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books2movies is back

eb — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:11:13 +0000

A couple of years ago I was the owner and moderator of a Yahoo! group called Books2Movies. It was a nice group with people from all over the world who liked to talk about books that had been made into movies. A few of the people even read a book a month and saw the movie to talk about it and share their thoughts. Questions were asked, answers were given…we had a good time.

But then it happened: I didn’t have enough time to run the group properly anymore and the group faded away and became a very quiet place until eventually I made the decision to delete the group completely.

Now, here is the good news: I started Books2Movies again, now in a personal place on my server space. It’s still in early stages, but I hope, if you enjoy talking about books that are made into movies, you will decide to register and start chatting. I’m looking forward to give you my welcome!

Oh, by the way: apart from Books2Movies, there are also forums for general book talk, talk about reading and talk about writing. Let’s make Book Babble (that’s what I called the place) a room for every reader and/or writer out there.

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kieron connolly invades the hague

eb — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:21:00 +0000

Yes, I’m all excited: Kieron Connolly is coming to “my” store, the American Book Center in The Hague, The Netherlands! He will be with us on Friday October 8th to participate in our Open Mike Night, where he will read from his latest book “Harold” and on Saturday October 9th to give a workshop and have a book signing afterward. So, should you be in the neighbourhood, be sure to come by.

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2009 in books

eb — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:01:48 +0000

I just finished my first book for 2010 and realised I didn’t post my read book of 2009. Although I didn’t read that much, I picked good ones. Not all, of course, that would be inhuman but still.…I did good overall.


year/month	author	title
2009-02	Pink & Ten Pas	The adventures of Johnny Bunko
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 5
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 6
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 7
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 8
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 9
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 10
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 11
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 12
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 13
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 14
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 15
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 16
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 17
2009-02	Urasawa	Monster — volume 18
2009-03	Obata	We were there — volume 1
2009-03	Obata	We were there — volume 2
2009-03	Obata	We were there — volume 3
2009-03	Sansom	The mobile library: The delegates’ choice
2009-03	Urasawa	Pluto 001
2009-04	Capcom	Phoenix Wright Ace attorney — vol. 1
2009-04	Inio	Solanin
2009-04	Ellis	How to hug a porcupine
2009-04	Urasawa	Pluto 002
2009-04	Urasawa	20th century boys 01
2009-05	Heyer	The Corinthian
2009-05	Mamet	State and Main
2009-05	Obata	We were there — volume 4
2009-06	Urasawa	Pluto 003
2009-06	Urasawa	20th century boys 02
2009-07	Austen	Pride and prejudice — re-read
2009-07	Harris	Three bedrooms, one corpse — Aurora Teagarden mystery (3)
2009-07	Levine	This pen for hire — A Jaine Austen Mystery (1)
2009-07	Lodge	Changing places
2009-08	Moore	Death by chocolate
2009-09	Langridge	Fred the clown
2009-10	Twain	The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2009-11	Gaiman/Pratchett	Good Omens
2009-12	Harris	A bone to pick — Aurora Teagarden mystery (2)
2009-12	Harris	Real murders — Aurora Teagarden mystery (1)
2009-12	Wodehouse	Cocktail time

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thanks for giving

eb — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:41:07 +0000

Well, it has been that day of the year again and I want to thank every customer that has been to the shop I work to give me a great time and the guaranty of a pay check this month.

Thanks for a great Thanksgiving!

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my work space full of books

eb — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:15:36 +0000

Don’t you just love books? Well, I do, as you may have guessed seeing this little site of mine.
And I’m blessed being able to work in a book shop. More than a year already!
To give you a sample of our sections, and the books we buy for our customers, here are some photos.

Ain’t it a pretty sight — sigh–

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old fashioned library

eb — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:14 +0000

My boyfriend and I went on vacation to Turkey. Happy times all around!
At the end of the first week we felt fit enough to see some culture and we went to Ephesus, an old city once flourishing. A lot of buildings are still there in good conditions and this is one of them:

It is the library of Celcus from the second century AD. Of course no more books were found in it, but the building itself, although no longer complete, is impressive enough. Just imagine roaming through books in this place. Makes you wonder why we don’t build like this anymore. Here are some pictures of the beautiful details:

This last picture shows one of the four statues decorating the library and if you can read the Greek letters you will see the word (translated) epistemology, the theory of knowledge.
So now I’m sure of it: reading makes you wiser!

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buying spur

eb — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:04:59 +0000

As though I hadn’t enough books already I bought some the last couple of weeks.
I’m trying to get the complete set of books of some of my favorite authors: Clyde Edgerton, Mick Jackson, Magnus Mills. I think I have read enough of those guys to know I won’t be disappointed. So, here is what I got:

Lunch at the Piccadilly — Clyde Edgerton

Solo — Clyde Edgerton

Redeye; a western — Clyde Edegrton

The underground man — Mick Jackson

Five boys — Mick Jackson

Restraint of the beasts — Magnus Mills

The sheme for full employment — Magnus Mills

I know I still have some books to go, but my bank account can only strech so much. Fortunaly for me, a wishlist can be made at the site where I (as a Dutch woman) buy the books. I put another fifteen books on there. What will I get for Christmas? Books perhaps?

P.S. It’s not that I’m lobbying for Amazon, but I just want you to see the covers. I just love covers!!

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mick jackson tells animated tales

eb — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:00:26 +0000

As all of you can see in the sidebar, I’m currently reading Ten sorry tales by Mick Jackson. Actually it is a re-read. The first time I read it, I saw the book in the store and just had to have it because of the cover. (In one of my other posts I talked about that ‘strange’ habit.) I persuaded my boyfriend to give me that book for Christmas and he did, the dear. I am really grateful, because I was so impressed by the ten short stories then, that I’m now using them, amongst other work and authors, for my PhD thesis about animation and humor (in films as well as books).
I think these short stories are very near to animation — to an animated film. In his writing you surely see the influences of him being a film maker. Through his writing it is easy to get a picture of what he wants us (readers) to see. His style is short and compact and every sentence is there for a reason. A lot of things Jackson leaves open for us to interpret and fantasize about, by leaving some information in the dark. For example the time things happen in. Is it past, present or future? Another thing is the characters; they are 1-dimensional, they have one particular quality on which is zoomed in. The rest is for us to fill in. I’m currently busy with describing the different methods Jackson uses in his style to make the stories animated and humorous. Very interesting!
But enough about my ‘professional’ dealings with this book. It is just a great read.

At Amazon I saw one review that said that these short stories weren’t near as good as his debut novel The underground man and his other one; Five boys: a novel. Wow, I thought, if I’m already liking these short stories, what will his other books do to me. So I ordered them and get them hopefully this week. I can’t wait to find out what I think about those.

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full attention for my dear books

eb — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:40:31 +0000

Once in a while I have to read more books at the same time, for example when I’m reading a book and a study book pops up to read also. I don’t know about you, but I always have a hard time reading more than one book simultaneously. Instead of the books going from unread to read double speed it often has a negative effect on my reading: I stop all together. What it is exactly that triggers such a readers block, I have no clue, but maybe it could be that I don’t know what book I should prioritise once I’ve read some chapters and it seems that they’re both good. Or maybe I don’t want both stories or information to mingle with each other. Be how it may, reading more books at once isn’t helping me going through my full book shelves. Luckily my books are patient because they know they will be read one day.

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burning books

eb — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:48:48 +0000

A couple of days ago I started the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. A classic I didn’t know about until I saw it in a German bookstore for a good price. And although the genre is described as science fiction, I couldn’t resist buying it; mainly because of the theme of the book: burning books. The time in the book is set in the future when firemen don’t put out fires, but start them, in the name of the government, in houses of people who own English books. Why exactly I don’t know yet, I’m just not that far in the book, but only the fact that people aren’t allowed to own books is intriguing me. I can’t imagine a world without books. What would happen if I’m not allowed to ever read a book again, not being permitted to own any books? Could I live with that? Would I have the guts to own my books illegally in a hidden basement or attic?
I know of the book burnings during WW II, and I do think that books can help in forming certain ideas and ideals, but I don’t think books can be that dangerous that they have to be forbidden. The burning of books says more about the ones that order it, then about the books themselves. Why should you be afraid of books when you have nothing to hide, or when you believe in people?
Well, as you notice, books help you ponder about things, big things, small things. Books help you escape from reality and get your imagination going for as long as you like.
I just love books!

P.S. Just a short quote from Fahrenheit 451: ‘There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.’ (page 58 in my edition from Voyager)

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