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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
my first non-autofiction vigdis! what a joy! so light and fun and easy. very hopeful ultimately and love the climactic emphasis on FUN!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicide
Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual content
reflective
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Every now and then I encounter a novel where I love the writing and the concept, but the story as a whole falls flat for me somehow. Unfortunately, that was the case with Long Live the Post Horn! Vigdis Hjorth's prose is hypnotic and anxious. Conceptually, this novel is on a topic I love; it's about a woman waking up to the ills of capitalist society and developing working-class solidarity. Ellinor, the narrator, finds purpose in dedicating her time to a political campaign undertaken by Postkom, the Norwegian postal worker's union.
Though I love reading about existential crises and labor movements, Ellinor herself often lost my attention. Hjorth seems to keep Ellinor at arm's length from the reader for the entire novel. She's spiraling and that's clear, but Hjorth never develops much characterization outside of Ellinor's constant mental highs and lows. How can I connect with her journey if I barely know how she was before it began?
Though I love reading about existential crises and labor movements, Ellinor herself often lost my attention. Hjorth seems to keep Ellinor at arm's length from the reader for the entire novel. She's spiraling and that's clear, but Hjorth never develops much characterization outside of Ellinor's constant mental highs and lows. How can I connect with her journey if I barely know how she was before it began?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Classism
Moderate: Toxic relationship
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A quirky book about a woman working for a PR firm in Norway, who has to take over a project regarding the Norwegian postal service after the death of a collegue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Alcohol