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meghan111's review against another edition
3.0
Almost too spare and bleak, this book features a young woman discovering the truth about her past. The main character remains very flat, though, in the sense that she's distant from her emotions and motivations.
arielamandah's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Very quick read. Propulsive, cleanly written. Clear, uncomplicated prose. Story didn't grab me as I'd hoped it would.
susanbrooks's review against another edition
3.0
Good enough, rather choppy story of a young woman on a journey of self-discovery. The most notable aspect for me was that it's
set in Lapland, a place I've never visited in fiction before.
set in Lapland, a place I've never visited in fiction before.
sarahbethbrown's review against another edition
4.0
Vendela Vida writes the most beautiful books- slow, dreamy, thoughtful, intense. Reading them is a little like stepping into a lovely fog, full of feelings and descriptions and women running away from their lives and making life-changing relationships. Her books are all similar, but to great effect. Though my favorite remains the lovers, let the northern lights erase your name combined a beautiful story with fascinating details of the native people of lappland. I didn't know anything about that, and I love beautiful, literary books that also teach you something (even if i'll never use my new knowledge of the sami people). Wonderful, wonderful book.
caroline_ds's review against another edition
4.0
This is a sad haunting story, but I enjoyed it quite a lot. You can feel the weight of the constant darkness and cold of the characters' surroundings.
hoserlauren's review against another edition
3.0
When Clarissa's father passes away, she doesn't have many people left in the world. Her mother left her when she was young, her brother is disabled and lives in a home, but her fiance is trying to help her get through this. Going through her dad's stuff, Clarissa finds out that she isn't her dad's biological kid and that her fiance knew about this since she was a child. Clarissa leaves without telling anyone and heads to Lapland (Finland) to find some answers.
Her mom is from this area and it's possible that a Sami priest (native people to the land) may be her father. She searches around in this unusual terrain for answers.
The writing style is straight forward and a little clipped at times. This may be part of the reason why I couldn't warm up to Clarissa. I didn't understand her relationship with her fiance so when she got so upset at him for withholding information and left without telling him, it didn't make much sense to me.
I expected the ending but was a bit disappointed by it. There was one major piece that was overlooked. What about Clarissa's brother? It would have been better for her to be an only child because otherwise this book doesn't wrap up as nicely.
Her mom is from this area and it's possible that a Sami priest (native people to the land) may be her father. She searches around in this unusual terrain for answers.
The writing style is straight forward and a little clipped at times. This may be part of the reason why I couldn't warm up to Clarissa. I didn't understand her relationship with her fiance so when she got so upset at him for withholding information and left without telling him, it didn't make much sense to me.
I expected the ending but was a bit disappointed by it. There was one major piece that was overlooked. What about Clarissa's brother? It would have been better for her to be an only child because otherwise this book doesn't wrap up as nicely.
nssutton's review against another edition
3.0
turned out to be a good palate cleanser for the year. sort of middle on the road on it - although i did pick it up at 11 last night half-way through and ran through till the end, despite exhaustion. fast read then?
carrieliza's review against another edition
4.0
I think I wanted more from this book.
(I liked it, though.)
(I liked it, though.)
knightedbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this one. I enjoyed traveling with Clarissa to Finland and learning about the Sami people. I love her writing.