“Ramslie has finally reached the eye of the hurricane … a stunningly talented, deeply moving work, as truly weighty books should be.”
6/6 stars
Jon Rognlien, Dagbladet

“[…] an intensity that takes your breath away. A large part of the story is about a hike towards a mountain top, through forests and marshes – and if you’re not sweaty before surrendering to this description, you will certainly be. The Mountain, the Gun, the Lake is perhaps the most heart-wrenching story of love and betrayal I have ever read.”
Turid Larsen, Dagsavisen

“This is an extremely powerful portrait of a gifted man with a strongly developed ability to destroy himself and others. That the portrait is nevertheless so overwhelming and warm says something about the boundary-breaking forces that can be drawn out of both literature and love.”
Marta Norheim, NRK

“Ramslie returns to the story of his father from his debut novel. A moving retrospective tenderness makes this year’s version a highlight of his career … showcases the devastating pain of neglect … his best work.”
Carina Elisabeth Beddari, Morgenbladet

“The heart rate increases when you get a new Lars Ramslie novel in your hands … a merciless portrait of a man without restraint control who has no idea how to be a father. And a moving description of a boy who takes in the world with wide-open senses … It’s a novel I’ve been waiting for, published by an author with a very special gift for language.”
Anne Merethe K. Prinos, Aftenposten

“Ramslie’s eighth novel returns to his roots with an intense portrayal of a father who tries and fails, and a son who just wants him to stay with him … a gripping portrait of a father … Ramslie conveys the child’s unconditional love in a painfully convincing way.”
Sigrid Elise Strømmen, Vårt Land

“A tender and delicate reckoning with a father… the finished novel carries something urgent and immediate within it, an inner pressure that gives the text a touch of necessary release… Ramslie’s eighth novel throbs with a childlike vulnerability bursting with love.”
Leif Bull, Dagens Næringsliv

“A deeply personal and broadly universal story about a father who is difficult to love… This powerful, poetic, raw, and heartfelt novel revolves around a few hours in the life of the narrator, nine-year-old Lars, as he goes on a hike with his father… The chaos of emotions swirling inside the mind of nine-year-old Lars is vividly conveyed.”
6/6 stars
Ole Jakob Hoel, Adresseavisen