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elinfreja's review against another edition
3.0
This concluding book in Stéfansson's trilogy is uneven. The beautiful language and profound subjects that have been present through all three books were great as ever.
But you can only have so many drowings or near drownings, alcoholics struggling and abusive men before it starts to get repetitive. The story became predictable and there was always a distance to the characters, never fully exploring their depth. Which is a shame, because they are an interesting gang.
But I'm glad that I read the whole trilogy and to have gotten to know "Pojken".
But you can only have so many drowings or near drownings, alcoholics struggling and abusive men before it starts to get repetitive. The story became predictable and there was always a distance to the characters, never fully exploring their depth. Which is a shame, because they are an interesting gang.
But I'm glad that I read the whole trilogy and to have gotten to know "Pojken".
jackflagg's review against another edition
5.0
The novel keeps reminding us about the perceived duality of the universe: heaven and hell, good and evil, life and death, land and ocean, love and hate. And yet even on a rocky island such as Iceland you find that nothing is in black and white. One can die a thousand times before their actual body expires, they can live through others long after passing, they can find warmth in the coldest of winters, they can love and keep their innocence even through the darkest of times. The universe keeps folding in on itself in this book and the only thing carrying the boy along is the passage of time. In a way, the linear story (the Word) is the "thread that quivers eternally between good and evil, sky and land, Heaven and Hell".
A fitting heartbreaking ending for a wonderfully written trilogy.
A fitting heartbreaking ending for a wonderfully written trilogy.
“We never know which way life will go, don’t know who will live and who will die, don’t know whether the next greeting will be a kiss, bitter words, a hurtful gaze; someone doesn’t take care, forgets to look to the right and is dead, and then it’s too late to take back harsh words, too late to say sorry, too late to say what matters, and what we wanted to say but couldn’t due to annoyance, the weariness of everyday life, time constraints, you forgot to look to the right and I’ll never see you again and the words you spoke to me will reverberate within me all my days and nights, and the kiss you should have received dries on my lips, becomes a wound that rips open every time someone else kisses me.”
niinaaaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
specialedition's review against another edition
5.0
"Fiú: Ki ment el?
Gunnar: Hát ki, ő, hát nem érted, ő, tudod te, kicsoda, csak ő van, azt hiszem, megölöm magam.
Gísli: Hogyan?
Gunnar: Hajóval, természetesen.
Gísli: Olyat lehet?!
Gunnar: Meghibbantál? Persze, hogy lehet. A hajók elviszik az embereket a tengeren.
Gísli: Úgy értettem, hogyan akarod megölni magad?
Gunnar: Hát azt honnan az ördögből tudnám, soha nem csináltam még."
Gunnar: Hát ki, ő, hát nem érted, ő, tudod te, kicsoda, csak ő van, azt hiszem, megölöm magam.
Gísli: Hogyan?
Gunnar: Hajóval, természetesen.
Gísli: Olyat lehet?!
Gunnar: Meghibbantál? Persze, hogy lehet. A hajók elviszik az embereket a tengeren.
Gísli: Úgy értettem, hogyan akarod megölni magad?
Gunnar: Hát azt honnan az ördögből tudnám, soha nem csináltam még."
dorthepedersen_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Lige knap nok på højde med de to forgængere, men stadig smuk, smuk, smuk :-)
fluentinsilence's review against another edition
4.0
“Het leven, dat zijn de glinsterende sterren, maar wat is dan de duisternis ertussen?”
(http://winterlief.blogspot.nl/2013/12/het-hart-van-de-mens.html)
(http://winterlief.blogspot.nl/2013/12/het-hart-van-de-mens.html)
audreyboisard's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
overdramaticsoprano's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, and Death of parent
matisddaniel's review against another edition
5.0
Superbă întreaga trilogie! Puține volume de poezie au mai multă poezie în ele decât aceste romane.