Super is extremely short, are you a long-read or a short-read kind of person? Loe writes in very simple language, how did you relate to the naïve voice of the narrator?.There are a number of reproduced searches and letters in the book, did you enjoy their inclusion? Did the change in reading format add to your reading experience?.And it’s more than a little bit readable. But if you’re looking for something hopeful and reflective, and that can act as respite for a busy mind and a burdened soul, you should probably go and grab yourself a copy. I will say that if you’re looking for a book that’s packed with action or fast paced dialogue, this isn’t going to be one for you. There’s something about its naivety that I really appreciated now, and found almost soothing, that might have irritated me before. I think I got a lot more out of it than I would have when I was in my teens. I’m so glad that I waited until now to read it. It was a much needed 150 pages of respite from books, and quite frankly a world, that are so jaded. That endearing simplicity was what I enjoyed most about this book. There’s something endearing about the narrator’s voice, just as there is something about how he views the world. But it never feels unintelligent, or lacking depth. The sentences, like the chapters and the book overall, are simple. That’s what’s heart-warming, at least for me, about this short little novel. He’s depressed (or at least he seems to be for many of the novel’s pages) but he’s also a good person, who is impacting on so many other lives without even really noticing. Even if all feels lost, you can look forward and you can still be good. He’s finding his way rather than being completely lost. Even when the plot isn’t necessarily moving forward, he has a sense of progression of hopefully looking towards a solution towards a happier future. It’s a navel-gazing novel, but it never feels like its wallowing. But all the while his focus moves between the tiny details of the day to day and huge questions of the nature of time and the universe. He’s trying to quiet his thoughts, to feel okay, but he’s not quite sure how.Īlong the way he befriends a boy named Børre and takes a trip to New York. He has nothing to do all day but send the occasional fax, throw a ball, and mindlessly play with a hammer and peg game. At the age of 25 he has lost his sense of purpose and joy, and so leaves his master’s program and goes to stay in his brother’s apartment while he is away. Super is the story of an unnamed man having a quarter life crisis. So, I got myself a copy, nestled into my favourite reading nook, and got started. Super again, in another recommended reading list, and it brought me back instantly to reading the first page of it in store. Then, earlier this year, I came across Naïve. It was a staff recommended read in Waterstones, and its unusual size and simple cover caught my eye.
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