Scan barcode
296 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781948340168
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dottir Press
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Description
Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize, Quake is a haunting novel-in-translation about Saga, a woman who comes to after an epileptic seizure on a sidewalk along busy Miklabraut Street. Her three-year-old son is gone. The last thing she remembe...
Community Reviews Summary of 54 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
dark 63%
challenging 57%
reflective 47%
tense 47%
sad 26%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 85% | No: 7% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Domestic abuse, DeathModerate
Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse
296 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781948340168
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dottir Press
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Description
Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize, Quake is a haunting novel-in-translation about Saga, a woman who comes to after an epileptic seizure on a sidewalk along busy Miklabraut Street. Her three-year-old son is gone. The last thing she remembe...
Community Reviews Summary of 54 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
dark 63%
challenging 57%
reflective 47%
tense 47%
sad 26%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 85% | No: 7% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Domestic abuse, DeathModerate
Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse