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ImperfectCJ
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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It's bizarre books like this that make me want to live in Sweden (or anywhere in Scandinavia). I would love to see if the off-the-wall perspectives in Scandinavian fiction are universal within the culture, if they'd be accessible to an ex-pat, and if they would make up for the climate being as near the opposite as possible to the weather in San Diego (which has, unfortunately, become my baseline). This book is delightfully weird.

ImperfectCJ I realize that, for the past few years, I've been reading fiction by non-US writers as a way of shopping for a place to live after my kids have both fledged. That tendency has not decreased since January 20, 2025. (Actually, even when the kids were younger, I fantasized about moving us to a different country to give them a broader perspective in culture and education, that just didn't pan out.) 3w
BarbaraBB Great cover. And review. I can understand your feeling of shopping for a place to live. The US are pretty scary right now. But well, Europe might end up in a war 😱 3w
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ImperfectCJ
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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Planning for a long weekend: 1 physical book, 4 audiobooks, and 10 books on my Kobo. Why does this not feel like enough?

You're right. I should probably add another small physical book. The tagged should work. And there are always bookstores.

(Photo of spring blossoms last weekend.)

Ruthiella Best to be well prepared in case you run out of something to read! 😆 2mo
ImperfectCJ @Ruthiella Right! And, like, what if I can't charge my Kobo? And the physical books turn out to be uninteresting? Such a risk! 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly I once had to finish a book I wasn‘t enjoying because my Kindle stopped working and I‘d only brought one paper book. It‘s a real concern! (edited) 2mo
ImperfectCJ @Clare-Dragonfly Thank you for the validation! I used to bring classics thinking, "This will be a great time to get some deep reading in!" It took me a few years, but I finally figured out that opting for books with gripping plots was the better course of action for me. My physical books are the tagged and The Guncle, which might not be "gripping" but should at least require little effort for me to find interesting. 2mo
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Suet624
Carnality: A Novel | Lina Wolff
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Mehso-so

I‘m not sure why I requested this book from the library or who might have recommended it. It‘s a wild story - a bit like an old episode of a Rod Serling tv show. The story involves an underground internet program in which philanderers (in this particular case) are punished and a nun is part of the morality squad. I have no idea how to describe the book and I wouldn‘t necessarily recommend it but it was interesting while I was in the midst of it.

sarahbarnes So funny - I have seen this book on the shelf of a few bookstores in the past year and the cover keeps catching my eye. I haven‘t read it or bought it but good to know your take on it. 4mo
Suet624 If you can find it at the library I'd love to see what you got out of it. It was a compulsive read. But pretty trippy. I wouldn't run out and buy it though. 4mo
sarahbarnes I‘ll see if my library has it. 4mo
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Suet624
Carnality: A Novel | Lina Wolff
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I can think of a few folks who fit this definition. 😤

TrishB Definitely. 5mo
Jeg Me too. 5mo
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ShyBookOwl
Harbor | John Ajvide Lindqvist
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My #BookScavengerHunt find for #Cold
Warning: This horror author is NOT for the faint of heart!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16pts

BookwormAHN 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤 6mo
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Hooked_on_books
Aednan | Linnea Axelsson
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Mehso-so

This look at Sami people in Sweden fighting for their native grazing land and rights is fine but ultimately unmemorable. It‘s slim (the audio is less than 3 hours) and I feel like it was a little lacking in content. I found The End of Drum-Time to be a more effective look at the Sami experience.

NBA shortlist, translated literature

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KMCRamsek
Welcome to America | Linda Bostrm Knausgrd
Pickpick

‘My dad‘s dead, did I mention that? It‘s my fault. I prayed out loud to God for him to die and he did.‘
10/10

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AnneCecilie
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Not the tagged book, but Khemiri‘s latest novel is not in the database

Wow! Just WOW! This book is amazing. About 3 sisters, Ina, Evelyn and Anastasia. The book starts as the world is heading into a new millennium and the sisters are in their 20s and we follow them until after the pandemic.

Three‘s also a storyteller, telling us about the sisters in the 90s and how he came in contact with them.

A book about family, absent parents and kids

AnneCecilie who take on too much responsibility too soon, about mental illness and how that affects the family. Khemiri is part Swedish and part Tunisian, and all the main characters in this novel is that as well, so it‘s about how that effect you. We watch them as life change and change again. (edited) 9mo
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vivastory
Kallocain | Karin Boye
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This little known novel by Swiss author Boye was published between Brave New World & 1984, Kallocain takes its title after the drug which is developed & is named after the creator/narrator. Kallocain will not only compel people to tell the truth, but will reveal their thoughts/feelings. Although I have read other explorations of individuality vs community in dystopians, Boye's poetic & mesmerizing monologues (CONT)

vivastory of those subjected to Kallocain injections & their visions of a better world made this stand out. (edited) 11mo
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Bookwomble
Art in Nature | Tove Jansson
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I'm so sorry to clutter your feed with a picture of a lemon ?, but I couldn't resist buying this amazing fruit, it looked so tempting! Now, to justify buying it, I'm making a White Lady cocktail ?, and to justify posting about it, I'm going to read the story in which I first came across the drink, Tove Jansson's eponymous "White Lady" from the tagged story collection ???
#BooksAndBooze

Deblovestoread Sound reasoning! Enjoy 🍸 12mo
MemoirsForMe Cheers! 12mo
dabbe 🍸 🍸 🍸 12mo
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TieDyeDude I'm glad you got that all sorted BEFORE you started drinking 😅 12mo
Bookwomble @TieDyeDude I genuinely fell in love with that lemon first then had to think of something to do with it 😄 It's an Italian Amalfi lemon, and a tad more expensive than your common lemon, so a bit of a treat, but it sure did taste good, even before I added it to gin! 12mo
batsy Never apologise for lovely photos! It's like a still life painting featuring lemon 😁🍋 12mo
Anna40 😆 I like the lemon too. It‘s gray here in the north of Michigan so sunny yellow is nice 😉 12mo
marleed Lovely pic! 12mo
Cathythoughts That‘s a great photo 💛 12mo
Bookwomble @batsy @Anna40 @marleed @Cathythoughts Thank you all for the Lemon Love 🍋💛🍋 I feel validated 😄 12mo
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