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cleo_wylde's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I enjoyed the narrative style of the book and seeing characters develop, though some were somewhat stereotypical. The pace could have been a little faster, certainly.
A non-spoiler content warning for animal death - one of the characters is a pig farmer and there is graphic detail about deceased piglets and animal husbandry.
Spoiler below contains info about the big family secret, so don't read it if you want it to be a surprise! Trigger warnings also contain a number of spoilers but are important to read if you have particularly major triggers as many of the triggering topics included are described in detail.
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Religious bigotry, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kmcilroy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism and Pregnancy
bmessierlegendre's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Une saga familiale qui tire un peu sur le soap. Quand même plaisant à lire, avec une atmosphère très sentie d'hiver sombre en Norvège. Par contre, le personnage d'homme gay était ultra stéréotypé et ça m'a vraiment dérangé. Et la fin était très abrupte, tout déboule beaucoup trop vite dans les 10 dernières pages (genre révélations chocs) et ça manque de "closure". J'imagine que c'est pour nous pousser à lire la suite. Mais malgré tous ses défauts, je me le suis quand même clanché en deux jours.. À voir si je continue la série, j'hésite un peu.
Graphic: Homophobia and Terminal illness
signestrand's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Veldig drøy i starten, men ble bedre etterhvert. Foretrakk Erlends kapitler
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism and Homophobia
Minor: Animal death
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