 HOUSE MADE OF DAWN - N Scott Momaday ON SHELVES
1970 THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JEAN STAFFORD - Jean Stafford
1972 ANGLE OF REPOSE - Wallace Stegner ON SHELVES
1973 THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER - Eudora Welty ON SHELVES
1975 THE KILLER ANGELS - Jeff Shaara ON SHELVES
1976 HUMBOLDT'S GIFT - Saul Bellow
1978 ELBOW ROOM - James Alan McPherson
1979 THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER - John Cheever ON SHELVES
1980 THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG - Norman Mailer ON SHELVES
1981 A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES - John Kennedy Toole ON SHELVES
1982 RABBIT IS RICH - John Updike
1983 THE COLOR PURPLE - Alice Walker ON SHELVES
1984 IRONWEED - William Kennedy ON SHELVES
1985 FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Alison Lurie ON SHELVES
1986 LONESOME DOVE - Larry McMurtry ON SHELVES
1987 A SUMMONS TO MEMPHIS - Peter Taylor
1988 BELOVED - Toni Morrison - ON SHELVES
1989 BREATHING LESSONS - Anne Tyler
1990 THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE - Oscar Hijuelos
1991 RABBIT AT REST - John Updike
1992 A THOUSAND ACRES - Jane Smiley
1993 A GOOD SCENT FROM A STRANGE MOUNTAIN - Robert Olen Butler
1994 THE SHIPPING NEWS - E Annie Proulx
1995 THE STONE DIARIES - Carol Shields ON SHELVES
1996 INDEPENDENCE DAY - Richard Ford ON SHELVES
1997 MARTIN DRESSLER - Steven Millhauser ON SHELVES
1998 AMERICAN PASTORAL - Philip Roth ON SHELVES
1999 THE HOURS - Michael Cunningham ON SHELVES
2000 INTERPRETER OF MALADIES - Jumpha Lahiri
2001 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY - Michael Chabon ON SHELVES
2002 EMPIRE FALLS - Richard Russo ON SHELVES
2003 MIDDLESEX - Jeffrey Eugenides ON SHELVES
2004 THE KNOWN WORLD - Edward P. Jones ON SHELVES
2005 GILEAD - Marilynne Robinson ON SHELVES
2006 MARCH - Geraldine Brooks
2007 THE ROAD - Cormac McCarthy
2008 THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO - Junot Diaz ON SHELVES
2009 OLIVE KITTERIDGE - Elizabeth Strout ON SHELVES
2010 TINKERS - Paul Harding
2011 A VISIT FROM THE GOOD SQUAD - Jennifer Egan ON SHELVES
2013 ORPHAN MASTER'S SON - Adam Johnson ON SHELVES
2014 THE GOLDFINCH - Donna Tartt ON SHELVES
2015 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE - Anthony Doerr ON SHELVES
2016 THE SYMPATHIZER - Viet Thanh Nguyen ON SHELVES
2017 THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - Colson Whitehead ON SHELVES
2018 LESS - Andrew Sean Greer ON SHELVES
2019 THE OVERSTORY - Richard Powers ON SHELVES
2020 THE NICKEL BOYS - Colson Whitehead ON SHELVES
16 READ
38 ON SHELVES
39 NOT OWNED OR READ
93 TOTAL
As with the Bookers, I want to eventually read all the Pulitzer winners (for fiction at least) and have most of the recent ones on the shelves at least. Current status.
Fiction
1918 HIS FAMILY - Ernest Poole
1919 THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS - Booth Tarkington
1921 THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - Edith Wharton
1922 ALICE ADAMS - Booth Tarkington
1923 ONE OF OURS - Willa Cather
1924 THE ABLE MCLAUGHLINS - Margaret Wilson
1925 SO BIG - Edna Ferber
1926 ARROWSMITH - Sinclair Lewis (Declined)
1927 EARLY AUTUMN - Louis Bromfield
1928 THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY - Thornton Wilder
1929 SCARLET SISTER MARY - Julia Peterkin
1930 LAUGHING BOY - Oliver Lafarge ON SHELVES
1931 YEARS OF GRACE - Margaret Ayer Barnes
1932 THE GOOD EARTH - Pearl Buck
1933 THE STORE - Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1934 LAMB IN HIS BOSOM - Caroline Miller
1935 NOW IN NOVEMBER - Josephine Winslow Johnson
1936 HONEY IN THE HORN - Harold L Davis
1937 GONE WITH THE WIND - Margaret Mitchell ON SHELVES
1938 THE LATE GEORGE APLEY - John Phillips Marquand
1939 THE YEARLING - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1940 THE GRAPES OF WRATH - John Steinbeck
1942 IN THIS OUR LIFE - Ellen Glasgow
1943 DRAGON'S TEETH - Upton Sinclair
1944 JOURNEY IN THE DARK - Martin Flavin
1945 A BELL FOR ADANO - John Hersey ON SHELVES
1947 ALL THE KING'S MEN - Robert Penn Warren ON SHELVES
1948 TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC - James Michener
1949 GUARD OF HONOR - James Gould Cozzens
1950 THE WAY WEST - A.B. Guthrie
1951 THE TOWN - Conrad Richter
1952 THE CAINE MUTINY - Herman Wouk
1953 THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA - Ernest Hemingway
1955 A FABLE - William Faulkner
1956 ANDERSONVILLE - McKinlay Kantor
1958 A DEATH IN THE FAMILY - James Agee ON SHELVES
1959 THE TRAVELS OF JAIMIE McPHEETERS - Robert Lewis Taylor
1960 ADVISE AND CONSENT - Allen Drury
1961 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Harper Lee
1962 THE EDGE OF SADNESS - Edwin O'Connor
1963 THE REIVERS - William Faulkner
1965 THE KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE - Shirley Ann Grau
1966 THE COLLECTED STORIES OF KATHERINE ANNE PORTER - Katherine Anne Porter
1967 THE FIXER - Bernard Malamud
1968 THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER - William Styron
1969 HOUSE MADE OF DAWN - N Scott Momaday ON SHELVES
1970 THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JEAN STAFFORD - Jean Stafford
1972 ANGLE OF REPOSE - Wallace Stegner ON SHELVES
1973 THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER - Eudora Welty ON SHELVES
1975 THE KILLER ANGELS - Jeff Shaara ON SHELVES
1976 HUMBOLDT'S GIFT - Saul Bellow
1978 ELBOW ROOM - James Alan McPherson
1979 THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER - John Cheever ON SHELVES
1980 THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG - Norman Mailer ON SHELVES
1981 A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES - John Kennedy Toole ON SHELVES
1982 RABBIT IS RICH - John Updike
1983 THE COLOR PURPLE - Alice Walker ON SHELVES
1984 IRONWEED - William Kennedy ON SHELVES
1985 FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Alison Lurie ON SHELVES
1986 LONESOME DOVE - Larry McMurtry ON SHELVES
1987 A SUMMONS TO MEMPHIS - Peter Taylor
1988 BELOVED - Toni Morrison - ON SHELVES
1989 BREATHING LESSONS - Anne Tyler
1990 THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE - Oscar Hijuelos
1991 RABBIT AT REST - John Updike
1992 A THOUSAND ACRES - Jane Smiley
1993 A GOOD SCENT FROM A STRANGE MOUNTAIN - Robert Olen Butler
1994 THE SHIPPING NEWS - E Annie Proulx
1995 THE STONE DIARIES - Carol Shields ON SHELVES
1996 INDEPENDENCE DAY - Richard Ford ON SHELVES
1997 MARTIN DRESSLER - Steven Millhauser ON SHELVES
1998 AMERICAN PASTORAL - Philip Roth ON SHELVES
1999 THE HOURS - Michael Cunningham ON SHELVES
2000 INTERPRETER OF MALADIES - Jumpha Lahiri
2001 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY - Michael Chabon ON SHELVES
2002 EMPIRE FALLS - Richard Russo ON SHELVES
2003 MIDDLESEX - Jeffrey Eugenides ON SHELVES
2004 THE KNOWN WORLD - Edward P. Jones ON SHELVES
2005 GILEAD - Marilynne Robinson ON SHELVES
2006 MARCH - Geraldine Brooks
2007 THE ROAD - Cormac McCarthy
2008 THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO - Junot Diaz ON SHELVES
2009 OLIVE KITTERIDGE - Elizabeth Strout ON SHELVES
2010 TINKERS - Paul Harding
2011 A VISIT FROM THE GOOD SQUAD - Jennifer Egan ON SHELVES
2013 ORPHAN MASTER'S SON - Adam Johnson ON SHELVES
2014 THE GOLDFINCH - Donna Tartt ON SHELVES
2015 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE - Anthony Doerr ON SHELVES
2016 THE SYMPATHIZER - Viet Thanh Nguyen ON SHELVES
2017 THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - Colson Whitehead ON SHELVES
2018 LESS - Andrew Sean Greer ON SHELVES
2019 THE OVERSTORY - Richard Powers ON SHELVES
2020 THE NICKEL BOYS - Colson Whitehead ON SHELVES
16 READ
38 ON SHELVES
39 NOT OWNED OR READ
93 TOTAL
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NOBELS
Update on my Nobel Prize Winning Reading:
1901 Sully Prudhomme
1902 Theodor Mommsen
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1904 Frédéric Mistral and José Echegaray y Eizaquirre
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz
1906 Giosuè Carducci
1907 Rudyard Kipling - READ
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1909 Selma Lagerlöf
1910 Paul Heyse --
1911 Count Maurice Maeterlinck
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann
1913 Rabindranath Tagore - READ
1915 Romain Rolland
1916 Verner von Heidenstam
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup and Henrik Pontoppidan
1919 Carl Spitteler
1920 Knut Hamsun - READ
1921 Anatole France - READ
1922 Jacinto Benavente
1923 William Butler Yeats - READ
1924 Wladyslaw Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw - READ
1926 Grazia Deledda - READ
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann - READ
1930 Sinclair Lewis - READ
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy - READ
1933 Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin - READ
1934 Luigi Pirandello - READ
1936 Eugene O'Neill - READ
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck - READ
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse - READ
1947 André Gide - READ
1948 T.S. Elliot - READ
1949 William Faulkner - READ
1950 Bertrand Russell - READ
1951 Pär Lagerkvist - READ
1952 François Mauriac - READ
1953 Sir Winston Churchill - READ
1954 Ernest Hemingway - READ
1955 Halldór Laxness - READ
1956 Juan Ramón Jiménez
1957 Albert Camus - READ
1958 Boris Pasternak (declined the prize) - READ
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andric - READ
1962 John Steinbeck - READ
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre (declined the prize) - READ
1965 Michail Sholokhov
1966 Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Nelly Sachs - READ
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata - READ
1969 Samuel Beckett - READ
1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - READ
1971 Pablo Neruda - READ
1972 Heinrich Böll - READ
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow - READ
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer - READ
1979 Odysseas Elytis - READ
1980 Czeslaw Milosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez - READ
1983 William Golding - READ
1984 Jaroslav Seifert - READ
1985 Claude Simon - READ
1986 Akinwande Ouwoe Soyinka
1987 Joseph Brodsky - READ
1988 Naguib Mahfouz - READ
1989 Camilo José Cela - READ
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer - READ
1992 Derek Walcott - READ
1993 Toni Morrison - READ
1994 Kenzaburo Oe - READ
1995 Seamus Heaney - READ
1996 Wislawa Szymborska - READ
1997 Dario Fo - READ
1998 José Saramago - READ
1999 Günter Grass
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 Vidiadhar Surjprasad Naipaul - READ
2002 Imre Kertész - READ
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee - READ
2004 Elfriede Jelinek - READ
2005 Harold Pinter - READ
2006 Orhan Pamuk - READ
2007 Doris Lessing - READ
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller - READ
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa - READ
2011 Tomas Tranströmer - READ
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro - READ
2014 Patrick Modiano - READ
2015 Svetlana Alexievich - READ
2016 Bob Dylan - READ
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro - READ
2018 Olga Tokarczuk - READ
2019 Peter Handke - READ
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116 LAUREATES
Update on my Nobel Prize Winning Reading:
1901 Sully Prudhomme
1902 Theodor Mommsen
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1904 Frédéric Mistral and José Echegaray y Eizaquirre
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz
1906 Giosuè Carducci
1907 Rudyard Kipling - READ
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1909 Selma Lagerlöf
1910 Paul Heyse --
1911 Count Maurice Maeterlinck
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann
1913 Rabindranath Tagore - READ
1915 Romain Rolland
1916 Verner von Heidenstam
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup and Henrik Pontoppidan
1919 Carl Spitteler
1920 Knut Hamsun - READ
1921 Anatole France - READ
1922 Jacinto Benavente
1923 William Butler Yeats - READ
1924 Wladyslaw Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw - READ
1926 Grazia Deledda - READ
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann - READ
1930 Sinclair Lewis - READ
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy - READ
1933 Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin - READ
1934 Luigi Pirandello - READ
1936 Eugene O'Neill - READ
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck - READ
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse - READ
1947 André Gide - READ
1948 T.S. Elliot - READ
1949 William Faulkner - READ
1950 Bertrand Russell - READ
1951 Pär Lagerkvist - READ
1952 François Mauriac - READ
1953 Sir Winston Churchill - READ
1954 Ernest Hemingway - READ
1955 Halldór Laxness - READ
1956 Juan Ramón Jiménez
1957 Albert Camus - READ
1958 Boris Pasternak (declined the prize) - READ
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andric - READ
1962 John Steinbeck - READ
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre (declined the prize) - READ
1965 Michail Sholokhov
1966 Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Nelly Sachs - READ
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata - READ
1969 Samuel Beckett - READ
1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - READ
1971 Pablo Neruda - READ
1972 Heinrich Böll - READ
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow - READ
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer - READ
1979 Odysseas Elytis - READ
1980 Czeslaw Milosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez - READ
1983 William Golding - READ
1984 Jaroslav Seifert - READ
1985 Claude Simon - READ
1986 Akinwande Ouwoe Soyinka
1987 Joseph Brodsky - READ
1988 Naguib Mahfouz - READ
1989 Camilo José Cela - READ
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer - READ
1992 Derek Walcott - READ
1993 Toni Morrison - READ
1994 Kenzaburo Oe - READ
1995 Seamus Heaney - READ
1996 Wislawa Szymborska - READ
1997 Dario Fo - READ
1998 José Saramago - READ
1999 Günter Grass
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 Vidiadhar Surjprasad Naipaul - READ
2002 Imre Kertész - READ
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee - READ
2004 Elfriede Jelinek - READ
2005 Harold Pinter - READ
2006 Orhan Pamuk - READ
2007 Doris Lessing - READ
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller - READ
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa - READ
2011 Tomas Tranströmer - READ
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro - READ
2014 Patrick Modiano - READ
2015 Svetlana Alexievich - READ
2016 Bob Dylan - READ
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro - READ
2018 Olga Tokarczuk - READ
2019 Peter Handke - READ
READ 70 OF
116 LAUREATES
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LIT HUB'S 50 CHUNKSTERS & MY 20 ALTERNATIVES
These are the 50 Literary Hub Must Read Chunksters:
1. The Overstory by Richard Powers OWNED
2. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
3. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco OWNED
4. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee OWNED
5. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell OWNED
6. The Witch Elm by Tana French OWNED
7. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood OWNED
8. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr OWNED
9. Little, Big by John Crowley
10. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides OWNED
11. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
12. Possession by A.S. Byatt READ
13. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel READ
14. The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
15. The Secret History by Donna Tartt READ
16. The Parisian : A Novel
17. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie OWNED
18. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters READ
19. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami OWNED
20. Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson OWNED
21. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie READ
22. American Gods by Neil Gaiman READ
23. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon OWNED
24. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu OWNED
25. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen OWNED
26. Skippy Dies by Paul Murray OWNED
27. A Naked Singularity by Sergio de la Pava
28. An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
29. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James READ
30. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson OWNED
31. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe OWNED
32. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara OWNED
33. Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin OWNED
34. JR by William Gaddis OWNED
35. Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko
36. Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon OWNED
37. Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
38. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett OWNED
39. The Stand by Stephen King OWNED
40. Underworld by Don DeLillo READ
41. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton OWNED
42. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke READ
43. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry OWNED
44. 2666 by Roberto Bolano OWNED
45. Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra OWNED
46. Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann OWNED
47. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace OWNED
48. Parallel Stories by Peter Nadas
49. Women and Men by Joseph McElroy
50. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth OWNED
& My Alternative 20
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (1995) 624 pp
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2001) 544 pp
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (2005) 720 pp
The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye (1978) 960 pp
Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess (1980) 656 pp
White Teeth by Zadie Smith (2000) 560 pp
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (1982) 896 pp
Saville by David Storey (1976) 560 pp
To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield (1972) 672 pp
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres (1994) 533 pp
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth (1992) 640 pp
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1993) 528 pp
Sophie's Choice by William Styron (1979) 656 pp
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh (2008) 544 pp
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (1998) 626 pp
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (1989) 656 pp
The Singapore Grip by JG Farrell (1978) 704 pp
Magician by Raymond E Feist (1982) 864 pp
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy (1986) 672 pp
A Chain of Voices by Andre Brink (1982) 512 pp
These are the 50 Literary Hub Must Read Chunksters:
1. The Overstory by Richard Powers OWNED
2. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
3. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco OWNED
4. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee OWNED
5. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell OWNED
6. The Witch Elm by Tana French OWNED
7. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood OWNED
8. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr OWNED
9. Little, Big by John Crowley
10. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides OWNED
11. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
12. Possession by A.S. Byatt READ
13. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel READ
14. The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
15. The Secret History by Donna Tartt READ
16. The Parisian : A Novel
17. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie OWNED
18. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters READ
19. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami OWNED
20. Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson OWNED
21. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie READ
22. American Gods by Neil Gaiman READ
23. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon OWNED
24. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu OWNED
25. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen OWNED
26. Skippy Dies by Paul Murray OWNED
27. A Naked Singularity by Sergio de la Pava
28. An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
29. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James READ
30. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson OWNED
31. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe OWNED
32. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara OWNED
33. Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin OWNED
34. JR by William Gaddis OWNED
35. Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko
36. Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon OWNED
37. Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
38. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett OWNED
39. The Stand by Stephen King OWNED
40. Underworld by Don DeLillo READ
41. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton OWNED
42. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke READ
43. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry OWNED
44. 2666 by Roberto Bolano OWNED
45. Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra OWNED
46. Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann OWNED
47. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace OWNED
48. Parallel Stories by Peter Nadas
49. Women and Men by Joseph McElroy
50. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth OWNED
& My Alternative 20
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (1995) 624 pp
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2001) 544 pp
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (2005) 720 pp
The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye (1978) 960 pp
Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess (1980) 656 pp
White Teeth by Zadie Smith (2000) 560 pp
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (1982) 896 pp
Saville by David Storey (1976) 560 pp
To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield (1972) 672 pp
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres (1994) 533 pp
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth (1992) 640 pp
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (1993) 528 pp
Sophie's Choice by William Styron (1979) 656 pp
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh (2008) 544 pp
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (1998) 626 pp
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (1989) 656 pp
The Singapore Grip by JG Farrell (1978) 704 pp
Magician by Raymond E Feist (1982) 864 pp
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy (1986) 672 pp
A Chain of Voices by Andre Brink (1982) 512 pp
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2020 ADDITIONS
These are the books that I have added this year. My new rule is that any book I buy I should read before the end of the following year!
