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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