An unusual novel

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I am always eager to read books from different countries, and had never read anything from Finland before, but unfortunately, just did not click with this unusual novel.
I thought the translation was good, and the premise for the story was different and interesting, it was certainly making a strong point, but I found the characters hard to like, and the telling of the story seemed to jump around a lot, which I found a little hard to follow.
The character descriptions, although not particularly likeable, felt accurate, and I could imagine the locations vividly.
The cover of the book is very attractive, and I would have picked up the book in a shop, based on that alone- I am actually disappointed that I feel like I haven't quite 'got it'!