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A review by h_nn_hp
Swanfolk by Kristín Ómarsdóttir
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.25
meditations (ruminations?) on surveil ance, technocratic paternalism, work, gender and maternity(?). unreliable narrator and an aversion to anything concrete:
‘Books that search for a conclusion and closure are at risk of disappointing their readers. Conclusions dampen the impulse to innovate and to imagine.’
the prose was very beautiful and opaque but to be honest i found i wasn't gripped, which made the other features of the novel hard work
‘Books that search for a conclusion and closure are at risk of disappointing their readers. Conclusions dampen the impulse to innovate and to imagine.’
the prose was very beautiful and opaque but to be honest i found i wasn't gripped, which made the other features of the novel hard work