Litsy

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. 💕💕💕

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AmyG ❤️ 1mo

BarbaraBB The Birds! That one is sooooo good Sue, you‘ll love it. 1mo

Suet624 @BarbaraBB yippee! 1mo

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Jas16 I am hardly spoiling you although you would certainly deserve it if I were. I hope you enjoy. 4w

Suet624 @Jas16 💕💕💕 4w

sarahbarnes I haven‘t heard of The Birds but it sounds really good. Stacking. 4w

Suet624 @sarahbarnes happy to pass it along once I finish it. 4w

sarahbarnes You are too, too kind! ♥️♥️ 4w

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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. 1mo

BarbaraJean Thanks @Librarybelle ! Yes, if anyone is interested, please tag me here or comment on the post on my feed! 1mo

LitsyEvents @Librarybelle @BarbaraJean My mistake, sorry about that 🥴 I‘ve corrected the post. 1mo

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Librarybelle No worries!! 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @BarbaraJean I‘d like to join! 3w

BarbaraJean 🎉 I‘ll add you to my tag list! 3w

Sapphire Reading it now! 2w

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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. 1mo

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 😂 1mo

Andrea313 I'd give it a try starting in June! 1mo

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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. 1mo

quietjenn Yes! I was just thinking of this today, oddly enough. 1mo

Librarybelle I‘d be interested! 1mo

LeahBergen It‘s so good! 1mo

lauraisntwilder Yes! This has literally been on my nightstand for over a year. 1mo

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. 1mo

MaureenMc I‘m interested! Been meaning to read this one for a while. 1mo

Amiable This was my #chunksterchallenge read a few years ago! 1mo

Gleefulreader I‘d be interested! 1mo

AmyG I have read the first 2…and need to read the third. I‘d love to join in. 1mo

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) 1mo

Librarybelle Sounds good to me! 1mo

BarbaraJean @LeahBergen @Amiable I‘ve heard such good things about it for so long—it‘s time to finally read it! 1mo

Amiable @BarbaraJean I mean … it‘s better than “Clarissa.” 😖😀 1mo

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! 1mo

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) 1mo

Ruthiella Awesome! 👍 1mo

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! 1mo

staci.reads I may be interested. It's been on my tbr for a long time. 4w

BarbaraJean @staci.reads I'll tag you when we get closer to June and you can let me know if you want to join! 4w

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. 3w

BarbaraJean @julieclair Yay! I'll add you to the list! 3w

TheBookHippie One of my favorite books of all time. I read it with @Lcsmcat 🙃 (edited) 3w

TheBookHippie @AmyG 😂😂😂😂😘😘😘😘 3w

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

TheBookHippie @AmyG I think you‘ll like book three. 3w

BarbaraJean @AmyG I'll tag you for all of it. Looking forward to it! @TheBookHippie 💜 💜 3w

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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! 1mo

LiteraryHoarderPenny @LoverOfLearning 👍🤩 1mo

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LiteraryHoarderPenny

Blood Ties | Jo Nesbo

“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

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

#WeekendReads #WeekendReading

CoverToCoverGirl, rachelsbrittain

CoverToCoverGirl That‘s a lot of reads!🤯🤭 2mo

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😂 2mo

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Gleefulreader

Paradise Rot | Jenny Hval

so-so

The beginning of this year has seen me continuing my journey through small press and translated fiction. This is the story of a Norwegian girl who goes on a school semester in Australia where she ends up living in a renovated brewery with another girl. The brewery has only thin walls and the borders between the girls and sound and reality blur. While it was an interesting exploration of intimacy and loneliness it didn‘t fully work for me.

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