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jschonbachler's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
3.75
franklin56709's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cilie's review against another edition
2.0
Ikke sikker på at jeg forstod denne bog. På overfladen handler den om to piger, Un og Sis der et halvt års tid efter Un er flyttet byen mødes uden for skoletiden en enkelt gang. Dagen efter forsvinder Un. Dette rammer Sis meget voldsomt.
Måske skete der noget den ene aften på Uns værelse som jeg bare ikke for stod, eller også opstod der et meget stærkt bånd mellem de to piger på en times tid... Det sidste er total urealistisk i min verden, og jeg vælger at tro at jeg må være gået glip af noget der stod mellem linjerne. Problemet er at jeg så ikke forstå Sis motivation gennem resten af fortællingen.
Den er egentlig fint nok skrevet, men gav ikke rigtig mening for mig.
Måske skete der noget den ene aften på Uns værelse som jeg bare ikke for stod, eller også opstod der et meget stærkt bånd mellem de to piger på en times tid... Det sidste er total urealistisk i min verden, og jeg vælger at tro at jeg må være gået glip af noget der stod mellem linjerne. Problemet er at jeg så ikke forstå Sis motivation gennem resten af fortællingen.
Den er egentlig fint nok skrevet, men gav ikke rigtig mening for mig.
akane_readsyt's review
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
zoemaeboonz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
pineconek's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
(read in french but reviewed in English parce que mon francais ecrit est pouri).
The ice palace is a story of two girls - one is kind, beloved by her school mates, and a generally well adjusted creature living happily in a Norwegian town. The other is a new student, recently orphaned, who has moved in with an aunt she barely knows. But they're magnetically drawn to one another and spend an evening of tension and things unsaid. That powerful scene arrives early in the book, and cultivates in an eleven year old girl saying that she doesn't think that she'll go to heaven.
And then the new girl wanders in the woods, to the natural phenomenon of an ice palace set in a waterfall, and disappears.
The remaining two thirds of the novel are tense, atmospheric, and a lot of "no plot just vibes". And the vibes are largely disconcerting. This is a novel about things unsaid and about the social retreat of the girl who is left behind. There's recurring scenes of villagers asking her, begging her, to tell them what happened the night before the disappearance, just to get a clue as to where the new arrival could possibly be... But she remains resolutely quiet, despite herself.
I'm not sure I "got" this book, and I don't think that I enjoyed reading it. It filled me with an odd sense of discomfort that I can reach to again now while trying to tell you about it. The writing was exquisite and the atmosphere was nothing short of disconcerting. I was left somewhat unsatisfied but...perhaps that was the point?
Recommended if you're into books where nothing much happens, where the setting is a character, and that feels like a puzzle that's tough to crack. 2.75 stars on SG rounded up to 3 on GR.
The ice palace is a story of two girls - one is kind, beloved by her school mates, and a generally well adjusted creature living happily in a Norwegian town. The other is a new student, recently orphaned, who has moved in with an aunt she barely knows. But they're magnetically drawn to one another and spend an evening of tension and things unsaid. That powerful scene arrives early in the book, and cultivates in an eleven year old girl saying that she doesn't think that she'll go to heaven.
And then the new girl wanders in the woods, to the natural phenomenon of an ice palace set in a waterfall, and disappears.
The remaining two thirds of the novel are tense, atmospheric, and a lot of "no plot just vibes". And the vibes are largely disconcerting. This is a novel about things unsaid and about the social retreat of the girl who is left behind. There's recurring scenes of villagers asking her, begging her, to tell them what happened the night before the disappearance, just to get a clue as to where the new arrival could possibly be... But she remains resolutely quiet, despite herself.
I'm not sure I "got" this book, and I don't think that I enjoyed reading it. It filled me with an odd sense of discomfort that I can reach to again now while trying to tell you about it. The writing was exquisite and the atmosphere was nothing short of disconcerting. I was left somewhat unsatisfied but...perhaps that was the point?
Recommended if you're into books where nothing much happens, where the setting is a character, and that feels like a puzzle that's tough to crack. 2.75 stars on SG rounded up to 3 on GR.
silk4k's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0