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G**I
excellent
Très intéressant pour quelqu’un qui veut découvrir la Suède et ses habitants, plein d’humour. À conserver, et à relire à l’occasion.
I**S
Very informative and amusing
Gave a lot of information with a humorous touch. Enjoyable reading.
L**S
A comical look at Swedish traditions
Interesting book, informative, funny and exactly as described.
E**E
Great book
I loved this book. 55 lessons on ‘How to be Swedish’. As other reviews mentioned, the English edition needs a proofreader but don’t be put off. The book is a lighthearted look at Swedish culture and it’s very very funny!
K**R
Funny and true--but no lutefisk!
I got a real kick out of this book, which really rang true. My grandparents emigrated from Sweden to the U.S. in the late 1800s and had lots of kids, including my dad, who were all raised with these quirky characteristics. My grandparents, my dad and his siblings were all wonderful, salt of the earth, dedicated family people, but were not demonstrative to the point of near-panic when being hugged--very Swedish. I was really disappointed, however, that there was no mention in this book of lutefisk, considered a delicacy and traditionally served as Christmas dinner. You start with a hunk of dried codfish (possibly available in the U.S. only in Minnesota and the Dakotas) and reconstitute it by boiling it into a smelly, gelatinous white glob that is then served with all white accoutrements including boiled potatoes with white cream gravy, lefse (tasteless dried flatbread) and rice pudding. The author did, however, capture the essence of another type of smelly, slimey preserved fish delicacy, of which there are many disgusting varieties--so I will forgive him for omitting the lutefisk. And IKEA really does capture the essence of all things Swedish: spare, angular, practical, and no-nonsense. You can buy those little red horses there too.