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Book review Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki
Book review Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki Book review Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki – a book on minimalism and simplifying life. “Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo―he’s just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn’t absolutely need.” This blurb is borrowed from the Amazon description of the book. Regular guy – just like you Fumio Sasaki is just that. A regular guy on a path towards freedom from things cluttering his home. I had heard a lot of good…
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Book review: The Trouble with Perfect
Book review: The Trouble with Perfect Book review of The Trouble with Perfect by Helena Duggan. This is the second book in the middlegrade series about Violet and the town of Perfect. The first book about Violet and this mysterious town, is A Place called Perfect. The Trouble with Perfect “Boy’s not bad – is he? Strange things are happening in the town that used to be Perfect. Things are being stolen… then children start going missing too. And everyone is blaming Violet’s best friend, Boy. To find out what’s going on, Violet must uncover secrets from the past and battle a gruesome zombie monster. Town is in trouble –…
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Book review: Contemporary Plays by African Women
Book review of Contemporary Plays by African Women This is a book review of Contemporary Plays by African Women, an anthology by Methuen Drama. In 2020, I decided to start my 52 plays reading challenge. In 2021, I am trying it again. Each week for a year I have to read a script for a play. It can be any kind of play, but the goal is to read at least one a week. Contemporary Plays by African Women “This volume uniquely draws together seven contemporary plays by a selection of the finest African women writers and practitioners from across the continent, offering a rich and diverse portrait of identity,…
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Book review: Wyntertide by Andrew Caldecott
Book review of Wyntertide This is a book review of Wyntertide by Andrew Caldecott. Wyntertide is the second book in the series about Rotherweird, a small, secret town in England with lots of secrets. It’s been a while since I picked up Rotherweird, but now I’ve finally got my hands on Wyntertide and it’s time for the verdict! Wyntertide by Andrew Caldecott “For four hundred years, the town of Rotherweird has stood alone, made independent from the rest of England to protect a deadly secret. But someone is playing a very long game. An intricate plot, centuries in the making, is on the move. Everything points to one objective – the…
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Book review: Wonderscape by Jennifer Bell
Book review of Wonderscape by Jennifer Bell Wonderscape by Jennifer Bell is a middlegrade fantasy book. Jennifer Bell is also the author behind The Uncommoners which I loved. So I had to give Wonderscape a shot too. The cover is beautiful and the description on the back had me intrigued. Wonderscape by Jennifer Bell “The game is on, travel with wonder. When Arhtur, Ren and Cecily investigate a mysterious explosion, they find themselves trapped in the year 2473. Lost in the Wonderscape, an epic in-reality adventure game, they must call on the help of some unlikely historical heroes to play their way home before time runs out.” This description is…
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Book review: Aorta af Katarina Lewkovitch
Aorta af Katarina Lewkovitch Aorta af Katarina Lewkovitch er en digtsamling fra forlaget Anarki, og Lewkovitchs tredje udgivelse. Det er en ganske lille digtsamling, med sammenhængskraft fra hjertet og mere specifikt hovedpulsåren (aorta). Jeg har modtaget et anmeldereksemplar af forlaget Anarki. Aorta – digtsamling Denne lille digtsamling er for det første smukt og gennemført lavet som bog. Det er en lille paperback i mørk grå, med sort tekst og en pulserende rød hovedpulsåre på forsiden. De første sider er mørkerøde og så mere dybrøde. Nøjagtig ligesom blod i forskellige nuancer. Det er altså ret gennemtænkt. Derudover er der faktisk ikke ret meget af det klassiske fyld i bogen. Vi hopper…
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Book review: Nostalgi af Mikkel Guldager
Nostalgi af Mikkel Guldager Nostalgi af Mikkel Guldager er en fortælling om hjemløshed, venskab og systemet, på godt og ondt. Jeg har modtaget et anmeldereksemplar af forfatteren og forlaget Brændpunkt. Nostalgi af Mikkel Guldager “Nostalgi skildrer tilværelsen for et menneske, som er blevet svigtet af både livet og systemet. Den beskriver, hvordan det at være hjemløs i Danmark også kan betyde et liv uden for konventionerne og uden et reelt redningsnet. Efter at have mistet sin lejlighed drømmer Leon om en campingvogn. Så han kan skabe sig et stille liv udenfor byen og langt væk fra Slænget på Amager. Slænget, som Leon i flere år har været leder af, er…
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Book review: Stykker af Pil
Bog anmeldelse af Stykker af Pil Stykker af Pil af Louise Lyngø er ifølge forlaget en genrehybrid. Det er en ganske lille sag på 43 sider. Jeg har modtaget et anmeldereksemplar af forfatteren mod en anmeldelse af bogen. Tak til Louise og forlaget Mellemgaard for anmeldereksemplaret. Stykker af Pil af Louise Lyngø “Stykker af Pil er en genrehybrid med en blanding af prosapartier og lyrik. Værket kredser om kvinden Pil, der en dag falder bevidstløs om på sin arbejdsplads. Læseren kommer herefter med på en rejse ind i Pils splittede indre, hvor fragmenter af fortrængt materiale, drømmelignende passager og gamle erindringer eksisterer side om side. Stykker af Pil kredser om…
