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#6Degrees

Six degrees of separation:
from fair to dining!

Using my own rules for this fun meme hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest (see there the origin of the meme and how it works – posted the first Saturday of every month), I started with a title containing the word Fair (I did have to break my rule and start with the second word, as I didn’t have any title on my shelves with the word ‘vanity’) and ended up dining.
This is really fun, you never know where you’ll end up.

Here are my own quirky rules:

Use your list of books on Goodreads
Take the first word of the title offered and find another title with that word in it
Then use the first word of THAT title to find your text title
Or the second if the title starts with the same word

After the covers, you can find the links of my reviews or the title on Goodreads:

1. Vanity Fair = I confess I have never read anything by Thackeray, and I don’t really intend to, unless you manage to convince me!
2. Death at the Fair = very good historical novel by a Midwestern author I met at a book festival. Set during the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago
3. Death Comes for the Archbishop= great author, great classic, where the main character is the landscape – in my opinion
4. Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World = this one is on my TBR
5. Marcel Proust’s Search for Lost Time: A Reader’s Guide to the Remembrance of Things Past = I read this a few years ago, as a companion to my reading of the seven books of In Search of Lost Time (here is my review of volume 1)- this title is closer to the French title.
So I would read one volume, and then read the corresponding chapter in this book, as a recap. After I finished the 7 books, I finished reading this book, which has lots of great background information on Proust’s society and times
6. Dining with Marcel Proust: A Practical Guide to French Cuisine of the Belle Epoque = obviously, I also read this one after I finished my Proust adventure. Click on the link to discover why I found it so cool!

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HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS?
HAVE YOU PLAYED
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
THIS MONTH?

#boutofbooks

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized
by Amanda @ On a Book Bender
and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal.
It is a week long read-a-thon that begins
12:01am Monday, January 2nd
and runs through Sunday, January 8th
in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure.
There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize,
but all of these are completely optional.
For all Bout of Books 18 information and updates,
be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
From the Bout of Books team

Woohoo, I managed:

to read 52 pages more than my goal,
plus to listen to 4H43 minutes of audiobooks,
plus to post 2 reviews,

and this the week of long Nativity Eve and Day services, and company!!

Very happy.

So my average this week ended up being:

77.4 pages /day (my goal was 70) plus 40 mn of audiobooks/day

And I finished 4 books:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon – French literature in translation, for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED
The Shadow of the Cross, by Dmitry Yakhovsky – historical fiction, ebook for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED
Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather – Classic Club, ebook – BOOK FINISHED
Audio: The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis – Classic Club – BOOK FINISHED

WHAT I READ ON DAY 7:

Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather = 101 pages – BOOK FINISHED
Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng – Audiobook = 23 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 7 = 101 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 542/490
TOTAL AUDIO = 4H43

WHAT I READ ON DAY 6:

Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather = 67 pages
Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng – Audiobook = 20 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 6 = 67 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 441/490
TOTAL AUDIO = 4H20

NOTES:

Today my Church celebrated the Nativity, so it was really like a Sunday, which means I come back late from Church (so same schedule tomorrow), plus we had some company. Happy I still managed to read, and listen to 20 mn of audiobook, thanks to doing the dishes and preparing the evening meal! Any little thing counts, lol!

WHAT I READ ON DAY 5:

Highland Storm, by Tanya Anne Crosby = 4 pages (4 read and 4 translated into French)
Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather = 11 pages
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis – Audiobook = 1H25 mn – FINISHED
Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng – Audiobook = 30 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 5 = 15 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 374/490
TOTAL AUDIO = 4H

ALSO:

I did the challenge – see my tweet here
If You Like This, Try This
Since we all love recommending books, here’s your chance to share the love.
Example: If you like paranormal romance with bloodthirsty vikings, try Shelly Laurenston’s Call of Crows series.
Make sure you use the hashtags #BoBIfYouLikeThis and #boutofbooks on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, so we can see your recs.
I wrote the review of the first book I finished for Bout of Books

