Books in English

Kotimaisten kirjojen ja käännöskirjojen lisäksi luen paljon muilla kielillä. Eniten englanniksi, toiseksi eniten espanjaksi ja myös silloin tällöin ranskaksi ja italiaksi. Tältä sivulta löydät kootusti kaikki blogissa käsitellyt englanninkieliset kirjat. Arviot on kirjoitettu suomeksi, mutta keväästä 2024 alkaen olen alkanut lisätä niihin tiivistelmän englanniksi. Toivottavasti siitä on iloa niille sivukävijöille, jotka eksyvät kiinnostavan kirjan perässä tänne Suomen ulkopuolelta.

In addition to Finnish books and books translated into Finnish, I read a lot in other languages. Mostly in English, second most in Spanish and also occasionally in French and Italian. On this page you will find all the English-language books covered on the blog. The reviews are written in Finnish, but from spring 2024 onwards I have started to include a summary in English. I hope that it will be useful for those visitors who wander in from outside Finland in search of an interesting book.

Books in English

Jennifer Egan: Manhattan Beach

22/01/2018

At last they set down the chair near the water. Panting from the walk, Anna leaned her head against her sister’s and watched a long wave form, stretching until it achieved translucence, then somersaulting…
Kamila Shamsie: Home Fire

10/01/2018

’Once upon a time, there lived a girl and a boy called Aneeka and Parvaiz, who had the power to talk to animals.’ Aneeka laughed. ’Tell the one with the ostrich’, she said, voice…
Alex Schulman: Unohda minut

06/01/2018

Levoton olo. On pakko saada vastauksia. Minkä takia äiti perui noin vain käyntimme Mjölbyssä? Mitä pahaa minä olen tehnyt? Käyn läpi viimeaikaisen viestinvaihtomme, palaan muistoissani tuntien ja päivien halki löytääkseni jotain, mikä voi selittää…
Jeffrey Eugenides: Fresh Complaint

04/01/2018

One day, it snows again. Stopping at the window, Della is possessed by an urge to go outside and move into it. As far as her old feet will take her. She wouldn’t even…
Ian McEwan: Sweet Tooth

28/12/2017

That year, 1972, was just the beginning. When I started reading the paper the three-day week, the next power cuts, the government’s fifth state of emergency were not so far ahead of us. I…
Tom Hanks: Uncommon Type – Some Stories

11/12/2017

Dear Mr. Hanks, Congratulations on your book Uncommon Type and greetings from Finland! Yes, it’s the same country that just celebrated its 100 years of independence. You kindly wished us happy birthday and wanted…
Celeste Ng: Little Fires Everywhere

07/12/2017

Later it would seem to Pearl that the Richardsons must have arranged themselves into a tableau for her enjoyment, for surely they could not always exist in this state of domestic perfection. There was…
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan: Harmless Like You

17/09/2017

”It’s hard. It’s really, really hard.” Why didn’t she have more words? She thought of the Nothing. The ghost girl’s orange teeth. She thought of doors slammed. The bright blur of her mother’s cooking…

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Jennifer Egan: Manhattan Beach

Kamila Shamsie: Home Fire

Alex Schulman: Unohda minut

Jeffrey Eugenides: Fresh Complaint

Ian McEwan: Sweet Tooth

Tom Hanks: Uncommon Type – Some Stories

Celeste Ng: Little Fires Everywhere

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan: Harmless Like You

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