Fish Have No Feet by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

384 pages first pub 2013 (view editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Keflavik: a town that has been called the darkest place in Iceland, surrounded by black lava fields, hemmed in by a sea that may not be fished. Its livelihood depends entirely on a U.S. military base, a conduit for American influences that shaped ...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 216 reviews

Moods

reflective: 84%

emotional: 73%

dark: 42%

sad: 36%

challenging: 21%

funny: 10%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 5%

informative: 5%

inspiring: 5%

mysterious: 5%

tense: 5%


Pace

40% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
73% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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