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Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
2 reviews
amalyndb's review against another edition
reflective
sad
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
4.0
Slow and melodic, interconnected short stories of the townspeople in a rural west Icelandic town. Their lives include adultery and murder, suicide, domestic violence, friendship, compassion, support. Of how we adapt to change.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse
nini23's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
4.5
An Icelandic village of 300 souls, nothing flashy, living their lives of quiet desperation. Incredible storytelling, the representative village narrator is circumspect about cause and effect of events. Moments of incomparable beauty and poignancy vie with the male gaze. Please also see content warnings. As with Scandinavian/Nordic lit, weather and the seasons play a pivotal part in framing the story - the long interminable cold darkness of winter and the blazing insistent neverending brightness of summer. The cover art by Stephen Brayda portrays the sentiment gorgeously. Translated from Icelandic by Philip Roughton, won the Icelandic Prize for Literature when originally published in 2006 as Somarljós, og sevo kemur nóttin.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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