Hello there!
How are you? I have been feeling better, and my reading has been ok. I have not read really much but I have not been not reading either. I'm happy to be a book hoarder lol. What would I do now? If I did not have my library here at home? I shudder at the mere thought... Awful. Tragedy.
I started reading the diary of Anne Frank a few days ago and it is really good. I can almost feel like I am there, I can really imagine the places and situations. I usually read a lot of fiction, and this is obviously, not fiction. It makes me sad and I want to read the book as if Anne would be sitting next to me, telling her story.
Other than Anne Frank, I have been reading Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. So far I have read the first chapter and prologue before that etc. Soon starting on chapter two. It is a really fantasy story, with so much new fantasy things, I am not quite used to it yet.
Today I will try too read as much as possible. I am one book behind on my goodreads goal :(
More later!
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020
Books are better than people...
Hello there!
What's up? I have been down... There was a period at the start of this isolation thing, that I was reeeaaally perky and cheery. I am still, very perky and cheery, most of the time... Sometimes life just gets you down. Then you need to pick up a good book and READ! So far I have finished nine books this year! It is a personal best, actually... I am so happy about that. Sorry I have been absent. Do not fret, do not worry! I am not ill, I am not DEAD, I am still alive and kicking (and reading lol)...
I have been searching for inspiration for this blog. One thing that really helps is Booktube. It is the community on youtube, of readers and book-reviewers. It is awesome! My favorite booktuber is Hailey! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGeNhLPJHs8kJ9VfM35Okqg )
She is Canadian. She was the first ever booktuber I discovered! She is so fun and perky and energetic! I just love her style! She is nice. I recommend you check out her channel ASAP. LOL No, seriously, whatever age you are, she is fun to listen to. She also reads a lot...
Today I am going to start planning and brain-storming about what I could post about on this blog...
I have been really tired. But now that I have quit Pepsi, surprisingly I am more awake and alert. lol... Who would have thought? Weird... Maybe it is spring? Maybe it is LOVE? LOL. Who knows? It is life, and it goes up and down, like a ... merry go round? lol hihi lol
I am listening to nice music, it is making me extra-happy, that is why I am rambling...
I have been thinking of making different themes for my posts. Let me know if you can think of something you would like me to write about! I am happy to (try) to oblige...
More later!
What's up? I have been down... There was a period at the start of this isolation thing, that I was reeeaaally perky and cheery. I am still, very perky and cheery, most of the time... Sometimes life just gets you down. Then you need to pick up a good book and READ! So far I have finished nine books this year! It is a personal best, actually... I am so happy about that. Sorry I have been absent. Do not fret, do not worry! I am not ill, I am not DEAD, I am still alive and kicking (and reading lol)...
I have been searching for inspiration for this blog. One thing that really helps is Booktube. It is the community on youtube, of readers and book-reviewers. It is awesome! My favorite booktuber is Hailey! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGeNhLPJHs8kJ9VfM35Okqg )
She is Canadian. She was the first ever booktuber I discovered! She is so fun and perky and energetic! I just love her style! She is nice. I recommend you check out her channel ASAP. LOL No, seriously, whatever age you are, she is fun to listen to. She also reads a lot...
Today I am going to start planning and brain-storming about what I could post about on this blog...
I have been really tired. But now that I have quit Pepsi, surprisingly I am more awake and alert. lol... Who would have thought? Weird... Maybe it is spring? Maybe it is LOVE? LOL. Who knows? It is life, and it goes up and down, like a ... merry go round? lol hihi lol
I am listening to nice music, it is making me extra-happy, that is why I am rambling...
I have been thinking of making different themes for my posts. Let me know if you can think of something you would like me to write about! I am happy to (try) to oblige...
More later!
Friday, March 20, 2020
Reading is fundamental...
Hi there!
I'm back!
Now is the time we book lovers have been waiting for... I cannot believe it, but I am on track on my goodreads goal! Unbelievable! Wooow... I am flabbergasted. So happy. In case you want to follow me on goodreads, here is my profile
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9024548-cindarella
There ya go...
I have finished eight books so far! I'm sooo happy! Maybe I will read more than 40 books this year... that would be awesome! What is YOUR reading challenge? How many books? Any special themes etc? I am re reading a lot, which is nice... but after I finish the Harry Potter books again and the Twilight books again, I might take a break from continually re reading them. I have over 100 unread books at home...
I love staying at home. Of course the reason is not fun, but it's nice to have time to focus on things at home. Usually I just rest. Now I have more energy to clean and organise my books etc. My library is never done. LoL.
More later!
I'm back!
Now is the time we book lovers have been waiting for... I cannot believe it, but I am on track on my goodreads goal! Unbelievable! Wooow... I am flabbergasted. So happy. In case you want to follow me on goodreads, here is my profile
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9024548-cindarella
There ya go...
I have finished eight books so far! I'm sooo happy! Maybe I will read more than 40 books this year... that would be awesome! What is YOUR reading challenge? How many books? Any special themes etc? I am re reading a lot, which is nice... but after I finish the Harry Potter books again and the Twilight books again, I might take a break from continually re reading them. I have over 100 unread books at home...
I love staying at home. Of course the reason is not fun, but it's nice to have time to focus on things at home. Usually I just rest. Now I have more energy to clean and organise my books etc. My library is never done. LoL.
More later!
Friday, January 24, 2020
Helmet reading challenge 2020 (English)
Hello! I will update this post, as I find more books for my list :)
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Events_and_tips/News_flash/Helmet_Reading_Challenge_2020(202525)
1. The book is older than you
Little Women
2. A happy book
2000 syytä olla onnellinen
3. A book that you have prejudice against
Game of Thrones
4. There are many people on the cover or in the description of the book
The notebook
5. A book by a Sámi author
???
6. The book’s title begins and ends with the same letter
the lonely polygamist
7. Someone breaks the law in the book
the polygamist's daughter
Read in February 8. A book that someone else chooses for you
???
9. Someone faces their fears in the book
Harry Potter 4
Read
10. The book is located in a country that has fewer residents than Finland
???
11. An alternative history
???
12. The book has been made into a play or an opera
Jane Eyre
13. Someone gets lost in the book
???
14. A book that is related to sports
Pitkä juoksu
15. A work of fiction that includes a real person
???
16. A book plays an important role in the book
den oändliga historien
17. A book written by a researcher
???
18. A book on a subject you are unfamiliar with
???
19. A book that you read together with someone
The Book of Mormon
20. A book on biodiversity
???
21. You like the first sentence of the book
The Bible
22. The book has an unreliable narrator
???
23. The book has also been published in plain language
???
24. A book by an author who has published more than 20 books
Hogfather
25. In the book, someone is on an island
Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children
26. The author’s last name begins with the letter X, Y, Z, Å, Ä or Ö
Mormonit (by Kim Östman)
27. A story written in verse, narrative poetry or a verse novel
???
28. A book about the future
???
29. A book or a comic book related to Japan
Memoirs of a Geisha
30. In the book, someone’s life is saved
???
31. The book depicts life in the countryside
???
32. A book originally published in a language that you do not know
Veronika decides to die
33. A transformation happens in the book
???
34. The title of the book contains a word related to nature
???
35. Someone in the book uses social media
???
36. A book recommended by someone famous
???
37. The era in which the book is set plays a key role in the book
Sinuhe egyptiläinen
38. There is a tree on the cover or in the description of the book
???
39. Someone flies in the book
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
40. A book by an author who passed away in the 2010s
???
41. Someone cooks or bakes in the book
???
42. There are grandparents in the book
???
43. A book published as part of a publisher’s series
???
44. The book contains correspondence
???
45. The first published book of an author
???
46. There is a sauna in the book
???
47. and 48. Two books with very similar titles
???
49. A book published in 2020
???
50. A book recommended by a member of the library staff
???
https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Events_and_tips/News_flash/Helmet_Reading_Challenge_2020(202525)
1. The book is older than you
Little Women
2. A happy book
2000 syytä olla onnellinen
3. A book that you have prejudice against
Game of Thrones
4. There are many people on the cover or in the description of the book
The notebook
5. A book by a Sámi author
???
6. The book’s title begins and ends with the same letter
the lonely polygamist
7. Someone breaks the law in the book
the polygamist's daughter
Read in February 8. A book that someone else chooses for you
???
9. Someone faces their fears in the book
Harry Potter 4
Read
10. The book is located in a country that has fewer residents than Finland
???
11. An alternative history
???
12. The book has been made into a play or an opera
Jane Eyre
13. Someone gets lost in the book
???
14. A book that is related to sports
Pitkä juoksu
15. A work of fiction that includes a real person
???
16. A book plays an important role in the book
den oändliga historien
17. A book written by a researcher
???
18. A book on a subject you are unfamiliar with
???
19. A book that you read together with someone
The Book of Mormon
20. A book on biodiversity
???
21. You like the first sentence of the book
The Bible
22. The book has an unreliable narrator
???
23. The book has also been published in plain language
???
24. A book by an author who has published more than 20 books
Hogfather
25. In the book, someone is on an island
Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children
26. The author’s last name begins with the letter X, Y, Z, Å, Ä or Ö
Mormonit (by Kim Östman)
27. A story written in verse, narrative poetry or a verse novel
???
28. A book about the future
???
29. A book or a comic book related to Japan
Memoirs of a Geisha
30. In the book, someone’s life is saved
???
31. The book depicts life in the countryside
???
32. A book originally published in a language that you do not know
Veronika decides to die
33. A transformation happens in the book
???
34. The title of the book contains a word related to nature
???
35. Someone in the book uses social media
???
36. A book recommended by someone famous
???
37. The era in which the book is set plays a key role in the book
Sinuhe egyptiläinen
38. There is a tree on the cover or in the description of the book
???
39. Someone flies in the book
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
40. A book by an author who passed away in the 2010s
???
41. Someone cooks or bakes in the book
???
42. There are grandparents in the book
???
43. A book published as part of a publisher’s series
???
44. The book contains correspondence
???
45. The first published book of an author
???
46. There is a sauna in the book
???
47. and 48. Two books with very similar titles
???
49. A book published in 2020
???
50. A book recommended by a member of the library staff
???
Perkeet lukuhaaste, Taru Luojola
Hello! My friend and author Taru has created her own reading challenge for 2020. Unfortunately, I could only find it in Finnish... But I will write the books I have chosen for each task. :)
https://luojola.fi/perkeet-lukuhaaste-2020/
https://luojola.fi/perkeet-lukuhaaste-2020/
- Musikaali- tai oopperalibretto
- Kirja, jota kirjailija itse luonnehtii raskaaksi lukea.
- Tietokirja aiheesta, jota olet viimeisen vuoden aikana kertonut inhoavasi.
- Aakkostetuista sana-artikkeleista koostuva tietokirja.
- Pyydä kirjastonhoitajaa suosittelemaan eniten inhoamaansa kirjaa.
- Vähintään 50000-sanainen valmis fanifiktiotarina, jonka alkuperäismateriaalia et tunne (lähteenä esim. Finfanfun, FanFiction.net tai Archive of Our Own).
- Pokausopas eli opas kumppanin saamiseksi.
- Ennen vuotta 1990 julkaistu ohjelmointiopas.
- Korttipelikirja.
- Mitä Missä Milloin tai vastaava vuosikirja viime vuosituhannelta.
- Taidenäyttelystä tai museon näyttelystä laadittu kirja.
- Kirja, jota useat kaverisi vihaavat, tai kirja sellaiselta kirjailijalta, jota useat kaverisi vihaavat.
- Kirja, joka oli suosikkisi joskus paljon nuorempana mutta jota et ole nyt vuosiin lukenut.
1. Musical or operaliboretto:
???
2. Book, that has been described "heavy" by the author him/herself
???
3. A book with facts, about a subject that you have said you hate (within the last year)
???
4.
???
5. Ask a librarian to recommend a book they hate the most
???
6. A fanfic containing at least 50000 words, which you don't know what book it's based on
???
7. A book about hitting on somebody (how to get a girl/boyfriend etc)
???
8. A manual of some sort, published before 1990
???
9. A book of cardgames
???
10. A book about facts, published before 2000
???
11. A book about a museum or art exhibition
???
12. A book that one or many of your friends hate
???
