Litsy

On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) | Solvej Balle

Moving right along!
Preordered Volume III this morning.

Tamra I ordered both 3 & 4 from Blackwells for November delivery, but now I‘m wondering what‘s going to happen if Cockwobble‘s stupid trade war isn‘t resolved re: small packages. 2d

merelybookish @Tamra Oh! The effects are neverending! 😒I also ordered from Blackwells but am in Canada.( I guess I should order IV.) 2d

Tamra @merelybookish indeed. Don‘t mess with books! 🤨 2d

Tamra Our exchange prompted me to check Blackwell‘s site and it looks like *for now* it won‘t be an issue. Btw, thanks for being such terrific neighbor cousins. This too shall pass. (edited) 2d

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merelybookish

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

So into it!!

Tamra 👏🏾 3d

sarahbarnes Yes!! I‘m excited for Vol III! 2d

merelybookish @sarahbarnes I just preordered! 2d

Cathythoughts Oh great. I‘m bringing it on upcoming Hollidays 👍🏻😁 2d

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bekakins

A Conspiracy of Faith: A Department Q Novel | Jussi Adler-Olsen

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#roll100 really not for me. Too long, misogynistic characters, and a mystery that I didn‘t find that interesting. Onto the next!

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Ew. Hope the next book is better! 2w

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GatheringBooks

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

#CharacterCharm Day 13: #TimeSpaceTraveler - i think being stuck in just one particular day in time qualifies. Still don‘t know how i feel about this little book. Qualifies too for #ReadTheWorld2025 - Denmark - translated from Danish.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

charl08 I like your cover more than mine! (And I don't know what I think about it either!) 3w

Eggs Great pairing! 3w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💜💚 3w

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TheKidUpstairs

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

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Brilliant. Engaging and thoughtful.

Hard to think of anything to add to the outpouring of Litsy love for this one!

Tamra My only gripe is the serial publication! 😅 3w

Suet624 I wish I had liked this. 3w

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TheKidUpstairs

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

“I have exchanged my hope for a mood and a frying pan.“

Graywacke My favorite line in the book!! 🥰 Really. I had to share it practically everywhere ☺️ 4w

TheKidUpstairs @Graywacke right?! How she managed to evoke humour, melancholy, and just a touch of despair in so few words. It's a practically perfect sentence. 4w

Graywacke @TheKidUpstairs yes, agree. I loved the book. 4w

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TheKidUpstairs

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

#FinallyReading 🎉
I've been on the hold list since the International Booker Longlist was announced, and it's finally my turn, just in time for Women in Translation Month! So excited to dive in.
#WomeninTranslation

Tamra Enjoy! 😄 1mo

mcctrish I got this for my birthday so I better get cracking on it this month 1mo

sarahbarnes It‘s so good! 1mo

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Tamra

On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) | Solvej Balle

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🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️ Now I have to wait until November (18th???) for volumes 3 & 4! Poop.

Cliff hanger.

Cathythoughts Oh no 🙈 you loved it so ! 👍🏻❤️ 1mo

Tamra @Cathythoughts I did! It‘s not riveting, but strangely compulsive. 1mo

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CallMeIshmael

We, the Drowned | Carsten Jensen

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I read Moby-Dick when I was 13, and it instantly became my favorite book. I loved every aspect of it, and ever since, I‘ve been drawn to any book about the sea.

This one is set in a small sailing village in Denmark, and reading it is the closest I‘ve come to the experience of Moby-Dick. It‘s brilliant—spanning roughly a hundred years and weaving together generations of families and lives. The storytelling is deep, powerful, and unforgettable.

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Tamra

On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) | Solvej Balle

Ummmmm maybe I‘m over protective or American culture is different, but I would not let my 5-6 year old son go with a woman I just met that day to a toy shop while I worked on a laptop in a cafe. 😐

On the other hand, my husband let some Ethiopian women unknown to him take our 3 month old baby into a bathroom in the Addis Ababa airport to change his diaper. First time dad - overwhelmed. 🤭

Tamra A woman also not seated on the airplane near my husband held our son nearly the whole flight to D.C. for him. Granted, where would she abscond to? 😜 Husband had no such luck with 18 mo old daughter 2 years later who apparently screamed most of the two flights home. Nobody wanted that, even the lovely maternal Ethiopian women. 😳 (edited) 1mo

Aims42 “Nobody wanted that” LOL 😂 Your husband hit the lottery once for a stranger‘s kindness, not twice lol 1mo

Tamra @Aims42 He could have used some pity second time around. 😅 (edited) 1mo

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Aims42 @Tamra Lol, awwww 😚 1mo

Tamra @Aims42 funny thing is as soon as they arrived home, she‘s been such a delight since. 💕 1mo

Aims42 @Tamra That‘s good to hear 🥰♥️🥰 1mo

mabell All of this 😂😂😂 1mo

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