Your Absence Is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Your Absence Is Darkness

Jón Kalman Stefánsson with Philip Roughton (Translator)

432 pages • first pub 2020 (view editions)

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Readers who savor intricately woven, emotionally resonant tales exploring the interconnectedness of human lives across time, with a lyrical focus on love, mortality, and the weight of choices.

Description

A spellbinding saga about the inhabitants and inheritors of one rural community, by one of Iceland's most celebrated 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...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 215 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

emotional: 84%

sad: 55%

mysterious: 42%

challenging: 35%

dark: 30%

inspiring: 23%

hopeful: 19%

funny: 9%

adventurous: 7%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

tense: 2%

informative: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

38% 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?

70% 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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