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This book will wrap you in a warm hug and you won‘t want to let go! Christmas in Norway sounds idyllic and it was fun reading about the Norwegian traditions, some of which I grew up with!

Pastel on canvas,from exhibit at the MOMA(2013)My son & his elementary school cases manager used to squeeze their cheeks & open their mouths wide in imitation of this painting. So we picked up the behavior at home & ran with it. 😂
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I have yet to finish his Septology series , my reading brain is finding it hard to finish anything so took in this slim volume. I liked it the first grouping is very much like what stands out in a child‘s memory. A middle section about a dog is fantastical tw below. The 3rd segment about a boy & girl 4 & 3 how they get in trouble, much from the point of view of the 4 year old brother. Powerful descriptions.

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Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, Martin Aitken (Translator)

Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, Zenia Tompkins (Translator)

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod, Ben Faccini (Translator)

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Archibald Colquhoun (Translator)

the only reason it's not zero stars is because the ending redeemed itself, but istg the mmc is just the combination of down-bad and daddy issues. (the funniest thing is, post ib exams, i hated this book but i used it for every paper 2 we did)

3.5 stars. Beautiful setting. A wonderfully cozy hotel. Norwegian Christmas traditions. The mystery wasn‘t really very mysterious. A nice little holiday book. I enjoyed the setting and I liked learning about the traditions of the area.

I received a copy from NetGalley and the publisher. I voluntarily wrote this review.

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This one is a low pick for me. I love reading outside North America because of the freedom that authors have to write in ways that likely would not get published here. Sometimes that can also mean the books are more challenging to read, as I found with this Fosse. I really enjoyed parts of this collection - particularly the story of a man whose dog is killed - and overall the challenge was worth it as I am still thinking about the stories.

My first Jon Fosse. I‘ve wanted to read him since before he won The Nobel Prize in Literature, but that certainly pushed me to read him sooner.

This is a short book, my edition is 70 pages told In vignettes about a man‘s childhood and teens. About hanging out with friends but also the introduction of death.