Tag: Europe books

Witch Bottle by Tom Fletcher is a very mundane story featuring ghosts, a giant, and a witch. And of course a milkman.

Invisible Ink by Patrick Modiano discusses the traces a person leaves behind and the impact their (non-)existence can have on someone else’s life.

Viral by Matthew Sperling is about running a thriving start-up and the role of social media in a modern world. You can never erase your history… fake or real.Viral by Matthew Sperling is about running a thriving start-up and the role of social media in a modern world. You can never erase your history… fake or real.

Girls Against God by Norwegian author Jenny Hval is about a girl’s need for bonding. The main character feels a lot of hatred and is endowed with a very rich fantasy.

Summerwater by Sarah Moss is a novel set in Scotland that shows you how you can feel isolated yet still not alone enough. Some are given a voice to express this, while others never get the chance.

Conception by Özgür Uyanık is about an artist who challenges society with his conceptual art. A thought-provoking read, humorous, but in a morbid way.

Winter in Sokcho by French author Elisa Shua Dusapin is a beautiful story set in South Korea, wonderfully crafted with a deeper layer underneath.

That feeling when you start to care for a cause that only exists in a book: Long Live the Post Horn! by Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth.

In The Mystery of Henri Pick, David Foenkinos makes fun of popular books: are they popular because they are good or because of the story behind it.

Norwegian author Jon Fosse takes the ‘just one more page’ feeling to a whole new level in The Other Name: Septology I-II.