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Book Lovers

BOOK LOVERS is the first book I’ve read by Emily Henry and it’s also the first romance novel after almost a decade of hiatus from reading this genre. Did I regret succumbing to reading a (bookish) rom-com this Swedish summer? Not one bit!

The protagonist, Nora Stephens, is a successful book agent who lives in New York. She has had a series of unsuccessful relationships followed by breakups despite her best effort in screening them. Her character is seen as a hard-headed (stubborn?) […]

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(Weird) Weekend with Doctor Strange

My original plan was to study for the scheduled PMI-PBA examination, but Doctor Strange has whispered some strange things to me, so I decided to indulge in the way of the weird and meet the rest of the colourful and chaotic gang of magic.

I borrowed the four available Doctor Strange (2016) collection from National Library Board (NLB) Singapore. Clicking on the pictures will take you to […]

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Ett hus utan speglar

Ett hus utan speglar, by Mårten Sandén is one of the six books I bought during my first visit to the Jönköpings Stadsbibliotek bokloppis. I was attracted by its cover and intrigued by the title, which is A House without Mirrors in English.

I began reading it some time last week and was hooked. This book is great for reading aloud, so within two weeks, I finished reading all 155 pages—out loud—to Mister Pops my cat. […]

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Final visit to the Stadsbibliotek ‘bokloppis’

This is my final visit to the ‘Bokloppis’ at Stadsbiblioteket Jönköping. The books for sale are still pretty much the same as in previous weeks and not many to choose from.

Detta är mitt sista besök på bokloppisen på Stadsbiblioteket Jönköping. Böckerna som säljs är fortfarande i stort sett desamma som tidigare veckor och inte så många att välja på. […]

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Glad midsommar!

I celebrate the day with reading. Here’s my bookish way of celebrating Midsummer — the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. With an excerpt from Ulf Lundell’s VARDAGAR: […]

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