The Brothers Lionheart
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- Author：Astrid Lindgren
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Summary
There's no one Karl Lion loves more than his older brother， Jonathan， who is brave， strong， and handsome - everything Karl believes he is not。 Karl never wants to be parted from him， but Karl is sick， and knows he's going to die。 To comfort him， Jonathan tells him stories of Nangiyala， the place he'll be going to when he dies。
Reviews
Emma
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☽ 71 / 100 ☾behöver jag ens säga något。 bästa finaste sorgligaste älskade bröderna lejonhjärta
Robinsky_
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dass das buch so interpretiert werden kann dass es um die überwindung der todesangst geht ist ja schön aber das macht nicht wett dass （maybe nur die übersetzung） so awful geschrieben ist dass man echt kein spass beim lesen hat:（ die nostalgie hat mich durchs buch getragen。。
Anne Mette
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Completion:Read 100%。Review:A classic， beautiful tale about brotherly love that overcomes death all wrapped up in a fantasy-themed story。 Simple， yet very effective。Prose & Grammar:Since our story is being told by a young boy， things get repeated to emphasize the subject's importance a lot。 And the overall prose is light as it is meant for other young kids to understand。 But that only makes the book come off as more authentic。 We hear the voice of Karl， not the voice of the adult who wrote it。Ch Completion:Read 100%。Review:A classic， beautiful tale about brotherly love that overcomes death all wrapped up in a fantasy-themed story。 Simple， yet very effective。Prose & Grammar:Since our story is being told by a young boy， things get repeated to emphasize the subject's importance a lot。 And the overall prose is light as it is meant for other young kids to understand。 But that only makes the book come off as more authentic。 We hear the voice of Karl， not the voice of the adult who wrote it。Characters:Karl was a cute character。 Too self-reprimanding to see what a hero he had become， despite others hailing him for it。 His brother， Jonathan， was the ideal brother， perhaps too perfect， but enjoyable。 Then we have Sofie， a strong female character and the other supporting cast members that fulfill their part of the story， but sadly nothing more。Worldbuilding:There wasn’t much to it。 I could easily paint its map in my head， which makes it well-defined， but also a tad boring？Plot:（view spoiler）[A tyran tries to overtake two peaceful valleys with his dragon， Katla， controlled by a horrid sounding horn。 To thwart his plan the two Lionheart brothers must work together to point out traitors and to rescue the rebels' leader from Katla’s gape， without getting caught themselves。 I can’t figure out whether Nangijala is real or a fantasy Karl dreams up before death takes him as Katla’s flames can be associated with the fire that took his brother’s life。 （hide spoiler）]Would I recommend it？:Yes。 Absolutely。 But beware。 If you have a love for horses the story will be tenfold more depressing to read。 。。。more
Embla Eriksson
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It’s a good story but I don’t like the weighting of it。
Niek Schreurs
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Made me feel like a kid again。 Loved every part of it。
Jaana
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Astrid Lindgrenillä on taito ujuttaa saturomaaneihinsa suuria teemoja， jotka saavuttavat sekä lapsilukijat että aikuiset lukijat。 Veljeni Leijonamielessä seikkailuihin Nangijalan satumaailmassa on sovitettu pohdintoja kuolemasta， rohkeudesta ja pelosta， ilosta ja surusta， kaipauksesta， läheissuhteista sekä sairauksista ilman， että teksti ja tarina olisivat paatoksellisia tai teennäisen opettavaisia。 Veljeni Leijonamieli on satumainen ja koskettava， kuten monet muut Lindgrenin teokset。 Maailmansa Astrid Lindgrenillä on taito ujuttaa saturomaaneihinsa suuria teemoja， jotka saavuttavat sekä lapsilukijat että aikuiset lukijat。 Veljeni Leijonamielessä seikkailuihin Nangijalan satumaailmassa on sovitettu pohdintoja kuolemasta， rohkeudesta ja pelosta， ilosta ja surusta， kaipauksesta， läheissuhteista sekä sairauksista ilman， että teksti ja tarina olisivat paatoksellisia tai teennäisen opettavaisia。 Veljeni Leijonamieli on satumainen ja koskettava， kuten monet muut Lindgrenin teokset。 Maailmansa suhteen juuri sellaisia， joihin rakastin uppoutua lapsena ja rakastan uppoutua edelleen。 。。。more
