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The Year of Rereading | Book Club of 2026
Welcome to The Year of Rereading! We all have those books on our shelves that we read a long time ago, but which keep popping up in our minds and urge us to reread them. Some books are too complex to understand on a first reading, and others are too beautiful to forget and never be picked up again. “Repetition. It is an excellent thing to express a thing consecutively in two ways, and thus…
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The Bible Read-Along: Numbers
Numbers (Bemidbar) We are almost done with the Pentateuch; Numbers is the fourth book of Moses, and yes…it contains many numbers! If you had found, like me, Leviticus tedious and containing many repetitions, then brace yourself for Numbers. However, in contrast to Leviticus, Numbers also includes various interesting side stories. Bemidbar, the Hebrew title of Numbers, means ‘’in the desert or…
The Bible Read-Along: Deuteronomy
Here we are, the last book of the Pentateuch: Deuteronomy. It feels like an accomplishment even if we still have a long way to go. Subscribe now Deuteronomy (Dəḇārim) Many readers will agree that this book contains the most repetition. Various aspects of previous books are revisited here, and a summary of the events from the Egyptian exile to the wilderness journey is provided at the beginning of…
Important Biblical Characters: Humans, Angels & Demons
Enoch, lithograph by William Blake, 1807, public domain This article is an addition to our Bible read-along. I will try to provide more in-depth details on the important characters mentioned in the various Bible books. If you have joined the read-along a bit later, you can check the schedule and find all previous posts here. Subscribe now Genesis Adam & Eve The first humans created by God. Eve…
The Prophet & The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran | Book Review
First edition cover, public domain This review is part of the Year of Rereading Book Club. In 2026, we will (re)read modern classics and reflect on them in the comments. If you like to participate, check out the schedule and just start reading. If you have a StoryGraph account, you can find the reading challenge here. Subscribe now The first month of the year is already far behind us, and I’m a…
Japanese Language Learning Goals 2026
In 2025, I haven’t made as much progress in the Japanese language as I planned to. In the first half of the year, I was focused on studying for the JLPT N3 exam, but due to a lack of time, I did not stick to my study plan and eventually failed the exam. It was not a complete failure; I still improved through studying and participating. Still, I feel, for yet another year, stuck in the…
The Year of Rereading | Book Club of 2026
Welcome to The Year of Rereading! We all have those books on our shelves which we have read once some time ago, but which keep popping up in our mind and urge us to reread them. Some books are too complex to understand when only read once, and others are too beautiful to forget and never be picked up again. “Repetition. It is an excellent thing to express a thing consecutively in two ways, and…
The Bible Read-Along: Deuteronomy
Welcome dear readers, This article is part of the Bible read-along. If you are new here and would like to participate in the read-along, you can find the previous articles and the schedule here. Furthermore, I have made an overview of all the important biblical characters (angels, demons, and humans) who we have encountered so far; you can find it here. Here we are, the last book of the…
Important Biblical Characters: Humans, Angels & Demons
This article is an addition to our Bible read-along. I will try to provide more in-depth details on the important characters mentioned in the various Bible books. If you have joined the read-along a bit later, you can check the schedule and find all previous posts here. Genesis Nephilim (6:1-4) These are the Giants. ‘’Mighty men of renown’’. Born through the union of sons of God (bene elohim)…
The Bible Read-Along: Leviticus
A bit late, but here we are—the third book of the Pentateuch or the third book of Moses: Leviticus. I hope you had an interesting reading experience and are now continuing the read-along with Numbers. But let’s dive into my notes on Leviticus. Leviticus (Wayiqra) Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash The title of this book relates to the Levi tribe of the ancient Israelites. The importance of…
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The Bible Read-Along: Exodus
Dear readers, welcome back! In May, we read the second book of Moses from the Old Testament: Exodus. If you missed the notes on Genesis, you can read them in the previous blog post. I decided to split my monthly reading wrap-up and this read-along because the last article got way too long. Exodus (Shemōt) The Hebrew name (shemōt) comes from the first word of the scroll, meaning ‘’names’’. Later…
Reflecting on Literature and Languages #9
April has been an exciting but also busy month for me. Finally, I finished writing my philosophy thesis and turned it in. I studied Japanese every day for at least an hour and tried to read as much as possible. The most focus was on reading The Divine Comedy (I am almost finished with Inferno) and the Bible. So, in this newsletter, I will officially kick off my Bible read-along, see the notes on…
Reflecting on Literature and Languages #8
Hello dear readers, and welcome new ones! Time flies. Winter is already behind us, and Spring is in full bloom now. I hope your reading goals are going fine. I’m already a bit behind, but there is still enough time to catch up. During March, I continued reading The Divine Comedy. Together with Dante, I have visited the seven rings of Hell. Ten more cantos to go, and then I will be finished with…
The Bible Read Along (Introduction & Schedule)
Introduction Welcome to the Bible read-along! Initially, I had not planned a read-along for this year, but with the start of spring, I decided to pick up reading the Bible again. The Bible has influenced many literary and genre works of fiction. It has been fundamental for some Western philosophers and their ideas. And it remains an influential book until this day. For these reasons, I always…
Reflecting on Literature and Languages #7
Welcome into the new year! This is the first newsletter of 2025. I have combined January and February this time but I will try to continue writing one newsletter per month. Normally, I always have a reading slump at the beginning of the year. Last year, I had not finished a single book in January. But this is not the case for 2025. I started out strong and read three books in January and two in…
25 Books for 2025 and Other Reading Goals
Reading goals are tightly connected to language learning goals for me. Because through learning languages I eventually can read more books in their original language and find books that are not yet translated. So it’s no surprise that I want to read some books in every language I am already fluent in and also the languages I am learning. Last year, I planned to read three books in Japanese and…
Reflecting on Literature and Languages #6 (November & December 2024)
Dear readers and book enthusiasts, The new year has already started—2025! I hope that all of you had the chance to read some amazing works of literature, fiction, and non-fiction last year and that you already have some great reading plans for this year. I will soon post my reading goals and planned books, but first, I will summarize the last two months of 2024 in this newsletter. Read in…