Nearby Norwegians: Book Reviews

NEARBY NORWEGIAN BOOK REVIEWS

It's our belief that no one can never have to many books. Especially, local and social history. Over the years we have read several hundred books, congressional reports, journals, diaries, memoirs, history, guidebooks, and much more. The following is an edited list of the books that have been reviewed by either Nearby Norwegians or Martin Roe Eidhammer, a blogger who lives in Norway. He posts a new book every Monday, several of which are read-worthy. Below is a list of the books and links to the reviews.

Below are guidelines in how to read and navigate the list:

· The title of the book has a link to one of the following – Wikipedia.org, GoodReads.org, Worldcat.org, Amazon.com or the publisher’s website.

· The date listed, following the author’s name, is a link to the blog review of that particular book.

· If there is a year listed after the book title, that indicates when it was published.

· The words contained within the brackets [ ] indicate the type of book; i.e. Social History, Children's, Reference, etc.

If we have overlooked your favorite book, let us know and we'll consider reviewing it and posting it on Nearby Norwegians blog.

#1 Book Reviews: NEARBY NORWEGIANS Blog

The Land of Dreams (2014)

Only the Dead (2015)

The Raven (2016)
by Nordic Noir & Author, Vidar Sundstøl - November 26, 2017

Norsk, Lapp, and Finn, or Travel -Tracings From the Far North of Europe. - Tongue-in-Cheek Travel: 19^th Century Norwegians

by Frank Vincent Jr. – May 9, 2013

“Counterfeiter: How a Norwegian Jew survived the Holocaust”

by Moritz Nachtstern [Book Review] – August 29, 2012

Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name

by Vendela Vida – January 10, 2018

We Stopped Forgetting: Stories from Sami Americans

by Ellen Marie Jensen – January 29, 2013

The Mountains Wait [Book Review]

by Theodor Broch – August 13, 2012

Shadow of the Gestapo
by Astrid Karlsen Scott by Astrid Karlsen Scott – February 12, 2010

Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes on Growth Addicts, Weather Whimps, and the Myth of Seattle Nice •

by Knute Burger, a Seattleite With Norwegian Roots Writes About Seattle: Now, Then, and in the Future – February 22, 2009

Johan Thuri: An Account of the Sami by Translated and Edited

by Thomas A. DuBois – February 4, 2013

#2 Book Reviews: by MARTIN ROE EIDHAMMER, on his blog: NORWEGIAN GENEALOGY AND THEN SOME • GENEALOGY, HISTORY AND CULTURE FROM NORWAY ... Books on Monday.

Martin is a Norwegian, living in Norway with his wife Lise and three young adults. He grew up in Vestnes in Romsdal (Møre og Romsdal county) and currently lives in Skjevik, east of the town Molde. Martin is a blogger, one that is followed by Nearby Norwegians. On his blog he has a category title Books on Monday. Each Monday he posts a book review. Below are a few of the books he has reviewed.

Wayfarers,

by Knut Hamsun [FICTION]– September 25, 2017

Norwegian Folktales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) [FICTION]

by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe – January 9, 2017

If You Were Me and Lined in … Norway: A Child’s Introduction to Cultures Around the World [CHILDREN’S BOOK]

by Carole P. Rornan – March 27, 2017 • available on Kindle for free.

Conversations Loosely Translated: A Story of Koshkonong Prairie [SOCIAL HISTORY] by Karen S. Swensson – April 3, 2017

Between Rocks and Hard Places [SOCIAL HISTORY]

by Ann Urness Gesme – July 17, 2017

History of Norway [SOCIAL HISTORY]

by John A. Yilek – June 19, 2017

Stories of Norway [SOCIAL HISTORY]