Six in Six 2025

 
From The Book Jotter

I found this through one of my blogger friends, Emma @ Words and Peace who was made aware of it though Jo @ The Book Jotter. Jo started this in 2012, so congratulations on doing it that long and providing us with a great way to reminisce about our books of the year so far. Unfortunately, she has stopped blogging in the meantime.
She has given us 52 categories from which we can choose six and mention six books that belong into those categories. (But one book can be in several lists, see her ruleshere).

I have tried to stick to books that I liked but didn't succeed in every category.

Six new authors to me

Bergmann, Michel "Mr. Klee and Mr. Feld" (GE:Herr Klee und Herr Feld) - 2013
Campbell, Jen "Weird Things Customers say in Bookshops" - 2012 
Capote, Truman "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - 1958
Durgun, Tahsim "Mum, please learn German" (GE: Mama, bitte lern Deutsch: Unser Eingliederungsversuch in eine geschlossene Gesellschaft) - 2025
Takahashi, Yuta "The Chibineko Kitchen" (J: ちびねこ亭の思い出ごはん 黒猫と初恋サンドイッチ/Chibinekoteino omoidegohan kuronekoto hatsukoisandoitchi) - 2020
Worsley, Lucy "Jane Austen at Home" - 2017

Six authors I am looking forward to reading more of

Brooks, Geraldine "Year of Wonders" - 2001

Hansen, Dörte "At Sea" (GE: Zur See) - 2022

Hislop, Victoria "The Figurine" - 2023

Schami, Rafik "The first ride through the eye of the needle" (GE: Der erste Ritt durchs Nadelöhr) - 1988

Stelter, Bernd "Fashion, murder, and the sound of the sea. Camping crime thriller" (GE: Mode, Mord und Meeresrauschen. Camping-Krimi) - 2024

Wilde, Oscar "Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast" - 1946

Six books that took me by the hand and led me into the past

Austen, Jane "Pride & Prejudice" - 1813 (The Motherhood and Jane Austen) 

- "Sense & Sensibility" - 1811 (The Motherhood and Jane Austen) 

Cornwell, Bernard "The Last Kingdom" (The Saxon Stories #1) - 2004

Gappah, Petina "Out of Darkness, Shining Light" - 2019

Pierce, Patricia "Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the primeval monsters" - 2006

Weir, Alison "Six Tudor Queens. Katharine Parr. The Sixth Wife" - 2021

Six From the Non-Fiction Shelf

Campbell, Jen "Weird Things Customers say in Bookshops" - 2012 

Kaminer, Wladimir; Hyun, Martin "Instructions for neighbours" - (GE: Gebrauchsanweisung für Nachbarn) - 2024  

Mak, Geert "The Dream of Europe. Travels in a Troubled Continent" (NL: Grote verwachtingen. In Europa 1999-2019) - 2019

Pierce, Patricia "Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the primeval monsters" - 2006
Schnoy, Sebastian "A Little Peace: A Cheerful History of Europe in Three Revolutions and a Flash of Inspiration" (GE: Das bisschen Frieden: Eine heitere Geschichte Europas in drei Revolutionen und einem Geistesblitz) - 2019

Sonneborn, Martin "Mr. Sonneborn goes to Brussels" (GE: Herr Sonneborn geht nach Brüssel) - 2019

Six classics I have read

Austen, Jane "Mansfield Park" - 1814 (The Motherhood and Jane Austen)

Christie, Agatha "The Mousetrap" - 1952

Flaubert, Gustave "Madame Bovary" (FR: Madame Bovary) - 1857

Sartre, Jean-Paul "Nausea" (F: La nausée) - 1938

Thoreau, Henry David "Walden; or, Life in the Woods" - 1854

Wilde, Oscar "Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast" - 1946

Six pretty book covers

Brooks, Geraldine "Year of Wonders" - 2001

Christie, Agatha "The Mousetrap" - 1952
Hislop, Victoria "The Figurine" - 2023
Nguyễn, Phan Quế Mai "Dust Child" - 2023
Takahashi, Yuta "The Chibineko Kitchen" (J: ちびねこ亭の思い出ごはん 黒猫と初恋サンドイッチ/Chibinekoteino omoidegohan kuronekoto hatsukoisandoitchi) - 2020

Worsley, Lucy "Jane Austen at Home" - 2017

If you like the idea as much as I do, go ahead, choose your own "Six in Six" and let Jo know.

Six in Six 2022.
Six in Six 2023.
Six in Six 2024.

