tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post4739290191343280552..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: 2012 European Reading Challenge: Review ListGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-64791852155640893492013-01-31T17:27:03.079-08:002013-01-31T17:27:03.079-08:00I stuck with it through this month and finished be...I stuck with it through this month and finished beyond the minimum! :) Please count <b>9 countries</b> separately governed, or <b>11 countries</b> with Scotland and England. Happy new year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-69816327329348591242013-01-31T02:30:06.901-08:002013-01-31T02:30:06.901-08:00Hi!
Just on time before the end of the challenge ...Hi!<br /><br />Just on time before the end of the challenge ;)<br />I've posted another review for The book of Summers, (Hungary).laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-46874700411944644502012-10-19T13:00:17.722-07:002012-10-19T13:00:17.722-07:00My latest review for the Challenge is now up! I g...My latest review for the Challenge is now up! I got to see Hungary through _The Book of Summers_, a debut novel by Emylia Hall. Check it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-69660973226289151872012-10-19T10:14:34.993-07:002012-10-19T10:14:34.993-07:00I ended up reading Pale Fire instead of The Brothe...I ended up reading Pale Fire instead of The Brothers Karamazov as my Russia read. Review is up. Still working on the Dumas--its my last book for the challenge.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-88391906015255365512012-10-04T20:05:49.953-07:002012-10-04T20:05:49.953-07:00I forgot to post my last two reviews. So I'm ...I forgot to post my last two reviews. So I'm posting them this evening. One for _Spain or Shine_ and also _Girl With a Pearl Earring_ (which I loved!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-82660890407869559322012-09-19T16:39:10.269-07:002012-09-19T16:39:10.269-07:00My latest review, Chocolat by Joanne Harris (for m...My latest review, Chocolat by Joanne Harris (for my "stop" in France,) is now live!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-28180934435910439082012-09-03T11:07:59.844-07:002012-09-03T11:07:59.844-07:00Just added seven more, for a total of 35 books so ...Just added seven more, for a total of 35 books so far:<br /><br />Monaco<br />Estonia<br />Sweden<br />Serbia<br />Switzerland<br />Finland<br />Belgium<br /><br />Working on a novel about Malta currently -- all 600+ pages of it -- then hope to do Macedonia, Hungary, and Northern Ireland next. Cheers!<br /><br />Mary @ Whiskers and TalesMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291515246099631125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-71307523966420919122012-08-13T07:29:30.292-07:002012-08-13T07:29:30.292-07:00Hi!
Here are a feew new book reviews for the cha...Hi! <br /><br />Here are a feew new book reviews for the challenge. I kind of forgot to post them as I read but here they are... So I have now read 17 books:<br />Estonia: Purge, by Sofi Oksanen (review in French)<br />Spain: Toro toro, by Michael Morpurgo<br />Vatican: Angels and demons, by Dan Brown<br />Denmark: La librairie des ombres, by Mikkel Birkegaard (Review in French, the book is laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-91646687661777858702012-08-04T15:25:57.267-07:002012-08-04T15:25:57.267-07:00Just added two more for a total of eight books wit...Just added two more for a total of eight books with European settings. Death of a Russian Priest by Stuart Kaminsky and The Information Officer, set in Malta during in WWII. Both very good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-90696060750769293252012-07-14T15:57:24.710-07:002012-07-14T15:57:24.710-07:00Hiya!
I've posted a new review: for Romania, B...Hiya!<br />I've posted a new review: for Romania, Black Sea Twilight.<br /><br />This book is WONDERFUL!laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-77489252774318443882012-07-11T08:05:57.899-07:002012-07-11T08:05:57.899-07:00Even though I've finished my commitment--I'...Even though I've finished my commitment--I'm still traveling in Europe. Added File no. 113 by Emile Gaboriau (France).Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-9708314713591745172012-07-07T07:39:47.179-07:002012-07-07T07:39:47.179-07:00I have added seven new reviews this morning:
Appl...I have added seven new reviews this morning:<br /><br />Apples Are from Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan<br />The Bielski Brothers - Belorus<br />Small Wars - Cyprus<br />Bullets on the Water - Moldova<br />The Pieces from Berlin - Germany<br />In Search of God and Guinness - Ireland<br />Codex 632 - Portugal.<br /><br />Up next are books from Monaco, Estonia, Finland, Macedonia, and Sweden. More reviewsMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291515246099631125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-14794942405828913012012-07-06T04:40:48.994-07:002012-07-06T04:40:48.994-07:00Here is a new mystery review for Sweden: Meutriers...Here is a new mystery review for Sweden: Meutriers sans visage, by Henning Mankell (faceless killers in English)laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-25927135358942908852012-07-02T12:35:46.505-07:002012-07-02T12:35:46.505-07:00Hiya! Me again ;)
I've added two books. Now, I...Hiya! Me again ;)<br />I've added two books. Now, I don't know if the first one counts. It's the Pilot's wife, by Anita Shreve. It is partly set in Norhtern Ireland. Does it count as I have read a book for England already?<br /><br />The other one is for Ukraine: A short history of tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewyckalaraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-36606623857754055632012-06-26T08:21:43.981-07:002012-06-26T08:21:43.981-07:00Thanks for your comment. The book thief is really ...Thanks for your comment. The book thief is really amazing, I can't believe I've waited for so long until I read it. <br /><br />I've just finished a new book, a mystery: Les chiens de Riga (the dogs of Riga in English) by Swedish author Henning Mankel. It takes place in Riga, Latvia, and the atmosphere is quite amazing. Review in French again, sorry!laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-25289045683120758852012-06-25T18:58:26.790-07:002012-06-25T18:58:26.790-07:00Thank you all for posting so many reviews. I have ...Thank you all for posting so many reviews. I have been slow to get to them all, but please bear with me . . . . I'll come visit as soon as I can.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-63134655146982325422012-06-23T16:08:30.140-07:002012-06-23T16:08:30.140-07:00Gone back to reading in English ;) My 9th review i...Gone back to reading in English ;) My 9th review is for Germany, the book thief by Markus Zusak... I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6254449890063328302012-06-17T13:52:38.873-07:002012-06-17T13:52:38.873-07:00Added my 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st reviews:
Wild...Added my 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st reviews:<br /><br />Wildflowers of Terezin - Denmark<br />Daughters of War - Bulgaria<br />Lost Wife - Czech. Republic<br />Journey Home - Iceland<br /><br />Kind of slowed down because of Euro 2012, LOL, but hope to have two more books read and ready for reviews by next weekend.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291515246099631125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-62245931440273824222012-06-12T20:22:20.429-07:002012-06-12T20:22:20.429-07:00And now my latest review is up. _The Girl with th...And now my latest review is up. _The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo_, for me, didn't live up to all the hype of the world. Ah well. To each his (or her) own, I guess. Onward and upward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-21422272604542855012012-06-12T14:53:14.361-07:002012-06-12T14:53:14.361-07:00And my 8th review, for Ireland: Irish coffee by Ca...And my 8th review, for Ireland: Irish coffee by Carol Higgins Clark (title in English: Laced)laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-71159889771083073272012-06-07T15:23:17.602-07:002012-06-07T15:23:17.602-07:00Hiya! My 7th review for Italy: Through a glass, da...Hiya! My 7th review for Italy: Through a glass, darkly by Donna Leon (set in Venice!)laraemiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456613982859847194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-33075631019036651742012-06-05T10:35:28.841-07:002012-06-05T10:35:28.841-07:00I posted my third review - The Girl with the Drago...I posted my third review - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...I think I'm in the minority on this one. <br /><br />Onto some Alexandre Dumas.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-33987266699422243972012-05-28T16:03:19.460-07:002012-05-28T16:03:19.460-07:00I have posted reviews for my 13th - 17th books for...I have posted reviews for my 13th - 17th books for this challenge:<br /><br />Pope Joan - Vatican City<br />Postcards from No Man's Land - Netherlands<br />Katarina - Slovakia<br />The Flower Readern - Scotland.<br /><br />I hope to have three more books done by next weekend, with reviews. Having a great time!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291515246099631125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-33173804079461914652012-05-27T10:25:06.292-07:002012-05-27T10:25:06.292-07:00I just linked my fifth review, for The Guards, Ken...I just linked my fifth review, for The Guards, Ken Bruen. So I have completed this challenge at the level I was aiming for. But ... I have a review for Turkey I will be posting soon, and I definitely plan to read the 2nd Cara Black mystery (France). So I am continuing the challenge. I have learned so much about the countries I am reading about.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-84292280108822123972012-05-17T14:45:03.267-07:002012-05-17T14:45:03.267-07:00I have added reviews for three more books:
Under ...I have added reviews for three more books:<br /><br />Under a Red Sky - Romania<br />Between Shades of Gray - Lithuania<br />Confessions of Catherine de Medici - Italy.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291515246099631125noreply@blogger.com