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666 pages • first pub 2020 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781910701713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Edition Pub Date: 30 September 2021
The ideal reader savors slow-burning literary fiction that probes existential dread through ordinary lives, is willing to dwell in ambiguity about cosmic mysteries, and welcomes a dark, introspective meditation on death, faith, and parenting without needing tidy resolutions.
Description
One long night in August, Arne and Tove are staying with their children in their summer house in southern Norway. Kathrine, a priest, is flying home from a Bible seminar, questioning her marriage. Journalist Jostein is out drinking for the night, ...
Community Reviews
Moods
mysterious: 78%
dark: 73%
reflective: 67%
challenging: 43%
emotional: 37%
tense: 33%
sad: 25%
adventurous: 11%
informative: 5%
inspiring: 4%
relaxing: 3%
funny: 2%
hopeful: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Suicide, AlcoholismModerate
Mental illness, Animal cruelty, DeathMinor
Child death, Gun violence, Death of parent666 pages • first pub 2020 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781910701713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Edition Pub Date: 30 September 2021
The ideal reader savors slow-burning literary fiction that probes existential dread through ordinary lives, is willing to dwell in ambiguity about cosmic mysteries, and welcomes a dark, introspective meditation on death, faith, and parenting without needing tidy resolutions.
Description
One long night in August, Arne and Tove are staying with their children in their summer house in southern Norway. Kathrine, a priest, is flying home from a Bible seminar, questioning her marriage. Journalist Jostein is out drinking for the night, ...
Community Reviews
Moods
mysterious: 78%
dark: 73%
reflective: 67%
challenging: 43%
emotional: 37%
tense: 33%
sad: 25%
adventurous: 11%
informative: 5%
inspiring: 4%
relaxing: 3%
funny: 2%
hopeful: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Suicide, AlcoholismModerate
Mental illness, Animal cruelty, DeathMinor
Child death, Gun violence, Death of parent