Bøker som leses i min amerikanske bokklubb

Bokklubben er opprettet for tidligere studenter ved American University i Washington, DC, hvor jeg studerte på 1980-90-tallet. En professjonell leder presenterer hver tredje måned tre aktuelle bøker som medlemmene kan stemme over. Det er lagt vekt på at bøkene tar for seg temaer som kan føre til diskusjon blant leserne. I min tid som medlem har både romaner og sakprosa i stor grad tatt for seg USAs problematiske forhold til minoriteter. Noen få titler er skrevet av ikke-amerikanere.

Som det framgår av listen nedenfor finnes noen av bøkene i norsk oversettelse. Selv synes jeg det har vært enkelt å få tak i bøkene gjennom norske bokhandlere.

(Opprettet 11.8.2021, sist redigert 23.1.24).

Oppressive government: China Mieville - "The City and the City"
Blue on the cover: Kim Stanley Robinson - «New York 2140»
Standalone: Seanan McGuire - "Middlegame"
One word title: Siri Pettersen - "Odinsbarn"
2021 release: Joshua Philip Johnson - «The Forever Sea»
More than 10 years old: Paul Auster - "In the country of last things"
500++ pages: Philip Pullman - «The book of dust volume two: The secret commonwealth»
Takes place outside of the US: Marlen Haushofer - «The Wall»
Radioactive/nuclear catastrophe:
Young adult: Tasmyn Muir - «Gideon the Ninth»
Zombies: Justina Ireland - «Dread Nation»
Colour in the title:
Free space:
Aliens: Nnedi Okorafor - "Binti"
Short story:
Ebook/audiobook: Adrian Tchaikovsky - "Made things"
Set in space: Becky Chambers - «The long way to a small, angry planet»
Adult:
Post-apocalyptic: Emily St. John Mandel - «Station Eleven»
Gold on the cover: Jessica Townsend - "Hollowpox: The hunt for Morrigan Crow"
Sci-fi/naturalistic:
Movie/TV/video game adaptation:
Cyberpunk:
Number in the title: Stephen King - «Det mørke tårn 2: De utvalgte»
Part of a series: Brandon Sanderson - «The Well of Ascension»

A – «An American Marriage», Tayari Jones
B – "The book of dust", Philip Pullman
C – «Clap when you land», Elisabeth Acevedo
D – «Det mørke tårn 2: De utvalgte», Stephen King
E – «Equal rites», Terry Pratchett
F – «Folk med angst», Fredrik Backman
G – «Gideon the Ninth»
H – "Hollowpox: the hunt for Morrigan Crow", Jessica Townsend
I – «In the country of last things», Paul Auster
J – "Jeg tror du ville likt Ulrik", Jonas Sundquist
K – "Kabalmysteriet", Jostein Gaarder
L –
M – "Made things", Adrian Tchaikovsky
N – "The Nightingale", Kristin Hannah
O – «Over the top», Jonathan Van Ness
P – "People of the book", Geraldine Brooks
Q – "The queen's gambit", Walter Tevis
R –
S – «Speaking in Bones», Kathy Reichs
T – "Tollak til Ingeborg", Tore Renberg
U –
V – «Verity», Colleen Hoover
W – "The Wall", Marlen Haushofer
X –
Y –
Z –

Mini-utfordringer:
JANUAR – A book you purchased in 2020 but didn’t read: «Station Eleven», Emily St. John Mandel
FEBRUAR – A book with non-romantic love (siblings, parent-child, friendships): «The poet X», Elisabeth Acevedo
MARS – A book written by a person of a different race than you
APRIL – A book with an Autistic main character (April is Autism Awareness)
MAI – A book about a nurse
JUNI – A co-written book (2 authors): "Brevene dine legger jeg under madrassen", Astrid Lindgren og Sara Schwart Ikke lest i juni
JULI – A Christmas book (Jul i juli!)
AUGUST – A book by an Indie author (self-published or independent): Nnedi Okarafor - «Binti»
SEPTEMBER – A memoir/biography
OKTOBER – A book written by a new-to-you author: Joshua Philip Johnson - «The Forever Sea»
NOVEMBER – A book outside your normal genre: Rebecca Solnit - "Men Explain Things To Me"
DESEMBER – A backlist title (published BEFORE Jan 1, 2021): J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

Uthevet tekst

A book that's published in 2021: Jonas Sundquist - "Jeg tror du hadde likt Ulrik"
An Afrofuturist book: Nnedi Okorafor - "Binti"
A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: Jostein Gaarder - "Kabalmysteriet"
A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign: Peter S. Beagle - "The last unicorn" (Beagle var Vær, i det minste fram til siste datojustering. Født 20. april)
A dark academia book:
A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Colson Whitehead - «Nickelguttene»
A book where the main character works at your current or dream job: Taylor Jenkins Reid - "The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo" (hvem har ikke drømt om å være skuespiller på et eller annet tidspunkt?)
A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction: Tayari Jones - «An American marriage» (2019)
A book with a family tree
A bestseller from the 1990s: Robin Hobb - "Assasin's quest"
A book about forgetting: Stephen King - "Det mørke tårn 2: De utvalgte" (Detta og Odetta glemmer hverandre osv.)
A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.): Astrid Lindgren og Sara Scwhardt - "Brevene dine legger jeg under madrassen" (fant den i mammas og pappas bokhylle)
A locked-room mystery: Fredrik Backman - «Folk med angst»
A book set in a restaurant: Linda Chapman - «Sugar & Spice»
A book with a black-and-white cover: Seanan McGuire - "Middlegame"
A book by an Indigenous author: Nnedi Okorafor - "Binti: Home" (Okorafor er av igbo-folket fra Nigeria)
A book that has the same title as a song: Tsetsi Dangarembga - «Nervous Conditions»
A book about a subject you are passionate about: Rebecca Solnit - «Men explain things to me»
A book that discusses body positivity: C S. Cooney - «Desdemona and the Deep»
A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list: Justina Ireland - «Dread Nation»
A genre hybrid: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - «The Hound of the Baskervilles» (horror / mystery (krim) hybrid)
A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: Marlen Haushofer - "The Wall"
A book with something broken on the cover: Brandon Sanderson - "The Well of Ascension" (min versjon har coveret med en ødelagt "skive" på: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51c8b8Bn7wL.jpg)
A book by a Muslim American author: S. A. Chakraborty - "City of Brass"
A book that was published anonymously: Mary Shelley - "Frankenstein"
A book with an oxymoron in the title
A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Becky Chambers - "The long way to a small, angry planet"
A magical realism book: Charles Dickens - «A Christmas Carol»
A book set in multiple countries: Geraldine Brooks - «People of the book»
A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021: Kim Stanley Robinson - «New York 2140»
A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality: Jonathan van Ness - "Over the top"
A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z": Walter Tevis - "The queen's gambit"
A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): Kristen Hannah - "The nightingale"
A book about a social justice issue: Terry Pratchett - "Equal Rites"
A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): Elisabeth Acevedo - "The poet X" (slampoesi, lydbok)
A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: Tore Renberg - «Tollak til Ingeborg»
A book you think your best friend would like: Jessica Townsend - "Hollowpox: The hunt for Morrigan Crow"
A book about art or an artist: Emily St. John Mandel - "Station Eleven"
A book everyone seems to have read but you: Colleen Hoover - «Verity»
Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A story within a story: Joshua Philip Johnson - «The Forever Sea»

Advanced
The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Brandon Sanderson - "The way of kings"
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Adrian Tchaikovsky - "Made things"
The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover: China Mieville - "The city and the city"
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: T. Kingfisher - "Clockwork Boys"
The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: Margaret Atwood - «Oryx and Crake»
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't: Philip Pullman - "Book of dust volume 2: The secret commonwealth"
A book from your TBR list you associate with a favourite person, place, or thing: J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (illustrert av Jim Kay)
A book from your TBR list chosen at random
A DNF book from your TBR list
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library): Paul Auster - "In the country of last things"

