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Aug 10, 2012
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"It's Valhalla — you know, for kids!" (i.e., the heroes' afterlife, but in a somewhat toned down and sanitized way.)
I can see why some people fell in love with this book when they read it as children. I also think that this is a book you have to read as a child to fully relate to its charm. (There will be adults who are exceptions to this, I suspect. It depends on how you feel about death and dying. Because it deals with these themes it would be good to preview it before giving to a young child, ...more
I can see why some people fell in love with this book when they read it as children. I also think that this is a book you have to read as a child to fully relate to its charm. (There will be adults who are exceptions to this, I suspect. It depends on how you feel about death and dying. Because it deals with these themes it would be good to preview it before giving to a young child, ...more
Looking at the other reviews, the main determining factor in whether you adore this book or think it's just okay seems to be whether you first encounter it as a child or an adult. What's particularly noteworthy is that most of the people who read it as children continue to love it even on later rereads. Sadly, this was my first time reading the book, so I couldn't share the joy.
The premise--two young brothers go to a Norse-inspired afterlife--is interesting enough, but I wasn't very impressed by ...more
The premise--two young brothers go to a Norse-inspired afterlife--is interesting enough, but I wasn't very impressed by ...more
A 1,5 star review.
I really, really don't get how this is marketed as a children's book. It should come with a ton of trigger warnings - for violence, death, murder, suicide.
As a rule, I love Astrid Lindgren's books, but this is the exception that proves the rule. I read it as a teen, and remember not liking it much, but didn't remember much of the book at all, so when I recently finished another book that reminded me of it, I figured I'd give it another shot, and see if it really was as terrible ...more
I really, really don't get how this is marketed as a children's book. It should come with a ton of trigger warnings - for violence, death, murder, suicide.
As a rule, I love Astrid Lindgren's books, but this is the exception that proves the rule. I read it as a teen, and remember not liking it much, but didn't remember much of the book at all, so when I recently finished another book that reminded me of it, I figured I'd give it another shot, and see if it really was as terrible ...more
Another of Astrid Lindgren's timelass wonders. If you do not cry in the first chapter, I am not I want to call you human. This is a fantasy story about just about everything in the human soul: brotherhood, love, bravery, kindness, greed, hunger for power, fear... Read it. Now.
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