Hi!
I'm on a little visit to the capital of my country... I came yesterday and leave tomorrow. I came to my hotel this afternoon. I took a nap and forgot about the readathon. I didn't think I would have time to read. But now my evening plans have been cancelled! So I can read! Too bad I only have two books to read... The one book is a Nancy Drew book from my childhood, it's in Swedish... the other book is a book named "Love letters to the dead " I got it yesterday from the book store...
Wish me luck!
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
Anne with an E
Hi there!
Lately I have been re-reading the Anne of Green Gables- series. I've already made it to the fourth book: Anne of Winde Poplars. It is the one where Anne and Gilbert exchange letters while they are both working in different locations while waiting for each other. There had been some back and forth between them, Anne couldn't quite decide what she wants. Now they are engaged, finally! I have been waiting for this since book one. 😊
The thing I like about these books is the beautiful descriptions of the nature, the comedic adventures of both Anne and her friends. It's just such a beautiful series. The first time I read it, I was maybe 13... It left a lasting impression. I have been loving the series ever since.
Anne is such a whimsical, funny person. I always had a crush on Gilbert. I wanted red hair. My best friend in my childhood and I loved these books and wrote letters just like Anne and Diana.
More later!
Lately I have been re-reading the Anne of Green Gables- series. I've already made it to the fourth book: Anne of Winde Poplars. It is the one where Anne and Gilbert exchange letters while they are both working in different locations while waiting for each other. There had been some back and forth between them, Anne couldn't quite decide what she wants. Now they are engaged, finally! I have been waiting for this since book one. 😊
The thing I like about these books is the beautiful descriptions of the nature, the comedic adventures of both Anne and her friends. It's just such a beautiful series. The first time I read it, I was maybe 13... It left a lasting impression. I have been loving the series ever since.
Anne is such a whimsical, funny person. I always had a crush on Gilbert. I wanted red hair. My best friend in my childhood and I loved these books and wrote letters just like Anne and Diana.
More later!
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
"There was no possibility of taking a walk that day..." :)
Hi there folks!
What's up? As some of you might guess from the title of this post; I have finally started reading Jane Eyre again... When I studied English at the University of Stockholm, I read the whole book, almost. :P I was sooo intrigued by it and just couldn't get myself to continue after the "fire-incident". It was so good, so exciting... But for some reason, I wanted to "save the book for later"... So I never did finish it. But! Now I have started it again, from the very beginning... After I have read it I plan to start over with the "Thursday Next"-series, of which "The Eyre Affair" is the first part. I have indeed read that one before. It was really good. Goofy, funny, different... :) But, the REAL Jane Eyre is of course a Classic... Then, after I have finished the complete series of Thursday Next, I'm going to read "Wuthering Heights" and then a parody of it: "Wuthering Bites" :) LOL... Looks like I have my work cut out for me... :P
Anyhow... I just finished City of Bones a couple of days ago, it was really good! I don't know if I'm going to continue with the series, maybe someday. It was a bit too dark for me... And maybe, just maybe, I'm getting too old for YA... "GASP!" There, I said it. "Too old for YA"... Yikes! :(
An interesting book I've been reading is the biography of Freddie Mercury. For some reason I really like biographies... They're interesting! And not at all boring, as some people suggest or just believe, even though they haven't read a single biography. LOL. I'm thinking of heading to the Library today. Just cause. ;) I am a poor person, who has spent all her money this month on Barbies and Ponies (which I also collect, besides books of course...) :) So, to the library I (might) go! I'm sometimes very indecisive... It sucks. Well, soooooooooo... At the library I will try to find:
Cassandra Clare books
Stephenie Meyer's newest (which I will buy later, for sures...)
and maybe some other book that has been recommended to me, or a surprise! ;)
The library is a great place <3
I have noticed, since I'm a person who loves to drink caffeined drinks, sodas, not coffee, I have noticed that I think and write more and better when I haven't eaten too much (just like, a little) and drunk a lot of sodas with caffeine... Lol... That was just a sideremark... :P Other sodas are good for inspiration too, as long as they are tasty.
Speaking of Taystee... I'm re-reading OITNB, for the third time! I'm listening to it on audio and also reading at the same time, or sometimes just listening, because I know pretty much what is happening.
Finally, some interesting stuff about me. I did a test online, how big my vocabulary is in different languages... I got 30780 in Swedish, that is my native tongue. Then 16680 in Finnish, which is officially my second native tongue... Prettty weak, eh? Then, Spanish and German were at the level of a 10-year old child. Even though I haven't studied either... Then, the sugar at the bottom of the bowl (or whatever): ... Are you ready? ENGLISH 22200! Which is a lot, for me. More than my second native tongue. More than some of my friends on Facebook (who are American)... It just blew me away, and made me so so happy. That confirmed in my mind, the fact that I did chose the right subject to study at the University :) Sorry, too much horn-blowing. It will stop now...
