emmile's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
luukasla's review
4.0
This is a lovely book, full of life and colour. I'd suggest this book to anyone who is even a bit interested of India and Sweden.
busdjur's review against another edition
3.0
This is part 1 of a series (followed by "Dimma över Darjeeling" and then "Gurun i Pomonadalen")
A cute story with varmth. More of a feelgood than humoristic book even if the story made me smile several times (still - smiles not laughters). Best part of the book in my opinion are the life-view-descriptions of Yogi who has an answer to anything.
A cute story with varmth. More of a feelgood than humoristic book even if the story made me smile several times (still - smiles not laughters). Best part of the book in my opinion are the life-view-descriptions of Yogi who has an answer to anything.
elsareads's review
3.0
I would've finished this last week, but I wanted to finish it a day before I'm writing an essay on it at school, so I had to put it down for a while. This was a pleasant surprise; a quite nice and quick read.
Although I couldn't really relate to the main character, as I am not a middle-aged Swedish man, it was refreshing to read from a completely new point of view for myself.
What I really loved was that it was mainly focused on India. What a beautiful culture and land. The main character's, Göran's new Indian friend, Yogi, quickly became my favourite person in the novel and everytime he spoke, I felt as amazed as Göran did. So maybe that's the only thing I had in common with the main character.
Although I couldn't really relate to the main character, as I am not a middle-aged Swedish man, it was refreshing to read from a completely new point of view for myself.
What I really loved was that it was mainly focused on India. What a beautiful culture and land. The main character's, Göran's new Indian friend, Yogi, quickly became my favourite person in the novel and everytime he spoke, I felt as amazed as Göran did. So maybe that's the only thing I had in common with the main character.
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