Halfway through this novel in verse about a #Sami family in Northern #Sweden. It is sparse and beautiful. It requires much reading between the lines, and basic knowledge about the history of the region helps, hence my relief at the review in the link, which gives helpful pointers: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/18/dnan-by-linnea-axelsson-review-an-...
pickI finished this a few weeks ago and it seems sitting on this one has made me grow a bit fonder of it than during the actual reading experience. This is a LONG audio, and I was growing tired of it by the end. However, looking back, the characters were fully formed and I‘m still thinking of those three sisters! (Aren‘t there always 3??) This one is making the “best of” lists but won‘t make mine.
pickThis was the kind of book that was interesting for all that wasn‘t said between the lines. I read it twice this year. 🐕
pickRoman policier suédois de référence parmi ces auteurs si talentueux et fréquentés par le publique francophone et dans le monde entier! Absolument passionnant. L‘écriture et style de l‘auteur te poussent à lire et à ne pas s‘arrêter… addictif !
pickMidsummer on Sandhamn was a lot less fun than these spoilt teenagers were expecting. Another great murder mystery, number 5 in the series. #SeriesLove2025
Picture is Mount Cook from my hotel room window.
pickHaving been a fan of the series with Kenneth Branagh (we didn't have the opportunity to watch more than one episode of the original Swedish series), I was eager to compare the experience of reading one of the books. This did not disappoint. There's a lot happening. Lots of character development for Wallander, who is going through his own stages of grief. My only real complaint is that I wanted more of the catalyst to be involved in the plot.
so-soThis one just didn‘t quite come together for me. Despite being called “The Sisters,” much of the book centers a male character who seems intrigued by them but not really associated with them, and it felt fragmented to me. I also felt like the narrative tense didn‘t quite work in a way that was believable. I never would have made it through in print.
#NBA longlist, fiction
