Girls Against God by Jenny Hval

Girls Against God

Jenny Hval with Gabrielle Baker (Narrator), Marjam Idriss (Translator)

7 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary feminism horror dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A genre-warping, time-traveling horror novel-slash-feminist manifesto for fans of Clarice Lispector and Jeanette Winterson.Welcome to 1990s Norway. White picket fences run in neat rows and Christian conservatism runs deep. But as the Artist consid...

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Community Reviews Summary of 446 reviews

Moods

dark 86%
reflective 60%
challenging 57%
mysterious 45%
tense 14%
emotional 12%
funny 11%
adventurous 8%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 31%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 14% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

No: 49% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 3%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.32

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