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Nov 11, 2017
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Buku ini mungkin agak sulit untuk dibaca sampai tuntas, karena beberapa hal: (1) gaya penceritaannya yang membingungkan seperti puzzle, bolak-balik antara kejadian nyata dengan dongeng yang dikisahkan Nenek kepada Elsa; (2) setting dan istilah-istilah yang tidak familier (buku ini ditulis oleh orang Swedia dan Elsa adalah anak 7 tahun yang amat sangat cerdas); (3) tokohnya yang banyak dan semua diceritakan dengan kedalaman.
Tapi begitu bisa bertahan membaca, pelan-pelan memahami gaya ceritanya, ...more
Tapi begitu bisa bertahan membaca, pelan-pelan memahami gaya ceritanya, ...more
LOVED this book.
This book has so much going for it. Mysteries, fairy tales, precocious children, monsters and dragons, nemeses who turn out to have hearts after all, a slobbery dog, Harry Potter references....it's all there. I laughed, I cried, I sobbed.
Elsa is almost eight, and her Granny is her personal superhero and only friend. Granny has told Elsa fairy tales of their own kingdoms, in their own secret language. One night in the hospital, Granny gives Elsa an envelope that will begin her t ...more
This book has so much going for it. Mysteries, fairy tales, precocious children, monsters and dragons, nemeses who turn out to have hearts after all, a slobbery dog, Harry Potter references....it's all there. I laughed, I cried, I sobbed.
Elsa is almost eight, and her Granny is her personal superhero and only friend. Granny has told Elsa fairy tales of their own kingdoms, in their own secret language. One night in the hospital, Granny gives Elsa an envelope that will begin her t ...more
Backman has an amazing talent for recreating the magical realism of childhood. This book made me both laugh and cry.
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Colleen
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