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Not sure how long it will last, but this past week was quite productive.
Besides work and house chores, I managed to:
- keep exercising everyday,
- write a review so far for every book read in 2022:
Termination Shock, The Three-Body Problem - and publish a few other posts:
Top Ten Tuesday on my TBR, Throwback Thursday on December 2011,
and Friday Face Off on white covers.
I do plan to slow down a bit the reading this year, to take time to read at least a short review for each book. Keeping fingers crossed to continue doing it as long as possible.
JUST READ / LISTENED TO 
The Three Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1), by Cixin Liu
Published in 2006
Chinese science-fiction
Read for my public library Winter Challenge
and The 2022 Books in Translation Reading Challenge
VERDICT: Can physics and astrophysics be used to ask help to resolve our social problems on Earth? Definitely a must read by THE Chinese master of science-fiction.
Click on the cover to access my full review.
📚 Passport, by Sophia Glock
Published in 2021
Graphic nonfiction / memoir
This was an interesting memoir of a girl growing up in different countries, because of the special occupation of her parents.
It was many years before they finally told are what they were doing.
Before that, she had to wrestle with the fact of never belonging anywhere and feeling always different.
This, plus the usual turmoil of teenage years didn’t make her life easy.
I liked this down-to-earth easy to relate coming-of-age story –the author’s herself.
Plus the illustration style is good: simple but very expressive.
It could be a good entry into nonfiction, if it’s a genre you don’t often read
Les Fourmis, by Berbard Werber
Translated as Empire of the Ants
Published in 1991
Scifi
Wow, impressive scifi by a new to me French author.
When we think scifi, we often think extra-terrestrial creatures.
But what about “infra-terrestrial” ones?
When Jonathan inherits a house form an uncle, he gets a letter from him, telling him never to go down to the cellar! Of course, one day, he does go down, I don’t think that’s a surprising spoiler. And then his wife does as well. When they don’t come back up, their young son finally calls the police…
I love how the chapters alternate between the world of humans, and the world of ants.
These are not monsters, those are real ants, with tons of amazing scientific data about the organization of their society and their modes of communication.
Totally fascinating.
And of course, there’s some major drama and suspense.
As a complement, yesterday morning I watched Ant Mountain, a fascinating documentary by Attenborough on a huge ant colony in Switzerland.
CURRENTLY READING/LISTENING TO
📚 The Wild Geese, by Ogai Mori
Published in 1911
Literary fiction
Am reading for The Japanese Literature Challenge 15
and The 2022 Books in Translation Reading Challenge
and The Classics Club
Loving the simple and very evocative style so far. And the character development, especially Otama’s. The synopsis is intriguing in that respect.
“In The Wild Geese, prominent Japanese novelist Ogai Mori offers a poignant story of unfulfilled love. The young heroine, Otama, is forced by poverty to become a moneylender’s mistress. Her dawning consciousness of her predicament brings the novel to a touching climax”.
🎧 Entre deux mondes, by Olivier Norek
Not available in English
Published in 2017
Thriller
On the hardship migrants face in the world, and most especially on the terrible Jungle, the migrant camp in Calais, France.
I knew about it, but didn’t know many details about it.
Wow, unbelievable!
I love how many French thrillers focus on some big issues.
BOOK UP NEXT
How Do You Live, by Genzaburo Yoshino
Published in 1937
Middle grade historical fiction
Will be reading for The Japanese Literature Challenge 15
and The 2022 Books in Translation Reading Challenge
and The Classics Club
I want to read it first, to be ready when Miyazaki‘s movie comes out!
“First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young readers. Academy Award–winning animator Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle) has called it his favorite childhood book and announced plans to emerge from retirement to make it the basis of a final film.
How Do You Live? is narrated in two voices. The first belongs to Copper, fifteen, who after the death of his father must confront inevitable and enormous change, including his own betrayal of his best friend. In between episodes of Copper’s emerging story, his uncle writes to him in a journal, sharing knowledge and offering advice on life’s big questions as Copper begins to encounter them. Over the course of the story, Copper, like his namesake Copernicus, looks to the stars, and uses his discoveries about the heavens, earth, and human nature to answer the question of how he will live.”
LAST BOOK ADDED TO MY GOODREADS TBR
Three Apples Fell From the Sky, by Narine Abgaryan
Published in 2015
“In an isolated village high in the Armenian mountains, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs. Their only connection to the outside world is an ancient telegraph wire and a perilous mountain road that even goats struggle to navigate.
As they go about their daily lives – harvesting crops, making baklava, tidying houses – the villagers sustain one another through good times and bad. But sometimes all it takes is a spark of romance to turn life on its head, and a plot to bring two of Maran’s most stubbornly single residents together soon gives the village something new to gossip about…
Three Apples Fell from the Sky is an enchanting fable that brilliantly captures the idiosyncrasy of a small community. Sparkling with sumptuous imagery and warm humour, this is a vibrant tale of resilience, bravery and the miracle of everyday friendship. ”
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I like your Japanese books, and the French ones too. Reading The guilty husband, , a new thriller
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The Guilty Husband has so many great ratings, I hope yo find it enjoyable
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I’ve heard good things about The Empire of the Ants, but I do not like ants AT ALL so I’ll probably never read that book, lol. Good luck with writing reviews, I know it’s so much easier to just jump to the next book instead of stopping to write a review😁
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These little creatures are so very smart though, lol!
