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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. 'We, the Drowned' with Carsten Jensen National Danish Literary Series. Product Information AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A THRILLING EPIC TALE OF THE SEA ' We, the Drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches Tolstoy in its evocation of wars confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alike.Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage Review.The Sky Between You and Me by Catherine Alene Review.On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Review.We, The Drowned is an epic novel about generations of men who go to sea and the women and children they leave. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Review We, The Drowned INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER.The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry Review.The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Review.The Luxe by Anna Godbersen- Series Thoughts.The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum Review.It was pretty funny, too, in a subtle kind of way. I only took four days to get through this book, as opposed to the two weeks it might have taken me to read books of similar length, even if I am a speed reader. When I first opened it, I was apprehensive- am I really going to like this probably super-slow 675 page book? With small font to boot? While it wasn't the fastest book I've ever read, the pace was really nice and it was written in such an entertaining way. I could only imagine how fantastic this book is in its native language, since I presume some beauty must have been lost in translation, as is the case for all translated books. Hailed in Europe as an instant classic, We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, Denmark, whose inhabitants sailed. It makes sense with the title (which I love so much it's my second favorite title of all time, right after The Tsar of Love and Techno). I've seen some uses where it's clunky or unsuccessful, but in this case it fit perfectly. Explore the wondrous sea and the oddities of human nature in this international bestselling, thrilling epic novel of a Danish port town. The writing was easy, pleasant, oscillating between the rare first person plural and regular third person.

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen