David B. reviewed The ice palace by Tarjei Vesaas
Review of 'The ice palace' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
"It's like the gleaming of stars in a well. And no explanation."
Paperback, 176 pages
Português (Brasil) language
Published 2023 by Todavia.
O Castelo de Gelo
4 stars
(7 reviews)
Nesta obra-prima do lendário escritor noruguês, duas meninas descobrem os laços da amizade em uma paisagem moldada pelo frio e pelo gelo.
Em meio ao frio cortante e à escuridão do fim do outono norueguês, um vínculo singular aflora entre duas meninas. Siss é popular, a líder entre os colegas da escola. Unn, recém-chegada ao vilarejo, é solitária, mas tem uma personalidade marcante. Neste romance melancólico, repleto de alusões, promessas e segredos jamais revelados, muitas perguntas são feitas, mas poucas são respondidas. Com uma narrativa breve e densa, Tarjei Vesaas descreve um maravilhoso cenário de inverno em que explora as angústias e paixões do fim da infância, e a devoção à amizade e à memória.
Adrián Astur Álvarez reviewed The ice palace by Tarjei Vesaas
Review of 'The ice palace' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A Goodreads member named Finn recommended this book to me after reading how much I liked Jon Fosse's The Other Name. Unfortunately, this member is no longer active so I can't thank them directly but what a gift I was given! In just 170 pages of clean, direct prose Tarjei Vesaas develops an internal process of bonding and grief I have never seen so sympathetically articulated. This is an exceptional book. I could pour over the prose in a second or third reading. I could pour over the ideas Vesaas is driving at within his characters. I could pour over the intangible throughline of metaphorical narrative represented by the ice palace or the unspoken rules of this small community.
This one goes directly into the re-read pile and I will likely recommend it to anyone who asks.
And Finn, if you come back to Goodreads and happen upon this review, …
A Goodreads member named Finn recommended this book to me after reading how much I liked Jon Fosse's The Other Name. Unfortunately, this member is no longer active so I can't thank them directly but what a gift I was given! In just 170 pages of clean, direct prose Tarjei Vesaas develops an internal process of bonding and grief I have never seen so sympathetically articulated. This is an exceptional book. I could pour over the prose in a second or third reading. I could pour over the ideas Vesaas is driving at within his characters. I could pour over the intangible throughline of metaphorical narrative represented by the ice palace or the unspoken rules of this small community.
This one goes directly into the re-read pile and I will likely recommend it to anyone who asks.
And Finn, if you come back to Goodreads and happen upon this review, THANK YOU!
Lavinia reviewed The ice palace by Tarjei Vesaas
Review of 'The ice palace' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I loved this story, written by the Norwegian poet and novelist Tarjei Vesaas. Simple, unique, strange and beautiful. Not much happening, and yet, a lot is happening, mostly at a psychological level.