Julka Pajor
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z sentymentu te 3 gwiazdki
Stein
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Hatte das Buch als Kind gelesen und es hatte mich damals richtig mitgenommen。 Soweit ich mich erinnern kann eines der einzigen Büchern， wo ich geweint hatte。 Auf jeden Fall hatte ich das Buch nie vergessen und war recht neugierig。Und holy， ein ziemliches heftiges Buch， selbst für Erwachsen。 Ich meine es beginnt damit wie zwei Kinder sterben。 Allgemein Death-Count ist erstaunlich hoch und teilweise recht grausam。 Die Welt hat so was märchenhaftes und wie schnell die Welt Brüchekriegt und immer un Hatte das Buch als Kind gelesen und es hatte mich damals richtig mitgenommen。 Soweit ich mich erinnern kann eines der einzigen Büchern， wo ich geweint hatte。 Auf jeden Fall hatte ich das Buch nie vergessen und war recht neugierig。Und holy， ein ziemliches heftiges Buch， selbst für Erwachsen。 Ich meine es beginnt damit wie zwei Kinder sterben。 Allgemein Death-Count ist erstaunlich hoch und teilweise recht grausam。 Die Welt hat so was märchenhaftes und wie schnell die Welt Brüchekriegt und immer unheimlicher und dunkler wird， schon verrückt。Also tolles Buch， auch wenn ich nicht ganz sicher bin wie ich das Ende lesen soll。 Ziemlich abgefahren auf jeden fall。 。。。more
Signe
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Mana pirmā grāmata zviedru valodā， ko izlasīju no vāka līdz vākam （un kas nesastāv tikai no ilustrācijām！！！）。Visas， visas， visas zvaigznes。
Adriaan Jansen
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Ik had twee redenen om ''De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart'' in 2021 te lezen: Het was een cadeau van m'n zus en het kwam voor in ''De dingen die je vergeet'' van Gijs van der Sanden， dat ik tegelijkertijd met De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart gelezen heb。De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart is een mooi kinderboek， een klassiek verhaal over de strijd tussen goed en kwaad， en over onvoorwaardelijke broederliefde。 Twee broers， Jonathan en Karel （bijgenaamd Kruimel） overlijden niet lang na elkaar: Eerst Jonathan， nadat hij K Ik had twee redenen om ''De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart'' in 2021 te lezen: Het was een cadeau van m'n zus en het kwam voor in ''De dingen die je vergeet'' van Gijs van der Sanden， dat ik tegelijkertijd met De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart gelezen heb。De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart is een mooi kinderboek， een klassiek verhaal over de strijd tussen goed en kwaad， en over onvoorwaardelijke broederliefde。 Twee broers， Jonathan en Karel （bijgenaamd Kruimel） overlijden niet lang na elkaar: Eerst Jonathan， nadat hij Kruimel uit hun in brand staande huis heeft gered， en niet veel later Kruimel， na een lang ziekbed。 Ze ontmoeten elkaar weer in een soort hiernamaals， een plaats voorbij de sterren， genaamd Nangijala。 De rust en vrede in Nangijala wordt bedreigd door de tiran Tengil， die met zijn draak Katla heerst over 1 van de 2 valleien。 Jonathan en Kruimel spelen een cruciale rol in het verzet tegen deze tiran。 Niet geheel onverwachts delft de tiran het onderspit aan het einde van het boek。 In het laatste gevecht tegen Katla raakt Jonathan verlamd， wat zorgt voor een opmerkelijke keuze voor opoffering van Kruimel。 Hierover later meer， dus NB spoilers。Het viel me op dat er voor een kinderboek ongebruikelijke situaties en invalshoeken terug te vinden zijn in dit verhaal。 Meteen op de eerste pagina: Jonathan en Kruimel komen uit een één-ouder gezin: Hun vader heeft de benen genomen。 Ik kan me niet goed herinneren dat in kinderboeken die ik in m'n vroege jeugd las heel vaak gescheiden families voorkwamen （De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart kwam uit in 1974， maar ik kan me niet herinneren dat ik het ooit eerder heb gelezen）。 Ook op de eerste pagina: Jonathan en Kruimel bespreken dat Kruimel snel aan z'n ziekte zal overlijden。 Het bespreken van een aangekondigde dood， en hoe je dat dan bespreekt， is ook niet iets wat ik me uit kinderboeken kan herinneren。 Op pagina 115 wordt de tiran Tengil door een van z'n slippendragers ''onze genadige vorst'' genoemd。 Iets wat we tegenwoordig vaak zien als autoritaire leiders in het nieuws komen: Woorden verliezen hun betekenis。 Tengil is alles behalve genadig。 Uiteraard is er zo nu en dan ook ruimte voor een wijze les， zoals op pagina 80: ''Wat gek dat je zo gemakkelijk verkeerde dingen van mensen kon gaan denken！''。In ''De dingen die je vergeet''， zijn boek over rouwen， bespreekt Gijs van der Zanden De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart， om 2 redenen: Ten eerste om te laten zien hoe de dood in een kinderboek beschreven kan worden op een manier die troost kan bieden aan kinderen， ten tweede om de kritiek te bespreken die dit boek ontving toen het voor het eerst uitkwam。 Die kritiek heeft te maken met het einde， nogmaals spoiler: Omdat Jonathan verlamd aan het raken is， besluit Kruimel met z'n broer op z'n rug een ravijn in te springen zodat ze in het volgende soort hiernamaals， genaamd Nangilima， terecht kunnen komen。 Je zou in de sprong van Kruimel een dappere heldendaad kunnen zien， je zou het ook kunnen opvatten als een combinatie van zelfmoord en euthanasie。 Kortom， kansen voor mensen die graag zeggen ik denk er het mijne van。Van der Sanden schrijft: ''In een interview met Trouw， uit 1974， zei Lindgren: ''De dood is een taboe。 Je mag daar niet over praten。 Maar veel kinderen denken juist over de dood na。 Ze zijn er bang voor。 Net als volwassenen trouwens。 Mijn kleinzoon was opgelucht。 'Zo zou het kunnen zijn' zei hij。 Duizenden kinderen vinden het een troostboek。 Dat was ook mijn bedoeling''。De felle kritiek op De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart moet in een tijdgeest worden geplaatst waarin het taboe rondom de dood groter was dan nu het geval is。 Jeugdboeken waarin rouw， de dood en sterfelijkheid een prominente rol spelen zijn tegenwoordig allang niet meer controversieel。 Toch geeft de receptie van het boek nog altijd te denken: De onbevangenheid waarmee kinderen grote thema's te lijf gaan versus de volwassen neiging om alles wat moeilijk， vervelend en akelig is aan het zicht te onttrekken'' （De dingen die je vergeet， pagina 69）。Het was goed deze 2 boeken naast elkaar te lezen。 。。。more
Tatjana Simonovic
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Omiljena knjiga iz detinjstva。 Prva ljubav: Jonatan！
Meis
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Boken var veldig fin， jeg elsker temaet， og jeg synes avslutningen var veldig overraskende。Historien dreier seg om brødrene Jonathan og Carl。 Først rydder Jonathan broren sin fra ilden og dør på grunn av den。 Da døde også Karl fordi han var syk， og han drar til Nanjila og møter broren Jonathan der。 Brødrene opplever flere eventyr og historien blir veldig spennende。 Slutten er at Karl hopper ut av dalen med Jonathan på ryggen for å gå fra Nanjila til Nangelima。 Etter å ha lest boka forsto jeg at Boken var veldig fin， jeg elsker temaet， og jeg synes avslutningen var veldig overraskende。Historien dreier seg om brødrene Jonathan og Carl。 Først rydder Jonathan broren sin fra ilden og dør på grunn av den。 Da døde også Karl fordi han var syk， og han drar til Nanjila og møter broren Jonathan der。 Brødrene opplever flere eventyr og historien blir veldig spennende。 Slutten er at Karl hopper ut av dalen med Jonathan på ryggen for å gå fra Nanjila til Nangelima。 Etter å ha lest boka forsto jeg at Karl dro aldri til Nangjala og møtt aldri broren hans igjen etter at han døde for å redde ham。 I hele boka var han på sofaen og forestilte alt mens han døde。 Han ville være en helt som broren hans og derfor forestilte han at han hoppet fra dalen for å redde broren hans akkurat som broren hans hoppet fra vinduet for å redde ham。 Boka var veldig bra og hadde et fint og lett språk。 Jeg anbefaler alle å lese den。 。。。more
Abtin Mainson
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واقعا این چه دعوت به مرگیه که اخرش برادر بزرگتر می کنه؟ ایا خطرناک نیست واقعا؟
Kasia
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Cudo。 Moja wielka miłość。A Nangijala istnieje。 I nikt mi nie powie， że nie。
Marieke Camps
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Blijft prachtig en filosofisch :）。 Eigenlijk 4，5 ster
Lisa
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Even nostalgisch: als 9-/10-jarige zo vaak gelezen。
Pi
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Łezka tu， łezka tam。。。Moc pozytywnych uczuć。MIŁOŚĆ to nie może być tylko słowo。Napisane ładnie o tym， co w życiu ważne。Opowieść o sile， koniecznej do walki z codziennością。To nie bajka， to krótka historia miłości。8/10
Maria
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DZIĘKI TEJ KSIĄŻCE POKOCHAŁAM CZYTANIE
Tina Panik
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Epically， heroically sad， with the creative tone of Narnia。 In an interview about Anxious People， Backman sites this as an influential work; the guest for hope among these brothers is a complete fit with Backman’s style。
Aurakinski
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This story unexpectedly weighed heavier on me as an adult， for personal reasons。 I was also reminded how much the tale of these two brothers， and the people they meet， has meant for me， growing up。 Hearing the audiobook read by Astrid Lindgren herself felt like receiving a precious gift。
Emma Svensson
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Kanske beror min femma på nostalgin över att läsa en bok jag inte har läst på 15 år。。 Kanske är det bara en helt fantastisk bok？ Oavsett vad är detta en vacker bok om döden och dens mystik！
Arthi
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After seeing that my favourite author， Fredrik Backman rated this book a hull five stars， I was excited to read it。 But unfortunately， it did not quite meet my expectations。 Now this is technically a children's book and I am neither a child nor a children's literature scholar， so take this review with a grain of salt。The book follows the adventures of Karl Lionheart in a sort of fantasy afterlife realm called Nangiyala。 Karl spent his ten years on earth being deathly ill and consequentially only After seeing that my favourite author， Fredrik Backman rated this book a hull five stars， I was excited to read it。 But unfortunately， it did not quite meet my expectations。 Now this is technically a children's book and I am neither a child nor a children's literature scholar， so take this review with a grain of salt。The book follows the adventures of Karl Lionheart in a sort of fantasy afterlife realm called Nangiyala。 Karl spent his ten years on earth being deathly ill and consequentially only had one proper， loving relationship in his life which was with his seemingly perfect older brother Jonathan。 Jonathan never showed any annoyance or negative feelings towards his little brother and was generally loved by all who knew him， so Karl really idolizes him and that carries over into their adventures in the afterlife。 In Nanigyala， Jonathan is equally revered by the citizens as a brave hero， which I think is a bit odd considering the fact that he is a thirteen year old boy。 He has none of the naiveity or angst that you would expect from a thirteen year old boy but is instead as noble and valiant as his brother sees him。My main issue with this book is the lack of any character development。 I understand Karl's dependency on his brother on earth and in the beginning of his time in Nangiyala， but he never grows past this。 Despite now being able bodied and （honestly not much younger than Jonathan himself） he always wants to be where his brother isand believes everything his brother says and the only time he seems to do anything independently is when he is searching for said brother。 （view spoiler）[ At the end of the book， Karl commits suicide while mercy killing Jonathan which is the absolute peak of codependency。 I would have much preferred Karl mercy killing Jonathan and then learning to live independently （and maybe allowing Jonathan to do the same） before eventually dying and joining him in Nangilima。Jonathan also shows very little character development。 I do appreciate him having a few moments of weakness as he sobs at the loss of some of his comrades， but I think this would have been a much more powerful story if Karl was able to see some sort of flaw in his brother。 Perhaps he was too brave and miscalculated a move or maybe his mission was less pure than originally thought？ Just something to make him a more rounded out， less perfect character。I had a few other issues with this story。"Otherwise you aren't a human being， just a bit of filth。" This is the recurring explanation Jonathan uses for his acts of bravery and kindness towards people who don't always deserve it。 While I love the intent behind this phrase， I think it's a bit out of proportion and not a safe message to be sending kids。 Yes， it is always better to help people than to be a bystander and yes sometimes we need to afford kindness to people who haven't shown any， but this is an incredibly reductive statement。 Kids are definitely going to find themselves in situations where， despite the best intentions， they aren't able to be brave and step in。 And that's okay。 That doesn't make them a bit of filth or any less of a human。 If anything it makes them more human。 I appreciate the concept of urging kids to fight injustice and be brave， but I don't think saddling them with guilt is the way to do it。The ending。 I appreciate dark themes and seriousness in children's literature and honestly my favourite books as a kid were the ones that tackled tough issues but this felt almost pointless。 Firstly， knowing that there is a magical world at the end of every life （and what is life really， if there are so many afterlives？） makes death seem almost。。。 easy？ （view spoiler）[ If Mathias， Fyalar and Grim had actually died and gone into the unknown， or perhaps been reborn as new people this would be a great sacrifice。 But since we know they're going to end up in an even better place than this one， it seems like more of a reward than anything else。 Though it does seem really unlikely that they'll ever reunite with their loved ones from earth if there are so many layers to the afterlife。 In the same line， Jonathan becoming fully paralyzed would have been really sad， regardless of whether he chose suicide or not because there was actually a great loss。 Him going off to Nangilima with Karl basically changes nothing。 I aslo think Karl dying with him was much less moving and powerful than if he killed Jonathan （out of mercy） or even became Jonathan's caregiver and kept living。 （view spoiler）[The layers of death。 Jonathan and Karl die at the very beginning of the book and then are risking their afterlives again？ How many times can a person die and what is the point of all of it if they continue on to better and better places？（view spoiler）[ Katla's fate。 Jonathan sspecifically said it would be wrong to kill anyone and that's exactly what they do to Katla。 She should have been freed to live as the rest of them do without the compulsion of a flute。 Besides， wouldn't dying send her to Nangilima with the Lionhearts anyway？ I think it's stupid that the lives of men who did terrible things were valued over an innocent dragon， and that isn't a message we should be sending kids。（view spoiler）[How did Jonathan know so much about the afterlife？ And why did townspeople put so much faith in a thirteen year old？Things I liked:- I liked the bit of darkness in the story。 Karl having to survive for a couple months without Jonathan， oppression of a tyrant king， death penalties and general injustice。 I wonder whether Lindgren went a bit too far by including branding by hot iron in it but it definitely kept me interested。- The first two chapters were great。 You got a good sense of Karl and Jonathan's relationship and Jonathan's death was genuinely sad。 I liked how we saw Karl misinterpret people's condolences to mean that they would rather he died and how clearly loved Jonathan was by his peers and the adults who knew him。- The author did a great job of narrating as an incredibly sheltered and naive ten year old boy。 Karl often jumps to conclusions， puts his entire faith in his brother and isn't able to see when he's being selfish。 The way he villainizes and idolizes people also captures his essence really well。 （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Liselotte
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Als kind heb ik echt gejankt om dit boek en de serie/film。 Zeker eentje voor de bibliotheek van elk kind！
Tea kalmakhelidze
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。。。what the fuck
Anders Nielsen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I remember seeing the movie as a kid as part of school project。And now reading it with my daughter as part of her school work。 This is a very tough book， dealing with some hard truths - death and evil。 I got a really big lump in my throat when I read the chapter where Jonathan dies in the beginning， with my daughter listening。Some of the parts are a bit naive - brothers stumbling into a lot of luck， at the right times。 But that's OK - it's a children book。 One of the best out there。 I remember seeing the movie as a kid as part of school project。And now reading it with my daughter as part of her school work。 This is a very tough book， dealing with some hard truths - death and evil。 I got a really big lump in my throat when I read the chapter where Jonathan dies in the beginning， with my daughter listening。Some of the parts are a bit naive - brothers stumbling into a lot of luck， at the right times。 But that's OK - it's a children book。 One of the best out there。 。。。more
Ingmar De Louw
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Mooi boek om voor te lezen in de klas。
Pamela Burdick
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I watched the movie Becoming Astrid about the author who wrote Pippy Longstocking。 In the movie they mention this book often。 What a fun， deep， adventure story。 I enjoyed it immensely。 What a a great story about siblings who take care of each other and freedom。 My favorite line， "Tyrants are always afraid" I love that it tells people do something in the face of evil or you are "just a piece of filth"。 It is not easy to stand on my soapbox some days， but that line will help。 I watched the movie Becoming Astrid about the author who wrote Pippy Longstocking。 In the movie they mention this book often。 What a fun， deep， adventure story。 I enjoyed it immensely。 What a a great story about siblings who take care of each other and freedom。 My favorite line， "Tyrants are always afraid" I love that it tells people do something in the face of evil or you are "just a piece of filth"。 It is not easy to stand on my soapbox some days， but that line will help。 。。。more
OneWithMany
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"Didn’t I say that wherever you went I was going too？” I asked。 “Yes， that’s what you said，” said Jonathan， sounding quite pleased。 “Because I want to be with you，” I said， “even in a bottomless pit in the underworld。 - "Brothers Lionheart" by Astrid LindgrenAs you grow up there are many experiences that you'll fondly remember as an adult。 Losing your first tooth， your first day of school， the first time you climbed high up in a tree and so forth。 Something which is a less heart-warming experien "Didn’t I say that wherever you went I was going too？” I asked。 “Yes， that’s what you said，” said Jonathan， sounding quite pleased。 “Because I want to be with you，” I said， “even in a bottomless pit in the underworld。 - "Brothers Lionheart" by Astrid LindgrenAs you grow up there are many experiences that you'll fondly remember as an adult。 Losing your first tooth， your first day of school， the first time you climbed high up in a tree and so forth。 Something which is a less heart-warming experience however， is your first encounter with death。 We all have it at some point， be it through the loss of a pet or the passing of a family member， and few have ever found it to be logical the first time。 How could someone who was there just now suddenly be gone？ That is what makes this book such a valuable read， it's gentle introduction to death。 This book introduces some topics that parents sometimes have a hard time discussing， and it does so in an extremely caring way。 Death， courage and tyranny are only a few to mention。 When I first read it it caused me to think about things I'd never thought about before and I personally find that to be a highly valuable quality in a book， especially if it's aimed towards children。 While these subjects may still be hard to grasp for a child they are still important to introduce， and there is few other books that will do it as well as this one。Not everything is heavy questions about existence though， this is an adventure and fantasy book！ These hard topics are wrapped into an exciting story driven forward by love and courage， all while set in a stunningly beautiful world。 Nangijala is still one of the most memorable fantasy worlds I've ever encountered and it's so brilliantly described that little eight year old me could smell the apple trees and hear the little streams inside my childhood bedroom。 The sensation of melancholy and tranquillity which Astrid Lindgren became so famous for is very much present throughout the story and it added a dimension to the world that I'd never read about before。 It made Nangijala feel like a living and very real world。Whether you're a parent looking for a book to introduce to your child， or an adult looking to read some classic Swedish literature， my advice will remain the same: Choose this book！ This was the reading experience I needed to fall in love with books and realize that reading is a journey。 This became my favourite book as soon as I finished the last page， and to this day it still is。 Magical， beautiful and tragic， this book will make you feel and it will make you think。Jonathan and Karl are my old friends， and they're waiting for you in Nangijala， waiting for someone to experience their tale again。 。。。more