1. Submarine by Joe Dunthorne (2008) 290 pp
2. I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven (1967) 158 pp
3. The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman (1956) 171 pp
4. The Spare Room by Helen Garner (2008) 195 pp
5. Look We have Coming to Dover! by Dajit Nagra (2007) 53 pp READ APR 20
6. Hame by Annalina McAfee (2017) 577 pp
7. The Holy Fox by Andrew Roberts (1991) 414 pp READ MAR 20
8. The History Boys by Alan Bennett (2004) 200 pp READ FEB 20
9. Himself by Jess Kidd (2016) 358 pp
10. Lazarus by Morris West (1990) 375 pp
11. Judith Paris by Hugh Walpole (1931) 757 pp
12. The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope (1864) 665 pp
13. The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers (1942) 398 pp
14. The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers (2017) 363 pp READ APR 20
15. The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich (1985) 331 pp
16. The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1990) 578 pp
17. Eight Hours from England by Anthony Quayle (1945) 228 pp READ JULY 20
18. Dregs by Jorn Lier Horst (2010) 310 pp READ FEB 20
19. Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan READ FEB 20
20. The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli READ MAR 20
21. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (1993) 280 pp READ FEB 20
22. War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans (2013) 293 pp
23. Deviation by Luce D'Eramo (1979) 344 pp
24. Caging Skies by Christine Leunens (2019) 294 pp
25. The Hunters by James Salter (1956) 233 pp
26. The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya (2012) 310 pp
27. The Memoir of an Anti-Hero by Kornel Filipowicz (1961) 70 pp READ APR 20
28. Darius the Great is not Okay by Adib Khorram (2018) 312 pp
29. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (2019) 466 pp
30. Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham (2013) 441 pp
31. Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon
32. Selected Poems: 1950-2012 by Adrienne Rich
33. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
34. Divided : Why We're Living in an Age of Walls by Tim Marshall READ APR 20
35. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis READ MAY 20
36. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
37. Witness : Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger READ MAR 20
38. Lucy Church, Amiably by Gertrude Stein
39. Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
40. The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories by Amos Tutuola READ May 20
41. After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
42. The Librarian by Salley Vickers READ MAR 20
43. Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors
44. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (1993) 311 pp
45. The Drought by J.G. Ballard (1965) 233 pp READ MAY 20
46. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (2012) 391 pp
47. Clade by James Bradley (2017) 297 pp
48. Far North by Marcel Theroux (2009) 288 pp
49. The River by Peter Heller (2019) 253 pp
50. Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (1887) 58 pp READ MAR 20
51. The Sea-Gull by Anton Chekhov (1896) 68 pp READ APR 20
52. Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov (1900) 44 pp
53. The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (1901) 58 pp
54. The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov (1904) 50 pp
55. The Females by Wolfgang Hilbig (2010) 129 pp READ APR 20
56. The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (2019) 301 pp
57. Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (2019) 350 pp
58. Lanny by Max Porter (2019) 210 pp
59. Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley (2019) 280 pp
60. Murder in the Cathedral by TS Eliot (1935) 88 pp READ JUNE 20
61. The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West (1963) READ MAY 20
62. Fidelity : Poems by Grace Paley (2008) READ MAY 20
63. The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (1937) READ MAY 20
64. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford (2016) READ JUNE 20
65. American War by Omar El Akkad (2017)
66. Saltwater by Jessica Andrews (2019)
67. Unstoppable : My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova (2017) 289 pp READ MAY 20
68. The Great Impersonation by E Phillips Oppenheim (1920) 288 pp READ JUNE 20
69. The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford by Jean Stafford (1969) 488 pp
70. Odysseus Elytis :Selected Poems 1940-1979 by Odysseus Elytis (1981) 112 pp READ JUNE 20
71. Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner (1926) 203 pp
72. Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou (2015) 199 pp
73. Zonal by Don Paterson (2020) 68 pp READ JUNE 20
74. The Porpoise by Mark Haddon (2019) 304 pp
75. Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila 2014 210 pp
76. 1934 by Alberto Moravia (1982)
77. Blue Moon by Lee Child (2019)
78. A Burning by Megha Majumdar (2020)
79. Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor (2017)
80. Henry, Himself by Stewart O'Nan (2019)
81. Woods etc by Alice Oswald (2005)
82. The Death of Murat Idrissi by Tommy Wieringa (2017)
83. The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezon Camara (2017)
84. The Last Man by Mary Shelley (1826)
85. Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton (2019)
86. Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope (1860) READ JULY 20
87. The Seeker and Other Poems by Nelly Sachs (1970) READ JULY 20
88. Not a Day Goes By by E Lynn Harris (2000)
89. Potiki by Patricia Grace (1986)
90. Cane River by Lalitha Tademy (2001)
91. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
92. Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-Ha (2013)
93. Girl by Edna O'Brien (2019)
94. The Princesse de Cleves by Madame de La Fayette (1678)
95. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (2019)
96. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (2003) READ JULY 20
97. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
98. The Overnight Kidnapper by Andrea Camilleri
99. The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
100. At the Jerusalem by Paul Bailey
101. The Emperor's Babe by Bernadine Evaristo
102. Sincerity by Carol Ann Duffy
103. Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne READ JULY 20
104. The Body Lies by Jo Baker
105. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
106. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
107. Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa
108. Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson
109. Black Out by Ragnar Jonasson (2011)
110. The Street by Ann Petry (1946)
111. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak (2019)
112. Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)
113. Weather by Jenny Offill (2020)
114. How to be an AntiRacist by Ibram X Kendi (2019)
115. Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019) READ AUG 20
116. This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga (2018)
117. Blue Horses by Mary Oliver (2014)
118. Pygmalian by George Bernard Shaw (1914) READ SEP 20
119. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris (2014)
120. Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds (2012)
121. Trafalgar by Angelica Gorodischer (1979)
122. The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach (1995)
123. Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E Frankel (1946)
124. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
125. Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
126. The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
127. Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley
128. Felicity by Mary Oliver
129. Real Life by Brandon Taylor
130. Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
131. Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
132. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
133. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
134. Salome by Oscar Wilde
135. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
136. Lady Windemere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
137. A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
138. Before the War by Fay Weldon
139. The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
140. Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley
141. At Freddie's by Penelope Fitzgerald
142. The Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
143. Conclave by Robert Harris
144. Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
145. Second Life by S.J. Watson
146. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
147. The Women at Hitler's Table by Rosella Postorino
148. Inland by Thea Obreht
149. Deep River by Karl Marlantes
150. The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
151. Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
152. The Ditch by Herman Koch
153. The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey
154. A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
155. I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker READ SEP 20
156. The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
157. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
158. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
159. Final Cut by S.J. Watson
160. Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
161. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
162. Candida by George Bernard Shaw
163. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
164. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
165. Apeirogon by Colum McCann
166. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
167. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
168. The Catholic School by Edoardo
169. Kaddish.com by Nathan Englander
169 books added
35 already finished
These are the books that I have added this year. My new rule is that any book I buy I should read before the end of the following year!
1. Submarine by Joe Dunthorne (2008) 290 pp
2. I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven (1967) 158 pp
3. The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman (1956) 171 pp
4. The Spare Room by Helen Garner (2008) 195 pp
5. Look We have Coming to Dover! by Dajit Nagra (2007) 53 pp READ APR 20
6. Hame by Annalina McAfee (2017) 577 pp
7. The Holy Fox by Andrew Roberts (1991) 414 pp READ MAR 20
8. The History Boys by Alan Bennett (2004) 200 pp READ FEB 20
9. Himself by Jess Kidd (2016) 358 pp
10. Lazarus by Morris West (1990) 375 pp
11. Judith Paris by Hugh Walpole (1931) 757 pp
12. The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope (1864) 665 pp
13. The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers (1942) 398 pp
14. The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers (2017) 363 pp READ APR 20
15. The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich (1985) 331 pp
16. The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1990) 578 pp
17. Eight Hours from England by Anthony Quayle (1945) 228 pp READ JULY 20
18. Dregs by Jorn Lier Horst (2010) 310 pp READ FEB 20
19. Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan READ FEB 20
20. The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli READ MAR 20
21. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (1993) 280 pp READ FEB 20
22. War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans (2013) 293 pp
23. Deviation by Luce D'Eramo (1979) 344 pp
24. Caging Skies by Christine Leunens (2019) 294 pp
25. The Hunters by James Salter (1956) 233 pp
26. The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya (2012) 310 pp
27. The Memoir of an Anti-Hero by Kornel Filipowicz (1961) 70 pp READ APR 20
28. Darius the Great is not Okay by Adib Khorram (2018) 312 pp
29. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (2019) 466 pp
30. Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham (2013) 441 pp
31. Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon
32. Selected Poems: 1950-2012 by Adrienne Rich
33. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
34. Divided : Why We're Living in an Age of Walls by Tim Marshall READ APR 20
35. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis READ MAY 20
36. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
37. Witness : Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger READ MAR 20
38. Lucy Church, Amiably by Gertrude Stein
39. Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
40. The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories by Amos Tutuola READ May 20
41. After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
42. The Librarian by Salley Vickers READ MAR 20
43. Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors
44. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (1993) 311 pp
45. The Drought by J.G. Ballard (1965) 233 pp READ MAY 20
46. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (2012) 391 pp
47. Clade by James Bradley (2017) 297 pp
48. Far North by Marcel Theroux (2009) 288 pp
49. The River by Peter Heller (2019) 253 pp
50. Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (1887) 58 pp READ MAR 20
51. The Sea-Gull by Anton Chekhov (1896) 68 pp READ APR 20
52. Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov (1900) 44 pp
53. The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (1901) 58 pp
54. The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov (1904) 50 pp
55. The Females by Wolfgang Hilbig (2010) 129 pp READ APR 20
56. The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (2019) 301 pp
57. Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli (2019) 350 pp
58. Lanny by Max Porter (2019) 210 pp
59. Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley (2019) 280 pp
60. Murder in the Cathedral by TS Eliot (1935) 88 pp READ JUNE 20
61. The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West (1963) READ MAY 20
62. Fidelity : Poems by Grace Paley (2008) READ MAY 20
63. The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (1937) READ MAY 20
64. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford (2016) READ JUNE 20
65. American War by Omar El Akkad (2017)
66. Saltwater by Jessica Andrews (2019)
67. Unstoppable : My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova (2017) 289 pp READ MAY 20
68. The Great Impersonation by E Phillips Oppenheim (1920) 288 pp READ JUNE 20
69. The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford by Jean Stafford (1969) 488 pp
70. Odysseus Elytis :Selected Poems 1940-1979 by Odysseus Elytis (1981) 112 pp READ JUNE 20
71. Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner (1926) 203 pp
72. Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou (2015) 199 pp
73. Zonal by Don Paterson (2020) 68 pp READ JUNE 20
74. The Porpoise by Mark Haddon (2019) 304 pp
75. Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila 2014 210 pp
76. 1934 by Alberto Moravia (1982)
77. Blue Moon by Lee Child (2019)
78. A Burning by Megha Majumdar (2020)
79. Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor (2017)
80. Henry, Himself by Stewart O'Nan (2019)
81. Woods etc by Alice Oswald (2005)
82. The Death of Murat Idrissi by Tommy Wieringa (2017)
83. The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezon Camara (2017)
84. The Last Man by Mary Shelley (1826)
85. Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton (2019)
86. Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope (1860) READ JULY 20
87. The Seeker and Other Poems by Nelly Sachs (1970) READ JULY 20
88. Not a Day Goes By by E Lynn Harris (2000)
89. Potiki by Patricia Grace (1986)
90. Cane River by Lalitha Tademy (2001)
91. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
92. Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-Ha (2013)
93. Girl by Edna O'Brien (2019)
94. The Princesse de Cleves by Madame de La Fayette (1678)
95. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (2019)
96. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (2003) READ JULY 20
97. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
98. The Overnight Kidnapper by Andrea Camilleri
99. The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
100. At the Jerusalem by Paul Bailey
101. The Emperor's Babe by Bernadine Evaristo
102. Sincerity by Carol Ann Duffy
103. Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne READ JULY 20
104. The Body Lies by Jo Baker
105. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
106. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
107. Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa
108. Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson
109. Black Out by Ragnar Jonasson (2011)
110. The Street by Ann Petry (1946)
111. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak (2019)
112. Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)
113. Weather by Jenny Offill (2020)
114. How to be an AntiRacist by Ibram X Kendi (2019)
115. Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019) READ AUG 20
116. This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga (2018)
117. Blue Horses by Mary Oliver (2014)
118. Pygmalian by George Bernard Shaw (1914) READ SEP 20
119. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris (2014)
120. Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds (2012)
121. Trafalgar by Angelica Gorodischer (1979)
122. The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach (1995)
123. Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E Frankel (1946)
124. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
125. Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
126. The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
127. Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley
128. Felicity by Mary Oliver
129. Real Life by Brandon Taylor
130. Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
131. Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
132. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
133. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
134. Salome by Oscar Wilde
135. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
136. Lady Windemere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
137. A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
138. Before the War by Fay Weldon
139. The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
140. Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley
141. At Freddie's by Penelope Fitzgerald
142. The Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
143. Conclave by Robert Harris
144. Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
145. Second Life by S.J. Watson
146. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
147. The Women at Hitler's Table by Rosella Postorino
148. Inland by Thea Obreht
149. Deep River by Karl Marlantes
150. The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
151. Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
152. The Ditch by Herman Koch
153. The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey
154. A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
155. I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker READ SEP 20
156. The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
157. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
158. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
159. Final Cut by S.J. Watson
160. Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
161. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
162. Candida by George Bernard Shaw
163. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
164. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
165. Apeirogon by Colum McCann
166. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
167. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
168. The Catholic School by Edoardo
169. Kaddish.com by Nathan Englander
169 books added
35 already finished
16PaulCranswick
Another resolution is to keep up in 2020 with all my friends on LT.
17PaulCranswick
Next one is yours
18figsfromthistle
Happy new one!
19PaulCranswick
Well done Anita - you have been first up here two threads in a row!
21PaulCranswick
>20 mahsdad: Thanks Jeff. I haven't cut the cake yet, I liked it so much!
22amanda4242
Happy new thread!
25PaulCranswick
>22 amanda4242: Thank you Amanda. Nice to see that, moving into my 55th year, my friends are still with me. xx
>23 kac522: Thank you Kathy. It was a lovely day.
>23 kac522: Thank you Kathy. It was a lovely day.
26PaulCranswick
>24 avatiakh: Thank you, Kerry. SWMBO told a funny story that the cake-maker said he could make it quite lifelike but didn't want to copy the tummy as it may cause the cake to topple over!
27weird_O
When is/was your birthday? My wife's birthday is today, September 3. Still a few minutes shy of midnight as I type.
Excellent trophy cake, Paul. Judi got from me a slice of production-line cheesecake with a single candle stuck in it. She got a call from a sister, a call from the only daughter, a call from Son the Younger, a surprise visit from Son the Elder, Skype calls with each of the twins, one in her dorm room in NYC, the other in her dorm room in suburban Philly. We endured several bucks of rain. Good day, I'd say.
If your cake reflected your b-day, I think you did well.
Terribly sorry to hear of your mum's cancer.
Excellent trophy cake, Paul. Judi got from me a slice of production-line cheesecake with a single candle stuck in it. She got a call from a sister, a call from the only daughter, a call from Son the Younger, a surprise visit from Son the Elder, Skype calls with each of the twins, one in her dorm room in NYC, the other in her dorm room in suburban Philly. We endured several bucks of rain. Good day, I'd say.
If your cake reflected your b-day, I think you did well.
Terribly sorry to hear of your mum's cancer.
31FAMeulstee
Happy new thread, Paul.
>1 PaulCranswick: The birthday cake is stunning!
>21 PaulCranswick: Have you cut and tasted it now?
>1 PaulCranswick: The birthday cake is stunning!
>21 PaulCranswick: Have you cut and tasted it now?
32Caroline_McElwee
Amazing cake Paul, and lovely the family where with you to celebrate. You needed a lift after this crazy year.
34PaulCranswick
>27 weird_O: My birthday was a day earlier, Bill, on 2 September. Many happy returns to your good lady. Nice cake tale and thank you so much for the kind words dear fellow.
>28 quondame: Thank you Susan. I was certainly pleased with the cake!
>28 quondame: Thank you Susan. I was certainly pleased with the cake!
35PaulCranswick
>29 VivienneR: Thanks Vivienne and lovely to see you dropping by. xx
>30 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas. There is a likeness of myself with the much slimmer figure astride the cake.
>30 SirThomas: Thank you, Thomas. There is a likeness of myself with the much slimmer figure astride the cake.
36PaulCranswick
>31 FAMeulstee: Thanks Anita. I will weaken and try the cake this evening before it is too late.
>32 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you Caroline. It was a boost during a tough year but one in which some of my friends and family have had it much tougher.
>32 Caroline_McElwee: Thank you Caroline. It was a boost during a tough year but one in which some of my friends and family have had it much tougher.
39msf59
Happy New Thread, Paul! LOVE the cake! That is perfect. I hope you had a fine birthday celebration.
40PaulCranswick
>38 scaifea: Thank you Amber. I am about to participate in eating it!
>39 msf59: I have a good friend starting out on a new journey of relaxation and fulfilment but he still has time to stop by and celebrate my new thread. Thanks mate!
>39 msf59: I have a good friend starting out on a new journey of relaxation and fulfilment but he still has time to stop by and celebrate my new thread. Thanks mate!
41EllaTim
Happy new thread Paul. That birthday cake is a work of art!
>2 PaulCranswick: I loved the poem, thanks for posting it.
>2 PaulCranswick: I loved the poem, thanks for posting it.
42PaulCranswick
>41 EllaTim: Thank you, Ella.
Mary Oliver is a favourite of mine as she invariably touches our emotions in simple and understated terms.
Mary Oliver is a favourite of mine as she invariably touches our emotions in simple and understated terms.
43jessibud2
Happy new thread, Paul. What an amazing cake! Sorry to hear of your mum's latest trials, most especially on your birthday. I hope they are managing the pain for her.
44PaulCranswick
>43 jessibud2: Thank you Shelley.
I called her twice on my birthday. The first time I called she was really distraught and couldn't really speak to me. I called her a few hours later and she told me why she had been in such a state earlier.
I called her twice on my birthday. The first time I called she was really distraught and couldn't really speak to me. I called her a few hours later and she told me why she had been in such a state earlier.
45karenmarie
Hi Paul! Happy new thread. What a fantastic cake. Kudos to whoever made it for you.
>26 PaulCranswick: Ha. Not copying the tummy.
>44 PaulCranswick: I’m sorry to hear about your mum’s distraught state on your birthday, hope she's doing better today.
>26 PaulCranswick: Ha. Not copying the tummy.
>44 PaulCranswick: I’m sorry to hear about your mum’s distraught state on your birthday, hope she's doing better today.
47PaulCranswick
This gives an impression of some of the purchased bookcases:
49PaulCranswick
>48 drneutron: Thank you Jim.
50jnwelch
Happy New Thread, Paul.
What a cake! They outdid themselves with that one. Kudos to the cake artist.
Lovely Mary Oliver poem. My sympathy on the latest challenging news about your mother.
The bookshelves look great.
What a cake! They outdid themselves with that one. Kudos to the cake artist.
Lovely Mary Oliver poem. My sympathy on the latest challenging news about your mother.
The bookshelves look great.
51torontoc
Great bookshelves, and Happy Birthday!
I am sorry to hear the news about your mother.
I have to tell you, Mary Oliver was one of my late brother's favourite poets.
I am sorry to hear the news about your mother.
I have to tell you, Mary Oliver was one of my late brother's favourite poets.
52PaulCranswick
>50 jnwelch: Thanks Joe. Bittersweet few days.
Bitter - turning 54 and being unable to slow down time
Sweet - family and friends celebrating the occasion and showing their love and esteem
Bitter - calling my mum and hearing terrible news about her recurring and recurring health travails
Sweet - finally a large portion of books are off the bedroom floor. Now with a little culling, my books have a home
Bitter - turning 54 and being unable to slow down time
Sweet - family and friends celebrating the occasion and showing their love and esteem
Bitter - calling my mum and hearing terrible news about her recurring and recurring health travails
Sweet - finally a large portion of books are off the bedroom floor. Now with a little culling, my books have a home
53PaulCranswick
>51 torontoc: Thank you Cyrel. I do love my poetry and a few hundred volumes on my shelves. Ones I always return to are Eliot, Yeats, Hughes, Heaney, Dylan Thomas, Betjeman, Olds, Auden, MacNeice and Mary Oliver. I appreciate the deftness of her work.
54PaulCranswick
I will slightly change my reading habits this month and am going to do a "Top Shelf" reading challenge.
I bought 10 bookcases this week and settled the books in approximate alphabetical positions until I finally put them in more exact order over the new weeks.
I will have a quick look through those top shelves and choose one book from each to make at least 10 reads. I will also finish up other books started.
I bought 10 bookcases this week and settled the books in approximate alphabetical positions until I finally put them in more exact order over the new weeks.
I will have a quick look through those top shelves and choose one book from each to make at least 10 reads. I will also finish up other books started.
55Caroline_McElwee
>47 PaulCranswick: Wow, they look wonderful all loaded up Paul, I bet you enjoy pacing up and down, admiring your treasure trove.
>52 PaulCranswick: Sorry to hear your mum is suffering again. That's always going to be hard.
>54 PaulCranswick: Fun idea.
>52 PaulCranswick: Sorry to hear your mum is suffering again. That's always going to be hard.
>54 PaulCranswick: Fun idea.
56richardderus
Delightful cake! And what glorious shelves.
57Familyhistorian
Happy new thread and a belated happy birthday, Paul! That cake was perfect! Sorry to hear about your mum.
I was surprised not to make the list of libraries with high volume count. So I’m not as bookish as I thought. Your new shelves are impressive. Have fun arranging and rearranging.
I was surprised not to make the list of libraries with high volume count. So I’m not as bookish as I thought. Your new shelves are impressive. Have fun arranging and rearranging.
58figsfromthistle
>27 weird_O: Hey mine was on the 3rd as well :)
>47 PaulCranswick: Now that is pure comfort. No been to leave the house :) Happy arranging all of your books.
>47 PaulCranswick: Now that is pure comfort. No been to leave the house :) Happy arranging all of your books.
59weird_O
>58 figsfromthistle: Hey hey hey, Anita. Happy birthday to you.
60PaulCranswick
>55 Caroline_McElwee: They are nicely loaded up but with still a little wriggle room, Caroline!
>56 richardderus: Sampled the cake last night and it tasted almost as good as it looked. Always a pleasure to see you here, RD.
>56 richardderus: Sampled the cake last night and it tasted almost as good as it looked. Always a pleasure to see you here, RD.
61PaulCranswick
>57 Familyhistorian: Thank you, Meg. You do appear in the zeitgeist list in 3,847th place.
>58 figsfromthistle: Yes I can spend plenty of time at home quite happily!
Happy birthday to you too, Anita. I will go over to your thread presently.
>58 figsfromthistle: Yes I can spend plenty of time at home quite happily!
Happy birthday to you too, Anita. I will go over to your thread presently.
62PaulCranswick
>59 weird_O: Indeed, Bill. I used to live in a condo across town with three units on my floor. Three families and three husbands. I was in the third unit. Yusof was in the first and Sylvain in the second.
Yusof's birthday was 31st August, Sylvain 1st September and I followed on the 2nd. Bizarre but perfectly true.
Yusof's birthday was 31st August, Sylvain 1st September and I followed on the 2nd. Bizarre but perfectly true.
64lkernagh
Happy new thread, Paul. What a fabulous birthday cake! Sending good health vibes for your mom.
65PaulCranswick
>63 kac522: Haha Kathy, I am surprised that you cannot hear it too!
>64 lkernagh: Thank you, Lori. I will be speaking to my mum, of course, over the weekend.
>64 lkernagh: Thank you, Lori. I will be speaking to my mum, of course, over the weekend.
66DeltaQueen50
Hi Paul and a very Happy Belated Birthday to you! I am so sorry to read about your Mom, but she has proven in the past that she is a fighter and I expect she will take this cancer on with bravery and resilience.
67PaulCranswick
>66 DeltaQueen50: lovely to see you dear guru. Thank you for the wishes. My mum is becoming lilke the 300 at Thermopylae and one feels that the Persians cannot be held at bay indefinitely.
68scaifea
Whoa, those shelves look wonderful!
I'll be keeping you and your mum in my thoughts, Paul. *hugs all around*
I'll be keeping you and your mum in my thoughts, Paul. *hugs all around*
70laytonwoman3rd
>1 PaulCranswick: Skipping down to say that cake is beyond cool...if there isn't already a story about its creation up-thread somewhere, do tell. (I'll be going back to read what I've skipped, so no need to repeat yourself if it's already been told.)
ETA: OK...caught up. And so sorry your mother's cancer has found a new target...unfortunately it's very good at hiding and re-appearing in new and wicked ways.
We're about half-way through a new bookcase arrangement as well....waiting for the last batch of shelves to arrive to complete the project. It is very satisfying, if troublesome for the old back muscles.
ETA: OK...caught up. And so sorry your mother's cancer has found a new target...unfortunately it's very good at hiding and re-appearing in new and wicked ways.
We're about half-way through a new bookcase arrangement as well....waiting for the last batch of shelves to arrive to complete the project. It is very satisfying, if troublesome for the old back muscles.
71charl08
Looks like you've got space for expansion with those shelves Paul! They look great. I've filled my new ones, still trying to work out how to sort out the non fiction.
Re the football question - I don't really. When pressed it's Liverpool (my dad's team) but I'm afraid years of there always being sport on tv at home (not just football) plus relentless interest in it when I moved to a school 8 miles outside Liverpool thoroughly put me off.
Re the football question - I don't really. When pressed it's Liverpool (my dad's team) but I'm afraid years of there always being sport on tv at home (not just football) plus relentless interest in it when I moved to a school 8 miles outside Liverpool thoroughly put me off.
72charl08
To add my best wishes for your mum. Hope her care is being well managed by the doctors/ social care team.
73m.belljackson
Paul - sending hope that your Mum's time goes as peacefully as Mary Oliver's poem.
74PaulCranswick
>68 scaifea: Thank you, Amber. She was a little bit more positive this evening and a little more resigned too.
>69 LukeWhite01: Hello
>69 LukeWhite01: Hello
75PaulCranswick
>70 laytonwoman3rd: The Emperor of all Maladies is a good description, Linda. I had almost forgotten how much hard work sorting books out was. Enjoyable though.
>71 charl08: There is a little capacity left, Charlotte for me to look at putting up some of my favourite reads.
Respect Liverpool FC of course and it will be a wonderful way for my Leeds team to re-boot its EPL journey with a season opener at Anfield. I'm sure I have driven my own girls off some sports with my own enthusiasm!
>71 charl08: There is a little capacity left, Charlotte for me to look at putting up some of my favourite reads.
Respect Liverpool FC of course and it will be a wonderful way for my Leeds team to re-boot its EPL journey with a season opener at Anfield. I'm sure I have driven my own girls off some sports with my own enthusiasm!
76PaulCranswick
>72 charl08: Thank you, Charlotte. She always seems to benefit from the weight of good wishes.
>73 m.belljackson: Yes, Marianne; would that life could be lived often as a Mary Oliver poem. xx
>73 m.belljackson: Yes, Marianne; would that life could be lived often as a Mary Oliver poem. xx
77m.belljackson
And, Paul, no need to worry about a threat from Voldemort - he is over here running the USA.
78PaulCranswick
>78 PaulCranswick: Hahaha - at least it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.
79johnsimpson
Happy new thread mate, glad you had a good birthday and the cake for you is stunning combining your two loves apart from Hani and the kids. Your beloved team will be gearing up for their Premier League debut at Anfield next Saturday after a 16 year hiatus.
Hope that you and the family are having a good weekend, we are both fine apart from my bloody fingers which may be self inflicted but that is another story. Love and hugs to all at Chez Cranswick.
Hope that you and the family are having a good weekend, we are both fine apart from my bloody fingers which may be self inflicted but that is another story. Love and hugs to all at Chez Cranswick.
80SandDune
>1 PaulCranswick: I love your cake Paul. And 10 new bookcases - that is impressive! So sorry to hear about your Mum though.
81benitastrnad
I love the bookcases! Excellent birthday present.
83PaulCranswick
>79 johnsimpson: Thank you, John. The first game with Liverpool is obviously a really big deal for me. On the one hand I thought we were unlucky to have them first but it is probably the best time to play them to be honest.
The Azeem Rafiq case with Yorkshire is saddening. Seems that the alleged racism stems from peer pressure against him in practicing his faith. Good that the Yorkshire CC board seem quick to investigate fully.
Take care of those fingers.
>80 SandDune: Thanks Rhian. I will be calling mum again this evening so let's see how she is.
The Azeem Rafiq case with Yorkshire is saddening. Seems that the alleged racism stems from peer pressure against him in practicing his faith. Good that the Yorkshire CC board seem quick to investigate fully.
Take care of those fingers.
>80 SandDune: Thanks Rhian. I will be calling mum again this evening so let's see how she is.
84PaulCranswick
>81 benitastrnad: Hi Benita. The timing was good but I did buy them myself so it was sort of a present to myself.
>82 banjo123: Double thanks Rhonda. I want this to sound ok but I do feel so lucky to still have my mum after she had been given a matter of days to live in a hospice nine months ago.
>82 banjo123: Double thanks Rhonda. I want this to sound ok but I do feel so lucky to still have my mum after she had been given a matter of days to live in a hospice nine months ago.
85benitastrnad
>84 PaulCranswick:
One of my goals for this fall is to clear out my dining room and line the walls with book shelves. I do want to put in a small table so that if I do have company there is some place for people to sit down and eat, but I am taking my big table home for my sister. The table has a Kansas history and I want it to go back there. She needs a table since hers was destroyed in the tornado back in 2016 and she has been unable to replace it. Since the table came from there - it should return there.
One of my goals for this fall is to clear out my dining room and line the walls with book shelves. I do want to put in a small table so that if I do have company there is some place for people to sit down and eat, but I am taking my big table home for my sister. The table has a Kansas history and I want it to go back there. She needs a table since hers was destroyed in the tornado back in 2016 and she has been unable to replace it. Since the table came from there - it should return there.
86LizzieD
Dear Paul, courage for you and love to your dear mother and all your family. You're right. She will eventually lose (as we all will), but she will fight, and being a bonny fighter, her time may be much longer and better than you expect now.
That's some cake! Those are some shelves!! Enjoy!!! Enjoy!!!!
That's some cake! Those are some shelves!! Enjoy!!! Enjoy!!!!
87PaulCranswick
>85 benitastrnad: I look forward to hearing of your progress with this, Benita. It is a feature of the group that we take so much joy in bookcases!
>86 LizzieD: Thank you for those lovely and wise words, Peggy.
>86 LizzieD: Thank you for those lovely and wise words, Peggy.
88PaulCranswick
Book # 96
A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips
Date of Publication : 2013
Origin of Author : USA
Pages : 286 pp
I remember watching the movie and thoroughly enjoying Tom Hanks' portrayal of Richard Phillips in this real life account of a Container Ship that get's hijacked by Somali pirates.
This is one of the few occasions when I can truly say that I enjoyed the film more than the book but that doesn't mean that it was not a worthwhile read. Just that the film was better.
A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips
Date of Publication : 2013
Origin of Author : USA
Pages : 286 pp
I remember watching the movie and thoroughly enjoying Tom Hanks' portrayal of Richard Phillips in this real life account of a Container Ship that get's hijacked by Somali pirates.
This is one of the few occasions when I can truly say that I enjoyed the film more than the book but that doesn't mean that it was not a worthwhile read. Just that the film was better.
89PaulCranswick
READING UPDATE
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1. British Author Challenge - 5/12 -
2. British Poetry - 7/12 -
3. Contemporary British Fiction - 2/12 -
4. World Poetry - 6/12 -
5. 1001 Books - 4/12 -
6. Plays - 7/12 -
7. American Author Challenge 3/12 -
8. Non-Fiction - 5/12 -
9. History - 5/12 -
10. Current Affairs - 6/12 - A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips
11. Booker Winners - 3/12
12. Nobel Winners - 5/12 -
13. Scandi - 3/12 -
14. Series Books - 5/12 -
15. Thrillers/Mystery - 4/12 -
16. Classic Fiction - 4/12 -
17. 21st Century Fiction - 5/12 -
18. World Literature - 6/12 -
19. Science Fiction / Fantasy - 6/12 -
20. Pot Luck - 5/12 -
Books Completed Sep - 1 Year to Date - 96
Pages Read Sep - 286 Year to Date - 21,658
1001 Books Sep - 0 Year to Date - 8
Bookers Sep - 0 Year to Date - 3
New Nobel Sep - 0 Year to Date - 6
BAC Books Sep - 1 Year to Date - 12
AAC Books Sep - 0 Year to Date - 2
Pulitzer Winners Sep - 0 Year to Date - 1
Daily Reading Ave Aug - 86.63 Year to Date -
Gender of Authors 23 Female / 73 male
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1. British Author Challenge - 5/12 -
2. British Poetry - 7/12 -
3. Contemporary British Fiction - 2/12 -
4. World Poetry - 6/12 -
5. 1001 Books - 4/12 -
6. Plays - 7/12 -
7. American Author Challenge 3/12 -
8. Non-Fiction - 5/12 -
9. History - 5/12 -
10. Current Affairs - 6/12 - A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips
11. Booker Winners - 3/12
12. Nobel Winners - 5/12 -
13. Scandi - 3/12 -
14. Series Books - 5/12 -
15. Thrillers/Mystery - 4/12 -
16. Classic Fiction - 4/12 -
17. 21st Century Fiction - 5/12 -
18. World Literature - 6/12 -
19. Science Fiction / Fantasy - 6/12 -
20. Pot Luck - 5/12 -
Books Completed Sep - 1 Year to Date - 96
Pages Read Sep - 286 Year to Date - 21,658
1001 Books Sep - 0 Year to Date - 8
Bookers Sep - 0 Year to Date - 3
New Nobel Sep - 0 Year to Date - 6
BAC Books Sep - 1 Year to Date - 12
AAC Books Sep - 0 Year to Date - 2
Pulitzer Winners Sep - 0 Year to Date - 1
Daily Reading Ave Aug - 86.63 Year to Date -
Gender of Authors 23 Female / 73 male
90PaulCranswick
Third Quarter Reading Challenge Z - A Authors:
Z - Marina by Carlos Ruiz ZAFON
Y - Serve the People! by YAN Lianke
X - The Expedition of Cyrus by XENOPHON
W - Morvern Callar by Alan WARNER
V - Deathless by Catherynne M VALENTE
U - Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot by Robert M. UTLEY
T - Castle Richmond by Anthony TROLLOPE
S - The Seeker and Other Poems by Nelly SACHS
R - The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths pen name of Domenica de ROSA
Q - Eight Hours from England by Anthony QUAYLE
P - A Captain's Duty by Richard PHILLIPS
O - The Dead and the Living by Sharon OLDS
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M - Winnie-the-Pooh by AA MILNE
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F - The Dark Film by Paul FARLEY
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C - Dominicana by Angie CRUZ
B - Waiting for Godot by Samuel BECKETT
A - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch ALBOM
Z - Marina by Carlos Ruiz ZAFON
Y - Serve the People! by YAN Lianke
X - The Expedition of Cyrus by XENOPHON
W - Morvern Callar by Alan WARNER
V - Deathless by Catherynne M VALENTE
U - Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot by Robert M. UTLEY
T - Castle Richmond by Anthony TROLLOPE
S - The Seeker and Other Poems by Nelly SACHS
R - The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths pen name of Domenica de ROSA
Q - Eight Hours from England by Anthony QUAYLE
P - A Captain's Duty by Richard PHILLIPS
O - The Dead and the Living by Sharon OLDS
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M - Winnie-the-Pooh by AA MILNE
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F - The Dark Film by Paul FARLEY
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C - Dominicana by Angie CRUZ
B - Waiting for Godot by Samuel BECKETT
A - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch ALBOM
91thornton37814
I'm behind on threads, but I wanted to comment on the "libraries over 5000" post on the last thread. When you consider that many of the larger libraries are small libraries using LTFL with TinyCat as their main online catalog or project libraries which entered bibliographies of books held by famous persons or libraries, those from this group who figured in the top 500 hold great collections.
92PaulCranswick
>91 thornton37814: I hadn't quite realised that, Lori. I am a little bit more pleased with myself then!
93karenmarie
Hi Paul!
Somehow I missed that your mum has been diagnosed with bladder cancer and am more sorry than I can say.
>47 PaulCranswick: Beautiful shelves, so nice to see them filled up. Thanks for sharing.
>54 PaulCranswick: I love the idea of a Top Shelf reading challenge – good luck. I might borrow the idea for next year. I’ve got twelve shelves. Or, I might make it a Top-and-Bottom challenge by also picking one from the bottom shelf. Fun to think about, for sure.
Somehow I missed that your mum has been diagnosed with bladder cancer and am more sorry than I can say.
>47 PaulCranswick: Beautiful shelves, so nice to see them filled up. Thanks for sharing.
>54 PaulCranswick: I love the idea of a Top Shelf reading challenge – good luck. I might borrow the idea for next year. I’ve got twelve shelves. Or, I might make it a Top-and-Bottom challenge by also picking one from the bottom shelf. Fun to think about, for sure.
94weird_O
Like those bookcases. But you seem not to have gotten one to grow into. The next book you add will be the foundation of a floor stack. Have you established where that stack will rise? Eh, Mr. Project Manager? :-)
I'm dragging out my own bookcase project, a birthday gift for granddaughter Claire. It's assembled but needs varnish. I wanna/gotta build shelves for myself, too.
I'm dragging out my own bookcase project, a birthday gift for granddaughter Claire. It's assembled but needs varnish. I wanna/gotta build shelves for myself, too.
95Berly
Happy new thread, Paul. 20?!?! How can you be on thread #20? : )
>1 PaulCranswick: Love the cake up top (and happy birthday!!) It has been a birthday week, with you, another friend here, my niece and my son (yesterday). Hope this is a great year for you.
>2 PaulCranswick: Sorry to hear about your Mom and the cancer again. I think you know my MIL just passed. I spent time this week filming my daughters pay tribute to her so they can post it at her upcoming celebration of life. They didn't think they would be able to keep it together to do it live. Love the poem. Sending best wishes to you and you Mom.
And, ending on a positive note, hurray for the bookshelves!!
>1 PaulCranswick: Love the cake up top (and happy birthday!!) It has been a birthday week, with you, another friend here, my niece and my son (yesterday). Hope this is a great year for you.
>2 PaulCranswick: Sorry to hear about your Mom and the cancer again. I think you know my MIL just passed. I spent time this week filming my daughters pay tribute to her so they can post it at her upcoming celebration of life. They didn't think they would be able to keep it together to do it live. Love the poem. Sending best wishes to you and you Mom.
And, ending on a positive note, hurray for the bookshelves!!
96arubabookwoman
Just catching up on your last 2 threads. I am so sorry to hear of the recurrence of your mother’s cancer. I hope that the pain can be controlled and that she is comfortable. But how difficult it must be to be so far apart.
>1 PaulCranswick: Love the birthday cake-lucky you.
Back to your last thread re death of Julian Bream. I have been fortunate to have seen him (and on other occasions John Williams) perform in person a few times. I began studying classical guitar when I was 13. I majored in music in college, with guitar as my instrument, and my teacher had studied with Segovia. I loved to play, but dreaded performance, and knew that was something I would never pursue. After I went to law school, began practicing law and raising 5 kids, I found myself with little time to play. Now it’s been many years since I played, but at 70, I find myself dreaming of picking it up again. I gave my guitar to my middle son who plays guitar (but not classical guitar), (and much of my music I passed on to my brother who started learning classical guitar in late middle age), so I’d have to buy a new guitar and music, but we shall see.....
>1 PaulCranswick: Love the birthday cake-lucky you.
Back to your last thread re death of Julian Bream. I have been fortunate to have seen him (and on other occasions John Williams) perform in person a few times. I began studying classical guitar when I was 13. I majored in music in college, with guitar as my instrument, and my teacher had studied with Segovia. I loved to play, but dreaded performance, and knew that was something I would never pursue. After I went to law school, began practicing law and raising 5 kids, I found myself with little time to play. Now it’s been many years since I played, but at 70, I find myself dreaming of picking it up again. I gave my guitar to my middle son who plays guitar (but not classical guitar), (and much of my music I passed on to my brother who started learning classical guitar in late middle age), so I’d have to buy a new guitar and music, but we shall see.....
97PaulCranswick
>93 karenmarie: Thank you, Karen. I just spoke to my mum and she was in reasonable spirits. She has a hospital appointment next week and she seems to want to face up to whatever is coming.
I have almost the equivalent of 24 shelves (since they are largely double stacked and a quite huge reading stand that holds about 700 books. I have a few hundred or so in the UK and have managed to donate most of my others.
I am going to do a serious cull in the coming weeks.
>94 weird_O: Hahaha Bill; I am innocent of the charges implied. There is a little bit of room to move over. As you may have noticed there are also sections not double stacked and that will be where the alphabet changes. The two shelves not on the photos which are in the corridor have a shelf of space which can be grown into. Culling is going to make space and I have plans to add another five shelves for the bedroom.
I have almost the equivalent of 24 shelves (since they are largely double stacked and a quite huge reading stand that holds about 700 books. I have a few hundred or so in the UK and have managed to donate most of my others.
I am going to do a serious cull in the coming weeks.
>94 weird_O: Hahaha Bill; I am innocent of the charges implied. There is a little bit of room to move over. As you may have noticed there are also sections not double stacked and that will be where the alphabet changes. The two shelves not on the photos which are in the corridor have a shelf of space which can be grown into. Culling is going to make space and I have plans to add another five shelves for the bedroom.
98PaulCranswick
>95 Berly: Yeah, Kimmers, the threads are chugging along nicely. I am going along well considering that Mark and Katie are next with 15 apiece.
I did of course see the news about your MIL - it has been such a traumatic year for so many. I am sure the tributes were moving. Friends have always made rough times smoother for me and we are so blessed with the friendships and togetherness generated by this wonderful group.
>96 arubabookwoman: Lovely to see you here, Deborah and thank you for the thoughtful words about my mum.
I was a vocalist (well still am I guess) and used to sing in jazz bands but I always admired those proficient with musical instruments. Julian Bream was a wonderful guitarist and though I was never lucky enough to see him or Williams in real life I have always enjoyed their performances. The same would go for the wonderful pianists and violinists I have seen play. I cannot imagine taking up something as difficult as classical guitar in middle age as surely one's flexibility wanes over time.
I did of course see the news about your MIL - it has been such a traumatic year for so many. I am sure the tributes were moving. Friends have always made rough times smoother for me and we are so blessed with the friendships and togetherness generated by this wonderful group.
>96 arubabookwoman: Lovely to see you here, Deborah and thank you for the thoughtful words about my mum.
I was a vocalist (well still am I guess) and used to sing in jazz bands but I always admired those proficient with musical instruments. Julian Bream was a wonderful guitarist and though I was never lucky enough to see him or Williams in real life I have always enjoyed their performances. The same would go for the wonderful pianists and violinists I have seen play. I cannot imagine taking up something as difficult as classical guitar in middle age as surely one's flexibility wanes over time.
99AnneDC
Hello Paul, I see you have visited my thread more times than I have, so I am reciprocating the visits. Happy belated birthday and I am so, so sorry that it corresponded with sad news about your mother. Wishing you both the best.
Also envying your new shelves. I have a home library project coming up in the near future, and it will be great to get books off the floor.
Also envying your new shelves. I have a home library project coming up in the near future, and it will be great to get books off the floor.
100PaulCranswick
>99 AnneDC: I was relatively OK to be literally surrounded by the books, Anne, but I think that SWMBO was mightily pleased to see her floor!
Great to have you back. Thank you for the good wishes. I am almost used to my mum's wavering health condition now but each new issue is a blow nonetheless.
Great to have you back. Thank you for the good wishes. I am almost used to my mum's wavering health condition now but each new issue is a blow nonetheless.
101Familyhistorian
>61 PaulCranswick: 3,847th place isn't so bad now that Lori has let us know that some of the smaller libraries, as in actual public libraries, are also in the list. I was actually trying to picture all those books in private homes although many of them might be electronic these days. Only one or two of mine are not physical books.
Looks like your reading numbers will be much better this year than the last few.
Looks like your reading numbers will be much better this year than the last few.
102PaulCranswick
>101 Familyhistorian: I am in the same position as you, Meg, in that the vast majority of my books are physical paper ones. I got a Kindle for my birthday a few years ago and was able to upload about 5,000 books which I have not yet spent much time cataloguing.
My first half year was good, but I have slowed a bit.
My first half year was good, but I have slowed a bit.
103LizzieD
Hi, Paul. Here's my mantra: read the chunksters on the Kindle and everything else in paper.
I should get rid of the paper that I have duplicated on Kindle, but that hasn't happened - even on books that I don't particularly care to keep both ways.
I should get rid of the paper that I have duplicated on Kindle, but that hasn't happened - even on books that I don't particularly care to keep both ways.
104PaulCranswick
>103 LizzieD: Interesting Peggy. I have the same reluctance to part with books but a lot of books have made it out of the house in the last ten years to school libraries and orphanages simply so I wouldn't be unduly burdened and so the structure of the property I live in is safeguarded!
105richardderus
#1194 isn't shabby when factoring in the actual public libraries that are on the list. *preens*
106PaulCranswick
>105 richardderus: I certainly figure that in the top 100, RD, there are book wholesalers and semi-private libraries. It is of course also a question of how people choose to catalogue. A number of people, I know, add an enormous wish-list to their library and this of course skews their figures. Now my own wishlist items has slowly been whittled down and I don't add anymore other than for Secret Santa stuff and the like.
107RBeffa
>1 PaulCranswick: That birthday cake is in the wow and amazing category! Happy belated birthday.
108benitastrnad
>106 PaulCranswick:
I am one of those who uses LT for my Wishlist storage. That is why the numbers of titles in my library is so big. I have plenty of books, but not as many as LT credits me with due to the inclusion of the wishlist.
I am one of those who uses LT for my Wishlist storage. That is why the numbers of titles in my library is so big. I have plenty of books, but not as many as LT credits me with due to the inclusion of the wishlist.
110mahsdad
>108 benitastrnad: >109 charl08: Me Three. In fact, its really the WL idea that has me on the site at all. I started out keeping track of what I read in a spreadsheet, but pretty quickly found that keeping track of what I WANT to read, and more importantly what I want to get (beg, borrow, steal or buy) to read was most important. :)
111PaulCranswick
>107 RBeffa: Thank you, Ron. Great to see you here.
>108 benitastrnad: I counted Benita and amongst my 12,000+ books 450 or so were Wishlist. That number slowly reduces as I add them to my actual library.
>108 benitastrnad: I counted Benita and amongst my 12,000+ books 450 or so were Wishlist. That number slowly reduces as I add them to my actual library.
112PaulCranswick
>109 charl08: I think that there would be something wrong entirely if we didn't have any Wishlists, Charlotte!
>110 mahsdad: Considering how all our affiliations to this wonderful group have developed, Jeff, it is interesting to see how we came to the group in the first place. I started here to catalogue books read and owned and I loved the fact of the stats of course and being able to register the actual cover you own of the book. Then I stumbled as if by magic on this group!
>110 mahsdad: Considering how all our affiliations to this wonderful group have developed, Jeff, it is interesting to see how we came to the group in the first place. I started here to catalogue books read and owned and I loved the fact of the stats of course and being able to register the actual cover you own of the book. Then I stumbled as if by magic on this group!
113drneutron
>111 PaulCranswick: Me four. I do a daily sweep of the new books list at our local library and add any interesting ones to my wishlist. So it’s growing pretty steadily. 😀
114m.belljackson
Paul - With the Harry Potter Glasses, your Cake Baker must know you well!
115PaulCranswick
>113 drneutron: A daily sweep is pretty well organised, Jim. I used to subscribe to The Literary Review which is a UK monthly magazine about new releases there. I did have a lot on my wishlist from there but realised I was filling them up quite well!
>114 m.belljackson: Only the bulging tummy was missing really, Marianne!
>114 m.belljackson: Only the bulging tummy was missing really, Marianne!
116mahsdad
>112 PaulCranswick: I don't really remember exactly how I found LT. I know I was given the idea of keeping track of what I read when I was interviewing for a job at Oracle post-9/11. Then, like you said I wanted to catalog more extensively and somehow found a site called Reader2 by some Russian developer that I'm sure was a hacker collecting my information. He stopped developing the site and I started searching, LT, Goodreads and Shelfari were all at the top, and the database aesthetic of LT appealed to the programmer in me. The social aspect here, was a happy off-shoot. I was a silent participant for many years until you, RD, Jim, and others broke me out of my shell. Much to the enrichment of my life. :)
117bell7
Interesting seeing the largest libraries in the 75ers, how we approach cataloging and how we discovered LT, Paul!
I usually keep my wishlist small, right now it's only 19 books, most of which I have already read, that I'd like to add to my personal library. Of the 2476 I have cataloged, the majority of those are "Read but unowned" books that I either borrowed from the library or owned and passed on.
I found LT primarily for cataloging as well - through a cataloging class when I went to library school - and found the social side several months later after cataloging my library, to the point where I never remember my Thingaversary.
Did you know, when I looked back at my 2009 thread to figure out how many books I read that year, I made mention in a post that I had 60 unread, owned books I wanted to try to read 40 of? I own over 200 unread books now.
I usually keep my wishlist small, right now it's only 19 books, most of which I have already read, that I'd like to add to my personal library. Of the 2476 I have cataloged, the majority of those are "Read but unowned" books that I either borrowed from the library or owned and passed on.
I found LT primarily for cataloging as well - through a cataloging class when I went to library school - and found the social side several months later after cataloging my library, to the point where I never remember my Thingaversary.
Did you know, when I looked back at my 2009 thread to figure out how many books I read that year, I made mention in a post that I had 60 unread, owned books I wanted to try to read 40 of? I own over 200 unread books now.
118PaulCranswick
Some Books Added:
130. Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
131. Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
132. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
133. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
134. Salome by Oscar Wilde
135. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
136. Lady Windemere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
137. A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
138. Before the War by Fay Weldon
139. The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
140. Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley
141. At Freddie's by Penelope Fitzgerald
142. The Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
130. Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
131. Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
132. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
133. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
134. Salome by Oscar Wilde
135. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
136. Lady Windemere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
137. A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
138. Before the War by Fay Weldon
139. The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
140. Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley
141. At Freddie's by Penelope Fitzgerald
142. The Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
119benitastrnad
>116 mahsdad:
I read about LT in an education publication. It was listed as one of the top 10 web sites for educators one year. I cruised through but didn't join until a couple of years later. (Been here since 2008). I didn't touch the social part of it until maybe around 2012 or so. Then I did it because there was a thread about librarians who were on LT. The first LT meetup at an ALA conference was in New Orleans in the summer of 2011. Four of us LT librarians meet up with Abby and Tim at Cafe Du Monde.
I did work evenings at the library and during that time it was fun to look through LT and that's how I discovered the threads. I started with the "What Are You Reading Now" group and that was were I met Mark and Richard.
I read about LT in an education publication. It was listed as one of the top 10 web sites for educators one year. I cruised through but didn't join until a couple of years later. (Been here since 2008). I didn't touch the social part of it until maybe around 2012 or so. Then I did it because there was a thread about librarians who were on LT. The first LT meetup at an ALA conference was in New Orleans in the summer of 2011. Four of us LT librarians meet up with Abby and Tim at Cafe Du Monde.
I did work evenings at the library and during that time it was fun to look through LT and that's how I discovered the threads. I started with the "What Are You Reading Now" group and that was were I met Mark and Richard.
120PaulCranswick
>116 mahsdad: Lovely of you to include me, Jeff, in the pals who encouraged you in the group. Your presence and contributions are much valued in these parts.
Similar starting experiences. I also looked at GoodReads but much preferred the layout and set-up here. As you say the social aspect was something I certainly wasn't expecting.
>117 bell7: Yes, Mary, my own unread list has spiralled to an enormous extent. One year not long ago I added 1,200 books (bought and given me) in a calendar year at a time when I read only 120. (ten years supply in a single year!).
Similar starting experiences. I also looked at GoodReads but much preferred the layout and set-up here. As you say the social aspect was something I certainly wasn't expecting.
>117 bell7: Yes, Mary, my own unread list has spiralled to an enormous extent. One year not long ago I added 1,200 books (bought and given me) in a calendar year at a time when I read only 120. (ten years supply in a single year!).
121PaulCranswick
>119 benitastrnad: Certainly glad that you found the group anyhow, Benita, because I always appreciate your forthright and very impassioned views on such a range of topics. I also have you to thank for Deon Meyer!
122Caroline_McElwee
>118 PaulCranswick: I loved The Rose of Tibet when I read it years ago Paul. The copy I have, and read it in, belonged to my mother.
123amanda4242
Happy weekend!
124johnsimpson
I had been keeping a record of my reading and books by authors i enjoy for 16.5 years before i found LT, i was perusing The Book Guide website looking for Secondhand books in a county i was going to visit when i got back to the homepage and decided to look at one of the ads, the ad i found mentioned Librarything and i thought i would have a look as you do on Boxing Day night and joined there and then and haven't look back since. In my first full year on here (2012) you found me Paul and we have been friends since and you have introduced me to the 75ers and many other people who are now friends, thank you.
125PaulCranswick
>122 Caroline_McElwee: I started it immediately, Caroline. Enjoying it so far too.
>123 amanda4242: Thank you, Amanda. x
>123 amanda4242: Thank you, Amanda. x
126PaulCranswick
>124 johnsimpson: Ours is an interesting tale, I think, John. Now living two continents apart but brought together as friends because of LT.
127richardderus
I was on a bus going home, reading the September 2006 Poets & Writers, and saw an announcement that went something like, Today something happened that seems like it always should have been...
Signed up after showering the Austin summer off me. I started in What Are You Reading Now? and Caro and Kath and Mark worked on me for a year to come here.
Signed up after showering the Austin summer off me. I started in What Are You Reading Now? and Caro and Kath and Mark worked on me for a year to come here.
128ronincats
I love, love, love that cake, Paul. Even looks like you!
Also love the bookcases!
My "Your Library" collection encompasses my actual books, although an increasing number of them are ebooks. Those, however, are tagged, so I can subtract them to see my physical books. That would be 2894 minus 209. I got rid of so many books when I retired and those were all moved to my Donated or Traded Away collections, and my library reads are all in the Read but not Owned collection.
Also love the bookcases!
My "Your Library" collection encompasses my actual books, although an increasing number of them are ebooks. Those, however, are tagged, so I can subtract them to see my physical books. That would be 2894 minus 209. I got rid of so many books when I retired and those were all moved to my Donated or Traded Away collections, and my library reads are all in the Read but not Owned collection.
129PaulCranswick
>127 richardderus: "showering the Austin summer off me" love that, RD.
It does seem like it always should have been and I am immensely grateful that it presently is. Caro and Kath are two of the pals whose regular presence I greatly miss here. Caro is someone I have met a number of times in Kuala Lumpur and I had the pleasure to talk to Kath on the phone when we were worried about you a while back.
>128 ronincats: I think you are right Roni - especially the mouth.
Your book cataloguing seems wonderfully well organised.
It does seem like it always should have been and I am immensely grateful that it presently is. Caro and Kath are two of the pals whose regular presence I greatly miss here. Caro is someone I have met a number of times in Kuala Lumpur and I had the pleasure to talk to Kath on the phone when we were worried about you a while back.
>128 ronincats: I think you are right Roni - especially the mouth.
Your book cataloguing seems wonderfully well organised.
130karenmarie
Hi Paul!
I don’t keep wish list books in my LT catalog, they are in a spreadsheet. I do have 56 Kindle books in my Catalog, but only the ones I had read up until this year, when I started adding them as I purchased them. I also have 19 Early Reviewer books that I have physically gotten rid of but have to keep in order to keep the ER Gods happy with my reviews.
I found LT because of Joe Hill. I unintentionally ordered his Heart-Shaped Box by not telling Book of the Month Club to NOT send it, read it, loved it, and checked out his website. He referenced LT there, I came on over, and signed up for lifetime membership within a couple of hours. I found the 75ers by January of 2008 and have been here ever since.
I don’t keep wish list books in my LT catalog, they are in a spreadsheet. I do have 56 Kindle books in my Catalog, but only the ones I had read up until this year, when I started adding them as I purchased them. I also have 19 Early Reviewer books that I have physically gotten rid of but have to keep in order to keep the ER Gods happy with my reviews.
I found LT because of Joe Hill. I unintentionally ordered his Heart-Shaped Box by not telling Book of the Month Club to NOT send it, read it, loved it, and checked out his website. He referenced LT there, I came on over, and signed up for lifetime membership within a couple of hours. I found the 75ers by January of 2008 and have been here ever since.
131m.belljackson
PAUL - knowing your love for Stats and Lists,
here's a Stat that may be a new one:
On reaching 5 Years on LT, I just completed my 600th Review,
that being a good olde English tome, Gilbert White's THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE.
I'll send a List of surrounding books, both compatible and contrasting.
Hope your Mum continues to rally!
here's a Stat that may be a new one:
On reaching 5 Years on LT, I just completed my 600th Review,
that being a good olde English tome, Gilbert White's THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE.
I'll send a List of surrounding books, both compatible and contrasting.
Hope your Mum continues to rally!
132PaulCranswick
>130 karenmarie: You must be one of the very few with no wishlist catalogued, Karen. Nice story on your LT intro.
133PaulCranswick
>131 m.belljackson: That is impressive Marianne. 600 reviews in 5 years is something to be proud of.
134scaifea
Hi, Paul!
I learned about LibraryThing when I was on faculty at Kenyon and somehow one of the college librarians mentioned it in an email. I bounced on it, of course. I can't remember how I stumbled into this group, though, but of course I'm so very glad I did.
My catalogue is only books we have in the house. I actually have a second LT account for library books and books that I've culled. I'll have to go see how many I have in that account and report back the total...
ETA: The combined total: 5414 books.
I learned about LibraryThing when I was on faculty at Kenyon and somehow one of the college librarians mentioned it in an email. I bounced on it, of course. I can't remember how I stumbled into this group, though, but of course I'm so very glad I did.
My catalogue is only books we have in the house. I actually have a second LT account for library books and books that I've culled. I'll have to go see how many I have in that account and report back the total...
ETA: The combined total: 5414 books.
135PaulCranswick
>134 scaifea: More than a respectable total of books, Amber.
I'm also glad you found us here!
I'm also glad you found us here!
136banjo123
I actually looked into LT because something I read suggested their book recommendation feature. Which actually, I never use. But I do like the recommendations from people in the 75 group!
I use it to catalog books that I have read, regardless of whether or not I own them. For a while I was putting books in wishlist, when I wanted to read them, but that list has gotten too long to manage. It looks like I have 929 in the library, 371 in my wishlist.
I use it to catalog books that I have read, regardless of whether or not I own them. For a while I was putting books in wishlist, when I wanted to read them, but that list has gotten too long to manage. It looks like I have 929 in the library, 371 in my wishlist.
137FAMeulstee
I read somewhere an article about LT early 2008. I already had a database on my computer with all our books, so putting them on LT was easy.
I started to catalolog the books we own and the books we culled through the years (as far as I had the data). Then I joined our local library and added the library books I had read.
I found this group halfway 2008, best find ever!
I started to catalolog the books we own and the books we culled through the years (as far as I had the data). Then I joined our local library and added the library books I had read.
I found this group halfway 2008, best find ever!
138EllaTim
I found LT when i was googling for a review of a book. I liked the conversation, and made an account. I also found Goodreads but it seemed mainly focussed on young adults. There are a number of dutch reading sites but they seem to read lots of thrillers or very literary stuff. I love that anything is possible here, when it comes to reading. So i didn't come here to make that catalogue, but I do have a large wishlist now.
139Storeetllr
Hi, Paul - So sorry I missed wishing you happy here on your special day, tho I thought I did. Maybe it was on FB? Anyway, belated wishes for a fantastic year to come. Also, amazing cake! Perfect for you!
I was saddened to hear about your mom's diagnosis. Such unhappy news! Will you be able to get there to see her soon? It's extra hard for everyone, what with this pandemic making travel all but impossible.
I've no idea how I discovered LT back in 2006. I probably read about it on somebody's blog or in a book review and thought it was a good place to catalog my books. I started first with the 50-book group in 2007, then the 100-book group in 2009, and finally settled here in 2011.
I was saddened to hear about your mom's diagnosis. Such unhappy news! Will you be able to get there to see her soon? It's extra hard for everyone, what with this pandemic making travel all but impossible.
I've no idea how I discovered LT back in 2006. I probably read about it on somebody's blog or in a book review and thought it was a good place to catalog my books. I started first with the 50-book group in 2007, then the 100-book group in 2009, and finally settled here in 2011.
140richardderus
>129 PaulCranswick: I miss Caro as well, but I've assumed she was busy with Mum issues.
Thank the goddesses for Kath! She found me, and let me just say that I was waaay lost at that point. I completely *get* her inactivity here, but it doesn't me I like it.
Ah, Monday. Such an unimportant thing to the retired....
:-P
Thank the goddesses for Kath! She found me, and let me just say that I was waaay lost at that point. I completely *get* her inactivity here, but it doesn't me I like it.
Ah, Monday. Such an unimportant thing to the retired....
:-P
141PaulCranswick
>136 banjo123: Certainly the group is probably my most reliable form of book recommendations.
>137 FAMeulstee: I was three years behind you Anita! I also had a database spreadsheet of my books and reading - still do in fact.
>137 FAMeulstee: I was three years behind you Anita! I also had a database spreadsheet of my books and reading - still do in fact.
142PaulCranswick
>138 EllaTim: I didn't expect the social side of LT when I joined up and have never been over keen on FB or Twitter or instagram etc. I did look at GoodReads but chose LT instead.
>139 Storeetllr: Lovely to see you anytime, Mary. xx I won't be able to see my mum anytime soon as all travel to and from Malaysia is specifically prohibited by Malaysia at this moment in time.
>139 Storeetllr: Lovely to see you anytime, Mary. xx I won't be able to see my mum anytime soon as all travel to and from Malaysia is specifically prohibited by Malaysia at this moment in time.
143PaulCranswick
>140 richardderus: RL always intrudes, RD. I miss Caro and our meet-ups but I guess I'd sooner she be safe from this Covid-19 nightmare by travelling less. She must be worried about her mum in Singapore as the world suddenly seems so much bigger.
Kath is an angel and an angel I pine for on LT but I know she is fully occupied. We had a lovely chat a few years ago and there was a serenity about her voice that still echoes.
Monday is pretty darned important to me right now as I need a shower before work!
Kath is an angel and an angel I pine for on LT but I know she is fully occupied. We had a lovely chat a few years ago and there was a serenity about her voice that still echoes.
Monday is pretty darned important to me right now as I need a shower before work!
144avatiakh
I joined LT towards the end of 2008. I was active in a books forum on TradeMe, a trading site here in New Zealand and someone posted about the 999 category challenge. I loved the idea, signed up and joined the challenge, then drifted over here as well. Soon after I got the lifetime membership and catalogued all my books, though I don't add every book that comes in or subtract when I cull them.
I dropped out of the TM book forum though had had a lot of fun there - we played lots of book related games and helped people.
I belong to a New Zealand group on goodreads and I do a few NZ themed challenges there. Lately I'm just happy to enjoy a book and actually finish one, my reading has suffered of late.
My one complaint about LT is I get too many book recommendations.
I dropped out of the TM book forum though had had a lot of fun there - we played lots of book related games and helped people.
I belong to a New Zealand group on goodreads and I do a few NZ themed challenges there. Lately I'm just happy to enjoy a book and actually finish one, my reading has suffered of late.
My one complaint about LT is I get too many book recommendations.
145PaulCranswick
>144 avatiakh: I must admit that I never thought to de-list any books that I have culled. Probably should although most are books I have read and would certainly never read again.
Not bad if too many recommendations is the only thing to compain about, Kerry. x
Not bad if too many recommendations is the only thing to compain about, Kerry. x
146kac522
>145 PaulCranswick: Paul, when I remove (usually donate) a book after I've read it, I shift the book from the "Your Library" Collection to a Collection I created called "Donated books." That way I have all the info about the book, but the "Your Library" Collection reflects only the books I currently own. I also created a separate Collection for library books.
So interesting to learn how people use all the LT functionality.
So interesting to learn how people use all the LT functionality.
147avatiakh
>145 PaulCranswick: >146 kac522: I have a 'no longer own' collection and a 'read but unowned' one, but I don't update them as much as I could. I keep a record of every book I read on goodreads so all the library books are there.
149benitastrnad
>146 kac522:
I also move books from the "to Read" category to the "Read But Unowned" category as soon as I read them. I have also started to remove them from the "Your Library" category after reading them. I was in hopes this would shrink the number in my "Your Library" category, but it didn't help much.
I also move books from the "to Read" category to the "Read But Unowned" category as soon as I read them. I have also started to remove them from the "Your Library" category after reading them. I was in hopes this would shrink the number in my "Your Library" category, but it didn't help much.
150Oregonreader
Paul, I started creating a wish list on LT but it got so long, I realized I would never read most of them so I stopped. I now keep an ever changing list on a spreadsheet. LT is my primary source for recommendations and I love that about it.
151benitastrnad
I am sure that my wishlist and my TBR list would shrink if I just quit visiting the library and picking up more books.
152bell7
If I own a book and haven't read it but decide to donate or give it away, I'll just delete it from LT. If I've read it and decide to give it away, I added to both "Read but unowned" and a collection I made called "Previously owned" so I can see at a glance which were library books and which I've owned and passed on.
Interesting to see how many of us started in different groups and moved to the 75ers. I started with What are you reading now? and the 50 book challenge, and when my more regular commenters - Richard, Roni, and Ellie if I remember correctly - moved to the 75 book challenge I eventually came along as well.
Hope you have a good week, Paul. I may be checking with you for some book shelf advice to see what I need for shelves for approximately 700 books I may be moving with in the coming months.
Interesting to see how many of us started in different groups and moved to the 75ers. I started with What are you reading now? and the 50 book challenge, and when my more regular commenters - Richard, Roni, and Ellie if I remember correctly - moved to the 75 book challenge I eventually came along as well.
Hope you have a good week, Paul. I may be checking with you for some book shelf advice to see what I need for shelves for approximately 700 books I may be moving with in the coming months.
153PaulCranswick
>149 benitastrnad: I'm not quite so disciplined, Benita.
>150 Oregonreader: The wishlist feature did tempt me Jan but it is surprising over the last five years how many previous wishlist books are now safely tucked on to the shelves.
>150 Oregonreader: The wishlist feature did tempt me Jan but it is surprising over the last five years how many previous wishlist books are now safely tucked on to the shelves.
154PaulCranswick
>151 benitastrnad: I don't think I could ever quite bookshops, Benita, just as I can never stop reading.
>152 bell7: Yes, Mary, I will delete what is given away. My first group was here and, though I have dabbled in other groups since and gotten disillusioned a couple of times, I don't think I will ever give up on the group.
>152 bell7: Yes, Mary, I will delete what is given away. My first group was here and, though I have dabbled in other groups since and gotten disillusioned a couple of times, I don't think I will ever give up on the group.
155jayde1599
I joined up in 2008 after reading an article on LT. I think I joined th 75 group after lurking that year. I still t nd to lurk more than post but I have a hard time leaving this group. Have gott n so many great recommendations!
I love seeing how everyone uses the library features. My Library collection is for books I own it I also tag books given Away versus borrowed. I need to go through the kids books and update the ones we have culled. We wish there were as an easy way to do that!
I love seeing how everyone uses the library features. My Library collection is for books I own it I also tag books given Away versus borrowed. I need to go through the kids books and update the ones we have culled. We wish there were as an easy way to do that!
156jessibud2
Well, I will add my story here too. I joined LT in March of 2013, Madeline (SqueakyChu) talked me into giving it a try. She and I had been friends from Bookcrossing and though I found it confusing at first (I can be quite challenged, technically, in general), she held my hand every step of the way. She led me to the 75ers right from the start even though I wasn't sure I could read 75 books in a year. She promised I wouldn't be evicted and I have actually reached that goal a few times (I am a slow reader, generally). I never did do much cataloging or tagging of my books and still don't, if I am honest. I read, I (sometimes) review my books, and I *Talk*. And I get hit by a lot of book bullets.
157Familyhistorian
My story is that I saw an ad online about LT and thought that a way to catalogue my books would be brilliant. That's what I did when I joined, catalogued the books. It wasn't until 2013 that I discovered the social side of LT. When I looked at the possible groups to join I thought I might read 75 books in a year so I joined here only following a few threads at first because all the chatter was a bit overwhelming. (I was working full time, going to school part time and volunteering so my time was a bit full).
158PaulCranswick
>155 jayde1599: Lovely to see you de-lurk here Jess! Your method of book- keeping seems to me a very sensible one. I agree with you on the near impossibility of giving up the group.
>156 jessibud2: People would look awry at us with "book bullets" but it does seem so apt here! A big thanks to Madeline for introducing you, Shelley, I so enjoy your company in the group. x
>156 jessibud2: People would look awry at us with "book bullets" but it does seem so apt here! A big thanks to Madeline for introducing you, Shelley, I so enjoy your company in the group. x
159PaulCranswick
>157 Familyhistorian: I'm glad you weren't completely overwhelmed, Meg, as you have been the group's leading Canadian thread in terms of posts for the last couple of years! One criticism my thread always got is that people felt overwhelmed because it seemed to move occasionally like a whirling Dervish but we do set a more reasonable pace these days in relative terms and my position was always that everyone is welcome and welcomed here at their own pace and however they want to chip in. I am so blessed by my friends and visitors here.
160PaulCranswick
The Booker shortlist is out and amazingly there is no place for Hilary Mantel's concluding The Mirror and the Light. In an extremely US-Centric shortlist the judges seem to have gone for debutants with several in the list.
I must say I am extremely disappointed that, with only one exception, there is no commonwealth representation. This award needs to be revised immediately or the British book buying public is likely to shun it.
Shortlist is:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/15/most-diverse-booker-prize-shortlis...
I must say I am extremely disappointed that, with only one exception, there is no commonwealth representation. This award needs to be revised immediately or the British book buying public is likely to shun it.
Shortlist is:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/15/most-diverse-booker-prize-shortlis...
161ronincats
I don't dare delete what I've given away but move it to a category designating it as gone. If I did remove it, I would undoubtedly rebuy it in the future, having forgotten that I've read it!
162charl08
Hi Paul. I've seen some discussion elsewhere about moving away from Goodreads recently - although it seems to be driven by the "news" of the launch of Storygraph.
On Goodreads
https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2020/08/better-goodreads-...
On Goodreads
Many now use it purely to track their reading, rather than get recommendations or build a community. “It should be my favourite platform,” one user told me, “but it’s completely useless.”Ouch.
https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2020/08/better-goodreads-...
163amanda4242
>162 charl08: Oh god, people are still putting out the misinformation that Amazon owns 40% of LT. Tim's been denying that one for *years.*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/167610#4490467
https://www.librarything.com/topic/167610#4490467
164PaulCranswick
>161 ronincats: I don't delete either, Roni and must find a good way of differentiating like you seem to have done.
>162 charl08: Must say that, despite its size, I never took to GoodReads. Storygraph seems a bit technical and cold if you ask me. I don't want a mathematical formula to identify me books - my friends here do that more enjoyably.
>162 charl08: Must say that, despite its size, I never took to GoodReads. Storygraph seems a bit technical and cold if you ask me. I don't want a mathematical formula to identify me books - my friends here do that more enjoyably.
165PaulCranswick
>163 amanda4242: Great that Tim has principles, Amanda, but he is only technically correct. He sold 40% to Abe Books which was subsequently bought by ........Amazon. Thankfully he does retain a majority stake so he does control LibraryThing which is the main thing, I guess.
166m.belljackson
>165 PaulCranswick:
For people still using Amazon, there is a valuable Amazon Smile link which donates to your chosen charity.
According to the site, around $190,000 of donations have been sent to Doctors Without Borders.
For people still using Amazon, there is a valuable Amazon Smile link which donates to your chosen charity.
According to the site, around $190,000 of donations have been sent to Doctors Without Borders.
167richardderus
>164 PaulCranswick: But Amazon does not *operate* AbeBooks, they merely hold a stake in it, so their influence over Tim and LT is effectively zilch.
>149 benitastrnad: Heh...I believe the reason that your "Your Library" collection is not shrinking is that pesky thing called "biblioholism," Benita.
>149 benitastrnad: Heh...I believe the reason that your "Your Library" collection is not shrinking is that pesky thing called "biblioholism," Benita.
168LizzieD
I'm late, but being me, I'm compelled to tell my LT story. I was editor of the mystery group at The Reader's(s'?)Vine for several years. When they took the site down, my friends and I wandered to several other platforms, none of which was satisfactory. I looked at both GoodReads and LT in 2009, and found LT a much better fit and more intuitively navigable. When I joined, a Vines friend gave me a full membership, which Tim had given her when some gremlin in the system trashed her collection. My first groups were the Virago and Literary Snobs. I'm still a Virago, but I found that I was not nearly snobbish enough for the other. Meanwhile, Lucy tempted me over here, and I'm forever grateful that she did. I depend on my many good friends here for mutual support.
Hi, Paul! Hope your Wednesday is going well.
Hi, Paul! Hope your Wednesday is going well.
169amanda4242
>165 PaulCranswick: Here's another one where Tim explicitly says they own less than 40%.
https://www.librarything.com/topic/159269#4296173
I know no one here is criticizing LT over this, I just find it frustrating when outlets put out a number Tim has said many times is wrong--and so many of them make it sound like he sold out to Amazon, rather than Amazon acquired stock when they bought an entirely different company.
https://www.librarything.com/topic/159269#4296173
I know no one here is criticizing LT over this, I just find it frustrating when outlets put out a number Tim has said many times is wrong--and so many of them make it sound like he sold out to Amazon, rather than Amazon acquired stock when they bought an entirely different company.
170PaulCranswick
>166 m.belljackson: I thought to myself that I would get away from the clutches of Amazon and use Book Depository as it delivers free only for then Amazon to buy them. There really should be some anti-monopoly rules brought into the world of the ether.
>167 richardderus: I have never used Abe Books, RD, as living in Malaysia it would cost me top dollar to receive any books.
I didn't notice too many of our libraries shrinking if I'm honest.
>167 richardderus: I have never used Abe Books, RD, as living in Malaysia it would cost me top dollar to receive any books.
I didn't notice too many of our libraries shrinking if I'm honest.
171PaulCranswick
>168 LizzieD: I'm glad that you found your place here, Peggy, as you are nothing of a snob - literary or otherwise! Wednesday was a Public Holiday here celebrating Malaysia Day. This is distinct from Independence Day (August 31) which is because the states and Borneo (and Singapore which was subsequently thrown out of the Federation) weren't part of the initial independent nation in 1957 - independent Malaya became Malaysia in 1962.
>169 amanda4242: Media rarely bothers to be exact in its reporting, Amanda. The last years have shown this perfectly. As I understand it AbeBooks originally bought a 40% stake and when another investor came in both Tim and AbeBooks slightly reduced their holdings to accommodate them. Tim holds majority still.
>169 amanda4242: Media rarely bothers to be exact in its reporting, Amanda. The last years have shown this perfectly. As I understand it AbeBooks originally bought a 40% stake and when another investor came in both Tim and AbeBooks slightly reduced their holdings to accommodate them. Tim holds majority still.
172FAMeulstee
>170 PaulCranswick: I noticed today I fell out of the top 2000, Paul.
My library isn't shrinking, at the moment other libraries grow faster. I'll be back ;-)
My library isn't shrinking, at the moment other libraries grow faster. I'll be back ;-)
173m.belljackson
>170 PaulCranswick:
Monopoly confusion here: didn't Amazon totally buy Abe.com?
What does that have to do with LT?
For us retirees/etc., Abe.com, before and after Amazon purchase,
has always offered the best prices and the quality -
when you request "Very Good" or "Like New," has usually been great.
I think Abe.com works in UK so you could have a stack waiting when you return to visit your Mum!
Monopoly confusion here: didn't Amazon totally buy Abe.com?
What does that have to do with LT?
For us retirees/etc., Abe.com, before and after Amazon purchase,
has always offered the best prices and the quality -
when you request "Very Good" or "Like New," has usually been great.
I think Abe.com works in UK so you could have a stack waiting when you return to visit your Mum!
174PaulCranswick
>172 FAMeulstee: I was previously in the top 200, Anita, but others have come in and gone past me. I hope I will be back there too!
>173 m.belljackson: I'm not sure whether it is owned 100% although it seems to be. It does seem to be able to operate separately from Amazon but that isn't necessarily independent of them as a majority owner is always at liberty to make the decisions as it sees fit to do so. If it has anything to do with books online Amazon does seem to have its talons there somewhere to a greater or lesser extent.
I would use AbeBooks in UK, Marianne, if I was staying there for any length of time.
>173 m.belljackson: I'm not sure whether it is owned 100% although it seems to be. It does seem to be able to operate separately from Amazon but that isn't necessarily independent of them as a majority owner is always at liberty to make the decisions as it sees fit to do so. If it has anything to do with books online Amazon does seem to have its talons there somewhere to a greater or lesser extent.
I would use AbeBooks in UK, Marianne, if I was staying there for any length of time.
175amanda4242
>171 PaulCranswick: Media rarely bothers to be exact in its reporting
And saying Amazon owns LT is so much more sensational and will get more clicks than the truth.
>173 m.belljackson: Short answer: Abe had a minority stake in LT; Amazon acquired their shares when they bought the company; media outlets, including the one linked to in >162 charl08:, now report Amazon owns 40% of LT, despite Tim repeatedly saying they own less than that.
And saying Amazon owns LT is so much more sensational and will get more clicks than the truth.
>173 m.belljackson: Short answer: Abe had a minority stake in LT; Amazon acquired their shares when they bought the company; media outlets, including the one linked to in >162 charl08:, now report Amazon owns 40% of LT, despite Tim repeatedly saying they own less than that.
176PaulCranswick
>175 amanda4242: Amazon certainly doesn't own LT although it does own GoodReads and AbeBooks and Book Depository.
I really don't think that they should have been allowed to effectively monopolise online book sales. They allow some independence of operation as there is no threat to them anymore especially as Amazon diversifies away from books into so many other online and offline adventures.
I really don't think that they should have been allowed to effectively monopolise online book sales. They allow some independence of operation as there is no threat to them anymore especially as Amazon diversifies away from books into so many other online and offline adventures.
177benitastrnad
I have talked to Tim on many occasions and as far as I know, and I am not sure if this is still exact, but Tim has said that he and Abby own 67% of LT. They sold part of it in order to get some cash to upgrade and hire more employees because LT was growing so fast the two of them couldn't keep up, especially with the programming part of the business. Tim owns another business called Syndetics. It is this company that makes all the money to support most of Librarything. Syndetics is NOT owned by Amazon. However, another large information company owns a good share of Syndetics. For the same reasons as Librarything is not solely owned by Tim. If you are going to have a company that is growing eventually you have to have cash in order to operate that company in the fashion to which its consumers have become accustomed. You also need to have employees. LT now employs at least two full time programmers, not to mention Tim and Abby. That is lots of people to pay. Plus they have to have servers and server space large enough to accommodate the needs of a million users. All of that takes money, but it doesn't mean that Tim has sold out to anybody.
178PaulCranswick
>177 benitastrnad: I don't think anyone had intimated that Tim had "sold out", Benita. It is his prerogative to raise money and/or capital for his business (s) as he sees fit and his continued independence is admirable to say the least. I at one time employed more than 50 people so I do know the strains of having to keep money coming in to the business.
179avatiakh
Paul, in Diary of a Bookseller, Bythell explains selling on Amazon Marketplace, why he has to use it even though he doesn't really want to etc. Amazon is a huge monopoly and has been able to gobble up an entire industry.
180PaulCranswick
>179 avatiakh: There is something awfully controlling and cynical about these tech giants - Microsoft, Apple and Amazon. Kudos for the independents being able to survive despite them.
182PaulCranswick
>181 hredwards: We did leave it a few days, Harold and the fondant protected the sponge inside and kept it fresh.
183jnwelch
Hiya, Paul.
>177 benitastrnad: Very interesting post from Benita.
I love how (relatively) popular and well-run LT is. I started in 2008 after reading an article on book-related websites. Somehow Mark Freeburg found me and we had some back and forth and he recommended the 75er group.
>177 benitastrnad: Very interesting post from Benita.
I love how (relatively) popular and well-run LT is. I started in 2008 after reading an article on book-related websites. Somehow Mark Freeburg found me and we had some back and forth and he recommended the 75er group.
185msf59
Happy Weekend, Paul. I hope all is well. We are getting ready to head out for the Carolinas. Same trip as last September but this time we are driving.
186PaulCranswick
>185 msf59: Thanks Mark. Have a great trip buddy and stay safe.
187amanda4242
Hope your weekend is going well! Mine's off to a decent start: a tiny bit of rain Thursday night knocked a bunch of smoke out of the air so I can actually see blue sky--well, that bit of it that isn't being covered by clouds is blue.
188PaulCranswick
>187 amanda4242: I am hopeful of a book filled Sunday, Amanda. I have been treading water for too long but I hope to finish 4 books this weekend and see me back on track somewhat. Have a lovely weekend. x
189SirThomas
I joined LT 2010 after reading an article in a magazine.
I previously cataloged my books in a spreadsheet and a small computer program.
I was thrilled that there was a way see in the bookstore if I already owned the book I wanted or not. Especially with SF, the titles often change with new editions ...
I gradually discovered other areas and since 2013 I've been part of this great group.
I wish you a wonderful weekend.
I previously cataloged my books in a spreadsheet and a small computer program.
I was thrilled that there was a way see in the bookstore if I already owned the book I wanted or not. Especially with SF, the titles often change with new editions ...
I gradually discovered other areas and since 2013 I've been part of this great group.
I wish you a wonderful weekend.
190avatiakh
Hi Paul, I've been reading well these past couple of days. The secret seems to be choosing entertaining reads and putting those more difficult bleaker books aside for a few days.
191Matke
I joined LT late in 2008, after reading an online article on bookish web sites. I was finding Goodreads unwieldy and not, shall we say, a comfortable fit for me, so I was looking for something new.
Then in 2009 I joined the 75’ers because I knew that goal was well within my range, and because I liked what I saw as I looked around. Richard very kindly welcomed me, and pointed Kath my way. A brilliant move on his part, as Kath and I have been best friends for a good ten years. There have been very few weeks that we haven’t talked on the phone at least once. I’ve made many other good friends as well.
That’s all in addition to a nearly perfect place for me to do my compulsive book cataloguing.
On a different note, I use Better World Books to do a lot of my online book buying. Not owned by Amazon, charitable giving, and excellent reliability. Good prices too.
A happy Sunday to you, Paul, and may this next year be a good one.
Then in 2009 I joined the 75’ers because I knew that goal was well within my range, and because I liked what I saw as I looked around. Richard very kindly welcomed me, and pointed Kath my way. A brilliant move on his part, as Kath and I have been best friends for a good ten years. There have been very few weeks that we haven’t talked on the phone at least once. I’ve made many other good friends as well.
That’s all in addition to a nearly perfect place for me to do my compulsive book cataloguing.
On a different note, I use Better World Books to do a lot of my online book buying. Not owned by Amazon, charitable giving, and excellent reliability. Good prices too.
A happy Sunday to you, Paul, and may this next year be a good one.
192PaulCranswick
>189 SirThomas: I am so glad you found us too, Thomas. I am another who started using the resource as a cataloguing place and stumbled upon the social aspect gleefully but unexpectedly.
>190 avatiakh: Yes, Kerry, I think you are right but it also involves forgetting about Netflix! I found a series called "Resurrection : Ertugrul" which is essentially about how the Ottoman Empire is formed and I really enjoy it. Unfortunately there are some 400 40 minute episodes!
>190 avatiakh: Yes, Kerry, I think you are right but it also involves forgetting about Netflix! I found a series called "Resurrection : Ertugrul" which is essentially about how the Ottoman Empire is formed and I really enjoy it. Unfortunately there are some 400 40 minute episodes!
193PaulCranswick
>191 Matke: I didn't take to Goodreads either, Gail. I have found that the friendships here are very, very solid. I have so many good friends in the group (and I would like to think of you as one of them) and I have noticed that I have never misread any of those friends when it has come to LT meet-ups. Always been a pleasure and never awkward.
194PaulCranswick
Lovely day with SWMBO. We discovered a Chinese Szechuan restaurant and had a sumptuous meal - Hot and Sour Szechuan soup (a personal favour), chicken with dried chilies, prawns in oats, carrot cake (Chinese style savoury), braised beancurd with seafood and lotus root with other assorted vegetables.
After that we had a trip to the bookstore and I bought ten books for me and three for her (next post).
Followed by a relaxing coffee (she had cheesecake) and I bought her a fitbit.
Kids didn't follow us today and for once pleased that they didn't!
After that we had a trip to the bookstore and I bought ten books for me and three for her (next post).
Followed by a relaxing coffee (she had cheesecake) and I bought her a fitbit.
Kids didn't follow us today and for once pleased that they didn't!
195PaulCranswick
Today's return:
143. Conclave by Robert Harris
144. Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
145. Second Life by S.J. Watson
146. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
147. The Women at Hitler's Table by Rosella Postorino
148. Inland by Thea Obreht
149. Deep River by Karl Marlantes
150. The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
151. Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
152. The Ditch by Herman Koch
153. The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey
154. A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
155. I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker
SJ Watson, Ruth Ware and the Postorino are for SWMBO but I'll try them too.
Robert Harris is a favourite easy read for me and the Peter Swanson looks like good fun.
Thea Oberht and Rene Denfeld's books have both had stellar reviews.
Karl Marlantes is finally making a fictional re-entry after his much lauded Matterhorn and Susan Choi won awards for her book.
Herman Koch's books are usually a fiendish delight and Hickey's book won the Walter Scott prize.
Suzanne Berne won the Women's Prize in 1999 for this one and Nicola Barker is a great writer.
143. Conclave by Robert Harris
144. Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
145. Second Life by S.J. Watson
146. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
147. The Women at Hitler's Table by Rosella Postorino
148. Inland by Thea Obreht
149. Deep River by Karl Marlantes
150. The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
151. Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
152. The Ditch by Herman Koch
153. The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey
154. A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
155. I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker
SJ Watson, Ruth Ware and the Postorino are for SWMBO but I'll try them too.
Robert Harris is a favourite easy read for me and the Peter Swanson looks like good fun.
