Pao_1It's good to try something different, but this was not my kind of book.
It's one long (loooooong) and rambling sentence full of trivial stuff about three moderately unlikable characters.
Nothing much happens.
They die.
Vaim, Jon Fosse
4/10
Eke KrijnenBij een huwelijkscrisis in een queer gezin staat er altijd meer op het spel dan de liefde alleen, toont de Noorse Tina Åmodt in haar roman 'De andere moeder' (vertaling Lammie Post). Ik schreef een recensie over het boek voor Trouw.
https://www.trouw.nl/boeken/bij-een-huwelijkscrisis-in-een-queer-gezin-staat-er-altijd-meer-op-het-spel-dan-de-liefde~bea82ab3/
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https://www.trouw.nl/boeken/bij-een-huwelijkscrisis-in-een-queer-gezin-staat-er-altijd-meer-op-het-spel-dan-de-liefde~bea82ab3/
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Sim Barr📚 📚 Finished OE Rölvaag's Giants in the Earth - The Norwegian American author's novel on pioneer life in the Dakota Territory based on the experiences of his, and his wife's own families.
This book was absolutely dependent on the last few pages as to how I would feel about it ... For me, almost any other ending would have left me frustrated by the journey the story took. 📚📚
#book #books #booklist #oerölvaag #oleedvartrølvåg #rolvaag #norwegianamerican #norwegianimmigrants #novel #writer #author #mybooklist #mybookshelf #bookshelf #dakotaterritory #pioneers #pioneerfamily #settlers #norwegian #norwegianliterature #literature
Radz PanditNew on my blog, I've written about WILL AND TESTAMENT, Vigdis Hjorth's brilliant and powerful novel about dysfunctional families, abuse and a woman's fight to be acknowledged. It was amazing!
Here's the link to my review:
https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2022/12/11/will-and-testament-vigdis-hjorth-tr-charlotte-barslund/
Translated from Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund.
#VersoBooks #VigdisHjorth #CharlotteBarslund #norwegianliterature #womenintranslation #bookreview #bookrecommendations #books #bookstadon
On my blog today, I've written about ALISS AT THE FIRE, Jon Fosse's haunting, atmospheric novella about grief and loss.
Here's the link to my review:
https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2022/12/08/aliss-at-the-fire-jon-fosse-tr-damion-searls/
Translated from Norwegian by Damion Searls.
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David TomsFor people interested in #norwegianliterature I've written a new #substack #newsletter about Vigdis Hjorth, #privatization and #Posten
jryanEnjoy a photo of my loosely set rice pudding. That’s about as much as I can enjoy because, yes kids, you can get Covid after 2.5 years of successful evasion: fully vaccinated, boosted, and a dedicated mask-wearer. My smell is gone. Bland foods make it bearable (this is what I am telling myself). #covid is not gone #Food #Reading #books (enjoying reading, at least, A House in Norway)#BooksInTranslation #NorwegianLiterature
