Your Absence is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Your Absence is Darkness

Jón Kalman Stefánsson with Philip Roughton (Translator)

456 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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A spellbinding saga about the inhabitants and inheritors of one rural community, by one of Iceland's most beloved 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 off...

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Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews

Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 79%
sad 54%
dark 37%
mysterious 37%
challenging 29%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
lighthearted 8%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 17%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Average rating

4.17

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