Reviews

Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth

ferociablejbear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

margsb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

Excellent book about what it costs to keep the peace in a family.

bodenleben's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

difficult to read at times but you get swept up in the narrator’s 30+ year mental breakdown through the writing style. 

if only we could do a better job believing women…

flawed_ghost's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense

5.0

The main character goes through an upsetting rift with her family, and questions about inheritance arise after her father's death. The story jumps between the question of inheritance and today's happenings, to memories of what happened leading up to the rift.

Hjorth has written an excellent, tense, and realistic book about family issues. How can siblings experience family life in such different ways? How do these rifts end up happening. Very reflective and enlightening.

heddaes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

jordyn_lightyear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

the_one_krissy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

twisttheplot's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

abilge's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

5.0