Tusen og ett liv

Det var en gang en bok - som ble til en tv-serie. Ingenting revolusjonerende med det. Og så HBO-serie, da. Jeg som fremdeles bærer nag mot HBO for at de ødela favoritt-bøkene mine med den der dumme drage-serien... Blæh! Jeg var spent.  Björnstad er en bok som graver dypt og gir deg originale vinklinger, nytt tankemateriale og utfordrer deg på dine egne sannheter. Den kan leses flere ganger, og man oppdager stadig noe nytt.  Originalhistorien har et vell av karakterer. Selv om noen av dem er i bare 2-3 scener, er de så effektivt beskrevet at man bryr seg. Den har karakterer som man kanskje dypest sett misliker, men som likevel klarer å vekke sympati og tilsynelatende bra karakterer som sier og gjør ting som bare ikke kjennes rett.  Dessuten er det boka stappfull av lokal mytologi. Av gamle og nye historier som binder menneskene sammen. Hvordan kan en serie klare å gjenskape noe sånt? Først vil jeg si at serien er god. Den er ikke noe prestisjemakkverk med folk på utstillin...

Boka om Björnstad engasjerte meg både følelsesmessig og filosofisk. Mens jeg leste bok to skjønte jeg at dette er bøker jeg kommer til å elske. Selv om det er Björnstad og man har kjørt for langt og en by faller i skogen - stadig vekk. Man kan si mye om Björnstad, men... Både i Dumpa og på Høyden er Björnstad-folket preget av voldtekten i forrige bok. Beskyldningene hagler mellom innbyggerne selv om Kevin Erdal reiser, forhåpentligvis for godt. Man skulle kanskje tro at byen har lært noe, men det vil vise seg at de virkelig ikke har det. Noen av våre helter har kanskje kommet et stykke i riktig retning, andre måtte dyttes og noen har frivillig gått seg vill og forvunnet.  De har blitt testa og strøket med glans. Nå blir de testa på nytt.  Folk flest i Björnstad er ikke helt gode, men de er ikke helt onde heller og de liker å tro at nabobyen Hed er verre. Nå som sommeren er over gjenstår det å se. (Og spoilere følger her...) Peter Anderson er fortsatt sportssjef i Björnstad hoc...

 Og det er vel alt jeg har å si om året. I alle fall her. Men for meg betydde hjemmekontor og sosial distansering en aldri så liten renessanse for lesing. Ettersom jeg nå også skriver selv, blir det ekstra interessant å skrive en liten analyse av og det jeg har lest.  Jeg har lest 39 bøker til nå i år, og har nok ikke mulighet til å skrive om alle - men ettersom jeg elsker lister vil jeg kåre de 10 beste. De kommer nok til å komme i lest rekkefølge, men det er uten tvil 10 av de 39 jeg har lest som kan anbefales...  10. Harald Rosenløw Eeg: Gyldig fravær En undersøkende, filosofiskreligøs bok om hva folk gjør når katastrofer inntreffer skrevet for ungdom. Vi har fem sentrale karakterer, alle blir utsatt for krise med t-banestans og de handler og velger meget forskjellig.  Jeg lot meg fascinere av Ida, Sherpa og Anjo. Den er godt fortalt og har en helt fantastisk vepsemetafor. Eller - den har mange fantastiske metaforer og symbolikk det er gøy å tolke. 9. Nicolai Houm...

Warning: Here be spoilers for the entire book! Now - who the hell picks these titles anyway? They are just horrible. I already commented on "The North Remembers". "The Night Lands" and "Garden of Bones" are both very much out of context and "What is Dead May Never Die" has lost all meaning when the ironborn don't baptize people by drowning and resuscitating them. Then there is the issue of this episode spending almost all time inventing story-lines that weaken the plot. Fart-jokes? Really? I expected a bit more - even if they were from Lannisport. I guess we open with the battle of Oxcross, and Robb meets Talyssa from Volantis. Do we really have to watch this? Robbs marriage to Jeyne Westerling happens off-screen in the books - and for good reason. These books are dark and full of terror - not sweet kisses and whispers of love. This love-story just doesn't feel like anything Martin would write. It only ends up grabbing focus from pl...

Ooh - finally an episode I really liked! A generally brilliant Tyrion, some interesting "new" characters introduced - and most of all they even made Pyke, Theon and his choices be bearable. That was quite impressive. Now many of my complaints of the last two episodes have been that I felt things were done incredibly different from the book. I do however realize that an adaptation cannot be an exact copy of what I have read - and there are many practical reasons for that. This episode does not echo the books to any larger degree than the previous episodes. I just think that the changes they have made work much better here. So lets start with the good, then: Bran having his wolf-dream and then talking to Maester Luwin was really nice. They managed to mention the Valyrian steel link, the giants and dragons. A very nice scene. Moving on to the Stormlands I just loved both Brienne and Margaery. They are both just the way I imagined them and brilliantly cast! Now I know Mar...

I'm no more positive about season 2 after watching The Night Lands. In fact it now worries me immensely how they seem to deviate from original characterization  and make the involved characters into different people from who they are to me. That doesn't mean the episode was all bad, though . Let's start with t he good: There's Gendry. He has a bit more personality here, than what we're used to but I think that's a good thing. Arya at least has one person to care for her! Since it's difficult to get her inner monologue on film, it might be a good idea to have someone for her to talk to a bit more. Ghost looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing more of him. Hope he is in many scenes in the future. I also must say I like the Night's Watch-storyline so far. The inclusion of Jon actually observing an other taking one of Craster's son makes the threat more real to the viewers. That was a very good move, and also a nice way to end the episode. Unfo...

Can't say there was much I liked about this episode. I am generally worried about the season as a whole. Especially since it seems they plan to enhance the romance-parts. When I here that is all about drawing in the female audience, well that just makes me angry!! This is not a series to watch if you want romance, and it's female audience probably knows that already. I fully realize they will have to make things simpler for a tv-audience, but that does not mean they have to dumb it down. At the moment, that is just something that worries me, though. I should probably give Weiss and Benioff a chance to make it right. So let's just see what this season brings. Let me start with the good : I liked the Night's Watch-scenes. I like Jon's defiance and badly hidden disgust and I did like the Old Bear reminding him of his place. I have heard people saying Craster's a bit too well-groomed. But why not? He had many wives to look after him and his home as well, and h...

I've decided to try something new. Being hopeful, but quizen sceptical of the new sesong, it light be a gold idea to try and pick it apart. It will not be a recap, but a comment in the events I the show as compared to the books. I will section my review into the good and the bad, book comparisons and predictions. First review will be up later this evening I hope..