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A review by sterling8
Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
2.0
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book is all about atmosphere. The setting of northern Sweden feels harshly beautiful. You can feel the chill of the wind, smell the pines, hear the crunch of the ice under your feet. The characters, however, felt unbelievable to me. I couldn't relate to their thoughts. Maija, the main character and a midwife, seemed to be more intellectually advanced than the bulk of the characters. Her husband seemed nothing more than a plot device, his sudden onset of cowardice something I never understood.
There may be layers here that I didn't get- I tend to read literally as opposed to looking for symbolic themes. The literal story and plot didn't do it for me. If you want to read some really pretty writing about a very cold place, enjoy.
This book is all about atmosphere. The setting of northern Sweden feels harshly beautiful. You can feel the chill of the wind, smell the pines, hear the crunch of the ice under your feet. The characters, however, felt unbelievable to me. I couldn't relate to their thoughts. Maija, the main character and a midwife, seemed to be more intellectually advanced than the bulk of the characters. Her husband seemed nothing more than a plot device, his sudden onset of cowardice something I never understood.
There may be layers here that I didn't get- I tend to read literally as opposed to looking for symbolic themes. The literal story and plot didn't do it for me. If you want to read some really pretty writing about a very cold place, enjoy.