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Jäniksen vuosi

Arto Paasilinna

3.48 AVERAGE

adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

Kokonaisuus hyvä, painottuen toki kirjan alkuosaan. Luettu joskus vuosia sitten, josta muistui takaumia.

It was okay ! I got bored tho I think 
adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

renie's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 63%

I found this dated and bewildering; a series of short encounters between Vatanen and assorted local ‘characters’. I couldn’t see the point of it - Vatanen didn’t seem to change because of these experiences. Definitely not my sense of humour.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Reasons why I'm happy to have picked up this book:
1 - On new Year's day, it has the word 'year' in its title.
2 - On New year's day, I have managed to start and finish it, thus taking my 2021 average to one read book per day
3 - On New Year's Day, it actually mentions New Year's day
4 - I like bunnies and baby hares
5 - It is set in many spots of a country I don't know much about, and about which I have read very little, and that is obviously celebrated in its own specific identity, and that actually makes you feel like giving it a go someday,
6 - At the same time, it has many elements reminding me of Norway, which I have been missing lately
7 - It has a lovely deadpan nonsense humour
8 - It speaks of someone taking care of someone else
9 - After last year, I have a burning need for escapism
10 - It has an interesting way to make animals and nature relevant to the plot
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No