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Echt Waar (2010)

by Riikka Pulkkinen(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

9029576030 (ISBN13: 9789029576031)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Arbeiderspers

review 1: I enjoyed this book, a gift from my dear Finnish friend. The story itself is straightforward enough about an elderly pschology professor, Elsa, dying from cancer and really the best part of the book is Elsa. She is a complicated professional woman who tries to direct the type of dying and death she is faced with. She does so successfully and in a way that is quite inspiring. Another dynamic in the novel is Elsa's and Martti's long term marriage. This was also well done and felt authentic and accurate. Other family dynamics that Riikka captures well are between the daughter, Eleonoora, and her parents, as well as the relationship between granddaughter, Anna and her grandparents. The mystery of Eeva was fine but overdone, particularly at the end. I also felt that Anna's par... moreallel story was weak and didn't really add to the careful close observation of family life that was well done. Overall, a book that I enjoyed being immersed in, especially since I have struggled to find a novel to do that in for the last few months.
review 2: Pulkkisen teksti on kaunista ja hän kirjoittaa taitavasti. Lauseet ja sanat soljuvat kuin puro, teksti suorastaan lentää. Mutta valitettavasti sisältö ei yllä samanlaiseen taituruuteen. Tarina on tavanomainen ja ontto, idealistisessuudessaan ja naiviudessaan jopa suorastaan ärsyttävä. Ei hyvällä, älyllisesti haastavalla tavalla vaan turhauttavalla tavalla. Kirjan kuvaukset 1960-luvun Helsingistä ja Pariisista ovat ruusunpunaisin lasein väritettyjä, jo haalistuneita mielikuvia ajasta, jota ei todellisuudessa koskaan oikein ollut sellaisena kuin ihmiset halusivat sen olevan. Pariisin valinta siksi haaveiden ulkomaalaiseksi kaupungiksi on kirjailijalta typerryttävän lattea veto, joka symboloi koko kirjan hienosti kerrotun tarinan sisällöllistä laimeutta. less

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