“Election Days is Jan Kjærstad at his most Kjærstadesque. Stories about celebrities and luxury, about desire and talismans, are woven together with the urge to create something great with the power of thought. It is ambitious, and it works.” – Anne Cathrine Straume, NRK

“Norway is considered one of the happiest countries in the world. Perhaps this nation of social democrats nevertheless has lost something along the way from Gerhardsen’s community to our saturated, newly rich individualism. We have the blood of the poor world on our oiled hands. What do we do about it, now and in the future? Kjærstad has no definitive answers. But he asks exciting questions, in a novel that at its best is both moving and wise.”

– Gerd Elin Stava Sandve, Dagsavisen

“Several of the nostalgic depictions of Einar’s childhood and youth are beautiful, and the story of four friends who follow each other through life is both humorous, poignant and beautiful.”

– Eilif Guldvog Hartvedt, Aftenposten

“Jan Kjærstad belongs is one of my favorite contemporary authors. Election Days confirms that position. (…) There are actually four completely different stories that Kjærstad, with his linguistic and narrative mastery, ties together in a cohesive, credible and elegant way. (…) Here is a cast of characters as multifaceted, rich and credible as possible, and Kjærstad has a drive and natural elegance in his language that all writers and others who deal with language can envy him. Jan Kjærstad has written a masterpiece of a coming-of-age and contemporary novel that many will both recognize, learn from and enjoy. Not a small feat, I would say.”

– Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen (6 out of 6 stars)