Books 1-6
I thought I should make an update about the book challenge - am not reading as much as I would like to, but still getting some good reads. Actually I have seen more films than read books, but obviously it is also faster! Maybe I should also make a film challenge?
#1 Kiran Desai - The Inheritance of Loss
see this post
# 2 Alaa al-Aswany - The Yacoubian Building
ditto post
# 3 Hanne Richardt Beck - Om så det gælder
A Danish story (I don't think it is translated yet) about three young people in the 1930's and during WWII, about love and friendship and betrayal. I liked the descriptions of the environment and the time period, all in all quite good. The title is a play on words from a Danish hymn called Altid frejdig, når du går - with the lines Kæmp for alt, hvad du har kært; dø, om så det gælder! Da er livet ej så svært, døden ikke heller (Fight for all you love/ die if you have to/ then life is not so hard/and death neither ) It was used during the war by the resistance movement
# 4 Anne Marie Bjerg - På dansk ved...
An essay about working as a literary translater. Was okay, nothing amazing.
# 5 Carson McCullers - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
I got this book from my friend Emli, didn't know quite to expect except that she said it was one of her favourites. I feel like I should have liked it more, and though it kept me captive, I didn't find it amazing...
# 6 Peter Øvig Knudsen - Blekingegadebanden
A non-fiction novel about one of the biggest robberies in Denmark ever and an armed left wing group, who robbed banks to support the Palestine organisation PFLP. It was during the 80's and the trial was in the early 90's, so I am too young to remember it - so it is good to read the story and get to know the background, the writer, a journalist, tries to explain how a group of people can become so fanatic in their beliefs that they are willing to commit these kind of crimes - how did it get that far?
6 / 50 books. 12% done!
#1 Kiran Desai - The Inheritance of Loss
see this post
# 2 Alaa al-Aswany - The Yacoubian Building
ditto post
# 3 Hanne Richardt Beck - Om så det gælder
A Danish story (I don't think it is translated yet) about three young people in the 1930's and during WWII, about love and friendship and betrayal. I liked the descriptions of the environment and the time period, all in all quite good. The title is a play on words from a Danish hymn called Altid frejdig, når du går - with the lines Kæmp for alt, hvad du har kært; dø, om så det gælder! Da er livet ej så svært, døden ikke heller (Fight for all you love/ die if you have to/ then life is not so hard/and death neither ) It was used during the war by the resistance movement
# 4 Anne Marie Bjerg - På dansk ved...
An essay about working as a literary translater. Was okay, nothing amazing.
# 5 Carson McCullers - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
I got this book from my friend Emli, didn't know quite to expect except that she said it was one of her favourites. I feel like I should have liked it more, and though it kept me captive, I didn't find it amazing...
# 6 Peter Øvig Knudsen - Blekingegadebanden
A non-fiction novel about one of the biggest robberies in Denmark ever and an armed left wing group, who robbed banks to support the Palestine organisation PFLP. It was during the 80's and the trial was in the early 90's, so I am too young to remember it - so it is good to read the story and get to know the background, the writer, a journalist, tries to explain how a group of people can become so fanatic in their beliefs that they are willing to commit these kind of crimes - how did it get that far?
6 / 50 books. 12% done!