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Maastricht, Limburg Netherlands

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Tuesday, November 26, 2002

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Recent Book Activity


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4 wksall time

books registered:2174
released in the wild:1130
controlled releases:02
releases caught:165
controlled releases caught:01
books found:047
tell-a-friend referrals:0658
new member referrals:010
forum posts:68,177

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Please note: I don't partipate in bookrings, bookrays or bookboxes.
I will read the ones I'm already in, but won't join new ones. They always come together and at unconvenient times, so I've decided against them! I don't participate in relays either, as I never have available books (they are either to be read or to be released in the wild or at meetings).
As I also have a huge mountain of books To Be Read that are threatening to fall on top of me, you may ignore my wish list until further notice...

I think this is a great site; I'm totally addicted! I used to read a lot when I was younger, but then (because of school work, and regular work) started to read much less. Since becoming a member, I've read more in a couple of months than during the last 10 years, which I think is great!! Happy reading to everyone.


The books I register are all to be read and released. I usually release them in the wild, but if you're interested in one of them, please PM me to work out a trade or a RABCK, and I'll move them up on my TBR list (beware: I'm not a fast reader!).


On December 11 2004, the first Bookcrossing Euregio-Meeting was held in Maastricht. We had a great time, with Bookcrossers from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and even the USA! I wrote an article about it, where you can also find some pictures.


Informatie over BookCrossing in het Nederlands.
Informations sur BookCrossing en Français.


I have one bookray that is under way and still open to participants:
- Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee


Currently reading:
- Lange reizen korte liefdes by Marion Bloem


My Wish List (thanks to Cliff1976!):


Books received from other bookcrossers that are on my Mt. TBR

1. Dames en heren by Peter van Straaten
2. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
3. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
4. Generaal Amin by David Martin
5. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
6. Evil under the sun by Agatha Christie
7. H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton
8. The wilder shores of love by Lesley Blanch
9. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
10. The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
11. Cider House Rules by John Irving
12. The body in the library by Agatha Christie


Succesful catches from wild releases (41 out of 130 = 31,5%!)

1. 1. Nachtwerk by David Baldacci
2. Transit by Hella Haasse
3. De pastakoningin by Maria Orsini Natale
4. Monpti by Gâbor von Vaszary
5. De kleur paars by Alice Walker
6. Zwartslapers by Vonne van der Meer (caught three times!)
7. Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (caught three times!)
8. The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing (caught twice!)
9. Someone Like You by Roald Dahl (caught four times!)
10. Half Moon Street by Paul Theroux
11. Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes
12. Meest modernismen by Kees van Kooten
13. Maigret- M. Gallet décédé by Georges Simenon
14. Mensch durf te leven by Gerben Hellinga
15. White Teeth by Zadie Smith (caught twice!)
16. Woede by Salman Rushdie
17. De heilige Antonio by Arnon Grunberg
18. Langs de Feministische Meetlat by Cisca Dresselhuys
19. Oude lucht: drie verhalen by Harry Mulisch
20. All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward
21. Liefde en bedrog; zeven hartstochtelijke verhalen by several authors (caught twice!)
22. The power and the glory by Graham Greene (caught three times!)
23. Woede! by Salman Rushdie
24. Een beetje zwanger. Handboek voor vaders by Arend van Dam (caught twice!)
25. Les messieurs de Delft by Charles Exbrayat
26. Icoon by Frederick Forsyth
27. Les vaisseaux du coeur by Benoîte Groult
28. Vrouwen op reis by Josie Dew, Clare de Vries, Lisa St Aubin de Téran (caught twice)
29. Bartje by Anne de Vries
30. Harmful intent by Robin Cook
31. Het huis achter de heuvel by Jenny Glanfield
32. The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie
33. Rachels rokje by Charlotte Mutsaers
34. Ganz unten by Günter Wallraff
35. De gouden regen van het geluk
36. De kat met de koude neus by Philip Brown
37. Gratie by James Grippando
38. Letters from Africa 1914-1931 by Isak Dinesen
39. F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
40. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
41. Bailey's Cafe by Gloria Naylor


My books in geocaches (6 catches out of 9 releases = 67%!!)

1. The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing (taken from the cache, but not journaled) :-(
2. Zwartslapers by Vonne van der Meer (caught three times!)
3. Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (caught three times!)
4. The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing (caught three times!)
5. Someone Like You by Roald Dahl (caught four times!)
6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (taken from the cache, but not journaled) :-(
7. Woede by Salman Rushdie (caught!)
8. The power and the glory by Graham Greene (caught three times!)
9. Sans frigo by Renaud Ambite


