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Jun 11, 2012
Michelle
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Country: Greenland and Denmark
It was fun to read this winter book during the hot days of summer. Part of what made this a good book for me was I was interested in finding out more about Greenland from reading it. I found myself doing a bit of Googling and this helped me enjoy the story even more. It's great when a fiction book can do that. I enjoyed the many, many descriptions of different types of ice and snow. Perhaps I'll look at MN Winters differently now?
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It was fun to read this winter book during the hot days of summer. Part of what made this a good book for me was I was interested in finding out more about Greenland from reading it. I found myself doing a bit of Googling and this helped me enjoy the story even more. It's great when a fiction book can do that. I enjoyed the many, many descriptions of different types of ice and snow. Perhaps I'll look at MN Winters differently now?
I found this book at a thrift store ...more
This was probably a strange choice to read while on a vacation to Punta Cana, as winter and cold are constantly present in this book. But the descriptions of winter, the quality of the light on snow, the consistence and texture of ice and fog were after all what I enjoyed the most about this book. There are also titbits of wisdom and interesting turn of phrases that I highlighted at no end. However I have to say that as a whole the book disappointed me.
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Jun 04, 2009
Yrinsyde
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A very strange novel that ends unsatisfactorily. It starts as a detective story and immediately Hoeg sets a cracking but exciting pace. The writing is sharp and concise - typically Scandinavian. Then we reach a strange sex scene where I faltered. After this scene, the novel changes direction and becomes a scientific thriller mystery. The detective mystery has been solved in a large part. I really enjoyed the detective section - it was gripping and thrilling as a detective story should be. I enjo
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Feb 10, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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Jul 15, 2008
Katie
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May 05, 2009
Kati Stevens
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Sep 02, 2011
Jenny (Reading Envy)
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Oct 23, 2011
AnitaK
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Aug 16, 2013
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