Books Are Jazzy

A reader lives a thousand lives before they die. The person who never reads lives only one.

Laura and I kickstarted the summer with a trip to our loyal neighboring capital city, Stockholm. Out of our petite itinerary, the only sight/thing to do that didn't let us down was Science Fiction Bookhandeln on Västerlånggatan. Unlike the cherry blossoms we missed or the Urban Outfitters that had taken off and moved without any warning, the bookstore greeted us like old friends. And typically for two book lovers, we didn't leave empty handed. Here's what we grabbed from the shelves:



The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I actually purchased this as a graduation gift for my friend because the character and hence the whole story has gotten its inspiration from the Finnish epic Kalevala. I'm actually quite interested in the book myself and might have to get my hands on a copy for myself too.

The Trials of Apollo the Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan.

My brother dropped me a hint saying he'd like this sequel for his birthday, but as the book had only just been released, I hadn't been able to find it anywhere back home. Lucky there's Sweden with it's sci-fi bookstores right next door!

Gemina The Illuminae Files 2 by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.

This was Laura's find. I think it's only fitting that since I somehow got more books than her, she would end up buying one equal in size to my two combined. Even, right?



-Anna
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Science Fiction Bokhandeln -a book store.


Stockholm and the unexpected early come of fall-like weather

In trying to find creative ways to study I did a day trip to Stockholm to put my Swedish skills to the test. There, situated in the old town, one can find a book shop that is no doubt worth a visit. The store is specialized in sci-fi, fantasy and horror spiced with an abundance of related merchandise that also fills the shelves. Going upstairs a real heaven for role-play and classic board game fans opens up. A book or toy is sure to be found for readers (or just fans) of any age. This also includes comic geeks and movie collectors. Most of the books are in English, but also Swedish copies are sold (luckily for me!).






The staff is very nice and is able to give recommendations along with any other kind of help. They speak English very well, but this time around I managed in Swedish -another thing they where very kind with was my not-so-perfect verbal production. No problem.

I tend to walk by this cool story-lover's paradise and drop in whenever I find myself in Stockholm. It is fairly hard to miss since it has quite a central location on Västerlånggatan (Västerlånggatan 48). Hence I warmly, I emphasize, warmly recommend sparing the place a few minutes of your time (a fair warning: most likely a few minutes will get you nowhere as you'll be so mesmerized) even just for the experience. If you are elsewhere in Sweden, you might like to know that they also have locations in Göteborg and Malmö and I dare say that they are also worth popping into.

This last visit I made, I walked out as the happy owner of two new books: Cirkeln by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren (the name translates to the circle) and a beautiful classic to add to my collection's credence, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.








-Anna


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Hi! We're Laura and Anna, two twenty-something women who love reading! We originally met each other in Atlanta, GA, over 10 years ago. Since then, we moved back to our home country of Finland, and now that we are in university, Anna lives in Turku, Finland, studying medicine and Laura lives in Asheville, NC, studying literature.

We read in a wide variety of genres, including all forms of young adult fiction and some adult books as well. Laura tries to focus on fantasy, but sometimes her coursebooks get in the way, whereas Anna is happy to read anything other than her textbooks!

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