Set in a school: Jessica Townsend - "Hollowpox: The hunt for Morrigan Crow"
Featuring the legal profession: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - «The Hound of the Baskervilles» (Sherlock må da gjelde?)
A dual timeline: Margaret Atwood - "Oryx and Crake"
An author that is deceased: Terry Pratchett - "Equal Rites"
Published by Penguin: Philip Pullman - "The book of dust volume 2: The secret commonwealth"
A character with the same name as a male family member:
An author with only 1 published book: Joshua Philip Johnson - «The Forever Sea»
A book in the 900’s of the Dewey Decimal System:
Set in a Mediterranean country: Jostein Gaarder - «Kabalmysteriet»
Related to the word “fire”: S. A. Chakraborty - "City of Brass" (daeva-folket og deres religion)
Book with discussion questions inside: Tayari Jones - "An american marriage"
Title starting with the letter “D”: C. S. Cooney - «Desdemona and the Deep»
Includes an exotic animal: Peter S. Beagle - "The last unicorn" (enhjørningen)
Written by an author over 65 (when published): Kathy Reichs - "A conspiracy of bones"
A book mentioned in another book: Geraldine Brooks - «People of the Book» (nevnt i «The end of your life book Club»)
Set before the 17th Century: Terry Jones - «Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives»
A character “on the run”: Mary Shelley - "Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus"
Author with a 9-letter last name: Siri Pettersen - "Odinsbarn"
Book with a deckled edge:
Made into a TV series: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes""
Book by Kristin Hannah: "The Nightingale"
A family saga:
An ending that surprises you: Brandon Sanderson - "The well of ascension"
A book you think they should read in schools
A book with multiple character POV: Brandon Sanderson - "The hero of ages"
An author of color: Elizabeth Acevedo - "Clap when you land"
First chapter ends on an odd page number: Walter Tevis - "The queen's gambit"
Includes a historical event you know little about: Colson Whitehead - «Nickel-guttene»
Featuring the environment: Kim Stanley Robinson - «New York 2140»
Watch out for dragons! Robin Hobb - «Assassin’s Quest»
Shares a similar title to another book: China Mieville - "The City And the City" (minner om f eks "A tale of two cities")
A selfish character: Tore Renberg - "Tollak til Ingeborg"
Featuring adoption: Tasmyn Muir - "Gideon the Ninth"
A book you’d rate 5 stars: Seanan McGuire - "Middlegame"
Set in a country that starts with the letter “S”: Fredrik Backman - «Folk med angst» (satt til Sverige)
A nameless narrator: "The Wall" - Marlen Haushofer
An educational read: Rebecca Solnit - "Men explain things to me"
Recommended on BookBub: Taylor Jenkins Reid - "The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo"
An alternate history novel: Justina Ireland - "Dread Nation"
Found via #bookstagram: Emily St. John Mandel - "Station Eleven"
An endorsement by a famous author on the cover: Colleen Hoover - «Verity»
An epistolary: Astrid Lindgren og Sara Scwhardt - "Brevene dine gjemmer jeg under madrassen"
A character with a pet cat: Kathy Reichs - "Speaking in bones"
Includes a garden: Becky Chambers - «The long way to a small, angry planet»
A coming of age novel: Tsitsi Dangarembga - «Nervous Conditions»
Winner of the National Book Award – any year: Elisabeth Acevedo - "The poet X"
A character with a disability: Stephen King - "Det mørke tårn 2: De utvalgte" (Detta/Odetta/Susannah)
A cover with a woman who is facing away: Paul Aster - "In the country of last things"
A flavour in the title: Linda Chapman - «Sugar & Spice»
A shoe on the cover: Jonathan van Ness - "Over the top"
Published in 2021: Jonas Sundquist - «Jeg tror du ville likt Ulrik»
Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge: C. S. E. Cooney - "Desdemona and the deep": a selfish character (flere, bl a. faren)

kalkulert etter antatt næringsbehov for min lille statist
Skratle Veritass, som vil bli bokbrannmelder. - Møt Skratle her

Suppleres e. vurderte brandmeldelser

'Statist' - blir det 'person som tenker stort om Storstaten',
engasjert tilhenger av vår alles Offentlige Omsorg Ovenfra ?

Klassikere som tar for seg epidemier i tidligere tider. Jeg skulle gjerne ha føyd til noen norske titler. Finnes de? (10.5.20)

Etter Flink pike (Gone girl) ble blågrønne forsider med gule detaljer kode for en bestemt type psykologisk thriller: Hovedpersonen er en kvinne. Vi er usikker på om vi kan stole på henne. Det kommer (minst) en twist underveis.

Jeg elsker disse bøkene, og har samlet noen her. Kom gjerne med tips til flere slike!

Ja, jeg vet, noen av bøkene i denne listen mangler den gule detaljen, men de er designmessig innen for det samme språket ;)

Disse tre romanene tar for seg de revolusjonære som konspirerte i utlandet for å styrte tsarregimet i hjemlandet Russland. Én av romanene er skrevet før revolusjonen faktisk fant sted i 1917, de to andre flere år seinere. Alle forfatterne er østeuropeere. Originalsspråket er på engelsk, tysk og russisk. Alle er oversatt til norsk. (Publisert 18.02.20).

