A review by larabavery
I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A winding, layered reflection on the power of belonging and love, and all the decisions one makes to seek it day to day. Though the timeline wandered through the narrator’s memories and the landmarks of Norway and Denmark, I never felt disoriented about where I was in time or space. His obsessions were unsettling, yet communicated in a chaotic clarity. Sometimes this book was like a poem; a series of deeply immersive images and scenes that the narrator was subject to, rather than unfolding as a result of his choices. Though these images were beautiful, the path his life has taken seems to confuse the reader as much as it confuses him. His motivations often felt obscure.