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lauramolenaar's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have read it before bedtime, when I am at my groggiest, because I didn't really understand much of it (I think) and I found it a little too fragmentary. But I will definitely try this again because Sjóns prose (and the absolutely unbelievably good translation by Cribb) deserve it.
mirandabetz's review against another edition
This one was A DNF for me. I just could NOT get into it, and I finally gave it up 50 pages in.
embiguity's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
v3ra's review against another edition
4.0
*3.5
Nagyon szépen megírt (és fordított <3) könyv ez, ami nagyon sok kérdőjelet hagyott bennem. A lazán összeszőtt történet is érdekes (a narválszarvas jelenet nagyon szórakoztató volt), de engem inkább a növény-, és állatleírások, valamint az elmélkedések fogtak meg. Több helyen olvastam és át is éltem olvasás közben, hogy nagyon izlandi - bármit is jelentsen ez.
Nagyon szépen megírt (és fordított <3) könyv ez, ami nagyon sok kérdőjelet hagyott bennem. A lazán összeszőtt történet is érdekes (a narválszarvas jelenet nagyon szórakoztató volt), de engem inkább a növény-, és állatleírások, valamint az elmélkedések fogtak meg. Több helyen olvastam és át is éltem olvasás közben, hogy nagyon izlandi - bármit is jelentsen ez.
careless's review against another edition
4.0
Really interesting read. Never quite sure which way is up as dream and fantasy sequences merge with the reality of an unreliable and sometimes vicious narrator. Paints a picture of a harsh but beautiful landscape, and the (often) harsh and (sometimes) beautiful people that inhabit it.
It's not really A Novel With A Plot That Gets Tied Up, it's sort of a dinghy ride along the lifestream of the main character. Well, the historically accurate equivalent of a dinghy, a honking great orange thing wouldn't really look right. Imagine a teeny-tiny wooden boat, that looks like it might be leaking, going along a river that looks calm at first and then starts whirling around in random currents and heading straight for enormous sharp rocks and tree roots. Then you get to the bank, and you think you're safe. Then wolves. And bears. And a T-Rex. Exactly like that.
It's a smidge over a 4 star but I need to wait and see where the pointer settles before I risk pushing it up to a 5. I need to digest. Excellent, though, well worth a read.
It's not really A Novel With A Plot That Gets Tied Up, it's sort of a dinghy ride along the lifestream of the main character. Well, the historically accurate equivalent of a dinghy, a honking great orange thing wouldn't really look right. Imagine a teeny-tiny wooden boat, that looks like it might be leaking, going along a river that looks calm at first and then starts whirling around in random currents and heading straight for enormous sharp rocks and tree roots. Then you get to the bank, and you think you're safe. Then wolves. And bears. And a T-Rex. Exactly like that.
It's a smidge over a 4 star but I need to wait and see where the pointer settles before I risk pushing it up to a 5. I need to digest. Excellent, though, well worth a read.
bookish_wanderluster's review against another edition
I bet the icelandic version is beautiful.. but the english version was hard to read and it took me so long to get past the first 2 chapters that I eventually gave up. I might pick it up again later in life. I did like The Blue Fox
prcizmadia's review against another edition
3.0
In reading this book I have swung from rapturous attention to aggravation and back so many times, it's hard to know where I finally land on this. But the lyricism and imagery of the prose is so spellbinding I can forgive this work of many sins. This is not a straightforward novel and can't be read as such. Just take it in, absorb it and see what it draws out in you. As Sjon writes, "it all gets into a tangle if one tries to classify it according to reason..." and I recommend keeping this in mind as you read. And you should read it.
maroramos's review
4.0
3.5/5
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