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7 ways to greet the Christmas season

7 ways to greet the Christmas season

I cannot contain myself any longer, I declare the Christmas season open!! Obviously the best way is to start small, … More

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The other day I finished "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins. Such a lovely,slow and yet exciting read. There is both the suspense of the stolen Diamond and a colourful gallery of persons (Mr Betteredge, Ms Clack) to entertain. Highly recommend, perfect for this time of year. Probably best enjoyed with a pot of tea, curled up in a blanket with a fancy scented candle burning on a table nearby. But works just as well wrapped up in a scarf with thermos of coffee, surrounded by people on a train. But that's over for now; it is the weekend and I'm going to try a sip of thisyears sloe gin to begin with and then take it from there. Have a nice weekend! #themoonstone #wilkiecollins #mymcl #macmillancollectorslibrary #sloegin#cocktailhour #bookstagram

Scenes from the weekend. The short story collection "Arkitekt" by Merethe Lindström is proof that Lindström handles the short story format really well; she manages to write about exactly those pivotal moments when everything matters, when deciding whether to answer the phone or not is a small thing with big consequences. Her charachters are flawed, her prose is sparse and her eye is sharp. In the end it is too detached and abstacted for my taste but I do admire the craft of it. Lindström manages to paint a vivid tableau with loads going on between the lines. Something that is to my taste though? NK Mints. Basically posh After Eights, supposed to be enjoyed in a grown up fashion with just one or two now and again. Let me assure you however that I will never say no to an After Eight, nor can I contain myself as far as these are concerned. I ate too many (is there any other way really?) #arkitekt#merethelindstrøm #weylerförlag #nkmint #bookstagram#merethelindström

Nothing to report here. I'm currently trying to finish some of the many books that I have half-read (still a handful of those around) but being pleasantly distracted by the podcast "The ratline" (nazis and spies and John Le Carré) and putting loads of poetry books for future reading in my basket at the online retailer (which I use more as an online wishlist tbh). Have a nice weekend everyone!! #currentlyreading #shelfie#bookstagram #alwaysreading #theratline #readstagram #bookphotography

So much Shakespeare right now. I started reading Shakespeare's sonnets during summer, planning to read one per day. As it turns out these are better read quite a few at a time. This contains the English original, the Swedish translation and a few words about interpretation and context. As it turns out I liked the sonnets a lot but enjoyed the titbits of information just as much. Because I am so into the context I was really happy about this weeks "In our time" which is about Shakespear's plays about the Plantagenets and everything around that so I'm tidying the house listening to that. #shakespeare #sonnet #evaström #bookstagram #booksandcoffee

Scene from the weekend. I'm back on track (sort of) with my project to finish half-read books that I have around. I started the short story collection "Shaken and Stirred" in April 2017 ( which is a year and a half ago, a year and a half I tell you). What I didn't expect when I started reading it, was that it was not only gonna be the glamorous parties but also stories that dove into the dark consequences of drinking. This book is a sobering experience in that. Thank you Jay @verdantpages (used to be spaceandverse) for gifting me this, way back when. #shakenandstirred #bookstagram #readstagram #readersofinstagram #everymanslibrary #shortstories #booksandbooze #bookphotography #cocktailhour

Earlier this week I finished "The bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder. It is an intensely moral story, with a wonderful language (very descriptive and exact) and a big question, namely "What matters most: intentions or consequences" Thank you so much @drummingonthecover for sending me this! #thebridgeofsanluisrey #thorntonwilder #pulitzer #bookstagram #readstagram #booksandcoffee #bookphotography

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