Learn Hardcore Swedish: Handlingen är långsam i början, men mitt nya bokmärke ligger redan mitt i boken. - The plot is slow at the beginning, but my new bookmark is already in the middle of the book.

Breakdown of Handlingen är långsam i början, men mitt nya bokmärke ligger redan mitt i boken.

What does handlingen mean here?

Here, handlingen means the plot or the storyline of the book.

A few useful notes:

In a sentence about a book, handlingen will usually be understood as the plot.

Why do handlingen and boken have -en at the end instead of a separate word for the?

Because Swedish usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun.

So:

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of a separate the, Swedish often uses a suffix.

Why is it långsam and not långsamt?