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The Song of the Cathar Wars: A History of the Albigensian Crusade by Guilhem de Tudela and Anonymous, translated by Janet Shirley
Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore, read by Euan Morton
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Song of the Cathar Wars: A History of the Albigensian Crusade by Guilhem de Tudela and Anonymous, translated by Janet Shirley
Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore, read by Euan Morton
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
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January
1. Tricky Prince Vol. 1 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★1/2
2. Tricky Prince Vol. 2 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★1/2
3. Love Beyond Time Vol. 1 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★★
4. Love Beyond Time Vol. 2 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★★
5. Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken ★★★
6. Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: The Lesser Evil by Andrzej Sapkowski, adapted by Jacek Rembiś, English adaptation by Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz ★★1/2
7. 300 by Frank Miller--WRC ★★1/2
8. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault--BAC & WRC ★★★1/2
9. The Scream by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★1/2
10. Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, translated by Cecile Bohard & Andrew Benteau--WRC ★★
11. Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories by Gyula Gábor Tóth, translated by Adam Z. Levy ★1/2
12. The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★1/2
13. The Wooden Dragon by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★
14. The Erl King’s Daughter by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★1/2
16. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle--1001 & BAC ★★★1/2
17. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs--1001 & WRC ★★★
18. Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff--WRC ★★★★1/2
19. Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander by Frank Miller--WRC ★1/2
20. The Mysteries by Bill Watterson ★★★
21. The Kitchen Warriors by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★
February
22. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo--WRC ★★★
23. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 1 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★
24. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 2 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★
25. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 3 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★
26. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 4 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★1/2
27. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
28. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 2 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
29. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 3 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
30. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 4 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
31. Mama's Sleeping Scarf by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ★★1/2
32. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 5 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★1/2
33. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 5 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
34. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 6 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
35. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 7 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
36. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 8 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
37. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 9 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
38. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 10 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
39. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 11 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
40. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 12 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
41. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 13 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★1/2
42. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 14 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★1/2
43. Valmouth by Ronald Firbank--BAC ★★★
44. Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman--BAC ★★★★
45. Any Other Name by Emma Newman--BAC ★★★★
46. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV ★★★★1/2
47. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV ★★★★1/2
48. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 7 by James Tynion IV ★★★★1/2
49. All Is Fair by Emma Newman--BAC ★★★★
50. Prince Freya Vol. 1 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa ★★1/2
51. Prince Freya Vol. 2 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa ★★1/2
52. Prince Freya Vol. 3 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa ★★1/2
53. This Land Is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson ★★★★
54. The Giant and the Grizzly Bear by Rosemarie Avrana Meyok ★★★
55. Prince Freya Vol. 4 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★1/2
56. Prince Freya Vol. 5 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
57. Prince Freya Vol. 6 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
58. Prince Freya Vol. 7 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
59. Prince Freya Vol. 8 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
60. Prince Freya Vol. 9 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
61. Prince Freya Vol. 10 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
March
62. The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game by Garth Ennis ★★★
63. The Boys Vol. 2: Get Some by Garth Ennis ★★★
64. The Boys Vol. 3: Good for the Soul by Garth Ennis ★★★
65. The Surprise by Zadie Smith & Nick Laird--BAC ★★★
66. The Long Dry by Cynan Jones--BAC ★★★★
67. Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman ★★★★1/2
68. The Last Pantheon by Tade Thompson & Nick Wood--BAC ★★★1/2
69. The Light Conjurer Vol. 1 by Gene ★★★
70. Confessions of a 35 Year Old by Tei ★★1/2
71. Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met by Rancha ★★
72. Loving You When the World Ended by Gene ★★★
73. The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox ★★★
74. What Kingdom by Fine Gråbøl, translated by Martin Aitken ★★★1/2
75. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault--BAC & WRC ★★★★
76. Song for a Lute by Marguerite Vance--WRC ★★
77. Beauty's Hour: A Phantasy by Olivia Shakespear ★★★★1/2
78. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith--1001 ★★★★★
79. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams ★★★1/2
80. My Ear at His Heart: Reading My Father by Hanif Kureishi--BAC ★★★
1. Tricky Prince Vol. 1 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★1/2
2. Tricky Prince Vol. 2 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★1/2
3. Love Beyond Time Vol. 1 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★★
4. Love Beyond Time Vol. 2 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc. ★★★
5. Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken ★★★
6. Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: The Lesser Evil by Andrzej Sapkowski, adapted by Jacek Rembiś, English adaptation by Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz ★★1/2
7. 300 by Frank Miller--WRC ★★1/2
8. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault--BAC & WRC ★★★1/2
9. The Scream by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★1/2
10. Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, translated by Cecile Bohard & Andrew Benteau--WRC ★★
11. Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories by Gyula Gábor Tóth, translated by Adam Z. Levy ★1/2
12. The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★1/2
13. The Wooden Dragon by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★
14. The Erl King’s Daughter by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★1/2
16. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle--1001 & BAC ★★★1/2
17. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs--1001 & WRC ★★★
18. Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff--WRC ★★★★1/2
19. Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander by Frank Miller--WRC ★1/2
20. The Mysteries by Bill Watterson ★★★
21. The Kitchen Warriors by Joan Aiken--BAC ★★★
February
22. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo--WRC ★★★
23. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 1 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★
24. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 2 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★
25. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 3 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★
26. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 4 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★1/2
27. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
28. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 2 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
29. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 3 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
30. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 4 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
31. Mama's Sleeping Scarf by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ★★1/2
32. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 5 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins ★★★1/2
33. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 5 by Ryosuke Takeuchi ★★★
34. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 6 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
35. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 7 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
36. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 8 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
37. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 9 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
38. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 10 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
39. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 11 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
40. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 12 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
41. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 13 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★1/2
42. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 14 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★1/2
43. Valmouth by Ronald Firbank--BAC ★★★
44. Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman--BAC ★★★★
45. Any Other Name by Emma Newman--BAC ★★★★
46. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV ★★★★1/2
47. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV ★★★★1/2
48. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 7 by James Tynion IV ★★★★1/2
49. All Is Fair by Emma Newman--BAC ★★★★
50. Prince Freya Vol. 1 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa ★★1/2
51. Prince Freya Vol. 2 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa ★★1/2
52. Prince Freya Vol. 3 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa ★★1/2
53. This Land Is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson ★★★★
54. The Giant and the Grizzly Bear by Rosemarie Avrana Meyok ★★★
55. Prince Freya Vol. 4 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★1/2
56. Prince Freya Vol. 5 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
57. Prince Freya Vol. 6 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
58. Prince Freya Vol. 7 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
59. Prince Freya Vol. 8 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
60. Prince Freya Vol. 9 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
61. Prince Freya Vol. 10 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry ★★
March
62. The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game by Garth Ennis ★★★
63. The Boys Vol. 2: Get Some by Garth Ennis ★★★
64. The Boys Vol. 3: Good for the Soul by Garth Ennis ★★★
65. The Surprise by Zadie Smith & Nick Laird--BAC ★★★
66. The Long Dry by Cynan Jones--BAC ★★★★
67. Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman ★★★★1/2
68. The Last Pantheon by Tade Thompson & Nick Wood--BAC ★★★1/2
69. The Light Conjurer Vol. 1 by Gene ★★★
70. Confessions of a 35 Year Old by Tei ★★1/2
71. Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met by Rancha ★★
72. Loving You When the World Ended by Gene ★★★
73. The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox ★★★
74. What Kingdom by Fine Gråbøl, translated by Martin Aitken ★★★1/2
75. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault--BAC & WRC ★★★★
76. Song for a Lute by Marguerite Vance--WRC ★★
77. Beauty's Hour: A Phantasy by Olivia Shakespear ★★★★1/2
78. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith--1001 ★★★★★
79. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams ★★★1/2
80. My Ear at His Heart: Reading My Father by Hanif Kureishi--BAC ★★★
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April
81. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym--1001 & BAC ★★★★
82. Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt's Journey to His Musical Language by Joonas Sildre, translated by Adam Cullen ★★★1/2
83. The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars by Stephen O'Shea--WRC ★★★
84. Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson, illustrated by the author ★★★1/2
85. Asterix the Gaul by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo, translated by Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge--WRC ★★★1/2
86. The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country by James Tynion, IV ★★★
87. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 15 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
88. Foster by Claire Keegan ★★★★1/2
89. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan ★★★★
90. Fool by Christopher Moore ★★★★1/2
91. Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope--BAC ★★★
92. We're Off to the Forest by Katarína Macurová, translated by Andrew Oakland ★★★
93. Chaos in Kinshasa by Barly Baruti & Thierry Bellefroid, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger ★★1/2
94. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman ★★★★★
95. The Secret Throne by Peter F. Hamilton, illustrated by Rohan Eason--BAC ★★★1/2
96. The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout ★★★★
97. John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan, translated by Adam Cullen ★★★1/2
81. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym--1001 & BAC ★★★★
82. Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt's Journey to His Musical Language by Joonas Sildre, translated by Adam Cullen ★★★1/2
83. The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars by Stephen O'Shea--WRC ★★★
84. Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson, illustrated by the author ★★★1/2
85. Asterix the Gaul by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo, translated by Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge--WRC ★★★1/2
86. The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country by James Tynion, IV ★★★
87. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 15 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck ★★★
88. Foster by Claire Keegan ★★★★1/2
89. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan ★★★★
90. Fool by Christopher Moore ★★★★1/2
91. Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope--BAC ★★★
92. We're Off to the Forest by Katarína Macurová, translated by Andrew Oakland ★★★
93. Chaos in Kinshasa by Barly Baruti & Thierry Bellefroid, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger ★★1/2
94. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman ★★★★★
95. The Secret Throne by Peter F. Hamilton, illustrated by Rohan Eason--BAC ★★★1/2
96. The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout ★★★★
97. John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan, translated by Adam Cullen ★★★1/2
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British Author Challenge
Wildcard: Blast from the Past
1. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault ★★★1/2
2. The Surprise by Zadie Smith & Nick Laird, illustrated by Magenta Fox ★★★
3. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault ★★★★
4. My Ear at His Heart: Reading My Father by Hanif Kureishi ★★★
5. The Secret Throne by Peter F. Hamilton, illustrated by Rohan Eason ★★★1/2
January: Joan Aiken & Arthur Conan Doyle
1. Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken ★★★
2. The Scream by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Ian Andrew ★★★1/2
3. The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Alan Lee ★★★1/2
4. The Wooden Dragon by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Bee Willey ★★★
5. The Erl King’s Daughter by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Paul Warren ★★★
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Belinda Downes ★★★1/2
7. The Kitchen Warriors by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Jo Worth ★★★
1. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Stephen Fry ★★★1/2
February: Emma Newman & Ronald Firbank
1. Valmouth by Ronald Firbank ★★★
1. Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman ★★★★
2. Any Other Name by Emma Newman ★★★★
3. All Is Fair by Emma Newman ★★★★
March: Welsh Authors
1. The Long Dry by Cynan Jones ★★★★
April: Barbara Pym & Anthony Trollope
1. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym ★★★★
1. Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope ★★★
May: Portal Fantasy
Wildcard: Blast from the Past
1. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault ★★★1/2
2. The Surprise by Zadie Smith & Nick Laird, illustrated by Magenta Fox ★★★
3. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault ★★★★
4. My Ear at His Heart: Reading My Father by Hanif Kureishi ★★★
5. The Secret Throne by Peter F. Hamilton, illustrated by Rohan Eason ★★★1/2
January: Joan Aiken & Arthur Conan Doyle
1. Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken ★★★
2. The Scream by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Ian Andrew ★★★1/2
3. The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Alan Lee ★★★1/2
4. The Wooden Dragon by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Bee Willey ★★★
5. The Erl King’s Daughter by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Paul Warren ★★★
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Belinda Downes ★★★1/2
7. The Kitchen Warriors by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Jo Worth ★★★
1. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Stephen Fry ★★★1/2
February: Emma Newman & Ronald Firbank
1. Valmouth by Ronald Firbank ★★★
1. Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman ★★★★
2. Any Other Name by Emma Newman ★★★★
3. All Is Fair by Emma Newman ★★★★
March: Welsh Authors
1. The Long Dry by Cynan Jones ★★★★
April: Barbara Pym & Anthony Trollope
1. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym ★★★★
1. Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope ★★★
May: Portal Fantasy
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British Author Challenge
June: Kiran Millwood Hargrave & DH Lawrence
July: Animal Tales
August: KJ Charles & Winston Churchill
September: The 1980s
October: Gothic Fiction
November: EM Delafield & TH White
December: Books Acquired in 2024
1. The Last Pantheon by Tade Thompson & Nick Wood ★★★1/2
June: Kiran Millwood Hargrave & DH Lawrence
July: Animal Tales
August: KJ Charles & Winston Churchill
September: The 1980s
October: Gothic Fiction
November: EM Delafield & TH White
December: Books Acquired in 2024
1. The Last Pantheon by Tade Thompson & Nick Wood ★★★1/2
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The War Room
Wildcard: Pick your own fight!
