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Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
informative 83%
challenging 50%
funny 50%
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
lighthearted 16%
reflective 16%
relaxing 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
848 pages | first published 2001
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Description
In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary treasures – as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespear...Book Information
The Sagas of Icelanders
Íslendingasögur/Sagas of Icelanders
Jane Smiley with George Clark (Contributor), Bernard Scudder (Contributor), Katrina C. Attwood (Contributor), Andrew Wawn (Contributor), Anthony Maxwell (Contributor), Ruth C. Ellison (Contributor), Terry Gunnell (Contributor), Robert H. Kellogg (Contributor), Keneva Kunz (Contributor), Martin S. Regal (Contributor)
848 pages | first published 2001
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Description
In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary treasures – as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespear...Book information
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Community Reviews
Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
informative 83%
challenging 50%
funny 50%
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
lighthearted 16%
reflective 16%
relaxing 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating