pickPost WWII Finland, two couples, one American and one Russian. A cross country ski race between husbands and wives becoming friends-their only common language French. And then the reality of the early cold war begins. Definitely worth a read.
I read this collection yesterday & found many to be relatable & humorous. Awkward life comics along the lines of Sarah Andersen.
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Introduction
Mystery guest
Week in Review
An experiment
Cormorant Lake by Faith Merino
Summer by Edith Wharton
pickThis book was a rather odd but delightful journey around Finland. I was by turns baffled by the main character Vatanen‘s choices and amused by the resulting events. Compared to much of my reading it was a generally lighter and entertaining read, although Vatanen does make some choices that get him into a some serious scrapes.
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pickA lovely, quiet book that follows a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother through one summer on an isolated island in Finland. Beautiful descriptions of island life and the relationship between these two strong minded, clever individuals.
pick3 ⭐This is a Finnish creation story. What I can say is it is beautiful and it‘s interesting and it‘s heartbreaking. But I cannot say I understood it. There are the spirit gods, the bears, the offspring, the shadows. All living together, and for lack of a better term, hating each other. There is this black flame that thinks it‘s a bear until it comes to find out it‘s not a bear but the flame. It always thinks it‘s a bear and it‘s only the bear
pickI was at turns charmed, then saddened, then amused by grandmother and Sophia‘s adventures on their quaint island. Sophia‘s papa is around but absent…I don‘t remember a single thing he said in the book. The action is largely between the young (6) Sophia and the elderly grandmother who carve, explore caves, picnic and through it all discuss minute details of life on the island but have much deeper meaning. #NaturaLitsy readers would appreciate!
