CatharinaL
From Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland
Age 45
Joined Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Home page https://catharinal.livejournal.com/
Recent Book Activity
Watt (suomeksi)
Poikakirja
The Stranger's Child
Meidän miehemme Abessiniassa : Elämyksiä Abessiniassa, Somalimaissa, Sudanissa, Egyptissä ja Palestiinassa
Pyhä yö
Limpopon yksityisetsiväkoulu
Meter ja Demeter
Paljetit kuin peilit
Sulavoi
Vagabonds in France
Muotitalo
The Wilder Life
Kaksitoista kirjaa
The matka: omin päin kaukomaille
14 solmua Greenwichiin
Opettajainhuone
Kadonnut kirje
The White Book
Mister Johnson
Kristianin teinivuodet
Statistics |
4 weeks | all time |
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| books registered | 0 | 510 |
| released in the wild | 0 | 237 |
| controlled releases | 0 | 0 |
| releases caught | 0 | 74 |
| controlled releases caught | 0 | 0 |
| books found | 0 | 242 |
| tell-a-friend referrals | 0 | 315 |
| new member referrals | 0 | 11 |
| forum posts | 0 | 1,120 |
Extended Profile
CATHARINAL (aKa CL)
A majority by definition, society thinks of itself as having other options than reading verses ― Joseph Brodsky
A reader, poet and translator, I love literature and grab a book whenever & wherever I can.
I most often read in my native Finnish, but also in English, French, and Swedish; less in other languages (but it happens). Originals and translations. Poetry, prose, drama, comics, non-fiction. Genres aside, I'm sold on subtle twists of humor. And hey—I'm always willing to explore.
Bookcrossing continues to introduce me to genres and authors outside my usual scope. My BC bookshelf does not necessarily reflect even my newly-discovered tastes: I often register and release books with the intention of having someone else enjoy them more than I did.
Reading and writing book reviews is my guilty pleasure, and journal entries are by far my favorite feature on bookcrossing.com. I have no demands concerning the books I've passed on, but I would tremendously like to see them journaled with a bit of personality!
I like to keep track of what I read. I also hope listing the books will eventually motivate me towards more organized reading. My literary resolutions for 2020 are a) to be more diverse and less predictable in my reading, b) to venture further into Judaica, and c) to do some of the Russian classics; and on a loftier note, d) to create more instead of consuming and e) to try to make everyone's year a little more bookish.
My Wish List consists of out-of-print books, new publications that haven't come my way yet, areas of special interest, as well as long-lost childhood favorites. I update my list regularly and wish to hug all the wonderful people who have fulfilled my wishes either via book swapping or RABCKing.
The Tampere BCers meet fortnightly. For meetup dates, any changes in the schedule, or other important notices, please see the Finnish Forum.
MY STATISTICS & CHALLENGES
| Catch Rate of My True Wild Releases: < 29% Wild Books I Have Found: 70 Countries to Which I've Sent BC Books: Austria, Belarus, Canada, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Switzerland, UK, USA Countries from Which I've Received BC Books: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Switzerland, UK, USA Countries in Which I've Wild Released BC Books: Finland, Estonia, Italy, Russia, USA Recent reading/release challenges: I participated in Annimanni's Around the World reading challenge (closed Dec 31, 2019) I participated in toukokuu's Saksa-haaste challenge for reading German literature (closed Oct 12, 2019) I participated in Peonio's Ota riski — rakastu suomenruotsalaiseen challenge for reading Finland-Swedish literature (closed Nov 06, 2019) I participated in Tarna's Yksi kuva kertoo enemmän... photography/release challenge (closed Oct 20, 2019) I participated in Annimanni's virolainen lukuhaaste for reading Estonian literature (closed Dec 31, 2018) I participated in toukokuu's Ranska-haaste for reading & releasing French literature (closed May 13, 2018 ) I participated in Lii5a's Ahmimishaaste reading challenge (closed May 9, 2018) I participated in sakirmo's Countries of the World reading challenge (closed Apr 30, 2018) I participated in Kesis's outdoor release challenge (closed Oct 30, 2017) I participated in Paberiliim's LaNu challenge for children's literature (closed September 30, 2013) I participated in erpax's I have never... challenge (closed September 1, 2013) I participated in Lii5a's language challenge (closed April 2, 2013). Reading/releasing/writing challenges organized by me: Alastalon salissa, a challenge for reading the novel Alastalon salissa by Volter Kilpi (closed Dec 31, 2018) Ei omena kauas puusta putoa, vai Pojasta polvi paranee, a writing challenge (closed Jan 14, 2019) Nojatuolimatka for reading and journaling travel literature (closed July 4, 2018) Oikeita käsiä ja vähän vasempiakin (closed May 31, 2013) THE HELMET READING CHALLENGE 2020 The HelMet (short for Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries) annually challenges its patrons to participate in a year-long reading project. The challenge will consist of a collection of 50 topics or criteria for choosing your reading to broaden your worldview, inspire, and surprise; to read more and differently. The HelMet Reading Challenge 2020 *) signifies re-reading 1. The book is older than you: גרשון שופמן, שלכת (from my bookshelf) 2. A happy book: Handke, Peter, Jukeboksista (a library book) 3. A book that you have prejudice against: Sarsila, Juhani, Melancholica. Poleemisia esseitä (an online publication) 4. There are many people on the cover or in the description of the book: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, The Brothers Karamazov (an online book) 5. A book by a Sámi author: Laestadius, Ann-Helén, Hei söpö (a library book) 6. The book’s title begins and ends with the same letter: Itkonen, Juha & Kjell Westö, 7 + 7 (from my bookshelf) 7. Someone breaks the law in the book: Grossman, David, Hevonen meni baariin (a library book) 8. A book that someone else chooses for you: Jalonen, Olli, Poikakirja (a bookcrossing book) 9. Someone faces their fears in the book: Shyla, Anna, Woman of War (from a book-swap shelf) 10. The book is located in a country that has fewer residents than Finland: Bates, Quentin, Reykjavikin murtomies (a library book) 11. An alternative history: Harris, Robert, Enigma (from my bookshelf) 12. The book has been made into a play or an opera: Bylock, Maj, Solstenen (from a book-swap shelf) 13. Someone gets lost in the book: Beckett, Samuel, Watt (a bookcrossing book) 14. A book that is related to sports: Polansky, Paul, Katurakki* (from my bookshelf) 15. A work of fiction that includes a real person: Saisio, Pirkko, Epäröintejä (a library book) 16. A book plays an important role in the book: Kurshan, Ilana, If All the Seas Were Ink (from my bookshelf) 17. A book written by a researcher: Stratton, Jon, Jewish Identity in Western Pop Culture (an online book) 18. A book on a subject you are unfamiliar with: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ngugi wa Mirii, Jag gifter mig när jag vill (from a book-swap shelf) 19. A book that you read together with someone: Mikama, Anniina, Huijarin oppipoika (borrowed from friend) 20. A book on biodiversity: Haasjoki, Pauliina, Himmeä sininen piste (a library book) 21. You like the first sentence of the book: Sandu, Cristina, Vesileikit (a library book) 22. The book has an unreliable narrator: Hollinghurst, Alan, The Stranger's Child (a bookcrossing book) 23. The book has also been published in plain language: Verne, Jules, Around the World in 80 Days* (from my bookshelf) 24. A book by an author who has published more than 20 books: Ben Jelloun, Tahar, Pyhä yö (a bookcrossing book) 25. In the book, someone is on an island: Marsh, Ngaio, Last Ditch* (from my bookshelf) 26. The author’s last name begins with the letter X, Y, Z, Å, Ä, or Ö: Åberg, Johan Olof, Pohjanmaan helmi: romantillinen kertomus vuoden 1808 sodasta (a library book) 27. A story written in verse, narrative poetry or a verse novel: The Rámáyan of Válmíkit (an online book) 28. A book about the future: Warren, Elizabeth, This Fight Is Our Fight (from my bookshelf) 29. A book or a comic book related to Japan: Furukawa, Hideo, Slow Boat (a library book) 30. In the book, someone’s life is saved: Whitehead, Colson, The Underground Railroad (a library book) 31. The book depicts life in the countryside: Erpenbeck, Jenny, Kodin ikävä (a library book) 32. A book originally published in a language that you do not know: Popol Vuh. Maya-intiaanien kansalliseepos* (from a book-swap shelf) 33. A transformation happens in the book: Koss, Andrew N., World War I and The Remaking of Jewish Vilna, 1914–1918 (an online publication) 34. The title of the book contains a word related to nature: Sagan, Françoise, Myrskyn silmässä (from a book-swap shelf) 35. Someone in the book uses social media: Smith, Zadie, Swing Time (a library book) 36. A book recommended by someone famous: Riikonen, Matias, Iltavahtimestarin kierrokset (a library book) 37. The era in which the book is set plays a key role in the book: Jalonen, Olli, Merenpeitto (from my bookshelf) 38. There is a tree on the cover or in the description of the book: Launonen, Krista, Ofelian suru (a library book) 39. Someone flies in the book: Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, Terre des hommes (a library book) 40. A book by an author who passed away in the 2010s: שנת הארנב ,ארטו פּאסילינה (borrowed from a friend) 41. Someone cooks or bakes in the book: Hamid, Mohsin, Kuinka lyödä rahoiksi nousevassa idässä (a library book) 42. There are grandparents in the book: Kawakami, Mieko, Ms Ice Sandwich (a library book) 43. A book published as part of a publisher’s series: Kummat kuvat. Näkökulmia valokuvan kulttuureihin (ed. Harri Kalha) (a library book) 44. The book contains correspondence: Rockad. En brevbok av Trygve Söderling — Jörn Donner, Claes Andersson — Merja-Riitta Stenroos, Tapani Ritamäki — Merete Mazzarella och Kjell Westö — Johan von Bonsdorff (from a book-swap shelf) 45. The first published book of an author: Ringbom, Henrika, Båge (from a book-swap shelf) 46. There is a sauna in the book: Heikkinen, Antti, Kehveli (a library book) 47. and 48. Two books with very similar titles: Klein, Naomi, No Is Not Enough (from my bookshelf) & Benson, Raymond, Kun maailma ei riitä (a library book) 49. A book published in 2020: Saarinen, Kiti & Rea Lehtonen, Variksen soolo. Haikua ja haigaa (from my bookshelf) 50. A book recommended by a member of the library staff: Backman, Fredrik, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologises (a library book) BOOKS READ OR BEING READ IN 2020 [96 books to date; *) signifies re-reading; **) signifies a bookcrossing book] Alm, Monika, Ponipoppoo autiotorpassa Back, Roni & Ville Kormilainen, Tubettajan käsikirja Backman, Fredrik, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologises Bates, Quentin, Reykjavikin murtomies Beckett, Samuel, Watt** Ben Jelloun, Tahar, Pyhä yö** Benson, Raymond, Kun maailma ei riitä Bolozky, Shmuel, Measuring Productivity in Word Formation: The Case of Israeli Hebrew Bylock, Maj, Solstenen Cohn, Dorrit, Fiktion mieli DeGrasse Tyson, Neil, Tähtitiedettä kiireisille nuorille Dostojevski, F.M., Köyhää väkeä Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, The Brothers Karamazov Earhart, Amelia, Rakastan lentämistä Envall, Markku, Miten kirjoitan aforismeja Erpenbeck, Jenny, Kodin ikävä Fagerholm, Monika, Glitterscenen* Fine, Anne, Tales from Weird Street Frick, Hans, Die blaue Stunde Furukawa, Hideo, Slow Boat Goldsmith, Olivia, The First Wives Club Графика Карелии Gravel, Elise, The Worm Grossman, David, Hevonen meni baariin Haasjoki, Pauliina, Himmeä sininen piste Hamid, Mohsin, Kuinka lyödä rahoiksi nousevassa idässä Handke, Peter, Jukeboksista Harris, Robert, Enigma Heikkinen, Antti, Kehveli Hollinghurst, Alan, The Stranger's Child** Hotten, John Camden, The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal Impressions of Living Things, ed. by JAL Foundation* Itkonen, Juha & Kjell Westö, 7 + 7. Levottoman ajan kirjeitä Jalonen, Olli, Merenpeitto Jalonen, Olli, Poikakirja** Kasesniemi, Eija-Liisa, Mobile Messages. Young