gracija's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
jayden_mccomiskie's review against another edition
4.0
I need to reread this. I'm hungover, but I reckon on a reread this will be 5. One of the strangest books I've ever read.
adudemaybe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sillypunk's review against another edition
1.0
Big bowl of nope: https://blogendorff.com/2018/01/23/book-review-ice/
ichirofakename's review against another edition
3.0
Starts out very strong but does not progress anywhere, so the effect kind of peters out halfway through.
Guy chasing girl in dystopian world on brink of world-annihilating war, with occasional scenes about the approach of glaciers in the process of engulfing the planet. But these latter are rather psychedelically merged into the more believable war story. For no reason at the end the girl quits rejecting him so they sort of get together, though bound to die in the approaching armageddon.
Quite Kafka-esque, and there's a reason Kafka didn't write many full-length novels, because a wacky premise alone won't carry you past a few dozen pages.
Guy chasing girl in dystopian world on brink of world-annihilating war, with occasional scenes about the approach of glaciers in the process of engulfing the planet. But these latter are rather psychedelically merged into the more believable war story. For no reason at the end the girl quits rejecting him so they sort of get together, though bound to die in the approaching armageddon.
Quite Kafka-esque, and there's a reason Kafka didn't write many full-length novels, because a wacky premise alone won't carry you past a few dozen pages.
maartjeida's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
phantomthreadost's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent surrealist work. Prose was rather simplistic (not necessarily bad, just not my thing) and people don’t really talk Like That — not sure if intentional stylization to add to the frozen phantasmagoria or just a case of a bad ear for dialogue. Either way, still very well-done.