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Mark Gazel

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reviewed Stormland by Hallgrímur Helgason

Hallgrímur Helgason: Stormland (Danish language, Aschehoug)

Review of 'Stormland' on 'Goodreads'

Romanen er rigtig god. Den får fem stjerner for sproget, stilen, figurerne og i særdeleshed hovedpersonen Bøddi.

Forfatteren får, gennem Bøddi, virkelig revset den moderne mediekultur og han har jo ret i, at vi ikke just bliver mere reflekterende og åndsrige af at stirre på skærme det meste af tiden. Så der en både et dybere budskab i romanen, samtidig med den er underholdende og sjov.

Men som det gælder med de fleste nye romaner, så kunne den snildt være mindst hundrede sider kortere.

reviewed The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel (Earth's Children, No. 6)

Jean M. Auel: The Land of Painted Caves (2011, Crown)

In The land of Painted Caves, Jean M. Auel brings the ice-age epic Earth's Children …

Review of 'The Land of Painted Caves' on 'Goodreads'

Since I read the rest in the series I wanted to read the last book too. I took me ages to get through it. Mostly because it was a tedious walk through caves and basicly the novel takes on the same subject covered in the other books: jalousy, Aylas accent, her medicin skils, her clan heritage etc. Basicly endless repeat.

Spoiler
The big finale is that the "how children are made" becomes known by everybody and put in the song of the mother. Not any other surprises or a big finale.

reviewed The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon: The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover, 2007, HarperCollins)

For sixty years, Jews have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe …

Review of "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" on 'Goodreads'

Either I didn't understand it or maybe I just don't understand jewish culture. Not as depicted in this novel. Very tedious, although wellwritten. Just not interesting in any sense. Took me forever to finish it.