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stinajohanns's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun read opened a small window into the life of kids and teenagers in a small town in Northern Sweden where the people are not quite Finnish but not really quite Swedish either. It was entertaining but I will probably not be analyzing the story long after I finish. But that's OK. Sometimes it's perfectly fine to just read something entertaining.
atypeof's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
accioanna's review against another edition
2.0
Den var okej. En kompott av anekdoter från huvudpersonens uppväxt i Vittula nära Pajala i Tornedalen. En del roliga bitar, men mestadels fånigt. Jag fastnade aldrig för karaktärerna eller storyn. Vissa saker som berättades var dock ganska finurliga och bra skrivna så de kanske jag kommer att komma ihåg.
lovisaback's review against another edition
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
alexreading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A story of a young boys childhood and progression into puberty in the north of Sweden; cols, violence, alcohol, silence and the need for something different. Much better than I thought it would be!
yakubianape's review against another edition
4.0
En påminnelse: läsa den här boken igen på svenska när jag är flyttande
alice111's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
imdillionen's review against another edition
5.0
Tämä yllätti samaistuttavuudellaan ja huumorillaan. Suomalaisille paljon hauskaa tunnistettavaa. Nauroin usein ääneen, etenkin hääkappaleelle.
Episodimaista kerrontaa, ei sinänsä mitään tarinaa, mistä johtuen loppukappaleet vähän latteita. Maaginen realismi toimi tosi hyvin. Useita kielellisesti kauniita kohtia.
Poikien suudelma oli hellyttävä motiivi.
Episodimaista kerrontaa, ei sinänsä mitään tarinaa, mistä johtuen loppukappaleet vähän latteita. Maaginen realismi toimi tosi hyvin. Useita kielellisesti kauniita kohtia.
Poikien suudelma oli hellyttävä motiivi.
cmw119's review against another edition
1.0
This was one of the worst books I have ever read (and I read three of the twilight books so I'm no stranger to bad books).
This was terrible writing, run-on sentences and a narrative that legitimately had no linear construction. If this hadn't been a school requirement I would have abandoned it in the first chapter.
The characters were flat and unrelateable. Music was supposed to be a central theme but was just sprinkled here and there. I guess the point was to be the biography of a place like Crapalachia by Scott McClanahan, except this was liked Crapalachia's brain dead distant cousin.
This was terrible writing, run-on sentences and a narrative that legitimately had no linear construction. If this hadn't been a school requirement I would have abandoned it in the first chapter.
The characters were flat and unrelateable. Music was supposed to be a central theme but was just sprinkled here and there. I guess the point was to be the biography of a place like Crapalachia by Scott McClanahan, except this was liked Crapalachia's brain dead distant cousin.