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Category Archives: translated
Involuntary Witness
Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio (Italian) translated by Patrick Creagh 2002 /290 pages read by Sean Barrett 7h 30m rating: B+ / crime – legal thriller This is the first book in the Guido Guerrieri series – it takes place in … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Italy, legal thriller, self-select, translated
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The Preacher
The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg mystery 2011 / 15h 46m read by David Thorn rating: B- I enjoy the frame story of Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck in their new life together with a baby on the way, and individually … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, police procedural, Swedish, translated, woman author
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The Ice Princess
The Ice Princess – (series) by Camilla Läckberg, 2008 / crime / 480 pages read by David Thorn 15h 8m rating: B The craze for Scandinavian crime novels has not bi-passed me – it’s just that except for Stieg Larsson, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in series, sweden, translated, woman author
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The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 2012/ 402 pages rating – 8 This is a very funny novel. It’s fast paced and easy to read yet the story twists … Continue reading
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The Blue Mountain
The Blue Mountain by Meir Shalev 1988 / 377 pages Rating 10 This is a totally mesmerizing book. It’s beautifully written and historically evocative, if not literally “true.” The subject is a small group of very early 20th century Russian … Continue reading
Posted in country of author, historical fiction, Israel, translated
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Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 1958 – translated by Max Hayward Introduction by John Bailey 559 pgs Rating 9.5 This book could be War and Peace circa 1917 except that there’s not much peace in it – maybe the first … Continue reading
Posted in classic, country of author, Russian, translated
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1Q84 Redux
by Haruki Murakami 2011 / 954 pages / Audio & Kindle / rating – 9.5 I realize that I made NOTES on this book and I posted them and I included the book in my monthly reads for November but I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Audio, country of author, detective/mystery, fiction, Japan, Kindle/ebook, sci-fi/fantasy, translated
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The Keeper of Lost Causes
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007 – (US 2011) / audio – 15:41 / Erik Davies / rating 7 The first book in Olsen’s Department Q series, Carl MØrck, a homicide detective near retirement is “promoted” to the new department of old cases. … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, country of author, Denmark, detective/mystery, translated
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Thirteen Hours
by Deon Meyers 2010/ Audio – 11:29/ 7.5 Capetown detective Benny Griessel has some problems, he drinks and womanizes too much and his wife has tossed him out. Also, a very young, female tourist … MORE
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11/13 – The Prague Cemetery
The Prague Cemetery Umberto Eco 2011 (Eng) / 437 pages / hard cover / rating 9 my little review **** Just finished this morning – great book but not quite up to Foucault’s Pendulum (my favorite) or The Name … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, historical fiction, Italy, translated
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11/10 – I tried (Gosta Berling)
I tried – I got over half-way so a review is probably in order. I’ll do something. I won’t count it as a “finished” book and I’ll amend this if I ever get around to finishing it. Right now I’ve … Continue reading
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