Reviews

Swanfolk by Kristín Ómarsdóttir

echoeper's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wild ride. Not sure what happened, but can’t stop thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Sexual violence

thebechdelbitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Much weirder than even I was expecting. I feel very uncertain about if I had any idea of what was going on at pretty much any point. But the atmospheres were so well realised and the imagery was so creepy I couldn't help but be on board. I do feel like I was constantly missing something though aha

bluecup's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

well written but couldn't get into it

teacrew's review against another edition

4.0

?! What happened in this book?!?! The woman was too stunned to speak. 

writtenbydickinson's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

abbie_bryant's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

missmelia's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

lanasdarling's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

inesparis's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

h_nn_hp's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.25

meditations (ruminations?) on surveil ance, technocratic paternalism, work, gender and maternity(?). unreliable narrator and an aversion to anything concrete: 

‘Books that search for a conclusion and closure are at risk of disappointing their readers. Conclusions dampen the impulse to innovate and to imagine.’

the prose was very beautiful and opaque but to be honest i found i wasn't gripped, which made the other features of the novel hard work