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Apparently this book was written in a time (1949) and dialect (coastal "nynorsk"?) that I would describe as "brutally unenlightened" and "cynically realistic".
Having read mostly Bokmål Norwegian, these first pages read like "whitewater rafting in mud". ...Hard to stay in the story; seemingly getting nowhere fast!
I push on in hopes of catching glimpses of a lost civilization; far removed from the one here and now.
— Apr 26, 2026 02:03PM
Having read mostly Bokmål Norwegian, these first pages read like "whitewater rafting in mud". ...Hard to stay in the story; seemingly getting nowhere fast!
I push on in hopes of catching glimpses of a lost civilization; far removed from the one here and now.
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Thomas Robinson
is on page 128 of 263
I should confess that I've never reviewed a book before I was finished reading it. ...And once read, I've often been left wondering "What happens next?"
So I've just finished reading this book's first "crossroad"; and this "ending" was so good that I feel like I've read the ENTIRE book!
Suddenly, I'm still left wondering "What happens next?" ...but there's still a chance I'll find out the answer!
To be continued.
— May 10, 2026 05:07AM
So I've just finished reading this book's first "crossroad"; and this "ending" was so good that I feel like I've read the ENTIRE book!
Suddenly, I'm still left wondering "What happens next?" ...but there's still a chance I'll find out the answer!
To be continued.
Thomas Robinson
is on page 111 of 263
I'm still travelling down the first of the three crossroads Christian takes; with the patience of a hurried customer watching his Big Mac get cold; and the only cashier is in the back!
The Norwegian is "old" but can be understood with the focused attention of an investigator; one who's hunting for well-hidden clues in the pitch black night of a messy swamp.
Var dette virkelig livet i Norge på landet under krigen?
— May 08, 2026 06:47AM
The Norwegian is "old" but can be understood with the focused attention of an investigator; one who's hunting for well-hidden clues in the pitch black night of a messy swamp.
Var dette virkelig livet i Norge på landet under krigen?
Thomas Robinson
is on page 44 of 263
...Finally! This book described on the back cover that this is a tale of a young Norwegian man who comes to a crossroad of sorts; where three diverging paths will lead him to 3 separate fates.
On page 43, I arrived at the opening of that literary crossroads. It was as painfully slow getting this far as it must have been for Chris, the main character, to crawl through his swamp!
With renewed energy, I read on.
— Apr 29, 2026 04:30AM
On page 43, I arrived at the opening of that literary crossroads. It was as painfully slow getting this far as it must have been for Chris, the main character, to crawl through his swamp!
With renewed energy, I read on.
Thomas Robinson
is on page 10 of 263
Better "buckle up" for this one "campers"! I've only broken through the (icy cold) surface of this book and it's already such a dark story I need a flashlight to see where it's going.
If you're contemplating reading this, and Norwegian is not your "morspråk", you may consider reading Jo Nesbø's works rather than attempt to understand this "literary Picasso" with a "paint-by-numbers" understanding of Norwegian.
— Apr 19, 2026 01:19AM
If you're contemplating reading this, and Norwegian is not your "morspråk", you may consider reading Jo Nesbø's works rather than attempt to understand this "literary Picasso" with a "paint-by-numbers" understanding of Norwegian.
