OCTOBER 2021 WRAP-UP
And again an awesome reading month, with some very short books as well as some very long ones!
If I keep my yearly average for this year, I will be able to read 164 books, which is about 50 more books than usual!
📚 Here is what I read in October:
13 books:
10 in print
= with 2,894 pages, a daily average of 93 pages/day
3 in audio
= 28H24, a daily average of 54 minutes
5 in mystery:
- Double Sin and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #38), by Agatha Christie
- The Clocks (Hercule Poirot #39), by Agatha Christie – these first 2 were as audiobooks, for The Classics Club
- La Danseuse du Gai-Moulin (Inspecteur Maigret #10), by Georges Simenon
- La Guinguette à deux sous (Inspecteur Maigret #11), by Georges Simenon – these 2 were read with a French student. They count for The Classics Club
- Double Identity, by Alison Morton – received for review through France Book Tours. This book is available for review (in your own time). My review will be live on Nov 10
3 in literary fiction:
- Speedboat, by Renata Adler
- A River Runs Through it, by Norman Maclean – these two were read for the #1976Club
- The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield – audiobook
2 in poetry:
- Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku, by Richard Wright
- Haiku: This Other World, by Richard Wright
2 in nonfiction:
- A Bird Watcher’s Guide to Blue Jays, by Katherine Ponka
- The New Testament, (new translation) by David Bentley Hart. For the Books in Translation Challenge and for The Classics Club.
1 in science-fiction:
- Termination Shock, by Neal Stephenson. My review will be live on Nov 11
MY FAVORITE BOOKS THIS PAST MONTH
READING CHALLENGES & RECAP
Classics Club: 86/137 (from November 2020-until November 2025)
Japanese Literature Challenge: 12 books
#20BooksofSummer21: 37/20 books
Total of books read in 2021 = 138/120 (114%)
Number of books added to my TBR this past month = 18
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Words And Peace 
You did a great job! The Thirteenth Tale is on my list! Happy November!
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This is an awesome book! The audiobook is excellent with 2 great narrators. Enjoy your November reads!
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Wow….great reading month.
I LOVE THE THIRTEENTH TALE.
Enjoy your weekend, and Happy November Reading!!
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You too!
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Looks like you had a great reading month, with a nice variety. I have never read A River Runs Through It, but it sounds like they captured the essence of the book in the movie production. Your description of the author’s writing style brought me right back to the movie.
Have a great week!
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Thanks for your comment. I keep forgetting to watch it, your comment is a good reminder. Enjoy your November reads!
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It looks like you had a good reading month. Check out what I read at Girl Who Reads. I have a couple of Japanese books on the list that you might be interested in for your Japanese literature challenge.
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Thanks for stopping by, on my way to your place right now
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Well done – is it lockdown that’s increased your book numbers or something else? I’m on target for a high year this year again myself, rather weirdly, as I haven’t really changed my lifestyle that much – but my husband does two calls a week to his parents, which must I think be where the extra reading time has come from!
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The lockdown hasn’t much changed my lifestyle either, so to tell the truth, I have no idea what happened!
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You had a busy reading month. I must admit, mine was a low key I think, only four books to match September. Hopefully, November will catch up. I read The Thirteen Tale some years ago, and loved it.
I enjoyed your various tips for blogs and reviews in the end. Good idea.
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Tips for blogs and reviews? I’m not sure what you are referring to on my post, now I’m curious.
Have you read any other book by Diane Setterfield? Are theyas good?
Happy November reads!
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I referred to the titles in the brown boxes. Didn’t know what to call them. I considered them tips on books and blogs which I always find interesting.
No, I haven’t read anything else by DS. I think I found the book (a Swedish version) second hand and was intrigued by the story. I have not really looked for any, and none has passed by me again. I had to look her up and it seems she has only written two other books; Once upon a River and Bellman & Black. Seems like ghost stories with a hinge of magic. Stories lingering on family and other relationships. She can probably make that very interesting.
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Brown boxes? Oh, these just send you to my posts. Just a different way of displaying a blog, more like you would see sometimes on bookstore sites. I don’t like any of the regular themes, so I just made my own, just using HTML, alas the only code I know!
I’m planning on listening to Once Upon a River early 2022. I hope it’s as good
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wowzers… 164 books. that is amazing. I am at 117 for the year. i need to prioritize some of my classics club picks for this month and next.
my wrap up: https://blessedmommysc.blogspot.com/2021/11/october-2021-monthly-wrap-up-sunday.html
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I know, always so many books to read!
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I’m also on track for my reading goals and have found I’m reading more this year than ever. Now that my community band is back together, I will have less time with rehearsals and extra home practice, but I didn’t realize how much I needed my band until we returned. Great reading month for you and I hope November is going well too.
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Nice, I hope you can keep a happy balance between reading and band
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