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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I would have enjoyed it more if I could have read it in Finnish.
adventurous
funny
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Arto Paasilinna's novel "The Year of the Hare" doesn't really break any new literary ground, but I enjoyed it overall and found the tale to be amusing.
Our narrator Kaarlo Vatanen has an epic midlife crisis of sorts -- quitting his job and his unhappy marriage after finding an injured hare in the woods. He goes for a yearlong romp through the Finish countryside and gets in all sorts of hot water and adventures.
I found this to be a pretty fun read.
Our narrator Kaarlo Vatanen has an epic midlife crisis of sorts -- quitting his job and his unhappy marriage after finding an injured hare in the woods. He goes for a yearlong romp through the Finish countryside and gets in all sorts of hot water and adventures.
I found this to be a pretty fun read.
Finnish cousin to Toomas Nipernaadi
I quite enjoyed this often humorous adventure through Finnish forests and countryside with a journalist who abandons his life in order to wander about with a hare that he nurses back to health after an injury. The situations they encounter range from forest fires to modern-day shamans seeking animal sacrifices to encounters with the Finnish bureaucracy & legal system, and battles to outwit or outfight a raven and a bear.
Although the situations are not exactly similar I was often reminded of the Estonian wanderlust classic [b:Toomas Nipernaadi|7704472|Toomas Nipernaadi|August Gailit|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1300882315s/7704472.jpg|10407975] from 1928 which only increased my affection for this 1975 work by Paasilinna.
I hadn't actually read anything else by the Finnish writer before this and I only came across it because it was a recent (October 2017) Audible Daily Deal. I'd certainly be open to reading/listening to more of his work. The reading by veteran narrator Simon Vance was well done.
I quite enjoyed this often humorous adventure through Finnish forests and countryside with a journalist who abandons his life in order to wander about with a hare that he nurses back to health after an injury. The situations they encounter range from forest fires to modern-day shamans seeking animal sacrifices to encounters with the Finnish bureaucracy & legal system, and battles to outwit or outfight a raven and a bear.
Although the situations are not exactly similar I was often reminded of the Estonian wanderlust classic [b:Toomas Nipernaadi|7704472|Toomas Nipernaadi|August Gailit|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1300882315s/7704472.jpg|10407975] from 1928 which only increased my affection for this 1975 work by Paasilinna.
I hadn't actually read anything else by the Finnish writer before this and I only came across it because it was a recent (October 2017) Audible Daily Deal. I'd certainly be open to reading/listening to more of his work. The reading by veteran narrator Simon Vance was well done.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated