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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (#32, Fiction)

Out Stealing Horses is one of those books where major events happen, events that could be the central point, or apex, of the novel, but in the end they are just another part of life--never fully resolved or explained.

I definitely don't recommend this one if you are looking for an exciting book. It's a great story, and the writing is very well done, and there are some dramatic things that take place, but it's all sort of anticlimactic.

Although, I'm not complaining. Sometimes it's nice to read a book and just read along without waiting for "something" to happen. I was happy enough to follow the narrator through his solitude and memories from his past.

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