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theliteraryteapot's review against another edition
This book has been collecting dust on my bookshelf since 2018 I believe. As much as I'm interested in Scandinavian literature, I realised I don't feel like reading this one, especially after seeing it's actually a six books series. I just don't care for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide
cleo_wylde's review
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.
Content Warnings
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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism and Pregnancy
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism and Homophobia
Minor: Animal death