Out Stealing Horses in Around the World

Aug 25, 2012 Rusalka rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This book is a fantastic example of what I am loving about Scandinavian lit at this point in time. I was hesitant about it when a friend of mine recommended the book. I mean, the premise doesn't sound overly interesting. A story of two boys and they steal horses one morning, and then "their lives change forever". Not really a gripping concept, not to mention that phrase is over done. But I am glad I stuck with it.

The plot really is about one boy Jonas, and the summer in 1948 he spends with his d ...more

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Aug 17, 2019 Shahar rated it really liked it

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4.4 its a beautiful book full of atmosphere . You can almost hear the water in the nearby stream.
The end was a bit disappointing for me - i wondered how is he going to end it and was left with a bit of questions regarding the NOW of the story line.
Definitely recommended and ill definitely look for other books by Per Peterson.

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Jul 27, 2010 Susan rated it it was amazing

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Trond has purchased a cabin where he spent time with his father. He reviews his life and events that occurred as he goes about repairing the cabin and adjusting to a more rural lifestyle. The narrator is Trond at age 67 and as an adolescent 15. The descriptions of the location and the lifestyle appear effortless as the story unfolds. This classic tale is woven masterfully in the past and present as an adult Trond reconciles the experiences of his child self. There is so much I would like to say. ...more

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Oct 31, 2010 Elizabeth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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If you have visited Norway, have friends or relatives there or if you have studied the norwegian resistance movement or have an interest in the social reconstruction of Europe following the second world war this book is for you.

A book about growing old in a new place; about dealing with the losses in your early years after choosing other paths which took you far away from those painful losses and memories.

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