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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
This book is darker and more heart-rending than I was expecting, so it took me a while to get through what is actually rather a short book. It's good to read this sort of thing slowly, though. The darkness ended up being more beautiful and full of light than one would expect.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Ice Palace is a heartbreaking book about childhood, loss, and grief.
This story moved very slowly, but it gives a sense of the landscape and the emotion of the characters and the setting.
This story moved very slowly, but it gives a sense of the landscape and the emotion of the characters and the setting.
mysterious
sad
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
A short book (under 200 pages) that reads like an eery and poetic fairytale, this is a story about a young girl named Siss who befriends a girl named Unn the day before she disappears. The book depicts her grief, confusion, and psychological trauma at losing her friend incredibly well. I've seen some reviewers talking about how it seems unbelievable she'd be this distressed over someone she barely knew, and to that say those reviewers must never have been or completely forgotten what it's like to be a young girl with a special friend. To me this book and the feelings it described felt very realistic.
The imagery and descriptions of the actual ice palace (a frozen waterfall) were hauntingly beautiful, and really felt what it must have been like to live in a small town in Norway like this. I found the lce Palace to be a very empathetic story, and I really liked the way the other children behaved towards Siss and how they all reacted to the gravity of Unns disappearance.
I would definitely recommend picking this up if you're interested in reading a short gothic fairytale type of story set in the snow.
The imagery and descriptions of the actual ice palace (a frozen waterfall) were hauntingly beautiful, and really felt what it must have been like to live in a small town in Norway like this. I found the lce Palace to be a very empathetic story, and I really liked the way the other children behaved towards Siss and how they all reacted to the gravity of Unns disappearance.
I would definitely recommend picking this up if you're interested in reading a short gothic fairytale type of story set in the snow.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced