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Top notch. Now that I've finished, I'm already lonely for it. Forget the book called Norwegian Wood -- this is the real deal, written by an actual Norwegian who happens to be a writer's writer.
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I loved the wonderful, descriptive writing in this book, like being carried along on a deluge of well-wrought words. Although this is a novel I found it rather episodic, more like a series of interconnected short stories. It really pulled me in but ended up feeling a bit empty at the core, which may have been intentional since that would also describe the main protagonist, who seemed to have held a small vacant spot inside all of his life without any desire to fill it. I liked that not all of th
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Sometimes, you're grateful that an author doesn't care so much about what happens in his story but instead focuses on making you feel - plot-driven is everywhere, but the successful novel of mood and characterization is a tough trick to land. Thankfully, Petterson handles the challenge with aplomb - Trond's modest reflections prompt the same contemplation in the reader in a very pleasing way.
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