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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
miagoranson's review against another edition
4.0
Denna bok ska läsas när man är helt avslappnad och helst befinner sig i Värmland.
ullsi's review against another edition
4.0
Denna ljudbok har varit en perfekt följeslagare på mörka cykelturer till och från jobbet. Jag gillar att det bland de himlastormande känslorna ges plats även för roliga små sidohistorier och fina beskrivningar av naturen. (Och namnen! Så många fina efternamn – varför känner inte jag någon Sinclair, Sintram eller Stjärnhök?)
socorrobaptista's review against another edition
4.0
Primeira mulher a ganhar do Prêmio Nobel de Literatura, em 1909, e também a primeira mulher a se tornar membro da Academia Sueca, em 1914, Lagerlöf nos apresenta uma narrativa vibrante, que nos conta as aventuras e desventuras de Gösta Berling, um pastor renegado, que, em busca de redenção, torna-se amado por uns e odiado por outros, enquanto tenta definir o próprio caminho. É um texto que nos remete a Contos de Fadas, a narrativas mitológicas, a Fausto, e a várias outras figuras da literatura e da história. Leitura envolvente, recomendo.
kumipaul's review against another edition
2.0
This story in the beginning felt like a Brothers Grimm tale, but then it mostly reminded me of Don Quixote, but without the charisma and magic, and without the knight errant sidekick to act as a foil. Gosta was both hero and villain, and he possessed a certain magical-type quality, but I never could settle on whether I was on his side 0r not. I frequently felt that the pacing of the dialog and general tone of the story was also often reminiscent of Quixote, and I enjoyed the first page or two of each chapter when the author would build atmospherics before transitioning back into the story, so I often appreciated Lagerlof's skill in her writing. Unfortunately though, I tired of most characters that I just could not connect with, and I found myself more and more eager to get to the end.
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Selma Lagerlöf became the inaugural woman winner in 1909 for the “lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterise her writings”. The Story of Gosta Berling, her debut, follows the titular character, a drunken and defrocked priest. He is destitute and ready to die when he is taken in by the wealthy mistress of a manor house who also has 12 other cavaliers under her patronage. A deal with Sintram, an accomplice of the devil, allows Berling and the other cavaliers to takeover the estate. The story has adventure and plenty of humour, along with a strong sense of place, both physical and cultural. Folklore and magical realism are key features of the plot. The overarching character arc is one of redemption. I found the moralising and religious overtones a bit much for my personal taste, although they were not atypical for their time. Additionally I may have been in a rut analytically, instantly associating the 12 cavaliers with the 12 disciples; parallels with the Knights of the Round Table never entered my head until I saw it mentioned elsewhere. But the “Christ in reverse” take is pretty compelling - Berling starts off being found guilty and defrocked (crucified) and goes on to find happiness as a simple carpenter. Very glad to have read this even if it isn’t a personal favourite.
janlc's review against another edition
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
3.75
Åh, Gösta Berling. Hvis bare du og dine med-kavalerer kunne være de egoistiske slendrianer med et konsekvensoverblik som et lille barn. Så ville det være så dejlig nemt, at tænke ilde om jer.
Men ak og ve - igen og igen demonstrerer I hjerte og handlekraft på vegne af andre og uden hensyntagen til jer selv. Og hvad skal jeg arme stakkel så tænke om jer?
Selma Lagerlöf leger med den 4. væg flere gange i denne fortælling. Med mest humor i indledningen. Det skaber en levende fortællerstemme.
Historien om Gösta Berling, hans kumpaner og det år plus det løse, der er givet til handlingen, fremstår skarp. For mig læst op af Lars Bom, og det kan der ikke sættes en finger på.
Der er et relativt stort persongalleri at holde styr på, men det går. Og de er skrevet ud som rigtige mennesker (med ganske få undtagelser, men selv da er der noget dybde). Det kan gøre det lidt kompliceret, for de gør handlinger, der forarger og fortjener foragt. Men senere gør de samme mennesker noget flot og uselvisk og så er det som om at ens foragt virker lidt overdrevet.
