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- “Devil’s Day” by Andrew Michael Hurley – Book Review
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- “The bird tribunal” by Agnes Ravatn – #BookReview #Orentober
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- “Mosaic” by Caro Ramsay – Book Review
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Category Archives: Scandinavian
“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
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Favorite books, NetGalley, Scandinavian
Tagged humorous fiction, non-fiction, recommended reading, Swedish authors
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“For the Missing” by Lina Bengtsdotter #PublicationDay @orionbooks
“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
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
Posted in Book Reviews, Christmas, Literary fiction, Novellas, novels in translation, Scandinavian
Tagged recommended reading, Swedish authors
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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
“The murder of Halland” by Pia Juul
What a clever, enigmatic, and disorientating book! Bess is a writer. A grieving, eccentric, bizarre writer who drinks more than she writes. Her husband Halland has been shot. The story is told solely from Bess’s point of view. Since she … Continue reading
“Britt-Marie was here” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
Britt-Marie is 63 years old and she has always felt invisible. The only people who ever appreciated her enough to ‘see‘ her were her sister Ingrid (long since dead) and her husband Kent (for a short while after they were … Continue reading
“The Forgotten Girls” by Sara Blaedel – Book Review
An intense, dark, and often disturbing novel, “The Forgotten Girls” is a great example of ‘Nordic Noir‘. Originally published in Danish, and set in Zealand, Denmark, this police procedural had me enthralled from the get go. The novel features Lousie Rick, … Continue reading
“My Grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
One of my favorite novels from last year was “A man called Ove” by Fredrik Backman. So you can imagine my delight when I heard he has written another novel! “My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry” didn’t … Continue reading
