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Bookrea 2023: nya böcker!
Two weeks ago I wrote about Sweden’s book sale and all my purchases have arrived! The first package from Bokus arrived on Tuesday, 21 February. Then Amazon on Wednesday, 22 February. And finally, Adlibris and Bokus—again, both on Friday, 24 February. […] — read more
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Bookrea 2023
The event of the year that I have been waiting for has arrived! BOKREA! BOOK SALE! What’s super exciting is that all three of my favorite Swedish online bookstores are hosting their respective sales: Bokus, Akademibokhandeln, and Adlibris—in that order of notification from them. […] — read more
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How to Begin
Yesterday Amazon.se delivered my fresh batch of books. Perfect timing. Today I launched right in, and started with HOW TO BEGIN by MBS—nej, it’s not Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, but Michael Bungay Stanier. With an Eriksberg in hand to begin ‘the ritual’ I began reading. It’s a very good book to end the current year… — read more
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SAMLADE SAGOR by Maria Nilsson Thore
…(illustrated by the author) is a great book. This 288-page gem is filled with beautiful, fun, and whimsical illustrations; utterly enjoyable! I loved it. It’s so good.I was browsing at Akademibokhandeln (Akademi for short) sometime late last year and almost bought it. It has been on my wishlist ever since. I finally borrowed it from… — read more
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BILBO (The Hobbit, Swedish ed.)
I thank my lucky stars to have found this at Röda Korset second hand Huskvarna. I had a hunch and a strong desire to visit Röda Korset today and I’m glad I listened! […] — read more
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The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau
THE INCREDIBLE PAINTING OF FELIX CLOUSSEAU is one of Jon Agee’s most beloved titles. The artworks in this book (by the author himself) are well-defined and his bold style is applied in dark and rich colors. The story gets really exciting as Clousseau’s subsequent painted objects ALSO come to life […] — read more
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The Writer
THE WRITER by Davide Calí (illustrated by Monica Barengo) is a delightful little book. The story is from the first-canine narrative of a cute French bulldog. […] — read more
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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… — read more
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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… — read more
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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… — read more
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