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Uncommon stories for curious minds
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items These are some of my favourite books that color outside the lines. Stories that can be everything from quirky to grim, but that will always depict the odd souls in life.
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Nordic grit
Some of my favorite books from Swedish authors
Totally lived up to the hype! A book about the world’s most mysterious fishes. But also a story about life and how it is meant to be lived.
Winner of the August prize in Sweden 2019.
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious ...
A book about three friends in their twenties who spend all their time together. A story that captures the bittersweet feeling of being young, when you have your whole life ahead of you, and everything is taken very seriously.
A debut praised by oth...
The Trio by Johanna Hedman
The novel depicts a group of people outside of society and tells the story of how they all ended up there, as part of a group where no one has to do everything and where everyone contributes with something.
A different and captivating story that wa...
The Colony by Annika Norlin
Stolen follows Elsa, a young Sámi girl who witnesses the brutal killing of her reindeer and grows up facing prejudice and injustice against her people. It’s a powerful story about identity, resilience, and the fight for recognition in modern Sweden.
Stolen by Ann-Helen Laestadius
1793 is a dark historical thriller set in post-war Stockholm, Sweden, where a mutilated body is found in the city’s foul waters. As a dying watchman and a troubled lawyer investigate, they uncover a grim portrait of society’s corruption, cruelty, and...
The Wolf and the Watchman: 1793 by Niklas Natt Och Dag
Global grace
Some other great books from other parts of the world
Pachinko follows four generations of a Korean family who immigrate to Japan, struggling with poverty, identity, and discrimination. The story weaves a sweeping, emotional story about resilience, love, and the enduring search for belonging.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
A beautiful story about a boy and his uncle in 1930s Japan. We follow these two in this story through life where they encounter questions about ethics, science and thinking. Questions that make you ask yourself the way you live your life.
How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino
A fun little book that celebrates all the quirky and different people who may stand out from the norms.
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel by Sayaka Murata
Lucas and Claus are forced to move to their grandmother's place in the countryside because of a war. To survive in the absurd and inhumane adult world, Lucas and Claus keep a war diary of everything they experience.
Agota Kristof's trilogy is a bru...
The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels by Ágota Kristóf
The story explores a young man’s first love with an older woman and the lasting impact it has on his life. It is a tender, reflective novel about memory, passion, and the pain that often accompanies love.
The Only Story by Julian Barnes
The novel takes place during the 80s in Glasgow that is in a downturn. It tells the story of family struggling when everything falls apart. Only the youngest one, Shuggie, is the one who tries to keep his head high and his family together. It is a st...
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Shantaram tells the story of an escaped Australian convict who finds both exile and belonging in the vibrant, lawless heart of Bombay. Amid gangsters, lovers, and revolutionaries, he seeks redemption and meaning in a world bursting with beauty and br...
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts