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Elämän mittainen lukupiiri
by Will Schwalbe
I had great expectations of this book - I was really looking forward to reading it. It disappointed me though. It turned out to be more of a story of a woman dying of cancer than a book about books. and their role and significance in these peoples lives. And I think it centered too much around the son's life and thoughts some of which were in fact irrelevant in this story. The woman, Mary Anne, lived a remarkable life and I truly respect selfless people like her but this book didnt give her the full credit, I think. Also, most of the books mentioned here were unfamiliar to me and so marginally quoted that it felt at times as if they were just a sidepoint in the story of a man's dying mother. Or maybe that was the whole point?