Independent People 1st (first) edition Text Only by Halldór Laxness, Halldór Laxness

Independent People 1st (first) edition Text Only

Sjálfstætt fólk #1-4

Halldór Laxness, Halldór Laxness

missing page info Add in missing page information • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective sad slow-paced
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Amid the bleak, frozen wastes of an Icelandic winter, Bjartur of Summerhouses tends his sheep. A proud, stubborn man, who ekes out his humble living in a constant battle against nature, he has at last acquired his own small holding after eighteen ...

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4.02
based on 1,455 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

challenging: 58%

sad: 56%

dark: 51%

emotional: 47%

funny: 21%

adventurous: 18%

informative: 13%

tense: 11%

inspiring: 8%

mysterious: 8%

hopeful: 6%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

16% of readers chose medium
83% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

93% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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