I LOVED this book
Some books just hit a nerve, as this did in Scandinavia where it became a bestseller when it was first published in 2004. Just republished in English by Anansi Press of Canada, this hilarious comic novel about a worthy man's mid-life crisis is destined to be a huge hit in North America. Just about everyone I know needs a copy of this--for its humor, insight, and recognition of our commonalities across national boundaries.
A Norwegian businessman and avid cyclist falls off his bike one day while in the woods and discovers he is much too nice. He doesn't like his job, his life, nor his house. He doesn't like people. Especially people.
This short novel is so restorative because here our narrator decides to say what he thinks...and in the process he makes more friends than he has time for.
