Brit Michael Booth married a Dane and moved to Denmark. As Scandinavian countries started being heralded as utopias of equality and happiness, he decides to investigate further. Booth has a great sense of humor and isn’t trying to trash Scandinavia as much as present a more accurate and nuanced picture of life there. The cover features a quote calling him the next Bill Bryson but his writing is thicker and less fluid than Bryson’s. The historical parts are interesting but boggy and this was a multi-week endeavor for me. Still want to go to Denmark. And Sweden. And Norway. And Finland. But I won’t be expecting nonstop hygge….
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