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Dec 09, 2021 07:06AM
Looking forward to this challenge. I am going to concentrate on the books on my shelves as well as the many translated titles sitting on my Kindle. I'm loosely planning to read one title a month, but would like to see if I can do better than that.
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1. Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood by Maryse Condé (Guadaloupe), translated from French by Richard Philcox
5. The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen (Denmark), translated from Danish by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman
7. Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth (Norway), translated from Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund
You've read an awesome range of books to-date! What did you think of Long Live the Post Horn! and The Child? Thumbs up? down?
Thanks, Carol! Long Live the Post Horn was a bit too weird for me. It's very wrapped up in EU machinations, which seemed like an odd topic. I loved The Child - it was thought provoking and beautifully written.
Susan wrote: "Thanks, Carol! Long Live the Post Horn was a bit too weird for me. It's very wrapped up in EU machinations, which seemed like an odd topic. I loved The Child - it was thought provoking and beautifu..."Thank you, Susan. I'll look for The Child.
I see you just finished a Pineiro. I've only read one - Betty Boo - which I thought was more successful as a description of the culture than as a mystery, and I'm tempted by Elena Knows.
I thought Elena Knows was fantastic and immediately requested the only other Pineiro my library system has, Thursday Night Widows. It will be interesting to see how it compares.
12. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Sweden), translated from Swedish by Marlaine Delargy
Do you have links to reviews Susan? Would be interested to know more about your thoughts on your choices, such a fascinating selection.
Thanks for your comment, Alwynne. I don't write reviews but I rated the following WiT titles either 4 or 5 stars:The Lost Daughter
Imminence
The Child
Elena Knows
The rest were either 3 or 3.5 stars. I haven't really disliked any WiT titles so far this year and have been enjoying exploring so many new authors.
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