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The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving
4.5
I recommend Ausin McConnell's reading here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOJECvKlWCY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOJECvKlWCY
Foster by Claire Keegan
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris
3.0
Hope she makes it to the White House, but this still didn't really resonnate with me.
Et splittet folk - intervjuer og reisenotater fra Ukraina by Fedor Sapegin
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
O'boy : min klin kokos tegnedagbok by Ida Larmo
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Fantastisk "slice of life"-bok som ga meg mer nostalgi til livet som 11-12-åring på 90-tallet enn noe annet jeg har lest. Ida er også en herlig (gutte)jente og fortellerstemme, og deler et utrolig utvalg karakterer, situasjoner og minner, alt med et herlig skråblikk og utrolig flotte og morsomme tegninger. Dette var bare en helt utrolig fin bok!
Anbefales også til deg som er yngre og kanskje nysgjerrig på hvordan livet var "i gamle dager", før vi hadde Internett og mobiltelefon.
Anbefales også til deg som er yngre og kanskje nysgjerrig på hvordan livet var "i gamle dager", før vi hadde Internett og mobiltelefon.
I for internatunge by Rakel Solstad
dark
tense
medium-paced
2.5
Ikke en bok som ga meg spesielt mye. Boka har en god, litt vemodig fortellerstemme, men du blir aldri virkelig kjent med eller så veldig følelsesmessig knyttet til noen av karakterene. Historien er ikke stort mer enn en serie episoder med mistrivsel, mobbing og andre former for plaging, og selv om boka gjør et stort nummer ut av at den til dels handler om fornorskingen av samiske og kvenske barn, får dessverre ikke dette noen plass i boka, utover at en person på et tidspunkt blir kalt "lappjævel".
Gul bok by Zeshan Shakar
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Lettlest og fin bok. Mye "tammere" enn Tante Ulrikkes vei, men på en god måte. Gul bok handler om hovedpersonen Mani som går fra en oppvekst i Haugenstua til høyere utdanning og jobb i Regjeringskvartalet. Kanskje litt tørr, kunne hatt litt mer drama/dramatikk, men fin innsikt.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
1.0
I seem to remember I picked this up in 2016 when you-know-who won the presidential election, and this book was touted as an explanation for how he could have won. Hillbilly Elegy is a captivating and really valuable insight into Appalachia... Or so I thought when I first read this and didn't know any better. Since then I've read What you are getting wrong about Appalachia by E. Catte and other sources on how inaccurately the region is portrayed, and how the author, JD Vance, is not even from Appalachia in the first place and apparently didn't spend much time there. He is, by the way, despised in the region, probably for good reason.
The book itself is largelly poverty porn, focusing on the negatives of life in Appalachia while stereotyping and blaming the Appalachians for their own misfortunes, also blaming them for bringing the 45th president of the USA to power, neglecting to mention how heavy voter supression is in the Appalachian states.
The rags-to-riches story of the protagonist is interesting enough, I suppose, but the way he consistently looks down on the social class he left behind and blames them for their own misfortunates definitely sours it for me.
The book itself is largelly poverty porn, focusing on the negatives of life in Appalachia while stereotyping and blaming the Appalachians for their own misfortunes, also blaming them for bringing the 45th president of the USA to power, neglecting to mention how heavy voter supression is in the Appalachian states.
The rags-to-riches story of the protagonist is interesting enough, I suppose, but the way he consistently looks down on the social class he left behind and blames them for their own misfortunates definitely sours it for me.
From a Buick 8 by Stephen King
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
One of my favourite Stephen King books.
Tante Ulrikkes vei by Zeshan Shakar
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A must-read. Real pity it was never made into a TV series.