Last Night in Nuuk

For me, this was a very “of the moment” novel. By that I just mean that it's tackling the subjects and using the vernacular you might expect of the era. I think this timeliness, mixed with the author's residence (Greenland), prompts a lot of praise. Despite this, I'm not convinced this is one that will stand the test of time (outside of Greenland).

There are some great tidbits of stories in here. The structure worked great. The reader is given five narratives, some of which overlap providing differing views of the same events. I particularly liked how a character easy to dislike at the beginning of the novel becomes the easiest to identify with in the end. But the whole thing feels a bit juvenile most of the time. There's a constant obsession with sex and alcohol, most of it comes off as very immature.

Last Night in Nuuk is a novel with some good moments drowning in adolescence and alcohol. It was a quick read, however, and it allowed me to scratch Greenland off my reading map.