Fish Have No Feet by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Fish Have No Feet

Jón Kalman Stefánsson with Philip Roughton

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced

384 pages | first published 2013

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Keflavik: a town that has been called the darkest place in Iceland, surrounded by black lava fields, hemmed in by a sea that may not be fished. Its livelihood depends entirely on a U.S. military base, a conduit for American influences that shaped ...
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Summary of 69 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 75%
dark 50%
sad 50%
challenging 25%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
informative 12%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 42%

Average rating

3.53

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