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16 Aug 15 08:37

Great Big Stees

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17 Jul 17 17:57

Originally posted by Torunn
Is Headhunters one of them?

I am old...I don't remember. 🙂

Torunn

Gothenburg

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18 Jul 17 13:39

Originally posted by @great-big-stees
I am old...I don't remember. 🙂

No objections ... 🙂

Torunn

Gothenburg

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18 Jul 17 13:51

"The Thirst" by Jo Nesbo

Torunn

Gothenburg

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24 Jul 17 13:45

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Originally posted by @torunn
"The Thirst" by Jo Nesbo

This book was not what I thought it would be, and I will stay away from Nesbo for a while.

Mike Reisinger

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24 Jul 17 20:56

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Re-reading the Smiley books. And Thank you for being late by Tom Friedman.

LorenzoW

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28 Jul 17 08:22

Originally posted by @redbadger
Catch 22

Any good?

Torunn

Gothenburg

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28 Jul 17 10:19

The Living and the Dead in Winsford - Håkan Nesser (2013)

HandyAndy

Read a book!

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28 Jul 17 14:43

Originally posted by @lorenzow
Any good?

Classic!

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

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01 Aug 17 05:20

"Where the God of love hangs out" short stories by Amy Bloom

Torunn

Gothenburg

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01 Aug 17 06:45

Originally posted by @ponderable
"Where the God of love hangs out" short stories by Amy Bloom

Thanks, I will try to find this book in Swedish.

~~vandervelde~~

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01 Aug 17 12:16

"Secret Notes" and once again I can't help noticing bad translation into English (from Russian), as in Genna Sosonko's books and Sosonko got even worse translations.

But we are hungry for such insiders' insights and we have some knowledge-in-advance, so we can decipher that Russian soul and Russian expressions.

If it were book on some other subject I would be probably cursing all the time "Which idiot translated this?!"

Kegge

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01 Aug 17 13:06

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Originally posted by @vandervelde

If it were book on some other subject I would be probably cursing all the time "Which idiot translated this?!"

That happens to me when I read your posts.

Torunn

Gothenburg

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02 Aug 17 18:35

The novel by Håkan Nesser was good and kept me busy and interested. I'm presently without a good book and would appreciate suggestions.

~~vandervelde~~

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02 Aug 17 19:25

Originally posted by @torunn
The novel by Håkan Nesser was good and kept me busy and interested. I'm presently without a good book and would appreciate suggestions.

"Distant star" by Bolano
"We, the drowned" by Carsten Jensen

Torunn

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03 Aug 17 06:38

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Originally posted by @vandervelde
"Distant star" by Bolano
"We, the drowned" by Carsten Jensen

Thank you, vandervelde. Both have good reviews - good stories and well-written. Carsten Jensen's 678-page book maybe "...best read during long winter's nights...". I'll enquire at the library for both.