Janne Teller Nothing (2010) Audiobook 3 Disc Set Audio CD

from Millerloo

I assigned this novel a VOYA quality rating of four because while it was well-written and compelling, I felt that something was lost in translation. In a novel with such heavy reliance on philosophical content, subtle nuances of the language would have to have been diminished when translated to E...

from Thea-Ploetz

In "Nothing," Janne Teller integrates a compelling plot with the existential questions about how to find and define meaning. In what starts as a quest to convince a classmate and themselves that life is meaningful after all, a group of middle schoolers in Denmark make sacrifices of increasingly d...

from jfeucht

5Q, 3P - While I must admit that this book is very well written, it is not really to my taste. The narrative from the thoughts of Agnes is engaging, and I appreciated the interjections that were sprinkled throughout. Sometimes they mirrored Agnes' thoughts, such as "Blue. Bluer. Bluest." Sometime...

from estradav

Wow. This book was painful to read, but I was able to finish it in a few hours. It had me wondering what would happen to Agnes and your classmates. I also wondered what Pierre Anthon's ulterior motives were, did he have any? To exclaim that life has no meaning and just climb up a plumb tree is on...

from darlingdumpling

VOYA 5Q/4P (need quote) At first, I didn't like the slow development and language of this book, but just about halfway through it got very, very good. I rated this a 5 because it sneaks up on you, and 4 for popularity, but some YA's will have a difficult time getting into the story as it's very s...