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I think it’s good that you are trying to read a bit less and pay more attention to writing reviews. I need to work on both of those! I am trying to get through all my review copies before I will take on new books and then really try to keep the balance.
The three body problem catches my eye. Something different in deed!
Have a good Emma and happy reading.
Elza Reads
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Yes, it’s often a battle to keep the balance between reading and reviewing…
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Passport is catching my eye. Same here about exercise. I started a yoga online again.
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Good for you with yoga!
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Well done on exercising every day. That’s quite a commitment. I’ve set myself a goal of walking/cycling 1,000 k this year with a donation to charity for every K I manage. On track so far though I know that it might get difficult some days because of frosty or icy surfaces
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Oh wow, nice project! Same here, walking outdoors is not a good thing in Illinois in January-February, often too cold, and icy
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I tried walking in Michigan once in February. Lasted about 15 minutes. Far too icy.
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Yep! That’s one reason I have decided to only work from home!
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Well done on making such a productive start to 2022, Emma! 🎉 The last couple of weeks have been a cold, busy blur for me! My main focus is catching up on all my reviews! Take care and happy reading. 🙂
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Ah yes, catching up on reviews, it’s often a battle! Keep warm!
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Several of these look interesting but I especially like the sound of Passport. We lived overseas for 10 years when my kids were little but once they hit their teenage years we decided we couldn’t do that to them anymore. It is hard. Have a great week! https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/01/stacking-shelves-6sunday-post-3.html
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So I think you definitely would enjoy Passport!
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The three Body Problem has been on my mind since reading your post last week.
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Definitely a must for all scifi fans
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You are off to a great start for the year, Emma. You are reading and reviewing and blogging well.
I am curious about How Do You Live. I wonder what you will think about it.
Have a great week!
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Thanks! I can’t wait to start it, probably tomorrow actually
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What a good start of the year. I have a few new goals that I hope to be able to keep up. For January, so far so good.
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Always fairly manageable in January, right, but then June will tell, lol
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Yes, I also want to try and keep on top of reviews – it’s so easy just to move on to the next book and then you lose the impetus.
Hope you have a great week.
Lynn 😀
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Exactly! When so many great books are waiting to be picked up!!
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Good luck with your reviews! I used to write long reviews for every book I read, but I read so much that I got hopelessly behind and could never catch up. Short reviews are the way to go. Have a great week!
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Definitely! I try to do more of these, though sometimes, I have so much to say, like on The Three-Body Problem!
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This is a really intriguing set of books, Emma! I’m particularly intrigued by Passport, since I’m a big fan of graphic novels. Thanks so much for the wonderful post!
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Also, I did want to mention that I think your link on the #IMWAYR roundup is going to last week’s post, just FYI. Thanks again!
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Thanks Max, I realized too late I goofed in many places today!
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And nonfiction graphic “novels” are often so good! I did a special post on that: https://wordsandpeace.com/2021/11/15/nonfiction-november-2021-expert-on-graphic-nonfiction/
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Wow—I haven’t seen any of those books, so I’ll have to check them out at some point! Thanks for sharing that link!
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Yes, there are a lot of great graphic nonfiction out there
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I really need to add exercise back into my daily routine. I’ve been letting that slide. I like the look of Passport. Three Apples Fell From the Sky sounds interesting. I will have to check that one out. I hope you have a great week and enjoy your reading!
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Good luck with going back to exercise. It’s easier now, with lots of free videos to use on youtube, instagram, tiktok. Have a great week
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I haven’t read any of those books. Good job with your exercise.
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Thanks Vicki
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We have very similar goals for the year, I think. I’m on track with reviewing so far too, at least on GoodReads. Good luck with staying on track!
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Congrats! I see this goal this year on so many blogs!
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Always different titles for you. I think you linked last week’s post at MM but I found this one. Good for you to be exercising. I should do more. Have a good week and Happy Reading!
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Yes, I totally goofed! Thanks for looking for this week’s post
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The Three-Body Problem has been on my shelf for a few years! I bought it as a gift for my son, who had already read it as an ebook, so I kept it, and have been meaning to read it.
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Go for it!
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I’m definitely adding “Passport” to my TBR. Graphic novels aren’t normally my jam, but I think this one will speak to me. My WWW: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/www-wednesdays-january-19-2022/
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well, Nonfiction Graphic “novels” are different, and often very good, in my experience
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I really enjoyed The Three Body Problem. I actually just put the second in that series on hold at the library. Here’s my WWW post for today: http://susanlynknits.com/2022/01/19/www-wednesday-january-19-2022/
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Cool, let’s hope volume 2 is just as good!
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J’adore Bernard Werber, mais j’ai pas encore lu la série Les Fourmis series, ni sa série la plus récente, Le Cycle Des Chats. Mais j’espère pouvoir avant la fin de l’année 🙂
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t’as un livre préféré de lui ?
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