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The Man Who Died | Antti Tuomainen
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This is an oddly entertaining and satisfying murder mystery—the victim performing his own investigation to find his murderer while trying to save his organic mushroom business against a fierce competitor in this quiet Finnish hamlet. Jaakko has been poisoned over a long period of time such that he became used to it while it damaged all of his internal organs. He‘s on borrowed time. And does he ever make use of it. There are only two suspects ⬇️

Texreader but the ending is still a big surprise. And he has only one real goal other than seeing his murderer come to justice—saving his little business, a full time job given the snazzy new mushroom business down the road with its spanking new equipment and outbidding all his employees to come work there. While not rollicking funny it‘s truly entertaining. I found myself rooting for Jaakko even when he wasn‘t making the best decisions. Will he survive? ⬇️ 9h
Texreader Sadly no. He really is the victim of a murder (the title of the book is a dead giveaway). But before he goes, he‘s going to take care of business. I‘d really like to read more by this author if his books have been translated and made available in the US. #Finland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks #letterM #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious (edited) 9h
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LiseWorks
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I really liked this book. The main character was a little annoying at times with her antics, but overall, I was hoping she would clue in. #WinterGames24 #TBWList #FoodandLit #ReadAway24 #MidWeekMuddle #HolidayBookDragons @TheAromaofBooks @StayCurious @Catsandbooks @Texreader @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 12h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 34m
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When your Finnish sister-in-law and her mother agree your attempt at a Finnish recipe is spot-on. 🎉🎊

#Finland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie ♥️👏🏻♥️ 2d
lil1inblue 💙🤍💙 2d
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2d
AnnCrystal 🥳😋😎👍💝. 2d
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Bookworm54
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Also made some Finnish Christmas cookies (Joulupiparit) and had to freeze half the dough because damn that‘s a lot of cookies 😂

#Finland #FoodAndLit

lil1inblue 💙🤍💙 2d
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2d
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Dilara
Meti | Meeri Rapi, Aapo Rapi
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Another Finnish graphic work, this time about the author's grandmother. She tells her grandson about her life and her family in 20th-century #Finland - and then writes it down because he never stays long enough to hear all, despite all the coffee and pastries she serves him...
Clearly, they had a hard, hand-to-mouth life for quite a long time. This is quite a bittersweet book.

#Finland #FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Dilara And I made pulla - Finnish cardamom-flavoured buns, using the recipe from the Moomin cookbook. Very nice. Other half called them “hot cross buns without the annoying bits“. 2d
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Tonight I tried making “PANNU KAKKU (FINNISH OVEN PANCAKE)” for #Finland for #foodandlit. It was ummm, good, but very sweet. Maybe not the best breakfast-for-dinner plan. So we ordered pizza. We will try the remaining Finnish sweets I ordered another day while we all recover from the sugar high here. @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie Looks yum. 2d
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Bookworm54
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They kinda lost their shape (and some filling) during the cooking process 😂
But this is my attempt at cinnamon rolls for #Finland #FoodAndLit (korvapuusti)

They may not look pretty but they are tasty 😋

Amiable YUM!! 😍 3d
Charityann They look delicious!😄 3d
Texreader Oh yum!!! 3d
tpixie Yum! 😋 2d
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Dilara
La femme grenouille | Niillas Holmberg
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Book's narrator is a Southern Finn with a fascination for Lapland (Sápmi) who finds a job as a librarian in a small Sámi community & becomes a local artist's boyfriend (the frog-woman of the title) as she spirals into a depression triggered by her grandmother's death & cultural alienation. Very literary & quite didactic, with lots of jumping-off points for further research, which I like. Sámi author.
#Finland #FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Dilara Pic of a Máret Ánne Sara installation at the Sámi Pavilion of the Venice Biennale (taken by Martin Kennedy) from https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/nordic-sami-pavilion-venice-bienna... 3d
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The Man Who Died | Antti Tuomainen
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The Witch Hunter | Max Seeck
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The local police have their hands full when a famous author‘s wife is found dead in what appears to be a ritual murder. Multiple murders later, it seems they are linked…someone is looking for and killing witches. But oddly they seem to have a role in their own murders. So for most of the book, the police are following this very logical conclusion…until it goes off the rails in an almost completely different t direction. Sadly this feels like 2 ⬇️

Texreader plots smushed together. The resolution seems to try to continue with the witchcraft theory while playing another context. Confused? Yea, me too. Meanwhile, there is a side story taking place some time ago in Venice and the primary detective. I‘m puzzled while she‘s concerned a hot-shot detective when the other cops almost always have to snap her out of some daydream. Before before the book goes off the rails, it‘s a complex and well-written ⬇️ 3d
Texreader mystery and for that it‘s a pick, barely. I think the author tries to do too much with this first in a series and he really didn‘t know how to conclude the book & took off on a tangent to solve the murders. (edited) 3d
LiseWorks I totally agree, I was a little confused too! 3d
TheSpineView Excellent! 🤩📖📚 3d
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