Interesting from the offset
"The only thing the village could agree
on was that Liv Björnlund would never be like other people."
From the beginning, I could tell that the characters in this story will constantly be challenging our perceptions of them. By opening the novel with a character who willingly gives herself away without any expectation of being paid, it's clear that Jackson will be taking us on an unpredictable journey. From a few pages, there are already a multitude of questions: who is Liv? where is she going?
on was that Liv Björnlund would never be like other people."
From the beginning, I could tell that the characters in this story will constantly be challenging our perceptions of them. By opening the novel with a character who willingly gives herself away without any expectation of being paid, it's clear that Jackson will be taking us on an unpredictable journey. From a few pages, there are already a multitude of questions: who is Liv? where is she going?