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The Solitaire Mystery
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
13 posts | 26 read | 8 to read
The story of a boy and his father on a car trip through Europe, searching for the boy's mother, who left many years ago to find herself. Structured as a deck of cards -- each chapter is one card in the deck -- The Solitaire Mystery subtly weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history.
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Whalien99
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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4 STARS

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Sace
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive collection. No description. No explanation. Some will be old. Some will be new. Don't judge me. I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.

#tbrpile
Original idea of- @StaceyKondla @cortg

Courtesy tags for @Trashcanman @Catherine_Willoughby

Tripex Keep up the good work😊😊 4y
katy4peas Pretty cover! 4y
HappilyEverKrafter Oh my gosh, what a blast from the past! My BFF gave me this to read in high school! (edited) 4y
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Emilymdxn
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

1. Tagged, translated from Norwegian

2. My degree was in medieval languages so that involved quite a lot of languages and very different forms of literature! I did Old and Middle English and bits of Welsh, Scots, Latin and Saxon which was fantastic I was very lucky to get to learn them. I‘m currently learning modern Italian but it‘s going very slow

3. Japanese, I love Japanese novels but the language is haaard

BookmarkTavern Wow! Your degree must have taken a lot of hard work. That is really impressive! Thank you for sharing! 4y
Texreader Sounds like you followed in the footsteps of Tolkien! How awesome!! 4y
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Emilymdxn
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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Trying to get back into posting regularly! I‘m stuck in a hospital waiting room all day (long story, not coronavirus and not me that‘s unwell) which is quite stressful but does translate to a lot of reading time at least! This book is so weird it gives me something to focus on when I‘m anxious which is wonderful

Liz_M I am sorry to hear that someone close to you is unwell. I am sure your presence is appreciated. Take care of yourself as well. 4y
BarbaraBB It sounds harsh. I am glad the book is a consolation for you. Take care! Sending love 💚🍀 4y
CarolynM Hope you don't have to be at the hospital for too long. Sending love💕 4y
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annamatopoetry
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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"The inner box unpacks the outer at the same time as the outer box unpacks the inner. The solitaire is a family curse, there is always a joker to see through the delusion." Two parts of the Joker Game that used to hang on my bedroom wall. @Buechersuechtling reminded me of Jostein Gaarder and all of his weirdass books, Solitaire Mystery being my favourite.

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Buechersuechtling
Das Kartengeheimnis | Jostein Gaarder
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Thanks to @BookishMe I jumped on the “I-spy”-train. So, as assigned, #iSpy a book with a door on the cover.

Quite soon after I was nudged I had a rough idea of which book could work but I was surprised how easy it indeed has been for me. ☺️

Who is spying a book with a name in its title, @Angeles

BookishMe That is such a clever design! 😍😍 5y
BookishMe What is it about? Any translated version in English? 5y
Buechersuechtling @BookishMe Forgive me that I just paste you a Wikipedia-Link but I realised yesterday that I asked myself the same question. I almost completely forgot about the plot. So I decided that it might soon be time for one of my rare re-reads – and that‘s why I don‘t want to spoil myself when sharing the plot. 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/2JDXkp3 5y
BookishMe Thanks! Fascinating plot... Reminds me of this fantasy 5y
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annamatopoetry
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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1) a YA book, but one of the best books anyway. The solitaire is a family curse. The outer box contains the inner box at the same time as the inner box contains the outer box.
2) shape-shifting
3) sagittarius
4) buy new sneakers, drink coffee, rest my ankle. Take inventory of my plant pots. Have cramps.
5) okay
#friyayintro @howjessreads

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BeththeBookDragon
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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It‘s finally under 90 degrees...

MicheleinPhilly 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 This week‘s weather has been BRUTAL! 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto It cooled off enough here for me to weed my garden in the middle of the afternoon today. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Its been miserably hot. 6y
readordierachel Oof. Hope the beer is helping. 6y
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Zelma Ooh, The Solitaire Mystery is so weird and good! (edited) 6y
BeththeBookDragon @Zelma It‘s a gem!! 6y
BeththeBookDragon @MicheleinPhilly @Ashley_Nicoletto @ReadOrDieRachel It‘s supposed to go back up this week 😩🤯😪 6y
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ariannalovesbooks
Das Kartengeheimnis | Jostein Gaarder
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My really alltime favorite book deserves an own special place ✨🙃✨

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howjessicareads
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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I forgot to mention this one - I read the whole thing on my flight to NYC. It was ok, but not my fave. Probably wouldn't have finished bc I don't really like magical metaphors, but it's for book club. :)

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Kristalkitap
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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Sofie'nin Dünyası ile birlikte okuyunca bana yazarın döndürüp döndürüp aynı hikayeyi aynı düşünceyi aynı felsefeyi okuyucuya aktardığını hissettirdi.
Öyle yerler vardı ki cümleler neredeyse birebir aynıydı.
Felsefeyi hiç sıkmadan aktarmasını ve düşündürmesini sevdim yazarın ama tek bir düşünce yapısı etrafında dönmesinden hoşlanmadım. #kitap #book #read

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JessReads
The Solitaire Mystery | Jostein Gaarder
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"I am a character in a fairy tale, bursting with life." Yes!

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Ruhhz
O dia do curinga | Jostein Gaarder
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