Mommy Mannegren

2020 Reading Challenge
52 Books in 52 Weeks: mangla én bok her.

1. A book with the letter “W” in the title: «Przewalskis hest»
2. A hardcover: Zeyn Joukhadar - "Et kart av salt og stjerner"
3. By an indigenous author: Tommy Orange - "There there" (norsk tittel Powwow)
4. Set in winter: Naomi Novik - "Spinning silver"
5. A character who is a senior: Kathy Reichs - «Bones never lie» (moren til Brennan)
6. Written in the 1970’s: Carl Sagan - "Cosmos" (trolig, gitt ut i 1980)
7. An author local to you: Lars Saabye Christensen - "Byens spor"
8. Orange on the cover: Fredrik Backman - "Bjørnstad"
9. Set in space: Aliette Bodard - «On A Red Station, Drifting»
10. A bestseller: Jo Nesbø - "Kniv"
11. A book that leaves you thinking: Fredrik Backman - "Vi mot dere"
12. A “guilty pleasure”: Kathy Reichs - "Bones are forever"
13. Written by a female author: Erin Morgenstern - "The starless sea"
14. Book in a series: Robin Hobb - "Royal Assassin"
15. Book with romance: Agatha Christie - "Den åpne graven"
16. Borrowed from a friend: Sally Rooney - "Normal people"
17. Written by more than one author; Amir Levine; Rachel Heller - "Attached"
18. Published in 2020: Emma Lord - «Tweet Cute»
19. A Stephen King novel: Stephen King - «The stand»
20. An author whose last name starts with the same initial as yours: Leigh Bardugo - "Ninth house"
21. Written by a blogger or journalist: Rebecca Skloot - "The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks"
22. A character that frustrates you: Kathy Reichs - "Bones never lie" (Slidell, Brennan selv i blant)
23. Title beginning with A: Agatha Christie - "And Then There Were None"
24. Title beginning with B: Maja Lunde - "Blå"
25. Title beginning with C: Sayaka Murata - "Convenience Store Woman"
26. A strong “friendship” theme: Shobha Rao - "Girls burn brighter"
27. A comic book: Lise Myhre: «Nemi - Skumle damen»
28. Literary Fiction: Toni Morrison - "Beloved"
29. An award-winning novel: Taylor Jenkins Reid - "Daisy Jones & The Six" (Goodreads award best historical fiction, Glass bell award for fiction)
30. A book with recipes inside: Elizabeth Acevedo - "With the fire on high"
31. A book featuring royalty: Diana Gabaldon - «Dragonfly in Amber»
32. A spy novel: Brandon Sanderson - "Mistborn"
33. A book containing poetry: Diana Gabaldon - "Drums of autumn"
34. A book with illustrations: Lisa Aisato - «Livet - illustrert»
35. An author’s debut book: Alex Michaelides - "The silent patient"
36. Written in first person: Ransom Riggs - «Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children»
37. A book featuring the medical profession: Jodi Picoult - "A spark of light
38. Set in the future: Frank Herbert: - "Dune Messiah"
39. A book used in a celebrity book club: Delia Owens "Where the crawdads sing" (Reese's book club)
40. A book on the Mensa reading list for grades 9-12
41. Published when you were 20: Kij Johnson - "The cat who walked a thousand miles"
42. Reuse a prompt from a past year; Blake Crouch - "Dark Matter" (prompt: featuring time travel)
43. Set in a country you’ve never visited before: Kathy Reichs - "Bones of the lost" (USA og Afghanistan)
44. “Recommended” to you by Amazon: Samantha Shannon - «Priory of the orange tree»
45. A book that cost you less than $5: Andrzej Sapkowski - "The last wish"
46. By an author used in an earlier category: Lars Saabye Christensen - "Byens spor: Maj"
47. Story takes place on a form of transportation; Diana Gabaldon - "Voyager" (a bit of a stretch, men mye av handlinga foregår på skip)
48. Character who wears glasses: Abbi Waxman - "The bookish life of Nina Hill"
49. About a World Leader: Frank Herbert - "Dune" (Muad'Dib blir leder for planeten Arrakis)
50. An author you previously disliked: Suzanna Clarke - «Piranesi»
51. A genre you don’t normally care for: Bram Stoker - "Dracula"
52. A book with a Foreword: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "The adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (Audible-versjonen, med forord av Stephen Fry)