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The Shapeshifters
The Shapeshifters | Stefan Spjut
“A fantastic novel in every sense of the word . . . not only because Spjut has accomplished the masterstroke of writing convincingly about the existence of trolls and other mythical creatures in the Nordic forests, but also because all this unfolds in a language that captures the everyday reality we know so well, with such precision and exquisite style that the words seem to sparkle on the page.” —Karl Ove Knausgård Summer 1978. A young boy disappears without a trace from a summer cabin. His mother claims that he was carried away by a giant. He is never found. Twenty-five years later, another child goes missing. This time there's a lead, a single photograph taken by Susso Myren. She has devoted her life to the search for trolls, legendary giants known asstallo who can control human thoughts and assume animal form. Convinced that trolls are real, she follows the trail of missing children to northern Sweden. But humans, some part stallo themselves, have been watching over the creatures for generations, and this hidden society of protectors won't hesitate to close its deadly ranks. Mixing folklore and history, suspense and the supernatural, The Shapeshifters is an extraordinary journey into a frozen land where myth bleeds into reality.
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I loved the storyline about trolls in Sweden abducting children. The various types of troll, from very small to giant, was interesting. I do not know much about Swedish folklore, but these were not the type of trolls I am used to. The setting of the book was amazing. The frozen land was so intriguing to me, and the trials of day to day living when everything is freezing.

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The Shapeshifters | Stefan Spjut
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Today‘s #bookmail from B&N - preparing for next year‘s #screamathon. 😆

vivastory Nice!! 5y
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Mandoul
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Mehso-so

I so wanted to like this. The premise was good, based on old Swedish tales of the Stallo, who appear in this story as shapeshifting trolls that are linked to disappearing children. It wasnt bad, but felt way longer than it needed to be. I also felt that the pace of the story was all over the place, which meant i struggled to engage with the characters.

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Mandoul
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First post in a good while, hope everyone is doing well. About half way through this one and seriously hoping it picks up the pace a bit!

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Mandoul
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Todays used bookstore mini mini #bookhaul - the third of the month already. My TBR pile is slowly becoming a feat of architecture 😂

Reggie I didn‘t have a TBR until Litsy and it‘s out of control now. There‘s days when I add 10 books and think, what the hell am I doing? But they sound sooo good. Lol 6y
Mandoul Haha i know exactly what you mean @Reggie too much out there and way too hard to pass things by when you see them! 6y
Crazeedi @Mandoul welcome to litsy!! I have the same tbr disease!! 6y
Mandoul Thanks @Crazeedi it seems to be a curse that we all enjoy carrying!! Hope you're well. 6y
Crazeedi @Mandoul yes we call it a lovely curse! I'm doing good today, thank you for asking. Have a great week 6y
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Kryckett
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What is the bookish equivalent of ‘it‘s not you, it‘s me‘? I stuck it out for 150 pages. It has an intriguing start, but switches gears pretty quickly to a slow burn that I just wasn‘t in the mood for. I‘ll keep it on the TBR shelf in case I get inspired to give it another shot.

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Kryckett
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Kicking it all off with a little horror because ... 2017.

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