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Comment on Review: Journal of a Solitude by My Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2017, According to GoodReads – Koba English

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:13:58 +0000

[…] Journal of a Solitude, May Sarton. Walden was one of my favorite books I read in high school, and one that deeply influenced me. With the account of Thoreau’s stay in the woods fresh in my mind, I picked up this up at a library sale years ago. But much as I wanted to read it, I somehow dropped off after a few pages every time I attempted until I read it during my trip to the US this summer. Maybe it was a question of needing enough time to get into it; maybe it was a question of age or life path. But I’m so glad I hung on to this book through countless library down sizes. […]

Comment on En japansk näktergal by Yellowface – Koba English

Yellowface – Koba English — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:41:31 +0000

[…] is from over a hundred years ago: Winnifred Eaton writing as Onoto Watanna, producing books like A Japanese Nightingale. Still, her writing was her own work, even if it she was still a British-Chinese woman writing […]

Comment on Baby Driver by 2026 Reading Goals Check-In – Koba English

2026 Reading Goals Check-In – Koba English — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:31:52 +0000

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Comment on Tordyveln flyger i skymningen by Tordyveln flyger i skymningen – handling & ålder - Dreamfilm.se

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen – handling & ålder - Dreamfilm.se — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:33:41 +0000

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Comment on Jag heter inte Miriam by A Brief History of Seven Killings – Koba English

A Brief History of Seven Killings – Koba English — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:53:04 +0000

[…] I don’t know to do it! I won’t pretend to know! But that makes A Brief History one of the rare books published since 2000 that I’m actually vaguely aware of, and so I was excited to see this book proposed for my international WhatsApp book club. I fell behind, however, and only finished this sometime in mid-June even though it was May’s book—probably because I was still making a heroic effort to finish Jag heter inte Miriam. […]

Comment on Dead Souls by Stargate. En julberättelse – Koba English

Stargate. En julberättelse – Koba English — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:20 +0000

[…] same Swedish book club that picked Dead Souls, Stacken, Svälten, and Orbital this year opted for Ingvild H. Rishøi’s Stargate. En […]

Comment on Brave New World by Förvandlingen – Koba English

Förvandlingen – Koba English — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:30:55 +0000

[…] novel instead of a strict philosophical treatise. That’s how I finally got around to reading Brave New World, for example. Fiction won again in the most recent poll and the book for June was Franz […]

Comment on Rien où poser sa tête (Nowhere to Lay One’s Head) by Jag heter inte Miriam – Koba English

Jag heter inte Miriam – Koba English — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:31:58 +0000

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Comment on The Dragon’s Village by Jag heter inte Miriam – Koba English

Jag heter inte Miriam – Koba English — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:31:32 +0000

[…] story is fiction, but it is true.” YuanTsung Chen’s remark in her introduction to The Dragon’s Village is also a perfect description of Majgull Axelsson’s Jag heter inte […]

Comment on Jag heter inte Miriam by När Hitler stal den skära kaninen – Koba English

När Hitler stal den skära kaninen – Koba English — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:28:23 +0000

[…] at the local arts center and decided this was my moment. It took another year or so, and then in my year of reading history I decided I should finally make good on my previous […]