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Populærmusik fra Vittula
Populærmusik fra Vittula | Mikael Niemi
3 posts | 12 read | 5 to read
Matti og hans ven Niila vokser op i 1960'erne landsbyen Vittula tæt ved den svensk-finske grænse i den yderste afkrog af Sverige. Den moderne tid kommer kun langsomt til deres egn, og de lokale holder stædigt fast i stolte traditioner som brutal armlægning, langtidsophold i kogende saunaer og sanseløst druk. De to drenge opdager sammen rockmusikken, der kommer til dem som en åbenbaring og som viser vej til en ny livsform. ANMELDELSE I UDPLUK: Frisk importeret fra Sverige kommer her intet mindre end en litterær sensation. [...] Sådan en succes gør mistænksom, men i dette tilfælde kan man godt slå sin interskandinaviske jantelovs-skepsis fra. Populærmusik fra Vittula er nemlig en fremragende bog, der endda - og det er sjældent - i en stejlt stigende kurve bliver bedre for hver side, man vender. [...] Stærkt, stærkt anbefalelsesværdig, både til litterære feinschmeckere og til alle de, der læser dem en enkelt bog eller to om året. En halv million svenskere tager ikke fejl: læs Populærmusik fra Vittula! - Tue Andersen Nexø, Information
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annamatopoetry
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1) just finished the star trek design book, back to Fast and Feast
2) Muppets Christmas Carol (which we watched yesterday while eating palak chaat), Die Hard, also Swedish short film classic Karl-Bertil Jonssons Julafton
3) ok, a genuine Swedish modern classic, which spans a whole boyhood but takes place in the north and thus has plenty of snow
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Emilymdxn
Popular Music | Mikael Niemi
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Mehso-so

14/15 #jumpstart2020 @Clwojick @Lizpixie

Some aspects I really liked - the writing style, some hilarious moments (the will reading!), the insight into far north Sweden/Finland which I‘ve never read about before - but frequently it was too icky and bodily for me. I don‘t want to read in that much detail about ppl‘s body parts particularly prepubescent boys, and I wasn‘t always sure what the overall plot or direction was. Not bad overall

Clwojick Flying through those books, you‘re almost at your goal with more than a few days to spare!! 5y
Emilymdxn @Clwojick ikr thank god for being sick right?? I‘d never read this fast if I wasn‘t unable to go out 5y
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#SetInASmallTown on the border between Sweden and Finland, the novel depicts the childhood and youth of a small boy caught between the clashing cultures. The hilarious family affairs are punctuated by flashes of rock music such as the first Beatles record arriving to the village (a decade later). Great read!
#photoadaynov16

LeahBergen This sounds good! Stacked. 😀 8y
Hobbinol I've been wanting to read this for a while. 8y
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