Nonfiction November, 2025 - week 2
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Week 2 (11/3-11/9) Choosing Nonfiction: There are many topics to choose from when looking for a nonfiction book. For example: Biography, Autobiography, Memoire, Travel, Health, Politics, History, Religion and Spirituality, Science, Art, Medicine, Gardening, Food, Business, Education, Music. Maybe use this week to challenge yourself to pick a genre you wouldn’t normally read? Or stick to what you usually like is also fine. If you are a nonfiction genre newbie, did your choice encourage you to read more?
This week is hosted by Frances Spurrier at Volatile Rune.
I am a little bit late in posting due to a three week trip to South Korea and Japan. A fantastic trip and we saw so many nice, varied and interesting things. My blogging has been suffering though, but hope to catch up now that I am at home again.
I am an avid nonfiction reader. Most of my TBR books are nonfiction, and most of them cover history. I do like other genres; biographies and memoires, books about religion, and not to forget, books about food. Since we are supposed to challenge ourself this week, I went to my book shelves and choose three books that are a little bit out of my comfort zone, although I find them interesting. They will have to be my reading for November.
Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795) was a Swedish poet, songwriter, and performer, best known for his humorous, vivid, and often bittersweet songs about 18th-century Stockholm. His works blend satire, romance, and realism, featuring memorable characters, drinking culture, and social life. He is considered one of Sweden’s greatest literary figures and a key influence on Scandinavian music and poetry.
I have a book with his Dikter i urval (Selected poems). At the end of the book they have printed some of his compositions. Many of his songs are still popular today in Sweden. His poems is another genre for me. I don't often read poetry, but would like to read more, and improve my understanding of this kind of writing.
Another book that has been on my shelves for a long time is Augustinus' Confessions. It is a Swedish edition translated by Sven Lidman. I am curious about this classic confessions, and I am not sure if I will manage to understand it. Have any of you read it? What do you think?
Last, but not least antoher book I wanted to read for a long time. It is Montaigne's Essais. I see that it is volume 3, but hope that it can be read independantly of the other two volumes. On the back of the book it says that it may be considered the highlight of the entire work.
Together with other challenges like Novellas in November and The Classic Spin, I will be happy if I manage to finish these three.
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