Tag: Siss
Book Letter #42 What is “Sad Girl” literature and why is it popular? – Siss Vik’s book letter
Good reader! It takes a strong optimist to keep your spirits up during the day. The news picture and autumn evenings fight over who can keep it darkest. Perhaps it’s…
Book letter #41 Melania Trump’s autobiography is boring as hell – Siss Vik’s book letter
Dear reader, I am preparing for an election vigil at home on Tuesday, where there will be tapas and accommodation and shared nail biting. The worst possible outcome is probably…
Book letter #40 Why are people ugly in old books – Siss Vik’s book letter
Hello! When I started George Orwell’s “1984” it was to finally read an important classic. It is a dystopia, where the smell of cooked cabbage hangs over a dark, totalitarian…
Book letter #39 “The Sami problem” taught me more about being Sami than any other book – Siss Vik’s book letter
Hello welder! I am neither Sami nor Irish Catholic, but this week I have read two books that took me deeply into those cultures. They are both about identity, pride…
Book letter # 38 George Orwell’s novel 1984 is only more relevant in 2024 – Siss Vik’s book letter
Hi and hoo! Recently, my colleagues premiered a new podcast which is a reading circle for the whole of Norway. It struck me that I, who love to read so…
Book letter #30 Mikael Niemi mixes Sami faith and labor history – Siss Vik’s book letter
Dear reader, it has been a tough time in terms of news. The death of Alexander Navalny deeply affected me. With his passing, the little light of hope I had…
Book letter #29 Thriller sensation Anna O disappoints – Siss Vik’s book letter
Dear reader, Uka’s book letter starts a bit grumpily, because I don’t like being told that something is the sensation of the year before the book is out. Especially when…
Book letter #28 Do self-help books work? – Siss Vik’s book letter
Dear reader! I hope you still have your femurs and kneecaps intact, now that we’ve got mixed weather and ice on the roads almost everywhere. Have you set any New…
Book letter #26 The Lord of the Rings project is complete – Siss Vik’s book letter
Dear friend, I hope you had a peaceful Christmas holiday and that you got exactly the books you wanted as gifts. Just before the bells ring in the new year,…
Book letter #23 Siss went bananas when Jon Fosse received the Nobel Prize – Siss Vik’s book letter
Whoohoo! I’m still on a winning spree. Perhaps you feel that you have already read enough about Fosse, but this is, after all, Litteratur-Norge’s answer to Karsten Warholm’s and Jakob…