Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun

Growth of the Soil

Knut Hamsun with W.W. Worster (Translator)

226 pages first pub 1917 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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Growth of the Soil, Knut Hamsun's Nobel Prize winning novel, is an abiding classic of Scandinavian literature. At the time it was published, the literary world was in the throes of shifting to a modernist style. Popular novels were set in the c...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 710 reviews

Moods

reflective: 78%

hopeful: 36%

inspiring: 31%

relaxing: 31%

emotional: 24%

adventurous: 22%

informative: 14%

lighthearted: 10%

challenging: 8%

dark: 8%

sad: 7%

funny: 5%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
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Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
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N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

48% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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