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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 4 stars

  “A tough read - I read it in three days the second time and it sat with me heavily during and afterwards. The things people do to eachother... Even people who really should know better. Well written, though it did seem to suddenly switch from psychological thriller to actual thriller in the end. ”

  Loweyes wrote this review Saturday, August 25 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Different, memorable and scary! Jungersen takes time to flesh out each of his characters, and it's unsettling how he embarrassingly knows so much about the female mind! How, on the surface, everything seems innocent, yet rampant bullying, easily hurt feelings and cattiness could escalate into something so much worse. It was interesting to read a contemporary Danish thriller, having been mostly exposed to American, Asian or Filipino reads. The author got the atmosphere and dialogue spot-on; how Danish twentysomethings are very politically inclined and how they love to debate and how direct they are. It was also strangely riveting, even the academic discourses on the psychology of evil and the various theories presented on how people can conceive to commit terrible acts like genocide. ”

  jemps918 wrote this review Monday, April 28 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Pelottava kuvaus siitä, millaisia me kaikki olemme, kun muut eivät näe.”

  Jaana P wrote this review Sunday, February 24 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I think I accidentally gave this book 0 stars.
  
  But I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though I had this sick feeling in my gut while I was reading it.”

  Andrea wrote this review Tuesday, November 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This was a really unique novel. Interpersonal drama throughout and plot twists in the latter part really kept me interested, and the technique of paralleling academic-type exploriations of the psychology of evil with the book's characters was really interesting.”

  Yvonne M wrote this review Thursday, October 18 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “WOW! I was amazed & stunned by this book! It explores the nature of evil & how we all have it within ourselves. ”

  Alicia wrote this review Saturday, October 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “One of the best books I have read this year. The Exception explores the nature of eivl -- how genocides can happen and how, individually, we can contribute to evil (and the ways in which we convince ourselves that we are NOT doing so.)
  
  How do people "fool" themselves into doing things taht hurt others - either on a large scale such as genocides, or on a smaller scale, such as contributing to a hostile work environment? Jungersen looks at both the small and the large scale, which, it turns out, are different mostly in degree, rather than thought process.
  
  Wonderfully thought provoking and relevant.
  
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  Aimeesue wrote this review Saturday, September 22 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 1 stars

  “I just couldn't continue with this book. I made it 150 pages in and couldn't make myself read any farther. I don't know if it had to do with the translation or it just wasn't my cup of tea.”

  kairilily wrote this review Tuesday, September 18 2007. ( reply | permalink )