Throwback Thursday: November 2011

Posted on December 9, 2021 by WordsAndPeace

#ThrowbackThursday

Revisiting what I posted 10 years ago,
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 November 2011.

I published 15 posts, 9 of these were reviews.
Sounds like it was a fabulous month of reading, with 4 books that I still remember vividly.

Of these, here are the two reviews which received most views:

This was my third book by Murakami, and since then, I have read 13 more! But 1Q84 is still my favorite! Click on the cover to see why!
I also enjoyed a lot Before I Go To Sleep.

And there were two other books I enjoyed a lot that month:

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 January 13

The top 9 books I plan to read
in October!

Click on the covers to know more

CURRENTLY READING

Concerto pour quatre mains
= reading 5 or 6 chapters every week with a French student
Paradise Lost
= half done!!!
Regard du Ressuscité
= unique Orthodox book in French on icons
Blackbird Fly
= translating it into French!

READING NEXT

Taste of Paris:
received for review.
I requested it, because I really enjoy the author
Artemis:
same thing, I requested because I really enjoyed The Martian
Chronicles of a Liquid Society:
I have loved so many books by this author.
Only one book reviewed here though

CURRENT AND NEXT AUDIOBOOKS

Sous les vents de Neptune
= persevering in the Fred Vargas series
The narrator of this one is un-be-lie-va-ble!
Eiffel Tower Orange

HAVE YOU READ
OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO READ
ANY OF THESE?
WHAT ARE YOUR READING PLANS FOR OCTOBER?

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2017: September wrap-up

Posted on October 1, 2017 by WordsAndPeace

September 2017 wrap-up

Not too many books read this month, but a good average for my usual standard.

Here is what I read this past month:

8 books:
6 in print
= with 1,559 pages, that is: 51 pages/day
+ 2 audiobooks
= with 8H54, that is: 17 mn/day.

5 in mystery:

Merle, by Angela Wren – ebook
The Frenchman, by Lise McClendon – ebook
Glass Houses, by Louise Penny
The Hidden Keys, by André Alexis – audiobook
Requiem in Yquem, by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen – ebook

Fantasy/classic:

The Golden Key, by George MacDonald – audiobook

Magical realism:

Sourdough, by Robin Sloan – ebook

Orthodox dystopia/YA:

Icon, by Georgia Briggs

My favorites in September

A few notes:

It was really hard to pick up 2 favorites this month. I also enjoyed a lot The Hidden Keys, and the much expected Sourdough, by the author of Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore
As you know, I rarely read dystopia or YA, but Icon is UN-BE-LIE-VA-BLE: it was highly recommended by several people at Church. It is very unique, as it is is a REAL dystopia and YA novel, but with Christian Orthodox themes! So so well done!!

Reading Challenges recap

Classics Club: 24/50 (until end of 2018)
Back to the Classics Challenge: 6/6-12
Mount TBR: 16/48
Where Are You Reading?: 21/50 – to be finished in ??

Total of books read in 2017 = 87/100 – so 13 books ahead so far

Number of books added to my TBR in September= 17

Blog recap in September

I took part in Bout of Books 20. It was a success for me, with lots of pages read, and tons of bloggers visited, as I decided to volunteer as an Expert this year, which consists basically in encouraging and congratulating the participants as they go along
I organized 5 giveaways. The one for October at France Book Tours is now available.
I celebrated my 7th blogiversary on September 29. The winner will be posted on Wednesday

Most popular book review in September

click on the cover to access my review.
Posted 5 years ago.
Yes, again the most viewed this month!!

Most popular post last month
– non book review –

Born a Crime: Chap 9-14 read-along

Book blog that brought me
most traffic this past month

Flashlight Commentary

Top commenters of the month

Inspired by Becca at I’m Lost in Books!
and her Blogger Shout-Outs feature

= 1 point per month for the top 3.
The one who has the most points at the end of the year will receive a gift!
NB: just congratulating winners of giveaways does not count as a real comment 😉

9: Karen at Booker Talk

9: Kristyn at Reading to Unwind

9: Lucy at The Fictional 100

Blog milestones

1,690 posts
over 4,260 subscribers
over 141,500 hits

Plans for October

Catch up with tons of things. For instance, go back and finish The Divine Comedy!!
Implement recommendations received through the blogiversary survey