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Member: kjellika

Library1,007 books — see library

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Tagsnovel (150), hamsun (119), ibsen (72), language (56), miscellaneous (49), hamsun secondary (44), history (35), religion (34), history of literature (33), dictionaries (31) — see all tags

Groups1001 Books to read before you die, 18th-19th Century Britain, 50 Book Challenge, Books that made me think, Geeks who love the Classics, Group Reads - Literature, Language, Philosophy and Theory, Reading Globally

Favorite authorsAgnar Mykle, Paul Auster, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Olav Duun, Umberto Eco, George Eliot, Arne Garborg, Knut Hamsun, Henrik Ibsen, Axel Jensen, Franz Kafka, George Orwell, Marcel Proust, Aksel Sandemose, Gabriel Scott, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Laurence Sterne, Tarjei Vesaas, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Sigrid Undset (Shared favorites)

About me 56 years old, male.
Working in the local hospital. Two grown-up children.
I've loved to read and collect books at least for 40 years, and eventually I've got my own library (I'm sitting here just now by my computer). Some of my most delightful books are placed on bookshelves in our (me and my cohab) living-room, though.
I am a member of The Norwegian Book Club and 6 times a year I receive a book from its series 'The World Library'. These are books chosen by 100 contemporary authors from all over the world. The series consists of one hundred books, from all countries, both new and very old ones. A lot of them are classics.
I am also a member of "The Literary Encyclopedia" (http://www.litencyc.com). Membership costs §19,95 for a year.

About my library MAY 9, 2008:
1000 BOOKS ON MY BOOKSHELVES :-)> !!!

Mostly classics and some books about books and literature.
I've also got complete works of some of my favorite Norwegian authors + Shakespeare (in English and Norwegian)and Dostojevskij (in Norwegian).

Some favorite books:

LASSO RUNDT FRU LUNA by Agnar Mykle
BRØDRENE KARAMASOV by F.M. Dostojevskij
LANDSTRYKERE by Knut Hamsun
BONDESTUDENTAR by Arne Garborg
SALAMANDERKRIGEN by Karel Capek
JUVIKFOLKE by Olav Duun
IDIOTEN by F.M. Dostojevskij
MYSTERIER by Knut Hamsun
ET FORARGELSENS HUS by Gabriel Chevallier
PEER GYNT by Henrik Ibsen
MARKENS GRØDE by Knut Hamsun
FORBRYTELSE OG STRAFF by F.M. Dostojevskij
PAN by Knut Hamsun
STORE FORVENTNINGER by Charles Dickens
HERR TRISTRAM SHANDYS LIV OG MENINGER by Laurence Sterne
PROSESSEN by Franz Kafka
KIMEN by Tarjei Vesaas
KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER by Sigrid Undset
MR. VERTIGO by Paul Auster
KONG HENRIK IV (I-II) by William Shakespeare (with the unique character SIR JOHN FALSTAFF!!)
KILDEN by Gabriel Scott
ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell
FJODOR DOSTOJEVSKIJ by Geir Kjetsaa

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Currently reading:

1) MIDDLEMARCH by George Eliot (in Norwegian)

2) Parts of: THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE edited by Pat Rogers (in English)

3) And once again: EX LIBRIS. CONFESSIONS OF A COMMON READER by Anne Fadiman.(in Norwegian: "LYDEN AV LESELYKKE. En bokelskers bekjennelser".)
(LYDEN AV LESELYKKE = The sound of reading happiness).

4) GALAPAGOS by Kurt Vonnegut (in English)

5) OPERA! EN HÅNDBOK by Nina Krohn and Per Olav Reinton (non-fiction)

Real namekik

LocationNordland, Norway

Emailkikarlshotmail.com

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/kjellika (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/kjellika (library)

Member sinceMar 15, 2008

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I have read Pickwick, but about 8 years ago. I have to admit I can't remember much about it. I do remember laughing out loud, but also feeling at times as if Dickens was intending to be funny but I just didn't get the joke. Which says more about me than Dickens! I haven't read Sketches by Boz yet and am wondering if these early works are similar in tone and style. I should read it again and refresh my memory. I'd be interested to hear your opinion when you start.

I would however, promptly and heartily recommend "Nicholas Nickelby" and "Our Mutual Friend", Dickens novels I love and re-read frequently.

I agree about "The History of Reading" - a book full of interesting bits and pieces. Given my history of forgetting what I've read, I'm completely overawed by Alberto Manguel who seems to have read (and remembered) everything :)

posted by Pencils at 7:01 am (EST) on May 16, 2008

Hello Kik,

Just a short message as I have not much time these days, alas.
Eclecticism is IMO a form of wisdom, because it has its source in the awareness that truth is to be found in many places. As a philosopher I love wisdom, but personally I donot pretend to be particularly wise. However, I understand perfectly what you say about your own situation, and I share your ideas (about other people's opinions too...).

Happy reading!
Jan Willem

posted by JanWillemNoldus at 5:45 pm (EST) on May 14, 2008

I bow down in awe before your Hamsun collection.

posted by dyoneo at 8:43 pm (EST) on May 13, 2008

Thank you for adding me to your "Interesting Libraries" list. How did you find me out?
We share some preferences, e.g.for classics. However I regret not knowing Norwegian literature beyond Björnson, Ibsen and (a very little bit of) Hamsun.I will try to better my life, but this may not be in the near future...
Greetings from Paris!

posted by JanWillemNoldus at 7:26 pm (EST) on May 13, 2008

Thanks kjellika, what a lovely compliment. It doesn't look like we share many books, so I look forward to having a look at your library too!

posted by Pencils at 5:14 am (EST) on May 12, 2008

Yes, I also thought Galapagos was a curious book. It was good, but not great. There were some really wonderful isolated moments, but overall, I just thought the characters and most of the musings were a little flimsy. Not enough substance.

I read Slaughterhouse 5 last year, and I really enjoyed it. It's a much better novel than Galapagos, in my opinion (and in the opinions of the critics). So if you end up unimpressed by Galapagos, you might give Slaughterhouse 5 a try.

Your English is very good, of course! I've had a Norwegian friend for the last decade--she was a foreign exchange student when we were in secondary school--and I was always impressed by her fluency in English. The best I've got is a reading knowledge of Spanish and Italian. :)

posted by Medellia12 at 4:52 pm (EST) on May 10, 2008

Hi--thanks for adding me to your interesting library list! I noticed your thread on the 50 book challenge recently (Galapagos caught my eye). I saw that you're one of the Middlemarch readers--impressive. I didn't have the courage to tackle it during the school year.

posted by Medellia12 at 9:39 am (EST) on May 10, 2008

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