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Friday, January 7, 2011

Links to Your Reviews of Eastern European/Russian Titles

I'm using this page to try and connect the links to particpant blogs and those writing their own reviews for the challenge.  This page will be placed under the upper left tab (Eastern European Challenge) on the home page, so that if you are looking for reviews or links, check there.  This is a work-in-progress, hopefully by next week it'll be a place where you can come and put your link right in the comment box to this post.


Links will go here, soon:

From Daisy: Cold Snap: Bulgarian Stories
http://aconcise.blogspot.com/2011/01/cold-snap-bulgarian-stories-by-cynthia.html

PLACE LINKS TO YOUR WEBSITE OR REVIEWS IN COMMENT BOX
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42 comments:

  1. DaisyJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    http://aconcise.blogspot.com/2011/01/cold-snap-bulgarian-stories-by-cynthia.html

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  2. Damian KelleherJanuary 10, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    I reviewed Andrej Blatnik's You Do Understand today: http://www.damiankelleher.com/drupal/review/andrej-blatnik-you-do-understand-0

    I also reviewed Lucian Dan Teodorovici's short story, Chewing Gum on January 6th. http://www.damiankelleher.com/drupal/review/lucian-dan-teodorovici-%E2%80%93-chewing-gum

    And Bosnian author Igor Štik's A Castle in Romagna on the 5th: http://www.damiankelleher.com/drupal/review/igor-%C5%A1tiks-castle-romagna

    And on the 4th, Monika Kompaníková's short story, Slávko. http://www.damiankelleher.com/drupal/review/monika-kompan%C3%ADkov%C3%A1-%E2%80%93-sl%C3%A1vko

    So yeah. I've (accidentally) been fairly busy for this challenge already.

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  3. lindaJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I've read and reviewed The Successor by Ismail Kadare
    http://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2011/01/successor-by-ismail-kadare.html

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  4. Damian KelleherJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    A few more:

    I reviewed Péter Nádas' Love

    and Uršuľa Kovalyk's Mrs. Agnes's Bathroom (short story)

    Also, I don't think I mentioned it, but I'm in Australia.

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  5. Chrissie in BelgiumJanuary 16, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59127587 is a link to Chrissie's Good Reads review of the book House by the Dvina: A Russian Scottish Childhood by Eugenie Fraser. I absolutely loved this book, but it does not count for the challenge since I read it in 2009! Great book! I strongly recommend it!

    Chrissie

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  6. lindaJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    I reviewed The Visible World by Mark Slouka. He is the son of Czech immigrants and the protagonist of the story is also the child of two immigrants. In the story the son returns to Prague to attempt an understanding of his mother's past.

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  7. BernadetteJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    OK not a promising start. First book was a DNF (Marek Krajewski's Death in Breslau was a bit too surreal for me). And the one I have finished so far was ... well... wordy Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin.

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  8. UnknownFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    I have just read Turkish Gambit by Boris Akunin. A very enjoyable spy adventure set during the Russo - Turkish War of 1877. My first experience of contemporary Russian fiction. My review is here: http://alister-rutherford.blogspot.com/2011/02/turkish-gambit-by-boris-akunin.html

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  9. Michelle D.February 15, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Here is my review of Dracula by Bram Stoker!

    http://mdscroggs.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-6-dracula.html

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  10. Col (Col Reads)February 18, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    Hi, Amy! I just finished my first title for this challenge: Brigid Pasulka's A Long, Long Time Ago, and Essentially True. It was brilliant, after a bit of a slow start! Definitely one to consider if you're interested in recent Polish history. My review is at http://colreads.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-long-long-time-ago-and.html

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  11. LindaFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Just finished The White King by Gyorgy Dragoman (Hungarian)

    My review is at http://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2011/02/white-king-by-gyorgy-dragoman.htm

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  12. Jose Ignacio EscribanoMarch 10, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    My review of Entanglement by Zygmunt Miloszewski (Poland) is here: http://ignacioescribano.blogspot.com/2011/03/entanglement-by-zygmunt-miloszewski.html
    1/4.

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  13. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    My reviews for the challenge so far:

    A Mountain of Crumbs by Elena Gorokhova (Russia)
    The Snows of Yesteryear by Gregor von Rezzori (Romania)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 20, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    My first book for the Read East Challenge - Moonlight in Odessa by Janet Skeslien Charles; set in Ukraine. Check it out below.

    http://bookventuresbookclub.blogspot.com/2011/03/moonlight-in-odessa-janet-skeslien.html

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  15. BernadetteApril 10, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    My second book is Sam Eastland's EYE OF THE RED TSAR
    ... not brilliant I'm afraid (though I'm one of the few who thnks so)

    I think it's time I look for something other than crime fiction for this challenge (shocking I know)

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  16. WonderBunnyApril 14, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Hi! I'm not listed as participating but I am. I even got my first book finished:

    http://www.cookiesbooksbikes.com/search/label/sergei%20lukyanenko

    It is for Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko. It is a Russian urban fantasy novel and is awesome! I can't recommend it enough for people who want to try something not originally not in English and gives a little exposure to a different part of the world. It is great for those or shy away from nonfiction or general fiction.

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  17. LindaMay 2, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    I posted my review for End of a Family Story by Peter Nadas

    http://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2011/05/end-of-family-story-by-peter-nadas.html

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  18. MelwykMay 8, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    I finally got a review posted about a fantastic book set mostly during the Siege of Leningrad, by a Canadian author:

    The Forest Horses by Byrna Barclay

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  19. LindaMay 15, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I read Fateless by the Hungarian writer Imre Kertesz. It's posted on my web site—Potpourrir of Books

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  20. MelwykMay 26, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Just finished, and reviewed, my second book for the challenge. It's a collection of short stories translated from Ukrainian focusing on female childhood and adolescence in last century Ukraine:

    Warm the Children, O Sun

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  21. AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Up to four now:

    3. The Russian Album by Michael Ignatieff (Russia)
    4. Far to Go by Alison Pick (Czech Republic)

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  22. RiseJune 2, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    I've read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

    http://booktrek.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-yevgeny-zamyatin.html

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  23. AnonymousJune 30, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Just reviewed my 5th book for the challenge: The Gardener's Year by Karel Čapek (Czech Republic).

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  24. Leia1912August 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Okay, here are links to two of my books and their reviews:

    Creating the Nation, by David Cooper

    and



    Visualizing Russia: Fedor Solntsev and Crafting a National Past, edited by Cynthia Hyla Whittaker

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  25. RiseAugust 20, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Here's my review of First Love by Ivan Turgenev:

    http://booktrek.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-love-ivan-turgenev.html

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  26. Leia1912August 20, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/134308916

    My review of Laurie Manchester's "Holy Fathers, Secular Sons."

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  27. Leia1912September 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55607200

    My review of Catriona Kelly's "Children's World: Growing up in Russia, 1880-1991"

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  28. Leia1912September 18, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    My review of Timothy Gorton Ash's "The Magic Lantern: The Revolutions of '89 witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague"

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/118047459

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  29. Leia1912October 9, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    My review of Christiane Ruane's "The Emperor's New Clothes: A History of the Russian Fashion Industry, 1700-1917"
    http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57171202

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  30. Leia1912October 16, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    My review of David Shimmelpenninck van der Oye's history book, "Russian Orientalism": http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/125340567

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  31. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    My 6th book for the challenge: The Legends of Prague by František Langer.

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  32. AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    My 7th book for the challenge: Skylark by Dezső Kosztolányi.

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  33. MelwykDecember 3, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    I've read & reviewed 3 more, finally reaching --and passing -- my "tourist" designation of 4 books! They were all very good:

    Penguin Lost by Andrey Kurkov

    Faithful Ruslan by Georgi Vladimov

    Anna's Shadow by David Manicom

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  34. Leia1912December 4, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    This is my review of Sally West's "I Shop in Moscow," which is a history of consumer culture in imperial Russia:

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/243060823

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  35. Claire (The Captive Reader)December 11, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    My 8th book for the challenge: Sunflower by Gyula Krúdy

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  36. Claire (The Captive Reader)December 15, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    My 9th book for the challenge: How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed by Slavenka Drakulić

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  37. Claire (The Captive Reader)December 19, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Just reviewed by 10th and 11th books for the challenge:
    Café Europa by Slavenka Drakulić
    Prague Tales by Jan Neruda

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  38. Col (Col Reads)December 21, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    This was my final list for this Challenge:

    1. A Long, Long Time Ago, and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka
    2. Ivan and Misha by Michael Alenyikov
    3. The Possessed by Elif Batuman
    4. The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sis

    Thanks so much for hosting, Amy!

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  39. Gilion at Rose City ReaderMarch 10, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    I finished my first book for this challenge: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, set in Bosnia. My review is here: http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/03/review-people-of-book.html

    My plan is to read a couple of translated books by Eastern European authors, but I am also trying to pick from books on my TBR shelves. We'll see how those two goals work together.

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  40. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    Here's my review of 8 Pieces of Empire
    http://maphead.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/lawrence-scott-sheets-serves-up-20-years-of-dispatches-from-the-former-soviet-union/

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  41. Claire (The Captive Reader)November 23, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    Two more:

    6. Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down by Zdena Salivarová
    7. Under a Cruel Star by Heda Margolius Kovály

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  42. Gilion at Rose City ReaderDecember 5, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    Here is my review of Doctor Zhivago: http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/11/review-doctor-zhivago.html

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