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Das Leuchten der Rentiere by Ann-Helén Laestadius

xsaskiax30's review against another edition

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informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

aneedleinmybookstack's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

samanne's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved this novel that provides a look into Sami lives and culture, an indigenous people with a traditional and ongoing life centered on reindeer herding in northern Sweden, Norway, Finland. Like so many indigenous populations, the characters in Stolen face racism, threats, resentment from others over their traditional land rights, hatred of them directed towards the reindeer that sustain them. The novel beautifully describes the northern landscape, way of life and the reindeer. Main character Elsa grows up in a reindeer herding family dealing with decades of reindeer poaching and threats from local men. As Elsa grows up, she and her family fight back.

jhilibean's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

francesca89it's review against another edition

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informative sad

3.0

ramreads5's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jenchaput's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

cathik's review

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

gingerbirder's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Hmm. This one was a slow mystery and not a ton happens. Still, it is a rich narrative with a lot of intersecting stories of Sami life. The tension at the center was clearly a metaphor for larger issues and gave an emotional context to cultural erasure. The narration was beautiful too. 
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savannahreadsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0