!Year New Happy

This blog is a complete mess, isn't it?
I find I'm always surprised when people leave comments for I can't really see how anything I put here is of any use or entertainment for anyone but myself.

According to tradition I am to list the books I completed last year and review the ones I liked.
But I can't seem to find any motivation for it. I don't know why, but my head is constantly in a turmoil these days. And Christmas and New Years just flashed by. I managed to cling onto some branches and follow the flow, and I had a good time, but I can't say I was that aware of the things happening as it went...

Christmas is/was weird this time (I guess it had to be with a key-person missing).

I could list the books though. And add a sentence about each. If anyone wants to know more about one, they can ask me.

I didn't really read that many books this year anyways. It was a silly year. It had of course it's beautiful moments, but overall I didn't care that much for 2012. Glad it's over. On to better times! (with less sugar, more exercise, proper sleep, yadda yadda yadda).

A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
        A fun read, though not as fun as I had hoped.

The Gallows Curse - Karen Maitland
        Same as above really. I love Karen Maitland's style, but this one didn't quite measure up to i.e. Company of Liars.

Perfume - Patrick Süskind
       Loved it.

En dåre fri - Beate Grimsrud
        It's just brilliantly written.

Her Fearful Symetry - Audrey Niffenegger
        Niffenegger is great at portraiting people's relationships and I couldn't put the book away for a second, but I strongly disliked the ending and that sorta ruined the whole thing for me.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
        I really enjoyed this.

The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
        This may be my favorite of all the books I read this year. It isn't necessarily any better (you know, when it comes to quality, whatever that implies) than the others, but it contains all my favorite elements (magic, love, mysteries, historic settings, and so on). It was a joy from start to finish.

Ett öga rött - Jonas Hassen Khemiri
        This one is so deliberately and well executed, I enjoyed it very much.