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(More customer reviews)This novel tackles a very controversial and "dangerous" subject, and the story has foundations so solid that one cannot help thinking that the author either knows someone who did something similar or that she studied the subjects involved thoroughly.
Aside from comments on the subject, the no-nonsense style and (consequent) brief length of the book also add to the story itself, making it even more dry, gray and matter-of-fact. The humor is also very dry, with the main character's repeatedly stated desire to commit suicide becoming the main running joke.
The book leaves some loose ends for the reader to tie, which is something I find a bit irritating, and the Venla character, who serves as the main character's other side of the coin, could have been developed more, but, on the other hand, the "indefinite" relationship of Piia and Sampo, which is the main theme, is masterfully executed: everything about it is credible, as well as engrossing. The reader can't help wondering to the very end whether love or death will triumph.
Overall, an original and "uncomfortable" story told with the care and attention to details and feelings it deserved. Four stars.
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Compared to other twenty-somethings Piia's life is centered on quite different matters. She is only interested in death and the closest you get to it is by sleeping without dreams. On the other hand Piia's best friend Venla wants to live until one hundred. There's only a year left until that, but Piia doesn't plan to be around that long. On online forums Piia gets to discuss her favorite topic. She finds new friends all over the world, even a few in her home country, Finland. These very different people are united by one thing: their desire to die. Piia's old friends' affairs make her even more convinced that life is not for her. Sometimes, things just don't work out the way they were planned. Infused with black humor, The Atlas Moth is an unsurvival story about death, Chinese checkers and butterfly collections and how they all tie together.
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