The post formerly know as my lj-banner 2008

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Hello flist,
this banner has served its purpose and will be parked here indefinitely. This post used to welcome visitors to my lj. Now it will pop up on your flist to wish you all the best for the new year. Know that you have made a difference in 2008 and I hope you will continue to do so in 2009.

J.


Booklist 2008
Books on my shelf(s) February:
(In italics is what I'm currently reading, finished-links lead to english reviews or bookbabbles;)

Floortje Zwigtman - Spelregels finished 0229

(The) Rik Mayall - Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ finished 0426

This Is Spinal Tap - the official companion

Floortje Zwigtman - Kersenbloed (prequel to the Green Flower Trilogy. See below)

Stephen Fry - The Ode Less Travelled finished 0208 (thank you tanisafan;)

The Xenophobe's guide to the Dutch finished 0210

Perry Moore - Hero finished 0401 (recommended by kennedy_unknown)

Douglas R. Hofstadter - Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern - on hold at page 400 until further notice 0621 (on loan from brotherdearest)
Posts about this book: Science, Numbers, Default sexism

Cicero - De Ideale Redenaar (De Oratore ~ 55 BC) finished 0207

Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 5 finished 0213

Brent Hartinger - Geography Club finished 0301 (thank you kennedy_unknown:)

David Mitchell - Black Swan Green finished 0314 (thank you tanisafan:)

Gerbrand Bakker - Bruiloft Zonder Bruidspaar finished 032

Bas Haring - Voor Een Echt Succesvol Leven finished 0304 (thank you co-workers)

Philippe Besson - Bij Afwezigheid Van Mannen finished 0226 ('En l'absence des hommes' - on loan from Jelle)

André Aciman - Noem Me Bij Jouw Naam finished 0404 ('Call Me By Your Name' - on loan from Jelle)

Dr. A. J. Monty White - Hoe Oud Is De Aarde finished 0321 ('How Old Is The Earth' bought to mock discuss)

Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 6 finished 0327

Added March 2008:

Dimitri Verhulst - Problemski Hotel finished 0707

P.G. Thomése - Schaduwkind finished 0417

Margriet de Moor - De Verdronkene finished 0412

Bernlef - De Pianoman finished 0418

Renate Dorrestein - Laat Me Niet Alleen finished 0421

J.J. Voskuil - Bestiarium finished 0417

Added April 2008:

Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 7 finished 0415

J. Ritzerfeld - De Amazone finished 0429

Esther Verhoef - De Perfecte Partner finished 0825

On loan from Jelle:

Rupert Everett - Red Carpets And Other Banana Skins finished 0703

Abdellah Taïa - Broederliefde (L'armeé De Salut finished 0428

Philippe Besson - Zijn Broer (Son Frère) finished 0619

Aidan Chambers - Je Moet Dansen Op Mijn Graf (Dance On My Grave) started and finished 0616

Added June 2008:

J. Bernlef - Sneeuw finished 1105

J. Bernlef - Hersenschimmen (Out of Mind) (On loan from mom) finished 1022

Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass finished 0721-The Subtle Knife finished 0731-The Amber Spyglass finished 0810) Review of trilogy

S. Vestdijk - Meneer Visser's Hellevaart finished 0824

Theo Thijssen - De Gelukkige Klas finished 0906

Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint finished 0712

Annie M.G. Schmidt - Jippus et Jannica finished 1023

Loesje - Heb Je In Je Hoofd Nog Ruimte Voor Waanzinnige Plannen finished 0909

Added July 2008:

Bobby Henderson - The Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster finished 1030

Edward Monkton - The Lady and the Chocolate finished 0906

Frank Westerman - Stikvallei finished 0826

P.F. Thomése - Eerder Thuis Dan Townes finished 0826

Added August 2008:

Kristien Hemmerechts - De Tuin Der Onschuldigen finished 11/11

Will Ferguson - Happiness

Germaine Greer - The Boy (Dutch edition De Jongen)

Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 8 finished 0812

Philip Pullman - Lyra's Oxford finished 0902

Philip Pullman - Once Upon A Time In The North finished 0901

Germaine Greer - The Female Eunuch finished 1015

Aidan Chambers - Breaktime/Dance On My Grave* (*read in Dutch reviewed in English)

Aidan Chambers - Now I know/The Toll Bridge

Tony Kushner - Angels in America (saw the amazing play in May)

Abdelkader Benali - De Grammatica Van Een Niemand finished 0828

Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 9 finished 1017

Mary Roach - Bonk finished 1220

Added September 2008:

Paul Coelho - Veronika Decides To Die (on loan from Gayleen) finished 1213

Richard Dawkins - A Devil's Chaplain finished 1203 (on loan from Jaap)

Added October 2008: (Dutch Children's bookweek)

Tonke Dragt - Geheimen van het Wilde Woud

Roald Dahl - Gruwelijke Rijmen (Revolting Rhymes)

Hans Hagen - Vlammen finished 1031

Added November 2008:

Jeroen Brouwers - Liefste In De Verte

Nilgün Yerli - Weg Van Nederland finished 1105

Harry Mulisch - Twee Vrouwen finished 1205 (a gift from the Library/Mom;)

Added December 2008:

Yvonne Kronenberg - Mannenwerk

Susan Smit - Kijk Naar Me

Todd Harris Goldman - Girls Are Weirdos But They Smell Pretty finished 1209

I plan to reread these:
The first two parts of Floortje Zwigtman's Green Flower Trilogy (sadly only available in Dutch, but here is a post about it in english that you should read;) - because/before the final part of the trilogy will be released in November 2008 February 2009!
Also on my reread-list:

Guus Kuijer - Het Boek Van Alle Dingen (The Book Of Everything) started and finished 1208

André Aciman - Call Me By Your Name (already read in Dutch - reviewed in English;)

Hugo Claus* - Een Slaapwandeling finished 1018

Hugo Claus* - De Zwaardvis finished 1103

*because of a discussion in the bookcommunity. I wasn't too fond of this author in the past..., see reviews to find out if I changed my mind;)

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers -possibly my favorite book of all time- has been reread and it's still highly recommended. You can read and comment on this book by chapter in bookcommunity thej2bee: you can find all the links here.