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...and He answered them. by Adam Rainville
reflective
4.0
I liked this much more than I expected to, it's a nuanced view of faith and I felt very connected to the main character. Great short story!
Nothing Like a Dane: A Real-life Search for Hygge in Denmark by Keri Bloomfield
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
I understand it's extremely hard to move to an unfamiliar place, and I can't even imagine doing that with a newborn child, but I'm 34% in and I don't think the author has said a single positive thing and I just couldn't continue. I couldn't feel close with her because she talked about all the people in her life, barring her father, a part that did truly move me, as objects. "The Dane" seems little more than a foreign entity that, based on this writing, the author doesn't seem to like much. I'm sure that's not the case, but it's what comes across. She clearly loves her child but I don't know a single thing about her, their connection, or their time together. I feel at 34% I should have learned more than:
1. Her boyfriend is Danish and blunt
2. They have a child that is a girl
3. She hates seemingly everything about Denmark
1. Her boyfriend is Danish and blunt
2. They have a child that is a girl
3. She hates seemingly everything about Denmark