Books I've read in 2005

1. Skytrap by John Smith
2. Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part by Anna Gavalda (no BC-book)
3. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
4. The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
5. Le Portique by Philippe Delerm (no BC-book)
6. Hoe kluts ik een muts? by Nina Killham
7. Het lapjes-jasje by Adela Turin en Anna Curti
8. Sil de Strandjutter by Cor Bruijn
9. De heilige Antonio by Arnon Grunberg
10. Oude lucht: drie verhalen by Harry Mulisch
11. Alle Verhalen by Leon de Winter
12. La cinquième saison by Philippe Delerm (no BC-book)
13. Langs de feministische meetlat by Cisca Dresselhuys
14. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
15. Woede by Salman Rushdie
16. Percies! : 31 eigentijdse conversaties by Jan Kuitenbrouwer
17. Anansi by Noni Lichtenveld
18. Monsieur le Gouverneur by Daniel Crozes (no BC-book)
19. Harmful Intent by Robin Cook
20. Recht uit ' Hart: Dertien auteurs over hun favoriete sport by several authors
21. Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
22. Zomerhitte by Jan Wolkers
23. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
24. Het geschenk by David Flusfeder (no BC-book)
25. Bartje by Anne de Vries
26. Meer dan 100 vragen over zwangerschap by Wiebe Braam
27. Ground Zero and Beyond by J.P. McCarthy
28. La vie extérieure by Annie Ernaux (no BC-book)
29. Watership Down by Richard Adams
30. E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
31. La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils
32. Mijn dochter in Frankrijk by Barbara and Stephanie Keating (no BC-book)
33. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
34. The Chamber by John Grisham
35. ABC van het voorlezen by Carel Peeters


Books I've read in 2006

1. Sans frigo by Renaud Ambite
2. Handboek Spiegelogie by Willem de Ridder (no BC-book)
3. The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie
4. Eten voor de kleintjes: van borst tot boterham by Stefan Kleintjes (no BC book)
5. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (no BC book)
6. Rage by Richard Bachman
7. Les lettres de Toussainte by Nadine Fischer (no BC book)
8. Vous plaisantez, monsieur Tanner by Jean-Paul Dubois (no BC book)
9. One flew over the cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey
10. Lekker slapen zonder huilen by Elizabeth Pantley (no BC-book)
11. Veel te doen, weinig tijd? by Denise Hulst (no BC-book)
12. Organiseren van binnen naar buiten by Julie Morgenstern (no BC-book)
13. Je n'ai pas oublié... by Marie-Josée Nat (no BC-book)
14. Kaapse raasdonders by Louise Bos & Roos Voorsluis


Books I've read in 2007

1. Joe Speedboot by Tommie Wieringa (no BC-book)
2. Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want by Annie Gottlieb and Barbara Sher
3. The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin
4. The Lonely by Paul Gallico (no BC-book)
5. The Third Girl by Agatha Christie
6. Afgunst by Saskia Noort (no BC-book)
7. Rouge Brésil by Jean-Christophe Rufin (no BC-book)
8. The Truth about Food. Eerlijk over eten by Jill Fullerton-Smith (no BC-book)
9. Paris l'instant by Philippe Delerm (no BC-book)
10. The Long Walk by Steven King
11. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
12. Vanaf vandaag wordt alles anders by Robert J. Blom and Mirjam Omens (no BC-book)


Books I've read in 2008

1. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (no BC-book)
2. Gratie by James Grippando
3. De 30 mooiste; grote en kleine loopevenementen in Nederland by L. van den Brink, B. Kerkhof & C. van den Brink (no BC-book)
4. Roadwork by Steven King
5. The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
6. La balade d'Iza by Magda Szabo
7. Nachtschade by Karin Slaughter (no BC book)


Books I've read in 2009

1. Waiting to exhale by Terry McMillan
2. Zoenoffer by Karin Slaughter (no BC book)
3. The Running Man by Steven King
4. The No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
5. Tears of a Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (no BC book)
6. Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith (no BC book)
7. Juillet au pays. Chroniques d'un retour à Madagascar by Michèle Rakotovon (no BC book)
8. F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
9. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
10. Het diner by Herman Koch (no BC book)


Books I've read in 2010

1. Blood Lust, portrait of a serial sex killer by Gary C. King
2. L'élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery (no BC-book)
3. The Final Diagnosis by Arther Hailey
4. Het huis achter de heuvel by Jenny Glanfield
5. Brave meisjes komen in de hemel, brutale overal by Ute Ehrhardt (no BC-book)
6. Onder Nomaden. Holland - China over land by J. Kortenhorst, J, K. Zevenberg, W. Zevenberg and A. Zevenberg (no BC-book)
7. De eetclub by Saskia Noort (no BC-book)
8. The Girls' guide to hunting and fishing by Melissa Bank


Books I've read in 2011

1. Cosmétique de l'ennemi by Amélie Nothomb
2. Déjà vu by Esther Verhoef (no BC-book)
3. De kraai by Kader Abdolah (no BC-book)
4. Denk je sterk by Fred Sterk and Sjoerd Swaen (no BC-book)
5. Weg met de warboel by Karen Kingston (no BC-book)
6. Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers (no BC-book)
7. Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding by Paulien Cornelisse (no BC-book)
8. Taxi Geschichten by various
9. Luisteren naar kinderen by Dr. Thomas Gordon (no BC-book)
10. Malinche by Laura Esquível (no BC-book)
11. 40 by Saskia Noort (no BC-book)


Books I've read in 2012

1. Bailey's Café by Gloria Naylor


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