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."
Hardcover, 124 pages
Norwegian language
Published Jan. 4, 1964 by Gyldendal.
4 stars
(7 reviews)
Dette er ein roman om venskapen mellom to småjenter, Siss og Unn. Einsemd og isolasjon er sentrale tema i boka. Unn går for langt inn i den frosne fossen, og Siss kjempar ein lang vinter mot frosten i sitt eige sinn.
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 Unfortunately, this member is no longer active so I can't thank them directly but what a gift I was given!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 Unfortunately, this member is no longer active so I can't thank them directly but what a gift I was given!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.
