The Gypsy

[Mervi]

I should really re-read this book. To be honest, I think my comprehension of English wasn't that good back in the day when I first read it and that didn't help, because it isn't the easiest book to read anyway. Kek, it's interesting what you say about the lack of mystical feeling when you know about the mythology already. Do you think it would be the case with any book that borrowed those materials, or did you feel it was something in particular about how the subject matter was dealt with in this story? I'm trying to think back on the few modern books I've read that have dealt with Finnish mythology and if I felt that way too, but I can't think of having read anything where it being mysterious would have been the point as such.

I'm quite a fan of the Boiled in Lead CD based on/inspired by this book by the way - there are several songs that I really love.