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

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Sapphire
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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Pickpick

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. 3w
LeahBergen It‘s just so good! 3w
Texreader Great book! A few years ago we went to Lillehammer where there‘s a statue of the author. Very very cool! 2w
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Sapphire @Texreader that‘s so cool! 2w
Sapphire @TheBookHippie I am so glad someone recommended it 2w
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Suet624
The Birds | Tarjei Vesaas
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Jennifer, you‘re spoiling me with this embarrassment of riches. Thank you for this fun package that I received today. I feel so fortunate. 💕💕💕

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
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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! 1mo
BarbaraJean 🎉 I‘ll add you to my tag list! 1mo
Sapphire Reading it now! 1mo
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BarbaraJean
Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset
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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!

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) 1mo
TheBookHippie @AmyG 😂😂😂😂😘😘😘😘 1mo
AmyG @TheBookHippie Thank you…I am excited to finally read book 3! @BarbaraJean You can tag me for all. Thank you! (edited) 1mo
TheBookHippie @AmyG I think you‘ll like book three. 1mo
BarbaraJean @AmyG I'll tag you for all of it. Looking forward to it! @TheBookHippie 💜 💜 1mo
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Jas16
The Birds | Tarjei Vesaas
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Mattis knows he isn‘t a good worker and that he isn‘t quite as smart as everyone else but it still bothers him that his neighbors all refer to him as Simple Simon. Still he has the birds he loves to watch and his sister who endlessly knits to keep them both fed. However when a stranger arrives Mattis‘s life feels more uncertain. A lovely book about an unforgettable character.

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LiteraryHoarderPenny
Blood Ties | Jo Nesbo
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Another solid and excellent piece of great storytelling. A book about reckoning and betrayal. The continuation and end of this Cain and Abel story he started in The Kingdom. The ending was maybe a little tiny but so-so but overall another excellent tale told by Nesbo.

LoverOfLearning Love that cover! 2mo
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
Blood Ties | Jo Nesbo
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“Some family trees spread sickness. They should‘ve been cut down a long time ago.” Once again fantastic storytelling by Nesbo. Almost finished - it‘s due back to the library tomorrow.

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LiteraryHoarderPenny
Blood Ties | Jo Nesbo
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However, this just came in from the library and is only a 7-day loan! So I must shift to this one. Did anyone read The Kingdom by Nesbo? It is the first in this series and it was so good, so I‘m excited to get into this one!

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DieAReader
Weekend | Trude Marstein
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CoverToCoverGirl That‘s a lot of reads!🤯🤭 3mo
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 😝Certainly too many lol. I finished 2, read a bunch in 3 others, as well as returned one until I have more focus😂 3mo
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