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Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ooh Karen, a Rutherfurd I haven't read! Trying not to be tempted.. but failing."🤭🤣
Last chance to nominate!
Woohoo! Great work Carmen 🎉🥳
A few on here I want to read already. But no-one has put forward Shōgun or any Rutherfurd books yet so that's my role... lol
Shōgun
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne's loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss, and he is torn between two worlds that will each be forever changed.
Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shōgun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but also one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Shōgun is, as the New York Times put it, "...not only something you read--you live it." Provocative, absorbing, and endlessly fascinating, there is only one:
Audible - 54 hours
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China
Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom..
The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China's emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.
China: The Novel brings to life the rich terrain of this vast and constantly evolving country. From Shanghai to Nanking to the Great Wall, Rutherfurd chronicles the turbulent rise and fall of empires as the colonial West meets the opulent and complex East in a dramatic struggle between cultures and people.
Extraordinarily researched and majestically told, Edward Rutherfurd paints a thrilling portrait of one of the most singular and remarkable countries in the world.
Audible - 35 hours
Sammy wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Gonna throw this out there as I am planning to tackle it, but don't expect a whole lot of takers..."Well... it is 5k pages hehehe"
Exactly. If that isn't a weight..."
wow!
Eldarwen wrote: "Another one I already nominated last year. Just goes to show how diligently I've read these kinds of weighty books :-p..."🤣🤣🤣
Haha nice one Mel
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Maybe you’ll get some for Xmas? 🎄 ☺️
Sammy wrote: "Not sure I have any left after Wheel 😆"right? haha
I'm sure you can find a few ;)
I've just done a few huge ones! But Jan is a good time to do another chunksterStart of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Books in category:
or
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
14/20Total 'want to read' as at 1/1/25: 328
(1/1/24 was 347 books)
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Sorting by year added to my TBR
2015
library, audio2017
I have 48 books from 2017 I need to read or delete.
Deleted count so far: 18
2 on tbr from 2017 are not yet published
I am going to try for 20.
2018
Picking those I can do for challenges ;)
Audio from library options
Ebook from library options
Paperback from library
Wonderful Feels Like ThisThe Dark Vineyard Tin Man
Need to buy
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Read
February
March
April
May
June
August
Well done Cordelia!I also loved the Beartown series, but the third book takes quite a while to get going so be prepared to stick with it
Dec 12, 2024 03:16PM
Eldarwen wrote: "Just trying to catch up on a Bingo game and get next week's book club read done - after that, I'll be all over this book to finally catch up! :-)"🤣
Thank you everyone!And great work to everyone to participated this year and got stuck into those boring life jobs 😉
It is officialWe are the winners!
Amazing job everyone! I think this is my first ever NBRC challenge win! 😮
We are now also immortalised in the Hall of Fame :)
😆😊
I'm going to attempt
for my book this month. I keep putting it off due to all the controversy (and let's be honest the SIZE of the book) but I really wanted to get to it this year as I like Cormoran and Robin.
Let's see how I go
Melindam wrote: "This is recycling, but I really loved it when the monthly task was to listen to a book those of us who participated in this challenge read/recommended. 🥰"Good memory! That was in 2023
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Thanks for those great Christmas Markets tips. I have noted them for when we start planning. 😍"Many years ago (20+) I remember going to Innsbruck to their markets and it was so magical
But then perhaps any European xmas markets are magical to us lol
