Days in the History of Silence by Merethe Lindstrom

Days in the History of Silence

Merethe Lindstrom

230 pages • first pub 2011 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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This novel suits readers who want to explore how a long-married couple’s unspoken wartime secrets gradually poison their orderly present when their housekeeper is suddenly dismissed and the husband begins withdrawing into silence, making the domestic fallout of buried history feel as urgent as any battlefield.

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From the acclaimed Nordic Council Literature Prize winner, a story that reveals the devastating effects of mistaking silence for peace and feeling shame for inevitable circumstances  Eva and Simon have spent most of their adult lives together. He ...

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Community Reviews

3.31
based on 137 reviews

Moods

reflective: 83%

sad: 75%

emotional: 58%

mysterious: 33%

dark: 25%

challenging: 8%

tense: 8%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
87% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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