264 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781948340168
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dottir Press
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Description
Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize, Quake: A Novel is a haunting novel-in-translation about Saga, a woman who comes to after an epileptic seizure on a sidewalk along busy Miklabraut Street. Her three-year-old son is gone. The last thing sh...
Community Reviews Summary of 27 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
dark 61%
challenging 46%
reflective 46%
tense 38%
sad 23%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 90% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse
264 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781948340168
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dottir Press
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Description
Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize, Quake: A Novel is a haunting novel-in-translation about Saga, a woman who comes to after an epileptic seizure on a sidewalk along busy Miklabraut Street. Her three-year-old son is gone. The last thing sh...
Community Reviews Summary of 27 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
dark 61%
challenging 46%
reflective 46%
tense 38%
sad 23%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 90% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse