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Fredrik Rubensson

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Philip K. Dick: Confessions of a Crap Artist (Paperback, 1989, Paladin)

Hilda Ellis Davidson: Gods and myths of Northern Europe (1990, Penguin)

Phaidon Editors: Atlas of Brutalist Architecture (Hardcover, 2018, Phaidon Press)

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Fredrik Rubensson started reading Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick

Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick

Confessions of a Crap Artist is a 1975 novel by Philip K. Dick, originally written in 1959. Dick wrote about …

Fredrik Rubensson finished reading Thief of time by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 26)

Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett: Thief of time (Paperback, 2002, Corgi)

Thief of time by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 26)

In Discworld, time is a resource managed by the highly capable Monks of History. Everybody wants more time, which is …

Fredrik Rubensson finished reading Klubben by Matilda Gustavsson

Matilda Gustavsson: Klubben (Swedish language, 2019)

Fredrik Rubensson finished reading Ravenna by Judith Herrin

No cover — Judith Herrin: Ravenna (2020, Penguin Books, Limited)

Ravenna by Judith Herrin

In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, …

Fredrik Rubensson wants to read Thief of time by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 26)

In Discworld, time is a resource managed by the highly capable Monks of History. Everybody …

Numero 26 in the series! Bought it at SF-bokhandeln the other day. I read most of the series on my kindle but I'm fed up with amazon now so will opt for paper books for a while. Also this is my first post at bookwyrm and I'm curious how it will look at mastodon!

Fredrik Rubensson rated Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution: 5 stars

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, …

Fredrik Rubensson rated Murder on the Orient Express: 4 stars

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (2007, Harpercollins Pub Ltd, imusti)

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winter's night, the Orient Express is stopped …

Fredrik Rubensson rated The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2): 4 stars

Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) (Paperback, 2006, Anchor Books)

The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown

While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The …

Fredrik Rubensson rated And Then There Were None: 4 stars

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None (2004)

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the …

Fredrik Rubensson rated The House in the Cerulean Sea: 4 stars

TJ Klune: The House in the Cerulean Sea (Hardcover, 2024, Tor Books)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)

A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.

Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives …

Fredrik Rubensson rated He Who Drowned the World: 5 stars

Shelley Parker-Chan: He Who Drowned the World (2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

Fredrik Rubensson rated In the Lives of Puppets: 5 stars

T. J. Klune: In the Lives of Puppets (2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

In the Lives of Puppets by T. J. Klune

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni …

Fredrik Rubensson rated She Who Became the Sun: 5 stars

Shelley Parker-Chan: She Who Became the Sun (2021)

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor.

To possess the Mandate …

Fredrik Rubensson rated The Truth: 5 stars

Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett: The Truth (Paperback, 2001, Corgi)

The Truth by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #25)

The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de …

Fredrik Rubensson rated The Fifth Elephant: 5 stars

Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett: The Fifth Elephant (Paperback, 2008, Corgi)

The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett

Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to …