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Out Stealing Horses

Per Petterson

Discussion: September/October 2007

Discussion leader: Lisa Hickman

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Jun 23, 2011 Aylin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, favorites, by-in-of-scandinavia, _reviewed

What a great book! Low key story of an older man's life told via flashbacks of memory which are triggered after meeting a neighbor from a transformative year of his life as a youth. Takes place in Norway circa WWII. Beautiful and simple imagery. ...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Cyndie rated it really liked it

This is a story as reticent as the portagonist in revealing the depths of sorrow, but revelation is there for those who take the time to ponder the many subtle references and recurring images. This isn't a book to be read blithely and added to the list of what one has read. The embers of this book only create a warming fire if you take the time to look deeper: Twins, Homecomings, Books, Deaths, Felled Trees, Dogs, etc. etc..

As for how the story is exposed, bit by bit, in seemingly random order - ...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Tracy rated it it was amazing

Absolutely wonderful! The writing style was reminiscent of Hemingway -- spare, but in a beautiful, minimalist way, not terse. And though I would have loved, in some ways, to have more details about the events of Trond's life, at the same time, I liked the way Petterson left me with unanswered questions. It only made me care more about the characters -- it didn't leave me frustrated from a lack of information.

What beautiful writing. I loved these people. How did Petterson manage to create so man ...more

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May 24, 2009 Lisa Hickman rated it really liked it

Shelves: literary-fiction, bookmarks-2007

A 67 year old man retires to a remote cabin in the woods along a river in Norway and contemplates his life. It was a quiet, reflective novel that seemed to pull it's mood from the surrounding environment. As nature and the winter season unfolded, Trond gave in to seasons of his past spent on the river with his father. It seemed that by conquering his fear of the winter and what it might have in store for him, he was able to thaw his heart and look back on the summer where he became a man.

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