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A review by not_another_ana
Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction by Karin Tidbeck, Maria Haskins, John Ajvide Lindqvist
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher
A compilation of speculative fiction short stories by sixteen different nordic authors that has a lot of fascinating ideas and wide variety of writing styles. Some of the stories worked for me, others not so much. I did appreciate the taste of the different cultures of the region, I think it's the strongest part of this anthology, so I highly recommend it to anyone out there who is tired of reading the same over and over again.
I think most of them were, at the very least, interesting but I didn't enjoy all of them. The standouts for me were Sing by Karin Tidbeck from Sweden, which shows the way humans adapted to life in an alien planet. From Iceland I quite enjoyed Johann Thorsson's The Dreamgiver, a story about nightmares and family secrets. My favorite of all of them was The Cormorant by Tone Almhjell from Norway, I found it well written, intriguing and full of love.
A compilation of speculative fiction short stories by sixteen different nordic authors that has a lot of fascinating ideas and wide variety of writing styles. Some of the stories worked for me, others not so much. I did appreciate the taste of the different cultures of the region, I think it's the strongest part of this anthology, so I highly recommend it to anyone out there who is tired of reading the same over and over again.
I think most of them were, at the very least, interesting but I didn't enjoy all of them. The standouts for me were Sing by Karin Tidbeck from Sweden, which shows the way humans adapted to life in an alien planet. From Iceland I quite enjoyed Johann Thorsson's The Dreamgiver, a story about nightmares and family secrets. My favorite of all of them was The Cormorant by Tone Almhjell from Norway, I found it well written, intriguing and full of love.