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Book of the Month
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Book of the Month - November - and the winner is...
any nominations?i'll kick it off with
Can the suggestions be any book or does it need to be the first of a series (if there is a series)?
it needs to be the first in the series
How about
? I know others have read it and it may have already been a book of the month read.
Dee wrote: "any nominations?i'll kick it off with
"So book 1 in this series has not been translated? Does it make a difference or can these be read as stand alone books?
book 1 hasn't been translated over here and this one introduces Konrad Sejer - so I think its technically could be book 1
@ Susan - nope Jar City hasn't been a book of the month read yet
Pam wrote: "Dee wrote: "any nominations?i'll kick it off with
"So book 1 in this series has not been translated? Does it make a difference or can these be read as stand a..."
You took my nomination, Dee! lol
@ Pam..no, book 1 has not been translated yet and no you don't need to read book one to have a good grasp of the series in book 2
I figured since you normally do - that I would...lol!
Since so many of us are in different spots in series' how about an author read instead of specific book?
It's really hard to nominate a book, of the 3 nominated I would have nominated 2 of them and I have read one of them. I will nominate
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckbergsince I have the book.
Dalia - interesting idea - lemme talk to Naomi and see what we come up with ;)Dalia wrote: "Since so many of us are in different spots in series' how about an author read instead of specific book?"
Dee wrote: "Dalia - interesting idea - lemme talk to Naomi and see what we come up with ;)Dalia wrote: "Since so many of us are in different spots in series' how about an author read instead of specific book?""
I like that idea.
Yeah, I like that idea...we could give it a try and get feedback from the group as to how they liked it. Good idea, Dalia
Another group I'm uses this format (group chooses an author and people pick any book by that author). The discussion is less focused and more generically about the author which works well if a lot of people are very familiar with the author, not so well if only a few are.
Oh, good point..never even thought of that Ellie...
I bought the Jar City ebook awhile back so I'll 3rd that one. :-)
I'll second the nomination for Roseanna by Maj Sjowall.
It of course can make the discussion less fun in some ways, but also lets us discuss character development over the series (for those who have finished a series). I am halfway through Operation Napoleon by the way and so far no mention of our favorite Icelandic gloomy detective....(or his annoying daughter for that matter).
What do you find with spoilers and such...For example, I can think of Jim's books..If someone had started with Snow Angels and hadn't read Lucifer's tears yet, they may get ticked if I started talking about Vaari's marriage in LT...
Dalia wrote: "I am halfway through Operation Napoleon by the way and so far no mention of our favorite Icelandic gloomy detective....(or his annoying daughter for that matter)...."You actually won't see him at all in this book, it's a stand alone and not part of the Erlendur series. ;)
thanks to Dalia for the idea - I just posted the thread for the November Author of the Month nominations.http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
I'm new in the group, so this will be my first BOM; I'm looking forward to it!I'm not sure if this has been a BOM read, but it wasn't om the group shelf.
I read Nemesis recently, but there were lots of references to events that passed in this book, the first in the Harry Hole series. My nomination goes to:
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Here is the link to vote for the Book of the Month. the author one will be up momentarilyhttp://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/55...
My gosh..when I saw them all lined up, it dawned on me that I read all of them except Missing...
one more day for voting!!
sorry guys, been a crappy couple of days - the winner of this month's group is (drum roll please)...
While looking for a copy, I learned that "Tainted Blood" is the same book. Apparently the English translation has 2 different titles...
Art wrote: "Great book!"I hope there are others who haven't read it yet, because I'm looking forward to getting into it. It will be my first book by this author. Just started The Redeemer, tho, so I might wait till I've finished that before opening Jar City.
Yeah! I read it already! For once I am not behind on my reading challenge! :-)
Susan wrote: "Art wrote: "Great book!"I hope there are others who haven't read it yet, because I'm looking forward to getting into it. It will be my first book by this author. Just started The Redeemer, th..."
Funny enough The Redeemer is the next Jo Nesbo book I need to read, when I can lay my hands on a copy....
For others who may have already read Jar City, it is available as instant dvd from amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Jar-City/dp/B00...
I hope to get it from Netflix when I finish the book. I've read 2 chapters & liking it ok so far. Definitely not a 'feel-good' book so far. :-)
Art wrote: "Funny enough The Redeemer is the next Jo Nesbo book I need to read, when I can lay my hands on a copy..."I had to get it from Amazon.co.uk, I don't think it has been released in the U.S. as of yet.
That would explain why I can't find it,lol, thanks!
Dave wrote: "Art wrote: "Funny enough The Redeemer is the next Jo Nesbo book I need to read, when I can lay my hands on a copy..."I had to get it from Amazon.co.uk, I don't think it has been released in the..."
I have a paperback that I believe I ordered fm Amazon here in the US. I've bought all of Nesbo's books thus far, rather than reading them on my Kindle. It just seemed more fitting with this author. I haven't looked yet, but I'm assuming/hoping that The Snowman and The Leopard are available here!
I have The Snowman on my PBS wishlist so I know it is. It's a pretty long wait. I haven't checked for The Leopard.
I believe The Leopard will be available December 13 here in the US.
Nordic Noir
Books mentioned in this topic
Jar City (other topics)Missing (other topics)
The Redbreast (other topics)
Operation Napoleon (other topics)
The Ice Princess (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Karin Alvtegen (other topics)Jo Nesbø (other topics)
Maj Sjöwall (other topics)
Camilla Läckberg (other topics)
Anders Roslund (other topics)
Nominations will be open until the 22nd and voting will be held from the 23-31st.
Rules:
Nominate only one please!!
Must either be a stand alone or FIRST in a series!!