People and a New Communication Culture Kawakami, Mieko, Ms Ice Sandwich Klein, Donna, The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen Klein, Naomi, No Is Not Enough Koss, Andrew N., World War I and The Remaking of Jewish Vilna, 1914–1918 Kummat kuvat. Näkökulmia valokuvan kulttuureihin (ed. Harri Kalha) Kurshan, Ilana, If All the Seas Were Ink Laestadius, Ann-Helén, Hei söpö Launonen, Krista, Ofelian suru Marsh, Ngaio, Last Ditch* Mee-Tse, Kaksitoista kirjaa** Mikama, Anniina, Huijarin oppipoika Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ngugi wa Mirii, Jag gifter mig när jag vill Nostalgia. Kirjoituksia kaipuusta, ikävästä ja muistista (eds. Riikka Rossi & Katja Seutu) שנת הארנב ,ארטו פּאסילינה Pax Europaea. Näkökulmia Eurooppaan (eds. Eekku Aromaa & Timo Mielonen) Polansky, Paul, Katurakki* Popol Vuh. Maya-intiaanien kansalliseepos* Riikonen, Matias, Iltavahtimestarin kierrokset Ringbom, Henrika, Båge Rockad. En brevbok av Trygve Söderling — Jörn Donner, Claes Andersson — Merja-Riitta Stenroos, Tapani Ritamäki — Merete Mazzarella och Kjell Westö — Johan von Bonsdorff Rosén, Haiim B., Textbook of Israeli Hebrew Saarinen, Kiti & Rea Lehtonen, Variksen soolo. Haikua ja haigaa פסח על שום מה , יונתן זקס Sagan, Françoise, Myrskyn silmässä Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, Terre des hommes Sainz Borgo, Karina, Caracasissa on vielä yö Saisio, Pirkko, Epäröintejä Sandu, Cristina, Vesileikit Sarsila, Juhani, Melancholica. Poleemisia esseitä גרשון שופמן, שלכת Shyla, Anna, Woman of War Smith, Zadie, Swing Time Stratton, Jon, Jewish Identity in Western Pop Culture Sutinen, Ville-Juhani, Transit. Kirjallinen tutkimusmatka* The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (ed. Thomas H. Johnson) The Rámáyan of Válmíkit. Translated into English Verse by Ralph T. H. Griffith The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Makshirin The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Mikva’oth The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Nega’im The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Oholoth The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Parah The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Tevul Yom The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Tohoroth The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Uktzin The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Yadayim The Soncino Babylonian Talmud, Seder Tohoroth, Mas. Zavim Tolstoi, Leo, Anna Karenina Tolstoi, Leo, Kreutzer-sonaatti Townsend, Jessica, Meinioseppä: Morriganin kutsumus Twain, Mark, Kannibalismia junanvaunuissa* Venäläinen formalismi: antologia (eds. Pekka Pesonen & Timo Suni) Verne, Jules, Around the World in 80 Days* Vuolab, Kerttu, Valon airut Wallensköld, Viggo, Stroganoff Warren, Elizabeth, This Fight Is Our Fight Westö, Kjell, Halkeamia Whitehead, Colson, The Underground Railroad Wilson, Jacqueline, Girls Under Pressure Zion, Noam Sacks, Romantic Rabbis. How to Study Talmudic Tales of Love and Lust Åberg, Johan Olof, Pohjanmaan helmi: romantillinen kertomus vuoden 1808 sodasta RINGS AND RAYS I'VE PARTICIPATED IN SINCE 2004 BOOKBOX: Runoreppu Nainen ja kuningas Satuhyrrä Apinatarha Glömp 9 Eebenpuu Tanssiaiset Rexi on homo ja opettajat hullui Mandala Colouring Book Taide-suomi-sanakirja Embroideries Lintu pulpetissa Unikirja Isoäitini eroottiset kansantarinat Dude, Where's My Country? Everyman On Beauty Viimeiset Antikrista Pärstäkerroin Lyhyt kantama Mitä minä teen täällä? Tyhmyyden ensyklopedia Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme The Penelopiad Punainen erokirja Glömp 7 Black Rain Why Read the Classics? Dictionary of the Khazars The Importance of Being Earnest A Woman of No Importance The Capture of Attu Kafka on the Shore The Line of Beauty Jane Austen -lukupiiri The Swimming-Pool Library Gyn/Ecology: Metaethics of Radical Feminism Unique Item A Void Péplum Slaughter-house Five Phaic Tan Molvania Oracle Night The Labrador Fiasco South of the Border, West of the Sun We Fahrenheit 451 Atorox kuussa Pessi ja Illusia Kotona maailmankaikkeudessa |