13. A book you loved when you were a lot younger but which you haven't read in years
"Men are from Mars, Women are frrom Venus" in Finnish: "Miehet ovat marsista, naiset venuksesta"
Helmet lukuhaaste (Finnish)
1. Kirja on vanhempi kuin sinä
2. Iloinen kirja
3. Kirja, johon suhtaudut ennakkoluuloisesti
4. Kirjan kannessa tai kuvauksessa on monta ihmistä
5. Saamelaisen kirjailijan kirjoittama kirja
6. Kirjan nimi alkaa ja päättyy samalla kirjaimella
7. Kirjassa rikotaan lakia
8. Kirja, jonka joku toinen valitsee puolestasi
9. Kirjassa kohdataan pelkoja
10. Kirja sijoittuu maahan, jossa on vähemmän asukkaita kuin Suomessa
11. Vaihtoehtohistoria
12. Kirjasta on tehty näytelmä tai ooppera
13. Kirjassa eksytään
14. Urheiluun liittyvä kirja
15. Fiktiivinen kertomus, jossa mukana todellinen henkilö
16. Kirjalla on kirjassa tärkeä rooli
17. Tutkijan kirjoittama kirja
18. Sinulle tuntematonta aihetta käsittelevä kirja
19. Kirja, jota luet yhdessä jonkun kanssa
20. Luonnon monimuotoisuutta käsittelevä kirja
21. Pidät kirjan ensimmäisestä lauseesta
22. Kirjassa on epäluotettava kertoja
23. Kirja on julkaistu myös selkokielellä
24. Kirja kirjailijalta, joka on kirjoittanut yli 20 kirjaa
25. Kirjassa ollaan saarella
26. Kirjailijan sukunimi alkaa kirjaimella X, Y, Z, Å, Ä tai Ö
27. Runomuotoinen kertomus, runoelma tai säeromaani
28. Tulevaisuudesta kertova kirja
29. Japaniin liittyvä kirja tai sarjakuva
30. Kirjassa pelastetaan ihminen
31. Kirjassa kerrotaan elämästä maaseudulla
32. Kirja on alun perin julkaistu kielellä, jota et osaa
33. Kirjassa tapahtuu muodonmuutos
34. Kirjan nimessä on luontoon liittyvä sana
35. Kirjassa käytetään sosiaalista mediaa
36. Tunnetun henkilön suosittelema kirja
37. Ajankohta on merkittävä tekijä kirjassa
38. Kirjan kannessa tai kuvauksessa on puu
39. Kirjassa lennetään
40. 2010-luvulla kuolleen kirjailijan kirjoittama kirja
41. Kirjassa laitetaan ruokaa tai leivotaan
42. Kirjassa on isovanhempia
43. Kustantamon kirjasarjassa julkaistu kirja
44. Kirjassa on kirjeenvaihtoa
45. Esikoiskirja
46. Kirjassa on sauna
47.-48. Kaksi kirjaa, joilla on hyvin samankaltaiset nimet
49. Vuonna 2020 julkaistu kirja
50. Kirjaston henkilökunnan suosittelema kirja
2. Iloinen kirja
3. Kirja, johon suhtaudut ennakkoluuloisesti
4. Kirjan kannessa tai kuvauksessa on monta ihmistä
5. Saamelaisen kirjailijan kirjoittama kirja
6. Kirjan nimi alkaa ja päättyy samalla kirjaimella
7. Kirjassa rikotaan lakia
8. Kirja, jonka joku toinen valitsee puolestasi
9. Kirjassa kohdataan pelkoja
10. Kirja sijoittuu maahan, jossa on vähemmän asukkaita kuin Suomessa
11. Vaihtoehtohistoria
12. Kirjasta on tehty näytelmä tai ooppera
13. Kirjassa eksytään
14. Urheiluun liittyvä kirja
15. Fiktiivinen kertomus, jossa mukana todellinen henkilö
16. Kirjalla on kirjassa tärkeä rooli
17. Tutkijan kirjoittama kirja
18. Sinulle tuntematonta aihetta käsittelevä kirja
19. Kirja, jota luet yhdessä jonkun kanssa
20. Luonnon monimuotoisuutta käsittelevä kirja
21. Pidät kirjan ensimmäisestä lauseesta
22. Kirjassa on epäluotettava kertoja
23. Kirja on julkaistu myös selkokielellä
24. Kirja kirjailijalta, joka on kirjoittanut yli 20 kirjaa
25. Kirjassa ollaan saarella
26. Kirjailijan sukunimi alkaa kirjaimella X, Y, Z, Å, Ä tai Ö
27. Runomuotoinen kertomus, runoelma tai säeromaani
28. Tulevaisuudesta kertova kirja
29. Japaniin liittyvä kirja tai sarjakuva
30. Kirjassa pelastetaan ihminen
31. Kirjassa kerrotaan elämästä maaseudulla
32. Kirja on alun perin julkaistu kielellä, jota et osaa
33. Kirjassa tapahtuu muodonmuutos
34. Kirjan nimessä on luontoon liittyvä sana
35. Kirjassa käytetään sosiaalista mediaa
36. Tunnetun henkilön suosittelema kirja
37. Ajankohta on merkittävä tekijä kirjassa
38. Kirjan kannessa tai kuvauksessa on puu
