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En kraftansträngning för koncentrationssvaga jag att ta sig igenom detta stundtals vattentrampande epos. Men jag är glad att jag gjorde det! Jag vet inte om Sandgren faktiskt menade att låta karaktärerna balansera på karikatyrens rand men jag hade i alla fall roligt. I love Gbg

kimchifairy's review against another edition

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A novel that's met with some quite strange comparisons; it's a cavernous epic of family and intellectual life, reminiscent of, say, On Beauty or The Corrections, but which makes both of them seem petty and sophomoric. The philosophical and the everyday churn slowly, perfectly around each other until, in the last hundred pages or so, the desperate sadness at their centre lurches devastatingly into frame. Astonishingly good; one of the best debut novels I've ever read.

anniejacobsson's review against another edition

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4.0

4,5

stella94's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a slooooooow read. Ended up listening to it instead, and became slightly more interested then. Don't actually know know this book was good or a waste of time...

msmoodyreader's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

4.5

antonsk's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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