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regitzexenia's review against another edition
5.0
Satans fodspor is not for the fainthearted.
I find it a bit scary how much I like this book.
Just a short recap. This is the book in which Niklas, Villemo and Dominic finally find out what their big purpose is. Why they've been chosen, why they have the characteristic yellow cat-eyes and supernatural powers.
It all begins with a mystery, a strange, scary creature whom the frightened citizens of Norway describe as Satan, but whom the Ice People fear might be one of their own. One of the evil ones. He has all the marks of a cursed child of the Ice People and therefore, the three cat-eyed members of the family set out to neutralise him. Make sure he stops killing people, either by killing him or reforming him.
They name him Ulvhedin and for a good long stretch of the book, he is purely evil. No human compassion, no understanding of other people.
I like the way the powerstruggle between Ulvhedin and Villemo is portrayed. They don't fight physically, but mentally. But she's not the only one to make him suddenly think about other people, maybe even care about them.
He does a lot of unforgivable things, but somehow I still can't hate him. Ulvhedin that is. Elisa, whom you'll know if you've read the book, Im just not spoiling who she is, calls the curse a disease and I'm partial to agree with her. Still, parts of this book do get a bit gruesome and creepy - just not in the sort of supernatural, serene or eerie way that we've become used to in this series. Knowing what I know, about this series and Sandemo, I'm not that surprised that she writes these scenes, nor that similar things happen much later on in the series, but I am actually sort of impressed with the way she managed to portray it.
I'm sorry if that made no sense to you. If you've read the book, I'm sure it will and if you haven't I just don't want to spoil you. If you have no plans for reading it, I don't know why you're still reading my long, rambling reviews.
Despite the awful things that happen in this book, there's some humour to be found also and I really need that balance while reading this story. And that's why I ultimately love this book. Because it is an emotional, interesting, scary and horrifying story. But it is also a story that makes me feel just a bit of empathy for the supposedly evil character, a lot of empathy with the victims, not just of Ulvhedin's but also that of the ridiculous soldiers. I just, I like this book, because the curse and the fight to not give in to the evil that lurks in the cursed inviduals get ramped back up again. And that's the best part of the series. It's a family saga, yes, it's a lot of people and generations' stories of growing up in Scandinavia in the 1500 and 1600s. But it is also a fantasy, a story of the ultimate good and evil, long threads of destiny that spins a web that the characters have to live in.
Wow, very poetic.
I find it a bit scary how much I like this book.
Just a short recap. This is the book in which Niklas, Villemo and Dominic finally find out what their big purpose is. Why they've been chosen, why they have the characteristic yellow cat-eyes and supernatural powers.
It all begins with a mystery, a strange, scary creature whom the frightened citizens of Norway describe as Satan, but whom the Ice People fear might be one of their own. One of the evil ones. He has all the marks of a cursed child of the Ice People and therefore, the three cat-eyed members of the family set out to neutralise him. Make sure he stops killing people, either by killing him or reforming him.
They name him Ulvhedin and for a good long stretch of the book, he is purely evil. No human compassion, no understanding of other people.
I like the way the powerstruggle between Ulvhedin and Villemo is portrayed. They don't fight physically, but mentally. But she's not the only one to make him suddenly think about other people, maybe even care about them.
He does a lot of unforgivable things, but somehow I still can't hate him. Ulvhedin that is. Elisa, whom you'll know if you've read the book, Im just not spoiling who she is, calls the curse a disease and I'm partial to agree with her. Still, parts of this book do get a bit gruesome and creepy - just not in the sort of supernatural, serene or eerie way that we've become used to in this series. Knowing what I know, about this series and Sandemo, I'm not that surprised that she writes these scenes, nor that similar things happen much later on in the series, but I am actually sort of impressed with the way she managed to portray it.
I'm sorry if that made no sense to you. If you've read the book, I'm sure it will and if you haven't I just don't want to spoil you. If you have no plans for reading it, I don't know why you're still reading my long, rambling reviews.
Despite the awful things that happen in this book, there's some humour to be found also and I really need that balance while reading this story. And that's why I ultimately love this book. Because it is an emotional, interesting, scary and horrifying story. But it is also a story that makes me feel just a bit of empathy for the supposedly evil character, a lot of empathy with the victims, not just of Ulvhedin's but also that of the ridiculous soldiers. I just, I like this book, because the curse and the fight to not give in to the evil that lurks in the cursed inviduals get ramped back up again. And that's the best part of the series. It's a family saga, yes, it's a lot of people and generations' stories of growing up in Scandinavia in the 1500 and 1600s. But it is also a fantasy, a story of the ultimate good and evil, long threads of destiny that spins a web that the characters have to live in.
Wow, very poetic.
fyrrea's review against another edition
2.0
Ocena: 2 z minusem.
Wrażenia: Niby fajne, ale jedno duże zastrzeżenie - utrwala wiarę w bajeczki, że jeśli kobieta zwiąże się z przemocowym mężczyzną, to siłą miłości swojej i wspólnym dzieckiem uda się go zmienić w dobrego człowieka. No sorry, bez mocy Villemo nie ma bata ;)
Dla kogo: Nie dla tych, których triggeruje gwałt.
Wrażenia: Niby fajne, ale jedno duże zastrzeżenie - utrwala wiarę w bajeczki, że jeśli kobieta zwiąże się z przemocowym mężczyzną, to siłą miłości swojej i wspólnym dzieckiem uda się go zmienić w dobrego człowieka. No sorry, bez mocy Villemo nie ma bata ;)
Dla kogo: Nie dla tych, których triggeruje gwałt.
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