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May 01, 2020
Lori
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I read the 1920s translation and I think the book suffered. It read like a novel of Sir Walter Scott, which puts a distance between me and the story. Kristen is a spoiled brat who gets seduced by a bad sort of man and decides she loves him. I don't see why the author got a Nobel.
Read it if you are interested in early 20th century European literature. ...more
Read it if you are interested in early 20th century European literature. ...more
I was going to read the huge Kristin Lavransdatter, which has all three parts, but I only finished this part (and part of the second part).
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Sep 13, 2013
Dawn
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I was never engaged by the story, the characters or the setting. I always find it a little difficult to like any character that makes such obviously wrong choices for no good reason.
Feb 05, 2012
Lise Petrauskas
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