hokiejo's review
interested in the characters, but not enough to keep reading. maybe I'll pick it up again later, but I'm moving on for now.
dwatson13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
crizzle's review
2.0
I chose to read this in my (now 3 year) quest to whittle down my to-read shelf. It’s translated from Norwegian and the narrator is kind of a big weirdo. Her retired physician husband no longer speaks, but before he went mute (and senile?) he suddenly could not stop talking about his experience as a boy living silently hidden away with his family during WWII. This was a secret they never told their three daughters, that he’s a Jew, nor his traumatic experiences or missing/killed family. I am endlessly peeved at Eva, his wife, for discouraging him from talking about it with their children before he lost his chance to speak at all. But then, she had her own secret from them - the baby boy she had as a teenager and gave away as an emotionally neglected 6 month old. Then the whole business with the housekeeper-turned-friend, Marija, and the couple not being able to tell their angry daughters the real reason why they let her go - they found out she’s anti-Semitic and of course, Simon is a secret Jew. That was the most interesting part for me: the relationship with Marija and figuring out the secret of why she was let go. Anyway, I’m sure there are so many deep conversations to be had on this book and the different levels of silence but I just feel kind of “meh” about it.
shumska's review against another edition
5.0
merethe lindstrøm jedno mi je od najljepših otkrića ove godine. slično kao i u kratkom romanu "skupljači kamenja", merethe u centar stavlja dvoje ljudi i oko njih plete, kroz prisjećanje, niti događaja i veza koje čine njihovu prošlost.
u "danima u priči tišine" ovaj put bavi se problemom starenja i tišine između dvoje ljudi koji funkcioniraju kao par, ali i kao jedinke. njeno pismo duboko je intimno (i opet skandinavski nedorečeno, neeksplicitno), obzirno, prigušeno, precizno - s malo probranih riječi kaže sve. njene rečenice savršene su ogoljele minijature kojima bi bilo svetogrđe išta dodati ili išta oduzeti... dotjerane do savršenstva.
svijest da su na hrvatskom prevedene tek dvije njene knjige (obje u izvrsnom prijevodu muniba delalića) -a koje sam obje pročitala- ostavlja me nesretnom.
u "danima u priči tišine" ovaj put bavi se problemom starenja i tišine između dvoje ljudi koji funkcioniraju kao par, ali i kao jedinke. njeno pismo duboko je intimno (i opet skandinavski nedorečeno, neeksplicitno), obzirno, prigušeno, precizno - s malo probranih riječi kaže sve. njene rečenice savršene su ogoljele minijature kojima bi bilo svetogrđe išta dodati ili išta oduzeti... dotjerane do savršenstva.
svijest da su na hrvatskom prevedene tek dvije njene knjige (obje u izvrsnom prijevodu muniba delalića) -a koje sam obje pročitala- ostavlja me nesretnom.
chuckcrossett's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
stephreads44's review
3.0
Not sure what to say about this book, i liked it but i think it lost a lot in its translation. I think i would have gotten a lot more from it had i read it in Norwegian.
heidabjorg's review against another edition
5.0
Alveg mögnuð saga um hvernig leyndarmál stækka og búa til gjá á milli þess sem þegir og annarra. Sagan er hæg og sterk.
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