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The Effects & Implications of Kazakhstan's Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards: A Resource Dependence Perspective

Andreas Umland, Oksana Kim and Svetlana Vady

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Despite having an underdeveloped supporting infrastructure and limited resources, Kazakhstan was the...

Aku Ankka Lataamo

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Aku Ankka Lataamo on maailman suurin digitaalinen Aku Ankka -palvelu! Lataamon uumenista on...

Keski-Uusimaa

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Keski-Uusimaa on seitsenpäiväinen paikallislehti lähellä lukijaansa. Lehti kertoo alueen uutiset...

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Länsi-Uusimaa on Lohjan talousalueen sanomalehtenä alueen ylivoimainen paikallismedia....

Valopilkku

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Valopilkku is the smartest way to order a taxi in Finland! Thousands of taxis around Finland...

ClareR (6067 KP) rated Lowest Common Denominator in Books

Feb 10, 2026 - 3:40 PM

I believe Lowest Common Denominator is going to be a trilogy, and after reading this, I’m all for reading the next two.

LCD bounces around somewhat in time from toddlerhood to the present day. It’s auto fiction, really, although I had to double check that. So I suppose it’s a mix of Saisio’s autobiography that has been fictionalised in places.

I found the details of a child growing up in Finland, Saisio’s communist parents, along with 1950’s Finnish life, fascinating. It also made me curious about the war and occupation of the Russians in Finland, and I consequently did a bit of background reading about that.

I love reading translated books, and the translator, Mia Spangenberg, has made sure that this has lost none of its humour. The relationships between the narrator and their family members are so well drawn. Their experiences, traumas, upbringings and their expectations of this small child make for an engrossing read.