Category: books

  • Libreria La Flor de Papel, Santiago

    Libreria La Flor de Papel, Santiago

    La Flor de Papel (The Paper Flower) is a small bookstore located in Lastarria, a neighborhood in Santiago, the capital of Chile. This is the second of three posts on small, independent bookstores. The first in the series is here. Enjoy some music while reading Youtube or Spotify. La Flor de Papel While the store…

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  • Farewell… Mount Zero, Hong Kong

    Farewell… Mount Zero, Hong Kong

    Long-time readers of this blog know that we (especially Chris) like bookstores. The bookstores featured in this post and the next two share one common aspect: all three are independent and small. Enjoy a piano performance by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto while reading this post. Mount Zero Mount Zero Books (見山書店) is located in the…

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  • A Closed and Common Orbit, The Wayfarer series #2

    A Closed and Common Orbit, The Wayfarer series #2

    A Closed and Common Orbit, published in 2016, is the second book in the Wayfarers series written by Becky Chambers. It was nominated for an Hugo Award in 2017. I (Chris) really enjoyed this simple story that is focused on self-awareness and nuanced emotions, without an overly dramatic plot and a dystopic world. It is…

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  • Bookshop at Teatro Niccolini, Florence

    Bookshop at Teatro Niccolini, Florence

    Continuing with our exploration of Florence… We stumbled into this small bookshop in the neighborhood of our hotel (see our earlier post) in the heart of Florence. The bookshop is a part of Teatro Niccolini which is apparently the oldest theatre in Florence. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from…

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  • Network Effect by Martha Wells

    Network Effect by Martha Wells

    Network Effect (2020) is the fifth book in the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. The science fiction series had since 2018 won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Alex awards. Network Effect was an enjoyable read. The story is fast moving and action-packed. I (Chris) found the prose a bit clunky in the beginning chapters…

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  • The Millennium series – The Girl Who Lived Twice

    The Millennium series – The Girl Who Lived Twice

    Apart from travel-related topics, we occasionally talk about books on the blog. I(Chris) just finished “The Girl Who Lived Twice” (original title in Swedish: Det som inte dödar oss, or ’She Who Must Die’) in audiobook format. This book is the sixth in the Millennium series that was started by Stieg Larsson.  The English translation of…

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