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I laughed, I cried, I will re-read.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

January 7, 2021 by narfna 10 Comments

“They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences. But that isn’t true, at least not entirely, because if our past was all that defined us, we’d never be able to put up with ourselves. We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all of our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows.” This is my favorite of Backman’s books (that I’ve read) by quite a large margin. I would […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: anxious people, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, Mental Health, mystery, narfna, Swedish, Swedish fiction, translated

narfna's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: anxious people, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, Mental Health, mystery, narfna, Swedish, Swedish fiction, translated ·
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Law and Order Ennui

The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith

June 2, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Imagine that some old school British comic sitcom stars decided to take over Saturday Night Live and do the entire episode as a Law and Order spoof. The result I imagine would be something very much like The Department of Sensitive Crimes. I’ve read a few of Alexander McCall Smith’s Lady Detective series, and the tone and style are both similar yet different. The humor is really understated, and the plot and overall style are kind of generally meandering. To quote the inside fly-leaf: “In […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Mystery Tagged With: Alexander McCall Smith, law and order spoof, Swedish, the department of sensitive crimes

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:36 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Mystery · Tags: Alexander McCall Smith, law and order spoof, Swedish, the department of sensitive crimes ·
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Män som hatar kvinnor (Men Who Hate Women)

September 16, 2018 by KimMiE" 4 Comments

CBR Bingo entry: And so it begins. And BINGO was his name-o! I originally considered reading this novel for the CBR Bingo square “The book was better?” because I have seen both the American and Swedish versions of the film. In fact, I saw them both on the same day. My husband and I went to see the 2011 Hollywood production starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara and appreciated it, so we decided to come home and watch the original Swedish version on Netflix. Because nothing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR10, And So It Begins, CBR10 Bingo, cbr10bingo, Fiction, KimMiE", mystery, psychological thriller, Series, Stieg Larsson, Swedish, thriller

Post by KimMiE" · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR10, And So It Begins, CBR10 Bingo, cbr10bingo, Fiction, KimMiE", mystery, psychological thriller, Series, Stieg Larsson, Swedish, thriller ·
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This man called Ove seems vaguely familiar

July 23, 2017 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

Minor spoilers ahead. I suspect everyone has at least one curmudgeon in their life–that grump, that sourpuss, that malcontent who seemed to emerge from the womb yelling, “Turn that damn music down!” In certain hipster circles, they may refer to it as Early Onset Grumpiness. Now, I’m not trying to throw shade at any particular person in my life, but when I asked my husband whether he’d consider driving a Saab if they still made them, I got a ten minute lecture about how Saabs […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr9, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, KimMiE", Swedish

Post by KimMiE" · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr9, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, KimMiE", Swedish ·
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