NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A TIME MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
Out Stealing Horses has been embraced across the world as a classic, a novel of universal relevance and power. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of Trond Sander, a sixty-seven-year-old man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of his youth come back to him one night while he's out on a walk. From the moment Trond sees a strange figure coming out of the dark behind his home, the reader is immersed in a decades-deep story of searching and loss, and in the precise, irresistible prose of a newly crowned master of fiction.
I bought this book because it was on the top list of best books of 2007, and didn't disappoint me at all!!!!
I think that if it can be said that Sense and Sensibility it's a 'woman's' book, then it can be said that this is a 'guy's' book. But I am a woman and loved it.
The story is simple but entertaining, it's original but not in a fantastic way - but in a very fundamental way: you haven't read a similar one before and it's also told in different way. The style of the book is simple so it's really easy to read.
Conclusion: I really recommend this book.
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This is an introspective trip through the life of an old man choosing to finish his life in solitude. The writing style places you firmly in the scene in a place I've always wanted to know more about, Norway. Although the main character chooses solitude there are plenty of characters and intricate relationships played out. I thought that was skillfully done. I enjoyed the trip.
