Thursday, December 5, 2013

Random Thursday. Books everyone should read.

Hallo meine Lieben,

welcome to another Random Thursday! I hope you are all having a fabulous week! I am so excited for this week's topic!


As a huge lover of books I have a lot to say about this. But I guess recommending all the books I love is a bit much so I try to keep it short. But I do feel like I should talk about books some more on my blog....just an idea. 


Scandinavian and Icelandic crime novels.


I guess it is not a secret that I love crime novels more than any other book. Well, I love all kinds of books but I can never get sick of a good crime novel. I guess at least 70% of the books I own are crime-related. I definitely recommend reading the books of my favorite authors which are the following: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Arnaldur Indriðason (both from Iceland) and Henning Mankell, Håkan Nesser, Åke Edwardson, Helene Tursten (all from Sweden). There is something special about Icelandic and Scandinavian crime. 


"Eating animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer



Everybody should read this book because it makes you think and see the world with other eyes. I think it gives a good first introduction to topics like factory farming, the meat and egg and dairy industry, the intelligence of animals and philosophical aspects of eating meat. I also recommend reading "Why we love dogs, eat pigs and wear cows" by Melanie Joy.


The Harry Potter series. 


These books just never get old. I have read them countless times, in English and German and I am currently listening to the audio books and they fascinate me over and over again. I think I will still enjoy reading them when I am ancient. 


The Adrian Mole diaries. 


Seriously, if you need a good laugh then these diaries are perfect for you. Adrian Mole from Leicester, England starts his first diary when he is 13 3/4 years old and we are allowed to follow him through his whole hilarious life. I am soooo in love with the books. I bought all of them in English and in German and in different editions. 


Das alte Haus.


...which means "The old house" in English. One of my favorite books from my childhood, full of beautiful fairy tales. My Mom always read the stories for me when I was a baby and I still own this book. One of my biggest treasures. Talking animals, witches and wizards, giants, magical glasses....lots of beautiful stories. I definitely recommend it to anybody who has kids or is still a kid. Like me. 


So now I am curious: What are your favorite books? Books everyone should read! I am excited to read your recommendations and see my book wishlist growing!











24 comments:

  1. I was actually making a list like this recently! I would say The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Cypherpunks, The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Giver, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, A Day in the Life of a Minimalist, Act Accordingly, The Joy of Less, From Quantum to Cosmos:The Universe Within, Complete Internet Privacy (Craig Cox)...ok I think thats enough for now!

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    1. Love Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy! I will check out some of the other! Thanks so much for sharing your favorites!

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  2. harry potter never dies.
    it's a bit hard to find arnaldur books here. my list will consist : To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter series, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoos series, The Help. those books will stay with me forever

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    1. I could never get enough of Harry Potter. :) Love The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo books! Thanks so much for sharing your favorites!

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  3. I actually keep a little board on Pinterest with some (but I need to update it since I am sure I can find some more of the more recent books I've read). http://www.pinterest.com/phoenixxphyre/recommended-reading/

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    1. That's an awesome idea about the Pinterest board! I should do that too! Thanks for sharing, I will check it out asap!

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  4. Anything Roald Dahl. I think I've read everything he's written multiple times

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    1. Love Charlie and The Chocolate Factory so much!

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  5. Love Adrian Mole :-)


    One of my favourite books is Watership Down by Richard Adams but it's sooo sad. The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Graham) and Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne) are childhood favourites :-)

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    1. So cool that you love Adrian Mole too! I will probably never stop re-reading the diaries!

      I also love Watership Down so much, the book means a lot to me but it really is sooo sad!

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  6. I love the Erlendur books! Can't wait for more to come out. I just finished Black Skies and I'm sad that there are no more to read for now :) so I'll have to look for more by the other authors you've listed!

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    1. I know what you mean, it is kind of sad to wait for the new book of one of your favorite writers. It always drives me crazy. Haha.

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  7. My favourite book growing up and still is one of the top is the Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. More recently I have reread a few times The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.... pretty magical. ~Stephanie

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    1. I want to read the Night Circus too! It is on my wishlist! I have not read the other one but have to check it out! Thanks for sharing your favorites!

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  8. I've never read any of these. That will probably have to change. :-)

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    1. Definitely!:) I am sure you would like them too! :)

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  9. I haven't read Eating Animals yet... Fast Food Nation disturbed me enough! I'll take another look at it though, since you recommended it! I'm glad you included Adrian. I felt like my list was getting out of hand so I couldn't :( But he definitely deserves a place! :)

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    1. I have not read Fast Food Nation! Seems like I have to. But I agree that books like that are so disturbing but I do think people need to read about that stuff.
      Adrian definitely deserves a place! :)

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  10. I love books, too, so picking a favorite is hard. If I had to pick just one, I think I'd pick The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

    I'm reading a book, or actually a series of books, by a Swedish author right now - Stieg Larsson. You may have heard of them because they're pretty popular - the first one was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but I'm on the third one now. I'm going to be sad when I've finished it because there won't be any more books in the series since the author passed away. :o(

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    1. I agree, it is hard to pick a favorite book! I have not read The Book Thief but I will check it out! Thanks for the recommendation!

      Oh, and I love the Stieg Larsson trilogy! The books are so exciting! And it is so sad that he passed away! Have you seen the Dragon Tattoo movie? I have only seen the Swedish original but it was great!

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  11. harry potter series is great. I read the whole series in a few days. I definitely think it's a must read for everyone at any ages.

    not really a fan of crime novels but I like to read them occasionally.

    hope you're having a sweet day.

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    1. I totally agree. Everybody should read the Harry Potter series. I just can't get enough and the books are so exciting. Even when you read them for the 10th time!

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  12. Thanks for the recommendation, I will check out these books! I love all sorts of Scandi crime novels, they are my favorite! Have you watched the Tunnel yet?

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    1. You are very welcome, Rika! I hope you will like them too! Scandinavian crime novels really are the best!
      Unfortunately I did not find the time to watch the Tunnel yet but I already got the first episode and it is on my to-watch-list for the holidays.:)

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