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Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen

5 reviews

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

Read Crimson (also called Last Night in Nuuk) as part of the Reading Around the World challenge/book club for Greenland! 

 
The story is told through switching POVs from 5 interconnected characters/friends. Each character gets one chapter which I didn’t feel like was enough to get to know them, especially considering this is a character driven story with no plot.

Each character’s POV is told through different formatting styles which was unique. Some included text messages, one was told using timestamps throughout a single day, and one was told through letters and diary entries.

I didn’t like most of the chapters because they were repetitive, stream of consciousness which is a style I never really enjoy. The only one I did enjoy was Inuk because his chapter was the one told through diary entries (and he didn’t tend to repeat himself).

I felt Inuk had some of the best character development (and maybe the only one with any real development).

Arnaq had too much telling instead of showing as well as being repetive.

There were timeline jumps all over the place which was confusing. Most of the chapters were just told through the different character’s perspectives.

There is no strong sense of location, it could be set anywhere given the (lack of) descriptions. Which is upsetting because I was reading this to try and learn more about Greenland and its culture. It’s a book that has been written (angsty young adults drinking and having relationship problems while trying to find themselves) many times before but maybe not in Greenland? So I guess I hoped for more of an added experience of how this kind of story would play out or who the characters would be in the context of Greenland’s culture and setting. The one thing that make it clear that the setting was Greenland was the occasional use of Greenlandic words, which i did enjoy!

I felt no connection to the characters, there isn’t much development or depth to them. The writing style also didn’t help me get to know them. 

The novel is basically no thoughts just vibes. Quick read because of it’s formatting otherwise I might have DNFd. I will however say kudos to the author for writing something unique compared to other Greenlandic authors. Every other fiction book I could find for Greenland was crime/mystery which is why I chose this instead. It wasn’t great or bad, just average and probably one I’ll forget but I’d be willing to check out more from Korneliussen! I guess I’ll have to turn to non fiction and my own research to learn more about Greenland 🇬🇱 

Rep: indigenous author, queer author and characters; gay character, lesbian characters, bi characters, trans character (FTM)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Infidelity and Vomit

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Medical content, and Outing

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

ollie_again'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

4.75

I'm surprised how much I've enjoyed this book. It's very raw going in the naturalism vein of literature, sad-ish but hopeful-ish in places. The interconnected parts of the novel, each from a different point of view worked really well together and the story (as little as there is) flowed nicely.

Is this for everyone? No. But did I devoured it? Yes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

someonelikeblue's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Colonisation

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Pregnancy