The Woman at 1,000 Degrees by Hallgrímur Helgason, Brian FitzGibbon

The Woman at 1,000 Degrees

Hallgrímur Helgason, Brian FitzGibbon

464 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical reflective slow-paced
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‘I live here alone in a garage, together with a laptop and an old hand grenade. It's pretty cosy.'And...she's off. Eighty-year-old Herra Björnsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die. One of the most original narrators in literary history, she...

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Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
emotional 70%
funny 50%
reflective 45%
sad 40%
challenging 35%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 20%
tense 15%
informative 10%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 37%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | Plot: 29% | A mix: 23%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 23% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.56

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