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THICKETS - Reviews 2/3Damn, it’s ambitious for a guy in his thirties to write
the copious memoirs of an 82-year-old man. The scenery, the tone,
and the details – life in the great villas north of Copenhagen,
before the world fell out of joint – all have to be exact.
The language of the shifting generations has to be captured precisely.
And most of all, the young man has to take on an old man’s
experiences, which aren’t even cast in a mold, but are rather
broken up, spreading uncertainty throughout a life that coincides
with the twentieth century. Stylistically well developed, elegantly constructed, and with
a story that slowly builds in strength…. The last part of
the novel is powerful, intense, and perfectly conceived. An impressive novel…. So lucid and moving, you feel that
they are two people you have met yourself…. A perfect talent
for narrative. You are imperceptibly drawn into its intrigues,
and distressed by what happens…. I must say, I was moved
and completely taken with the story. |
