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Kristin Lavransdatter, I: The Wreath | Sigrid Undset

I‘m so glad I came across this readalong with @BarbaraJean !

I already read The Wreath, so I‘ll pick up with July‘s book of The Wife!

TheBookHippie One of my fav reads! Enjoy. 2d

BarbaraJean Excited to have you joining in! Thanks for sharing! 2d

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CaitlinR

Blood Ties | Jo Nesbo

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“Envy is human, and a degree of competition healthy, but togetherness is a precondition for survival.” (p. 368)

This is a great story about deeply flawed characters. The Opgard brothers are bound not only by blood, but also by crimes. The younger brother, Carl, a victim of sexual abuse, tries to fill that hole by the acquisition of power. Carl‘s younger brother, Roy, has killed to protect the brother he failed in childhood, but seeks redemption.

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Suet624

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

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.

BarbaraJean

AmyG Oh Wow! 5d

Ruthiella Beautiful editions! Individually, they don‘t seem to be overly long, which is heartening! 5d

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. 5d

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KCofKaysville @Suet624 I have had copies for awhile and hope to read it some day. 5d

BarbaraBB That‘s an interesting side note Sue! I loved these books too, I read them a few years ago. 5d

BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie I didn‘t know that Norwegian has changes so much in the last century. Interesting! 5d

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! 5d

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! 5d

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). 5d

Deblovestoread That is so cool! 5d

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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! 6d

BarbaraJean @Texreader I've added you to the tag list! I'll be interested to hear how you enjoy the re-read! 6d

Suet624 Please tag me. And thank you for doing this. I read this trilogy every 20 years apparently. This will be my third time. 6d

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BarbaraJean

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

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?!

quietjenn, MaureenMc, Daisey, AmyG, Gleefulreader, JenlovesJT47, MeganAnn, Andrea313, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, lauraisntwilder, staci.reads, Ruthiella, LitsyEvents, julieclair

rubyslippersreads Please tag me. I read this in high school, based on a recommendation from my mom. 7d

Ruthiella I like #AmIcrazyforattemptingthisdoorstop , but it‘s a little long! 😜 7d

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!! 7d

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Ruthiella You could just do initials: #KLBR 7d

AmyG @Ruthiella …I like #KLBR. Excited to finally finish this. I really enjoyed the first 2. 7d

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! 🤣🤣 7d

Librarybelle Looking forward to it! 7d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the reminder! I like #KLBR, short & sweet. 7d

Bklover I‘d like to give it a try. Would you add me? 7d

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella I like the initials—but I also like #DoorstopKristin too much to not use it, too!! @MeganAnn 7d

BarbaraJean @Bklover Definitely! I‘ve added you to the tag list! 7d

AnneCecilie I might be interested in joining. I‘ve had this trilogy standing on my shelves 20-25 yrs 6d

BarbaraJean @AnneCecilie I'll add you to the tag list! This has been on my shelf a long time, too 😁 6d

julieclair Yay! I‘ve been looking forward to this! #KLBR. #DoorstopKristin 6d

Suet624 Please tag me. And thank you for doing this. I read this trilogy every 20 years apparently. This will be my third time. 6d

BarbaraJean @Suet624 I‘ve added you to the tag list! It‘ll be great to have insight from a re-reader! 5d

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. 5d

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! 5d

Daisey I‘m still hoping to participate! 4d

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! 2d

BarbaraJean @Daisey Yay! @CrowCAH Oh, that's high praise for the first book! I'll add you to the tag list. 😊 2d

Andrea313 Please tag me! I'm gonna go for it. 2d

BarbaraJean @Andrea313 🎉🎉 You‘re on the list! 2d

Andrea313 @BarbaraJean Thank you! ❤️ 2d

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Sleepswithbooks

The Snowman: A Harry Hole Novel (7) | Jo Nesbo

The best Jo Nesbo book I‘ve read so far!

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Sapphire

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

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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. 1mo

LeahBergen It‘s just so good! 1mo

Texreader Great book! A few years ago we went to Lillehammer where there‘s a statue of the author. Very very cool! 1mo

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Sapphire @Texreader that‘s so cool! 1mo

Sapphire @TheBookHippie I am so glad someone recommended it 1mo

Sapphire @LeahBergen ikr! 1mo

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Suet624

The Birds | Tarjei Vesaas

Jennifer, you‘re spoiling me with this embarrassment of riches. Thank you for this fun package that I received today. I feel so fortunate. 💕💕💕

Jas16

AmyG ❤️ 2mo

BarbaraBB The Birds! That one is sooooo good Sue, you‘ll love it. 2mo

Suet624 @BarbaraBB yippee! 2mo

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Jas16 I am hardly spoiling you although you would certainly deserve it if I were. I hope you enjoy. 2mo

Suet624 @Jas16 💕💕💕 2mo

sarahbarnes I haven‘t heard of The Birds but it sounds really good. Stacking. 2mo

Suet624 @sarahbarnes happy to pass it along once I finish it. 2mo

sarahbarnes You are too, too kind! ♥️♥️ 2mo

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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. 2mo

BarbaraJean Thanks @Librarybelle ! Yes, if anyone is interested, please tag me here or comment on the post on my feed! 2mo

LitsyEvents @Librarybelle @BarbaraJean My mistake, sorry about that 🥴 I‘ve corrected the post. 2mo

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Librarybelle No worries!! 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @BarbaraJean I‘d like to join! 2mo

BarbaraJean 🎉 I‘ll add you to my tag list! 2mo

Sapphire Reading it now! 2mo

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BarbaraJean

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time & I‘d really love 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.

I was thinking May—July or June—August, one book per month. Comment if you‘re interested!

Librarybelle, LitsyEvents

Ruthiella I would be interested! I have an ebook copy and have been meaning to read it for a while now. 2mo

Deblovestoread I‘d be interested! It is such a chunkster I‘m not sure I could do a book a month but I‘m willing to try 😂 2mo

Andrea313 I'd give it a try starting in June! 2mo

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Daisey I also have this on my TBR and have been thinking I need a readalong to get me started on it. I‘d probably prefer starting in June to work better around some other long reads I hope to fit in. 2mo

quietjenn Yes! I was just thinking of this today, oddly enough. 2mo

Librarybelle I‘d be interested! 2mo

LeahBergen It‘s so good! 2mo

lauraisntwilder Yes! This has literally been on my nightstand for over a year. 2mo

MeganAnn I finished book 1 at the beginning of the year and have plans to eventually tackle the rest of the book before the end of the year. I‘d love to join in for books 2 & 3 when you get to them. Book 1 was very good. 2mo

MaureenMc I‘m interested! Been meaning to read this one for a while. 2mo

Amiable This was my #chunksterchallenge read a few years ago! 2mo

Gleefulreader I‘d be interested! 2mo

AmyG I have read the first 2…and need to read the third. I‘d love to join in. 2mo

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella @Andrea313 @Daisey @quietjenn @Librarybelle @lauraisntwilder @MaureenMc @Gleefulreader 🎉Yay! We‘ll start in June, then! I‘m thinking one general discussion/book & probably a few other posts along the way. @Deblovestoread It should work out to just under 100 pages/week—that sounds maybe doable 😂 @MeganAnn @AmyG Would love to have you join! I can tag you once we get to your non-read books, or for the whole thing, whichever you prefer. (edited) 2mo

Librarybelle Sounds good to me! 2mo

BarbaraJean @LeahBergen @Amiable I‘ve heard such good things about it for so long—it‘s time to finally read it! 2mo

Amiable @BarbaraJean I mean … it‘s better than “Clarissa.” 😖😀 2mo

BarbaraJean @Amiable 😂😂That‘s definitely “damning with faint praise”!! One of my college professors (who‘s a medievalist) highly recommended it and her taste *usually* aligns with mine—we‘ll see! 2mo

Amiable @BarbaraJean There was a long stretch in the middle that I had to push myself through. And some of the main character‘s choices irritated me. But I would definitely recommend it as a worthwhile read. (edited) 2mo

Ruthiella Awesome! 👍 2mo

BarbaraJean @Amiable Makes sense, and it's good to know that the middle might end up being a bit of a slog. Glad to hear you found it worthwhile overall! 2mo

staci.reads I may be interested. It's been on my tbr for a long time. 2mo

BarbaraJean @staci.reads I'll tag you when we get closer to June and you can let me know if you want to join! 2mo

julieclair I‘d love to join! I read the first book many years ago and loved it, so a reread would be nice. And I‘ve always wanted to read books 2 & 3. 2mo

BarbaraJean @julieclair Yay! I'll add you to the list! 2mo

TheBookHippie One of my favorite books of all time. I read it with @Lcsmcat 🙃 (edited) 2mo

TheBookHippie @AmyG 😂😂😂😂😘😘😘😘 2mo

AmyG @TheBookHippie Thank you…I am excited to finally read book 3! @BarbaraJean You can tag me for all. Thank you! (edited) 2mo

TheBookHippie @AmyG I think you‘ll like book three. 2mo

BarbaraJean @AmyG I'll tag you for all of it. Looking forward to it! @TheBookHippie 💜 💜 2mo

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