Reviews - All the Horses of Iceland

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All the Horses of Iceland

Sarah Tolmie

3.53 AVERAGE

liliantreacy's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous mysterious

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

alsoghosts's review against another edition

4.0

I seriously recommend listening to this as an audiobook. It fits the material so much better--like this is just meant to be a story told by your enthusiastic viking buddy while you're all sitting around the hearth at night.

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

siavahda's review against another edition

3.0

I didn’t hate this book, but I didn’t love it either. Although there were some lovely turns of phrase, the style was mostly quite dry; the conceit is that this story is being set down in writing by a Christian monk or priest, and in fairness it very much nails that vibe, the style of a historical chronicle. The problem is that it’s not a style I enjoy; it felt impersonal and distant, and was very… It’s like a bare but elegant wooden carving; I can understand why others like the aesthetic, I can tell that a great deal of thought and skill went into its crafting – but it’s not for me.

It didn’t help that I didn’t especially like or admire or enjoy the main character, and the characters I found most interesting we barely saw at all.

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