Welcome to my About page!
I’m Anastasia, I am a book junkie from Finland. Over my life, I have read over 3000 books… Closing on 4000. Why? How? I don’t know… Because reading is my superpower.
On this blog I try to write short and witty book reviews and give different kinds of tips for reading books in general.
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you can find me on other social media sites.
You can email me: readandsurvive@gmail.com
My Goodreads profile (click)
See also: Review Policy
Happy reading & blogging moments!
Love,
Anastasia
Anastasia, great passion you have, I love reading, too! May I recommend a book if you haven’t already read it? Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 10/10 or what do you think?
Chryssa, thanks for commenting & book recommendation! :) I haven’t read Brave New World but as I looked it up now, I think it is definitely must-read. (Dear library, soon we meet again)
Just found your site. Consider me a fan.
Hi Anastasia, nice to meet you. Thank you so much for following our blog. I hope you enjoy the stories of our journey, both inner and outer. And do please feel free to join the conversation.
Cheers, Alison
Hello Alison,
Nice to meet you too! :) Your blog is wonderful, I love the amount of photographs, almost feel like I am there with you!
You are just like me, from Finland and read over 1000 books. I am on goodreads too now just to see how many books I can really read in one year. Four years now. I lost over 4000 books in a house fire years ago so I do free book reviews for authors for exchange of there books. I have a poems book on amazon too, but I don’t sell much. That is great because I can say I wrote one book either way. Jackie :)
Hey and you are Sagittarius like me? Best sign ever! ;) I actually started reading diary/journal in 2008 in hope not to read same books twice (didn’t quite work as I wanted) I wish I didn’t have to upload all my books manually to Goodreads. Oh, that sounds awful! I am sorry for your book loss but on bright aspect now you have so fascinating exchange with authors then :)
I’ve nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blog Award! http://avoluptuousmind.com/2014/06/29/very-inspiring-blog-awards/ :D
Thank you for the nomination! :) ^^
Great, and happy to meet you on here! Thanks for reading my review of 12 Years a Slave, not the best book I’ve read this year. Hope you can find one or two books on there that you like the sound of. Reading is among the best habits a person can have. :)
Likewise! :) I agree that it’s not being the best book I have read this year either, however I liked it still. (By the way I find book was shorter than movie.) I definitely agree with that! :)
Good, then we agree on two things! :) Not seen the film yet, but will do as a reward for completing the book. In nine out ten cases the film is shorter than the book! :)
:D Well in that I disagree. I think unless book is a “brick” it takes less time to watch the movie but maybe I just enjoy reading too much so time flies :)
Keep on enjoying reading, nothing could be better for both the mind and the soul. :)
Hi there! Thanks for following us over at Great (Reading) Expectations! We hope to hear from you soon in the comments!
Great blog, love the ‘how to read’ feature in the book reviews. The quirky photo’s are a good touch too!
Thank you for your comment! ^^
Thanks for following :) Question – do you go by Anastasia or Nastya? :)
What a nice question! Haha, well my mother and grandmother call me Nastya :) but I have many nicknames
Hi Anastasia, thanks for finding and following my blog! SD
Hi there. Thanks a million for stopping by and following my crime novel review site at prelovedbooksblog.com. Your site looks great, love the Read & Survive title! Look forward to coming back to see what you’re reading. ~ Deirdre, Ireland
:) Hello Deirdre! Thank you so much! Your blog is thrilling, I like how it’s focused on crime fiction. Easy to find a book to read next time I want to read something from this genre.
Hiya, thanks for following my blog! I’m looking forward to having a peek around yours. :)
I really like your approach to reading and sharing it with others. Thanks for following my reviews–that’s how I found your site. Wonderful!
Thank you! :) And thanks for the follow also!
Hello! I love reading your blog and I have nominated you for The Liebster Award on my blog goodbookscents http://goodbookscents.wordpress.com with a link to your blog. Enjoy!
Hello! ^^ Thanks a lot!
I love your blog design and your approach to reading and reviewing!
Thank you! :) Liked your blog!
Anastasia, what a lovely name and what a lovely blog! I sense serenity here among the books in your background and in you. I have had a brother-in-law from Finland in my life until recently when he passed away. I loved hearing him talk about his childhood there and his trips back to visit family. I too am a book lover and enjoy sharing my thoughts about them. I am so happy you chose to follow both of my blogs! I’ll be following you by email. Looking forward to knowing you better.
Sherrey, thank you so much for your comment and thank you for following me via email :)
I am sorry to hear about your brother-in-law.
As Finn, I think we are pretty interesting nation. I think especially socially we are pretty different from all the other nations, more introvert.
Thank you for the follow! I love to meet new people who are into books and reading, I look forward to looking through your reviews and seeing what you’ve read.
:) Likewise, I was so fascinated by your blog and interested by the fact that you are librarian. When I was small girl it was my dream profession
Well, there is some stuff on my blog from my library school classes, mostly what I was doing in class etc, but you are welcome to browse it to learn more. I started as a teen volunteer myself, and it became my choice profession that way. I should be having some more stuff on what kind of programs and things I do as well as book reviews in the future.
Oh you definitely should! I was in library really short time (one week) as school practicant and what I especially liked was their method to glue the pages that had been separated from the book, back to the book :) it was like hmm hospital of book at same time. Will be looking forward to your posts! :)
Book repair and preservation was a class I could have taken, but opted out of. It’s usually something you use more of in University or special collection libraries and archives. It is fascinating though how they can repair some of the damage. :)
You should have taken it :D I think that makes sense though, here we have very small libraries just so I think hmmm maybe they are nicely old-fashioned with that.
Well, you went and done it. You went and followed Uncle Bardie’s Stories & Such. You are now one of Uncle Bardie’s Band of Merry Followers. Just so you know, Uncle Bardie’s a hoot, and he’s got quite a few whoppers in his bag of stories. Some funny, some not so funny. But all told for your entertainment. Thank you for following his blog.
Thanks for following our blog :)
Hello Anastasia – I just wanted to let you know I’ have nominated you a ‘one lovely blogger’ on my post today at http://bookheathen.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/a-lovely-blogger-award/
Thank you for nominating me! :)
Just found your blog and I like it a lot! Looking forward to reading more from you in 2015.
Thank you, will check out your blog! :) Wish you all the best in this beginning year!
Hello! I really enjoy your blog so I’ve nominated you for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. If you would like to participate you can read my post about it here:
https://ahouseofbooks.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award-nomination/
Thank you for nominating me! :)
I nominated you too :P <3
https://krlindhom93.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/
Oh that was sneaky! :D
Thank you so much for the follow, my blog is only just starting out so it is so encouraging when I get new followers. I love you blog by the way so I followed you back
Thank you yourself! :) It’s encouraging indeed, makes me continue blogging. WordPress somehow makes it easier to follow those who follow me than those who don’t so I’m always happy when I’m followed back (less work) :D
Hi, Anastasia! Thanks so much for following The Write Edge! I hope you find it edifies and enhances your day. Have a great week!
Likewise :)
Hi Anastasia! I have a fairly un-blog related request! I really want to visit Finland this Summer but know next to nothing about it… and wondered if you have any recommendations on where to go? We love mountains, forests, water, food, reading books, going on walks and exploring history. And I love Norwegian fairy tales. And sunshine would be a bonus but I doubt you can arrange that… THANK YOU!!!
Aaa hey great! :) Welcome!
So…mostly Northern Finland has mountains and I wouldn’t recommend going there during the summer (June-August) because the mosquito are just mad that time of the year. They even make elks & reindeer try to hide in shops. But then if you are ready to deal with them, Lapland is beautiful. Concerning Norwegian fairy tales, we don’t really have a culture of fairy tales in same sense as Norwegians or Danes. We might have some folk tales like Kalevala etc. but we have nothing really to offer for tourists (except Santa Claus village).
I think I am only comfortable in recommending cities in southern Finland as I am not so familiar with Lapland myself. I would recommend: Turku + Naantali, Helsinki, Porvoo, Hanko, Raasepori region, Tampere & Savonlinna, Imatra. In smaller cities it’s good to have someone as guide especially if you want to learn about the history of those cities. Forests and water are the thing pretty much anywhere here :)
As warning, it’s really hard to find cheap accomodation in bigger cities and also traveling by public transport: trains, buses is quite expensive. Aaa and hey if you have any more questions, or if there’s something I can help with, I would be very happy to help! :) My email is readandsurvive@gmail.com
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I’m getting very excited! And possibly considering Norway too… When I came to Finland before I LOVED it though – sadly I don’t actually know where it was! We loved swimming in the lake and this amazing old house we stayed in!
Norway is lovely :) especially fjords! Aaa haha so you’ve been here before :p that’s good and sounds like an great experience!
I’m Finnish-American, and my granddaughters have a love of Finland and books. I will have to show them your blog. They will love it!
Thank you! :)
I thought that your nickname sounded somehow Finnish but I was not sure. Do you know from which part of Finland your ancestors were from?
Hey there Anastasia! I’m doing a project where I’m following ten exciting, fresh, and interesting bloggers each day for the month of March 2015, and you’re today’s #4! Feel free to come visit me when you can at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com, and follow if you like what you read. Have a good one!
Thanks for stopping by at my blog :) hope you enjoy! Definitely will stop by
Hey! I nominated you for the Liebster Awards. If you want to participate, read the rules, make a post, and let me know about it so I can read it!
https://thedrunklibrarian.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/liebster-awards/
Thank you! :)
Thanks for following The immortal Jukebox Anastasia. I hope you will much to entertain you (and comment on!). i look forward to exploration of your blog. Regards Thom.
I know you haven’t posted for a while. I hope this helps convince you to come back! https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/awards-three-of-a-different-kind/
Thank you for the nomination! :) I will be back with new blog posts soon
You’ve been nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award
https://bookmarkchronicles.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/blogger-recognition-award/
Thank you! :)
Hi Anastasia, I’ve nominated you for a Dragon’s Loyalty Award – because it’s a dragon, right? All that fire-breathing and sharp claws makes it sort of irresistible… https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/dragons-loyalty-award/
Thank you for the nomination! :) Absolutely irresistible award! :) Love the name.
I know! That’s what I thought:)
Hi, I’ve nominated you for the Free Spirit Award (https://honyasbookshelf.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/free-spirit-award/). Feel free to participate or not as you like–I know you’re crazy busy. Thanks for keeping up an amazing site! :)
Thank you! ♥
Haha have to find time, I love these blog awards, they make me happy
Hey, I tagged you in a thing (if you want to do it) ^.^ https://bookmarkedponderings.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/bath-body-works-book-tag/
Thank you ^^
Hey! I nominated you for The Encouraging Thunder Award. :)
You can check it out here: https://enthrallingdimple.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/the-encouraging-thunder-award/ :D
Have a nice day! <3 :D
Thank you! :) I love the variety of these blog awards, there’s so many cool ones with cool names and hmm logos :)
Good Morning! I nominated you for a Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Awards! http://notanotherdumbblonde.com/2015/09/04/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/
Lovely award, thank you! :)
Hey there! I love reading too! I think your blog is amazing! Consider me a fan. :D
Thank you! :D
Thank you for nominating me!
Hi! I’ve nominated you for a Liebster Award. :)
You can find out more here:
https://thefrenchlibrary.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/the-liebster-award/
Thank you! I love being nominated!
Hi Anastasia, I’ve nominated you for the Champions’ Award due to the constantly high standard of your site:)
https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/champions-blogging-award-courtesy-of-the-amazing-seumas-gallacher/
Sarah, thank you for nominating me! You’re ever wonderful! And this is one fantastic award! :)
I am book addict also from Finland. I have read only few Finnish books, because my hobby is language learning. That’s why I have about 1500 French books, which I have read thrice. Those books which I have, have never been translated into Finnish.
Happy reading!
Always nice to meet fellow book addict! 1500 French books, that’s one fantastic collection! Are there some books that have been translated in English that you could recommend to me?
Likewise!
Many those books are dating back years, because I started to buy them already in 1975. Those books I bought from Paris or Brussels. Nearly all of them are Space adventures. Many books have been translated into various languages, but Finnish.
I think that I cannot give any English name for them. Sorry.
Books, which are translated into Finnish, I love those, which are written by Zane Grey. It is my favorite author who describes ”Old Wild West”. All these books tell about love, the deception of the human heart, Indians, cowboys, friendship, criminals, sorrow of heart, nature and horses etc.
I see, in either case that’s very inspiring that you have so many books and that you bought them from Paris & Brussels. Thank you for the recommendation, Zane Grey seems like an interesting author!
Thanks for following, Anastasia :-)
Dear Anastasia
We have been following each other’s blog for quite some time now. I want to thank you for that. As my blog grew I struggled to give as much in return as I was receiving. I am sorry for that.
Due to this, I am moving my work to this newly created website:
http://whitetreasures.weebly.com/
I am staying on WP without much content shared.
I wish you all the very best.
Love, Isabella
I’m digging this blog.
:D glad to hear that!
I hope you find mine enjoyable, it can be a bit saucy.
Hello there! I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for following my blog =)
Books really are important; they can harm society or they can change for the better. I just love reading–I’ve always got something I’m working on!
Your blog was awesome! :) That’s very true about books! As Picasso said “art is a lie that makes us realize truth”, books raise awareness :) Reading is my choice of drug.
Ha, ha…thanks =)
Thank you for nominating me! :)
Hey just letting you know that I nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award!
https://flaviathebibliophileblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/14/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Thank you for the nomination! :) Much appreciated!
Thank you for nominating me! :)
Just letting yo know – I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award🙂 https://middleearthreflections.com/honours/
Lovely! Thank you! :D
Can’t wait to read some of your posts! Happy blogging :)
Likewise! :)
Hey :) I’ve nominated you to take part in the Get To Know Me Tag if you want to take part here’s a link to my post: https://wordpress.com/post/andinawonderlandtheylie.wordpress.com/10657 But don’t worry if not! Best Wishes ~ Shannon x
Awww, thank you Shannon! Sounds like a fun tag! :)
Thank you for following! My book review blog is http://www.readsandroses.com, while Gail’s Gals is no longer in use. Just wanted to let you know! 🙂
Thanks for letting me know! :) Will follow you on the right blog!
Thanks so much!