Have a great day! :)
What's up? As some of you might guess from the title of this post; I have finally started reading Jane Eyre again... When I studied English at the University of Stockholm, I read the whole book, almost. :P I was sooo intrigued by it and just couldn't get myself to continue after the "fire-incident". It was so good, so exciting... But for some reason, I wanted to "save the book for later"... So I never did finish it. But! Now I have started it again, from the very beginning... After I have read it I plan to start over with the "Thursday Next"-series, of which "The Eyre Affair" is the first part. I have indeed read that one before. It was really good. Goofy, funny, different... :) But, the REAL Jane Eyre is of course a Classic... Then, after I have finished the complete series of Thursday Next, I'm going to read "Wuthering Heights" and then a parody of it: "Wuthering Bites" :) LOL... Looks like I have my work cut out for me... :P
Anyhow... I just finished City of Bones a couple of days ago, it was really good! I don't know if I'm going to continue with the series, maybe someday. It was a bit too dark for me... And maybe, just maybe, I'm getting too old for YA... "GASP!" There, I said it. "Too old for YA"... Yikes! :(
An interesting book I've been reading is the biography of Freddie Mercury. For some reason I really like biographies... They're interesting! And not at all boring, as some people suggest or just believe, even though they haven't read a single biography. LOL. I'm thinking of heading to the Library today. Just cause. ;) I am a poor person, who has spent all her money this month on Barbies and Ponies (which I also collect, besides books of course...) :) So, to the library I (might) go! I'm sometimes very indecisive... It sucks. Well, soooooooooo... At the library I will try to find:
Cassandra Clare books
Stephenie Meyer's newest (which I will buy later, for sures...)
and maybe some other book that has been recommended to me, or a surprise! ;)
The library is a great place <3
I have noticed, since I'm a person who loves to drink caffeined drinks, sodas, not coffee, I have noticed that I think and write more and better when I haven't eaten too much (just like, a little) and drunk a lot of sodas with caffeine... Lol... That was just a sideremark... :P Other sodas are good for inspiration too, as long as they are tasty.
Speaking of Taystee... I'm re-reading OITNB, for the third time! I'm listening to it on audio and also reading at the same time, or sometimes just listening, because I know pretty much what is happening.
Finally, some interesting stuff about me. I did a test online, how big my vocabulary is in different languages... I got 30780 in Swedish, that is my native tongue. Then 16680 in Finnish, which is officially my second native tongue... Prettty weak, eh? Then, Spanish and German were at the level of a 10-year old child. Even though I haven't studied either... Then, the sugar at the bottom of the bowl (or whatever): ... Are you ready? ENGLISH 22200! Which is a lot, for me. More than my second native tongue. More than some of my friends on Facebook (who are American)... It just blew me away, and made me so so happy. That confirmed in my mind, the fact that I did chose the right subject to study at the University :) Sorry, too much horn-blowing. It will stop now...
Have a great day! :)
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Reader, I failed...
Hi guys!
Last time I wrote here I was going to participate in the readathon called 24 in 48 readathon... Well, life intervened. As it sometimes does. But now I'm back on track. Even though I read slowly, I did manage to read two short children's books last night, I usually read them every year, because I can read them in less than a half hour and I always need more books towards my Goodreads goal... lol I read:
Daniel i Rom
and
Lotta på bråkmakargatan
I read them both in Swedish. They are both some of the first books I have ever received and read as a child. ❤ Daniel i Rom I got from my aunt as a gift. It is about a little boy who is waiting for his Dad on the Spanish stairs in Rome, where they are supposed to meet. They are on holiday in Rome. Daniel's Dad is a pilot. Then Daniel gets whisked away by another Swedish guy and Daniel ends up representing Sweden in a program with singing children from all over the world. It was a good book to start my reading life.
Lotta is a little girl who wakes up in a foul mood one morning. She has had a nightmare. Her mother tells her to get dressed and come down for breakfast. The sweater Lotta is supposed to wear is one that Lotta really despises. It's itchy and uncomfortable. Lotta decides to throw the sweater in the trash after cutting holes in it. Then she decides to move out of the house. She is tired of being treated like a little girl and tired of people bossing her around. She walks over to the neighbour, an old lady who just happens to have a great place for Lotta to live in. It's a small attitc filled with interesting things. She rearranges the furniture, plays with the doll and other small treasures that the old lady gives her to play with. When night arrives, the world gets dark and scary, Lotta's Dad comes and asks if Lotta wouldn't consider moving back home.
Well, sorry for the spoilers. I do recommend these books for children. Astrid Lindgren is one of my favorite authors from my childhood.
Last time I wrote here I was going to participate in the readathon called 24 in 48 readathon... Well, life intervened. As it sometimes does. But now I'm back on track. Even though I read slowly, I did manage to read two short children's books last night, I usually read them every year, because I can read them in less than a half hour and I always need more books towards my Goodreads goal... lol I read:
Daniel i Rom
and
Lotta på bråkmakargatan
I read them both in Swedish. They are both some of the first books I have ever received and read as a child. ❤ Daniel i Rom I got from my aunt as a gift. It is about a little boy who is waiting for his Dad on the Spanish stairs in Rome, where they are supposed to meet. They are on holiday in Rome. Daniel's Dad is a pilot. Then Daniel gets whisked away by another Swedish guy and Daniel ends up representing Sweden in a program with singing children from all over the world. It was a good book to start my reading life.
Lotta is a little girl who wakes up in a foul mood one morning. She has had a nightmare. Her mother tells her to get dressed and come down for breakfast. The sweater Lotta is supposed to wear is one that Lotta really despises. It's itchy and uncomfortable. Lotta decides to throw the sweater in the trash after cutting holes in it. Then she decides to move out of the house. She is tired of being treated like a little girl and tired of people bossing her around. She walks over to the neighbour, an old lady who just happens to have a great place for Lotta to live in. It's a small attitc filled with interesting things. She rearranges the furniture, plays with the doll and other small treasures that the old lady gives her to play with. When night arrives, the world gets dark and scary, Lotta's Dad comes and asks if Lotta wouldn't consider moving back home.
Well, sorry for the spoilers. I do recommend these books for children. Astrid Lindgren is one of my favorite authors from my childhood.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Updated tbr pile 24 in 48 read a thon July 2017
So, I'm still going through what I would like to read during these 24/48 hours...
Also I have these audiobooks:
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
IT
Orange is the new black
The thousandth floor
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
the book thief
Me Before You
Divergent
And I also have Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I can read and listen at the same time...
Ta! 😉
24 in 48 read a thon July 2017
Hi!
It's time. Finally. 😊 I love readathons. This time I'm participating in the readathon called
https://24in48.com
I have tried to participate earlier but my attempts have been feeble... I have a lot of books to choose from. Here is are some of my potential books tbr during the readathon...
What are you reading? Are you going to be participating in the readathon? I know that here in Finland people don't know a lot about readathons, I know I didn't, for the longest time. I'm really looking forward to this readathon. I wish I could be active and that I would be able to finish some of the books I'm currently reading.
More later! 😊
It's time. Finally. 😊 I love readathons. This time I'm participating in the readathon called
https://24in48.com
I have tried to participate earlier but my attempts have been feeble... I have a lot of books to choose from. Here is are some of my potential books tbr during the readathon...
What are you reading? Are you going to be participating in the readathon? I know that here in Finland people don't know a lot about readathons, I know I didn't, for the longest time. I'm really looking forward to this readathon. I wish I could be active and that I would be able to finish some of the books I'm currently reading.
More later! 😊
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Evening...
Hi!
I am a very slow and eclectic reader. I pick up a book, I put it down. I pick up another book, change my mind again... I have made a deal with myself. I will try not to be too hard on myself about this. I have been trying to read mostly books that I already own. Instead of buying more books all the time. If I start a series, I will only buy the next book in the series, not all of them, before I know I like them. That has happened at least one time. It was the True Blood series... I read the first one, really didn't care for it. But before I started the series, I already had purchased the entire series... One reason was that I love vampires... I have never watched the TV series. I'm sorry. 😊
A few days ago, I started re-reading Gone with the Wind... Wow, it is going by faster this time! I just completely love this book! 😍
Well, it's getting late. 😊
Good night!
I am a very slow and eclectic reader. I pick up a book, I put it down. I pick up another book, change my mind again... I have made a deal with myself. I will try not to be too hard on myself about this. I have been trying to read mostly books that I already own. Instead of buying more books all the time. If I start a series, I will only buy the next book in the series, not all of them, before I know I like them. That has happened at least one time. It was the True Blood series... I read the first one, really didn't care for it. But before I started the series, I already had purchased the entire series... One reason was that I love vampires... I have never watched the TV series. I'm sorry. 😊
A few days ago, I started re-reading Gone with the Wind... Wow, it is going by faster this time! I just completely love this book! 😍
Well, it's getting late. 😊
Good night!
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