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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

#KLBR Discussion 4/5:

Kristin‘s faith & her feelings of guilt play a huge role in her motivations here. From the Penguin Reader‘s Guide: “Sigrid Undset said that Kristin‘s greatest sin was not indulging in sex before marriage, but the sin of pride…” Where do you see examples of Kristin‘s pride? Is there a connection between her pride and her feelings of guilt?

What impact do you think Kristin‘s faith has on her actions as a wife? As a daughter?

AmyG I read the first two books a few years ago. But I always got the feeling that the Church guided her life. 1w

lauraisntwilder I think her pride made it hard for her to accept God's forgiveness. Not that she necessarily had overwhelming guilt, but that she was somehow unreachable. It's like her status and innate beauty and value made her sins worse because she had farther to fall. 6d

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder That all makes sense. There's some “what would people think/say“ there as well. That definitely comes from pride and as you said, affects her acceptance of God's forgiveness. I think her grudge-keeping as a wife may stem from her inability to forgive herself as well. And I see that playing out with her father—she can‘t accept God‘s forgiveness and so she also sees her relationship with her father as irretrievably broken. 6d

Suet624 Faith was such a large part of Kristin's life. Don't know if the 7 deadly sins were highlighted back then but lust and pride are 2 of them and it goes without saying it was a big part of Kristin's story. As she aged, Kristin was able to see just how much she had hurt Lavrans. He was such a good man/father and to hurt him may just remain as a pain for the rest of her life. 5d

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#DoorstopKristin #KLBR Discussion Questions (3/5):

There are SO many changing relationships to consider in this book, from the marriages (Erlend and Kristin, Lavrans and Ragnfried, Simon and Ramborg) to the family relationships (Erlend and Lavrans, Kristin and Lavrans, Simon and Kristin, Simon and Erlend…).

Which changing relational dynamic stood out to you the most? Which surprised you?

Ruthiella The change in passion between Kristen and Erland at the end. Apparently they can only really connect when under threat. That surprised me. What did not surprise me was Simon‘s obvious love for Kristen, even though she refused him. He‘s still carrying a torch. 1w

AmyG Yes, Simon did carry a torch. I wondered what her life would have been like if she had married him. The choices people make that lead them to their lives. 1w

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lauraisntwilder I really liked Simon in the first book, but I had a hard time imagining that character living through that first marriage. Then he marries Kristin's teenaged sister and I admit it was hard not to judge that through the lens of modern sensibilities. So, I guess I was most surprised by both of Simon's marriages. 6d

Andrea313 @lauraisntwilder I had some side-eye for that second marriage, too, but what made it worse for me was the author/the story pushing that Ramborg was the one who pursued it. Shades of "she asked for it" when this was a literal child. Weirdly, if it had been presented as normal for the time in which it was set, I may have shrugged it off as history. But instead there seemed to be this added level of desperate justification that felt off to me. 6d

Andrea313 The change-up between Kristin and Erlend at the end really surprised me, particularly when Kristin suddenly blamed herself for Erlend's actions. I'm a bit apprehensive to see where their relationship goes in Book 3! 6d

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella @Andrea313 I wasn‘t that surprised by the change in passion between Kristin and Erlend at the end—I feel like it‘s a pattern for them to swing from passion and love to grudges and blame, and then back. But I was surprised by Simon! @AmyG @lauraisntwilder I didn‘t much like Simon in the first book (maybe I felt Kristin‘s ambivalence/aversion). Here he seems to have matured a lot, and I saw parallels to Lavrans in the way Simon is such ⬇ 6d

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d)…a stable son-in-law/brother-in-law. I was super surprised by his marrying Ramborg and also had a hard time with her supposedly “pursuing” him at such a young age. I could see a 12-year-old getting it into her head that she wants to marry this person who‘s such a good friend of the family and acting that out inappropriately, but I can‘t stomach Simon taking it seriously. At one point we see him thinking about how he was manipulated ⬇ (edited) 6d

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …into marrying a woman he doesn‘t really care for—but, um, he‘s the adult and he doesn‘t HAVE TO marry her! 6d

AmyG I liked Simon more, too. @BarbaraJean Wait ‘til book 3. 5d

Suet624 Kristin clinging to Erland as he is arrested was so surprising to me. @Ruthiella stating that they connect when under threat made it make sense to me. I appreciated Lavrans & Ragnfried's final days together, that they were able to express their love & appreciation. And Simon and Ramborg's marriage - I just think some crazy crap took place in the 1200's. With the book being written in the 1920's I'm not sure what Undset thought about it. 5d

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

#DoorstopKristin #KLBR Discussion Questions (2/5):

What growth or change do you see in Kristin from The Wreath to The Wife?

Do you see any growth in Erlend? Has your opinion of him changed from The Wreath to The Wife? Why or why not?

Ruthiella She becomes much more confident in her abilities as a wife and mother, managing the estates and her children. I liked seeing her come into her own like that. Clearly her parents brought her up well in that respect because she pretty quickly learns how to manage the servants and household. 1w

AmyG Not an Erland fan. Erland was more about Erland. But Kristen had children and the land to manage. She had to support everyone. Kristen grew, Erland didn‘t. 1w

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lauraisntwilder I was surprised at how impetuous Kristin still was, as an adult, like when she reacts in anger (and I hope embarrassment?) when she hears the family talking about how her wild kids killed her sister's favorite lamb. She seems stretched thin, taking care of the land, supervising servants, constantly pregnant, and grieving her parents. Erland takes on more responsibility publicly, but he doesn't seem to have grown up. 6d

Andrea313 Kristin has grown into a capable and admirable woman, whipping a chaotic household into shape, managing the estate from top to bottom, and dealing with more children than she should have to with little support from her partner. But then seeing her boys' behavior through Lavrans' eyes made me cringe! However, I do respect how she always kept trying with Margret. That was a lose-lose situation but it seemed she always tried to be a good stepmother. 6d

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella @AmyG @lauraisntwilder @Andrea313 Like you, I definitely saw growth in Kristin. She becomes so capable with the household so quickly. I loved how her relationship grew with her stepson. I do think there was some growth in Erlend, but it was more of an awareness of how his actions affect others. He doesn‘t actually change or mature. I did feel more compassion for Erlend here than I did in Book One, but I still wanted to just shake him! ⬇ 6d

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d)…He‘s infuriatingly irresponsible, but he isn‘t cruel or malicious. He doesn‘t have the maturity to act responsibly and he deals with difficulty or hurt through avoidance, but he also didn‘t have the stable parent figures or parent/child relationships Kristin did. He doesn‘t seem to have had healthy models for how to be mature and responsible. He does seem well-intentioned and also seems to love Kristin deeply. 6d

Suet624 Not much to add to these comments. They are all spot on. Kristin is definitely a more mature woman in this book. Her care for her stepson was a lovely thing to see. When I first read this trilogy in my 20's my husband was very much like Erland and I was so impacted by Book 2 because of it. His inability to see what Kristin had to deal with - all those kids, all that property to manage - was infuriating. 5d

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

Here we are at the end of #DoorstopKristin Book Two! #KLBR Discussion Questions (1/5):

Do you see Kristin and Erlend‘s relational struggles as inevitable? Are their temperaments and backgrounds just a bad fit, or could they have responded differently to each other?

What do you see as the main contributing factors to the breakdown of Kristin and Erlend‘s relationship?

What positive elements (if any!) do you see in Kristin and Erlend‘s marriage?

Ruthiella Communication is a problem but also, as Kristen points out, Erland is rarely open to criticism. But she sure can hold a grudge. In other ways, they are not so ill suited for each other. Erland needs someone who can control him without his realizing that is what they are doing and they have a strong physical bond. (edited) 1w

AmyG I always thought their bond was one of passion more than anything. I never saw them as a “team”. They grew separately, not together. And yes, there was poor communication. I don‘t blame her for having a grudge. Very human to do so with him. 1w

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lauraisntwilder The older Kristin gets, the more she sees how inappropriate Erland's behavior was before they were married. It feels like she spends years blaming herself for disappointing her father, then switches to blaming Erland for leading her into dangerous situations. I still wish she'd become a nun or run off with the elf lady! 6d

Andrea313 I do think their struggles were inevitable. They came together with tons of physical passion but I think their values were different from the start and as @AmyG pointed out, they didn't grow together. Erlend was always weak and Kristin didn't (or wouldn't) see the red flags, unfortunately. And I'm with @lauraisntwilder in wishing she'd gone down the path of religious devotion- Nun Kristin, we could have had it all! 6d

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella @AmyG Yes, communication I think is key—also expectations. Erlend expected different things from marriage (rather than Kristin being pregnant all the time!) and I think Kristin expected Erlend would become steadier & more responsible. Kristin adjusts her expectations but resents it (nursing that grudge), and Erlend doesn‘t take any responsibility—for the relationship or otherwise. It‘s interesting that we see communication issues ⬇ 6d

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …with Kristin‘s parents (the reveal at the end of book one). They do communicate to work things out in book two—but they never stop being partners. Kristin and Erlend just are not partners, and I‘d blame that squarely on Erlend. I honestly think that if Erlend had worked to become an actual responsible grown up, Kristin would likely have responded to him differently and their relationship would have looked far different. 6d

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder @Andrea313 #TeamKristelf! I actually thought with Erlend‘s imprisonment toward the end that he might die (through starvation, torture, or execution), and then Kristin would be free to become a nun. I mean, Book Three IS titled “The Cross,” so… 6d

Andrea313 @BarbaraJean I thought the same thing and was shocked when he lived! 6d

Suet624 @AmyG You've said pretty much exactly what I would have said. 5d

Suet624 I agree that Kristin's ability to hold a grudge was an issue. I understood why she would but it kept any opportunity for partnership to take place. Erland was a playboy who tried to play the role of a husband/father. If we were looking for him to be punished for his infidelity, he sure was! :) 5d

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

Still making my way through this audiobook, BUT I finally finished my son's 2024 Christmas ornament! 😂 He requested a tiger beetle. #LitsyCrafters #ShowandTellTuesday

TheBookHippie Love it! 1w

Kitta Wow! 1d

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

I'll be reading overtime this week to finish Book 2, and just as I'm trying to make some progress, #TomKitten comes along to throw a wrench in the plans. 😂 He may be cute but I did have to shoo him away after I took the picture; the story is too good to stop for long! ##DoorstopKristin #KLBR #CatsOfLitsy

Amiable So cute! 😍 2w

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

Hello, #DoorstopKristin readers! Our second #KLBR discussion, on Book Two (The Wife/The Mistress of Husaby), will be on Friday, July 31.

I finished book two this week and it was slower-going than book one, but still SO GOOD. Also: equally if not more emotionally rough than book one. These characters live and breathe on the page. Looking forward to discussing this with you all next week!

Ruthiella I just finished book two today. Looking forward to the discussion! 2w

Andrea313 I slowed down on it this month but plan to finish next week! Looking forward to the discussion as well. 2w

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CrowCAH I wasn‘t able to start reading The Wife. I got behind with my ebook reading. Still planning on reading it. 2w

Suet624 Yes, this was slower going for sure. But I‘m still plugging along. Should be done by next Friday. 2w

Deblovestoread Reading has been a struggle this month but will try to catch up. 2w

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

I loved working on this mostly-edge-piece puzzle while listening to audiobooks (most recently Kristin Lavransdatter) and rewatching "Father Brown" on Hoopla. ?

Ruthiella Neat puzzle! 🧩 2w

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

“Her heart felt as if it were breaking in her breast, bleeding & bleeding, young & fierce. From grief over the warm & ardent love which she had lost and still secretly mourned; from anguished joy over the pale, luminous love which drew her to the farthest boundaries of life on this earth. Through the great darkness that would come, she saw the gleam of another, gentler sun, and she sensed the fragrance of the herbs in the garden at world's end.”⤵️

BarbaraJean There are so many moments when this book breaks my heart with its beauty. 💔 #KLBR #DoorstopKristin 3w

Texreader This is beautiful. I haven‘t started the third book yet! I will soon. 3w

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BarbaraJean @Texreader I haven't either! This is from book two (Part II, chapter 7) 🙂 (edited) 3w

Texreader @BarbaraJean I guess because I‘m listening to it this time around I didn‘t pick up on how gorgeous this quote is. 3w

BarbaraJean @Texreader I get it--I'm not at all an auditory learner and often overlook the writing/language when listening! 3w

Ruthiella Beautiful! 😍 3w

AmyG Yes, beautiful. 3w

Suet624 💕💕💕 3w

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Made up a little outdoor picnic in the backyard today with some snacks, an old quilt, my #ColeCat and #DoorstopKristin. Book 2 is off to a great start, and by "great" I mean "absolutely infuriating". Erlend is a useless asshole and his estate is a filthy wreck and Kristin cries herself to sleep most nights, but I am still so bought in to this whole world and can't wait to keep going. #KLBR #CatsOfLitsy

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Suet624 I love this post. Yes to all of it. 3w

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

Here we are in July, and I‘ve started #DoorstopKristin Book Two: The Wife (The Mistress of Husaby in some editions). This book is so beautifully written, and so emotionally engaging—I‘m enjoying book two just as much as book one.

How is your #KLBR reading coming along? If you‘ve started book two, what are your thoughts so far?

Suet624 I can‘t wait to start. Have to finish a few other books first. 1mo

Deblovestoread I started Book 2 last night. Loving it! 1mo

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Texreader I just finished yesterday. 🎉 1mo

AmyG I read Book 2 a few years ago. Don‘t remember specifics but loved it. 1mo

Ruthiella I‘ve started and am enjoying how Kristen is coming in to her own managing the estate. Erland is, unsurprisingly, useless. 1mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m still on Book 1 but loving it. 1mo

Daisey I‘m still in the last section of Book 1. Edited to add that I finished Book 1 tonight, and I‘m going to read through the discussion on next. (edited) 1mo

CrowCAH I haven‘t started book 2 … yet. 1mo

Andrea313 I'm a couple chapters in, and loving it and hating it in equal measure. It's still such great writing and such an absorbing world, but Kristin's made a pretty bad choice with Erlend and I think things are gonna go downhill from here... 1mo

AnneCecilie I haven‘t started book two yet, maybe next week? 1mo

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Kristin is determined to marry Erlend, but her emotions shift and change as the marriage approaches. What is your take on Kristin‘s motivation: how much of her ultimate choice to marry Erlend is due to her own desire, and how much is due to the societal/religious pressure she feels?

What do you make of the revelations about Kristin‘s parents and their marriage that we discover at the end of the novel?

#KLBR #DoorstopKristin discussion - 4/4

AnneCecilie I was shocked by the revelation at the end. That came out of nowhere. When it comes to Kristin, she has to wait two years to marry Erland and maybe some of her love has faded a little by that time. 1mo

AmyG Oh, I‘m not done yet so I don‘t know about her parents. I feel like her love for Erland ebbed and flowed. I always got the impression that she felt more about doing what was right but I do think she loved Erland. 1mo

Ruthiella I think she genuinely wants to be with Erland. But that first glow is wearing off and she‘s beginning to see his weak side and flaws. If she was really concerned with societal pressures, she would have married Simon. The reveal about her parents is for the reader, to show that not everything is as it seems on the surface. What a waste on both sides-if they‘d only been honest with each other from the beginning. (edited) 1mo

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lauraisntwilder Being totally honest, I kept hoping she'd decide to be a nun. Erland gave me the creeps and Simon seemed nice enough, but she didn't love him. I loved the ending! I have my fingers crossed that the revelation shared between Kristin's parents will mean they're happier going forward. 1mo

Andrea313 I think Kristin's feelings on Erland slowly changed but she doubled down on her feelings and her decision regardless, and I don't believe societal pressure factored in. I'm torn because on one hand, I love an independent, flawed woman making strong decisions guided by her own feelings and sense of what's right. On the other, dude is a walking red flag so I'm staying firmly Team Spinster, or joining in with @lauraisntwilder to manifest Nun Kristin. 1mo

BarbaraJean I felt Kristin‘s motivation to marry Erlend shifted from “can‘t live without him” to more an atoning for her wrong. She‘s more conflicted about him after their betrothal, as she gets to know how he is in community rather than just one on one—and I think she felt societal & religious pressure to marry him because they‘d had sex. She still loves him, but I think she begins to see the red flags! (Team Nun/Spinster with @lauraisntwilder & @Andrea313) 1mo

BarbaraJean For me, the revelation about Kristin‘s parents was heartbreaking. How different their marriage could have been if they‘d communicated about this earlier! And if there had been more openness about these kinds of transgressions, Kristin may have felt differently about Erlend and their actions. I mean, I get it, this is Norway in the 1400s, but my heart broke over the shame and the hiding. @AnneCecilie @AmyG @Ruthiella 1mo

AmyG Oh wait….I went back and read about her parents. I had forgotten as I read this a few years ago. I don‘t think there was a whole lot of communication back then. If there was, between couples, it was probably rare. People have evolved and yet they haven‘t at all. Yes, @BarbaraJean so much shame. I am sure religion plays a huge part in that. 1mo

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Several women in the text have transgressed against the moral norms of the time, from Fru Aashild to Erlend‘s mistress, Eline—and as we later discover, even Kristin‘s mother Ragnfrid. Do you think Undset includes these women and their circumstances as simply a mirror of the times, as a moral warning, or as a critique of the expectations placed on women of the time?

#KLBR #DoorstopKristin discussion - 3/4

AmyG Perhaps both? I don‘t know much about the author and her feelings. 1mo

Ruthiella I think she is showing us the humanity of the past. People were not so different from us in medieval times nor in the 20th century when this was written nor are they now so different 100 years later. Society has its strictures but then as now, we don‘t always fit within that framework. (edited) 1mo

lauraisntwilder @Ruthiella I agree. People are people, no matter what year it is. 1mo

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Andrea313 I don't know the author's intentions, but I do love that we saw three very different women whose circumstances felt timeless in varying degrees. I gotta say, Fru Aashild took me on a wild ride! Loved her at first, then turned on her when she was all-in for the escape and elopement, then was ultimately grateful she was there for Kristin. And I did feel that in Eline, we might be looking at K's future, even in part. 😬 1mo

BarbaraJean Like @AmyG & @Andrea313 I don‘t know enough about the author to KNOW this, but it seemed there was a critique underlying her inclusion of these women‘s stories. Definitely a mirror of the times—including these parallel situations indicated that these types of moral transgressions were more common—but also, by extension, she seemed to be demonstrating that they‘re more nuanced and complex than society paints them to be. @Ruthiella @lauraisntwilder 1mo

AmyG And let me say, I was surprised that there was so much “unmarried sex” happening. I don‘t know why I think that way, probably because it‘s the 1300‘s. Human beings being human. 1mo

BarbaraJean @AmyG Haha, yeah, people are people, no matter the century! I was surprised that there wasn't more shaming going on, honestly. 1mo

AmyG @BarbaraJean There wasn‘t more shaming because apparently they were ALL having “inappropriate” sex! 1mo

BarbaraJean @AmyG 😂 😂 1mo

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Kristin struggles between her desire for Erlend and her family‘s (and society‘s) expectations. What role does her personal faith play in this struggle? What role does family play?

Kristin‘s relationship with her father is central in her life, and they are both pained by the rift that results due to Kristin‘s separation from Simon and her desire for Erlend. What role do you see Lavrans playing in Kristin‘s growth?

#KLBR #DoorstopKristin 2/4

AnneCecilie I read that Unset wrote this trilogy as a response to a discussion in Norway at the time regarding the influence religion had on people. Her viewpoint was that religion and Catholicism had influenced the Norwegian society tremendously 1mo

AmyG Kirsten didn‘t want to bring shame upon her family. She especially loved her father. So she did her best to do what was right, considering her condition. She, throughout the book, was very concerned with doing right by the Church. (edited) 1mo

Ruthiella Well, Kristen is religious, but it doesn‘t stop her from behaving in a way that‘s contrary to what her religion teaches her. She looks for reconciliation after the “sin”. The fact that she is willing to break with her father to be with Erland is most telling. That rift between her and her father is I think the most painful thing for her. It shows her growing in to her own person, separate from her family and parents. (edited) 1mo

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lauraisntwilder It's interesting because the church in Norway, according to the book, didn't expect priests to be celibate. I think Kristin's approach was similar -- she wanted to do the right thing, but she was also practical and knew her own limitations. I think her obligations to her father and sister made her feel a lot more guilt than she did about the church. 1mo

Deblovestoread I think it hurt her deeply to have a rift in her relationship with her father but even in the guilt of knowing she wasn‘t acting as she should her love was strongest of all. 1mo

BarbaraJean @AnneCecilie @AmyG @lauraisntwilder @Deblovestoread Kristin seems to deeply struggle with the expectations/morals of religion, but as @Ruthiella says, that influence doesn‘t seem to really have an impact on her actions. It DOES impact her feelings of guilt and shame and desire to do the right thing after the fact. But I got the sense that her guilt and shame were more familial than religious, in part because of her close relationship with Lavrans. 1mo

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What differences do you see between Arne, Simon, and Erlend—and Kristin‘s relationships with each one? Are there any similarities between the three men?

How do the women in Kristin‘s life shape her growth, especially her mother, Ragnfrid and Fru Aashild? What about her sister Ulvhild?

#KLBR #DoorstopKristin discussion - 1/4

AnneCecilie I think Arne represents her childhood, a time of innocence. Simon was her parents choice and she doesn‘t seem to have many feelings towards him in any direction. Erlend brings out her passion and as a teenager it‘s easy to confuse a first love for everlasting love 1mo

AmyG Yes @AnneCecilie I agree with that. Erland was handsome and charming…Kirsten didn‘t stand a chance as she was yound and naive. I read books 1 and 2 a few years ago and don‘t remember much about her mother and sisters. (edited) 1mo

Ruthiella Arne is friendship, Simon is security, Erland is lust. Ideally we would have all three in one person. Erland may change with time, but right now I don‘t find his behavior honorable. Arne and Simon showed her more respect. Fru Aashild is the one who influences her most in her choice of husband. She unwittingly encouraged her. I don‘t know that her mother had much influence. Kristen is so very much a daddy‘s girl. (edited) 1mo

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Deblovestoread Agree with all three of you. Had she been older she might have seen Arne as more than a friend and Simon would have been the safe choice but first loves overtake everything. She was definitely a daddy‘s girl and her mom kept her at arm‘s length. 1mo

BarbaraJean I have to apologize for taking a WEEK to get back to the discussion after posting the questions! @AnneCecilie I definitely agree: Arne recalls a time of innocence for Kristin. His departure kind of marks the end of that innocence, with Bentein assaulting her on her way home, and the aftermath of that in the following months. All three men are so different and seem to represent different paths she could have taken. 1mo

BarbaraJean @AnneCecilie @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread Yes, Simon is definitely safety/security, as well as family expectations. Erlend is kind of the opposite of Simon's stability! SO many red flags. Isn't “he'll change with time“ a universal rationalization girls use to excuse those red-flag relationships?! Kristin seemed much more influenced by her father than the women in her life. I wonder if more female influence would've led to different choices for her? (edited) 1mo

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Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

Welcome to our first #KLBR discussion, on Kristin Lavransdatter Book One—“The Wreath.” I‘ll tag everyone here, but not in subsequent posts (because long tag lists on Litsy are difficult these days). Questions will be posted separately under spoiler tags. You can find the questions via the #KLBR and #DoorstopKristin tags, on my page, or on the book‘s page.

Also, I‘ll post a couple of resources I found helpful in the comments below.

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, MaureenMc, Daisey, AmyG, Gleefulreader, JenlovesJT47, Texreader, MeganAnn, AnneCecilie, Caterina, Bklover, Andrea313, Suet624, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, Leniverse, CrowCAH, lauraisntwilder, Ruthiella

BarbaraJean Reader‘s guide: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/296509/kristin-lavransdatter-i-the-wrea...

Character list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Lavransdatter#Character... 1mo

TheBookHippie I love this read I hope everyone is enjoying it! 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie I'm loving it but also OUCH. 1mo

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AnneCecilie I have some mixed feelings about this one. I‘m reading the original text and the Norwegian was quite hard to get through. I can‘t remember the last time I hade to look up so many words. She writes in Norwegian but will includes Norse, Catholic and Danish words, I want to include Swedish too. She‘s also changes the sentence structure 1mo

AmyG I am almost finished. It‘s an amazing book. 1mo

Deblovestoread Finished Book One. Slow to start, but loved it. Looking forward to the next. 1mo

AmyG @Deblovestoread For a big book and a slowish read…it goes fast. (If that makes sense). 1mo

Librarybelle I‘ll join in when I finish book one! Barely started, unfortunately, but I‘ll get there! 1mo

Andrea313 @TheBookHippie I really, really loved Book 1 and am eager to start Book 2! 1mo

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean yes lots of OUCH. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Andrea313 YAY!!! 1mo

TheBookHippie @AmyG I think it reads quickly too! 1mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m behind but loving it. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @Librarybelle I‘m glad I‘m not the only one. 1mo

Bklover @Librarybelle Me too!! 1mo

Librarybelle @rubyslippersreads @Bklover We‘ll catch up eventually! 1mo

BarbaraJean @AnneCecilie This is so interesting! I wonder if that's typical of the Norwegian of the time, or if it's more a quirk of Undset's own writing. 1mo

AnneCecilie If you think about the writing in Norway in the 1920s if wouldn‘t have consisted of Norse and Catholic words. After a union with Denmark for 400 yrs and Sweden for a 100 yr, the Norwegian language was very influenced by this, especially the Danish. 1mo

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I'm so close to the end of Book 1 and I need to stop for the night, but I'm so hooked and can't wait to see it close out! I'm loving this book, the characters, the story, this translation, and pretty much everything except Erlend Nikulaussøn because holy red flag, Batman...! Here's me thinking Willoughby is a toxic fuckboy but then comes Sigrid Undset like, "Hold my mead." ??? #KLBR #DoorstopKristin

Ruthiella Totally. I understand that at 17, the heart wants what the heart wants, but old lady me is wanting her to kick him to the curb. 1mo

Andrea313 @Ruthiella She was SO 17 in these latest chapters, full of angst and shouting at her parents. I know I'm officially old because I found myself agreeing with Lavrans more often than not! 😂 1mo

BarbaraJean Hahaha... SO fitting. I feel exactly where she is, but WOW, he's a big NO. @Andrea313 Past me felt for Kristin, present me's heart broke for Lavrans!! 1mo

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Suet624 I love everything about this post and comments of yours. So accurate. 1mo

Andrea313 @BarbaraJean Yes! I'm sure if I read this as a teen or in my early 20s, I'd have a different response altogether. But yeah, I was feeling for Lavrans. 1mo

Andrea313 @Suet624 ❤️❤️ 1mo

Daisey @Andrea313 @Ruthiella @BarbaraJean @Suet624 I had to come back to this post now that I‘ve completed Book 1. It‘s perfect. 🚩 🚩 So many red flags, and I agree with all of you about understanding the teenage girl while also relating to the father even more. 1mo

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Hello to my fellow #DoorstopKristin #KLBR readers! Next week, we‘ll be discussing book one: The Wreath. I finished it over the weekend and—ooof! It‘s SO good but emotionally rough! I hope your reading is going well, and I look forward to hearing everyone‘s thoughts next week.

Ruthiella I just finished book one yesterday. Emotionally rough is right! 😬😢😅 (edited) 1mo

staci.reads I haven't gotten to this, so you can take me off the tag list 😔 1mo

Suet624 So good. 1mo

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Daisey I just made it to part 3 of Book 1. It‘s going to be a busy week, but I hope to make it through the rest of this section in time for the discussion. 1mo

Deblovestoread I have finished book one and will start the next when I finish

The Secret of Chimneys

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Deblovestoread Loved it! 1mo

AnneCecilie I finished earlier this month and has mixed feelings 1mo

BarbaraJean @staci.reads I understand! Will do. (edited) 1mo

julieclair I still haven‘t started, so I think you can take me off the tag list, please. 😕 I will put it on my list for #AllergicToChunksters, which means I will eventually get to it. Then I can loop back to these discussions, because they‘ll be there waiting! Thank you for hosting. 💙 1mo

julieclair I tried to listen on audio, since my “sit down and read” time is scarce these days, but between the accent and the unfamiliar names, it just wasn‘t working for me. 😕 1mo

BarbaraJean @julieclair I understand! I don't think I'd be able to absorb this on on audio, either. I need to SEE unfamiliar names! 1mo

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#DoorstopKristin check-in! How‘s your reading going? I‘m moving along steadily—I finished part 2 this week and am finding it so readable. I have to admit that although I feel for her, I‘ve been a little frustrated with Kristin. And I‘m not a fan of Erlend! What are your thoughts on Kristin and Erlend? And Simon? #KLBR

AmyG I‘m on the third book. I love Kristen. Erland, meh. Simon? Not sure. 2mo

Ruthiella I just got to Erland and I‘m worried that he‘s going to mess up her life somehow. Regardless of how I might feel about Simon, she is betrothed and living in a society where engagements are not easily broken.😬 2mo

Texreader I‘m almost finished with the first book. I‘m fed up with both of them, but I remember being 16-17… 2mo

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Butterfinger @Texreader Kristin Lavransdotter was my very first book for #FoodandLit because we chose Norway due to your husband's homeland. The Greenlanders reminds me so much of that book. The writing style, names, the way the houses were built.

The Greenlanders

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Texreader @Butterfinger That‘s so awesome!! I‘ll look forward to reading The Greenlanders! 2mo

Andrea313 Just finished Book 2 and have been *screaming* for Kristin to stay away from Erland. I'm mixed on Simon and if I had to declare a side, I'd vote Team Spinster. 😭 2mo

Deblovestoread I just finished Part 1. It stayc slow but I'm all in now. 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m behind, as usual, but enjoying it. 2mo

Caterina I finished Part 1 and I'm so sad. 😭 But it's so good! I wanted to read it this weekend, but I was in the hospital. Looking forward to reading it more while I recover this week. 😊 2mo

julieclair Starting it today. 🤞 2mo

julieclair @caterina Hope you are healing well! 💝 2mo

Caterina @julieclair I am, thank you! 😊 2mo

BarbaraJean @Andrea313 Team Spinster all the way. I'm wishing she'd gone off with the elf maiden. Actually, now that I've said that, I want to read a fanfic where she went off with the elf maiden. 1mo

Andrea313 @BarbaraJean I have no doubt that two or twenty versions have been written! 😭 1mo

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I've read roughly a third of The Wreath and am absolutely loving it. It was admittedly a little slow to start, but then it grabbed me all at once and I flew through several chapters in a row. I love the descriptions of the landscape and the colorful, vivid characters. I'm DYING to know more about Kristin's mother and I can't get enough of Åashild Gautesdatter. I've made myself put it aside for now so that I stay eager to pick it up again tomorrow.

Andrea313 Pictured: Kristin statue in Sel, Norway. #KLBR #DoorstopKristin 2mo

Ruthiella Nice! I‘m only on chapter five, but also really enjoying it. 2mo

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"It's good when you don't dare do something that doesn't seem right," said Fru Aashild with a little laugh. "But it's not so good if you think something isn't right because you don't dare do it."
—from Kristin Lavransdatter, The Wreath

#KLBR #DoorstopKristin

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Ruthiella

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

#whereareyoumonday

I am going to be in medieval Norway for the next couple months for #KLBR #DoorstopKristen. Enjoying it a lot, though I know it‘s also at times going to make me sad.

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Texreader Nice map!! 2mo

Ruthiella @Texreader I know! It‘s so pretty. 2mo

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Quick check-in for #KLBR! How is your reading going? What do you think of the story so far?

I've read up through the end of Part 1. I found the first two chapters slow going (though I loved Kristin's interactions with Brother Edvin), but when I got to Chapter 3, I had a hard time putting it down!

And this is indeed #DoorstopKristin--I've been using my reading pillow to prop the huge thing up as I read 😆

TheBookHippie I adore this book. 2mo

Suet624 As you say, you need to be patient at the beginning and understand that this is the start of a long story. Be patient. You‘ll get hooked. 2mo

Ruthiella I‘ve only read the first chapter so far, but I like it! 2mo

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Librarybelle I hope to start this weekend! 2mo

Deblovestoread I‘ve started but haven‘t gotten very far. Life has been interfering as it does. (edited) 2mo

Daisey I‘ve read the first part and am enjoying it. 2mo

AmyG Exactly…..it got to a certain part where I was all in. I am hoping I get to Book 3. Life has been BUSY and allI want to do is just read. 2mo

AnneCecilie I haven‘t started yet, but have taken the book down from the bookshelf 😊 2mo

Leniverse I saw that book one has three parts, so I decided to wait a week 😂 Starting tomorrow. Honest 😬 2mo

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie I'm so glad I'm finally reading it! 2mo

BarbaraJean @Suet624 I think I'm hooked at this point! I have been struggling with the names, but Undset has me on board now. 2mo

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella @Daisey Glad you're enjoying it so far! 2mo

BarbaraJean @Deblovestoread I know how that goes! @Librarybelle @AnneCecilie Soon! Taking the book off the shelf and hoping to start are progress of a sort 😉 2mo

BarbaraJean @AmyG Right?!? I debated cancelling plans yesterday to stay home and read 😆 @Leniverse 😂 😂 I admit I had the same thought when I saw there were three parts to the first book... 2mo

Andrea313 Close to the end of Part 1 and loving it! Like others have said, it started a little slow and then captured me all at once. 2mo

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Caterina

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

#BookSpinBingo has spoken! From the fiction half of my list, my #BookSpin is Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath, and from the nonfiction half of my list, my #DoubleSpin is The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation. Really looking forward to both of these! 😊
@TheAromaofBooks

BarbaraJean Oooh, Kristin Lavransdatter! A bunch of us are buddy-reading the trilogy this summer (one book per month)—if you‘d like to join! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo

Caterina @BarbaraJean Oh how lovely! Yes, I'd love to join! 😊 2mo

BarbaraJean I‘ll add you to the tag list! 🎉🎉 We‘re using the hashtags #KLBR and #DoorstopKristin 😁 2mo

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June reading is gonna keep me busy this time around! In addition to keeping up with the #PemberLittens, I'm really excited to start The Summer Book for #MidsummerSolace and to finally be kicking off the tagged chunkster with the #KLBR. I've never read Undset's classic series but have been eyeing it for years. So LFG!

Tamra The Summer Book 💙💙 2mo

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Texreader

Kristin Lavransdatter: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) | Sigrid Undset

I‘m starting this audiobook tonight. I‘ve read it before and loved i! And I‘ve even been to the author‘s hometown Lillehammer, Norway and took photos of her statue. So I‘m excited about the #LavransdatterBuddyRead #BuddyRead with @BarbaraJean

BarbaraJean Yaaay! I‘m really looking forward to this! 2mo

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Suet624

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

This was an insert that the Book of the Month Club included when they published their special printing of this book (I‘m still trying to figure out when they published it.) I think it‘s helpful to read this if you‘re struggling at the beginning of the novel.

@BarbaraJean #KLBR

AmyG All true. Thanks for posting this. 2mo

Suet624 @AmyG they put into words what I couldn‘t. I guess that‘s why the folks at the Book of the Month Club got paid the big bucks. 😊 2mo

BarbaraJean That‘s great encouragement to keep on! Thanks for sharing this! 2mo

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AnneCecilie I‘m not so sure that the 14th century is seen as the Viking area. The Norwegian Viking area is generally seen to be between 800 - 1050 2mo

Suet624 @BarbaraJean you‘re welcome! 2mo

Suet624 @AnneCecilie interesting! I hadn‘t considered that. 2mo

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June is almost here, so I‘ve pulled out #DoorstopKristin and am gearing up to dive in on Sunday for #KLBR. I‘ve got my emotional support dumpster fire on hand just in case. Looking forward to reading along with all of you! What editions are you all reading? Single volume or individual books?

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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Love your Emotional Support Dumpster Fire! 🔥 2mo

BarbaraJean @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Haha—thanks! Me too!! 2mo

Amiable Ha ha.. I have the same dumpster fire! My boss gave one to everyone on our team. 😄 2mo

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Texreader I‘ve got the chunkster!! 2mo

Librarybelle I have to the same edition, and I have an emotional support dumpster fire too! I bought one for myself when I picked up one for a friend…we all need one of those! 😂 2mo

CrowCAH It will be single volumes. 2mo

Deblovestoread I've got the full edition, but on my kindle. Love my dumpster fire, too. 2mo

Gleefulreader I have the same edition. Very excited to start on this finally! 2mo

Daisey I‘ve also got the same edition as pictured, but on Kindle. 2mo

Ruthiella I have the same edition as pictured from Penguin in print from the library which I will keep as long as I can renew it, but I also own it on Kindle. I bought it on a whim for something like $5.99 a few years ago. (edited) 2mo

Bklover I have the same edition too! For some reason I also have two different kindle copies- not sure why two, but one of them matches my book 2mo

Leniverse Single volume, original language here. How will we do this? Weekly check-ins, or? 2mo

Suet624 I have the three individual books as well as the entirety in the one large book published by the Book of the Month Club. I‘m primarily reading the individual books because the larger one smells a bit musty. 🙁 2mo

Andrea313 I've got the same edition- looking forward to getting started! 2mo

MeganAnn I‘ve got the same doorstop edition on my shelf. 😉 2mo

BarbaraJean @Librarybelle @Deblovestoread Emotional Support Dumpster Fire buddies! @Amiable What a great boss! My *former* boss is one of the reasons I needed this 😬

@Leniverse It‘ll be interesting to hear your thoughts on reading it in the original language! I‘m thinking small weekly check-ins then one discussion post at the end of each book. I‘ll probably post thoughts along the way and hope others do, as well! 2mo

julieclair I have had the individual volumes sitting on my shelf for years. I read book 1 and loved it, but never got around to volumes 2 & 3. I‘m looking forward to reading all 3 with my Litsy friends! Thanks so much for hosting this, @BarbaraJean ! 💙 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘ve got the same version, but the ebook. 2mo

Caterina I have the same edition as you! A gift from my parents last year, who both read and loved the book recently. Looking forward to joining y'all. 😊 2mo

BarbaraJean @Caterina It's HUGE... I'm having to use my book pillow to help me hold it up 😂 I'm so glad your BookSpin timing aligned so nicely with the buddy read!! 2mo

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Daisey

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deracinate: (verb) uproot someone from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment

An interesting word found as I was reading the introduction to the tagged book.

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday #KLBR

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CBee Very interesting and not one I‘ve heard before! 2mo

Suet624 Interesting! 2mo

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Daisey

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

I‘m getting a head start on this book while I‘ve got some time this week, and this line from the introduction caught my attention.

#KLBR #DoorstopKristin #1001books #KindleQuotes

Ruthiella I love getting lost in a long book! 2mo

Daisey @Ruthiella Yes, I do too and thought this was a great way to express it! 2mo

tpixie #readlesmis come first to mind! lol then

Moby-Dick

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Daisey @tpixie Those are both good examples along with The Tale of Genji for me as well. 1mo

tpixie @Daisey 🩷🩷🩷 1mo

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Blueberry

Kristin Lavransdatter: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) | Sigrid Undset

6 out of 100. I think I did even worse this time. And I thought I read a lot of classics.

@Dabbe
#ThreeListThursday

dabbe 🎯🩵🎯!!! I keep hoping our scores will get better. This week was mostly early 1900s. #TFPAS (Thanks for playing and sharing) 😊 3mo

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Suet624

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I‘ve read this trilogy every twenty years. I give my copies away and then randomly over the years find them at secondhand bookstores and purchase them again. I can‘t wait to start reading this again with the #KLBR group beginning in June.

Just an FYI: Willa Cather and Sigrid Undset were friends. My mother was Cather‘s niece and she talked about Undset‘s writing and this trilogy in particular.

AmyG Oh Wow! 3mo

Ruthiella Beautiful editions! Individually, they don‘t seem to be overly long, which is heartening! 3mo

AnneCecilie I‘m more skeptical to the language, as a Norwegian I will off course one day read these in Norwegian and then the question is if they have modernized the language or not. Back in the 1920s the written language was quite different from today, more influenced by Danish. 3mo

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KCofKaysville @Suet624 I have had copies for awhile and hope to read it some day. 3mo

BarbaraBB That‘s an interesting side note Sue! I loved these books too, I read them a few years ago. 3mo

BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie I didn‘t know that Norwegian has changes so much in the last century. Interesting! 3mo

BarbaraJean Love this! I'm really looking forward to reading these. And that is fascinating about Willa Cather--what a neat tidbit of trivia from your mom! @AnneCecilie I would be so interested to know if there's a modernized Norwegian version and to hear your perspective on the language differences! 3mo

bibliothecarivs I read the first book about 10 years ago and really liked it but for some reason haven't read the others yet. I need to! 3mo

bibliothecarivs Also, I would love to watch Liv Ullmann's film of Kristin but the last time I checked it wasn't available in the US (legally, at least). 3mo

Deblovestoread That is so cool! 3mo

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LitsyEvents

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

repost for @BarbaraJean:

Hi friends! I can‘t believe we‘re already over a week into May, and I‘m looking at my summer reading! I‘m still planning to read the Kristin Lavransdatter series in June, July, and August. I‘m tagging those who were interested in a #buddyread, but all are welcome—please comment if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be (or vice versa if you‘re not interested anymore 😁) Also I suppose we need a hashtag—any suggestions?!

Texreader @barbarajean Please tag me. I‘d love to reread this one! It‘s so good! 3mo

BarbaraJean @Texreader I've added you to the tag list! I'll be interested to hear how you enjoy the re-read! 3mo

Suet624 Please tag me. And thank you for doing this. I read this trilogy every 20 years apparently. This will be my third time. 3mo

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Hi friends! I can‘t believe we‘re already over a week into May, and I‘m looking at my summer reading! I‘m still planning to read the Kristin Lavransdatter series in June, July, and August. I‘m tagging those who were interested in a buddy read, but all are welcome—please comment if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be (or vice versa if you‘re not interested anymore 😁) Also I suppose we need a hashtag—any suggestions?!

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rubyslippersreads Please tag me. I read this in high school, based on a recommendation from my mom. 3mo

Ruthiella I like #AmIcrazyforattemptingthisdoorstop , but it‘s a little long! 😜 3mo

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads I‘ve added you to the tag list! @Ruthiella 😂😂 I was just going to use the book title, but #KristinLavransdatter is also really long and SO easy to misspell!! 3mo

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Ruthiella You could just do initials: #KLBR 3mo

AmyG @Ruthiella …I like #KLBR. Excited to finally finish this. I really enjoyed the first 2. 3mo

MeganAnn Looking forward to finishing this over the summer. @Ruthiella 😆 #AmIcrazyforattemptingthisdoorstop cracks me up! Perhaps #DoorstopKristin would be a bit easier. #KLBR works too, but I am now calling this the doorstop Kristin book in my head! 🤣🤣 3mo

Librarybelle Looking forward to it! 3mo

Deblovestoread Thanks for the reminder! I like #KLBR, short & sweet. 3mo

Bklover I‘d like to give it a try. Would you add me? 3mo

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella I like the initials—but I also like #DoorstopKristin too much to not use it, too!! @MeganAnn 3mo

BarbaraJean @Bklover Definitely! I‘ve added you to the tag list! 3mo

AnneCecilie I might be interested in joining. I‘ve had this trilogy standing on my shelves 20-25 yrs 3mo

BarbaraJean @AnneCecilie I'll add you to the tag list! This has been on my shelf a long time, too 😁 3mo

julieclair Yay! I‘ve been looking forward to this! #KLBR. #DoorstopKristin 3mo

Suet624 Please tag me. And thank you for doing this. I read this trilogy every 20 years apparently. This will be my third time. 3mo

BarbaraJean @Suet624 I‘ve added you to the tag list! It‘ll be great to have insight from a re-reader! 3mo

Leniverse Ooh, please tag me. I've been meaning to read these for years now and can never bring myself to do it 😬 I need a group to hold me to my intentions. 3mo

BarbaraJean @Leniverse SAME! I want to read these and they've been on my list (and shelf) for years--looking forward to having a group to help me along! I've added you to the tag list! 3mo

Daisey I‘m still hoping to participate! 3mo

CrowCAH I read The Wreath back in 2018 and loved it! Some of the imagery still lingers with me! I‘ve felt compelled to read the next book The Wife. My hoopla has the ebook. Please, tag me! 3mo

BarbaraJean @Daisey Yay! @CrowCAH Oh, that's high praise for the first book! I'll add you to the tag list. 😊 3mo

Andrea313 Please tag me! I'm gonna go for it. 3mo

BarbaraJean @Andrea313 🎉🎉 You‘re on the list! 3mo

Andrea313 @BarbaraJean Thank you! ❤️ 3mo

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This is the best study in the interior life va exterior life I have ever encountered. The history of Norway in the Middle Ages was interesting.

TheBookHippie One of my all time favorites. 4mo

LeahBergen It‘s just so good! 4mo

Texreader Great book! A few years ago we went to Lillehammer where there‘s a statue of the author. Very very cool! 4mo

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Sapphire @Texreader that‘s so cool! 4mo

Sapphire @TheBookHippie I am so glad someone recommended it 4mo

Sapphire @LeahBergen ikr! 4mo

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LitsyEvents

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

Repost for @BarbaraJean

I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time & I‘d really like to tackle it this year! Is anyone interested in a buddy read?

It‘s a trilogy of historical novels set in 14th-c Norway, originally published in 1920, 1921 & 1922. These would work well for anyone finishing the #192025 challenge this year. I‘m planning to use the first 2 books for 1920 &1921.

Let @BarbaraJean know if you would like to join.

Librarybelle A great reposting! This buddy read is organized by @BarbaraJean , so let Barbara know if you are interested. 5mo

BarbaraJean Thanks @Librarybelle ! Yes, if anyone is interested, please tag me here or comment on the post on my feed! 5mo

LitsyEvents @Librarybelle @BarbaraJean My mistake, sorry about that 🥴 I‘ve corrected the post. 5mo

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Librarybelle No worries!! 5mo

JenlovesJT47 @BarbaraJean I‘d like to join! 5mo

BarbaraJean 🎉 I‘ll add you to my tag list! 5mo

Sapphire Reading it now! 5mo

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