Björn recenserade Momo, eller, Kampen om tiden av Michael Ende (En Bergh-Bok - En Topp-Bok)
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Re-reading this after 30+ years, it feels eerily timely; I'd forgotten that the plot is essentially "children protest what capitalism is doing to the world, but the adults are too busy consuming to care, and instead choose to go after the kid who points out how unsustainable it all is. In the end, the ones who tried to steal the world fight each other to the death over the few resources that remain."
That said, while Ende's rose-tinted view of poverty leaves something to be desired (of course it's set in Italy, that charming southern cousin where people enjoy being poor), the central idea is still so strong, and the execution both so sharp and so likable that I find myself falling in love all over again. And I promise not to get annoyed the next time someone takes longer than they need to in line ahead of me.
Re-reading this after 30+ years, it feels eerily timely; I'd forgotten that the plot is essentially "children protest what capitalism is doing to the world, but the adults are too busy consuming to care, and instead choose to go after the kid who points out how unsustainable it all is. In the end, the ones who tried to steal the world fight each other to the death over the few resources that remain."
That said, while Ende's rose-tinted view of poverty leaves something to be desired (of course it's set in Italy, that charming southern cousin where people enjoy being poor), the central idea is still so strong, and the execution both so sharp and so likable that I find myself falling in love all over again. And I promise not to get annoyed the next time someone takes longer than they need to in line ahead of me.
