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Voici un roman doux, tranquille. Arnljotur quitte son Islande natale pour un pays du sud de l'Europe où il a pour mission de rendre vie à la plus belle roseraie du monde.
Oscillant entre les souvenir de la mère récemment décédée et la narration des événements présents, le roman raconte à la première personne la recherche de soi d'un jeune homme qui se construit au détour de différentes rencontres.
Ce roman rempli de tendresse coule comme une rivière, paisiblement. Et tout y est tellement charmant que je me suis surprise, à la dernière page, de ne pas avoir envie du tout d'arriver, déjà, au mot "fin".

anyu's review against another edition

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1.0

If nothing else reading (the first half of) this book has made me realise that the literary characteristic I have the least tolerance for is repetitiveness. Even if it has a narrative purpose, I find it exasperating. I was tempted to stop reading 60 pages in after being reminded several times that the narrator is a redhead and watching him have the exact same conversation about his roses and his infant daughter with three different people on three different occasions. I kept going, but eventually gave up when he also turned out to be sexist, annoying and insipid, making the inside of his head (and this novel) a very dull place to be.

kristruns's review against another edition

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5.0

Dásamleg

mathildeb's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective relaxing

4.0

ikarr's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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