A review by keegan_leech
Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I couldn't put it down, perhaps because it feels as if reading just a part of it somehow tarnishes the experience. Each moment of despair only heightens the moments of hope and joy, each moment of joy is incomplete without acknowledging the ennui that comes before it. And to think such powerful emotional moments can come from a book about post!

I'd recommend it to everyone, particularly if you like the style of authors like Han Kang—simultaneously melancholy and hopeful. If nothing else, it's hard to describe the feeling it left me with without just reciting the whole book. So I hope you go discover it for yourself.
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