Coming from the more gentile, Morse, end of the detective spectrum, Karin Fossum has been Norway's Queen of Crime since the mid-90s, with her internationally renowned Inspector Sejer Series. Don't Look Back is the first to be translated into English, and the first one I have ever read. And it is lovely. For a book … Continue reading Don’t Look Back
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The Devil’s Star
The fifth in the Harry Hole series, and the third translated into English, this thick-but-quick Norwegian thriller covers all your basics of a good sexeh thriller; ancient symbols of devil worship, Nazism and fingers up the bum. Concluding the Oslo Trilogy, beginning with The Redbreast and Nemisis that I read last winter, Jo Nesbo creates … Continue reading The Devil’s Star
Easter Crime!!!!
Because I don't already have enough reasons to love Norway, here's another one... Every Easter, they all read CRIME. The ENTIRE COUNTRY. READS CRIME. This frankly weird but beautiful tradition apparently stems from a pretty nifty marketing ploy from the 20s. Over the Easter weekend, normal social activities would be closed to a good Christian … Continue reading Easter Crime!!!!
Some Zombie Contingency Plans by Kelly Link
Mark Swain - friend of Leeds Book Club and writer of short fiction here - is a huge fan of the horror genera, and will be providing us with some reviews! Feel free to drop him a line on twitter - you'll find him @DemonHeadClash * * * * * HERE BE SPOILERS* * * * * Some … Continue reading Some Zombie Contingency Plans by Kelly Link
Guest Post – Doctor Horrible – the Book!
As the sequel has just been confirmed, this seems like a TERRIFIC time to share the following review with you! "If you’re not aware of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by now, then you’ve probably only just stumbled across the internet when your parents introduced you to Rebecca Black as a way to learn the days … Continue reading Guest Post – Doctor Horrible – the Book!
A Feast For Crows
I was going to include this in Mount TBR, but that wold have been cheating, as this isn't my book! I borrowed A Feast For Crows from R MONTHS ago and never got round to reading it past the first third, so I'm including it on the Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge and you … Continue reading A Feast For Crows
Mount TBR 2# Forbidden Fruit: From the letters of Abelard and Heloise
I'm including this book, which I bought Many Many Moons ago as part of a Penguin 'Great Loves' set that was going cheap on TheBookPeople, in my Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge. Although technically not a folktale, as Abelard and Heloise did actually exist, the story of their great forbidden love affair shaped the … Continue reading Mount TBR 2# Forbidden Fruit: From the letters of Abelard and Heloise
Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge 2012
For the past two years, I've taken part in the brilliant Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge. This challenge encourages readers to try something new by expanding on the genres they read, and for a reader like me who tends to stick to what I know I'll like (historical fiction, girly romance novels, and Scandinavian … Continue reading Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge 2012
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
This is a love letter, not to New York, but to a New York specific to 1938, the jazz era-end of depression, Gatsby reborn, where the opportunities were just beginning again to be endless. I loved this book. The story of Katey Kontent, who Mira Ward would have been if she'd been born ten years … Continue reading Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Sparks Fly Upwards by Lisa Morton
Mark Swain - friend of Leeds Book Club and writer of short fiction here - is a huge fan of the horror genera, and will be providing us with some reviews! Feel free to drop him a line on twitter - you'll find him @DemonHeadClash * * * * *HERE BE SPOILERS* * * * * Sparks Fly Upwards … Continue reading Sparks Fly Upwards by Lisa Morton
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