![]() ![]() There isn’t a lot of dialogue, so you would think that there would be lots of opportunity for Andreas to ‘muse’ on things, thus creating that connection between reader and character. ![]() As I write this it occurs to me that Andreas himself is the reason I didn’t enjoy this book-I never really felt as though I understood him. He lives in the same town his whole life, only venturing out twice the first time to participate in WWII, the second time on a spur-of-the-moment bus trip that leaves him disoriented and regretting his adventurous decision. He’s very quiet, and leads a fairly mundane, hardworking existence. Andreas is hard to relate to however, which may have caused my overall disconnect with the narrative. The setting was probably my favourite part of the book the Austrian Alps is its own character in the story, fulfilling lives, and taking them away all at the same time. The prose is wonderful, very stark and to the point, but still including lovely descriptions of the beautiful mountain town that the protagonist Andreas resides. ![]()
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