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This was quite a roman/christian themed reading week for some reason, and I’ve been completely wrapped up in reading and not wanting to do much else.

4. Kvarnen och Korset – Vibeke Olsson
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Such a nostalgic trip for me to re-read those books! I was in 6th grade when I first read them, that means it was 12 years ago = half my life ago. This is a book about the roman Callistrate and her life as an ex-christian raising her daughter Sabina in some 200 years a.c.

5. Sabina – Vibeke Olsson
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I like the person Sabina way less than I like her mother Callistrate which is the reason I didn’t like this book as much. Looking forward to finding the first book in the series instead, since it’s about Callistrate before Sabina was born. The book series continues with more books about Sabina and then her son but I am not as thrilled with reading those as with reading Hedningarnas Förgård about Callistrate.

6. Barabbas – Pär Lagerkvist
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This is a swedish classic about the man who was given mercy instead of Jesus when they were to be crucified. It’s about his thoughts on christianity and belonging and rahh rahh I didn’t particulary find it very moving. Liked his other books way more, like Dvärgen or Onda Sagor.