Review of "Himmelblomsttreets muligheter"

The English title of this would probably be something like; "The possibilities of the heavenlyflowertree" Not an easy translation, and sadly not translated to English from what I could find. The book is by Gert Nygårdshaug.

Why I finaly want to do a review is because this book really captured me. Without doubt, the best books I have read in long time.

One of the great things of this book is the way he writes. We start almost at the end, and I wondered about many thoughts of this man; "Jens Oder Flirum" or "Yenso". All of the strangeness I found in this man all came together as the story came together. Actually the first "book" (there are five "books", or main chapters) only became good after reaching into his past.

Jens Oder Flirum only reached into his soul after beeing put in jail for something he did not do, and here he turns forever. Sometimes I can feel the feelings of his intrapment, of the way he feels living but not living (his life before jail). But this man was made for something else. All the thoughts of this man conserning Europe, politics and the real truth in words are cathing.

This man turns to greatness and he gets the respect from the deep jungel to the high man in the big city. His life will never be anything but sad, but he always has the one thing he fights for... Looses track, but still never does!

What tops this book is the last words that I ofcource can't write for anyone planning to read the book...
It shows that no matter how big or small we all end up in the same thought or way. We are afraid, and no matter how you think you will still end up with theese words.

My first thought was only good and great... fantastic actually. And I start thinking about what the book tells me. We are going wrong, the path is leeding to destruction ... death!
The solution is in this book the same way as I have read in others. Back, back, back... Only if we go back to the basic, into the jungel, find the old values we had.
I wonder if I like this frame, it sounds ideal with all of the flowers, butterflies and peace of nature. Getting the true understanding and hearing it talk to you. But shouldn't oure mind be able to take what we have and build upon this instead of tearing it down first?

I still keep my thought of this book beeing great, the words spoken are right in any frame (many of them at least). But I would really love to see a book making something great from what we have, not from what we once had. Is it our fear for the unknown that keeps everyone going back to what they know (or think they know?!?)?

I think at least I am getting ready to grasp into the unknown... hmm, maybe =) Think the fears I have and the feeling of security I have may keep me back. How can I belive to be any different from the rest.....