Reviews

Homo sapienne by Niviaq Korneliussen

hannahh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

robbo13's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

blvrread's review against another edition

3.0

Five gays in the Nuuk community, somewhere in Greenland. One with their own struggle; on discovering they are queer, and behaving as the people around try to invalidate them before the "today" society.

Taught us on the beauty of love, loving and being loved. This book is alive with all the curses. One emotion for all the people in this novel: miserable.

2.7/5⭐

Psssst! I really love the book cover that I actually made my purchase without even reading the synopsis at the back. Wise decision though. (I do judge a book by its cover)

mindthebook's review against another edition

2.0

Tror att Blomsterdalen är mer för mig, men nu blev det den här till att börja med.

Bra dansk podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/radioaktivpodcast/eksilarene-18-blomsterdalen-af-niviaq-korneliussen

tiredenglishteacher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Explores a multitude of interwoven queer identities in a small Greenlandic community. Each voice is uniquely beautiful and faces its own pain and joy. Short, fast read, worth an afternoon. 

maire_'s review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

belovedsnail's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I would have appreciated this book more in my twenties. But it does not change that it is a smart meditation on youth, geography, sexuality and self-discovery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

starowls's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

duod3cima's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I quite enjoyed this book! I actually liked the style of writing and I liked that there were multiple perspectives. I do wish the trans character was written better and had more in-depth development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Infidelity

littlebookterror's review against another edition

tried it but god I cannot comprehend the story with this writing style, the run-on sentences, the stream-of-consciousness, the little use of paragraphs - it's like a barrier I can't cross. So sadly it's a DNF.