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Title: Absolutely Fresh and Original
Review: I loved this book. Hoeg's style to write is very self-conscious and well-thought: at very regular intervals he attaches a line: a wisdom with which the reader can (must!) agree. There is something for everyone: the writer refers to everyday phenomena and expresses opinions that the reader fells familiar. The book is very down-to-earth and mystical at the same time: that is an honourable achievement. For a northern reader this book gives a cosy feeling. There lives a little Smilla in every northern person! I can understand it very well, how Smilla knows snow. Peter Hoeg also says some truths about communication in northern areas: silence means something different in sparsely populated areas, such as Greenland or Finland. Silence is not something unbearable, rather, it has to be interpreted in the right way, too, just the same way as words. Also, an easy book to film! (I have not seen the film, though.)
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