torsdag 27. august 2015

En ode til problemløsningen (Andy Weir: The Martian)

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“What must it be like?” he pondered. “He’s stuck out there. He thinks he’s totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effec...
mandag 24. august 2015

Life is not a song, sweetling (George R.R. Martin: A Game of Thrones)

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Winter’s got no king. If you’d seen it, you’d know that, summer boy. Song of Ice and Fire er så monumental og informasjonstett, for ikke ...
tirsdag 4. august 2015

Raseri (David Vann: Aquarium)

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Anything is possible with a parent. Parents are gods. They make us and they destroy us. They warp the world and remake it in their own shap...
mandag 3. august 2015

I ate’nt dead (Terry Pratchett: Lords and Ladies)

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‘I was young and foolish then.’ ‘Well? You’re old and foolish now.’ Kanskje dette er favoritten min blant heksebøkene. Jeg elsker tanken p...
fredag 17. juli 2015

«More than a thousand pages!» (Vikram Seth: A Suitable Boy)

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At the moment it feels like a banyan tree. […] What I mean is,’ continued Amit, ‘it sprouts, and grows, and spreads, and drops down branche...
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fredag 19. juni 2015

Feil liv (Kate Atkinson: Behind the Scenes at the Museum)

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As a family we are genetically predisposed towards having accidents – being run over and blown up are the two most common. Atkinsons debut...
torsdag 18. juni 2015

Not basically a nice person (Terry Pratchett: Witches Abroad)

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And Granny . . . she just gave people a bottle of coloured water and told them they felt a lot better. And what was so annoying was that th...