Alt i alt en fornøjelse at høre. Og måske er historien tæt på at skulle have en højere karakter?
Men ak og ve - igen og igen demonstrerer I hjerte og handlekraft på vegne af andre og uden hensyntagen til jer selv. Og hvad skal jeg arme stakkel så tænke om jer?
Selma Lagerlöf leger med den 4. væg flere gange i denne fortælling. Med mest humor i indledningen. Det skaber en levende fortællerstemme.
Historien om Gösta Berling, hans kumpaner og det år plus det løse, der er givet til handlingen, fremstår skarp. For mig læst op af Lars Bom, og det kan der ikke sættes en finger på.
Der er et relativt stort persongalleri at holde styr på, men det går. Og de er skrevet ud som rigtige mennesker (med ganske få undtagelser, men selv da er der noget dybde). Det kan gøre det lidt kompliceret, for de gør handlinger, der forarger og fortjener foragt. Men senere gør de samme mennesker noget flot og uselvisk og så er det som om at ens foragt virker lidt overdrevet.
Alt i alt en fornøjelse at høre. Og måske er historien tæt på at skulle have en højere karakter?
rissaleighs's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't expect this book to be anything special. I actually stumbled upon it while researching some genealogy. One of my great great grandmothers had come to America in 1905 from the Värmland province in Sweden and the family line goes back there at least to the 1750s. This book is set in Värmland in the ....1830s or 40s maybe? And is supposedly recalling some of the local history and folklore. So I began to read it mainly for a glimpse into the lives of my ancestors. But I ended up being totally enthralled. This obscure old classic is a little unexpected in every way.
For one thing, Selma Lagerlöf won the Nobel Prize for Literature for it in 1909 and she was the first woman to ever be awarded it! --one of only 14 women, actually, to have received it in the 100+ years since its inception.
It reads like a loosely woven collection of vignettes. The title character, Gösta, isn't always present and the POV shifts around a lot. And most of the stories are a little larger than life, a little supernatural, the tone a little melodramatic. As it went on, Selma inserted herself from time to time as a little child who grew up hearing these tales, so we realize that we, too, are hearing these stories from the perspective of a child where a villain actually literally COULD be the devil, or a hunted bear could have articulate thoughts and feelings about things. There is, too, a run in with a wood nymph who MIGHT just be the product of one guy's insanity, but also might be real. For that reason, these stories kind of feel like they fit into the magical realism genre.
All in all, they come together to form a kind of lovely little story arc with themes of redemption and love. The setting is evocative--snowy forests, the metallic ring of the forge, a heroine racing over broken ice floes to try to save the day....Loved it!
Gösta can be kind of irritatingly unrealistic and "woe is me,", but it helps if you think of him as an enneagram 4.
For one thing, Selma Lagerlöf won the Nobel Prize for Literature for it in 1909 and she was the first woman to ever be awarded it! --one of only 14 women, actually, to have received it in the 100+ years since its inception.
It reads like a loosely woven collection of vignettes. The title character, Gösta, isn't always present and the POV shifts around a lot. And most of the stories are a little larger than life, a little supernatural, the tone a little melodramatic. As it went on, Selma inserted herself from time to time as a little child who grew up hearing these tales, so we realize that we, too, are hearing these stories from the perspective of a child where a villain actually literally COULD be the devil, or a hunted bear could have articulate thoughts and feelings about things. There is, too, a run in with a wood nymph who MIGHT just be the product of one guy's insanity, but also might be real. For that reason, these stories kind of feel like they fit into the magical realism genre.
All in all, they come together to form a kind of lovely little story arc with themes of redemption and love. The setting is evocative--snowy forests, the metallic ring of the forge, a heroine racing over broken ice floes to try to save the day....Loved it!
Gösta can be kind of irritatingly unrealistic and "woe is me,", but it helps if you think of him as an enneagram 4.
ippa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
3.75