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Grumpy Finnish librarian here to lurk 4ever 👁👁
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

20/20

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JRR Tolkien: TARU SORMUSTEN HERRASTA (1973-75)

Orig. THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1954-55)
Finnish cover of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the rings full trilogy release.
January 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

19/20

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Richard Dyer: ÄLÄ KATSO! Seksuaalisuus ja rotu viihteen kuvastossa (2002)

Orig. articles 1970s-90s
Finnish 2002 anthology of Richard Dyer's published articles on representing race, gender and sexuality on-screen. The reference list: titles of the original articles in English and other publishing information of this translated collection.
January 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

18/20

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: PIKKU PRINSSI (1951/1997)

Orig. Le Petit Prince (1943)
Finnish edition of The Little Prince.
January 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

17/20

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Bashoo (suom. Kai Nieminen): ALATI MATKALLA. Matkakertomuksia, päiväkirjoja, runoja (2012)
Finnish edition of collected works of Matsuo Bashō, 15th century Japanese poet legend. Translated and compiled by Kai Nieminen.
January 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

16/20

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Billy Martin (Poppy Z. Brite): LOST SOULS (1992)
The cover of Billy Martin's (published under Poppy Z. Brite) debut novel "Lost souls".
January 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

15/20

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Terry Pratchett: VIIKATEMIES (1991)

Orig. REAPER MAN (1991)
The Finnish 1st edition cover of Terry Pratchett's Discworld book "Reaper man". Pictured is Death, a skeletal figure dressed in denim overalls and a straw hat, lounging against a tree next to a small child. They're seemingly having a rustic picnic.
January 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

14/20

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Art Spiegelman: MAUS (1990/1992/2003)

Orig.published in serial form 1980-1991 in RAW magazine
The Finnish cover of Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus".
January 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

13/20

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Elias Lönnrot: KALEVALA (1835)
A 1920s edition of our national epic "Kalevala". My grandma had this edition in her sparse bookshelf and when she passed in 2006 I wanted to keep it. The cover image depicts Väinämöinen's kannel made out of the jawbone of a giant pike.
January 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

12/20

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Michel Foucault: SEKSUAALISUUDEN HISTORIA (1998/2010)

Orig. Histoire de la sexualité (1976-2018)
Finnish 1998 edition of Michel Foucault's History of sexuality.
January 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

11/20

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Casey McQuiston: RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (2019)
Cover of Casey McQuiston's book "Red, White & Royal Blue".
January 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

10/20

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Jill Barklem: TIHEIKÖN VÄKI -sarja (1980-2007)

Orig. The BRAMBLY HEDGE series (1980-2006)
Finnish editions of Jill Barklem's Brambly Hedge books.
January 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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It's insane how beautiful the sunlight is rn through the trees. 🌡-10°C, zero wind, calm and quiet with a light dusting of snow. Had to take a pic. 🥰❄️✨️
Wintery midday sunlight filtering through some frosty pines.
January 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

9/20

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Fred Karlsson: YLEINEN KIELITIEDE (1994/2015)
Cover of Fred Karlsson's intro to linguistics "Yleinen kielitiede", a foundational work in modern Finnish linguistics. Cover features words and phrases illustrated in various world languages and writing systems.
January 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

8/20

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Oscar Wilde: DORIAN GRAYN MUOTOKUVA (1963/1991)

Orig. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1891)
The 1991 Finnish edition of Oscar Wilde's book "The Picture of Dorian Gray", photographed on dark sheer fabric with a white rose and a deep red rose. Photo credit: kirsinbookclub.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

7/20

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Aiden Thomas: CEMETERY BOYS (2020)
US cover of Aiden Thomas' YA book "Cemetery boys".
January 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

6/20

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Simone de Beauvoir: TOINEN SUKUPUOLI (1980)

Orig. LE DEUXIÉME SEXE (1949)
Finnish 1980 cover of Simone de Beauvoir's feminist classic "The second sex". Cover shows a white marble partial body of a reclining statue against a black backdrop.
January 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

5/20

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E.M. Forster: MAURICE (1971)
UK first edition of Maurice by E.M.Forster
January 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

4/20

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Charles Baudelaire: PAHAN KUKAT (1962/2011)

Orig. pub. LES FLEURS DU MAL (1857)
Finnish cover of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal.
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

3/20

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Eva Ibbotson: AAVEET MUUTTAVAT LÄNTEEN (1992)

Orig. pub. THE HAUNTING OF HIRAM C. HOPGOOD (1987)
The Finnish cover of the book "The haunting of Hiram C. Hopgood" by Eva Ibbotson. Cover depicts the main characters of this 80s kids book: blue-toned ghosts and a human boy of about 10 years old.
December 30, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

2/20

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Naomi Klein: NO LOGO - Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (1999)
Battered cover image of naomi klein's book "no logo".
December 29, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

1/20

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J.R.R. Tolkien: THE HOBBIT (1937)
Book cover of the hobbit by jrr tolkien. Cover is his drawing of the misty mountains in green and shades of grey and black with a red sun in the center. Cover image has dwarvish runes in a surrounding border.
December 28, 2024 at 1:21 PM