kiriamarin's review against another edition
4.0
This is a story about a orphan child, a child bride, a young widow , a passional woman ,rebel, ,full of rage ,vengeful person,all this is Dinah,a enigmatic and fascinant person born below a death star who follow her life like plague, poisoning her lost soul and touching her relationships,especially with men and her only son.
Set in rural Norway, in 1840, a idyllic and beautiful place and still more abundant of human creatures,displaced in time, a land of masters and serfs,nature vs people. Norwegian literature is so entangled with lyricism and nature,that transport us to a place almost magical but its real,dangerous,where hard people lives with hidden secrets all his lives,desire,ambition,dreams,
sweetness and violence. The writing prose remember me a bit of Hardy and Undset,with the description of places like a character essencial of the book,who demands and influences all the actions and decisions of persons. But hardly matches in quality of story with the fierceness of Dinah . This is so sad. No one specially womem should be confinated in "one place" all her life. This is a tale of madness,repressed feelings and childhood traumas who one carries for all her adult life .
Sometimes I dont understand nothing about Dinah's stranger behaviour although I fell everything about her emotions. A powerfull and bitter female character.
Set in rural Norway, in 1840, a idyllic and beautiful place and still more abundant of human creatures,displaced in time, a land of masters and serfs,nature vs people. Norwegian literature is so entangled with lyricism and nature,that transport us to a place almost magical but its real,dangerous,where hard people lives with hidden secrets all his lives,desire,ambition,dreams,
sweetness and violence. The writing prose remember me a bit of Hardy and Undset,with the description of places like a character essencial of the book,who demands and influences all the actions and decisions of persons. But hardly matches in quality of story with the fierceness of Dinah . This is so sad. No one specially womem should be confinated in "one place" all her life. This is a tale of madness,repressed feelings and childhood traumas who one carries for all her adult life .
Sometimes I dont understand nothing about Dinah's stranger behaviour although I fell everything about her emotions. A powerfull and bitter female character.
lisefaerch's review against another edition
4.0
At læse Dinas bog er som at få et kram af en person, du har kendt i årtier, eller en varm kop kakao efter en hel dags hygge i sneen. Det er comfort læsning for mig. Jeg kommer til at læse denne bog igen og igen i mit liv.
Dina er en storm, der river dig med fra første side. Det er Dinas bog, og hun har sit jerngreb i historien, men samtidig er hendes indre også selv tabt i stormvejret. En rå, vild, stærk og hård kvindeskikkelse uden nåde. Men også et såret, følsomt og håbløst offer, som for alt i verden ikke vil forlades. Hun lader dig ikke finde fodfæste igennem hele bogen, og hun er umulig at kende helt. Som læser føler man sig både ukomfortabelt tæt på og i sikker afstand fra hende på en og samme tid. Wassmo har med denne karakter skabt en enestående og gennemskærende kvindeskildring, der fortsat er en af de bedste, jeg er stødt på.
Jeg elsker miljøet. Man føler, at man rider uden sadel på hesteryg sammen med Dina igennem det barske, norske landskab i den forfrosne vinter. Eller man sidder med hende i birkens grønne trætop om sommeren og ser ud over Reinsnæs, som ejer man stedet allerede, selvom man lige er ankommet. Og når dagen er slut, kan man mødes ved middagsbordet med mor Karen i skæret af levende lys, efter en lang dags arbejde på gården. På denne måde er Wassmos skrivemåde unik. Hun puster ubesværet liv i både karakterer og steder.
Hvis jeg skulle sammenligne denne bog med en anden storartet roman om skyld, kærlighed, traume og død, så ville det være Stormfulde højder. Den isnende stemning i Nordnorge er lige så nådesløs som Brontës ensomme hede. Og du er lige så splittet over karakterens skæbnesvangre valg.
Fire stjerner i stedet for fem pga. mændenes konstante, cringy besættelse af Dina og de akavede sexscener.
Dina er en storm, der river dig med fra første side. Det er Dinas bog, og hun har sit jerngreb i historien, men samtidig er hendes indre også selv tabt i stormvejret. En rå, vild, stærk og hård kvindeskikkelse uden nåde. Men også et såret, følsomt og håbløst offer, som for alt i verden ikke vil forlades. Hun lader dig ikke finde fodfæste igennem hele bogen, og hun er umulig at kende helt. Som læser føler man sig både ukomfortabelt tæt på og i sikker afstand fra hende på en og samme tid. Wassmo har med denne karakter skabt en enestående og gennemskærende kvindeskildring, der fortsat er en af de bedste, jeg er stødt på.
Jeg elsker miljøet. Man føler, at man rider uden sadel på hesteryg sammen med Dina igennem det barske, norske landskab i den forfrosne vinter. Eller man sidder med hende i birkens grønne trætop om sommeren og ser ud over Reinsnæs, som ejer man stedet allerede, selvom man lige er ankommet. Og når dagen er slut, kan man mødes ved middagsbordet med mor Karen i skæret af levende lys, efter en lang dags arbejde på gården. På denne måde er Wassmos skrivemåde unik. Hun puster ubesværet liv i både karakterer og steder.
Hvis jeg skulle sammenligne denne bog med en anden storartet roman om skyld, kærlighed, traume og død, så ville det være Stormfulde højder. Den isnende stemning i Nordnorge er lige så nådesløs som Brontës ensomme hede. Og du er lige så splittet over karakterens skæbnesvangre valg.
Fire stjerner i stedet for fem pga. mændenes konstante, cringy besættelse af Dina og de akavede sexscener.
fredrikrosberg's review against another edition
reflective
tense
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
2.0
st0bbit's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i’m kinda shooked by the ending?!?! but definitely a good and enjoyable read… the atmosphete just felt real and lovely and whimsical to me and i love these kinds of stories! and the way the setting often mirrored dina’s internal world
don’t know what to make of certain aspects of the book though… the ending, some parts of dina’s internal monologue (though they added so much value and insight). the ending was unexpected but i guess it further reinforces the point about how dina does what she has to do, although i wish we’d seen some more character development. not that i’m expecting every character to be perfect and reach a position of morality but i don’t feel like i’ve gotten a satisfying conclusion to her, especially when her story stretches across so much time. i admire and respect her, but i also see when she’s heavy handed and cruel. i appreciate the complexities of her character though and overall have grown to enjoy her narration! interesting MC
don’t know what to make of certain aspects of the book though… the ending, some parts of dina’s internal monologue (though they added so much value and insight). the ending was unexpected but i guess it further reinforces the point about how dina does what she has to do, although i wish we’d seen some more character development. not that i’m expecting every character to be perfect and reach a position of morality but i don’t feel like i’ve gotten a satisfying conclusion to her, especially when her story stretches across so much time. i admire and respect her, but i also see when she’s heavy handed and cruel. i appreciate the complexities of her character though and overall have grown to enjoy her narration! interesting MC
boekenhonger's review against another edition
3.0
This is a difficult book to review. Took me a while to finish it. The story is interesting and the descriptions of the places make me long to go back to Norway. But: the language used and the writing was not entirely to my liking. I don't know if it was the Dutch translation, but something about it kept me from reading it for more than a few hours at a time. Hope I'll find the second one in the trilogy in an English translation, or better, the original Norwegian one.
dkalina's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
elise2090's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
sumlittlebee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
More...