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A little gem of a book

This book makes me feel like a muslim: it's so great to have a book which holds the truth, where every question is answered, correctly, completely, and with new openings. The only difference is that with Dahlhaus, that is the case.
Perhaps also endearing, although that may not be the first idea to come into mind with an old German professor. But the way Dahlhaus treats Beethoven and Rossini: he clearly loves Beethoven and deep down thinks less highly of Rossini, he nevertheless tries to treat them both with equal respect.
A modern classic, a book that has become a concept in musicological circles ("The nineteenth-century book"). Indispensible.

Surprisingly good, surprisingly nuanced, surprisingly NOT entirely about islam but about university life, but also penetratingly candid about the threat, not exclusively from islam per se but from any dogmatically informed world view. The parts where the converts get to have their say towards the end are the most scary parts of the book. If an islamic society is going to be THAT good, what's not to like?

Ja, hva skal man si? Jeg er ikke sikker på om jeg synes grepet holder, med den ukjente fortelleren, det speilvendte perspektivet, der vi endelig får vite noe om de andre hovedpersonene (og egentlig ingenting om Kim), men jeg sitter her rødøyd og klokere etter siste side enn jeg var før første, så noe har den klart.