Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen

Niels Lyhne

Jens Peter Jacobsen

152 pages first pub 1880 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Jacobsen's immediate importance was his status as the 'writer of his generation.' With the novel Niels Lyhne (1880) he voiced the disoriented and confused rejection of the old values, Romanticism's dream and religion. . . . Like the single volume ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 83%
challenging 66%
sad 50%
dark 33%
inspiring 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.7

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