false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174428093m/398323.jpg 398323 18 <i>We were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and one of the first days of July.</i> Trond's friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. But this morning was different. What began as a joy ride on "borrowed" horses ends with Jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Trond soon learns what befell Jon earlier that day - an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys. Set in the easternmost region of Norway, <i>Out Stealing Horses</i> begins with an ending. Sixty-seven-year-old Trond has settled into a rustic cabin in an isolated area to live the rest of his life with a quiet deliberation. A meeting with his only neighbor, however, forces him to reflect on that fateful summer. 3321103 book 2003 Out Stealing Horses: A Novel total:4851|5:1255|4:1969|3:1160|2:375|1:92| 4851 18473 7553 1488 4 20 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 14:11:49 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 11:56:51 -0800 2007
"Out Stealing Horses" won the world's richest literary prize (The Impac, out of Dublin) last year, and it has had enough buzz that I had to...more...]]> 5 9 false false Fri Jun 27 15:45:30 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 15:46:24 -0700 2008
I was sorry, because I wanted to spend more time in this space--rural Norway, mostly, with ventures int...more...]]> 4 8 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 17:29:17 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 10:35:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 7 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 22:23:47 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 23:29:39 -0700 2007
Pet Petterson's novel about a man in late middle age who has exiled himself to a cottage in the remote Norwegian countryside has garnered literary prizes and rave reviews almost everywhere. I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I was... we...more...]]> 2 6 false false Wed May 14 02:55:18 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 22:56:12 -0700 2008 book of sketches strung together by a common element -- i would have loved ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 23:27:54 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 18:39:41 -0700 2008
Following the death of his second wife when he "lost interest in talking to people," the aging narrator, Trond, has retired to a remote forest-village in Norway. When his nearest neighbor turns out to be a figure from hi...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:15:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:31:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 7 false false Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 09:47:33 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 09:48:11 -0700 2008 Sumptuous Prose, but Largely Redundant

Picking up this novel (translated from its original Norwegian), it is easy to understand why “Out Stealing Horses” has earned such high praise from critics; its author, Per Petterson, is a writer of astonishing talent. There are moments where ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Nov 14 12:10:47 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 12:15:28 -0800 2008 These are the titles that you must take your time and enjoy, reading at a slower pace to fully absorb the nuances and flavors of the story.
Out Stealing Horses is a beautiful book, however most of its charm for me was in the way...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 11:25:49 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 19:04:34 -0700 2008
He has moved there following the deaths of his wife and sister...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 18:50:32 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 19:04:25 -0700 2008
Well, that's because I've been juggling many a book while finishing not a one. I've also been on a roll watching mediocre movies (with the exception of Charlie Bartlett as that was quite good).

Five stars for Per Petterson's novel. According to the New ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jul 21 09:11:38 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 08:47:41 -0700 2007
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I can see why it was chosen. Some very heavy hitters have blurbed the crap out of the b...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 09:35:57 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 18:16:43 -0700 2008 Out Stealing Horses (translated from the Norwegian) is the story of Trond, who has gone to the woods in the twilight of his life with only a dog for company; until a meeting with his only neighbor triggers the memory of a different wood in the summer of 1948. Petterson seamlessly weaves the differen...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri May 09 02:28:47 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 23:09:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=398323