Sunday, actually most of the weekend, was dominated by my first Bloggiesta. And it’s not over yet, so I’m still having fun! Even though I didn’t get as much work done on Graasland as I had hoped. Especially regarding my review backlog… :(
Anyway, following last week’s Sunday Salon about the books I read in 2009 I made some pie charts on:
- gender,
- fiction/nonfiction,
- original language.
I forgot about statistics on authors new to me: 22 of 34!
Yesterday I finally finished reviewing my best read of 2009: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. That is such a relief! Post scheduled for later this week.
I decided to cut back on challenges this year that require me to write reviews. That means I have to stick with the ones I’ve joined until now — and maybe even drop out of the What’s in a name? challenge. Unless I’ll be able to write really short reviews, or even just comments on the challenge blog. Let’s not be too radical at once ;)
During the week I finished reading 2 books, one of which belongs to the What’s in a name? challenge, category ‘title’ (Professor):
- Trespass by Valerie Martin
- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa, for the Japanese Literature Book Group and What’s in a name? #3 (review pending)
Both were VERY good, so I’m off on a good start this year! :)
Thanks to the Bloggiesta I added two challenge pages to Graasland: current and finished. That way I could declutter my sidebar of old challenge buttons. But I replaced them with something new: a Gnoegle map button leading to my Google map of Bookcrossing releases. I completely made it myself! *solliciting compliments*
One of the things you’ll be able to find on the Gnoegle map is team De Boekenleggers’ release in week 10 of Bookcrossing Convention Monopoly. Search for Een echte Lizzie kerst (A Real Lizzie X-Mas) on page 2. It was hung in a real life Christmastree and happened to be the 200th release of the game!
Which reminds me of some other Bookcrossing related activities I participated in last year, that haven’t been mentioned yet on this blog.
- The SIY (Set It Yourself) Challenge: 7th edition (January-March; failed) and 10th edition (October-December). I participated in the 2nd and 6th editions of 2007.
- The 2009 History Challenge.
- The September Readathon.
Being in the mood for archiving I also added two posts to Graasland about books read in 2005 en 2006. And I have updated my profile on the Bookcrossing bookshelf. Such a lot of maintenance I got done! HOORAY!
So, how was your week???
The Sunday Salon is a virtual gathering of booklovers on the web, where they blog about bookish things of the past week, visit each others weblogs, oh — and read ;)
Graasland 
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zondag 10 januari 2010 bij 21:36
Bellezza
Wow, I’m so impressed with all your organization! You’ve really accomplished a lot, in your reading and your new pages/buttons. The Gnoegle is awesome! Also, I’m so glad you liked The Housekeeper and The Professor. It was one of my favorite reads for 2009. I’m looking forward to your review, if you write one, but if not, it’s good just to know you liked it.
zondag 10 januari 2010 bij 22:24
debnance at readerbuzz
I love your map of BookCrossing releases. You’ve been quite busy this Bloggiesta, haven’t you?
Not I. I’ve been surrounded by blankets and Kleenex, sniffling, whining. “This, too, will pass. This, too, will….”
zondag 10 januari 2010 bij 23:02
thekoolaidmom
I think you’re doing great. I was in a backlog state at the end of the year, but I’m finally caught up. I was 6 or 7 reviews behind. I like the map, too. I don’t really use the BC site like I’d like. I think I only ever entered twenty or so. If I get a book with a code in it, I make sure to fill it in, but it’s just something more to do, otherwise.
maandag 11 januari 2010 bij 03:33
Ash
I am also impressed with your organization! Might have to pick up a few ideas from this post.
maandag 11 januari 2010 bij 18:28
maup
gnoegle! ik vind ‘m allemachtig prachtig, ook unsollicited ;-)