ENTRANCE AND PARTICIPATION HAS CONCLUDED FOR NEW MEMBERS, EXISTING PARTICIPANTS HAVE TILL DEC 28, 2010 TO NOTIFY ME OF THEIR COMPLETION!
The Black Sheep Dances is challenging you to its first
The Black Sheep Dances is challenging you to its first
Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010!
Explore new locations and new cultural traditions, from the land that brought us LEGOS, Ikea and Carlsberg beer, among other essential treasures.
This challenge starts now and runs through December 31, 2010.
Don't know where to start? Scandinavian authors are hot right now (even if the temperatures might be chilly). Stieg Larsson, Per Petterson, Dag Solstad, Hakan Nasser, Henning Mankell, Linda Olsson, Arnaldur Indridason and Knut Hamsun all have great books to get you started. Email me for titles if you get stumped. Once a month I'll throw out some titles and some interesting trivia. TITLES DO NOT HAVE TO BE CRIME, ANY GENRE OF THE AREA IS FINE.
Reading goal:
"Skal" 6 books before year end
Redo?
Leave a comment to sign up with your email address and goal. Sign up as a follower as well. I'll contact you and provide a badge for your blog if you wish (just ask). Additionally, I'll have a sidebar widget listing participants by their name or blog name.
Redo!
There will be prizes to all who complete the 6 book challenge. Prizes not selected yet, but most likely a new book by a Scandinavian author. Maybe a jar of herring. Suggestions accepted!
EDITED TO ADD: You can count books that you were already reading as of March 1, 2010 and any books started since then that fit the criteria of Scandinavian fiction Please make sure your name is on leftside bar of particpants and contact me if not.
Some titles to get you started:
•Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
•The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
•Astrid & Veronika, Linda Olsson
•Shyness & Dignity, Dag Solstad
•Suggest via email your own favorite titles
Email me with your titles as you complete them. I'll keep a file of participants and titles read and if anyone wants to have a discussion or share thoughts on a title, let me know. Giveaways related to the Challenge will automatically enter any participants...but there may be special giveaways not related that will require you to enter separately.
Thanks for the enthusiastic response, and please know I am open to suggestions as this is my first hosting of a Reading Challenge.
Just signed up as a follower & would love to participate in the challenge. I've been on a Scandanavian kick since the beginning of the year and have probably already read 6 since 3/1, lol.
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I don't seem to be showing up as a participant. I probably did something wrong. Anyway, I am in and I am counting "The Redbreast" by Jo Nesbo as my first since I read it at the end of March and today I am starting "Tainted Blood" by Arnaldur Indridason
ReplyDeletei signed up as a follower as well. will get my acceptance post up later today. for now take a peek at my stieg book dresses.
ReplyDeletehttp://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/04/girl-who-played-with-fire-dress.html
vvb32 at yahoo.com
would also like the badge for the challenge to post.
Please sign me up for the challenge - have added your blog in my follows.
ReplyDeletehere's my acceptance post with reading list: http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/04/scandinavian-reading-challenge.html
ReplyDeleteHey Amy,
ReplyDeleteI'm back from my big outback adventure and would love to sign up for the challenge. And I'd love the badge for my site, too. (mail me: rhuna9 (((@))gmail.com
I will also add you to my blogroll.
Cheers,
Amanda
Thought I signed up already, but maybe not. I've been reading Scandinavian mysteries for about a year now, and hope to read some more-
ReplyDeleteI'm following your blog on my rss reader- Renee
I'm so behind on everything - but I'm in! I will read LOTS of Scandinavian mysteries, is that good enough? I just got a new Finnish translation of a Jarkko Sipila crime novel and am very much looking forward to reading Arnaldur Indridason's Hypothermia and Jo Nesbo's The Snowman in the near future.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'd like to join! Even though I live in Norway, I've mostly been reading American and Japanese writers over the past few years. I haven't been a big fan of Norwegian crime writers, but have started reading Indridason (Icelandic). Iceland usually isn't considered a part of Scandinavia, but I see you've listed him here, so I guess it's ok.
ReplyDeleteHi Amy, in my earlier comment above, I was recommending authors that I have read previously Since March this year, I have read:
ReplyDeleteThe Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell (Sweden)
http://maxineclarke.vox.com/library/post/the-man-from-beijing-by-henning-mankell.html
Snow Angels by James Thompson (Finland)
http://maxineclarke.vox.com/library/post/snow-angels-by-james-thompson.html
(May not count as the author is American who has lived in Finland for some years, and the book was written in English not Finnish originally)
The Locked Room by Maj Sjowell and Per Wahloo (Sweden)
http://maxineclarke.vox.com/library/post/the-locked-room-by-maj-sjowall-and-per-wahloo.html
The Stonecutter by Camilla Lackberg (Sweden)
http://maxineclarke.vox.com/library/post/the-stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html
I shall be adding Norway, Denmark and Iceland soon!
Best wishes, Maxine.
Amy - Not sure if we have to send you our book selection to partipate in the Scandinavian Reading Challenge. Just in case I have posted the books I'm planning to read in my blog:
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I'd love to join: kasmith9 at esc.net.au
ReplyDeleteJust read - The Last Fix by K O Dahl (Norway).
