In an attempt to start writing again, I need to have a clean slate (yeah I know I said the same in June, here’s to a second try). So, a list of all the books I have said nothing about:
- Wolf Hall (2009) by Hilary Mantel (UK, Man Booker): ❤︎!
- the House of Ulloa (1886) by Emilia Pardo Bazan (Spain, 1001 books): 3
- Bring Up the Bodies (2012) by Hilary Mantel (UK, Man Booker): 5
- Black Ice (1992) by Michael Connelly (USA): 4
- the Nest (2016) by Cynthia d’Asprix Sweeney (USA): 2+
- Last Rituals (2005) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Iceland): 3+
- Portnoy’s Complaint (1969) by Philip Roth (USA, 1001 books): 3+
- Pastoralia (2000) by George Saunders (USA, 1001 books): 4
- My Soul to Take (2006) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Iceland): 4
- Ashes to Dust (2007) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Iceland): 4
- the Day is Dark (2008) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Iceland): 4
- the Natural Way of Things (2015) by Charlotte Wood (Australia): ❤︎!
- All That Man Is (2016) by David Szalay (UK, Man Booker): 4+
- Barkskins (2016) by Annie Proulx (USA): 3+
- the Girls (2016) by Emma Cline (USA): 3-
- Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria, 1001 books): 4+
- the Summer Book (1972) by Tove Jansson (Finland, 1001 books): ❤︎!
- Homegoing (2016) by Yaa Gyasi (Ghana): ❤︎!
- My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) by Elizabeth Strout (USA, Man Booker): 4+
Books not yet translated to English
- Tellemarck (2015) by Morten Øien (Norway): 5
- De urolige (2015) by Linn Ullmann (Norway): 5-
- Adresse Alberta (2016) by Victoria Bø (Norway): 3
- Slik skal vi velge våre ofre (2015) av Bjørn Vatne (Norway): 4+
- Neljäntienristeys (2012) by Tommi Kinnunen (Finland): ❤︎!
- Eneste (2016) by Silje Aasnes Furulund (Norway): 3
- Anna og kjærligheten (2016) by Birger Emanuelsen: 4+
Det enkle er ofte det beste! Oppsummeringen din er herved adoptert til de periodene skrivegnisten ikke er på høyde med lesemengden 🙂
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