This is not a happy book, but it's an insightful read. Petterson captures the helplessness we can feel in the face of time's unstoppable march. Arvid, often whiny, cowardly, and drinking too much, is not an admirable protagonist. Still, his basic struggle is so naturally human that we can't help ...
Perhaps I was the only person not overwhelmed by OUT STEALING HORSES, which to me seemed to try a little too hard, and to work the history in a slightly cloying way. Not that there weren't beautiful passages.I CURSE THE RIVER OF TIME is a more subtle and static book. I still had a hard time car...
Meester in het onbenoemde….In Pettersons tweede (?) roman met de laconieke titel 'Ik vind het best', hanteert hij al met veel vakmanschap de bedrieglijk eenvoudige stijl die hem zo groot maakt. Geen grein sentiment en toch slaagt hij erin je diep te ontroeren of in enkele zinnen een zo raak beeld...