NOTES:

As predicted with our Nativity Eve prayer service, I was not able to read much today, but cleaning and preparing food allowed me a good time for audiobooks!
Today is the Nativity, with another long time in Church, just like a Sunday, plus tonight we have company, so I actually may not be able to reach my goal

WHAT I READ ON DAY 4:

The World Between Two Covers, by Ann Morgan = 51 pages
Highland Storm, by Tanya Anne Crosby = 3 pages (3 read and 3 translated into French)
The Typikon Decoded = 3 pages
Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather = 8 pages
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis – Audiobook = 1H14 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 4 = 65 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 359/490
TOTAL AUDIO = 2H05 mn

NOTES:

I didn’t think my titles were working well for Spine Poetry, so I didn’t do the challenge

WHAT I READ ON DAY 3:

The World Between Two Covers, by Ann Morgan = 50 pages
Highland Storm, by Tanya Anne Crosby = 4 pages (4 read and 4 translated into French)
The Typikon Decoded = 2 pages
Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather = 20 pages
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis – Audiobook = 51 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 3 = 76 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 294 /490
AUDIO = 51 mn

ALSO:

I did the challenge – see my picture here
Book to Movie
Have a book you think would make an excellent movie? Now’s your chance to share it! Go as big or as simple as you want. Share fanart, casting choices, or just a book or series you think would be OUTSTANDING on the big screen. Use the hashtags #BoBBookToMovie and #boutofbooks to share your picks!

NOTES:

And I managed to write my review of The Great and the Good, scheduled for 1/6
The Screwtape Letters: OMG, the first pages feel like written a few weeks ago. So so relevant!
Death Comes for the Archbishop: why on earth was I thinking it was a play??!

WHAT I READ ON DAY 2:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon = 99 pages – BOOK FINISHED
Highland Storm, by Tanya Anne Crosby = 4 pages (4 read and 4 translated into French)
The Typikon Decoded = 7 pages
The Shadow of the Cross, by Dmitry Yakhovsky = 5 pages – BOOK FINISHED
Audiobook = 0 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 2 = 115 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 218 /490

ALSO:

I did the challenge – see my picture here
2017 in a Picture
Share your goals/plans/etc. for 2017 with your fellow #boutofbooks-ers. These could be book goals, life goals, or goals for ANYTHING you’re looking to tackle in 2017. Take a picture of the books you plan on reading this year! Share a vision board of what you’re trying to accomplish! Use the hashtags #BoB2017Goals and #boutofbooks and let us cheer you on!

NOTES:

The Shadow of the Cross is a graphic historical novel, with gorgeous illustrations. It has a total of 34 pages, but I only counted the ones with text, 5.

WHAT I READ ON DAY 1:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon = 86 pages
Highland Storm = 4 pages (4 read and 4 translated into French)
The Typikon Decoded = 14 pages
Audiobook = 0 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 1 = 103 pages
PAGES READ SO FAR = 103 /490

ALSO:

I did the challenge:
Introduce Yourself #insixwords
In case you have not seen it, come this way
I posted a book giveaway
I took part in the crazy chat. There were some new questions. I enjoyed the question about some 2017 goals we had not shared with anyone else before, and was amazed by the honesty of the participants. It was also sad to see that many people are struggling against depression. Book blogging is closer to my prayer life than you would imagine!

NOTES:

Considering I spent 1 hour in the chat, plus an extra 25 mn to go through Twitter notifications received during the chat, to follow other bloggers and share spreadsheets with them, I am super happy with this result of 103 pages for day 1!

My challenge is to read 490 pages (average of 70 pages/day).
According to my 2016 stats, I read an average of 68 pages per day throughout 2016, so I would like to challenge myself to do a tiny bit more that first week of 2017!
Not counting some time for audiobooks as well.

