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I seem to be reading more of late; that is, when I'm not dozing in some kind of weather induced topor. Two books on the go at the moment - "Lost in a Good Book" by Jasper Fforde and "The Settlers" by Vilhelm Moberg. One serious; one not so serious. Symptomatic of my current frame of mind? Maybe.

I started reading Moberg's Emigrant novels to try and understand the musical "Kristina Från Duvemåla", which is of course in Swedish and my Swedish is somewhat limited. Being as it does not seem to be being staged in English any time soon, I thought I'd better get reading. The story is of a group of emigrants from Småland in southern Sweden, and chronicles their trials and tribulations as they leave Scandinavia for the USA in the mid 19th century. They settle in Minnesota, but the story continues as they make their new lives in the Brave New World.

The Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde - I got started on these through Russ; mainly amused by the concept of a heroine and her pet Dodo. (I still have visions of Bill Oddie saying "You know, I've realised the reason Dodos became exctinct - they're absolutely delicious!!") It is 1985, but life is not as we know it. The Crimean War still rages; Wales is a socialist republic and the Goliath Corporation supplies All You Ever Need (tm). Thursday Next, literary detective, and Crimean War veteran, tries to rescue her aunt who has been imprisoned in a Wordsworth poem and prevent the course of literature from being perverted by Acheron Hades.

Date: 2003-06-17 11:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] oryeus.livejournal.com
You see? This is your Sweedish obsession begining to take over other facets of you life. Why not dip into some good ol' American literature. Perhaps a novel by a professional wresteler. Or mabey you could enjoy Hillary R. Clinton's new biography called, "See! I am a normal American! Now elect me president before I kill you like I killed Vince Foster!"

Date: 2003-06-17 11:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] albadger.livejournal.com
Pippi! Pippi!

Apropos of nothing...

Date: 2003-06-17 12:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] benpanced.livejournal.com
...I read the title of your journal as "Snug Marsupial".

This is what happens when I'm tired and subsisting on sheer will and caffeine.

Deny me sleep and caffeine and feel my wrath, you will, oh, yes.

Ummmmm......

Date: 2003-06-18 04:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elric-dewisant.livejournal.com
I hate to say this dear, but I have finished BOTH Thursday Next novels. Only took about 24 hours each. Excellent, though I should warn you that "Lost In A Good Book" does not end well.

Re: Ummmmm......

Date: 2003-06-19 10:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hantsbear.livejournal.com
Hon, it's a good job I ordered "The Well of Lost Plots" then...
;-{)}

Re: Ummmmm......

Date: 2003-06-19 04:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elric-dewisant.livejournal.com
Hee hee hee.

Does that mean that I get to read it, first? *LOL!*

Speaking of which, I have the audio books. Do you want copies?

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