A Finnish novel based on the experience of a platoon in the Second World War, and superb at capturing the absurdity and tragedy of war. A great work of Finnish literature, but I suspect it loses a lot in translation as a lot of the dialogue appears to be between Finns of different regions, with varying dialects and cultures. The translator mentions this at the end as a particular difficulty, and it's very interesting that as 'Finn' is a relatively new written language (the first novel published in 1860), Finnish wasn't standardised and actually this great work of Finnish literature is a work in multiple Finnish dialects. Despite my knee being so painful, I managed the 100 miles of the Ride London on Sunday, but am suffering for it now. I may have to go to the doctor to get a referral to physio for it, as I cannot cycle, run or even climb stairs without pain.
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