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366 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789518514759
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Teos & Schildts & Söderströms
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Description
The epic of Island Life that has gripped Finland Winner of the Finlandia Prize Nominated for the Nordic Critics Prize It is the summer of 1946. A novice Lutheran priest, his wife and baby daughter arrive at a windswept island off the coast of Finl...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
sad 76%
mysterious 23%
relaxing 23%
challenging 17%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
informative 11%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 11%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 91% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
War, Racial slurs, Sexual content
366 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789518514759
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Teos & Schildts & Söderströms
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Description
The epic of Island Life that has gripped Finland Winner of the Finlandia Prize Nominated for the Nordic Critics Prize It is the summer of 1946. A novice Lutheran priest, his wife and baby daughter arrive at a windswept island off the coast of Finl...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
sad 76%
mysterious 23%
relaxing 23%
challenging 17%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
informative 11%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 11%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 91% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
War, Racial slurs, Sexual content