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Olivia

Olivia

'the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and... more »
  • Boise, ID, USA
  • member since May 2 2009

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  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    I haven`t been much on here either. I am doing good, last couple of months I have bought more books than I had time to read, I have developed a problem with passing a bookstore without buying a book or more. By the way, gratulations with the Nobel Piece Prize for Obama! I think it was a good decision. And now he will be visiting Oslo, Norway to receive the prize - it`s where I live. Hope I will have the chance to hear his speech live. When Mandela received the prize, I was there in the church listening to him, it was great. Take care

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Hi, how are you?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    So, gratulations with your getting married! I am soon having my summer holiday, so then it will be reading time for me...at the sea or in the mountains. Take care.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Hello, so did you read "hunger"? And what´s your opinion? Did you dislike it? I have not yet received "sometimes", seems like they had to get it from abroad... Hope to hear from you:-)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Hello, how are you?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    I don´t know if you are interested in/into psychology, but check this book out, about living in our modern, complex world of today and how it affects our minds and bodies
    http://www.aschehougagency.no/books/non_fiction/mind_body/skaarderud_finn_turmoil

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    I just remembered another norwegian book I think you might like. It´s written in the same period around early 1900, the story is about a young norwegian woman that struggles with the questions of independence, meaning, love and passion. She goes to Rome and becomes part of a bohemian/artist group of people, but keep striving with those crucial questions - she doesn`t want to just accept what the culture/society requires. It´s called "Jenny" by Sigrid Undset. Undset got the Nobel Prize of literature for a triology called "Kristin Lavransdatter". Well, "Sometimes" has not arrived yet, I am waiting.....

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Are you a fast reader? Sometimes I am so slow, 100 pages could take a week. Other times it is different. Finally it´s the end of the week...tonight I´m going to see Nick Cave in concert:-)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    It must be Hunger! That was quick... Now I´m getting nervous

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Seems like Obama is the one person in the world people (and other politicians) refer to when they are discussing hopes for the future...even here. It´s kind of a joke here that every norwegian politician wants to be obama. The picture sure has changed from the last president:), don´t think anyone wanted to be his cousin...

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • *MeGaN*

    *MeGaN* says

    Hey Olovia,
    How are you? Are you reading any books? How was your weekend? Do you have any plans 4 today? thnx 4 the friend request.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Ha, I´m not living in the centre of the world... Someone told me that most (?) americans think that Norway is the capital of Sweden;-). But we are very "americanized" here actually, so I was surprised myself that they didn`t have Sometimes. By the way, I haven`t had the chance to congratulate any american with Obama, so that´s for you. He is fantastic, I think - I love his seriousness combined with that great sense of humour. I finally ordered Sometimes through a norwegian internet store - amazon charges a lot to send books! After what you told me, I have such great expectations for Sometimes, can´t wait to start reading, ;-)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    I went to several bookstores today to look for "sometimes a great notion", but they didn`t have it. Not even in the "indie" store (are books "indie"?). That gave me a good feeling, so I bought another book instead:). So now I am going to buy sometimes throug Amazon, I think. You would probably like that indie-bookstore, they have a lot of different rare stuff, hole collection of obscure cartoons which I could like even if I don`t read them much and haven´t for many years

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Read "Zen..." a few years ago, I liked it, but now I can´t quite remember that much... perhaps I have to read it again? Do you sometimes read books more than once? I like to, only some of course, this summer I will read "the idiot" (it`s the best:)) again, I think. Good to hear that you got some inspiration for the norwegian catalogue, hope you won´t be disappointed! But be honest, of course:-)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Sure I will let you know...I´ll try to catch the bookstore today if it doesn´t close early or anything, guess it takes me a week or something to struggle through those first confusing chapters... "Hunger" is great also because it´s from my city so I know those streets the main character is wandering and follow him around (but guess it doesn´t really make a difference)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    You should be able to find some books of Knut Hamsun, either "Hunger" or "Mysteries", perhaps. My advice is to go for "Hunger", it`s about a young man wanting to be a writer, wandering the streets with nothing to eat but daydreaming, quite funny, actually. I hope I like that book of yours too, since I have to read more than 60 pages to find out;-)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Oh, I like the way you recommend a book! I will definitely go for `Sometimes a great notion`. Thanks for the warning about the first 60 pages. There is quite a chance that there will be a strike at my work from tomorrow, so then I get some extra free time to read:). So, have you read any books by norwegian writers? Hamsun, for instance? He is my favourite, created fantastic characters, the master of the unspoken - does that make sense? "Pan" is about this man that feels he doesnot belong in the "modern" world, he just can`t do and say the right things - he gets bitter, thinks he is "not good enough". And then he can`t believe to be loved, either... It`s written around 1890, I think.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    Ha, I think it`s hard as well, to give a book less than three stars. But I find it easier if I compare books...compare with those I like the most. I thought about the Paulo Coelho-book the Alchymist which I didn´t like that much, compared with Siddharta (Hesse), that is really is one of my favourites. But I read the Alchymist in Spanish, perhaps that is why I didn`t like it - my spanish is not so good. John Fante is earlier than the beat writers, they are very much influenced by him, I think (and have read). And Bukowski is, and Salinger. Try "wait until spring, Bandini!" It`s quite sad. My Boise-friends name is David Leader, much older than you, so you probably don`t know him. He has been living in Norway for almost ten years now. If you have any modern/new american books that you especially recommend, let me know...

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Stein M

    Stein M says

    I noticed that you are from Boise - a friend of mine grew up there (I am from Oslo, Norway, he is living here now but I visited him once in Boise) but then I saw that you have been reading many of the books I like the most - but I question your ratings on some of them:-) Anyway, did you read anything from John Fante? I think you would love his writing, based on your comments (excuse my english, which can be pretty rotten or something)

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Floorsander

    Floorsander says

    The Ann Charters biography is a good one. The alcoholism can't be minimized or seen as the result of his success. One of the things on my Life To-Do list is visit his grave.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )


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