This book was a bit of a publishing sensation when it came out in Finland 2020, and it’s been translated as: The Women I Think about at Night: Traveling the…
Naiset joita ajattelen öisin by Mia Kankimäki, trans. Douglas Robinson
Naiset joita ajattelen öisin, kir. Mia Kankimäki
Ajattelin kirjoittaa muutaman ajatuksen tästä kirjasta myös suomeksi! Kuuntelin tämän vasta nyt äänikirjana Otavalta, mutta kirjan maine ja aihe olivat tuttuja jo ennestään. Kirjaa oli helppo seurata, ja se toimi…
Muumilaakson marraskuu (Moominvalley in November) by Tove Jansson
A very apt final book from November, I loved reading in Finnish again. I started the year reading Tove’s childhood autobiography in Finland, so it felt apt to be ending…
Acts of Infidelity by Lena Andersson (Review)
This was a book that I loved, but the main character is one that will try your patience! I actually didn’t realise it was the second book of a series…
The Details by Ia Genberg
This book blew me away: the premise is so striking and original! During a fever, the narrator revisits memories of four people who have marked her deeply. Each section is…
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
First of all, I need to see this in performance! I can really see how the text would come alive with dialogue and physical drama. This play is a very…
A Moth to the Flame by Stig Dagerman
This was a tough read, in the sense that it’s dark, it took me awhile to read, and the prose is dense, despite it being a relatively short book. Could…
Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen
Three books in one, Tove Ditlevsen’s Copenhagen trilogy was a revelation! A well-known Danish poet and writer, Ditlevsen tracks her life growing up in Copenhagen, grafting, writing, and figuring out…