Book review: Purge – Sofi Oksanen

Title: Purge (2008) Author: Sofi Oksanen Translator: Lola Rogers Publisher: Grove Press (2009) Genre: literary fiction, historical fiction Source: personal copy Challenges: Nordic challenge Verdict: Excerpt: “I have to try to write a few words to keep some sense in my head and not let my mind break down. I’ll hide my notebook here under [...]

Book review: Troll – A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo

Title: Troll: A Love Story (2000) Author: Johanna Sinisalo Translator: Herbert Lomas Publisher: Grove Press Genre: Contemporary fiction, thriller, fantasy Source: personal copy Challenges: Nordic challenge Verdict: