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The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders
2.0
BBC Radio 7
Elokuu by Frans Emil Sillanpää
4.0
August
I don't like books about Finnish peasantry. I don't like Finnish literature, especially classic. They're always about the same knife fights and drunkenness. At least that was what I believed a couple of years ago. Since then I've decided to pick up some Finnish titles that seem interesting. Although drinking is a big part of this story and the language is old and strange, the beautiful use of words when describing nature and the heart breaking ending are enough to give this the big rating of four stars.
With the risk of sounding snobbish: I still am not drawn to stories about Finnish peasantry. However, even amongst those stories are jewels that cannot be ignored. The simplicity of Elokuu was gorgeous; the feel of summer and the moment before summer storm were so beautiful. I'll be reading more from Sillanpää, simply because he's really good at describing human emotion and nature. I still can't get over the ending. The moment when you realize your life wasn't supposed to be like this. That everything you dreamed about is gone and you don't have enough strength and courage to change that. Instead you're all alone.
I don't like books about Finnish peasantry. I don't like Finnish literature, especially classic. They're always about the same knife fights and drunkenness. At least that was what I believed a couple of years ago. Since then I've decided to pick up some Finnish titles that seem interesting. Although drinking is a big part of this story and the language is old and strange, the beautiful use of words when describing nature and the heart breaking ending are enough to give this the big rating of four stars.
With the risk of sounding snobbish: I still am not drawn to stories about Finnish peasantry. However, even amongst those stories are jewels that cannot be ignored. The simplicity of Elokuu was gorgeous; the feel of summer and the moment before summer storm were so beautiful. I'll be reading more from Sillanpää, simply because he's really good at describing human emotion and nature. I still can't get over the ending. The moment when you realize your life wasn't supposed to be like this. That everything you dreamed about is gone and you don't have enough strength and courage to change that. Instead you're all alone.
Pohjois-Amerikan intiaaniuskonnot: Kirjoituksia perinteistä, muutoksesta ja jatkuvuudesta by Riku Hämäläinen
3.0
Native American Religions: Writings about Traditions, Change and Continuation
Comparative Religion
Comparative Religion
Monikielinen Eurooppa: Kielipolitiikkaa ja käytäntöä by Riitta Pyykkö, Marjut Johansson
3.0
Multilingualistic Europe: Language Politics and Customs
Multilingualism in Society
Multilingualism in Society
The Collector by John Fowles
4.0
As claustrophobic as this made me I really liked the whole idea of the story. Brilliant shades of grey. Fowles created the Clegg character really well, because I honestly didn't know whether to consider him as a poor and lonely young man or a creepy and antisocial jerk. The Miranda part was at times a bit annoying but it gave a little humanity and feeling to the story. Her anxiety was definitely coming through from the pages. Had to read this in just one day, couldn't let this go.