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Forlag Anchor
Utgivelsesår 2001
Format Paperback
ISBN13 9780385720953
Språk Engelsk
Sider 521
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En veldig bra roman! Lang, detaljrik, med mange interessante karakterer. Akkurat slik en god roman skal være.
Likevel er det enkelte steder den ikke er like drivende, hvor jeg brukte litt tid på å komme videre. Uten at det var tungt eller uinteressant av den grunn. Kanskje var det bare lenge siden sist jeg leste en så lang bok. Kanskje var dette så lang tid det måtte ta å lese denne. Jeg likte den i hvertfall veldig godt, og kan anbefale den. (På originalspråket.)
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"Overnight, whole portions of what had been acknowledged as reality simply vanished. This is what happens when there's a war."
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