Sibyl's comments
(member since Jun 20, 2009)
Sibyl's comments from the The Next Best Book Club group.
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20. Macau (Asia) Het verboden rijk by J. Slauerhoff ***6 regions; 20 countries
12 books 150 shelves
19. Belgium (Europe) De helaasheid der dingen by Dimitri Verhulst ****6 regions; 19 countries
I read a book that is set in Macau, once a Portuguese colony, now a "Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". There are two of those, the other is Hong Kong. I saw we could count Hong Kong as a seperate country, can we do the same for Macau?
11 books 149 shelves
Erin wrote: "154 shelves13 books
*Angela - I think you've missed my last few posts - you have me at 131 shelves and 9 books"
I think I got your shelves.
10 books138 shelves
18. Sweden (Europe) We noemen hem Anna by Peter Pohl ***6 regions; 18 countries
17. Poland (Europe) The magician of Lublin by Isaac Bashevis Singer ***6 regions; 17 countries
9 books136 shelves
Ashley wrote: "Sibyl, that's really interesting. I wish I knew other languages. Some of the books I read are translated to English and I can't help but wonder what's being lost in translation."I read a lot of books in translation, but that doesn't really bother me. When a book is disappointing I do blame it on the translator though.
And of course it's never too late to learn a new laguage. Just pick a language where you know you like the literature to keep you motivated.
Ashley wrote: "Sibyl wrote: I try to listen to music with lyrics in a language different from the book I'm reading so I won't be distracted.So does that mean you read books in different languages?"
I read books in Dutch and English. Right now I'm also reading a book in German by Herta Müller because my library didn't have a translation but my German is nowhere near perfect so I'm probably missing details.
Weird. My map still has that function. I'm not very good with technichal things so I have no idea what might be the problem.
I almost always listen to music when I'm reading, but I try to listen to music with lyrics in a language different from the book I'm reading so I won't be distracted.
Brenda wrote: "Book Disappointments:The Shadow of the Wind
At Swim, Two Boys
Outlander
The Shadow of the Wind
Solomon Gurskey was Here
The Abstinence Teacher
Pillars of the Earth"
The shadow of the wind must have been a real disappointment ;)
8 books 135 shelves
7 books129 shelves
16. Greece (Europe) Odysseia by Homerus ****6 regions; 16 countries
6 books126 shelves
5 books 116 shelves
