The Woman at 1,000 Degrees by Hallgrímur Helgason, Brian FitzGibbon

The Woman at 1,000 Degrees

Hallgrímur Helgason, Brian FitzGibbon

464 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Description

‘I live here alone in a garage, together with a laptop and an old hand grenade. It's pretty cosy.'And...she's off. Eighty-year-old Herra Björnsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die. One of the most original narrators in literary history, she...

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Community Reviews Summary of 9 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
dark 60%
funny 60%
adventurous 40%
informative 40%
inspiring 40%
reflective 40%
challenging 20%
lighthearted 20%
mysterious 20%
sad 20%
tense 20%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 33%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.81

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