Madcap history of a Norwegian family through three generations that is kind of hit and miss. Since it covers so much time and tells so many stories about people in this family, only makes sense that some of the tales are more entertaining than others. I chuckled here and there, but didn't flat out laugh as I was reading DOGHEAD. I was hoping it would be even wilder than it was based on the plot description and the cover blurbs, but it was entertaining if a tad repetitive. I don't get to read many books set in Scandinavia so I liked that aspect about it too.