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François

FrankAuLux@outside.ofa.dog

Joined 3 years, 1 month ago

Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.

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François's books

To Read (View all 37)

Alexander McCall Smith: Cook for Me (en language, Vintage)
John Julius Norwich: A short history of Byzantium (1997)
Jean-Christian Petitfils: Le Masque de fer (French language, ‎ Tempus Perrin)

Currently Reading

Alexander McCall Smith: The Lost Language of Oysters (english language, Penguin Random House)
Marcus Aurelius: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback, 2005, Adamant Media Corporation)

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Jeremy Paxman: Empire (english language, Viking)
John Kendrick Bangs: The Pursuit of the Houseboat (Paperback, Writers of the Apocalypse)
John Kendrick Bangs: A Houseboat On The Styx (Hardcover, 2010, Kessinger Publishing, LLC)

2026 Reading Goal

49% complete! François has read 51 of 104 books.

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finished reading The Washington decree by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Jussi Adler-Olsen: The Washington decree (2018)

Sixteen years before Democratic Senator Bruce Jansen was elected president of the United States, a …

Not quite sure what to make fo this. Not bad at all, but to me a bit overwritten and quite previsible. But then I've probably been spoilt by the Department Q series :-)

finished reading Locked In by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #10)

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Caroline Waight: Locked In (2025, Quercus) No rating

When the head of Department Q, Detective Carl Mørck, finds himself handcuffed in a police …

very good as usual, and the last of the serie. realized I missed #9 before this one so still have one to read. Interresting ending. I won't spoil it :-)