366 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789518514759
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Teos & Schildts & Söderströms
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Description
The epic of Island Life that has gripped Finland Winner of the Finlandia Prize Nominated for the Nordic Critics Prize It is the summer of 1946. A novice Lutheran priest, his wife and baby daughter arrive at a windswept island off the coast of Finl...
Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 73%
mysterious 33%
relaxing 20%
challenging 13%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
funny 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 12%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, GriefModerate
Death of parentMinor
Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual content
366 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789518514759
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Teos & Schildts & Söderströms
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Description
The epic of Island Life that has gripped Finland Winner of the Finlandia Prize Nominated for the Nordic Critics Prize It is the summer of 1946. A novice Lutheran priest, his wife and baby daughter arrive at a windswept island off the coast of Finl...
Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 73%
mysterious 33%
relaxing 20%
challenging 13%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
funny 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 12%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, GriefModerate
Death of parentMinor
Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual content