Stuff I Read (mostly)

Mostly Humble Opinions

[mrsfaulkner]

620 pages, almost as many characters to keep track of and an intricate geopolitical plot. Obvious parallels to GOT - and I really liked this!

Politics made fun 👌

[mrsfaulkner]

Beautiful dark comedy, half-assed text notes, mostly interesting literary criticism in this quaint edition from 1964.

Me like ⚖️

[mrsfaulkner]

Shall I compare thee to what I had expected?

Thou art more literary and more mature; less activist than I would have thought.

Original YA 🏹 🇬🇷

[mrsfaulkner]

Over 2.000 years of world history in 300 pages - that's both a feat and absolutely impossible. And fairly entertaining!

Dense! 🌎

[mrsfaulkner]

1997 haute couture

[mrsfaulkner]

Predictable plot, irritating characters, clumsy writing... This one did not have much going for it.

👎

[mrsfaulkner]

Contrary to the author, I have never ever aspired to be a Victorian. I still enjoyed reading about their food, underwear, sexlives, personal hygiene and sleeping arrangements.

Ready to rock my crinoline 🎩

[mrsfaulkner]

Me gusta mucho Espanya but this was a super-extremely tedious book.

🥱

[mrsfaulkner]

[mrsfaulkner]

Great writing, great story, great book! Absolutely loved it!

Amazing 🏍️

[mrsfaulkner]

Common traits of Swedish Maria Lang and Agatha Christie : a retro setting, a congenial detective, old fashioned murder mysteries, an overall sense of familiarity.

Cosy ☕️

[mrsfaulkner]

Even Sweden's own Agatha Christie doesn't really pull off the short story format, I'm afraid.

Meh 🫤

[mrsfaulkner]

Efficient though rather uninspired, considering Larsson is normally Sweden's best crime writer.

Sweden's Finest 🇸🇪

[mrsfaulkner]

Quite feminist for 1903, though sadly that does not make this a fun read in 2023.

Early feminism 💪

[mrsfaulkner]

Like many ethnic minorities, the Sami culture is conspicuously absent from Scandinavian literature. If there are more Laestadiuses up there, waiting to be published, I can't wait. This is my kind of thriller!

Smooth as ❄️

[mrsfaulkner]

Not that the story really matters when the prose is this elegant, but : Doomed love affair to the backdrop of late 1950s America. History and literature at their very finest!

Top writing 🙌

[learnelle]

The highlight of my trip to Milan was visiting this magical place! My new goal in life is commissioning a dramatic portrait of myself to hang up in my private library