512 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679767923
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 14 January 1997
Description
From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author, a magnificent, epic novel--funny, clever, sardonic and brilliant (Annie Proulx)--at last available to contemporary American readers. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both...
Community Reviews Summary of 582 reviews
Moods
challenging 59%
dark 43%
sad 37%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
informative 21%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 12%
tense 9%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, Adult/minor relationship, PedophiliaMinor
Child death, Death
512 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679767923
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 14 January 1997
Description
From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author, a magnificent, epic novel--funny, clever, sardonic and brilliant (Annie Proulx)--at last available to contemporary American readers. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both...
Community Reviews Summary of 582 reviews
Moods
challenging 59%
dark 43%
sad 37%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
informative 21%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 12%
tense 9%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, Adult/minor relationship, PedophiliaMinor
Child death, Death