#ThrowbackThursday
Revisiting what I posted 10 years ago
(my blog was born on September 29, 2010)
following the idea I found at The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog
(click on this link or the logo to see where the idea started from,
and to post the link to your own post).
On the first Thursday of the month available on my site,
I’m planning to post about the previous month, 10 years before.
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Today, I’ll be revisiting January 2012.
I published 21 posts, 9 of these were reviews.
Of these books, here is the one that received most views:
Not surprisingly, the post that actually got most views was not a book review,
but my very first annual recap, with the first time I did charts.
I’m glad to be still doing this in 2022, with even more detail.
I would like to mention 2 books I reviewed that month and really enjoyed a lot.
The first one is probably my most favorite book ever, this was a reread.
Click on the covers to know more
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HAVE YOU READ THESE BOOKS?
PLEASE SHARE YOUR THROWBACK THURSDAY POST
My next post on this meme will be on March 3
Words And Peace 
It’s sad to me that the posts we work on the hardest (reviews, at least for me) get the least love…
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You are right, memes (like the Sunday Post) get lots more views
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Interesting. My recaps get good traffic, but my most popular book review is for a novel I didn’t really care all that much for! Thanks for participating!
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It’s a way for me to look at stats as well. Sometimes, I have some interesting surprises
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Wait. Did I hear you say that the Alain-Fournier novel is probably your most favorite book ever? Well, I must find it and read it!
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Yes, I think it is. I think it must be tapping deep into my French subconscious. I would be intrigued to know what you think of it. I have no idea though how it sounds in English
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I haven’t read these books, but I do love this concept for a feature. Wow, 2011 — it’s fantastic to see that you have been blogging and sharing your love of reading for this long 🙂
claire @ clairefy
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Thanks, Yes, getting old there. I started this blog in September 2012
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I’m in awe that you’ve been blogging 10 years! 🙌🎉
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11 + actually, since September 2010
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Interesting books this month. I still have a book by Claire Tomalin on my TBR pile about Jane Austen, But I also love Charles Dickens, so I see another purchase coming. And I will definitely have to read that Alain Fournier book. Both are on my wishlist now. Thanks.
What’s even more interesting, our blogs are almost the same age. I started 5 October 2010 with the question “Which Austen Heroine are You? “.
My ThrowbackThursday this week is The Island by Victoria Hislop.
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wow, I forgot our blogs were almost twins!! Tomalin is indeed an amazing biographer
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I’ve read Claire Tomalin’s bio of Samuel Pepys and thought it was excellent so might be tempted to give her Dickens one a go
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Yes, great biographer!
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My reading recaps get a lot of views too. And hey, I have read both of those books! I loved the Fish, I didn’t get on so well with Le Grand Meaulnes but I think I should read it in French. The translation didn’t do it for me.
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With your experience, I understand why you would have read Bellos. Amazing author and translator. It would be interesting to see your reaction to Le Grand Meaulnes en VO!
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Yes I would love to give it a try.
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Let me know
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I can’t remember if I learned of Le Grand Meaulnes from you or not but I requested it from my library a few weeks ago. Then, while picking up a different request, I ventured into my library’s bookstore where they sell donated books. There were less than 20 books in French. But there on the shelf was Le Grand Meaulnes for 50 cents! The volume is an illustrated hardback, printed in France. The edition date is 1955. I have no idea what the story is about but if it’s one of your absolute favorites, I’m looking forward to reading it.
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So cool that you even found it in French, in this old HB edition! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Quintessentially French
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