39. Kirjassa lennetään
40. 2010-luvulla kuolleen kirjailijan kirjoittama kirja
41. Kirjassa laitetaan ruokaa tai leivotaan
42. Kirjassa on isovanhempia
43. Kustantamon kirjasarjassa julkaistu kirja
44. Kirjassa on kirjeenvaihtoa
45. Esikoiskirja
46. Kirjassa on sauna
47.-48. Kaksi kirjaa, joilla on hyvin samankaltaiset nimet
49. Vuonna 2020 julkaistu kirja
50. Kirjaston henkilökunnan suosittelema kirja
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Reading-parties galore :)
Hello there!
I'm back! lol
Did I tell you guys about my reading-group? We meet twice a month. We sit quietly for hours and read, each their own book of choice. Then, after a few hours, we stop, and tell each other about what we read. It is sooo awesome! It is like, the introvert's dream-party. I joined the group about a year ago. We have met several times at my place, too.
Yesterday I read a little in four different books:
The Polygamist's daughter (audiobook on Storytel)
The lonely Polygamist
A court of mist and fury
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew.
I am currently DNF'ing ACOMAF. I cannot take it anymore. I have lost the plot, I don't keep up with the characters etc. I am just not up to it. I will try to read it later. Maybe. I read the first part: A court of thorns and roses. It was pretty okay. This second part is just too much right now...
The lonely polygamist is a humorous story about a man with four wives and many children. He is having maybe some kind of crisis... He doesn't feel happy anymore. His wives seem very demanding. lol
The polygamist's daughter is a true story, about a man who is a "prophet" and has like maybe 12 (?) wives and over 50 children... The story is awful. I don't understand how these children have been able to cope with the kind of life they are to put up with.
Narnia 1 is a classic tale, so beautiful, funny and familiar to me. I love the story. It is a classic for children but adults can enjoy it just the same. It is beautiful. I have a huge book with all the books in one, in English and I also have them each separately in Swedish.
More later!
I'm back! lol
Did I tell you guys about my reading-group? We meet twice a month. We sit quietly for hours and read, each their own book of choice. Then, after a few hours, we stop, and tell each other about what we read. It is sooo awesome! It is like, the introvert's dream-party. I joined the group about a year ago. We have met several times at my place, too.
Yesterday I read a little in four different books:
The Polygamist's daughter (audiobook on Storytel)
The lonely Polygamist
A court of mist and fury
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew.
I am currently DNF'ing ACOMAF. I cannot take it anymore. I have lost the plot, I don't keep up with the characters etc. I am just not up to it. I will try to read it later. Maybe. I read the first part: A court of thorns and roses. It was pretty okay. This second part is just too much right now...
The lonely polygamist is a humorous story about a man with four wives and many children. He is having maybe some kind of crisis... He doesn't feel happy anymore. His wives seem very demanding. lol
The polygamist's daughter is a true story, about a man who is a "prophet" and has like maybe 12 (?) wives and over 50 children... The story is awful. I don't understand how these children have been able to cope with the kind of life they are to put up with.
Narnia 1 is a classic tale, so beautiful, funny and familiar to me. I love the story. It is a classic for children but adults can enjoy it just the same. It is beautiful. I have a huge book with all the books in one, in English and I also have them each separately in Swedish.
More later!
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