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I'm so sorry to clutter your feed with a picture of a lemon ?, but I couldn't resist buying this amazing fruit, it looked so tempting! Now, to justify buying it, I'm making a White Lady cocktail ?, and to justify posting about it, I'm going to read the story in which I first came across the drink, Tove Jansson's eponymous "White Lady" from the tagged story collection ???
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Post WWII Finland, two couples, one American and one Russian. A cross country ski race between husbands and wives becoming friends-their only common language French. And then the reality of the early cold war begins. Definitely worth a read.

A non-fiction graphic work about the former workers' neighbourhood of Annikki in Tampere (#Finland) that's both informative and graphically creative, with a wide range of styles. Loved the art. Slighly sad that the solution to save the old houses was to have them bought and done up by arty newcomers, displacing former poor(er) residents. #gentrification

Will definitely read more by Tiitu Takalo

Photo by Eino Ansio: Annikki Poetry Festival 2018

Just started this - very happy about it so far!

#Finland

I read this collection yesterday & found many to be relatable & humorous. Awkward life comics along the lines of Sarah Andersen.

Finished the first book after reading the second book first. Opps! A lot about the second book is easier to understand now. I enjoyed this book but wished they had gotten to the ending a bit sooner so there was more time to go into the details. I felt like the book was filled with too much “fluff” and could have gotten to the good stuff a lot faster or into greater detail. On to the third book now.

https://youtu.be/q_vh4fLZnVk?si=Aaatp2VVoO9C0JBA

Introduction

Mystery guest

Week in Review

An experiment

Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino

Summer by Edith Wharton

This book was a rather odd but delightful journey around Finland. I was by turns baffled by the main character Vatanen‘s choices and amused by the resulting events. Compared to much of my reading it was a generally lighter and entertaining read, although Vatanen does make some choices that get him into a some serious scrapes.

#ReadAroundTheWorld #ReadTheWorld #Finland #1001books #audiobook #translated

This short novel was my #bookspin for February. I'm not sure I quite know what it is about Tove Jansson's books that appeals to me so much. These characters made me want to revisit the Moomin books. I assume that Jonna, like Too-Ticky in the Moomin stories, was based on Tuulikki Pietilä. If you like The Summer Book, I think you'd like this, too.