Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset

Marta Oulie

Sigrid Undset with Tiina Nunnally (Translator)

128 pages first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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"I have been unfaithful to my husband." Marta Oulie's opening line scandalized Norwegian readers in 1907. And yet, Sigrid Undset had a gift for depicting modern women "sympathetically but with merciless truthfulness," as the Swedish Academy noted ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
sad 85%
emotional 71%
dark 28%
tense 28%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.85

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