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Disturbing. This book is disturbing, dark, sometimes painful to read. Yet it’s so good, that I read it on one go. I finished it an hour ago and I still feel uncomfortable about the books’s content.
I thought it’ll be something similar to The Room, but it wasn’t, it was much darker. You just have to read it.
I thought it’ll be something similar to The Room, but it wasn’t, it was much darker. You just have to read it.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
En mærkelig og interessant bog. Lige først er det mærkelige lettest at få øje på og havde forfatteren ikke været så god til at samle trådene og hele tiden lade noget være uvist uden at det virker forceret var bogen nok endt på 5-6 stjerner. Men Riel ER god til lige så stille at give informationer, så der hele tiden er noget at spekulerer over og hele tiden er nyt der falder på plads. Derudover er bogen skrevet på en måde, så man har en vis sympati med stort set alle karaktererne og så godt & ondt, rigtigt & forkert langt hen ad vejen flyder sammen til en uigennemskuelig masse... Bogen giver indsigt i forskellige overlevelsesstategier, nogle mere normale end andre, men denne læser har en stærk følelse af at have lært noget og at have fået større forståelse og sympati med visse sørgelige eksistenser i den virkelige verden. Bogen er skrevet i et lettilgængeligt med rimeligt velskrevet sprog set fra forskellige synsvinkler; hovedpersonen Liv skriver i første person og derudover er der en alvidende 3. persons fortæller der følger forskellige karakterer efter behov - mellem disse er der små breve/beskeder skrevet at Livs mor; på denne måde kommer Riel hele vejen rundt om denne fortælling.
This is the book you wont really see being read often. And it should be. Because it is dark, it is gut-wrenching, it is brilliant. It has vibes of Where the Crawdads Sing meets Educated with a touch of a Gillian Flynn. ⠀
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The writing is simple yet you will find yourself touched by every sentence. Guess that is the way of the Scandinavian authors, which I get to love and appreciate more each day (thank you Mr.Backman for that). It's a story told through multiple characters, a story about the lengths we would go to keep the ones we love close, and what a deep sadness can do to a person. Because, through all of it, there is just an amazing amount of sadness. But be careful, this is not an easy book. Not at all. You will get suspense, you will get weirdness, you will get family issues and borderline behaviour, and you will get some scenes that will shock you in a bad way, some that might even make you want to gag. But in all of that you will care so much for all of the characters, and even though the things they do are not justified by any means, you will understand their reasons and still feel for them. And I believe, that is a sign of an exceptional writer. That in all the disturbance, in all of the dark and twisted things, in all of her horrendousness, she manages to show us humanity.⠀
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Needless to say I recommend this one to everyone. Ok, not everyone, maybe only the ones with a hard stomach. But I dont have one and I still enjoyed the hell out of it. ⠀
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The writing is simple yet you will find yourself touched by every sentence. Guess that is the way of the Scandinavian authors, which I get to love and appreciate more each day (thank you Mr.Backman for that). It's a story told through multiple characters, a story about the lengths we would go to keep the ones we love close, and what a deep sadness can do to a person. Because, through all of it, there is just an amazing amount of sadness. But be careful, this is not an easy book. Not at all. You will get suspense, you will get weirdness, you will get family issues and borderline behaviour, and you will get some scenes that will shock you in a bad way, some that might even make you want to gag. But in all of that you will care so much for all of the characters, and even though the things they do are not justified by any means, you will understand their reasons and still feel for them. And I believe, that is a sign of an exceptional writer. That in all the disturbance, in all of the dark and twisted things, in all of her horrendousness, she manages to show us humanity.⠀
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Needless to say I recommend this one to everyone. Ok, not everyone, maybe only the ones with a hard stomach. But I dont have one and I still enjoyed the hell out of it. ⠀
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dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Un primer capítulo muy bueno y el resto aburrido y simple. No entiendo las críticas que tiene.
Ahdistava, hämmentävä ja synkkä kertomus mielen murenemisesta. Riipaiseva kuvaus pienestä tytöstä, joka on kokenut lyhyen elämänsä aikana paljon vääryyttä, mutta kuinka ehdoitta hän silti rakastaa vanhempiaan. Tuo tyttö kun ei muusta, paremmasta, tiedä. Kuvailut tavarapaljoudesta, äidin ylenssyönnistä, palsamoinnista ja kuolleesta pikkuveljestä saivat inhonväreet kulkemaan pitkin selkäpiitä.
This is some of the most beautiful writing i've ever read. Such a haunting and creepy story that kept me hooked throughout.