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Andrea313
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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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! 😍 2d
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BarbaraJean
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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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! 2d
Andrea313 I slowed down on it this month but plan to finish next week! Looking forward to the discussion as well. 2d
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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. 2d
Suet624 Yes, this was slower going for sure. But I‘m still plugging along. Should be done by next Friday. 2d
Deblovestoread Reading has been a struggle this month but will try to catch up. 2d
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lauraisntwilder
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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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! 🧩 7d
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 7d
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AnneCecilie
Elling | Ingvar Ambjornsen
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A giant in Norwegian literature has just passed away, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, at 69 years

He wrote for everyone, the rich, the poor, the young and the old.

Growing up, I read his “Pelle og Proffen” series.

Later on he wrote the books about Elling, where the second book in the series was turned into a movie. The movie was on the shortlist for Oscar for Best Foreign Movie.

IriDas That‘s very young. :( 1w
Leniverse Somehow I thought he was older! Probably because it seems like he's always been around. Very sad news. 1w
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BarbaraJean
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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“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 2w
Texreader This is beautiful. I haven‘t started the third book yet! I will soon. 2w
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BarbaraJean @Texreader I haven't either! This is from book two (Part II, chapter 7) 🙂 (edited) 2w
Texreader @BarbaraJean I guess because I‘m listening to it this time around I didn‘t pick up on how gorgeous this quote is. 2w
BarbaraJean @Texreader I get it--I'm not at all an auditory learner and often overlook the writing/language when listening! 2w
Ruthiella Beautiful! 😍 2w
AmyG Yes, beautiful. 2w
Suet624 💕💕💕 2w
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Andrea313
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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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

Leftcoastzen 👏😻Cole! 3w
Suet624 I love this post. Yes to all of it. 1w
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BarbaraJean
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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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. 3w
Deblovestoread I started Book 2 last night. Loving it! 3w
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Texreader I just finished yesterday. 🎉 3w
AmyG I read Book 2 a few years ago. Don‘t remember specifics but loved it. 3w
Ruthiella I‘ve started and am enjoying how Kristen is coming in to her own managing the estate. Erland is, unsurprisingly, useless. 3w
rubyslippersreads I‘m still on Book 1 but loving it. 3w
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) 3w
CrowCAH I haven‘t started book 2 … yet. 3w
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... 3w
AnneCecilie I haven‘t started book two yet, maybe next week? 3w
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