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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
need to stew on this bc why did bro just turn into a butterfly
Not my favorite Sjon, but an interesting little novel about a tiny country in flux. Independence, epidemic, and an erupting volcano all swirl in the background of the story of a sixteen year old gay man as he spends his days at the cinema or sneaking off to get paid for sex by the older men of Reykjavik.
Both incredibly grounded and surprisingly surreal, Sjon makes the history of Reykjavik a playground to express a time of great change in every conceivable way, from artistic to sexual to political to medical.
Solid, short, and oddly beautiful by the end. Especially those last five pages, which makes you see the novel you read under completely new eyes. It's a daring and very cool little thing to try, and amazing to pull off.
Both incredibly grounded and surprisingly surreal, Sjon makes the history of Reykjavik a playground to express a time of great change in every conceivable way, from artistic to sexual to political to medical.
Solid, short, and oddly beautiful by the end. Especially those last five pages, which makes you see the novel you read under completely new eyes. It's a daring and very cool little thing to try, and amazing to pull off.