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radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining and atmospheric, if a bit slow at times
fae_fatale's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
milesharvey's review against another edition
challenging
informative
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
stierwood's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Bought this one on a trip to Sweden in December and as vibes go, it didn't disappoint. It was idyllic and whimsical. A book that read like a victorian house, with long hallways that opened into doors inside whose rooms you found out a little more about the world that surrounds us and the people in it.
Gösta berling is nothing if not a pisces man. Which was both very endearing and often pissed me off.
My complaint is that there was no plot really, just vibes. And usually I like stuff like that but for a book called "the Saga of Gösta Berling, Gösta Berling 's role was surprisingly small. I wanted more of him, even if there weren't much plot!
I loved the touches of magic-- it wasn't about magic, but here and there we were surprised with entirely fantastical characters (like Sintram and the wood nymph).
I marked a few really powerful aphorisms.
It definitely did read more like a collection of short stories surrounding one world and one cast of characters. Each one contained a message and much food for thought.
I have soooo much cariño for Sweden bro 🇸🇪
Gösta berling is nothing if not a pisces man. Which was both very endearing and often pissed me off.
My complaint is that there was no plot really, just vibes. And usually I like stuff like that but for a book called "the Saga of Gösta Berling, Gösta Berling 's role was surprisingly small. I wanted more of him, even if there weren't much plot!
I loved the touches of magic-- it wasn't about magic, but here and there we were surprised with entirely fantastical characters (like Sintram and the wood nymph).
I marked a few really powerful aphorisms.
It definitely did read more like a collection of short stories surrounding one world and one cast of characters. Each one contained a message and much food for thought.
I have soooo much cariño for Sweden bro 🇸🇪
krobart's review
3.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/review-2110-classic-club-spin-result-the-saga-of-gosta-berling/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/review-2110-classic-club-spin-result-the-saga-of-gosta-berling/
chrisu12's review against another edition
2.0
En klassiker som jag började uppskatta mer mot slutet av boken. Vi följer den avsatte prästen Gösta Berling, som blir kavaljer på Ekeby gård, hans äventyr, det glädjande liv han och de andra kavaljererna lever, damerna han möter och kärleken som aldrig riktigt blir till något.
Överlag en svår bok att komma in i, språket är väldigt gammalmodigt, främst då berättaren brister ut i poetiska hyllningar allt som oftast, vilket avbryter berättelsen. Dessutom är sagan skriven som små noveller, som nog utspelar sig i samma område och tid, men med nya personer och ibland inte någon desto större sammankoppling med huvudberättelsen. Persongalleriet är enormt och man blandar ofta ihop de olika damerna, som alla älskar Gösta, de olika grevarna och de olika kavaljererna. Dessutom införs det mystiska element mellan varven som åtminstone gjorde mig osäker på om huvudpersonen hallucinerar eller överdriver de mystiska elementen, eller om vi faktiskt snuddar på fantasy mellan varven.
Mot slutet vande jag mig ändå vid berättarstilen och det slutliga temat för boken var helt intressant, ungdomens glädje, fest och strävan efter ärofylda äventyr mot att slutligen bli vuxen, ta ansvar för sina handlingar, arbeta hårt och hjälpa de omkring en
Överlag en svår bok att komma in i, språket är väldigt gammalmodigt, främst då berättaren brister ut i poetiska hyllningar allt som oftast, vilket avbryter berättelsen. Dessutom är sagan skriven som små noveller, som nog utspelar sig i samma område och tid, men med nya personer och ibland inte någon desto större sammankoppling med huvudberättelsen. Persongalleriet är enormt och man blandar ofta ihop de olika damerna, som alla älskar Gösta, de olika grevarna och de olika kavaljererna. Dessutom införs det mystiska element mellan varven som åtminstone gjorde mig osäker på om huvudpersonen hallucinerar eller överdriver de mystiska elementen, eller om vi faktiskt snuddar på fantasy mellan varven.
