Kristin Lavransdatter - The Garland: Volume I - With an Excerpt from 'Six Scandinavian Novelists' by Alrik Gustafrom by Sigrid Undset

Kristin Lavransdatter - The Garland: Volume I - With an Excerpt from 'Six Scandinavian Novelists' by Alrik Gustafrom

Kristin Lavransdatter #1

Sigrid Undset

248 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

fiction classics historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
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Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was a Norwegian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her most famous work is the trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter" about life in Norway during the middle ages. First published in 1922, "The Garland" is the...

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Moods

emotional 73%
reflective 50%
adventurous 29%
sad 29%
tense 17%
dark 16%
challenging 14%
informative 11%
relaxing 7%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 42%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 31% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%

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