January: The Ancients (Greeks, Romans etc)
1. 300 by Frank Miller ★★1/2
2. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault ★★★1/2
3. Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, translated by Cecile Bohard & Andrew Benteau ★★
4. Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff ★★★★1/2
5. Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander by Frank Miller ★1/2
6. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault ★★★★
7. Asterix the Gaul by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo, translated by Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge ★★★1/2
February: The American War of Independence
1. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo, illustrated by Levi Hastings ★★★
March: The War of the Roses
1. Song for a Lute by Marguerite Vance ★★
April: Wars of Religion
1. The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars by Stephen O'Shea ★★★
May: The Napoleonic Wars
1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs ★★★
Wildcard: Pick your own fight!
January: The Ancients (Greeks, Romans etc)
1. 300 by Frank Miller ★★1/2
2. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault ★★★1/2
3. Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, translated by Cecile Bohard & Andrew Benteau ★★
4. Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff ★★★★1/2
5. Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander by Frank Miller ★1/2
6. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault ★★★★
7. Asterix the Gaul by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo, translated by Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge ★★★1/2
February: The American War of Independence
1. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo, illustrated by Levi Hastings ★★★
March: The War of the Roses
1. Song for a Lute by Marguerite Vance ★★
April: Wars of Religion
1. The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars by Stephen O'Shea ★★★
May: The Napoleonic Wars
1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs ★★★
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The War Room
June: The English Civil War
July: Colonial Wars
August: World War Two
September: The American Civil War
October: American Follies (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Gulf Wars)
November: World War One
December: The Spanish Civil War
June: The English Civil War
July: Colonial Wars
August: World War Two
September: The American Civil War
October: American Follies (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Gulf Wars)
November: World War One
December: The Spanish Civil War
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Create Your Own Visited Countries Map
I'm only listing the first book I read for a country because I don't want the list to get out of hand.
2020
1. United Kingdom--Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanette Winterson
2. South Korea--Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri
3. Equatorial Guinea--La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono
4. Iran--Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur
5. Brazil--Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela
6. United States--Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
7. Bangladesh--The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain
8. Poland--Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
9. Japan--The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio
10. Canada--Fifteen Poems by Leonard Cohen
11. Spain--Bowie: An Illustrated Life by María Hesse
12. Nigeria--We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
13. Suriname--The Cost of Sugar by Cynthia McLeod
14. France--The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
15. Taiwan--Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
16. Egypt--Heart of the Night by Naguib Mahfouz
17. Turkmenistan--The Revenge of the Foxes by Ak Welsapar
18. Russia--Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
19. Jamaica--Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
20. Rwanda--The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga
21. India--Shubh Diwali! by Chitra Soundar
22. Israel--Bear and Fred: A World War II Story by Iris Argaman
23. China--The Moon Opera by Bi Feiyu
24. Republic of the Congo--Jazz and Palm Wine by Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala
25. Belgium--Cassio 1. The First Assassin by Stephen Desberg
26. Malaysia--Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef by Cassandra Khaw
27. New Zealand--Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
28. Sweden--Vei Vol. 1 by Sara Bergmark Elfgren
29. Croatia--Harleen by Stjepan Šejić
30. Botswana--The Silence of the Wilting Skin by Tlotlo Tsamaase
31. Singapore--Farquhar by Joshua Ip
32. North Korea--The Red Years: Forbidden Poems From Inside North Korea by Bandi
33. Australia--Phoresis by Greg Egan
34. Mexico--Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
35. Netherlands--Rampokan Java by Peter van Dongen
36. Barbados--Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
37. Madagascar--Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo
38. Zimbabwe--Running with Mother by Christopher Mlalazi
39. Algeria--The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud
40. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)--Teaching English in Swaziland: essays on the life of Gordon James Thomas by Sarah Mkhonza
41. Angola--Good Morning Comrades by Ondjaki
42. Italy--Mirka Andolfo's Mercy Vol. 1: The Fair Lady, the Frost and the Fiend by Mirka Andolfo
43. Kenya--The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo
44. Turkey--Soulscape by Bahadir Baruter
45. Switzerland--Lyric Novella by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
46. Germany--Lucky Luke Saddles Up by Mawil
47. Austria--Little Death by Thomas Kriebaum
48. Norway--Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen
49. Columbia--The Bitch by Pilar Quintana
50. Argentina--Petite Fleur by Iosi Havilio
51. Ireland--Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan by Declan Shalvey
2021
52. Finland--The Brothers by Asko Sahlberg
53. Burundi--Weep Not, Refugee by Marie-Thérèse Toyi
54. Zambia--The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
55. Thailand--Arid Dreams: Stories by Duanwad Pimwana
56. Indonesia--The Original Dream by Nukila Amal
57. Cameroon--Black Caps and Red Feathers by John Nkemngong Nkengasong
58. Armenia--Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan
59. Côte d'Ivoire--Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice by Véronique Tadjo
60. Mauritania--The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk
61. Venezuela--The Caiman by María Eugenia Manrique
62. South Africa--Cape Town Curios by Colin Cloud Dance
63. Mozambique--Rain and Other Stories by Mia Couto
64. Iceland--The Blue Fox by Sjón
65. Chad--Told by Starlight in Chad by Joseph Brahim Seid
66. Djibouti--Naming the Dawn by Abdourahman A. Waberi
67. Uruguay--The Naked Woman by Armonía Somers
68. Sri Lanka--Dressing up with Archchi by Nadishka Aloysius
69. Afghanistan--Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi
70. Libya--Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda
71. Albania--Three Elegies for Kosovo by Ismail Kadare
72. Uzbekistan--The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov
73. Czech Republic--Animal Adaptations: Unique Body Parts by Radka Píro
74. Ecuador--Crude: A Memoir by Pablo Fajardo and Sophie Tardy-Joubert
75. Kyrgyzstan--Jamila by Chingiz Aĭtmatov
2022
76. Palestine--Describing the Past by Ghassan Zaqtan
77. Yemen--From the Land of Sheba: Tales of the Jews of Yemen collected & edited by S. D. Goitein
78. Syria--The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala by Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī
79. Qatar--The Firefly by Ameera H. Al-Naemi
80. Oman--Mah and Me by Ibtihaj Al Harthi
81. Kuwait--The White Nights of Ramadan by Maha Addasi
82. Jordan--The Sandwich Swap by Rania Al Abdullah & Kelly DiPucchio
83. Bahrain--Blood & Moon by M. G. Darwish
84. Iraq--Ibn Fadlan and the land of darkness: Arab travellers in the far north
85. Lebanon--I, the Divine: A Novel in First Chapters byRabih Alameddine
86. Saudi Arabia--Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed
87. UAE--The Sand Fish by Maha Gargash
88. Pakistan--A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
89. Uganda--Waiting: A Novel of Uganda at War by Goretti Kyomuhendo
90. Tunisia--Goat Mountain by Habib Selmi
91. Portugal--The Tale of the Unknown Island by José Saramago
92. Tajikistan--The Sandalwood Box: Folk Tales from Tadzhikistan translated by Katya Sheppard
93. Greece--The Archipelago on Fire - Part 1 by Giorgos Vlachos
94. Kazakhstan--Behind the Silk Curtain by Gulistan Khamzayeva
95. Serbia--Cross to Bear by Marko Stojanović
96. Haiti--Blue by Emmelie Prophète
97. Vietnam--The Secret of Hoa Sen by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
98. Azerbaijan--Ballad of the Stars by G. Altov and Valentina Zhuravlyova
99. Philippines--Juan and the Asuangs: A tale of Philippine ghosts and spirits by José Aruego
100. Guatemala--Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead by Elisa Amado
101. El Salvador--Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueta
102. Benin--The Barefoot book of tropical tales by Raouf Mama
103. Cambodia--Dara's Cambodian New Year by Sothea Chiemruom
104. Laos--Dia's Story Cloth: The Hmong People's Journey of Freedom by Dia Cha
105. Nepal--Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal by Margarita Engle, Amish Karanjit, and Nicole Karanjit
106. Mongolia--My Little Round House by Bolormaa Baasansuren
107. Myanmar--Smile As They Bow by Nu Nu Yi
108. Bhutan--Aunty Mouse: a traditional folktale from Bhutan by Kunzang Choden
109. Panama--Christmas Surprise For Chabelita by Argentina Palacios
110. Cuba--Child of the sun: a Cuban legend by Sandra Martín Arnold
111. Mali--A Gift from Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood by Baba Wagué Diakité
112. Liberia--Why Leopard has spots : Dan stories from Liberia by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert
113. Ghana--Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare
114. Chile--The Composition by Antonio Skármeta
115. Bolivia--Waira's First Journey by Eusebio Topooco
116. Tanzania--Shadow Dance by Tololwa M. Mollel
2023
117. Morocco--The Elusive Fox by Muḥammad Zafzāf
118. São Tomé and Príncipe--Island Moors & Native Dance by Gervásio Kaiser
119. Seychelles--Beyond the Horizon by Robert Grandcourt
120. Niger--The Epic of Askia Mohammed performed by Nouhou Malio
121. Samoa--Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa
122. Cabo Verde--WHO AM I? by Bela Monteiro
123. Guinea-Bissau--The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Silá
124. Eritrea--The Conscript: A Novel of Libya’s Anticolonial War by Gebreyesus Hailu
125. CAR--African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic collected and translated by Polly Strong
126. DRC--The River in the Belly by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
127. Senegal--The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall
128. Sudan--The Wedding of Zein and Other Stories by Tayeb Salih
129. Bulgaria--Natural Novel by Georgi Gospodinov
130. Gabon--Mema by Daniel Mengara
131. Malawi--Smouldering Charcoal by Tiyambe Zeleza
132. Ethiopia--The Afersata by Sahle Sellassie
133. Namibia--Desert December by Dorian Haarhoff
134. South Sudan--There Is a Country: New Fiction from the New Nation of South Sudan edited by Nyuol Lueth Tong
135. Burkina Faso--The Parachute Drop by Norbert Zongo
136. Somalia--The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert by Shugri Said Salh
137. The Gambia--Folk Tales and Fables from the Gambia: Volume 1 by Dembo Fanta Bojang and Sukai Mbye Bojang
138. Togo--The Shadow of Things to Come by Kossi Efoui
139. Comoros--The Kaffir of Karthala by Mohamed A. Toihiri
140. Mauritius--Eve Out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi
141. Romania--Whisper of the Woods by Ennun Ana Iurov
142. Western Sahara--Settled Wanderers: The Poetry of Western Sahara by Sam Berkson and Muhammad Sulaiman
143. Guinea--The Dark Child by Camara Laye
144. Ukraine--Who Will Make the Snow? by Taras Prokhasko & Marjana Prokhasko
145. Lesotho--Chaka by Thomas Mofolo
146. Sierra Leone--Hand on the Navel by Lemuel Johnson
2024
147. Hungary--Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories by Gyula Gábor Tóth
148. Denmark--What Kingdom by Fine Gråbøl
149. Estonia--Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt's Journey to His Musical Language by Joonas Sildre
150. Slovakia--We're Off to the Forest by Katarína Macurová
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13m.belljackson
Hi - have found or ordered (good old Abe) books for nearly all categories.
I like to set up the 12 AAC and 12 BAC books in order on a cleared shelf.
Planned to order Ronald Firbank until his N-word title appeared...
I like to set up the 12 AAC and 12 BAC books in order on a cleared shelf.
Planned to order Ronald Firbank until his N-word title appeared...
14amanda4242
>13 m.belljackson: Hi! That Firbank book was originally Sorrow in Sunlight, but his American publisher re-titled it. There are several of his books on Project Gutenberg if you'd like to try him without spending money. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50114
15drneutron
Welcome back, Amanda! You were really on the ball - got your thread going even before me.
16amanda4242
>15 drneutron: I just happened to be checking the threads as you were starting the group. Thanks for creating all of this for us again!
17m.belljackson
>14 amanda4242: Hi - checked out free Sorrow in Sunlight on Gutenberg and am surprised it got published...
18amanda4242
>17 m.belljackson: Racial slurs weren't an impediment to publication in 1924.
19PaulCranswick
I will of course be following keenly your reading again this coming year, dear Amanda.
Have a lovely end of year.
Have a lovely end of year.
24amanda4242
>23 Kristelh: Wishing you the same!
25FAMeulstee
Happy reading in 2024, Amanda!
28PawsforThought
Hi Amanda and happy new year!
Wow, your map of visited/read countries is seriously impressive! I can't imagine even finding books from all the countries.
I'm looking forward to the BAC this year!
Wow, your map of visited/read countries is seriously impressive! I can't imagine even finding books from all the countries.
I'm looking forward to the BAC this year!
29amanda4242
>28 PawsforThought: Hi! Ann Morgan's blog is a very useful resource for finding titles from around the world.
Happy New Year and looking forward to seeing you on the BAC threads!
Happy New Year and looking forward to seeing you on the BAC threads!
30WhiteRaven.17
Happy new year of reading Amanda!
31PaulCranswick
8 books already - dear God!
33amanda4242
1. Tricky Prince Vol. 1 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
2. Tricky Prince Vol. 2 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
Dumb rom-com manga, but kind of entertaining if you don't try to apply logic.
3. Love Beyond Time Vol. 1 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
4. Love Beyond Time Vol. 2 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
Time travel romance manga. Enjoyable enough that I kind of what a third volume.
5. Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Quentin Blake
A collection of three stories about a girl and her troublesome pet raven. It was not quite to my taste, but was entertaining and would probably be greatly enjoyed by its target audience.
2. Tricky Prince Vol. 2 by Yukari Hashida, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
Dumb rom-com manga, but kind of entertaining if you don't try to apply logic.
3. Love Beyond Time Vol. 1 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
4. Love Beyond Time Vol. 2 by Soya Himawari, translated by MOMOSUKE Inc.
Time travel romance manga. Enjoyable enough that I kind of what a third volume.
5. Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Quentin Blake
A collection of three stories about a girl and her troublesome pet raven. It was not quite to my taste, but was entertaining and would probably be greatly enjoyed by its target audience.
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6. Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: The Lesser Evil by Andrzej Sapkowski, adapted by Jacek Rembiś, English adaptation by Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz
If you've read The Last Wish, you know the story. If you've seen the Netflix series, you know the story. There is no reason for this comic to exist except someone looking to make another buck off the franchise.
7. 300 by Frank Miller
A lot of chest thumping dialogue and weirdly fetishistic art. I'd recommend it over the movie, but don't take that for a ringing endorsement.
8. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges
A pretty good children's book about the battles of Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae. Renault has an obvious bias for the Greeks, but she doesn't show them as a perfect people and she makes the point that many of their accomplishments were possible because they had slaves doing a lot of the labor.
9. The Scream by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Ian Andrew
10. Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, translated by Cecile Bohard & Andrew Benteau
Caesar trounces some Gauls. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Skip it and read an Asterix comic instead.
Received via Edelweiss.
If you've read The Last Wish, you know the story. If you've seen the Netflix series, you know the story. There is no reason for this comic to exist except someone looking to make another buck off the franchise.
7. 300 by Frank Miller
A lot of chest thumping dialogue and weirdly fetishistic art. I'd recommend it over the movie, but don't take that for a ringing endorsement.
8. The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges
A pretty good children's book about the battles of Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae. Renault has an obvious bias for the Greeks, but she doesn't show them as a perfect people and she makes the point that many of their accomplishments were possible because they had slaves doing a lot of the labor.
9. The Scream by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Ian Andrew
10. Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, translated by Cecile Bohard & Andrew Benteau
Caesar trounces some Gauls. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Skip it and read an Asterix comic instead.
Received via Edelweiss.
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11. Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories by Gyula Gábor Tóth, translated by Adam Z. Levy, illustrated by Norbert Nagy
A profoundly awful attempt at whimsical stories. Avoid.
Received via Edelweiss.
12. The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Alan Lee
13. The Wooden Dragon by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Bee Willey
14. The Erl King’s Daughter by Joan Aiken, by Paul Warren
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Belinda Downes
A pretty traditional Snow White tale, but Aiken uses some elements from the Grimms and throws in a few of her own twists to make this stand out a bit from all the others. The true draw though is Downes's intricate fabric art illustrations.
A profoundly awful attempt at whimsical stories. Avoid.
Received via Edelweiss.
12. The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Alan Lee
13. The Wooden Dragon by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Bee Willey
14. The Erl King’s Daughter by Joan Aiken, by Paul Warren
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Belinda Downes
A pretty traditional Snow White tale, but Aiken uses some elements from the Grimms and throws in a few of her own twists to make this stand out a bit from all the others. The true draw though is Downes's intricate fabric art illustrations.
36PaulCranswick
Trying to catch up before the weekend, Amanda.
37amanda4242
>36 PaulCranswick: Always a pleasure to have you drop by, my friend!
38amanda4242
16. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Stephen Fry
17. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs
It's a very good war novel buried under ~600 pages of soap opera and ~200 pages of Tolstoy's philosophy of History.
18. Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff
17. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs
It's a very good war novel buried under ~600 pages of soap opera and ~200 pages of Tolstoy's philosophy of History.
18. Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff
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19. Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander by Frank Miller
More chest-thumping dialogue and weirdly fetishistic art.
20. The Mysteries by Bill Watterson, illustrated by Bill Watterson & John Kascht
21. The Kitchen Warriors by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Jo Worth
More chest-thumping dialogue and weirdly fetishistic art.
20. The Mysteries by Bill Watterson, illustrated by Bill Watterson & John Kascht
21. The Kitchen Warriors by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Jo Worth
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Stats
Books
new reads: 16
re-reads: 5
1001 books (all editions): 2
British Author Challenge: 9
War Room Challenge: 6
Original language
English (Modern): 13
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 4
Polish: 1
Russian: 1
Translations: 8
From
Edelweiss: 2
Everand: 4
Kindle Unlimited: 2
Library: 6
Open Library: 2
Shelves: 5
pages read: 3,620
audiobook hours: 6 hours 35 minutes
average rating: 2.93 stars
Authors
female: 13 books by 5 authors
male: 7 books by 7 authors
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 1 book
Nationalities
American: 3
British: 10
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 4
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 1
Russian: 1
Books
new reads: 16
re-reads: 5
1001 books (all editions): 2
British Author Challenge: 9
War Room Challenge: 6
Original language
English (Modern): 13
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 4
Polish: 1
Russian: 1
Translations: 8
From
Edelweiss: 2
Everand: 4
Kindle Unlimited: 2
Library: 6
Open Library: 2
Shelves: 5
pages read: 3,620
audiobook hours: 6 hours 35 minutes
average rating: 2.93 stars
Authors
female: 13 books by 5 authors
male: 7 books by 7 authors
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 1 book
Nationalities
American: 3
British: 10
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 4
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 1
Russian: 1
41PaulCranswick
Jolly quiet over here, Amanda.
See you are busy devouring almost every book ever written in Japan!
See you are busy devouring almost every book ever written in Japan!
42amanda4242
>41 PaulCranswick: Not every book: just a couple of manga series!
Hope you have a great weekend, my friend.
Hope you have a great weekend, my friend.
43PaulCranswick
>42 amanda4242: You certainly know how to go on a reading spree, Amanda.
44PaulCranswick
Touching base again to keep your thread numbers ticking over and to wish you a lovely weekend, Amanda. xx
45amanda4242
>44 PaulCranswick: Thank you, my friend. You're often more attentive to my thread than I am!
Hope you're enjoying your weekend.
Hope you're enjoying your weekend.
47amanda4242
>46 PaulCranswick: It's so much easier to pop by and say "Hi" or "Happy new thread" than it is to keep up posting about my reading.
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22. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo
A graphic non-fiction book (fancy way of saying non-fiction comic book) about a Prussian general who was hired to whip the American forces into shape. It would have been better if the author had stuck to the Baron and not kept interrupting the narrative with his personal commentary, but it's a decent introduction to an important figure in American history.
23. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 1 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
24. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 2 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
25. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 3 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
26. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 4 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
32. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 5 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
A graphic non-fiction book (fancy way of saying non-fiction comic book) about a Prussian general who was hired to whip the American forces into shape. It would have been better if the author had stuck to the Baron and not kept interrupting the narrative with his personal commentary, but it's a decent introduction to an important figure in American history.
23. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 1 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
24. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 2 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
25. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 3 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
26. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 4 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
32. Drops of God: Mariage Vol. 5 by Tadashi Agi, translated by Robert Harkins
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27. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
28. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 2 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
29. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 3 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
30. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 4 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
33. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 5 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
34. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 6 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
35. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 7 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
36. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 8 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
37. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 9 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
38. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 10 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
39. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 11 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
40. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 12 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
41. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 13 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
42. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 14 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
31. Mama's Sleeping Scarf by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, illustrated by Joelle Avelino
A little girl plays with the scarf her mother wraps around her hair at night.
The writing style is juvenile (writing for children is not the same as writing like a child) and the illustrations are only so-so. I couldn't help but compare it unfavorably to The Swirling Hijaab by Na'ima bint Robert, which is far more imaginative, has superior illustrations, and manages to convey the cultural importance of the titular head covering into the story in a seamless way.
I can't help but think this only got published because Adichie is already famous.
28. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 2 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
29. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 3 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
30. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 4 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
33. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 5 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
34. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 6 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
35. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 7 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
36. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 8 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
37. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 9 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
38. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 10 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
39. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 11 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
40. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 12 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
41. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 13 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
42. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 14 by Ryosuke Takeuchi, translated by Adrienne Beck
31. Mama's Sleeping Scarf by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, illustrated by Joelle Avelino
A little girl plays with the scarf her mother wraps around her hair at night.
The writing style is juvenile (writing for children is not the same as writing like a child) and the illustrations are only so-so. I couldn't help but compare it unfavorably to The Swirling Hijaab by Na'ima bint Robert, which is far more imaginative, has superior illustrations, and manages to convey the cultural importance of the titular head covering into the story in a seamless way.
I can't help but think this only got published because Adichie is already famous.
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43. Valmouth by Ronald Firbank
Composed almost entirely of dialogue and adjectives. It's Modernist, camp as hell, and nigh incomprehensible at times, but I found myself kind of liking it even if I rarely had a firm grasp on what was happening.
46. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV
47. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV
48. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 7 by James Tynion IV
44. Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman
45. Any Other Name by Emma Newman
49. All Is Fair by Emma Newman
I'm really enjoying this series; I'm enjoying it so much that I actually bought the last two volumes.
Composed almost entirely of dialogue and adjectives. It's Modernist, camp as hell, and nigh incomprehensible at times, but I found myself kind of liking it even if I rarely had a firm grasp on what was happening.
46. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV
47. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV
48. Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 7 by James Tynion IV
44. Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman
45. Any Other Name by Emma Newman
49. All Is Fair by Emma Newman
I'm really enjoying this series; I'm enjoying it so much that I actually bought the last two volumes.
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53. This Land Is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson, illustrated by Delreé Dumont
54. The Giant and the Grizzly Bear by Rosemarie Avrana Meyok, illustrated by Thamires Paredes
50. Prince Freya Vol. 1 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa
51. Prince Freya Vol. 2 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa
52. Prince Freya Vol. 3 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa
55. Prince Freya Vol. 4 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
56. Prince Freya Vol. 5 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
57. Prince Freya Vol. 6 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
58. Prince Freya Vol. 7 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
59. Prince Freya Vol. 8 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
60. Prince Freya Vol. 9 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
61. Prince Freya Vol. 10 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
A village girl who is a dead ringer for the prince secretly takes his place after he is assassinated. She then, with no training whatsoever, goes into battle against an invading army. Oh, and all of the prince's guards fall in love with her for no apparent reason.
I think Ishihara's knowledge of Europe, its legends, and the art of storytelling itself comes from low budget medieval fantasy films.
54. The Giant and the Grizzly Bear by Rosemarie Avrana Meyok, illustrated by Thamires Paredes
50. Prince Freya Vol. 1 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa
51. Prince Freya Vol. 2 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa
52. Prince Freya Vol. 3 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by Emi Louie-Nishikawa
55. Prince Freya Vol. 4 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
56. Prince Freya Vol. 5 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
57. Prince Freya Vol. 6 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
58. Prince Freya Vol. 7 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
59. Prince Freya Vol. 8 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
60. Prince Freya Vol. 9 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
61. Prince Freya Vol. 10 by Keiko Ishihara, translated by John Werry
A village girl who is a dead ringer for the prince secretly takes his place after he is assassinated. She then, with no training whatsoever, goes into battle against an invading army. Oh, and all of the prince's guards fall in love with her for no apparent reason.
I think Ishihara's knowledge of Europe, its legends, and the art of storytelling itself comes from low budget medieval fantasy films.
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Stats
Books
new reads: 39
re-reads: 22
1001 books (all editions): 2
British Author Challenge: 13
War Room Challenge: 7
Original language
English: 23
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 33
Multiple: 1
Polish: 1
Russian: 1
Translations: 37
From
Edelweiss: 4
Everand: 7
Kindle Unlimited: 2
Library: 28
NetGalley: 1
Open Library: 2
Shelves: 17
pages read: 11,257
audiobook hours: 6 hours 35 minutes
average rating: 3.01 stars
Authors
female: 29 books by 11 authors
male: 26 books by 10 authors
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 6 books
Nationalities
American: 7
British: 14
Canadian: 2
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 28
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 6
Nigerian: 1
Russian: 1
Books
new reads: 39
re-reads: 22
1001 books (all editions): 2
British Author Challenge: 13
War Room Challenge: 7
Original language
English: 23
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 33
Multiple: 1
Polish: 1
Russian: 1
Translations: 37
From
Edelweiss: 4
Everand: 7
Kindle Unlimited: 2
Library: 28
NetGalley: 1
Open Library: 2
Shelves: 17
pages read: 11,257
audiobook hours: 6 hours 35 minutes
average rating: 3.01 stars
Authors
female: 29 books by 11 authors
male: 26 books by 10 authors
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 6 books
Nationalities
American: 7
British: 14
Canadian: 2
French: 1
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 28
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 6
Nigerian: 1
Russian: 1
54amanda4242
>53 KB23: Short books and comics make me look like a speed reader.
55KB23
>54 amanda4242: Still a fabulous effort!
56PaulCranswick
>54 amanda4242: Kelly is right, Amanda. You make yourself look like a speed reader!
58amanda4242
62. The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game by Garth Ennis
63. The Boys Vol. 2: Get Some by Garth Ennis
64. The Boys Vol. 3: Good for the Soul by Garth Ennis
It's not bad, but I like the TV series more.
63. The Boys Vol. 2: Get Some by Garth Ennis
64. The Boys Vol. 3: Good for the Soul by Garth Ennis
It's not bad, but I like the TV series more.
59amanda4242
65. The Surprise by Zadie Smith & Nick Laird, illustrated by Magenta Fox
Eh. It's got the same message as a zillion other picture books, but isn't as well written as most of them. The pictures are cute, though.
66. The Long Dry by Cynan Jones
This is not some romantic pastoral novel: this is a realistic look at the cycle of life and death, told with unflinching honesty. Very highly recommended.
67. Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman, read by Armie Hammer
Love this book.
Eh. It's got the same message as a zillion other picture books, but isn't as well written as most of them. The pictures are cute, though.
66. The Long Dry by Cynan Jones
This is not some romantic pastoral novel: this is a realistic look at the cycle of life and death, told with unflinching honesty. Very highly recommended.
67. Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman, read by Armie Hammer
Love this book.
60amanda4242
68. The Last Pantheon by Tade Thompson & Nick Wood
69. The Light Conjurer Vol. 1 by Gene
An inept conjurer longs to become a hero.
This one got off to a rocky start, with annoying character introductions and really abrupt scene changes. I'm glad I didn't give up because the characters did improve and the story is kind of fun. This isn't likely to be a series I'll fall in love with, but I would happily read the next volume.
Received via NetGalley.
70. Confessions of a 35 Year Old by Tei
A slow-moving romance that is slightly redeemed by the last ~30 pages. The art is good, but the translation leaves something to be desired: whoever/whatever did the translation seems to have a poor grasp of subject-verb agreement.
Received via NetGalley.
71. Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met by Rancha
In the note at the end of the book the author writes, "the story is a sloppy one" and "the love progression is slow to the point of irritation." I cannot argue with that assessment and would add that it's also wordy and confusing.
Received via NetGalley.
72. Loving You When the World Ended by Gene
It's the end of the world and a hotel waiter and a spoiled rich boy might be the only two people left in the world.
I assumed this would be a drama given its post-apocalyptic setting, but it's actually more of a comedy. It's a fun read in a dumb rom-com way if you don't take it too seriously.
Received via NetGalley.
73. The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox
The publisher describes this book as having "beauty, vivacity, humor, and power," but I don't think any of those words are really applicable; I would use words like passive, remote, dry, and unoriginal. It really isn't a bad book and I do kind of like it, but I can't help but think my time would have been better spent re-watching Life of Brian.
Received via NetGalley.
69. The Light Conjurer Vol. 1 by Gene
An inept conjurer longs to become a hero.
This one got off to a rocky start, with annoying character introductions and really abrupt scene changes. I'm glad I didn't give up because the characters did improve and the story is kind of fun. This isn't likely to be a series I'll fall in love with, but I would happily read the next volume.
Received via NetGalley.
70. Confessions of a 35 Year Old by Tei
A slow-moving romance that is slightly redeemed by the last ~30 pages. The art is good, but the translation leaves something to be desired: whoever/whatever did the translation seems to have a poor grasp of subject-verb agreement.
Received via NetGalley.
71. Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met by Rancha
In the note at the end of the book the author writes, "the story is a sloppy one" and "the love progression is slow to the point of irritation." I cannot argue with that assessment and would add that it's also wordy and confusing.
Received via NetGalley.
72. Loving You When the World Ended by Gene
It's the end of the world and a hotel waiter and a spoiled rich boy might be the only two people left in the world.
I assumed this would be a drama given its post-apocalyptic setting, but it's actually more of a comedy. It's a fun read in a dumb rom-com way if you don't take it too seriously.
Received via NetGalley.
73. The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox
The publisher describes this book as having "beauty, vivacity, humor, and power," but I don't think any of those words are really applicable; I would use words like passive, remote, dry, and unoriginal. It really isn't a bad book and I do kind of like it, but I can't help but think my time would have been better spent re-watching Life of Brian.
Received via NetGalley.
61PaulCranswick
>60 amanda4242: Love the Life of Brian comment, Amanda. Starting my day with a smile.
62amanda4242
>61 PaulCranswick: Glad I could help you start your day on a bright note!
63PaulCranswick
I will be interested to see what you make your 75th book, Amanda.
Have a lovely weekend.
Have a lovely weekend.
64amanda4242
>63 PaulCranswick: It will probably be either The Last of the Wine or The Dragonbone Chair...unless something else catches my attention!
Happy weekend!
Happy weekend!
65PaulCranswick
>64 amanda4242: A couple of heavyweights there.
66amanda4242
>65 PaulCranswick: I thought it was time to read something other than comics.
67amanda4242
74. What Kingdom by Fine Gråbøl, translated by Martin Aitken
75. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
76. Song for a Lute by Marguerite Vance
Vance apparently could make up her mind if she wanted to write a historical novel, a history, or a commentary on the last years of the Wars of the Roses; the result of her waffling is this forgettable children's book ostensibly about Anne Neville (although she's barely in it).
75. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
76. Song for a Lute by Marguerite Vance
Vance apparently could make up her mind if she wanted to write a historical novel, a history, or a commentary on the last years of the Wars of the Roses; the result of her waffling is this forgettable children's book ostensibly about Anne Neville (although she's barely in it).
68amanda4242
77. Beauty's Hour: A Phantasy by Olivia Shakespear
78. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
79. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Could have been about two hundred pages shorter, but it still clicks along surprisingly well.
80. My Ear at His Heart: Reading My Father by Hanif Kureishi
78. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
79. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Could have been about two hundred pages shorter, but it still clicks along surprisingly well.
80. My Ear at His Heart: Reading My Father by Hanif Kureishi
69amanda4242
Stats
Books
new reads: 56
re-reads: 24
1001 books (all editions): 3
British Author Challenge: 18
War Room Challenge: 9
Original language
Chinese: 4
Danish: 1
English: 36
French: 2
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 33
Multiple: 1
Polish: 1
Russian: 1
Translations: 43
From
Edelweiss: 4
Everand: 9
Kindle Unlimited: 2
Library: 30
NetGalley: 6
New: 1
Open Library: 3
Shelves: 25
pages read: 15,014
audiobook hours: 14 hours 18 minutes
average rating: 3.08 stars
Authors
female: 35 books by 16 authors
male: 33 books by 15 authors
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 12 books
Nationalities
American: 11
British: 21
Canadian: 2
Danish: 1
French: 2
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 28
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 8
Nigerian: 1
Russian: 1
Taiwanese: 4
Books
new reads: 56
re-reads: 24
1001 books (all editions): 3
British Author Challenge: 18
War Room Challenge: 9
Original language
Chinese: 4
Danish: 1
English: 36
French: 2
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 33
Multiple: 1
Polish: 1
Russian: 1
Translations: 43
From
Edelweiss: 4
Everand: 9
Kindle Unlimited: 2
Library: 30
NetGalley: 6
New: 1
Open Library: 3
Shelves: 25
pages read: 15,014
audiobook hours: 14 hours 18 minutes
average rating: 3.08 stars
Authors
female: 35 books by 16 authors
male: 33 books by 15 authors
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 12 books
Nationalities
American: 11
British: 21
Canadian: 2
Danish: 1
French: 2
Hungarian: 1
Japanese: 28
N/A (multiple authors, unknown, etc.): 8
Nigerian: 1
Russian: 1
Taiwanese: 4
70PaulCranswick
Congratulations on passing 75 books already, Amanda.
71amanda4242
>70 PaulCranswick: Thanks!
73amanda4242
>72 drneutron: Thank you!
74FAMeulstee
>67 amanda4242: Belated congratulations on reaching 75, Amanda!
75amanda4242
>74 FAMeulstee: Thanks!
76PaulCranswick
Wishing you a great weekend, Amanda.
79PaulCranswick
>78 amanda4242: I managed to finish 6 books in the last week which is exceptional for me, Amanda.