Six in Six 2024

 
From The Book Jotter

I found this through one of my blogger friends, Emma @ Words and Peace who was made aware of it though Jo @ The Book Jotter. Jo started this in 2012, so congratulations on doing it that long and providing us with a great way to reminisce about our books of the year so far.
She has given us 52 categories from which we can choose six and mention six books that belong into those categories. (But one book can be in several lists, see her rules here).

I have tried to stick to books that I liked but didn't succeed in every category.

Six new authors to me

Fosse, Jon "Morning and Evening " (Morgon og kveld) - 2001 
Harris, Robert "Fatherland" - 1992
Hyde, Catherine Ryan "When I found you" - 2009
Leky, Mariana "What You Can See From Here" (GE: Was man von hier aus sehen kann) - 2017
Tsumura, Kikuko "There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job" (Konoyoni tayasui shigoto wa na/この世にたやすい仕事はない) - 2015
Uusma, Bea "The Expedition: a Love Story: Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy" (SW: Expeditionen: min kärlekshistoria) - 2013

Six authors I am looking forward to reading more of

Kingsolver, Barbara "Demon Copperhead" - 2022
Orwell, George "The Road to Wigan Pier" - 1937
Şafak, Elif "10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World" - 2019
Taschler, Judith W. "David" (GE: David) - 2017
Towles, Amor "A Gentleman in Moscow" - 2016
Weiler, Jan "The Book of 39 Precious Things" (GE: Das Buch der 39 Kostbarkeiten) - 2011

Six books that took me by the hand and led me into the past

Brontë, Charlotte "The Professor" - 1857
Hamsun, Knut "Growth of the Soil" (NO: Markens Grøde) - 1917
Krall, Hanna "Chasing the King of Hearts" (PL: Król kier znów na wylocie) - 2006
Lessing, Doris "The Grass is Singing" - 1950
Orwell, George "The Road to Wigan Pier" - 1937
Uusma, Bea "The Expedition: a Love Story: Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy" (SW: Expeditionen: min kärlekshistoria) - 2013

Six From the Non-Fiction Shelf

Clinton, Hillary Rodham "It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us" - 1996
Kerkeling, Hape "Paws off the table! My cats, other cats and me" (GE: Pfoten vom Tisch! Meine Katzen, andere Katzen und ich) - 2021
Tibballs, Geoff "The Good, the Bad and the Wurst. The 100 Craziest Moments from the European Song Contest" - 2016
Tomalin, Claire "Jane Austen - A Life" - 1997
Uusma, Bea "The Expedition: a Love Story: Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy" (SW: Expeditionen: min kärlekshistoria) - 2013
Zierl, Helmut "Follow the Sun. The Summer of my Life" (GE: Follow the Sun. Der Sommer meines Lebens) - 2020

Six classics I have read

Brontë, Charlotte "The Professor" - 1857
Hamsun, Knut "Growth of the Soil" (NO: Markens Grøde) - 1917
Lessing, Doris "The Grass is Singing" - 1950
Orwell, George "The Road to Wigan Pier" - 1937
Shute, Nevil "On the Beach" - 1959 
Yates, Richard "Revolutionary Road" - 1961

Six pretty book covers

Noort, Tamar "Eternity is a good place" (GE: Die Ewigkeit ist ein guter Ort) - 2023
Shute, Nevil "On the Beach" - 1959 
Taschler, Judith W. "David" (GE: David) - 2017
Towles, Amor "A Gentleman in Moscow" - 2016
Tsumura, Kikuko "There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job" (Konoyoni tayasui shigoto wa na/この世にたやすい仕事はない) - 2015
Wahl, Caroline "22 Lanes" (GE: 22 Bahnen) - 2023

As you can see, I like the covers quite minimalist. My favourite is the one by Caroline Wahl.

If you like the idea as much as I do, go ahead, choose your own "Six in Six" and let Jo know.

Six in Six 2022.
Six in Six 2023.

The End of Year Book Tag - 2023 Edition

I haven't been blogging much lately, the last couple of weeks have just been too busy and since I only seem to achieve half of what I usually do, there is not a lot of time left for the PC. However, it is also that time of the year where we start reminiscing and I was reminded of this by Dini @Dinipandireads with her End of the Year Book Tag.

This tag was originally created by booktuber Ariel Bissett.

Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
Well, there are "hundreds" on my TBR pile and there are books I didn't finish and won't finish but they don't deserve to be listed here.

Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
Not an autumnal but I am in the middle of reading this:
Kingsolver, Barbara "Demon Copperhead" - 2022

Is there a new release that you're still waiting for?
I'm waiting for several to be issued in paperback, but especially this one:
Follett, Ken "The Armour of Light" - 2023

What are three books you want to read before the year ends?
The year is as good as over, so I will not be finishing any more books. I guess I should have done this earlier.

Is there a book that you think could still shock you and become your favourite of the year?
Same as above, I doubt it.

Have you already started to make reading plans for 2024?
Well, we have books lined up for my book clubs:
Lessing, Doris "The Grass is Singing" - 1950
Taschler, Judith W. "Summer and Winter" (GE: Sommer wie Winter) - 2011
Uusma, Bea "The Expedition. A forgotten story about a polar tragedy" (Expeditionen: min kärlekshistoria) - 2023

So, how was your reading in 2023?
In the second half, I wasn't getting on too well, I just couldn't read as much as I usually do. Still, not too bad. And I found some really good ones.

Did you find any new favourites?
My favourite book I read last year was:
Brooks, Geraldine "People of the Book" - 2008

Have you read any of the books on my list or are they on your TBR pile?

If you feel like doing this, feel tagged. It would be nice if you link back and post your link in the comment section.

Six in Six 2023

 
From The Book Jotter

I found this through one of my blogger friends, Emma @ Words and Peace who was made aware of it though Jo @ The Book Jotter. Jo started this in 2012, so congratulations on doing it that long and providing us with a great way to reminisce about our books of the year so far.
She has given us 52 categories from which we can choose six and mention six books that belong into those categories. (But one book can be in several lists, see her rules here).

I have tried to stick to books that I liked but didn't succeed in every category.

Six new authors to me

Arenz, Ewald "The Big Summer" (GE: Der grosse Sommer) - 2019
Dangarembga, Tsitisi "Nervous Conditions" - 1988
Güngör, Dilek "My Turkish Grandmother's Secret" (GE: Das Geheimnis meiner türkischen Großmutter) - 2007
Kurkow, Andrej "Grey Bees" (RUS: Серые пчелы/Seryye Pchely) - 2019
Taha, Karosh "In the Belly of the Queen" (GE: Im Bauch der Königin) - 2020
Wood, Levison "Eastern Horizons. Hitchhiking the Silk Road" - 2017

Six authors I have read before

Ansay, A. Manette "Blue Water" - 2006'
Brooks, Geraldine "People of the Book" - 2008

Bythell, Shaun "Seven Kinds of People you Find in Bookshops" - 2020

Hislop, Victoria "Maria's Island" - 2021

Rutherfurd, Edward "New York" - 2009

Şafak, Elif "The Island of Missing Trees" - 2021

Six authors I read last year - but not so far this year

I have only included authors where I would like to read more.

Böll, Heinrich "The Silent Angel" (GE: Der Engel schwieg) - 1949/50

Chevalier, Tracy "The Last Runaway" - 2013

Eliot, George "Silas Marner" - 1861

Lawson, Mary "A Town Called Solace" - 2021

Leky, Mariana "What You Can See From Here" (GE: Was man von hier aus sehen kann) - 2017

Orth, Stephan "Absolutely Locked Out" (GE: Absolutely Ausgesperrt) - 2022

Six books that took me on extraordinary journeys

Abulhawa, Susan "Against the Loveless World" - 2020

Dangarembga, Tsitisi "Nervous Conditions" - 1988

Ibrahimi, Anilda "Red Like a Bride" (IT: Rosso come una sposa/Rot wie eine Braut) - 2008

Keefe, Patrick Radden "Say Nothing. A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" - 2018

Kurkow, Andrej "Grey Bees" (RUS: Серые пчелы/Seryye Pchely) - 2019

Wood, Levison "Eastern Horizons. Hitchhiking the Silk Road" - 2017

Six Non-US/Non-British Authors

All of the above with the extraordinary journeys but there are quite a few others that I would like to include.

Hajaj, Claire "Ishmael's Oranges" - 2014

Mahfouz, Naguib "Midaq Alley" (arab: زقاق المدق/Zuqaq El Midaq) - 1947

Ruiz Zafón, Carlos "The City of Mist" (E: La Ciudad de Vapor - El cementerio de los libros olvidados #5) - 2020

Suttner, Bertha von "Lay Down Your Arms!" (GE: Die Waffen nieder!) - 1889

Taha, Karosh "In the Belly of the Queen" (GE: Im Bauch der Königin) - 2020

Ulitzkaya, Lyudmila "Medea and Her Children" (Медея и её дети/ Medeja i eë deti) - 1996

Six classics I have read

Some of them, I have already mentioned, but I have not read more than that, so I'm sorry for the repeat:
Kazantzakis, Nikos "The Last Temptation of Christ" (GR: Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός, O telefteos pirasmos) - 1951
Lagerkvist, Pär "Barabbas" (S: Barabbas) - 1950
Mahfouz, Naguib "Midaq Alley" (arab: زقاق المدق/Zuqaq El Midaq) - 1947
Mann, Heinrich "Man of Straw", "The Patrioteer", or "The Loyal Subject" (GE: Der Untertan) - 1914
Stein, Gertrude "Paris France" - 1940
Suttner, Bertha von "Lay Down Your Arms!" (GE: Die Waffen nieder!) - 1889

If you like the idea as much as I do, go ahead, choose your own "Six in Six" and let Jo know.

