Claire ’s Comments (group member since Jan 11, 2025)

Claire ’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

15.28

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

De logeerkamer
Helen Garner

Category: old

How it fits: author born in 1942

15 points
Total: 395 points

15.27

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

De stilte van de witte stad
Eva García Sáenz de Urturi

Category: lost in translation

How it fits: translated from Spanish

15 points + 5 big (522 p.)
Total: 380 points

15.26

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Wij
Yevgeny Zamyatin

Category: 1001 books

How it fits: on the list of 1001 books

15 points + 5 old (1924)
Total: 360 points

15.25

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Anita Witzier


Category: not a novel

How it fits: collection of 60 thank you letters to people in her life

15 points
Total: 340 points

15.24

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Category: lost in translation
Bot voor bot
Kathy Reichs
How it fits: I read the Dutch version of the Swedish book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...)

15 points
Total: 325 points

15.23

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Category: lost in translation
Bot voor bot
Kathy Reichs
How it fits: I read the Dutch version of the English book

15 points + 5 points old (1997) + 5 points big (509 p.)
Total: 310 points

15.22

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Category: Not a novel
Strafkind
Wieke Hart
How it fits: non fiction

15 points
Total: 285 points

15.21

FA 23 How to Play Celebration of Styles

Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Category: Young

Onder vrienden Linea Maja Ernst

Born in 1988 (https://www.lindhardtogringhof.dk/for...)

15 points
Total: 270 points

15.13

Fall 2016 How to Play Half and Half

Author first name and surname initials must be in the same half of the alphabet, first name initial appearing earlier than surname initial

De stad der wonderen Eduardo Mendoza

Points: 15 points + 5 old (1986)
Total points: 255 points

15.12

Fall 2016 How to Play Half and Half

De stille huisgenoot Clémence Michallon

Points: 15 points
Total points: 235 points

Exchange for post 188

15.5

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Onder vrienden by Linea Maja Ernst
Setting: Denmark

15 points
Total:75 points

Rosemary wrote: "Post 188 Claire wrote: "15.5

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Goede zeden voor moo..."

I understand your comment. It is a bit strange, but the setting of these books get both Botswana and Zimbabwe (for instance for the first novel in the series). However as I see the point of discussion, I’ll replace it tomorrow by another book.

15.10

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Het geschenk Gaea Schoeters
Set in Germany

15 points + 50 points (first subchallenge done) = 65 points
Total : 220 points

15.11

Fall 2016 How to Play Half and Half

De Kalahari Avondschool Alexander McCall Smith

points: 15 points
Total: 155 points

15.9

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Ik was negen toen ik moest trouwen Nujood Ali 192 p. 4 july

Setting: Yemen

15 points
Total: 140 points

15.8

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Het mysterieuze Kamogawa Café Hisashi Kashiwai
Setting : Japan

15 points
Total points: 125 points

15.7

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Code Rebecca Ken Follett
Setting Egypt

15 points +5 old
Total: 110 points

15.6

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

De gentleman uit Peru André Aciman
Setting: Italy

15 points
Total 90 points

15.5

FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Goede zeden voor mooie meisjes Alexander McCall Smith
Setting: Zimbabwe

15 points
Total:75 points

15.4
FA 17 Reading Globally Overview
Read 10 books set (at least 51%) in 10 different countries, in which each country begins with a different letter

Parijs Kiki van Dijk
Setting: France

Points:15
Total 60 points