Gostei muito deste livro, que é diferente do meu habitual. Ao ler o comentário final do tradutor, João Tordo, percebo que há especificidades que tornam a narrativa bonita e próxima, que são características de alguma literatura escandinava, sendo 'A morte de um apicultor ', aí referenciada, um dos livros que mais gostei.Nesta história, que se lê fluidamente e com prazer, toca-se a humanidade das personagens, que poderíamos ser nós, a nossa família ou os nossos amigos. Porque pensam e agem como qualquer pessoa, deparam-se e detêm-se sobre questões pequenas do dia-a-dia e resolvem-as (ou pelo menos tentam) como um vulgar mortal.As grandes questões da vida são também aqui seguidas por entre as vidas das personagens: o amor (fraterno e carnal) , a morte, o nascimento, a paternidade, a maternidade e o sentido que se dá à vida. Tudo entermeado por referências e ligações fortes à paisagem, que sei agora serem um traço marcante da literatura escandinava, que apreciei bastante. Todo o livro é um gosto! I liked the book, but I was stunned when it ended. I wasn't ready for the abruptness of it. That, however, could be one of my literary comprehension shortcomings. I like a tidier finish.Having said that, I'll repeat that I did like it. I thought it was well written, and was fascinated by it being a novel of Iceland. Not sure that I've ever read a book located in Iceland. The plot was also unusual (I thought). A young man heads to a monastery to restore its rose garden, finding himself the unlikely father of a little girl. The mother of the child next becomes his roommate, which complicates his life, confuses his emotions, and of course makes a plot thickener. And there are the characters of the monastery, the neighbors, the townspeople, who all add something to the story. And the garden, restored along with a rose from the greenhouse back home.But the novel is more than that. Lots of depth and thought provoking symbolism. A good book. Just be prepared for it to come to a rather quick halt.
What do You think about Afleggjarinn (2007)?
very nice reading. it did not crave much from me but I liked it anyway. it is a quiet and easy book.
—jezel
This was a very gentle story, but it kind of fizzed out with no conclusive ending.
—ckk
Un dulcesito, diferente, ágil, profundo... la sencillez es magistral
—bess
