Luettua - What I've read

Heinäkuu puolvälist tähä päivää oon lukent nää.
Since mid-July I've read these books.


Indriðason, Arnaldur: Haudanhiljaista
Anderson, Gillian: Liekkien näkijät
Murphy, Julie: Dumplin
Fry, Stephen: Koppava kloppi
Nummelin, Juri: Kirotun kirjan vartija
Johnson, Boris: 72 Virgins
Itkonen, Juha: Ajo
Hawkins, Paula: The Girl on the Train
Mather, Matthew: Kybermyrsky
Simukka, Salla: Punainen kuin veri
Fry, Stephen: Fryn aikakirjat
Tegenfalk, Stefan: Vihan aika
Simukka, Salla: Valkoinen kuin lumi
Kaskiaho, Seija: Nikottelua
Erra, Jyrki: Berliinin ajokoirat
Manner, Max: K18
Rannela, Terhi: Frau
Saarinen, Saana: Siirtolapuutarhan varjoissa
Rowling, J.K. et al: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Johnsrud, Ingar: Wieniläisveljeskunta
Poznanski, Ursula: Vii5i
Poznanski, Ursula: Sokeat linnut
Poznanski, Ursula: Äänet
Sigurðardóttir, Yrsa: Kolmas merkki
Savage, Candace: Witch: The Wild Ride from Wicked to Wicca
Simukka, Salla: Musta kuin eebenpuu
Kolu, Siri: Kesän jälkeen kaikki on toisin
Hassinen, Pirjo: Kalmari
Tolkien, Simon: Orders from Berlin
Sainio, Karita: Me emme elä samassa maailmassa kuin te
Marttinen, Annamari: Vapaa
Blaedel, Sara: Nimimerkki Prinsessa
Blaedel, Sara: Hyvästit vapaudelle
Pratchett & Gaiman: Good Omens
Blaedel, Sara: Unohdetut tytöt
Björk, Marja: Poika
Tuovinen, Tarja: Hikeä, kyyneleitä ja sideharsoa - naisena kriisipesäkkeissä
Vallgren, Carl-Johan: Varjopoika
Statovci, Pajtim: Kissani Jugoslavia

Näis ei taija olla yhtää sellasta mist en ois tykänt. Osast enemmä osast vähemmä. Esile voisin itellein uusin tuttavuuksin nostaa Poznanskin ja Blaedelin dekkarosastolt, sit mainittakkoo Simukka jonka trilogia oikeuvet on myyty puolee maalimaa ja mist on tulos ehkä uus Hunger Games, Rannelan Frau mikä kertoo rouva Heydrichist vertahyytäväl taval. Wieniläisveljeskunta ol karmeen hyvä sekkii. Myöskii transsukupuolisuutee liittyvät Poika ja Kesän jälkeen kaikki on toisin (ja Simukka osaltaa kans). Mut jos näist pies valita vaa yks suositus, ni oisha se keposee Kissani Jugoslavia. Siin on sellane kirja mist ei ossaa ehkees sannoo mintäi se ol hyvä, mut se vaa ol, pit lukkee yhelt istumalt, ahmimal, ja niiko Goodreadsis kamu mainihti "Kaikkea en välttämättä ymmärtänyt eikä tarvitsekaan". Mie nyt alottelen sama kirjottajan seuraavaa, Tiranan sydäntä.

I liked all of these, some more than others. Simukka's trilogy has been sold to all over the world and is on its way (hopefully!) to become the next Hunger Games. There were great female detective storytellers like Poznanski and Blaedel I hadn't read before, and some LGBT literature (including Simukka), There is a haunting story of an Iraqian asylum seeker in Finland on the list, and a bloodthrilling novel about Frau Heydrich. But if I could recommend just one book I'd go for Statovci's Kissani Jugoslavia (My cat Yugoslavia) which probably hasn't been translated, at least not yet. It was magical, yet I cannot clearly say why or what was so good about it. I'm going for his second novel next.

Paleface for President

Jalka vipattaa. Lissää tätä, ja isommat luskat!

For the last few years I have been worried about the rise of the far right in Finland. There's a homophobic racist party in our government and it doesn't seem to bother the two other government parties at all. There are street patrols by young men with very little hair and pilot jackets, with "Soldiers of Odin" printed on their backs. They say they're there to protect Finnish women which is kind of funny considering some of them are convicted wifebeaters and assaulters of women. Not to mention the fact they're supposed to be Finnish through and through and celebrate the vague concept of "pure Finnish culture" but totally ignore the fact that Odin is not a Finnish god. Read your Norse mythology, dummies! There are more and more of racist outbursts and confrontations on the streets by the so called common people and that, to me, is the scariest part. The language in the Internet & especially Facebook is horrifying, not surprisingly worst in the groups leaning to the right but there are occasional outbursts in completely unpolitical groups, too.

Fortunately there are counter forces, like Loldiers of Odin who dress up as clowns and hang around the Soldiers of Odin patrols, totally ruining their demonstrations even though the police tries to protect the neonazis from the clowns. Yes, you read that quite right. A woman managed to register the trade mark of the Soldiers and uses it to print shirts with rainbow unicorns and shit. And there's Paleface & co who make noise and never give up. The liberal and/or left-leaning parties have made their views clear, too (the ex-leader of Left Alliance, our ex-minister of culture, is participating in this video).

The publishing date of the song was surely planned a long time ago. That it's the next day after #JoCox in my view emphasizes the message even more: we refuse to be afraid of the neo-nazis. More Loldiers, less Soldiers in my country, thanks.

Besides, it's a really catchy tune.