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Category Archives: Scandinavian
“The Butterfly House” by Katrine Engberg – Book Review
“Lies tend to settle over the heart like plastic wrap. They make it hard for the love to breathe.” The fountains of Copenhagen are holding more than just water. Dead bodies are being dumped in fountains throughout the city. The … Continue reading
“Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” The Bankrobber – made an unwise decision and robbed a bank for only enough money to pay a month’s rent because the divorce lawyer said that was the only … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Favorite books, Literary fiction, NetGalley, Scandinavian
Tagged recommended reading, stand-alone novels, Sweden, Swedish authors
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“Death Deserved” by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst – Book Review
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, … translated from the Norwegian by Anne Bruce This police procedural, set in Oslo, Norway, is the first to feature policeman Alexander Blix and blogger/journalist Emma Ramm. Blix is a … Continue reading
New title for Agnes Ravatn! @OrendaBooks #SevenDoors #bookbuzz @simonschusterUK
As a book blogger, I am privileged to learn about new titles, often some months before they come out. This is a very pleasurable experience for a bookworm such as myself. Once in a while however, you learn of a … Continue reading
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“The Tenant” by Katrine Engberg – Book Review
Esther de Laurenti is a newly retired academic living in the house where she grew up. She lives on the top floor and rents out the three lower floors. She fancies herself a novelist and is working on a murder … Continue reading
“The bird tribunal” by Agnes Ravatn – #BookReview #Orentober
I thought I’d repost a review from 2017 in honour of Orentober. What is Orentober you ask? It is the October celebration of the books and authors represented by Orenda Publishing. “The Bird Tribunal” was my favourite read of 2017 … Continue reading
“The Red Address Book” by Sofia Lundberg – Book Review
Originally written in Swedish and translated to English by Alice Menzies The elderly Doris is nearing the end of her life in her native Stockholm, Sweden. Her only close relative is her great-niece, Jenny who is a busy young mother … Continue reading
“Things My Son Needs to Know About the World” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
“Words matter” The short personal essays in this collection will tug at your heartstrings. They will make you laugh and cry, and, they will make you examine your own parenting strategies. With an essay devoted to ‘poop’ and another to … Continue reading
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“For the Missing” by Lina Bengtsdotter – Book Review
“The award-winning, global bestselling Swedish crime debut about a missing girl, and the detective who must return home and confront her darkest secrets in order to find her.” Charlie (Charline) Lager is a police detective working in Stockholm for the … Continue reading
“The ice princess” by Camilla Läckberg
This is the first novel in a series that has been on my personal radar for some time. What clinched the deal for me was the fact that this title was chosen by my ‘in-person’ bookclub as their read for … Continue reading
“Beartown” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
“In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.” It is official! I can honestly say that Fredrik Backman is my favorite author. I have now read everything he has written, and all have … Continue reading
“The deal of a lifetime” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
Fredrik Backman never disappoints, but he may pull at your heartstrings more than a little… He begins the story in this way: “Does it make a difference if I killed a good person? A loved person? A valuable life? If … Continue reading
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If you haven’t read anything by Karin Alvtegen – what’s stopping you?
Years before I started this blog when I was working as a public library cataloguer, a book crossed my desk that caught my eye. With an adorable little boy on the cover, it immediately piqued my interest.My review of “Shadow” … Continue reading
“The bird tribunal” by Agnes Ravatn – Book Review
Allis Hagtorn has done something of which she is profoundly ashamed. She seeks anonymity and a refuge where she can come to terms with her behavior and her future. She finds employment in a remote house on a Norwegian fjord. … Continue reading