Sibylla : En biografi by Roger Lundgren My rating: 1 of 5 stars I had huge expectations for this book, as the author is renowned as a royal expert in Sweden, and Princess Sibylla is something I expect that he would have known quite a bit about. I’m left with a conundrum, because the parts… Continue reading Review: Sibylla : En biografi
Category: Reviews
Reviews of various books, movies, tv-shows, etc.
Review: Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch by Barbara A. Perry My rating: 3 of 5 stars I actually rather liked this. My first foray into reading about the Kennedy clan (as an adult) had to be about Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. I’ve had both the Jackie and Teddy biographies lying about for… Continue reading Review: Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
Review: Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors by Hugo Vickers My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have some major issues with this book. I think the writing itself is quite good – but I fail to grasp the concept of having “the ending” first, and then go on to the early lives of the Duchess and Duke of… Continue reading Review: Behind Closed Doors
Review: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith My rating: 3 of 5 stars The ultimate biography on the Queen will probably not come until after her death. But if we combine the plethora of existing ones, a decent enough picture comes out of it. This biography adds to that… Continue reading Review: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Review: Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide
Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide by Doug Mack My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a fun little read. How does the Europe on 5 dollars a day travel guide from way back translate to traveling in Europe today? Some of us (the author… Continue reading Review: Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide
Review: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I just finished reading this book. I did not think I was going to like it, and I’ve had… Continue reading Review: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Book review: Dronningen (100 things #5)
There is a new Norwegian book out, about Queen Sonja. Dronningen by Ingar Sletten Kolloen. Already last week, the papers were filled with news from the book (some of which were definitely known before) her two miscarriages, that Mette-Marit served her potential mother-in-law pasta with canned tuna the first time they met, (the book specifies… Continue reading Book review: Dronningen (100 things #5)
Review: Yes, Chef
Marcus Samuelsson is someone I first heard about when he was a judge on Top Chef. At the time I was intrigued by a Swedish chef making it in the US to the degree that he joined the Top Chef “family.” (I realize that this is not a parameter of success in the cooking world,… Continue reading Review: Yes, Chef
Review: French children don’t throw food
Here’s the thing: I don’t have children. I have no immediate plans to have children (though my gynecologist was quick to point out that children can be unplanned) but this book really resonated with me. The book is French Children Don’t Throw Food, and to be perfectly honest – I got it for the title alone.… Continue reading Review: French children don’t throw food