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Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen

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belovedsnail's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I would have appreciated this book more in my twenties. But it does not change that it is a smart meditation on youth, geography, sexuality and self-discovery.

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amazelan's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

j'ai beaucoup aimé ce croisement de points de vue, ça s'enchaîne pas ni ne se croise comme on le penserait et ça donne du dynamisme au livre.
les personnages sont divers, j'ai eu tantôt envie de leur offrir des câlins, tantôt envie de leur éclater la tête tellement ils étaient insupportables.
l'écriture est aussi très belle, et le fait que chaque personnage ait son style d'écriture propre était vraiment chouette !
puis les sujets abordés sont intemporels et voir une histoire avec ces sujets là qui est parue en 2014, c'est encore mieux.

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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Read Crimson (also called Last Night in Nuuk) as part of the Reading Around the World challenge/book club for Greenland!

The story is told through switching POVs from 5 interconnected characters/friends. Each character gets one chapter which I didn’t feel like was enough to get to know them, especially considering this is a character driven story with no plot.

Each character’s POV is told through different formatting styles which was unique. Some included text messages, one was told using timestamps throughout a single day, and one was told through letters and diary entries.

I didn’t like most of the chapters because they were repetitive, stream of consciousness which is a style I never really enjoy. The only one I did enjoy was Inuk because his chapter was the one told through diary entries (and he didn’t tend to repeat himself).

I felt Inuk had some of the best character development (and maybe the only one with any real development).

Arnaq had too much telling instead of showing as well as being repetive.

There were timeline jumps all over the place which was confusing. Most of the chapters were just told through the different character’s perspectives.

There is no strong sense of location, it could be set anywhere given the (lack of) descriptions. Which is upsetting because I was reading this to try and learn more about Greenland and its culture. It’s a book that has been written (angsty young adults drinking and having relationship problems while trying to find themselves) many times before but maybe not in Greenland? So I guess I hoped for more of an added experience of how this kind of story would play out or who the characters would be in the context of Greenland’s culture and setting. The one thing that make it clear that the setting was Greenland was the occasional use of Greenlandic words, which i did enjoy!

I felt no connection to the characters, there isn’t much development or depth to them. The writing style also didn’t help me get to know them.

The novel is basically no thoughts just vibes. Quick read because of it’s formatting otherwise I might have DNFd. I will however say kudos to the author for writing something unique compared to other Greenlandic authors. Every other fiction book I could find for Greenland was crime/mystery which is why I chose this instead. It wasn’t great or bad, just average and probably one I’ll forget but I’d be willing to check out more from Korneliussen! I guess I’ll have to turn to non fiction and my own research to learn more about Greenland 🇬🇱

Rep: indigenous author, queer author and characters; gay character, lesbian characters, bi characters, trans character (FTM)

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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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misty_kb's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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nefariousbee's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was the first book Storygraph ever recommended me. that was almost three years ago. I needed something quick to get me back into reading mood so I finally picked it and then voilà, read a half of it before bedtime.
the stream of consciousness really did it for me. made this into a probe into the queer, young adult, Greenlandic experience, and I appreciate it so much for what it is.

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lidia7's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

It was so easily readable, and I ran through the book so quickly. Each of the characters quickly pulled me in, and I was invested in their stories. However, it also kinda felt like an opening chapter to each of their stories. Like I want to know more. How it will continue. I want to explore their issues in greater depth. This really felt just too short and it just sort of skimmed the surface of it all.

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4.0

Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen, translated by Anna Halager, features a cast of queer twenty-somethings each give their own turn at narrating overlapping events in Greenland’s capital city.

See an in-depth review on my blog.

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ollie_again's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I'm surprised how much I've enjoyed this book. It's very raw going in the naturalism vein of literature, sad-ish but hopeful-ish in places. The interconnected parts of the novel, each from a different point of view worked really well together and the story (as little as there is) flowed nicely.

Is this for everyone? No. But did I devoured it? Yes!

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