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FINDS/FINLAND - They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen

FINDS is hosted by AnnaBookBel and the goal is read to read one book per Nordic country during the first five weeks in 2023. My goals for...

A Man Called Otto by Fredrik Backman

I know that many of you are a fan of this novel by Fredrik Backman. Now made into an American film with Tom Hanks as Otto. I also loved...

My encounter with Fernando Pessoa and José Saramago

We are just back from three weeks in Portugal, where we spent the holidays. As we arrived in Lisbon we walked out of our hotel, very...

Books I save on my shelves - Letter G

New year and a fresh look at my shelves. Which books have I saved on my shelves, just because they have become my favourites. That is...

Ten Best Books in 2022, and more statistics

Winston Churchill is probably the most quoted man in the world, possibly with the exception of Oscar Wilde. According to some reports he...

Reading statistics for 2022

Better late than never, so here come some statistics from me. I am still travelling in Portugal, and it has turned out that my Ipad Pro,...

Nordic FINDS challenge

I am so happy that AnnaBookBel is hosting the Nordic FINDS again in the beginning of 2023. AnnaBookBel says: ”For 2023, I will aim to...

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR

I am popping in to wish you all a Merry Christmas on this Christmas morning. We are in Lisbon for a week, enjoying the old city and its...

Books I save on my shelves - Letter F

Checking out letter F to see which authors and books I have saved because I love these books. Nonfiction Effie: The Passionate Lives of...

60 Most Read Books on Goodreads

I got a mail from Goodreads, showing me how many of the books I read are among the 60 most read books on Goodreads. Interesting, I...

Love in Five Acts by Daniela Krien

I seldom read modern, present day, relation dramas. This is part of my 'Borrow and Read' bookclub, and it was a really nice to read...

The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas

I think all women get shivers when they hear the name Salpetriere Asylum. From the beginning a gunpowder factory, which in mid-17th...