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aec58's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
franklyfrank's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ahmed92kira's review against another edition
4.0
الحياة بلا مال
*اللي يگلك الفلوس مو كلشي نصحه يقرا هاي الرواية*
*اللي يگلك الفلوس مو كلشي نصحه يقرا هاي الرواية*
sinimini's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
hydeandseek's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
chloekg's review
5.0
A whiplash experience of being in someone else's head, the narrator struggles to keep his emotion and wits about him in the oppressively decent world of Norway circa 1890. It is gripping and tragic and inevitably relevant.
alfsan's review
5.0
First of all this book is a tough read. It talks about the spiraling to the bottom of poverty and of one self in such a real way it gives you the frills and lets you sulking in thought for days to come. You will never see homeless people in a common/indifferent way again.
The prose is magnificent. The character is a mix of Palahniuk meets Kerouac and written by Dostoyevsky and Gogol. Just beautiful and brilliant.
It's so amazingly written and so witty that is hard to believe it's a book from the 19th century!
The writer doesn't go into deep description of the setting, although the story takes place in Oslo, which gives it a wider opportunity to focus on the mental development of the character.
I found out about Knut on an exhibition at the Tate in London, and although I lived in Oslo, had never heard about him! ..... Norsk folk, you need to make a massive statue of the man!
The prose is magnificent. The character is a mix of Palahniuk meets Kerouac and written by Dostoyevsky and Gogol. Just beautiful and brilliant.
It's so amazingly written and so witty that is hard to believe it's a book from the 19th century!
The writer doesn't go into deep description of the setting, although the story takes place in Oslo, which gives it a wider opportunity to focus on the mental development of the character.
I found out about Knut on an exhibition at the Tate in London, and although I lived in Oslo, had never heard about him! ..... Norsk folk, you need to make a massive statue of the man!