Your Absence is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Your Absence is Darkness

Jón Kalman Stefánsson

561 pages first pub 2020 (view editions) user-added

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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A spellbinding saga about the inhabitants and inheritors of one rural community, by one of Iceland's most beloved novelists.A man comes to awareness in a church in rural Iceland, not knowing why he's there or how he arrived. When a local woman off...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 221 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

emotional: 84%

sad: 55%

mysterious: 41%

challenging: 35%

dark: 29%

inspiring: 24%

hopeful: 19%

funny: 10%

adventurous: 7%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

tense: 2%

informative: 1%


Pace

4% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

67% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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