Die Analphabetin, Die Rechnen Konnte (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Die Kritiken, die ich zu diesem Buch gelesen hab, warfen Jonasson vor, lediglich das Strickmuster seines Riesen-Bestsellers "Der Hundertjährige..." neu aufzulegen.Selten dämlichere Kritiken gelesen. Warum, um Himmels Willen, soll der mann denn seinen Lesern nicht das geben, was sie lesen wollen? Zumal er das in der gleichen, guten bis sehr guten Form wie beim "Hundertjährigen" tut. Die Handlung ist noch etwas verschrobener, der Humor ist mindestens genauso bizarr... was will ich denn mehr? Gutes Buch! Jonasson's book turned out to be much better than I expected. I guess I wasn't really sure how good it would be, as it really didn't sound like something I'd normally read. As it was, I chuckled regularly throughout the book and found it very charming. I have a few minor complaints. The title is misleading. Nombeko doesn't even GET to Sweden until she's in her twenties, and her interactions with the King of Sweden doesn't even occur till the very end of the book. So the title set me up to expect a very different story. Still, its catchy, so I can understand why they went with it. My other little complaint was the slow pace of the novel. While I mostly enjoyed the rambling nature of the narrative, there were many times I felt the story nearly stall. Otherwise, I felt it was really quite lovely. I loved how well it came together at the end and I really enjoyed Nombeko as a character. The Holgers were mostly enjoyable, though Holger One and Celestine began to get rather tiresome near the end. Its not perfect, but its faults didn't ruin for me. I could see myself reading this one again sometimes in the future, but it won't be hanging out with my favorites. Recommended.
What do You think about Die Analphabetin, Die Rechnen Konnte (2013)?
What a fun read. The author has a knack for weaving history into this unique story.
—jane
Another wonderful book by Jonas Jonasson. A must read.
—Newsica
Read it in one day. One of my favorite books.
—Amz
