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janenx01's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-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
4.5
I couldn't put this down - it was absolutely terrifying. I knew going in that there was going to be a volcanic disaster - the blurb makes this clear - and waiting for it to happen was incredibly tense. The end of the book was devastating and kept me up at night. I've always wanted to go to Iceland, but I think it's a little too scary for me now.
Translated from the Icelandic, which was a little challenging at times, but that's the kind of challenge I like so it was fine once I got used to the punctuation.
Translated from the Icelandic, which was a little challenging at times, but that's the kind of challenge I like so it was fine once I got used to the punctuation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Animal death
Moderate: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident
readinglibraesq's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5 rounded up - I have been staring into space after reading the last 60% of this in one sitting. A beautifully translated piece of work that constantly questions morals, ethics, and human nature. I won’t shut up about this for a LONG time
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child death
georges_mom's review
4.0
Five stars for the top-notch human drama (and the wild ending!) and three stars for the overabundance of volcano shop talk, much of which seemed straight out of a textbook. The first ever Amazon First Reads book I’ve actually read.
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