I've read a lot of books about Swedish immigrants coming to the US in recent years, so I thought I would describe some of them, and how their perspectives differ, and bring up how the American Girl series about the Swedish girl, Kerstin, seems to clearly cannibalize from a previous book. Utvandrarna/The Emigrants, Vilhelm Moberg… Continue reading Books about Swedish immigrants to the US
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A mysterious book fight: who is she talking about?
I have checked out some of the books by Lola Akinmade. She lives in Stockholm, and she writes a blog. In December last year, she wrote the following on a post: The nosy part of my really wants to know who she is talking about. So she's saying that another popular book used 11 similar… Continue reading A mysterious book fight: who is she talking about?
Every Living Thing
I read this long long book. It's about Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist. At least half the book is about him. The other half is about another scientist at the same time, a French man called Buffon. (An unfortunate name, huh? Even worse, Buffon is not his original name, it was a name he picked… Continue reading Every Living Thing
Around the Hearth and After Many Years: Lucy Maud Montgomery short stories
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables, and 19 other novels, and it is a heart-break of mine to ever get to the very end of all her writings, and have nothing new of hers left to read. Of course, we are so so blessed because she has left us so much more than… Continue reading Around the Hearth and After Many Years: Lucy Maud Montgomery short stories
Swedish books at a small library
The libraries at a library system in a moderately populated county in North Carolina: you might not expect there to be lots of Swedish books there, but there are. I mean, random little books everywhere you look: An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed An Elderly Lady Must… Continue reading Swedish books at a small library
The Nansen Factor
I found this book "The Nansen Factor" at the library and immediately picked it up. First, because the pattern of the flowers on the front reminded me of Sweden. Second, I thought it might refer to Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian sailor who tried to get to the North Pole in 1893 (I was right about… Continue reading The Nansen Factor
Food in the Anne of Green Gables books
I'm re-reading all eight Anne of Green Gables books, for the second time since the pandemic! And I made a list of all the food they eat, in some of the books. Remember, these books are written between 1908 and the 1930s, and they are set on a small island of Canada. So a lot… Continue reading Food in the Anne of Green Gables books
Reading Arabic and Swedish
I've gotten much better at reading both Arabic and Swedish ... Arabic after having read the translated versions of the first three Harry Potter books, and Swedish after having read a few old, thick, word-rich Swedish books I found at the Los Angeles Library. I didn't notice I was getting that much better, because really… Continue reading Reading Arabic and Swedish
A little kids book with so many great messages
I read this book from the "American Girls" series, and I was a little skeptical. Because I'd just read another mystery book about Kit (a robbery happens at the Cincinnati theatre where she's helping out) and I hadn't really liked it. But this one was so great. First, Kit takes the train from Cincinnati to… Continue reading A little kids book with so many great messages
Malala’s book
I've had Malala's book on my shelf for 10 years, and never read it yet! So I finally picked it up and on page 100 what did I find: Excerpt from Malala's first book Would you look at that? No one wonder the US govt doesn't complain when other highly-esteemed countries do the same thing… Continue reading Malala’s book
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