December has been a month of catching up and looking ahead. I managed to get through a few review copies and library books I had lying around, before moving on to the next big project, more J-Lit for my January in January event 🙂 Still, before we get onto 2014, let’s close off 2013 first…
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Total Books Read: 12
Year-to-Date: 130
New: 12
From the Shelves: 6
Review Copies: 5
Novels: 8
Non-Fiction: 1
Japanese Literature Challenge 7: 7 (20/1)
Books reviewed in December were:
1) The Inflatable Buddha by András Kepes
2) Uppsala Woods by Álvaro Colomer
3) Beauty on Earth by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
4) Brief Loves that Last Forever by
5) Blinding: The Left Wing by Mircea Cărtărescu
6) The Seamstress and the Wind by César Aira
7) The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira by César Aira
8) The Devil’s Workshop by Jáchym Topol
9) The American Senator by Anthony Trollope
Tony’s Turkey for December is: Nothing
With four turkeys already for the year, my job is done 🙂
Tony’s Recommendation for December is:
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That’s it then for 2013, but (as you may have seen) 2014 has already kicked off with January in Japan. Here’s hoping you can join us to kick-start the new year with some great J-Lit!
Happy New Year! 130 books in one year is amazing! My record is 126. But what matters is that you enjoyed what you read.
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I bought Uppsala Woods on your rec.
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Miguel – Absolutely; quality over quantity (but it's good to have both!). Hope you have a good year in 2014 🙂
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Guy – Hope you enjoy it (and I'm sure you will!).
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