sdogood reviewed Seven Brothers by Aleksis Kivi
Review of 'Seven Brothers' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
The Seven Brothers is a story that can be interpreted in different ways of course, but for me the adventures of the brothers represent more-or-less the story of every Finn. It is a story of exploration, curiosity, attraction to nature, defiance, rebellion, evasion of dissolution, and in the end redemption and truce with the larger world. Kivi captured a collective shared experience and gave it narrative expression.