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284 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847671813
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Us
Publication date: 01 October 2008
Description
Arriving in Northern Finland after the Second World War, Gunnar Huttunen buys a dilapidated mill on the Suukoski rapids of the Kemijoki River. An Ignatius Reilly of the Finnish 1940s, Gunnar is an eccentric outsider swimming against society's curr...
Community Reviews Summary of 183 reviews
Moods
funny 66%
dark 50%
emotional 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
hopeful 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 14%
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
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284 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847671813
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Us
Publication date: 01 October 2008
Description
Arriving in Northern Finland after the Second World War, Gunnar Huttunen buys a dilapidated mill on the Suukoski rapids of the Kemijoki River. An Ignatius Reilly of the Finnish 1940s, Gunnar is an eccentric outsider swimming against society's curr...
Community Reviews Summary of 183 reviews
Moods
funny 66%
dark 50%
emotional 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
hopeful 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 14%
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.