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Finland, Europe, Puffs And Gasps. Peepholes into Finnish Humour by Jussi S. Sipilä
This was on the book buffet at the Tampere convention. It is a book of short stories which each highlight the sense of humour of the Finns. A good light read.
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Finland, Europe, Puffs And Gasps. Peepholes into Finnish Humour by Jussi S. Sipilä
This book has short stories which highlight the sense of humour of the Finns which appears to be as unique as the British sense of humour, albeit different! It was a light read and I enjoyed it.
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666 for 2023 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Tahiti, Pacific, How to stop time by Matt Haig (FINISHED!)
This is my final book for 2023.
I love Matt Haig's book and I found this very addictive. In fact, I am now doubly late for the Tampere convention author talks and I haven't taken any pictures of the snow yet.
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For those of you who don't know, William Shakespeare was a playwright from many moons ago. He is pretty much venerated in the UK and for the life of me, I have never been able to work out why. This is despite me seeing …
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Denmark, Europe. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
For those of you who don't know, Williams Shakespeare is a famous historical playwright who comes from the UK . I read Hamlet because it is on so many book lists that I thought maybe I should give it a go. I read this on…
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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UK, Europe. The Worlds Craziest Cats by Chris Pascoe
This is a book of very short stories about cats which were published in a popular women's magazine in the UK called Women's Weekly. I didn't realise that women's weekly was still in publication. Chris Pascoe is a cat si…
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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New Zealand, Pacific - Where oceans meet by Heather McQuillan
This is a book of flash fiction which are very short stories, some only a matter of 1 or 2 paragraphs. It is however amazing that an author can transmit a real concept/story in such a small amount of words. I enjoyed thi…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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[OPEN UK only] Around the World Bookbox
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Book box 2 is on it's way to the next participant
I got it under 2kg, however if people put in heavy books and take out light ones, they might need to take 3 books out! (I think that was the problem)
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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🇬🇧 Wishlist Tag Game UK 🇬🇧
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RE: jax987654321 to be Tagged next
[[@jax987654321 Thank you for the Tag!
You owe Invisible Man to Clericalkinder 😉]]
Thanks. I'll get there in the end :)
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🇬🇧 Wishlist Tag Game UK 🇬🇧
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I tag J4Shaw with if I had your face by Francis Cha
It is TBR, however I will move it to the top. (I still owe someone the Invisible man, which is proving to be a hard read for me ..... if it's you, I'll get there sometime!
Feel free to tag it forward as I lots to re…
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Philippines, Asia. The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hagrave
I really enjoyed this book written for children. It is based on truth as all the best stories are. The story is about an island in the Philippines that was designated an island for people who had leprosy. Basically every…
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666 for 2023 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Venezuela, South America, The Dolphin People, Torsten Krol
This is the story of a young German widow who travel to Venezuela to marry her brother in law. She takes her 2 young sons with her. They crash in the Amazon on the way to his work place and get taken in by a tribe. The …
Conventions and Meetings
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🇫🇮 Tampere Convention 2024: Not so secret (NSS) gift exchange
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I would love to join
Thanks for organising it
No idea what book I will bring yet,
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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India, Asia, La Tresse by Laetitia Colombani
I read this in French, so it took me sometime. It is the story of 3 women who are going through difficult times and how their lives intertwine. It goes from one woman to another, giving little bits of their stories. The …
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🇫🇮 Travelbuddies Tallin April 2024 (ferry ...)
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I have booked onto the 9am Ecko one
I am on my way to Riga, however will have a few hours again in Tallin as I couldn't risk the boat being late and missing the coach.
"Off the Map takes us to the ends of the earth to show us some of the most remarkable but least known places on the planet. But it also shows us that topophilia, the love of place, is a fundamental part of what it is to …
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666 for 2023 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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New Zealand, Pacific - Off the map by Alastair Bonnett
This is a fascinating book about places, lost places invisible places, forgotten Islands Feral places amongst other areas. The most fascinating and scary of these is "trash island" found by New Zealands airforce, which i…
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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USA - North America - Trump and Me by Mark Singer
Mark Singer didn't want to take on the assignment of profiling Trump, however he was told to do it by his publisher.
Although I did find some of the book funny, for the most part I found it sad and scary. I learnt a …
with the body in the library by agatha christie. It is to be read, however I will make it my next read.
Feel free to tag it forward.
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Japan, Asia. Before the Coffee gets cold by Toshikiazu Kawaguchi
This is a story about a cafe where if you sit in a certain place, you can go back in time. There are a lot of rules which apply to this, one of which you have to make sure you drink the coffee before it gets cold. It is …
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2024 European Reading Challenge
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5. Italy -The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin
"When Luna loses her beloved mother, she's bereft" Her mother was her only family, and without her Luna feels restless. Then the chance discovery of a collection of letters in her mother's belongings send her on an unexp…
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Italy (Europe) The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin
"When Luna loses her beloved mother, she's bereft" Her mother was her only family, and without her Luna feels restless. Then the chance discovery of a collection of letters in her mother's belongings send her on an unexp…
