Now he hangs around an apartment bouncing a ball, repeatedly hammering pegs and making inane lists (hey, like Amazon’s Listmania!). Mebbe I was wrong? Nope, my instincts was right the first time because this novel suuuuucked!Ī boring Norwegian twentysomething, who’s probably on the autism spectrum, had a meltdown and dropped out of college. Cut to the other week, some 10+ years after that encounter, when I happened to see it on a bookshelf and decided, what the hey, I’ll finally read it cover to cover.
Super, which I read a few pages of and decided wasn’t for me. One such book that appeared a lot was Erlend Loe’s Naive. I’d waste way too much time browsing those lists but I’d get recs for some pretty decent books to read that were similar to books I’d read before. Cut to the other week, some 10+ years after that encounter, when I happened to see it on a bookshelf and Back in 2006 or so Amazon had this “Listmania” feature where, youse guessed it, people made lists of stuff to share with others.
It changed mine to read his tale.moreīack in 2006 or so Amazon had this “Listmania” feature where, youse guessed it, people made lists of stuff to share with others. The simple conclusion makes sense, and I hope the narrator will find good use for his newfound "perspective". Undoubtedly, the narrator seems a bit odd, but I closed the book with a smile on my face and the suspicion that it actually is much more strange to go on repeating regular patterns infinitely without understanding them than to break out and find patterns that make at least temporary sense: like throwing a ball against a wall or making lists of good and important things. Undoubtedly, the narrator seems a bit odd, but I closed the book with a smile on my face and the suspicion that it actually is much more strange to go on repeating regular patterns infinitely w A charming story of a different kind of person! A person who still has a deeply rooted connection to childhood at 25, who refuses to do things that seem meaningless, who carefully thinks twice before making simple choices, but who dares to admit feeling scared when thinking of the "big questions" in life. moreĪ charming story of a different kind of person! A person who still has a deeply rooted connection to childhood at 25, who refuses to do things that seem meaningless, who carefully thinks twice before making simple choices, but who dares to admit feeling scared when thinking of the "big questions" in life. In the end, the narrator visits his brother in New York City and returns to Norway with a renewed sense of meaning in life. He reads a book by Paul Davies and also engages in repetitive childish activities such as playing with wooden BRIO children's toys and repeatedly throwing a ball against a wall. The narrator becomes fascinated by both modern scientific theories of time and relativity. The story is narrated by a man in his mid-twenties who suddenly becomes disillusioned and confused by life and therefore quits university.
It was first published in 1996 in Norwegian, where it was very popular. He reads a book by Paul Davies and also engages in repetitive childish activities such as playing with wooden BRIO child Naïve.
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