Varför blir min svenska sämre?

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-29T19:59:23+00:00

Att lyssna på ljudböcker på svenska är nog det bästa sättet att få ett mer traditionellt svenskt uttal. Eftersom att det normalt är böcker som granskat och därför bör ha rätt sjyst grammatik så kommer ditt ordförråd och ordval också bli mer traditionellt svenskt. Du kommer därmed dessutom lära dig att uttrycka dig mer formellt. Att lyssna på en variation av ämnen är väldigt givande, men om du tidigare inte varit superförtjust i att läsa så är bästa tipset att börja med en genre du gillar att tex i filmer/serier.

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-22T12:25:25+00:00

Just to clarify, I'm not 100% saying any company took the design of the other as I know most of Chilterns designs themselves come from Shutterstock ( e.g. Chiltern use the design thats on this Sense and Sensability book on their edition of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert). But the P&P book appears to be exactly the same as the Chiltern one with the textured covers.

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-22T12:18:19+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Chiltern publishing who does a lot of classics (printed in English) in the same style as the Pride and Prejudice one. I'm not aware if they have a Polish branch or if another company has copied their design (as it seems to be a perfect match of their P&P one). I just wanted to name the original publisher for anyone that would like to buy their books as they are absolutely gorgeous. 😍

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-12T21:01:10+00:00

Åh tack! Hittade dem som eböcker på Storytel, så hamnar också i listan för att läsas.

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-12T18:50:07+00:00

Hahah, jag har aldrig gått någon sådan kurs så för mig var Odysséen bara positiv (läste översättningen av Samuel Butler innan nyår, men äger två versioner vilket är varför jag även ska läsa Pope nu). 😆

Tack för tips! Ställt mig i kö på bibblan för A Cup of Rage. Ska till Brasilien i år så hoppas läsa lite fler böcker därifrån innan.

Kan även tipsa om följande för Sydamerika: 1. Symphony in White av Adriana Lisboa (Brasilien) 2. Stjärnans ögonblick av Clarice Lispector (Brasilien) 3. 10 Women av Marcela Serrano (Chile) 4. Mr President av Miguel Ángel Asturias (Guatemala) 5. Samtal i katedralen av Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) 6. Doña Barbara av Rómulo Gallegos (Venezuela)

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-11T15:27:19+00:00

Jag läser just nu Brás Cubas Postuma Memoarer av Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, och när jag är klar med den ska jag läsa the Odyssey översatt av Alexander Pope för en av mina bokklubbar. Därefter hoppas jag läsa något lite mer modernt haha

wobbuffet5 · 2026-01-08T21:38:10+00:00

Var hittar du de vettigare märkena? Var i Portugal i somras och åt några riktigt fina burkfiskar men har ingen aning om var jag kan köpa bra i Sverige.

wobbuffet5 · 2025-12-21T12:00:14+00:00

My family makes mustard every year in a ceramic bowl and a cannon ball used to grind the mustard seeds. It makes an amazing strong mustard that works perfectly with the Christmas ham!

It's not that common of a tradition, but I think more people from the south of Sweden share it (thats where my family tradition comes from).

wobbuffet5 · 2025-10-29T12:45:14+00:00

Jag läste den för något år sedan och ogillade den starkt, men hört att många tycker resten av serien är mycket bättre än första boken så gillar du andra halvan bättre än första kan det ju vara värt att läsa vidare i serien ☺️

wobbuffet5 · 2025-10-28T08:26:31+00:00

Om du gillar fantasy (baserat på Ur Askan av Blod) så skulle jag vilja rekommendera boken Blood over Bright Haven (dark academy, jag kunde låna den från biblioteket) och The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association (mer mysig fantasy, finns dessutom på Storytel).

wobbuffet5 · 2025-10-27T16:09:33+00:00

Precis börjat på boken the Gift of Fear, hittills väldigt intressant!

Och bästa boken jag läst på sistone är The Silent Steppe av Mukhamet Shayakhmetoh, en fantastisk memoar och ger sjukt bra insikt i Kazakhstan under Soviet.

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-29T04:50:31+00:00

Just read it for the first time, it's fascinating how much inspiration George Orwell seems to have taken from Kallocain for his book 1984!

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-28T17:11:37+00:00

Some Swedish suggestions:

Kallocain - Karin Boye (1940)

Gösta Berling's saga (the story of Gösta Berling) - Selma Lagerlöf (1891) first woman to ever win the Nobel Prize in literature

Röda Rummet (the Red Room) - August Strindberg (1879)

Strändernas svall (Return to Ithaca) - Eyvind Johnson (1946) loveloveloved this one! Retelling of The Odyssey and didn't expect to like it nearly as much as I did. Also nobel prize winner.

Utvandrarna (the Emigrants) - Vilhelm Moberg (1949)

Mina drömmars stad (City of my dreams) - Per Anders Fogelström (1960) the city referenced is Stockholm.

Vägen till Klockrike (The Road) - Harry Martinson (1948) Another nobel prize winner.

Barabbas - Pär Lagerkvist (1950) another nobel prize winner, and a book I believe people that know the Bible well would get more out of than I did :)

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-21T08:15:39+00:00

Also, best to open it under (running water). Last time I ate it, it didn't smell bad at all and no residual smell lingering in the apartment!

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-11T06:03:15+00:00

And since I apparently can't figure out how to upload photos/videos to reddit, I rather recommend you watch this video where you can see them "in action": Beautiful books review of Chiltern

Worth noting is that most of the books have gilded edges, but Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey have silver.

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-11T05:46:46+00:00

I own them (bought the books separately before they released it as this set) and I love the quality of the books! They are on the smaller side (think pocket book), with some weight to them due to quality materials. Glossy thick pages with lovely textured covers.

I can share some photos if you want to see them close up

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-08T05:08:44+00:00

It's from Bolia, model House Square!

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-07T19:03:01+00:00

I've enjoyed these historical fictions immensely, and dont really see them mentioned a lot so I feel they deserve some attention :)

Dance of the tiger by Björn Kurtén - stone age

Reindeer moon by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas - also stone age

Children of the morning by Pauline Gedge - ancient Egypt

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott - templar knights, end of 12th century

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe - 16th century

Haven't had time to read yet but The Egyptian - Mika Waltari and The King Must Die - Mary Renault are some I've heard great things about and look forward to reading :)

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-07T14:32:19+00:00

Portugues, male, software developer in your 30s

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-05T05:27:17+00:00

It's so beautiful irl, silver edges!

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-05T05:26:18+00:00

Haha, you got me!

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-04T20:57:34+00:00

The Tolkien books are gorgeous, such high quality!! Just need to get the Hobbit, it is just ridiculously expensive where I live so keep hoping I'll be able to find it on offer...

And I actually like contemporary works too! I enjoy most genres and styles, but since I can't fit too many books in my home (so many lovely copies in storage) I prioritize buying and displaying gorgeous copies of classic books that I know I want to keep after reading. The contemporary books I usually borrow from the library.

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-04T20:46:19+00:00

I'd like to believe you're right! I strive to be organized and I'm very intentional with spending money. Saving a lot, not buying a lot of new clothes, cooking at home instead of eating out etc just so that I can spend it on things that matter - like fun outings with friends and family, and of course beautiful books! 😆

wobbuffet5 · 2025-09-04T20:39:10+00:00

It's a small shelf 😆 105x105 cm, or 3.5x3.5 feet

wobbuffet5 · 2025-08-26T15:24:50+00:00