It’s going to be tough, as I actually celebrate the Nativity with my Church Friday night and Saturday – I’m Russian Orthodox, and we follow the Julian Calendar, so Christmas in on January 7.

What will I be reading from:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon – French literature in translation, for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED
The World Between Two Covers, by Ann Morgan – nonfiction, for review – reading
The Shadow of the Cross, by Dmitry Yakhovsky – historical fiction, ebook for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED
Two Days Gone, by Randall Silvis – mystery, received at BEA 16, for review
Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather – Classic Club, ebook – BOOK FINISHED
Highland Storm, by Tanya Anne Crosby – historical romance, ebook, currently translating into French
The Typikon Decoded, by Job Gretcha – nonfiction, Orthodoxy – reading
Audio: The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis – Classic Club – BOOK FINISHED
Audio: Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng – TBR- listening

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Challenges/Giveaways

Monday 1/2
Introduce Yourself #insixwords
And I posted a giveaway!

Tuesday 1/3
2017 in a Picture

Wednesday 1/4
Book to Movie

Thursday 1/5
Book Spine Poetry

Friday 1/6
If you like this, try this…

Saturday 1/7
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Sunday 1/8
FREE DAY!

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Death Comes for the Archbishop

The almost plotless historical novel Death Comes for the Archbishop follows the two priests for almost forty years. But the real story is the story of the peoples of New Mexico. Now American by law, they are actually Mexican and Indian by custom and belief.

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Woohoo, I managed:

to read 52 pages more than my goal,

plus to listen to 4H43 minutes of audiobooks,

plus to post 2 reviews,

and this the week of long Nativity Eve and Day services, and company!!

Very happy.

So my average this week ended up being:

77.4 pages /day (my goal was 70) plus 40 mn of audiobooks/day

And I finished 4 books:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon – French literature in translation, for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED

The Shadow of the Cross, by Dmitry Yakhovsky – historical fiction, ebook for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED

Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather – Classic Club, ebook – BOOK FINISHED

Audio: The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis – Classic Club – BOOK FINISHED

WHAT I READ ON DAY 7:

WHAT I READ ON DAY 6:

NOTES:

WHAT I READ ON DAY 5:

ALSO:

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WHAT I READ ON DAY 4:

NOTES:

WHAT I READ ON DAY 3:

ALSO:

NOTES:

WHAT I READ ON DAY 2:

ALSO:

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WHAT I READ ON DAY 1:

ALSO:

NOTES:

My challenge is to read 490 pages (average of 70 pages/day). According to my 2016 stats, I read an average of 68 pages per day throughout 2016, so I would like to challenge myself to do a tiny bit more that first week of 2017! Not counting some time for audiobooks as well.

It’s going to be tough, as I actually celebrate the Nativity with my Church Friday night and Saturday – I’m Russian Orthodox, and we follow the Julian Calendar, so Christmas in on January 7.

What will I be reading from:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon – French literature in translation, for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED

The World Between Two Covers, by Ann Morgan – nonfiction, for review – reading

The Shadow of the Cross, by Dmitry Yakhovsky – historical fiction, ebook for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED

Two Days Gone, by Randall Silvis – mystery, received at BEA 16, for review

Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather – Classic Club, ebook – BOOK FINISHED

Highland Storm, by Tanya Anne Crosby – historical romance, ebook, currently translating into French

The Typikon Decoded, by Job Gretcha – nonfiction, Orthodoxy – reading

Audio: The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis – Classic Club – BOOK FINISHED

Audio: Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng – TBR- listening

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Six degrees of separation:
from fair to dining!

HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS?
HAVE YOU PLAYED
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
THIS MONTH?

My challenge is to read 490 pages (average of 70 pages/day).
According to my 2016 stats, I read an average of 68 pages per day throughout 2016, so I would like to challenge myself to do a tiny bit more that first week of 2017!
Not counting some time for audiobooks as well.