Purge

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• Book review: Purge by Sofi Oksanen

  Purge Sofi Oksanen Translated by Lola Rogers (I am guessing from Finnish; the original was written in Finnish and the author herself is Finnish-Estonian). Atlantic Books, this edn 2011. Purge tells a tale across many years, from the 1930s to the earl ... (read full critics)

  petrona published on Thu, 1 Sep 2011

• 'Purge' by Sofi Oksanen

  There's a Gothic, fairytale quality to Purge, the first novel by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen to be translated into English. The novel has already been a bestseller in Europe and won three prestigous literary awards: the Finlandia, in 2008; the Runebe ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Tue, 5 Oct 2010

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  Compelling narrative of eastern Europe

  Reading and hooked. Story revolves around a young woman entangled in trafficking and the Russian crime scene....

  Looking forward to seeing how it all transpires :)

  UPDATE: finished and WHAT a book. Astonishing material about the trauma of war, the long reach of history, and why decisions we make i ... (continue)

  Reading and hooked. Story revolves around a young woman entangled in trafficking and the Russian crime scene....

  Looking forward to seeing how it all transpires :)

  UPDATE: finished and WHAT a book. Astonishing material about the trauma of war, the long reach of history, and why decisions we make in life are always based on antecedents that at the time make sense. Read it.

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  Ian Hodgson said on Jan 11, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  wow, heavy but wonderfu

  My knowledge of Estonia is pretty much limited to this novel but if even part of it is true, what a hard road those people have been on. The story of two women, two generations, who both have gone through hell and are connected in a way that only comes out bit by bit. Beautifully written, flying bac ... (continue)

  My knowledge of Estonia is pretty much limited to this novel but if even part of it is true, what a hard road those people have been on. The story of two women, two generations, who both have gone through hell and are connected in a way that only comes out bit by bit. Beautifully written, flying back and forth between periods, watch out - hard to put down!

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  Gail Paris said on Jan 8, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  The main character in this fictional account of recent Estonian history is by turns heroic, blind, idealistic, stupid, endearing, despicable, faithful, disloyal, good, evil and yet the author manages to make us love her in spite of everything. She also creates a very coherent story out of what at fi ... (continue)

  The main character in this fictional account of recent Estonian history is by turns heroic, blind, idealistic, stupid, endearing, despicable, faithful, disloyal, good, evil and yet the author manages to make us love her in spite of everything. She also creates a very coherent story out of what at first appears to be no more than a series of horrifying fragments. A story that unfortunately resonates with a lot of truth. These things happened and are still happening. Will the Horror mankind is capable of ever be purged?

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  Top of the pile said on Sep 10, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• Others 320 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0802170773
• ISBN-13: 9780802170774
• Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
• Pub date: Apr 01, 2010
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and eBook
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