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Post by glumbumble on Sept 25, 2010 22:23:50 GMT
Finished Camilla Läckberg's The Jinx (in French, Swedish title is Olycksfågeln). Quite disappointing, I guessed who was the killer not even halfway through.... The Stonecutter was disappointing too, it really seemed too far fetched, I don't know if it's possible to be that twisted...it just didn't seem realistic. I'm looking forward to reading the latest Arnaldur Indridason novel, I really like how he writes, even if Erlendur's life isn't all happy, it's not as pathetic as how Henning Mankell describes Wallander's life, which reaaaally annoys me. Sorry, I'm criticizing 3 best selling Nordic authors (not counting Stieg Larsson) at the moment over here, I don't know how famous they are in the UK and other countries though XD. I love crime novels, especially in Nordic countries . I also read some other scandinavian books which aren't crime related like ones from Ibsen or Knut Hamsun and Sigrid Undset (Kristin Lavransdatter). When I had too much time on my hands I'd look for Scandinavian authors...still haven't read everything I wanted to xD! I finished Russell Brand's Booky Wook about 2 weeks ago. I didn't know all those things about his childhood, I was surprised. I also read a bit in English (over the Summer), Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man to compare with the movie and Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain and other stories (to compare with the movie too but also found it interesting how she described life in the ranches and stuff...I read all the short stories there were in that book). But English books are expensive over here (well, I also thought that when I went to London, what books do you buy that aren't at least 10 pounds?!). I should just make a list and buy them all off Amazon at the same time.
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Post by wakefromthysleep on Sept 25, 2010 23:01:15 GMT
But English books are expensive over here (well, I also thought that when I went to London, what books do you buy that aren't at least 10 pounds?!). I should just make a list and buy them all off Amazon at the same time. do you know the little yellow Reclam books? Probably not because they're in German but Reclam also has a red series in English. Many are for 5€ and I think they're all under 10€. You can find them here and some are available on amazon.
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Post by souldier27 on Sept 26, 2010 7:32:47 GMT
scooby doo and you: the case of the glowing alien by james gelsey.
brilliant stuff.
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Post by thedreaming on Sept 26, 2010 10:57:32 GMT
I love crime novels, especially in Nordic countries . Have you read Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow? It's by a Danish author, but also takes place in Greenland and incorporates mystery with a little bit of the fantastic. Here's the amazon link: www.amazon.co.uk/Miss-Smillas-Feeling-Snow-Peter/dp/1860461670.
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Post by glumbumble on Sept 26, 2010 11:27:35 GMT
wakefromthysleep and thedreaming: thanks for the links! I've never read Peter Høeg's books so I'll look for his books next time I'll go to the bookstore! Thanks for the recommendation!!
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Post by Rhiflect on Sept 26, 2010 22:23:49 GMT
LOL souldier! And guys, i read What I Was! I was proper proud of myself, because at the beginning i guessed what I thought the twist would be and i thought it would be either a) Finn is a girl b) Finn really has a home and lives a cosy life
and I proper thought it would be b), but ommggg it was the other one! But yeah, it was beautiful. Beach imagery <3
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Post by wakefromthysleep on Sept 28, 2010 13:23:41 GMT
I love crime novels, especially in Nordic countries . Have you read Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow? Do you know the film? Is the book better than the film?
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Post by thedreaming on Sept 30, 2010 20:35:35 GMT
Have you read Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow? Do you know the film? Is the book better than the film? I haven't seen the film, but I tend to like the books much more than their respective film equivalents. I would say the book is worth a read, though if you've seen the film the mystery/suspense element of it will be blown...
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Post by yvonne on Oct 2, 2010 18:34:49 GMT
I started to re-read Harry Potter 3. Want to read all books again until the film starts. I'm also reading the new book from Cornelia Funke - Reckless. Really like it so far.
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Post by wakefromthysleep on Oct 2, 2010 22:04:26 GMT
I thought about re-reading Harry Potter too but probably I won't ever finish or even start it as a) I know the book and b) I read really slow and rather like books that aren't as thick as the Potter books. You could use them to kill! Hence, I think I'll re-read Jerome K Jerome's Three Men In A Boat. It was sooo funny. I need something to laugh about.
Does anybody know Under The Beetle's Cellar by Mary Willis Walker? I know.. with 437 pages it's one of those books you could use to kill but I love crime stories. so, would someone recommend it?
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Post by Rhiflect on Oct 4, 2010 18:43:13 GMT
Nope, sorry! I stay away from crime. And it took me all summer to read the Harry Potters again, and i'm a pretty speedy reader! I bought 4 books from charity shops, all humorous
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Post by yvonne on Oct 4, 2010 21:17:28 GMT
Finished book 3 today. Will start with Goblet of Fire tomorrow
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Post by souldier27 on Oct 6, 2010 11:48:51 GMT
Did anyone catch the JK Rowling interview with Oprah? I just found it amazing how two uber rich women could be in the same room together discussing HP, their own successes, money and how they will cope with the future.
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Post by souldier27 on Oct 6, 2010 11:52:50 GMT
Oh, and I'm reading part one of The House of Night Series, a teen vamp thingy. It's disgustingly awful.
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Post by thedreaming on Oct 7, 2010 21:33:54 GMT
I'm currently in the middle of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. I'm not gonna lie, I picked it because the design geek in me fell in love with the cover, but the story has turned out to be equally as entrancing as the cover. It's fun and wicked at the same time- it reminds me of a sunnier version of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, had Merricat been a somewhat functioning human being. Both books, btw, i would highly recommend .
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Post by Rhiflect on Oct 7, 2010 22:01:22 GMT
What's it about? That's a very odd title! I'm reading Adrian Mole. A looooot of Adrian Mole
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Post by franklyimfrances on Oct 8, 2010 21:00:29 GMT
I'm reading Anne Franks Diary fir the first time, so yeah, it's good.
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Post by thedreaming on Oct 9, 2010 16:03:03 GMT
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is an odd book, in a great way. It's a murder mystery, whose heroine is an 11-year old with an encyclopedic knowledge of chemistry, especially poisons. The murder mystery centers, oddly, around stamp collecting.
I just finished it today- honestly, it was so much fun to read.
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Post by bloodbeater on Oct 26, 2010 17:50:13 GMT
im Reading Body and Soul by Frank Conroy, a book about a children which is a past master at playing piano. amazing book, for music lovers
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Post by naaaat on Nov 1, 2010 1:01:59 GMT
I'm reading 'The Knife Of Never Letting Go' by Patrick Ness, on the recommendation of the rest of my family. So far, it's actually BRILLIANT; it's been one of those books where I've got into bed and gone, "Oooh I'll just read one chapter"... which then turns into at least 7
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