Out Stealing Horses in Around the World in 80 Books

Mar 17, 2015 Sunflower rated it really liked it

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This is a reflective tale, told from the perspective of an ageing man who has retreated to the wilds of Norway to be alone. He comes to realise that he knows his nearest neighbour from years ago, and this reminds him of a time when he was a boy living with his father, when one of the turning points of his life occurred. While he is surviving alone with his dog in the winter the flashbacks to that earlier time are woven into the narrative, revealing the stories behind the story: his relationship ...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Laura rated it liked it

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3.5 stars. This is a book that I enjoyed very much when I started reading, and as I got toward the middle of the story, and then it kind of fell apart for me. You spend a lot of time in this old man's mind, which is fine, and the writing is certainly pure and flows nicely, but where the book should have built and built from the beginning to the end, I felt this one went in reverse. And then, from the midway point to the end, it seemed to decrease in intensity.

I read it quickly to find out what ...more

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Mar 14, 2010 Elaine Kasteler rated it it was ok

I wished I would have liked this book more ... it was well written but I couldn't connect with the last half of the book. I felt there were things missing and questions I wanted answered.

What interests me is the variety of reviews - people were either moved beyond belief or they were like me - we just didn't get it. ...more

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Feb 22, 2011 Rebecca rated it liked it

It was pretty slow and I'm not really sure I even understood what happened in the end. I found the characters interesting and I wanted to know more about what happened to them though. ...more

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Apr 06, 2009 Kay Green rated it really liked it

I read so many reviews here on Goodreads about this book, because it is the type of book I would like to discuss. The story left me hanging in so many places, but I loved the beauty of his writing. The main character both as a boy and as an older man was so dear to me by the end of the book that I wanted to know more. A very different book for me.

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Jul 24, 2009 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

Trond Sander has removed himself to an isolated cabin to live out the remainder of his lonely life when he comes across a man in the dark and he suddenly remembers all the events of one memorable summer.

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