Malin Marr
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Very sad， but I really liked it。
Sara
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Lasten fantasiaseikkailuklassikko， joka on luettu minulle lapsena。 Luulin， että tämä on jostain 50-luvulta， mutta teos onkin julkaistu ensimmäistä kertaa 1973！Tykkäsin kovasti alusta Ruusulaaksoon saapumiseen ja Matiaksen tapaamiseen asti。 Sen jälkeen ainaiset läheltä piti -tilanteet alkoivat vähän puuduttaa。 Tarinan aikajänne on jotenkin liian lyhyt， ja kaikki varsinkin loppupuolen merkittävät tapahtumat seuraavat toisiaan ja asiat ratkeavat kauhean nopeasti。 Lopussa ongelmiin tarjottu ratkaisu Lasten fantasiaseikkailuklassikko， joka on luettu minulle lapsena。 Luulin， että tämä on jostain 50-luvulta， mutta teos onkin julkaistu ensimmäistä kertaa 1973！Tykkäsin kovasti alusta Ruusulaaksoon saapumiseen ja Matiaksen tapaamiseen asti。 Sen jälkeen ainaiset läheltä piti -tilanteet alkoivat vähän puuduttaa。 Tarinan aikajänne on jotenkin liian lyhyt， ja kaikki varsinkin loppupuolen merkittävät tapahtumat seuraavat toisiaan ja asiat ratkeavat kauhean nopeasti。 Lopussa ongelmiin tarjottu ratkaisu on enemmän kuin kyseenalainen ja vahingollinen， mistä kirjailijaa on aiheellisesti kritisoitukin。 Nykyään ei voisi kirjoittaa myöskään vammautumisesta niin kuin Lindgren on aikanaan kirjoittanut。 Sinänsä harmi， että vahvasti alkanut tarina kompuroi kumoon loppuhetkillä。Myös etenkin pahisten motiivit ja käytös ovat epäuskottavia。 Lasten satuhan tämä on， mutta tietty naiivius häiritsi silti。On harmi， että kaikkien tarinan seikkailijoiden （ja oikeastaan hahmojen） ovat vielä 70-luvullakin ollut "pakko" olla miehiä ja poikia。 Koko tarinassa on kaksi ihmisnaista: Sofia ja veljesten äiti， joista jälkimmäistä veljekset eivät jää kaipaamaan tai mainitse kertaakaan tuonpuoleiseen siirryttyään。 He näkevät vain toisensa， ikävöivät vain toisiaan。 Aika järkyttävää， kun pysähtyy miettimään。 Myöskään äidin tuskaa molempien lastensa menettämisestä ei mainita kertaakaan。 Ja nyt on turha huutaa， että onhan Lindgrenillä Peppi。 Yksi Peppi ei korvaa tai oikeuta kaikkia maailman miesrepresentaatioita ja naisten sivuuttamista。Kirjallisuudessa esiintyvien hahmojen sukupuoli on ajankohtainen asia ihan joka päivä， koska me ei-miehet elämme tässä maailmassa joka päivä vahingollisten ja vajavaisten representaatioiden ympäröiminä。 Kirjailijoiden kanssa eri sukupuolta olevat hahmot ovat kuitenkin olleet mielessäni tänään erityisesti siksi， että luin aamulla Juhani Karilan esseen siitä， miten hän teki mieheksi suunnittelemastaan päähenkilöstä sittenkin naisen ja miten se muutti kaiken。Ja toisin kuin joku irvileuka kommenteissa väitti， naiset eivät kirjoita järjestetään karikatyyrisiä mieshahmoja， jotka edustaisivat ennen kaikkea mieheyttä。 Esimerkiksi käyvät moderneista klassikoista vaikkapa juurikin Lindgrenin hyvät， jalot ja loputtoman kiltit Leijonamielen veljekset ja Rowlingin Harry Potter。 Kaikki kolme voisivat olla tyttöjä tai sellaisiksi tulkita nimiä vaihtamalla。Maailman sivu naiset ovat kirjoittaneet itsensä， tyttärensä ja muut elämänsä ja mielikuvituksensa naiset miehiksi， sillä niin on ollut mahdollisuus， että edes joku kuulisi heitä ja lukisi heidän tarinansa。 Useissa näistä tapauksista mieshahmon valinta päähenkilöksi on ollut eittämättä tiedostamatonta。 Koska mies on normi， näennäisesti vapaa sukupuolen kahleista ja siksi kelvannut kaikille samastumiskohteeksi， on ollut helppoa valita mies päähenkilöksi。 Nainen päähenkilönä kun tekee kirjallisuudesta automaattisesti naiskirjallisuutta， jota lukevat tietenkin vain naiset。Veljeni， Leijonamieli on vetävä seikkailukertomus isoista teemoista。 Se on näemmä myös teos， joka innoittaa feministiseen ränttiin lauantai-iltana。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Brothers Lionheart
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Brothers Lionheart&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft