Reviews

Juloratoriet by Göran Tunström

susidus's review against another edition

5.0

I bought this book when I was a teenager, and have been planning to read it ever since. I've always put it off because I thought it was a very "difficult" book, that would need to be read at a special moment. And I can say now, I'm glad I didn't read it as a teenager, since I probably wouldn't have understood it fully. There's a complexity of the story and the characters that I believe difficult to appreciate at a younger age. That obviously applies to me and not necessarily to anyyone else.
It's not a book you can read all in a stretch, it requires pauses for thinking and since every page is so poetically filled, I often could read just a few pages at a time. Gloomy? Yes, but also beautifully hopeful.
One of the great classics.

anndas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

ilovereading333's review against another edition

2.0

Jeg har skullet lese denne boken i mange år, og når jeg endelig gjorde det nå ble jeg skuffet. To stjerner er for godt språk, og enkelte gode personskildringer. Men ellers ble dette traurige greier, dessverre.

parsnip_road's review

2.0

Arons fru Solveig, vars sprudlande personlighet har dragit ut honom bland människorna, blir ihjältrampad av korna på väg till en repetition av Juloratoriet. Hans värld slås sönder, men han tar till slut barnen och flyttar till staden där han får jobb på hotellet. Men när han får kontakt med en kvinna i Nya Zeeland går det inte så bra som man kan ha hoppats. Sonen Sidner är även han inte "som de andra", men vännen Splendid ställer upp. Och vore det inte för att Fanny hade blivit besviken på Sven Hedin hade hon inte kommit till honom och då hade inte Victor funnits. Men även här är det på väg åt fel håll... Och så har vi Victor, vars mor anser att han är en stor konstnär...
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Vi valde den här boken i bokcirkeln eftersom vi tänkte att den har i alla fall en liten knytning till jul. Men ack vad vi bedrog oss.

drdearest's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

andrea2428's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alterego's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sophiatkins82's review against another edition

2.0

So Swedish, so depressing.

ebbisi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eleni_erato's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual assault and War