A review by kumipaul
Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf

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.