I’ve been in Jönköping, studying maths with my father over the weekend. This thursday I was also finally granted my study support money so now I think my luck is back on! Reduces about 50% of the stress I’ve been living under anyway, having to borrow money is my least favourite thing in the world. [...]

Time for the yearly summary! 2010 is definitely going down in history as the year when I read ridiculous amounts of books… My new years resolution last year was to read more books, but this year I doubt I’ll be able to top this as I will study harder courses this year.
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1. Berättelserna – Torgny [...]

I bought this one about four years ago at Erikshjälpen in Huskvarna because the title (in english it’s called War with the Newts) and back cover text got me intrigued. Then I’ve been neglecting it because I didn’t remember much about it except for the terrible cover art with put me off from taking it [...]

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I joined GoodReads.com today thanks to Johanna, better than Boktipset because you can add books that are missing from the databases which I have missed so much before, as I read a lot of out of print books that Boktipset does not catch up on! I’m in the process of rating all the [...]

Day 20 – Favorite kiss
I have no idea. I have now tried for almost 30 minutes to think through my book list and I can’t even remember reading a book with a kiss that had real significance. Any suggestions?

Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)

I don’t really know that either actually. Patti [...]

Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Tiden är Ingenting – Hans Alfredson. One of the very few books I’ve re-bought even though I already had it just for the sake of owning it with the pretty cover. This issue also has a beautifully illustrated family tree inside.

Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Omedelbart han såg kärringen beslöt han sig för att
förgöra henne. Varför visste han inte. Han bara beslöt
sig för att ta livet av henne, kanske därför att kärring-
en såg ut som om hon väntade att han skulle göra just
det.
Bara för att kärringen trodde att han skulle strypa
henne, [...]

Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
I’m not much of a poetry reader, I think it has something to do with my complete lack of rhythm. But I really like Edna St Vincent Millay and I have a copy of her collected poems that I love a lot.

And you as well must die, [...]

Illustration by Richard Register.

Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
That would probably be Ecocities – rebuilding cities in balance with nature, by Richard Register. It was part of our litterature when I was studying sustainable city structuring as a part of human ecology. When I am feeling very down about the prospect of living my life [...]

Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Det finns folk som är rädda för vatten
och folk som är rädda för stan.
Det finns folk som är rädda om natten
och folk som är rädda om dan.
Men här ser ni en som är med om det mesta
som skrattar och slåss med polisen och [...]