ReplyDeleteHi Amy
ReplyDeleteI think I've had some technical problems, I signed up weeks ago and don't see my name on the list of participants. Also, I use bloglines to keep track of my blogs and yours didn't show up until today. Anyway, I'd like to participate, I've been reading Scandinavian crime fiction exclusively for the last year! And now that I count from March 1, I've finished more than the 6 books:
The Redbreast Jo Nesbo
Nemesis " "
The Devil's Star "
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson
The Redeemer Jo Nesbo
The Snowman Jo Nesbo
The Man from Beijing Henning Mankell
All the books were terrific reads, and I'm now regretting that I got the last 2 Jo Nesbo books from Amazon UK because I couldn't wait!
I'm enjoying your blog!
Mary
Hi Amy.
ReplyDeleteDo books that are not translated into English count? My favourite Danish authors have not been translated into English yet.
Dorte,
ReplyDeleteGo ahead and count them....it doesn't matter if they are in English or not. But please share your authors and titles so we can get an idea of what to look for (when they are translated!).
Well, I´d better sign up then. But I am going to follow the Scandinavian definition of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden and Denmark :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I have been reading Scandinavian crime novels for the last 18 months and have posted a complete list on my blog. Since 1st March I have read Jo Nesbo - The Snowman; Mari Junstedt - Unknown and Camilla Lackberg - The Ice Princess (still reading).
ReplyDeleteThoroughly enjoyed The Snowman and consider it to be the best Harry Hole novel yet.
Will try to keep in touch - now where did I put that book?
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up for the Challenge (as "phebj"). I read The Summer Book by Tove Jansson in March so I'm already one down. I signed up as a follower too. Looking forward to reading more Scandinavian authors this year!
Pat
In for a penny, in for a pound...please sign me up 1xanidaw@tpg.com.au. I've read 2/3 of the Steig Larsson series but would love to extend my Scandinavian repertoire!
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up for the challenge at 1xanidaw@tpg.com.au
ReplyDeleteI have followed and would like to be part of the challenge. Not sure how many I will read but have a few on my list already. One in particular which is already started.
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Thanks!
I have now completed The Killer's Art by Mari Jungstedt (Sweden) and have posted a review of The Library of Shadows by Mikkael Birkegaard (Denmark).
ReplyDeleteStill not sure whether I need to do more than just log the books here?
Signing up.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I'm up for this challenge. At the moment I am reading Woman With Birthmark by Håkan Nesser. So far a very good and unusual read.
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up!
ReplyDeleteI've completed the challenge Amy.
ReplyDeleteMy post is here
Hi Amy I have completed the challenge and my post is at:
ReplyDeletehttp://camberwell-crime.blogspot.com/2010/07/scandinavian-reading-challenge.html
I'd like to sign up for the challenge. My first book: Out Stealing Horse by Per Petterson
ReplyDeleteI forgot to add that I'd like to have a badge for my site. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Thank you for stopping by my site! The Scandinavian Reading Challenge is a great idea. I read the three Stieg Larsson books earlier this summer. I absolutely loved them, and I was left wondering why I haven't read more Scandinavian literature. I may join up w/ the challenge sometime in Oct or Nov.
ReplyDeleteHi—
ReplyDeleteJust finished The Blood Split
By Asa Larsson
and posted a review.
:Linda
Just finished The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist - excellent!
ReplyDeletehere is the link
http://www.layersofthought.net/2010/09/review-by-shellie-unit-by-ninni.html
Just finished When The Devil Holds the Candle by Karen Fossum
ReplyDeletehttp://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2010/09/when-devil-holds-candle-by-karen-fossum.html
Forgot to add another completed book: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
ReplyDeletehttp://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2010/08/astrid-veronika-by-linda-olsson.html
Two more books completed:
ReplyDeleteI Curse the River of Time
by Per Petterson
(Norway)
http://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-curse-river-of-time-by-per-petterson.html
and Silence of the Grave by Indridason
(Iceland)
http://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2010/09/silence-of-grave-by-arnaldur-indridason.html
I would like to sign up for this challenge.
ReplyDeleteMay be a stupid question, but do i need to have a blog to participate?
Well, anyway. I can start from scratch - but i have already read 3 Scandinavian books this summer.
Knut Hamsun - Hunger
Haldòr Laxness - The Atom Station
Linn Ullmann - Grace
joseyb@live.dk
My hubby has read The Devil's Star - by Jo Nesbo.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.layersofthought.net/2010/10/review-by-jd-devils-star-by-jo-nesb.html
Probably not going to make it to the 6 this year.
I am a rabid fan of scandinavian "mysteries", having caught the bug a number of years ago through Henning Mankell.
ReplyDeleteRecently read:
Demon of Dakar - Hakan Nesser
Between the Summer of Longing etc. - LW Persson
Laughing Policeman - Stowall and Persson
Ice Princess - Camilla Lackberg
I Curse the River of Time - Per Petterson
Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo
Nemesis - Jo Nesbo
So many more on my list!!!
Janice Grubin
I've now completed my challenge. I read The Water's Edge, Don't Look Back and Bad Intentions all by Karin Fossum. Ice Moon by Jan Costin Wagner, The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna and Jar City by Arnaldur Indridasson. Thanks Amy, it was great fun!
ReplyDeleteI finished the challenge and listed all the books read and links to my reviews.
ReplyDeletehttp://potpourri-of-books.blogspot.com/2010/12/finished-scandinavian-challenge.html
Books read:
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
Blood Split by Asa Larsson
When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karen Fossum
Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason
I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson
To Siberia by Per Petterson
Linda
Wow, I found this topic particularly interesting.
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