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Arnar’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Arnar’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Arnar Vik
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March 2025
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Quietly reading a book in the shade
Hope you all have a nice and relaxing summer. There is not much in life that beats reading a good novel in the shade on a warm, sunny afternoon - that's what I prefer to do, anyway.
It messes with my own writing process, though, but it is summer, and a writer needs some time off too. I'm really glad to see that my own books starts to catch on in the Norwegian market. I've actually sold 50 copies t Read more of this blog post »
It messes with my own writing process, though, but it is summer, and a writer needs some time off too. I'm really glad to see that my own books starts to catch on in the Norwegian market. I've actually sold 50 copies t Read more of this blog post »
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| This summers most positive surprise! I just enjoyed every minute of this strange story. It is hard to summon up what it really is all about, but the dialogue between the characters - especially Kafka and Oshima - is just pure philosophical poetry. Th ...more | |
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I'll try this translation. The Odyssey can be tricky and hard to wrap your mind around. Not for light bedtime reading.
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"I don't think it really makes sense to rate The Odyssey.
It is one of the great wonders of world literature—the work of an absolute genius. This edition, translated by Robert Fagles, includes an excellent introduction that helps readers place the poem" Read more of this review » |
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Godt med en motvekt til dagens kunstige influensersyn på oss mennesker.
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Spennende. Gir du ut på forlag eller indie?
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“It has been a privilege to take a pause from work and find time to write. I am content if I manage to entertain just one reader besides myself. In that case, the project has already doubled its value.”
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New AUTHORS Directory
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| English Translati...: * Norway | 52 | 816 | Aug 28, 2017 05:46AM | |
| SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops...: * authors please raise yer hands | 265 | 259 | Apr 09, 2026 12:18PM | |
| A Good Thriller: BOTM Author Group Read Offers | 3 | 23 | May 30, 2026 10:03PM | |
| English Translati...: * Books I missed. | 1679 | 700 | Jul 21, 2026 11:51AM |
“It has been a privilege to take a pause from work and find time to write. I am content if I manage to entertain just one reader besides myself. In that case, the project has already doubled its value.”
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“Fear is a prophecy in larval form. Feed it long enough, and it grows wings.”
― Stonez: A Meditation on Prophets, Doubt, and Divine Silence
― Stonez: A Meditation on Prophets, Doubt, and Divine Silence
“We are not sent into this world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Dennis wrote: "Just noticed something.You might want to tell the Goodreads Norway group
to proofread their intro paragraph, right at the end.
Typo – eacother should be each other."
Not much going on in that group, but I'll look into it:)
Dennis wrote: "I scanned the shelf of your friend Sarah Reese Brennan.She always gave 5 stars, even to books she hadn't yet read.
So I sent her this query:
I noticed something unusual in your reading list.
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I must say you're a ferocious hunter of trolls, AI and spammers, Dennis. Keep the vendetta going!