Six in Six 2022.

Six in Six 2022

From The Book Jotter

I found this through one of my blogger friends, Emma @ Words and Peace who was made aware of it though Jo @ The Book Jotter. Jo started this in 2012, so congratulations on doing it that long and providing us with a great way to reminisce about our books of the year so far.
She has given us 52 categories from which we can choose six and mention six books that belong into those categories. (But one book can be in several lists, see her rules here).

I have tried to stick to books that I liked which wasn't always easy but I succeeded.

Six new authors to me

Adams, Sara Nisha "The Reading List" - 2021
Alvarez, Julia "In the Time of the Butterflies" - 1994
Boschwitz, Ulrich Alexander "The Passenger" aka "The Fugitive" (GE: Der Reisende) - 1939
Leky, Mariana "What You Can See From Here" (GE: Was man von hier aus sehen kann) - 2017
Shaw, Karl "Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty" - 1999
Uthaug, Maren "Before there were Birds" (DK: Hvor der er fugle/Hannahs Lied) - 2017

Six authors I have read before

Eliot, George "Silas Marner" - 1861
Harari, Yuval Noah "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" - 2018
Lawson, Mary "A Town Called Solace" - 2021
Orth, Stephan "Couchsurfing in Saudi Arabia: My Journey Through a Country Between the Middle Ages and the Future" (GE: Couchsurfing in Saudi-Arabien: Meine Reise durch ein Land zwischen Mittelalter und Zukunft) - 2021
Rutherfurd, Edward "China" - 2021
Shakib, Siba "Eskandar" (GE: Eskandar) - 2009

Six authors I read last year - but not so far this year
I have only included authors where I would like to read more.

Böll, Heinrich "The Silent Angel" (GE: Der Engel schwieg) - 1949/50
Follett, Ken "A Column of Fire" (Kingsbridge #3) - 2017
Harris, Kamala "The Truths We Hold. An American Journey" - 2019
Hesse, Hermann "Narcissus and Goldmund" (GE: Narziss und Goldmund) - 1930
Hislop, Victoria "One August Night" - 2020
Mantel, Hilary "The Mirror and the Light" (The Wolf Hall Trilogy #3) - 2020

Six books from authors I know will never let me down

Bythell, Shaun "Confessions of a Bookseller" - 2019
Chevalier, Tracy "The Last Runaway" - 2013
Lawson, Mary "A Town Called Solace" - 2021
Orth, Stephan "Couchsurfing in Saudi Arabia: My Journey Through a Country Between the Middle Ages and the Future" (GE: Couchsurfing in Saudi-Arabien: Meine Reise durch ein Land zwischen Mittelalter und Zukunft" - 2021
Rutherfurd, Edward "China" - 2021
Shakib, Siba "Eskandar" (GE: Eskandar) - 2009

Six Non-US/Non-British Authors

Enquist, Anna "Mei" [May] - 2007 - Dutch
Harari, Yuval Noah "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" - 2018 - Iraeli
Ilf, Ilya; Petrov, Yevgeny "The Twelve Chairs" (RUS: Двенадцать стульев/Dvenadtsat stulyev) - 1928 - Russian
Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) "The Miser or The School for Lies" (F: L'Avare ou l’École du mensonge) - 1668 - French
Uthaug, Maren "Before there were Birds" (DK: Hvor der er fugle/Hannahs Lied) - 2017 - Norwegian
Weiler, Jan "And the puberty animal sleeps forever" (GE: Und ewig schläft das Pubertier) (Pubertiere #3) - 2017 - German

Six classics I have read

Boschwitz, Ulrich Alexander "The Passenger" aka "The Fugitive" (GE: Der Reisende) - 1939
Eichendorff, Joseph von "Life of a Good-For-Nothing" (GE: Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts) - 1826
Eliot, George "Silas Marner" - 1861
Ilf, Ilya; Petrov, Yevgeny "The Twelve Chairs" (RUS: Двенадцать стульев/Dvenadtsat stulyev) - 1928
Van Dyke, Henry "The Story of the Other Wise Man" - 1896
Waugh, Evelyn "Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder" - 1945

If you like the idea as much as I do, go ahead, choose your own "Six in Six" and let Jo know.