Nordic Book Club discussion

It's time to discuss Everything I Don't Remember by Jonas Hassen Khemiri!



What was your reading experience? Did you enjoy reading the book? What parts did you enjoy/not enjoy?

How did you find the structure of the book? Did you find the voices confusing? Why/why not? What kind of effect do the short chapters give the story?

Was Everything I Don’t Remember a quick or slow read for you?

What characters did you like/not like? Why?

What role does money play in the book? How does money affect the relationships between the main characters?

Whose story do you believe is the closest to the truth?

Why is the author, or the writer’s voice, trying to find out what happened?

What do we learn about Stockholm and the world that Laide, Vandad, and Samuel live in?

Who is Vandad? Was his and Samuel’s friendship ever real?

Why did Panther stop responding to Samuel?

What is it that goes wrong in Samuel’s life?

How many days do we live without remembering them?

Which part of the book did you like the most?

Would you read more from Jonas Hassen Khemiri and have you read any other of his books?

Could “Laide” be an anagram for ideal?