smillassenseoffebruary

bailed

I hate to do this, but having a week off from this book for vacation has only cemented the fact that I really have no desire to get back to it. Such a disappointment. And now I have to find a new book for #nordicnoir #pop18. #smillassenseoffebruary Sorry for letting down my fellow read-a-longers. @2BR02B @Kristy_K @sprainedbrain @BrainyHeroine Also, clearly Gertrude is as bored of it as I am! 😂😂

sprainedbrain Totally understandable bail! 😖 7y

Velvetfur Aaww look at Gertrude's ickle pawsies! 💜 7y

2BR02B I was actually reading this for the alliterative title prompt. For Nordic noir I plan to read

The Redbreast

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respekt1111 🐶💕 7y

NovelGirl82 Side note: Gertrude is adorbs!! 7y

Bookish.Heart Gertrude is sooo over it 😍🐶 7y

Reviewsbylola I like Nesbo a lot. I am definitely thinking he would be a good choice for a replacement. @2BR02B 7y

Moray_Reads I hated this one. It started well and as it went on I alternated between death-defying eye-rolling and screaming "What?! WHAT?! Are you KIDDING?!" 7y

readinginthedark Oh no! I read another one by him and found it really interesting.

The Quiet Girl: A Novel

Reviewsbylola I am almost too scared to try him again. This was so boring and confusing. @readinginthedark @Moray_Reads 7y

Moray_Reads @Reviewsbylola by the end it's firmly in "bloody stupid" territory 7y

MallenNC Gertrude is adorable! 7y

emilyhaldi Lol @Moray_Reads your comments ironically made me WANT to read this book 7y

batsy I loved this! And did not like the one Nesbo I've read 😁 7y

readinginthedark Oh, The Quiet Girl was really confusing, too. I didn‘t find it boring, but I was listening to it in small doses on audio, and I don‘t really read thrillers or anything like that. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So, grain of salt... 7y

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sprainedbrain

Smilla's Sense of Snow: A Novel | Peter H�eg

I finished The City... so I‘ve got the reading done for the first half of #SmillasSenseOfFebruary

I think I actually know what‘s happening, and I may just continue and finish this book this weekend. It seems like reading it in larger chunks is easier for me than splitting it out. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Kristy_K, Reviewsbylola, BrainyHeroine, 2BR02B

Reviewsbylola I‘m going to be behind because I didn‘t finish The City and I‘m not taking it on my vacation. I‘m glad to hear it‘s coming together though! 7y

2BR02B @Reviewsbylola I don't think I'll finish this section in time, either. I plan to read it tonight, but I still have 170 pages to go. 7y

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Reviewsbylola

Smilla's Sense of Snow | Peter Hoeg

I‘m 10 chapters in and I‘m not really sure what‘s happening. 😂 That‘s never a good sign, right? I‘m curious to see what my fellow buddy readers think. Sometimes I think I‘m starting to get it and then I‘m like oh wait, nope. I‘m trying to just go with it and assume that the mystery aspect will explain itself. #smillassenseoffebruary #bathandbook

Kristy_K, sprainedbrain, BrainyHeroine, 2BR02B

sprainedbrain I‘m at chapter 5 of the The City part 2 (even the organization of the book confuses me), and I know what you mean. I understand the thing that Smilla‘s investigating, but I can‘t quite figure out why she‘s qualified to do that, and I do get lost sometimes. I‘m still reading though! 7y

Samplergal Never got it. You're not alone. I bagged it. 7y

2BR02B I'm 80 pages in and I feel like I'm barely scraping by, comprehension-wise. I keep going back to reread earlier sections, and I still have a lot of questions. Who is this Loyen guy she keeps mentioning? Why is her father involved? 7y

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Reviewsbylola Thank you guys. I was truly afraid I was just a dumbass. 😂😂 I‘m glad it‘s not just me. @sprainedbrain @Samplergal @2BR02B 7y

BrainyHeroine I keep skipping around seeing if it ever makes sense 7y

EvieBee It will! Honestly, it was the relationship angles that kept me reading and then everything else filled in. Now it‘s a favorite of mine. (edited) 7y

2BR02B Seriously though, why does she keep talking about the kid's erections? It's disturbing! 😞 7y

Mdargusch Eeeewwww 👆🏼 @2BR02B 7y

Reviewsbylola IKR, I let the first one go but then she keeps going back to it. 😂 @2BR02B 7y

Reviewsbylola I‘m praying I will feel that way by the end. @EvieBee 7y

Reviewsbylola Yeah I‘ve found myself skimming. I just finished Part 1 last night. My goal is to finish The City portions by the time I leave for vacation tomorrow. It probably won‘t happen but at this point I have no interest in taking the book with me. 😂 @BrainyHeroine 7y

emilyhaldi I know nothing about this one 🤔 7y

Reviewsbylola Keep it that way. @emilyhaldi 7y

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2BR02B

Smilla's Sense of Snow: A Novel | Peter H�eg

1. Here's Feli and Fran, fallen asleep while hugging. #LetsMakeTricksySmile
2. Always Android, though I think my current phone will be my last Samsung.
3. All of the nuts.
4. Reading the tagged for a buddy read (#smillassenseoffebruary). It's about an irascible woman who decides to get involved when a neighbor child's death, which she suspects to be murder, is ruled accidental. I'm 50 pages in, so I can't yet say whether I'd recommend it. 👇

2BR02B I'm certainly learning a lot about Greenland, and their relations with Denmark, though. 7y

2BR02B 5. Badminton. Or none. 7y

2BR02B #HumpDayPost @MinDea 7y

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2BR02B Sending you positive vibes, @TricksyTails 7y

JamieArc Oh my. That is stinkin‘ adorable! 😻😻 7y

Ubookquitous Read it when it came out and

Smilla's Sense of Snow

SandyW Such cuties you have there. 7y

Reviewsbylola I think I‘m going to start this tonight! (edited) 7y

Purrfectpages Oh my goodness. What a great picture! 7y

TricksyTails Ohh...ohh...this is too precious!! 😽♥️ I‘d never get anything done with these two. I‘d just want to cuddle all day. Thank you for sharing and for all the positivity! 🤗♥️ I need a pair of kitties like Feli and Fran. 😍 7y

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sprainedbrain

Smilla's Sense of Snow: A Novel | Peter H�eg

I‘m finally getting started! I will have ‘The City‘ read by 2/14 as scheduled for #SmillasSenseOfFebruary 😃

Kristy_K, Reviewsbylola, BrainyHeroine, 2BR02B

Reviewsbylola I am going on vacation next weekend so I think I‘ll take this with me! 7y

Kristy_K I just started as well! Life keeps getting in the way but I‘m going to take this on the plane with me next week and get a good chunk done. 7y

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2BR02B

Smilla's Sense of Snow: A Novel | Peter H�eg

Hey @Kristy_K @Reviewsbylola @sprainedbrain:

Are we still doing a buddy read of this guy in February?

BrainyHeroine If you are can I join? :-) 7y

2BR02B @BrainyHeroine I don't see why not! ☺ 7y

Kristy_K I still want to! 7y

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Reviewsbylola Yes!! Just tell me when. 😄 7y

Kristy_K @2BR02B @BrainyHeroine @Reviewsbylola @sprainedbrain I don‘t know about all versions but mine is broken up into parts: The City 1, The City 2, The Sea 1, The Sea 2, The Ice. The City 2 is a little long but the rest are under 100 pages. We could maybe do 1 part a week with the last week having both The Sea 2 and The Ice? What do you think? 7y

BrainyHeroine @Kristy_K which version are you doing? 7y

Kristy_K @BrainyHeroine Vintage. Translated by F. David. It has a Christmasy cover and my version is called “Miss Smilla‘s Feeling for Snow.” 7y

sprainedbrain Yes, I am definitely down for this in February! My copy has The City part 1, 2, and 3, then The Sea part 1 and 2, and then The Ice. 7y

2BR02B I have a different version. Mine is translated by Tiina Nunnally and is divided into only 3 parts. 7y

Reviewsbylola Works for me! 7y

Kristy_K @sprainedbrain @BrainyHeroine @Reviewsbylola @2BR02B Would it work if we did the parts in the city the first 14 days of Feb and the rest of the book the 2nd 14days? Since everyone seems to have different versions this may work the best. I‘m not sure as I‘ve never had to plan a buddy read before! 7y

BrainyHeroine I have the same copy as @sprainedbrain Sprainedit sounds like, so I'm good with the 14/14 split. 7y

sprainedbrain 14/14 split works for me! 7y

Reviewsbylola Sounds great to me! 7y

Reviewsbylola We need a hashtag! 7y

BrainyHeroine Lol @Reviewsbylola #SmillasSenseOfFebruary 7y

Reviewsbylola Lol I like it! @BrainyHeroine 7y

2BR02B When should we start reading? @BrainyHeroine @sprainedbrain @Kristy_K @Reviewsbylola 7y

sprainedbrain @2BR02B I meant to start last night but didn‘t have time. I will definitely get going tonight or this weekend! 7y

Reviewsbylola I can start soon. Gotta finish up some other parts soon. I will plan on having the first part done by 2/14 tho! 7y

BrainyHeroine I had planned on yesterday but life was like no. Should be good to start after I get my mom home from chemo 7y

2BR02B I'll get started this weekend as well. 7y

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