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Kalle Kniivilä

kallekn@kirja.casa

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

Journalist på Sydsvenskan. Finns mest på Mastodon: mastodonsweden.se/@kallekn Ruotsinsuomalainen toimittaja. Lueskelen kaikenlaista monella kielellä, ja kirjoitankin. www.kniivila.net

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reviewed Fädernesland by Carl Åkerlund

Carl Åkerlund: Fädernesland (Hardcover, Swedish language, 2025, Weyler Förlag)

Lite väl mycket symbolik

Välskrivet, men jag hade svårt att förstå grottsymboliken och överhuvudtaget kopplingen mellan de två tidsplanerna. Det mest intressanta i boken var beskrivningen av flyktingskapet och de avlägsna händelserna i Sverige som bara antyds, uppenbart inspirerat av kriget i Ukraina.

reviewed Head on by John Scalzi (Lock In, #2)

John Scalzi: Head on (2018)

Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and …

A detective story in disguise

The first one in the series was better. I like the funny dialogue and the comical details, but this is mostly a detective story in disguise with some American politics thrown in for good measure.

reviewed SCHILD'S LADDER by Greg Egan

Greg Egan: SCHILD'S LADDER (Paperback, 2007, GOLLANCZ)

Twenty thousand years into the future, an experiment in quantum physics has had a catastrophic …

Too much made up physics

The first two thirds of the book are mostly very good. I like the worldbuilding and the story. There is a bit too much weird physics, but it is bearable. However, the last third is just too esoteric and almost illegible because of the strangeness of the universe that is being described. I can understand that the strangeness must be made visible, but there is just too much of it.