A review by elga_sii
QUICKSAND by Henning Mankell, Henning Mankell

4.0

This book is as wise and intellectually stimulating as it is boring at times. A valuable material for contemplating death and the meaning of life, what it means to be a human being as well as a painstakingly essayistic reflection on basically every thought and impression Mankell has ever had. I do not regret reading it though, because I believe that this quiet, slow pondering Mankell isn't shy to express is somehow very precious. One of my favorite quotes from this book among other thought provoking ones:

"Can true civilization, without slavery and other more or less hidden processes of subordination, ever be achieved if it only applies to a limited part of the world?"