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Gunnar's Daughter by Sigrid Undset

gabitheaustrian's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

melissa_m's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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jarichan's review against another edition

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3.0

Sigrid Undset kannte ich bisher gar nicht; zumindest nicht, bis ich dieses Buch in den Händen hielt. Etwas später erfuhr ich, dass sie zu den frühen Literaturnobelpreisträgerinnen gehört. Also Zeit, die Autorin kennenzulernen.

Die Geschichte, die hier erzählt wird, hätte in dieser Form passieren können. Sie kann auch immer noch passieren. Trotz des historischen Hintergrundes ist die Handlung aktuell. Zwar werden heute nur noch selten Köpfe abgeschlagen, aber als Sinnbild funktioniert es auch im 21. Jahrhundert noch.

Liebe kann man nicht erzwingen. Wie schnell kann ein Leben kaputt gemacht werden. Wie schnell können alle Leben kaputt gehen, die darin verwickelt sind. Nein, es ist keine schöne Liebesgeschichte, die Undset erzählt. Für schöne Liebesgeschichten erhält man wahrscheinlich auch keine Nobelpreise.

Schon eher dafür, dass man als Schriftsteller/in aufzeigt, dass nicht alles immer Friede und Freude ist. Dass man aufermerksam macht und den Lesern vor Augen führt, dass auch kleine Dinge enorme Wichtigkeit entwickeln können.

Das ist die Stärke der Literatur und Undset weiss diese gut einzusetzen.

whenwomenwerebirds87's review

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adventurous informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

foggy_rosamund's review against another edition

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2.0

This novella covers a surprising amount of time -- the exact number of years is not given, but I'd guess it covers at least forty. This means that while small moments of time can be explored in depth, many parts of the novel are only very briefly shaded it. Sometimes this works, and gives the book a mythical quality, but other times it just left me dissatisfied. Vigdis, the main character, is raped by Ljot, an Icelander who comes to her home in Norway. She curses him, and over the years her curses come true, in ways that cause everyone pain. Vigdis's trauma is handled with care, and her revenge is, at times, very satisfying, but most of the time the events were too briefly sketched out for me to get any emotion from any of it.

helabicht's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

radioisasoundsalvation's review against another edition

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4.0

SO. I am new to the medieval sagas of Icelanders and Norwegians. I can now, however, officially say that this is in fact a rabbit hole I want to fall down, and look forward to doing so when I can begin recreational reading. Send recommendations!

schwertfeger49's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

wynter's review against another edition

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5.0

What an amazing tale of love and hatred, and vengeance at price of happiness. An instant favourite.

andyspancreas's review

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adventurous dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

perfect except for the babies in the lake tale that felt like i had a pro-life protester yelling in my ear.