Mot slutet vande jag mig ändå vid berättarstilen och det slutliga temat för boken var helt intressant, ungdomens glädje, fest och strävan efter ärofylda äventyr mot att slutligen bli vuxen, ta ansvar för sina handlingar, arbeta hårt och hjälpa de omkring en
sigrundr's review
4.0
Schrijfstijl = 5⭐ metaforen= 5⭐ verhaal =2 ⭐ gemiddeld= 4⭐
Heel erg mooi geschreven, echt prachtig geweldig magnifique maar het verhaal boeide me eigenlijk niet waardoor ik heel lang over het boeken heb gedaan. De schrijfstijl is wel echt zo mooi, een van de mooist geschreven boeken dak ooit heb gelezen, misschien zelfs het mooist geschreven
Heel erg mooi geschreven, echt prachtig geweldig magnifique maar het verhaal boeide me eigenlijk niet waardoor ik heel lang over het boeken heb gedaan. De schrijfstijl is wel echt zo mooi, een van de mooist geschreven boeken dak ooit heb gelezen, misschien zelfs het mooist geschreven
dori_anne's review against another edition
5.0
wow.
what can I say to do justice to this book ? I am feeling very uncomfortable writing this review. First of all : the writing style ! Poetic to its core. Some of the depiction of Nature were absolutly gorgeous, the personnification of It gave a sort of tale atmosphere to the book. Talking about the atmosphere, Selma Lagerlöf plays with genre and she embarks us on adventures, romances, horror tales, and a little bit of fantasy sometime ; all of that in the beautiful setting if Sweden with its white mountains, deep forests and the Leuven, a lake, but a character as well. Perfect for winter. perfect for escapism.
One of the thing that pleased me the most were the characters. The women especially blew my mind, because I think it's the first time I actually read well built and realistic, credible female characters. All in nuances. In that sense there is also a bit of realism in this work : Selma Lagerlöf have a sharp eye on relationships between men and women, and too often unsaid truths can be found between the lines. The male characters are not less important, on the contrary, it's a whole, and the interactions between all those characters give us a fair account of the society.
Apart from that, the place of the narrator is ambiguous, she conveys the story, but she also receives it, and sometime the line between author, narrator and character is blurred. It kind of reminds me f the narration in [b:Eugene Onegin|441200|Eugene Onegin|Alexander Pushkin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1657538916l/441200._SY75_.jpg|1795311]
I've not read so powerful and beautiful a book for since long.
what can I say to do justice to this book ? I am feeling very uncomfortable writing this review. First of all : the writing style ! Poetic to its core. Some of the depiction of Nature were absolutly gorgeous, the personnification of It gave a sort of tale atmosphere to the book. Talking about the atmosphere, Selma Lagerlöf plays with genre and she embarks us on adventures, romances, horror tales, and a little bit of fantasy sometime ; all of that in the beautiful setting if Sweden with its white mountains, deep forests and the Leuven, a lake, but a character as well. Perfect for winter. perfect for escapism.
One of the thing that pleased me the most were the characters. The women especially blew my mind, because I think it's the first time I actually read well built and realistic, credible female characters. All in nuances. In that sense there is also a bit of realism in this work : Selma Lagerlöf have a sharp eye on relationships between men and women, and too often unsaid truths can be found between the lines. The male characters are not less important, on the contrary, it's a whole, and the interactions between all those characters give us a fair account of the society.
Apart from that, the place of the narrator is ambiguous, she conveys the story, but she also receives it, and sometime the line between author, narrator and character is blurred. It kind of reminds me f the narration in [b:Eugene Onegin|441200|Eugene Onegin|Alexander Pushkin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1657538916l/441200._SY75_.jpg|1795311]
I've not read so powerful and beautiful a book for since long.
paradismaja's review against another edition
3.0
Den tog sin tid!! Ibland - jättebra och jättefin. Ibland - va i helvete är de som händer, jag kopplar inte alls och skala bort mer en hälften tack.
maako's review against another edition
can't keep up with changes of style and generally feels like a wannabe pastiche of all literature that came before it