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Summary: Simple and Meaningful
Review: I adore this book mainly because of what it's about. My friend thought it was a boring book, but it's basically about that point in the narrator's life. Anxiety. obsession with time. Trying to figure out what is the meaning of life. Making lists for a more accurate decision and some other reasons. He has a bad friend and a good friend; both very essential to his life. My friend also said there's no real point of it, but I thought to myself, what about the book "Catcher In The Rye"? Very entertaining to read and the movie "Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas" is a very entertaining movie and very well done and so is the book "Catcher...". "Naive, Super" made me think though because I could relate to it. At first when I read it, I did think it was boring, but it got me to read it again because I actually enjoyed it. I'm not sure if that makes sense. Anyway, I do hope you check the book out. If your friend has it, borrow it. I highly recommend it from the bottom of my heart. Best to read it in one sitting. It's short anyway so you'll end up finishing it in two hours or so. I do hope you could find a cheaper place to get it though.
...but don't buy it for more than $17 like I did. I let my friend borrow it and he hasn't returned it yet. It's been two months now.
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Summary: A must buy, if you can find it, by leaps and bounds...
Review: I bought the english and norwegian version while trying to learn norwegian this past year, with the sole purpose of using it to strengthen my mediocre norwegian skills.I was blown away, and could not put it down until I finished in the wee hours of the morning. The language (english, I still have not figured out norwegian) in the book is easily digestable, and the story is just so great it will really make your life better for having read it (seriously). I've since bought 5 or 6 copies for a few friends and my brother, and each of them were moved enough to buy a copy or passed their's along to someone else. The only drawback is finding a copy somewhere, or even worse trying to find one of his other books. I cannot imagine they are anything less than extraordinary. Why i hasn't this book hit the US like a lightning bolt - I will never understand.
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Summary: A book I come back to over and over.
Review: I loaned this book out to a person who later moved with me copy without returning it. Initially crushed, I later was glad another person in the world had this rare find. Such a perfect book! Buy one for you and one to loan out.
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Summary: The Ball!!!!!!
Review: I thought this was a great book. It was first introduced to me but a friend in Norway while I was living there for a few months, she insisted that I read this book. She was right, this book holds your attention the entire time while being not really about any spacific thing. He has writen several other books which would love to read more of his books but sadly they are not translated to English and remain for only the Norwegian people to enjoy. This is a must read for all kinds of people, a real eye opener. Cameron
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I want to learn Norweigan for the sole purpose of being able to read this in it's original text, as well as his other novels which no one has bothered to translate into english. This book is wonderful for brightening a dull day. It is a light, quick read and I reccomend it to anyone. But you don't have to take my word for it. I've lent my copy to 4 different friends who all ended up buying it. The translation feels smooth and fits the novel well. It's rare to find such a wonderful novel that also happens to be uplifting and fun, unlike many of the better works which tend to leave you miserable. Enjoy!
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Summary: Great!!
Review: I was given this book when I was feeling a bit down. I am usually not the type for books that are toted as uplifting or inspirational, but this book mixes a good amount of melecholia into this well-crafted book. The main character is easy to relate as a young man who doesn't quite fill into the normal mold without traveling down the almost-now-cliche road Salinger paved long ago. I would recommend this book over traditional "moving on" books like "The Alchemist" or "The Little Prince."
Good find!
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Summary: Great!!
Review: I was given this book when I was feeling a bit down. I am usually not the type for books that are toted as uplifting or inspirational, but this book mixes a good amount of melecholia into this well-crafted book. The main character is easy to relate as a young man who doesn't quite fill into the normal mold without traveling down the almost-now-cliche road Salinger paved long ago. I would recommend this book over traditional "moving on" books like "The Alchemist" or "The Little Prince."
Good find!
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Summary: It's wonderful
Review: It's hard to find something true and simple in this cynical world. But Naive. Super. is. It's a really funny book, but it's sad on the same time. Because it's about feeling confused, about growing up, about being obsessed with time. What do you do when you're lost? Maybe you write lists, because it gives you a feeling of control. Oh well. You have to read it to understand. Read it now.
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Summary: A little book with a lot to say!
Review: The book was a delightful read. I fell in love with the characters(even the bad friend)and could identify with the narrator's search for meaning and purpose in time and space. I discovered the authors accidentaly while studying in Norway, and am eager to brush up on my Norwegian so I can reread the book in it's original voice. I would reccomend this book to anyone, especially 20-somethings and Gen.X-er's.
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Summary: 20something angst, Scandinavian style
Review: The only bad thing I can say about Erlend Loe's book is that it has an umlaut in the title. Get out of here with your fancy Norwegian punctuation. Otherwise, what a novel. It's about the crushing angst we all felt in our 20s, which Loe portrays with plain prose and subtle humor that makes most of the American wunderkind (Eggers, Foer, etc) look like whining windbags. Mind you, Eggers and Foer are writers I like and admire. But neither they nor anybody else I've read are as adept as Loe at conveying the particular anxiety that set in after you finished school, got a job and started looking around going 'This is it?' And he does it in less than 200 pages, using sentences that rarely exceed 10 words. Best of all, "Naive. Super" is hilarious. Our narrator has an absurd, dry wit that often seems unintentional. This is key: without the laughs he would be totally unsympathetic, another self-absorbed 25-year-old jerk. Finally, allow me to beg you to buy this book. Not because I want to see Erlend Loe rewarded (although that would be fine), but because I can't find translations of his other novels. A surge in sales and all of a sudden Borders will have him stacked up in the check-out lane.
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