Independent People by Halldór Laxness

Independent People

Sjálfstætt fólk #1-4

Halldór Laxness with J.A. Thompson (Translator)

544 pages first pub 1934 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging reflective sad slow-paced
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The great Icelandic novel by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Halldór Laxness'There are good books and there are great books and there may be a book that is something still more: it is the book of your life' New York Review of BooksFirst published...

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Community Reviews

4.02
based on 1,412 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

challenging: 56%

sad: 56%

dark: 50%

emotional: 48%

funny: 21%

adventurous: 18%

informative: 14%

tense: 11%

inspiring: 8%

mysterious: 7%

hopeful: 6%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

17% of readers chose medium
82% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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