Animal Life: the dazzling, funny and beguiling novel about an Icelandic midwife working over Christmas, perfect for fans of Miriam Toews and Tove Jansson by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Animal Life: the dazzling, funny and beguiling novel about an Icelandic midwife working over Christmas, perfect for fans of Miriam Toews and Tove Jansson

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

192 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

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Description

With just over a week until Christmas, Dómhildur delivers her one thousandth, nine hundred and ninety second baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she is a midwife descended from a long line of midwives on her mother's side and a long...

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Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 51%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 32%
informative 28%
relaxing 17%
sad 15%
lighthearted 13%
funny 9%
dark 7%
mysterious 7%
challenging 5%
adventurous 3%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 36%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

No: 36% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 76% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 5%

Average rating

3.75

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