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katrinarenea's review against another edition
3.0
Starting this book, I had high expeditions for it considering it sounded like just an interesting book.
Once I got more than halfway through, I found that I was still trying to figure out the timeline and get a connection with the main character. Considering where I was in the book, it seemed as though neither was gonna happen so I finally gave up on the book.
I also figured it was a bad time to be reading a book like this considering there is enough people bashing the Catholic Church as it is. Yes, I understand that stuff like that happened in the church back then but people are well aware of what the church believes in and so much of that has since stopped.
Not a book I enjoyed as much as I was hoping to enjoy.
Once I got more than halfway through, I found that I was still trying to figure out the timeline and get a connection with the main character. Considering where I was in the book, it seemed as though neither was gonna happen so I finally gave up on the book.
I also figured it was a bad time to be reading a book like this considering there is enough people bashing the Catholic Church as it is. Yes, I understand that stuff like that happened in the church back then but people are well aware of what the church believes in and so much of that has since stopped.
Not a book I enjoyed as much as I was hoping to enjoy.
jzmiao's review against another edition
5.0
lesbian nun gets sent to iceland to investigate misconduct by the catholic church...reminisces abt the woman she was in love with in paris...exhibits only iconic behavior and is best buds with an atheist dude who drives a toyota named jesus...the 5 star review writes itself
susansdg's review against another edition
5.0
Stunning.
Have you ever finished a book and known you will seek out and read everything this author has written?
Jonathan Safran Foers is the last one I responded to this way and only one of his books has failed me.
This book is perfect.
There are no areas you skim to move the plot forward.
There is a shifting in time between chapters but it doesn’t distort or disturb what is essentially an inner journey that also takes place in rural France, Paris and Iceland.
No detail is unnecessary or distracting. A picture is painted and the inner voice of the female narrator is so true that one just be reminded it’s written by a man.
I couldn’t put it down but I’m sad it’s over.
Have you ever finished a book and known you will seek out and read everything this author has written?
Jonathan Safran Foers is the last one I responded to this way and only one of his books has failed me.
This book is perfect.
There are no areas you skim to move the plot forward.
There is a shifting in time between chapters but it doesn’t distort or disturb what is essentially an inner journey that also takes place in rural France, Paris and Iceland.
No detail is unnecessary or distracting. A picture is painted and the inner voice of the female narrator is so true that one just be reminded it’s written by a man.
I couldn’t put it down but I’m sad it’s over.
nerdyrev's review against another edition
4.0
The first thing to know going into this is it moves very slowly, going back and forth in time without warning even mid paragraph. Knowing this now, I couldn’t put this down. The writing is incredible and the story will keep unfurling especially since you don’t always know who is speaking or what time we are in even with a single narrator. What I mean is the sister will often go back into her report and her thoughts remembering the dialog, but we are always with her.
It is a twisty story of love, priestly sexual assault, murder, and cover up. Not knowing which time sister is in keeps the reader on their toes.
I can’t say I loved it, but it is definitely worth reading.
It is a twisty story of love, priestly sexual assault, murder, and cover up. Not knowing which time sister is in keeps the reader on their toes.
I can’t say I loved it, but it is definitely worth reading.
livrad's review against another edition
3.0
This one was a little on the dull side, which could have been overlooked, had the book been less confusing. It is set in three different time periods, and it isn’t always clear which time a scene is set in. Also, a star deserves to be knocked off due to the lack of quotation marks in the dialogue. However, even for a slow journey to it, the ending is satisfying.
sarahd3's review against another edition
5.0
I found this book to be wonderful. The prose is beautiful and it made we want to keep reading even when I had to put the book down. I would recommend this for those who love a good story with delightful prose.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended by Cheryle. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__SSACRAMENT%20by%20Olaf%20Olafsson__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold