Reviews

The Casket of Time by Andri Snær Magnason

valerie99's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

nemirowski's review

4.0

Huvudparten av denna bok är en saga och det är den stora behållningen. Den spinner fram och lånar vilt från mer eller mindre etablerade sagor och sägner, men är i det stora hela helt sin egen. På så sätt påminner mig The Casket of Time om Spinning Silver, en av de bästa böcker jag läst i sitt slag. Det som drar ner betyget är att ramberättelsen känns väldigt hastig och till viss del underarbetad och även om det funkar så är det inte lika starkt.

serenak's review against another edition

5.0

ÞESSI LÍKA VAAAA elska hana svo mikið ok bara? allt við hana?? meistaraverk

asrun2510's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

breadandbutterflies's review

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

elke_go_read's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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

4.25

emesereads's review

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

haleymaxinee's review

4.0

I agree with a previous reviewer in saying that this was marketed the wrong way. The synopsis leads you to believe that this is a Middle Grade adventure story. When really it’s a fairytale within a story most of the time. The fact that I went into this with different expectations threw me off while I was reading. Until I accepted that this was actually a unique retelling of the fairytale Snow White. The blurb has done a huge disservice to this wonderful book by portraying it as something it’s not.

This is a book that really made me think about how we as a society value time. Would you skip the “bad days” if you had the capability? If every day of your life was a “happy” one, would you yourself be happy?
“But one can cry even when the sun shines outside, and laugh when it’s raining and windy.” Rainy days are one of my favorite things in life, so if we just skipped them forever.. I would be heartbroken.

I enjoyed this so much, and now I’ll be checking out all of the authors’ future works.

Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher for providing

grace_tg's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense

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

5.0

krisz's review against another edition

4.0

Érdekes és lebilincselő mese – az egyetlen kifogásom, hogy a jelenkori történetet vártam, szerettem, ami teljesen marginális szerepet kapott a könyvben. Talán jobb lett volna lineárisan megírni, mint így, hogy ezzel indítunk, aztán Viola elkezdi a mesét és lényegében az egész kötet ebből áll.
(A Viola névnél szinte bármi jobb lett volna, amúgy.)