pickThis was a weird reading experience in several ways
We follow Kristin from she‘s born until she dies.
After the first book I didn‘t understand what all the fuss was about. And then by the 2nd part in book 3, you had me crying. So apparently something happened in between.
As a Norwegian we‘re basically taught that Kristin makes the wrong choice. And maybe in the 1920s Norway she did, but I‘m not so sure she did. Her dad didn‘t want to marry her
AnneCecilie Off to Erland because off his last stories, but even her dad had to admit that Erland was surprisingly faithful. I always thought that Erland was below her in the social ranking, and that was so not the case. He‘s above her and closer to the power. And I‘m not so sure that Kristin would have been happy with Simon. It becomes known well into to story that Simon loves Erland‘s wife, so he loved the person she became and not the one she was when they 2mo
AnneCecilie weee engaged. And even Simon didn‘t manage to stay faithful to his wife. I‘m so glad I read this with #DoorstopperKristin #KLBR thank you for organizing this @BarbaraJean and helping me read a book that I book in 2007 2mo
BarbaraBB Great review. I loved this book when I read it. So captivating 2mo
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AnneCecilie @BarbaraBB Thank you 😊 I know, but it snuck up on me, suddenly I was just so engaged in the story 2mo
Suet624 It‘s quite the book/series. I love it. 2mo
AnneCecilie @Suet624 I loved it by the end too. And it‘s a book I definitely will change on rereads. There‘s a saying, a least in Norway, that you should read this at least thee times in your life; as a teen, as an adult and as an elder person. Your perspective will change every time. 2mo
Suet624 It‘s funny you mentioned that. Have you seen my prior post where I say that I read it when I was 20 and when I was 40 and now I‘m 70 and I just reread it. 2mo
AnneCecilie @Suet624 I‘m not sure I saw that. Did the reading change? 2mo
Suet624 Yes. 😊 2mo
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