The Fish Can Sing by Halldór Laxness

The Fish Can Sing

Halldór Laxness

272 pages first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The Fish Can Sing is one of Nobel Prize winner Halld r Laxness's most beloved novels, a poignant coming-of-age tale marked with his peculiar blend of light irony and dark humor. The orphan Alfgrimur has spent an idyllic childhood sheltered in the ...

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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 324 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

funny: 45%

challenging: 25%

emotional: 22%

lighthearted: 22%

hopeful: 12%

inspiring: 12%

sad: 12%

adventurous: 9%

dark: 9%

mysterious: 9%

relaxing: 9%

informative: 6%


Pace

40% of readers chose medium
59% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose A mix
91% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

45% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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