Jo the Book Jotter’s Six in Six 2024 challenge invites us to create six lists of six books to show some of our favourite books from the first six months of the year (and maybe a few that we still plan to read). With sixes galore, this challenge is just perfect for our six-word Saturday.
So here we go with my six lists of six. If you remember my 2023 Six in Six post, some of the same themes are still influencing my reading.
Published in UK in 2024:
The Silence In Between – hardback published June 2024
Hitler, Stalin, Mum & Dad – paperback published June 2024
French Windows (Dangereusement Douce) – English hardback published June 2024
Wandering Souls – paperback published January 2024
Kala – paperback published July 2024
Butter – paperback published February 2024.
Books set in Japan:
Japanese poetry and lots of haiku:
France:
Books I had read previously, and then saw performed this year.
– left to right, top to bottom: film, stage, stage, tv, film, tv:
The books behind these shows are pretty obvious, but I should point out that the Little Women I watched this year was a Korean version and only vaguely inspired by the classic, and Les delices de Tokyo is Sweet Bean Paste in English, but I watched it on an Air France flight to Tokyo so it was in Japanese with French subtitles!
My favourite reads so far this year.
Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings.
I’ll admit that many of us openly break the numeric rule and share far more words (all excellent of course!) so the key rule is to have a title of six words – and then create around that the post that you desire! Perhaps in bunches of 6 words if you’re feeling inspired.
To join the challenge, please put a link in your post to the URL of this post. Then come back here and leave us a comment. If you have any problems with linking, just put your own URL into the comment. And do feel free to socialise digitally with the hashtags #SixWordSaturday and #6WS. You’ll find me on Instagram @travel_travel_with_intent and @dsmythphoto
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 July 2024
Posted as part of Six Word Saturday
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Travel with Intent 
Love this 🤎🤎
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Impressed with all your sixes and adding many to my TBR now.. and here is mine.
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Thank you for joining in and with a wide selection of books that I need to check out.
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oooh…goodies! I am going to read up on some of these titles!. Thanks.
My “six words” is here
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They’re really here!
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That’s a lot of sixes!
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Great set of books, Debbie! My six words: https://suejudd.com/2024/07/27/i-like-a-cluster-of-buttercups/
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What a great list Debbie, from which I’ve only read eleven. But I regard you as a reliable chooser of good books, so that number will grow.
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Eleven is very good, Margaret. I haven’t finished Butter yet and I think that might go onto my favourites list.
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That was one of the ones that’s been on my Must Read list. I’m tempted to do this challenge myself – I have 64 to choose from after all. But this week is a bit over-full already and it’s getting well past te six month mark … Great post, Debbie!
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Do give it a go if you can – I’d love to see your lists. 64!!!
Who cares if it’s a bit late
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We’ll see. Yours is super-interesting.
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Your post this weeks is a whole new take on your 6WS…some thoughtful collections, some interesting suggestions.. However my 6WS is more on the predictable lines: https://davidoakes-images.com/2024/07/27/6ws-6word-saturday-challenge-2/
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Not entirely predictable. My eyes zoomed first to the classic wooden staircase, and felt at home, and then I peeped outside and it was Spain! Excellent shot
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Thanks for sharing these titles, Debbie. I’ve read a couple of them, and will definitely try some others.
My musings for today: https://figmentsofadutchess.com/2024/07/27/only-the-birds-read-my-words/
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A wide range to choose from. I highly recommend Cat and the City – the writing style changes with each chapter.
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Thank you, have found it on Storytel!
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Mine could be literary, with a 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea theme: https://fakeflamenco.com/2024/07/27/8-legs-say-youre-not-moving/
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A clever wordy link to your great post
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Thank you very much, Debbie. You are an inspiring host.
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This is a lot of literary inspiration, Debbie. Thanks for your recommendations. Kala and The Cat and the City have caught my eye. I appreciate your reading list.
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Recognised a few titles.
Mine for today: https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2024/07/27/who-is-hiding-in-the-flower/
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