Compared to previous months, it may look as if I achieved very little in September. However, appearances can be very deceiving – when you spend more than half the month on one book, you’re happy to get anything else read at all…
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Total Books Read: 6
New: 6
From the Shelves: 1
Review Copies: 4
Novels: 4
Novellas: 0
Non-Fiction: 1
Japanese Literature Challenge 6: 1 (4/1)
Books read in September were:
A very even month, with nothing deserving to be put aside for Christmas.
Tony’s Recommendation for September is:
– Marcel Proust’s À l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
The down-side to a very even month is that it’s difficult to pick a winner. While all six of September’s offerings were entertaining and thought-provoking, only one kept me entertained for sixteen of the month’s thirty days. At times, reading Proust can be like watching paint dry, but it’s worth it – mostly…
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And the outlook for October? Well, recently I have deliberately tried to abstain from begging for more review copies as I want to keep the next couple of months as clear as possible. The main reason for that, of course, is that November is German Literature Month (organised by Lizzy and Caroline) – and I’ll be getting ready for it from the middle of October. Expect a lot of Teutonic reviews over the next couple of months 🙂
still did better than I, my reading has taken a slight slump, mainly due to the new bike, so more cycling less reading.
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Well Done! 3 months left for the year and you already hit 87… is there an end target? Hope you achieve your target before year end. I would have like to read what you think about the Gate.
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Gary – I'm slowly clearing the decks for German Lit Month, so I've been doing just as much post writing and blog maintenance as reading recently 🙂
Jo – As long as I hit 100 again, I'll be happy…
…oh, and my review of 'The Gate' should be up in a week or so 🙂
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great list!
I'm also reading international titles, Japan again right now, plus Mexico. still need to cover about 25 countries till the end of the year. here is my Sept recap: http://wordsandpeace.com/2012/10/02/september-2012-wrap-up/
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Emma – Good luck with that – that's a lot to cover in three months 😉
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