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This narrative is set in Norway, and it is the story of Trond, a sixty-seven-year-old man who has recently moved into a cabin in an isolated area to live alone with his dog. The story talks about his life up to this point, but mostly reflects back to the fateful summer of 1948, a pivotal time in his life and the lives of his family and friends. The book is translated from Norwegian, and the language is sparse, simple, and beautiful… the audio version is brilliantly read by Richard Poe.
This book was given to me by my nephew. It probably isn't a book that I would normally pick to read, but I am glad I did. The authors style of writing was very descriptive and each scene that was described was easy to imagine. However it was difficult to follow along at times when the author would jump back and forth from the present time and the past. Sometimes I was unsure which time period the character was in. I wish the ending would have been more "tidied up" and resolved some relationship
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This was a lone man's story about his life, I got so sick of it, I never finished it!!!
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Mar 23, 2010
Maria
marked it as to-read
