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Minus Me - Book Review
Hello lovelies,
I just finished after hours of non-interrupted reading (for a reason!) This Young Adult novel is elegantly and poetically put together, making every page a precious journey that flows from one chapter to the next, festooned with beautiful characterisations and coming-of-age realisations.
Linda is almost 13-years-old, with her whole life ahead of her, until she plummets into water after a champion dive and her heart stops.
The mysterious boy Zac, who has been appearing out of nowhere arrives, just in time to punch life back into her. And so begins a journey, unlike any other.
I read a lot of YA, for various reasons, and found this one to be particularly fresh. It was written by Ingelin Rossland, a Norwegian award-winning novelist which has been translated into English. Often, translated books lose a bit of magic in the process, but this book was charged with incredible visuals and jam-packed with honesty, a lot of which you may want to re-read to get the full effect.
Some people might have mixed opinions about the ending and struggle to grasp what the author was trying to do, but I think the book is for everyone to interpret on their own. It deals with the heavy subject of death and what happens after death and I think Rossland captured the 'unknown' beautifully.
It will really break your heart, but in a good way, the way you want to feel when you've just finished a good book.
So I suggest giving it a read, but don't try to make too much sense of it, just let it be what it is. And whatever you find, hold it preciously because books don't often move us and when they do, they must not be forgotten.
I just finished after hours of non-interrupted reading (for a reason!) This Young Adult novel is elegantly and poetically put together, making every page a precious journey that flows from one chapter to the next, festooned with beautiful characterisations and coming-of-age realisations.
Linda is almost 13-years-old, with her whole life ahead of her, until she plummets into water after a champion dive and her heart stops.
The mysterious boy Zac, who has been appearing out of nowhere arrives, just in time to punch life back into her. And so begins a journey, unlike any other.
I read a lot of YA, for various reasons, and found this one to be particularly fresh. It was written by Ingelin Rossland, a Norwegian award-winning novelist which has been translated into English. Often, translated books lose a bit of magic in the process, but this book was charged with incredible visuals and jam-packed with honesty, a lot of which you may want to re-read to get the full effect.
Some people might have mixed opinions about the ending and struggle to grasp what the author was trying to do, but I think the book is for everyone to interpret on their own. It deals with the heavy subject of death and what happens after death and I think Rossland captured the 'unknown' beautifully.
It will really break your heart, but in a good way, the way you want to feel when you've just finished a good book.
So I suggest giving it a read, but don't try to make too much sense of it, just let it be what it is. And whatever you find, hold it preciously because books don't often move us and when they do, they must not be forgotten.
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