Thea Oberht and Rene Denfeld's books have both had stellar reviews.
Karl Marlantes is finally making a fictional re-entry after his much lauded Matterhorn and Susan Choi won awards for her book.
Herman Koch's books are usually a fiendish delight and Hickey's book won the Walter Scott prize.
Suzanne Berne won the Women's Prize in 1999 for this one and Nicola Barker is a great writer.
197Caroline_McElwee
>194 PaulCranswick: sounds like a lovely outing Paul. And quite a book haul. I have 148/153/155. I've only read 153 so far, and enjoyed.
198PaulCranswick
>196 EmmaRich: At least Emma Rich is a ice name.
>197 Caroline_McElwee: It was pleasurable indeed, Caroline. I am looking forward to reading the books just bought.
>197 Caroline_McElwee: It was pleasurable indeed, Caroline. I am looking forward to reading the books just bought.
199benitastrnad
>195 PaulCranswick:
I have Narrow Land on my wishlist. The public library has it, but it does have some holds on it, so I will wait a bit. In the meantime I just started Liar's Candle by August Thomas. This is a debut spy thriller that had good reviews. I found it on some list I read and to my surprise the public library had it. I grabbed it and started it this morning with my breakfast coffee.
I have Narrow Land on my wishlist. The public library has it, but it does have some holds on it, so I will wait a bit. In the meantime I just started Liar's Candle by August Thomas. This is a debut spy thriller that had good reviews. I found it on some list I read and to my surprise the public library had it. I grabbed it and started it this morning with my breakfast coffee.
200richardderus
>195 PaulCranswick: Excellent haul! The Marlantes defeated my best intentions to finish it before the library wanted the ebook back, but the part I read (about 18%) was his usual top-quality prose. He is one meticulous wordsmith.
Happy Monday (soon) and a satisfying week ahead.
Happy Monday (soon) and a satisfying week ahead.
201PaulCranswick
>199 benitastrnad: I will look out for that one, Benita.
>200 richardderus: Fellow does write chunksters though, RD, doesn't he?
>200 richardderus: Fellow does write chunksters though, RD, doesn't he?
202scaifea
>194 PaulCranswick: That sounds like such a nice day together, Paul. Just lovely. Also, Hot and Sour Soup sounds amazing right about now.
203PaulCranswick
>202 scaifea: It was delicious, Amber.
204PaulCranswick
Book #97
The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall
Date of Publication : 1990
Origin of Author : UK
Pages : 255 pp
British Author Challenge
Apparently when you heard the blitz bombs falling if you could count to ten they had missed you. Harry only reached seven.
Having been bombed out and losing his parents and sister, the boy runs away to avoid the horror of being put into care or, even worse, sent to his Auntie. He stumbles upon Don an Alsatian dog also bereft of its master and they begin an odyssey up the North East coast of England. A book packed with incident and conveying the essential goodness of most people as well as the difficulties imposed upon people by war.
End was anticipated but actually struck a false note. Overall though recommended and at least it got me reading again.
The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall
Date of Publication : 1990
Origin of Author : UK
Pages : 255 pp
British Author Challenge
Apparently when you heard the blitz bombs falling if you could count to ten they had missed you. Harry only reached seven.
Having been bombed out and losing his parents and sister, the boy runs away to avoid the horror of being put into care or, even worse, sent to his Auntie. He stumbles upon Don an Alsatian dog also bereft of its master and they begin an odyssey up the North East coast of England. A book packed with incident and conveying the essential goodness of most people as well as the difficulties imposed upon people by war.
End was anticipated but actually struck a false note. Overall though recommended and at least it got me reading again.
206PaulCranswick
>205 Searmson: More spam. As a muslim I must point out spam is not halal!
207quondame
>206 PaulCranswick: Alas, spammers are not halal!
208richardderus
>206 PaulCranswick:, >207 quondame: ...now that's a thought...can Muslims eat human meat? It's not forbidden, as far as I know, in the dietary laws...and all religious nuts break all the anti-violence "laws" 24/7/365 anyway, so...hmmmm
209amanda4242
>206 PaulCranswick: But there's a turkey spam!
https://www.spam.com/varieties/spam-oven-roasted-turkey
https://www.spam.com/varieties/spam-oven-roasted-turkey
210PaulCranswick
>207 quondame: So it would seem, Susan. x
>208 richardderus: Hahaha no specifics but I don't reckon it is allowed as the dictate is we cannot eat anything that tears its food and, I for one when hungry, tear my food to shreds.
>208 richardderus: Hahaha no specifics but I don't reckon it is allowed as the dictate is we cannot eat anything that tears its food and, I for one when hungry, tear my food to shreds.
211PaulCranswick
>209 amanda4242: What an indignity to heap upon a turkey, Amanda!
212PaulCranswick
More book additions:
156. The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
157. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
158. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
159. Final Cut by S.J. Watson
160. Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
161. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
162. Candida by George Bernard Shaw
163. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
156. The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
157. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
158. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
159. Final Cut by S.J. Watson
160. Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
161. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
162. Candida by George Bernard Shaw
163. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
213LizzieD
>212 PaulCranswick: Nice haul, Paul!!!!
All that GBS makes me think of an academic character from my college days. He worshiped GBS and managed to find where the great man was living in London at the time - This had to be in the 50s. My AC climbed over the garden fence and the great man was walking in the garden. When he saw the AC, he spoke:
"Who the Hell are you?
How the Hell did you get in here?
Get the Hell out."
I guess that's my quote of the day.
All that GBS makes me think of an academic character from my college days. He worshiped GBS and managed to find where the great man was living in London at the time - This had to be in the 50s. My AC climbed over the garden fence and the great man was walking in the garden. When he saw the AC, he spoke:
"Who the Hell are you?
How the Hell did you get in here?
Get the Hell out."
I guess that's my quote of the day.
214PaulCranswick
>213 LizzieD: Hahaha Peggy, I have so missed your daily quotes and that one hits the spot!
215lkernagh
Stopping by to get caught up, Paul.
>194 PaulCranswick: - Oh, you got my attention with prawns in oats. Very curious to learn more about this tantalizing dish.
>194 PaulCranswick: - Oh, you got my attention with prawns in oats. Very curious to learn more about this tantalizing dish.
216Familyhistorian
I read The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper that I bought my own copy, Paul. It's a very good social history.
Just so you know, you visited my new thread and gave congratulations there to Shelley for her new thread.
Just so you know, you visited my new thread and gave congratulations there to Shelley for her new thread.
217PaulCranswick
>215 lkernagh: Nice to see you drop by Lori. Prawn in oats and/or butter is a wonderful dish and difficult to stop eatig once you start:
218PaulCranswick
>216 Familyhistorian: My goodness, Meg, I am blushing from ear to ear! I wonder if I am overtired because the two projects are pretty stressful at the moment but I must scoot over to your new digs and correct myself!!
220PaulCranswick
Book #98
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Date Published : 1914
Author Origin : Irish
Pages : 117 pp
Nobel Prize Winner 1925 : 70 out of 116 Laureates read.
The most famous of his plays probably and not the sugar sweet tale Hollywood made out of My Fair Lady. This is biting and sometimes fairly heavy handed criticism of the British class system as two toffs - Higgins and Pickering - try to lift Eliza Doolittle out of the gutter.
I watched the version with O'Toole as Higgins (thunderously overplayed but some of the more telling lines delivered beautifully all the same) and the late Margot Kidder hopelessly miscast as Eliza. Nonetheless some of the dialogue is wonderful and a joy both to listen too and read back.
I have plenty of his plays to read and watch and I am sure to enjoy them.
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Date Published : 1914
Author Origin : Irish
Pages : 117 pp
Nobel Prize Winner 1925 : 70 out of 116 Laureates read.
The most famous of his plays probably and not the sugar sweet tale Hollywood made out of My Fair Lady. This is biting and sometimes fairly heavy handed criticism of the British class system as two toffs - Higgins and Pickering - try to lift Eliza Doolittle out of the gutter.
I watched the version with O'Toole as Higgins (thunderously overplayed but some of the more telling lines delivered beautifully all the same) and the late Margot Kidder hopelessly miscast as Eliza. Nonetheless some of the dialogue is wonderful and a joy both to listen too and read back.
I have plenty of his plays to read and watch and I am sure to enjoy them.
221PaulCranswick
>219 richardderus: Would love to share them with you, RD.
222Familyhistorian
>217 PaulCranswick: Definitely need butter in that dish! Now I have a craving for prawns.
223PaulCranswick
>222 Familyhistorian: I am spoilt for prawns here, Meg!
224PaulCranswick
I was invited by a friend via PM to comment on one event in the last week that has thus far not been mentioned here. That is the very sad and untimely passing of the great Ruth Bader Ginsberg. America and the world is bereft of a reasoned, liberal (in the American sense) voice for gender equality and in public policy.
It would be seemly to say that she is irreplaceable. All the more unseemly therefore is the wanton haste by which the Republicans seek to usher in her successor to the Supreme Court bench. Could you see a starker and more cynical sign that Trump knows that his time is soon up? A moment's reflection is surely appropriate both to honour a great woman and to consider a worthy nominee to carry on her work not attempt its destruction.
It would be seemly to say that she is irreplaceable. All the more unseemly therefore is the wanton haste by which the Republicans seek to usher in her successor to the Supreme Court bench. Could you see a starker and more cynical sign that Trump knows that his time is soon up? A moment's reflection is surely appropriate both to honour a great woman and to consider a worthy nominee to carry on her work not attempt its destruction.
225jessibud2
>224 PaulCranswick: - But he wouldn't t-Rump if he didn't bulldoze his way over everyone, because he can. Period. He is not capable of sympathy, empathy or respect. I almost laughed when I heard that he plans to go pay his *respects* on Friday. If I were the family, I'd forbid him to enter. He has no respect for anyone.
226Whisper1
I found Library Thing in 2008 through a fellow co-worker at Lehigh University. She showed me the site and vowed to read 50 books. I went back t0 my office and joined the 75 challenge group. I could be wrong, but I believe 2008 was the first year for our group. I am so very fortunate that in a random conversation regarding books, it led to a remarkable experience!
Paul, regarding American politics, I couldn't agree with you more. I use the word "fear" with caution, but lately I really do fear that Trump will have a second term. Primarily, I am concerned that his choice of a supreme court judge would impact our health care system, and the right to have an abortion if you choose, or if it is necessary.
Paul, regarding American politics, I couldn't agree with you more. I use the word "fear" with caution, but lately I really do fear that Trump will have a second term. Primarily, I am concerned that his choice of a supreme court judge would impact our health care system, and the right to have an abortion if you choose, or if it is necessary.
227kac522
>220 PaulCranswick: Love the play and especially the 1938 movie with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller, with screenplay by GBS himself.
228PaulCranswick
>225 jessibud2: I think that he thinks he can but I am hoping that our American cousins prove to everyone that he actually cannot.
If it was my family I don't know how I would react to someone with such fundamentally opposed views wanting to pay respects. Anyone can atone if they are sincere to, but sincerity and Chump are not synonyms.
>226 Whisper1: This group misses some of its pioneers, Linda, and there are far too many of them to mention but you are certainly one of the reasons why this group will always be special to me.
My concern is more that a slanted judiciary be leaned upon in the likely event of a disputed election. It is unseemly to rush the appointment in this manner and somewhat disrespectful to a great servant of the bench.
If it was my family I don't know how I would react to someone with such fundamentally opposed views wanting to pay respects. Anyone can atone if they are sincere to, but sincerity and Chump are not synonyms.
>226 Whisper1: This group misses some of its pioneers, Linda, and there are far too many of them to mention but you are certainly one of the reasons why this group will always be special to me.
My concern is more that a slanted judiciary be leaned upon in the likely event of a disputed election. It is unseemly to rush the appointment in this manner and somewhat disrespectful to a great servant of the bench.
229laytonwoman3rd
>228 PaulCranswick: "My concern is more that a slanted judiciary be leaned upon in the likely event of a disputed election" You've hit on my great fear as well, Paul. I try to hang on to two bits of slightly more hopeful thought---first, once a person is appointed to SCOTUS, they have no obligation to anyone or anything other than the law. Trump can't hold anything over their heads, so he can't control what they do. Unless he appoints an outright criminal with a closet full of skeletons, he's put them beyond his reach by giving them the appointment. (I sometimes wonder if he grasps that concept.) And second, it has been demonstrated that Supreme Court Justices often DO revert to their constitutional training and legal thought processes once appointed, leaving ideology to "lesser" thinkers below the bench.
230jessibud2
>229 laytonwoman3rd: - once a person is appointed to SCOTUS, they have no obligation to anyone or anything other than the law. Trump can't hold anything over their heads, so he can't control what they do. Unless he appoints an outright criminal with a closet full of skeletons, he's put them beyond his reach by giving them the appointment. That's the theory. But, given what we know of this (I hesitate to call him a *man*, he is so inhuman) idiot, do you actually think he'd NOT appoint someone as unethical as he is? After all, he has every motivation to do just that. And given his track record of *hiring* the people he has, over the past 4 years, for just about every position possible, why would this be any different? I think it's pretty clear by now that he will stop at nothing, least of all the law, to get what he wants.
It's a tragedy and a travesty that he isn't behind bars, himself, with the key dropped into the deepest part of the most remote ocean.
It's a tragedy and a travesty that he isn't behind bars, himself, with the key dropped into the deepest part of the most remote ocean.
231m.belljackson
trump was not invited to John McCain's funeral - it would have been good if his repulsion
had been denied to Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
American voters stupidly tried to impeach trump before they had the needed votes and support.
American voters were robbed of a legitimate president by the judges of Florida.
American voters were robbed of a different legitimate president who won the popular vote.
Americans have NOT taken to the streets as they did in the 1960s because of legitimate fears of COVID
and, more recently of trump's stormtroopers.
Many of us have evaporating hopes of November because of previous Russian interference
and
because of a multiplicity of ways NOT to count legitimate ballots.
My fear that this country could elect a mass murderer (200,000 preventable deaths) have been echoed in the liberal press.
We hope for a change in November while closely examining how to prepare our lives for a dictator.
had been denied to Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
American voters stupidly tried to impeach trump before they had the needed votes and support.
American voters were robbed of a legitimate president by the judges of Florida.
American voters were robbed of a different legitimate president who won the popular vote.
Americans have NOT taken to the streets as they did in the 1960s because of legitimate fears of COVID
and, more recently of trump's stormtroopers.
Many of us have evaporating hopes of November because of previous Russian interference
and
because of a multiplicity of ways NOT to count legitimate ballots.
My fear that this country could elect a mass murderer (200,000 preventable deaths) have been echoed in the liberal press.
We hope for a change in November while closely examining how to prepare our lives for a dictator.
232aspirit
>231 m.belljackson: Americans have NOT taken to the streets as they did in the 1960s because of legitimate fears of COVID and, more recently of trump's stormtroopers.
I wonder what you mean by that. Haven't the protests in the streets been as large and long-lasting as those in the 1960s? Some have shut down city downtowns because of the crowds and others have persisted for weeks, if not months. Street protestors today wear masks, avoid touching each other, watch for signs of illegal police grabs, and call out violent agitators. That's my understanding of what's happening.
>224 PaulCranswick: thank you for your words in support of the resistance against the destruction of the democratic republic here.
I wonder what you mean by that. Haven't the protests in the streets been as large and long-lasting as those in the 1960s? Some have shut down city downtowns because of the crowds and others have persisted for weeks, if not months. Street protestors today wear masks, avoid touching each other, watch for signs of illegal police grabs, and call out violent agitators. That's my understanding of what's happening.
>224 PaulCranswick: thank you for your words in support of the resistance against the destruction of the democratic republic here.
233m.belljackson
>232 aspirit: Yes, yet not widespread across the nation, not united in purpose, and not enduring.
234PaulCranswick
>227 kac522: It is a good play. I watched portions of the Howard film and it is better done in many respects. Peter O'Toole was born in my hometown of Leeds and was unmistakably a great actor, but he overdid it as he sometimes was wont to do. Margot Kidder (bless her) was awful in the Eliza role and Howard/Hiller was a much more convincing pairing.
235PaulCranswick
>229 laytonwoman3rd: Obviously Linda the mindset of whoever gets appointed could be crucial. As ridiculous as many of us think, Trump is not without support and an argument that the election was somehow unfair will be canvassed when he gets beaten in November. Hopefully even a conservative judiciary will not entirely abandon its principles.
>230 jessibud2: Shelley, I think the desire to punish the politicians is obvious but I would just be happy for him to be out of power.
>230 jessibud2: Shelley, I think the desire to punish the politicians is obvious but I would just be happy for him to be out of power.
236PaulCranswick
>231 m.belljackson: Whilst almost all of our group, I'm sure would be keen to see the back of Chump, I wouldn't go as far as to label him a mass murderer. He has displayed a fecklessness and ignorance and incompetence in dealing with the pandemic but he didn't cause it in the first place. His handling of the crisis is another reason to vote him out of office is all.
>232 aspirit: I also think that the protests against the administration have been quite noticeable - I would suggest that had they have been mobilised before the last election the result could have been different. Part of the reason for his election last time was the indifference of the public to politicians in general who seemed to think that they were all the same. Chump has proved that that is at least not the case!
>232 aspirit: I also think that the protests against the administration have been quite noticeable - I would suggest that had they have been mobilised before the last election the result could have been different. Part of the reason for his election last time was the indifference of the public to politicians in general who seemed to think that they were all the same. Chump has proved that that is at least not the case!
237PaulCranswick
>233 m.belljackson: I rather hope that that will be a moot point in November, Marianne.
238benitastrnad
>232 aspirit:
it could be that there are too many competing causes. Black Lives Matter is one thing, Covid is another, Trump's behavior is another. All of these only crossed when the Orange Asshat tromped across the street to the church. The other place where the three things crossed was in Portland Oregon when he sent in the Stormtroopers. In both cases, the public and various leaders rose up and stopped these offenses.
Too many causes mean that people who support one thing don't necessarily support another co-existing problem and often can't see the connections between the two of them. Sort of like, Right wing women who don't see that attacks on women's rights are attacks on Women. They think it is an attack on those Other Women. Those over there - Not me.
it could be that there are too many competing causes. Black Lives Matter is one thing, Covid is another, Trump's behavior is another. All of these only crossed when the Orange Asshat tromped across the street to the church. The other place where the three things crossed was in Portland Oregon when he sent in the Stormtroopers. In both cases, the public and various leaders rose up and stopped these offenses.
Too many causes mean that people who support one thing don't necessarily support another co-existing problem and often can't see the connections between the two of them. Sort of like, Right wing women who don't see that attacks on women's rights are attacks on Women. They think it is an attack on those Other Women. Those over there - Not me.
239PaulCranswick
>238 benitastrnad: You are right on competing causes, Benita, but there is a common denominator.
240aspirit
Paul, you and your visitors might be interested in protest maps. I hope you don't mind me sharing these links here.
Black Lives Matter since May 25, 2020
https://www.creosotemaps.com/blm2020/
Upcoming Women's March, October 2020
https://map.womensmarch.com/?eventType=oct-17-march
Resist Fasism current events
https://refusefascism.org/events/ (scroll down)
Live police reports of protest-related incidents
https://usprotests.liveuamap.com
I know protestors were out last weekend across the country in response to Justice Ginsburg's open seat, though I haven't seen any of them in news feeds. How people knew where to meet is kind of a mystery to me. (I didn't bother anyone to ask, because I'm continuing to self-isolate while dealing with health and legal issues at home.)
Tomorrow (in USA timezones) is the Global Day of Climate Action. I expect that if we look, we'll see references to that on the signs and in the shouts of political protests who were already out in public. Maybe, if we're really lucky, professional journalists will look.
Black Lives Matter since May 25, 2020
https://www.creosotemaps.com/blm2020/
Upcoming Women's March, October 2020
https://map.womensmarch.com/?eventType=oct-17-march
Resist Fasism current events
https://refusefascism.org/events/ (scroll down)
Live police reports of protest-related incidents
https://usprotests.liveuamap.com
I know protestors were out last weekend across the country in response to Justice Ginsburg's open seat, though I haven't seen any of them in news feeds. How people knew where to meet is kind of a mystery to me. (I didn't bother anyone to ask, because I'm continuing to self-isolate while dealing with health and legal issues at home.)
Tomorrow (in USA timezones) is the Global Day of Climate Action. I expect that if we look, we'll see references to that on the signs and in the shouts of political protests who were already out in public. Maybe, if we're really lucky, professional journalists will look.
241PaulCranswick
>240 aspirit: Thank you for sharing those links. xx
Hope that all is well with you and that the issues keeping you at home will resolve positively.
Ecology is an issue I do feel strongly about and I do wish that large parts of the world would wake up to some of the irreparable damage that has been done.
Hope that all is well with you and that the issues keeping you at home will resolve positively.
Ecology is an issue I do feel strongly about and I do wish that large parts of the world would wake up to some of the irreparable damage that has been done.
242kac522
Paul, the upcoming appointment to fill Bader Ginsburg's seat on the bench is just one of about 200 federal judge appointments made by Trump in his 4 years in office. These lifetime appointments will have long-term effects:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/07/15/how-trump-compares-with-other-r...
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/07/15/how-trump-compares-with-other-r...
243PaulCranswick
>242 kac522: Yes, you are right, Kathy, and this of course explains the haste of him trying to rush through the appointment given the likelihood of an incoming Biden presidency.
244kac522
>243 PaulCranswick: By the way, as a stats guy, you'll find a lot of interesting stuff on that Pew Research site.
246PaulCranswick
>244 kac522: Kathy, I will go and immerse myself in the stats!
>245 avatiakh: Thanks Kerry. I really need that Readathon to get back on track a bit more. Still I have finished a few more this week.
>245 avatiakh: Thanks Kerry. I really need that Readathon to get back on track a bit more. Still I have finished a few more this week.
247figsfromthistle
Happy Friday. Enjoy the readathon
248PaulCranswick
>247 figsfromthistle: Thank you, Anita. I do hope to get round the threads this weekend too!
249PaulCranswick
Pretty good start to the Readathon too!
Book #99
I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker
Date Published : 2019
Origin of Author : UK
Pages : 209 pp
Slightly mad and positively madcap this short novel covers a period of 20 minutes which is the 20 minutes of a home viewing. A vendor who has issues to assert himself and makes teddy-bears for a living, a realtor who has disdain for buyer and seller in equal part and the buyers - a Chinese lady and her daughter - the former spending the period shouting into her handphone and the latter impressionable beyond belief.
Occasionally a little silly but also full of Barker's trademark wit and insight. Her portrayal of the Chinese lady was absolutely pitch perfect and for that reason alone it gets a thumbs up.
Book #99
I am Sovereign by Nicola Barker
Date Published : 2019
Origin of Author : UK
Pages : 209 pp
Slightly mad and positively madcap this short novel covers a period of 20 minutes which is the 20 minutes of a home viewing. A vendor who has issues to assert himself and makes teddy-bears for a living, a realtor who has disdain for buyer and seller in equal part and the buyers - a Chinese lady and her daughter - the former spending the period shouting into her handphone and the latter impressionable beyond belief.
Occasionally a little silly but also full of Barker's trademark wit and insight. Her portrayal of the Chinese lady was absolutely pitch perfect and for that reason alone it gets a thumbs up.
250PaulCranswick
A couple more additions today as I want to spend time next month reading shortlisted/longlisted books for prizes I follow.
164. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
165. Apeirogon by Colum McCann
The former is shortlisted for the Guardian's Not The Booker Prize which I will support this year given the American takeover of the Booker.
The latter was longlisted for the Booker itself.
164. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
165. Apeirogon by Colum McCann
The former is shortlisted for the Guardian's Not The Booker Prize which I will support this year given the American takeover of the Booker.
The latter was longlisted for the Booker itself.
251richardderus
>249 PaulCranswick: Very strange-sounding choice, PC. I'd never think of you in that context...whimsically weird...but I'm glad it worked for you.
>250 PaulCranswick: THERE he is. Much more like it!
>250 PaulCranswick: THERE he is. Much more like it!
252PaulCranswick
>251 richardderus: I was a strange little book, RD, I must confess and it didn't entirely work.
Both of today's buys look excellent.
Both of today's buys look excellent.
254m.belljackson
America's New Normal? = A Kent State every week...
255amanda4242
Happy weekend!
256PaulCranswick
>253 BekkaJo: Lovely to see my favourite Channel Islander!
>254 m.belljackson: I don't think normal exists anymore, Marianne.
>254 m.belljackson: I don't think normal exists anymore, Marianne.
257PaulCranswick
>255 amanda4242: Thank you Amanda. xx
258LizzieD
Hi, Paul. I think that this is the second time today that I've checked in with you. I just don't have anything to say except to wonder with H. Cox Richardson why the creature in DC is so frantic to be re-elected. He obviously lives in fear all the time, didn't want the job in the first place, would be so much happier without it ---- Is it only that he fears what will come out if he's ever taken to court?
Meanwhile, if I keep up with the news, I'm in despair. If I don't, I fret about what I'm missing. All of this is unthinkable.
Anyway, I wish you the best of a happy weekend!
Meanwhile, if I keep up with the news, I'm in despair. If I don't, I fret about what I'm missing. All of this is unthinkable.
Anyway, I wish you the best of a happy weekend!
259PaulCranswick
>258 LizzieD: Isn't it awful, Peggy, that we are compelled to keep up with things that we don't really want to learn the result of? I could never have voted for Chump as his unique crassness and lack of any sort of class aggravated me from the outset, but even I didn't expect him to be quite so bad. I am not a fan of Joe Biden but I think most of the world will be rooting for him by default.
260jessibud2
>259 PaulCranswick: - Interesting choice of words, Paul. On the day t-Rump was elected, I said to many of my friends, that the White House just went from Class to crass. The step down from Obama to t-Rump was just that, a huge jump into a bottomless pit
261johnsimpson
Hi Paul, hope that you and the family are having a good weekend mate, i have been watching the Cycling World Championships from Imola and was shocked at the injury to Chloe Dygart in the Women's Time Trial but she is recovering well after surgery.
Big congratulations to Anna van der Breggan in winning the TT and the Road Race, only the second Woman to have done this after the great Jeannie Longo and it has never been done by a Man. I was impressed with Geraint Thomas's first outing in the TT and he was unlucky not to podium and it was good prep for the Giro for him. I am looking forward to the Men's Road Race tomorrow although some riders have decided to skip it to concentrate on the Classics that are upcoming such as Paris-Roubaix in what could be a cold and wet race.
Sending love and hugs to you all from both of us dear friend.
Big congratulations to Anna van der Breggan in winning the TT and the Road Race, only the second Woman to have done this after the great Jeannie Longo and it has never been done by a Man. I was impressed with Geraint Thomas's first outing in the TT and he was unlucky not to podium and it was good prep for the Giro for him. I am looking forward to the Men's Road Race tomorrow although some riders have decided to skip it to concentrate on the Classics that are upcoming such as Paris-Roubaix in what could be a cold and wet race.
Sending love and hugs to you all from both of us dear friend.
262PaulCranswick
>260 jessibud2: It seems amazing to me Shelley that he is still likely to carry 15 states or so. Haven't they had enough?
>261 johnsimpson: Nice to see the Italians win the TT at home, John. Surprised that Dumoulin only came in tenth though. Expect a surprise winner of the road race.
>261 johnsimpson: Nice to see the Italians win the TT at home, John. Surprised that Dumoulin only came in tenth though. Expect a surprise winner of the road race.
263PaulCranswick
Have travelled down to Johor Bahru due to the illness of my father-in-law. Scarred lungs and he looked touch and go for a while over the last couple of days but he seemed a little bit rejuvenated this morning.
Last night's drive down was pretty tortuous with greasy, wet roads and intermittent downpours. SWMBO and I shared driving duties but we were 6 hours on the road and only made it to the inlaws at 1 am. Will go for a family lunch by the sea and then a long drive back.
Muddled up my reading plans especially as I left the book I was reading on my computer table (spent the first hour driving gnashing my teeth!). I had started A Crime in the Neighborhood and was loving it! Luckily I brought two other books in my bag The Ditch by the excellent Herman Koch and my favourite Seamus Heaney with one of the anthologies i haven't yet read Station Island, which many reckon his best.
Last night's drive down was pretty tortuous with greasy, wet roads and intermittent downpours. SWMBO and I shared driving duties but we were 6 hours on the road and only made it to the inlaws at 1 am. Will go for a family lunch by the sea and then a long drive back.
Muddled up my reading plans especially as I left the book I was reading on my computer table (spent the first hour driving gnashing my teeth!). I had started A Crime in the Neighborhood and was loving it! Luckily I brought two other books in my bag The Ditch by the excellent Herman Koch and my favourite Seamus Heaney with one of the anthologies i haven't yet read Station Island, which many reckon his best.
264LizzieD
Love to Hani and her father and prayers for his recovery!
Also a word for your return journey. Be safe!
Also a word for your return journey. Be safe!
265weird_O
Haven't been here in about 10 days, and what a lot of interesting posts.
Today's New York Times has a long report on that guy's business tax returns. Up to 2017. The paper won't say how they got 20 or so years worth of tax returns for a huge and deliberately complex organization. I fear that too many readers will sense their eyes glazing over and abandon the read. Extensive manipulation of the rules and procedures. The organization seems to have only a few profitable enterprises; the golf courses, for example, lose millions and those losses get deducted from the profits and zero out tax obligations. I'm sure the Times will have more in coming days, but it's complicated as hell, and I'm afraid the mainstream media will bungle the story and too quickly drop.
Today's New York Times has a long report on that guy's business tax returns. Up to 2017. The paper won't say how they got 20 or so years worth of tax returns for a huge and deliberately complex organization. I fear that too many readers will sense their eyes glazing over and abandon the read. Extensive manipulation of the rules and procedures. The organization seems to have only a few profitable enterprises; the golf courses, for example, lose millions and those losses get deducted from the profits and zero out tax obligations. I'm sure the Times will have more in coming days, but it's complicated as hell, and I'm afraid the mainstream media will bungle the story and too quickly drop.
266banjo123
>265 weird_O: Yes, my eyes glazed over and I like to think of myself as an intrepid reader! But financial stuff tends to flummox me. But hopefully some good will come from the article.
And hello, Paul! wishing you a good week ahead. And that Nicola Barker sounds good!
And hello, Paul! wishing you a good week ahead. And that Nicola Barker sounds good!
267PaulCranswick
>264 LizzieD: Thank you, Peggy
268PaulCranswick
>265 weird_O: He won't be the first or the last big cheese to cheat on his taxes. Maybe the Democrats should look at the Elliot Ness school and remember how Capone got put away!
>266 banjo123: I'm reasonably ok with money matters and it is pretty darned obvious that there would be something to hide.
Barker's book was good fun if you are in the right mood for it, Rhonda
>266 banjo123: I'm reasonably ok with money matters and it is pretty darned obvious that there would be something to hide.
Barker's book was good fun if you are in the right mood for it, Rhonda
269PaulCranswick
Last additions of the third quarter
166. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
167. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
168. The Catholic School by Edoardo
169. Kaddish.com by Nathan Englander
Now I have all the Booker shortlist for a marathon and a chunkster Italiano that won the Premio Strega. Englander is a very good writer.
166. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
167. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
168. The Catholic School by Edoardo
169. Kaddish.com by Nathan Englander
Now I have all the Booker shortlist for a marathon and a chunkster Italiano that won the Premio Strega. Englander is a very good writer.
270richardderus
Hey PC, please tell Hani I'm thinking fondly of her as she heads into this round of parent-anxiety.
(I know you're not personally fond of the old man, just filial-duty bound, so no "there there, pat pat" for you!)
(Except about the driving. Ugh.)
I miss seeing Hani's posts on Facebook, but not enough to go back to Zuck's House of Hellish Howlers. Oh, and I'm reading an Egyptian-themed mystery, Bird in a Snare, whose sleuth is called Hani! Only he's LORD Hani.
(I know you're not personally fond of the old man, just filial-duty bound, so no "there there, pat pat" for you!)
(Except about the driving. Ugh.)
I miss seeing Hani's posts on Facebook, but not enough to go back to Zuck's House of Hellish Howlers. Oh, and I'm reading an Egyptian-themed mystery, Bird in a Snare, whose sleuth is called Hani! Only he's LORD Hani.
271PaulCranswick
>270 richardderus: Thank you, RD. I'm sure that she will be more active on Facebook again shortly when she is a little less tired.
I sometimes think that she believes that she is also Lord of all she surveys!
I sometimes think that she believes that she is also Lord of all she surveys!
272PaulCranswick
Book #100
Station Island by Seamus Heaney
Date of Publication : 1985
Origin : UK/Ireland
Pages : 121 pp
Finally made it to a hundred books after struggling manfully through the last two thirds of the third quarter of this year.
Heaney as many will know is a favourite of mine and this collection includes the long title poem - the indefinable Station Island. Station Island was a place of pilgrimage and politics, reminiscence, the natural world and the poets relationship with his faith coalesce in a swirl of words.
Some of the poems here are as good as he ever managed but they almost always repay a second and third reading. Some also have an immediacy with his trademark poignant lyricism; like this one "The Railway Children".
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
When we climbed the slopes of the cutting
We were eye-level with the white cups
Of the telegraph poles and the sizzling wires.
Like lovely freehand they curved for miles
East and miles west beyond us, sagging
Under their burden of swallows.
We were small and thought we knew nothing
Worth knowing. We thought words travelled the wires
In the shiny pouches of raindrops,
Each one seeded full with the light
Of the sky, the gleam of the lines, and ourselves
So infinitesimally scaled
We could stream through the eye of a needle..
Station Island by Seamus Heaney
Date of Publication : 1985
Origin : UK/Ireland
Pages : 121 pp
Finally made it to a hundred books after struggling manfully through the last two thirds of the third quarter of this year.
Heaney as many will know is a favourite of mine and this collection includes the long title poem - the indefinable Station Island. Station Island was a place of pilgrimage and politics, reminiscence, the natural world and the poets relationship with his faith coalesce in a swirl of words.
Some of the poems here are as good as he ever managed but they almost always repay a second and third reading. Some also have an immediacy with his trademark poignant lyricism; like this one "The Railway Children".
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
When we climbed the slopes of the cutting
We were eye-level with the white cups
Of the telegraph poles and the sizzling wires.
Like lovely freehand they curved for miles
East and miles west beyond us, sagging
Under their burden of swallows.
We were small and thought we knew nothing
Worth knowing. We thought words travelled the wires
In the shiny pouches of raindrops,
Each one seeded full with the light
Of the sky, the gleam of the lines, and ourselves
So infinitesimally scaled
We could stream through the eye of a needle..
273amanda4242
Congratulations on hitting 100!
274johnsimpson
Hi Paul, congrats on reaching 100 books for the year mate, i am a long way behind but look out next year, lol.
275quondame
Yay for a hundred books! What with a real life and a family and so many books to choose among that that must take up some time in itself!
276ocgreg34
>5 PaulCranswick: Congratulations on reaching 100!!
278PaulCranswick
>273 amanda4242: Thanks Amanda. A third of your number but, all things considered, I'm pretty chuffed!
>274 johnsimpson: Cheers John - if pages are counted then I reckon you whupped me.
>274 johnsimpson: Cheers John - if pages are counted then I reckon you whupped me.
279PaulCranswick
>275 quondame: Thank you, Susan. From someone with your reading prowess that is very generous of you to say.
>276 ocgreg34: Thanks. I have enjoyed keeping up with you this year.
>276 ocgreg34: Thanks. I have enjoyed keeping up with you this year.
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