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amyjo25's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
jessicasshelfies's review against another edition
5.0
Elsa är nio år när hon blir hotad till tystnad av en man som dödat hennes ren. Polisanmälan leder ingen vart, som vanligt, och frustrationen och hopplösheten växer i samebyn. Alla vet vem som plågar och dödar renarna, och hatet och konflikterna växer sig allt större.
Ann-Helén Laestadius har tagit del av hundra polisanmälningar i arbetet med boken, och det märks att hon både är same och har jobbat som kriminalreporter. Skeenden och karaktärer är beskrivna med både värme och omsorg, även de man inte tycker om.
Särskilt fint skriven är första delen av boken, när man får följa handlingen genom nioåriga Elsa. Att beskriva hur ett barn tänker är verkligen inte lätt, och hon gör det så bra.
Allt som allt en riktigt bra bok, som både lärde mig om renägarnas vardag och hade en spännande handling!
Ann-Helén Laestadius har tagit del av hundra polisanmälningar i arbetet med boken, och det märks att hon både är same och har jobbat som kriminalreporter. Skeenden och karaktärer är beskrivna med både värme och omsorg, även de man inte tycker om.
Särskilt fint skriven är första delen av boken, när man får följa handlingen genom nioåriga Elsa. Att beskriva hur ett barn tänker är verkligen inte lätt, och hon gör det så bra.
Allt som allt en riktigt bra bok, som både lärde mig om renägarnas vardag och hade en spännande handling!
carrotstheredpanda's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sometimesbryce's review against another edition
4.0
Rating: 4.5
Reindeer were quiet. They didn't scream if someone cut them with a knife; they didn't scream when the wolverine bit into their necks and paralyzed their bodies. They didn't have screaming in them.
This booked filled the [b:Beartown|33413128|Beartown (Beartown, #1)|Fredrik Backman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1482108618l/33413128._SY75_.jpg|54171514] shaped hole in my heart. I've long loved learning about Sami culture, and this book was an explosion of knowledge. Part crime drama, part coming-of-age, Laestadius paints a moving, devastating portrait of a community and family in crisis. There were parts of this book that felt a little forced to me, and it took me a little while to get into, but it overall manages to educate and entertain in equal measure. Her characters, just like Backman's, are viscerally, painfully real, and their circumstances at once mundane and spectacular.
Reindeer were quiet. They didn't scream if someone cut them with a knife; they didn't scream when the wolverine bit into their necks and paralyzed their bodies. They didn't have screaming in them.
This booked filled the [b:Beartown|33413128|Beartown (Beartown, #1)|Fredrik Backman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1482108618l/33413128._SY75_.jpg|54171514] shaped hole in my heart. I've long loved learning about Sami culture, and this book was an explosion of knowledge. Part crime drama, part coming-of-age, Laestadius paints a moving, devastating portrait of a community and family in crisis. There were parts of this book that felt a little forced to me, and it took me a little while to get into, but it overall manages to educate and entertain in equal measure. Her characters, just like Backman's, are viscerally, painfully real, and their circumstances at once mundane and spectacular.
sarahmariaq's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
audreads100's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
zararam's review against another edition
5.0
Made me cry. About love, honesty, and frustration. I feel like I could recommend this book to everyone I know and they’d find something in it to relate to or to feel very deeply.
madbandit's review against another edition
It's not that it was not good or entertaining. My audiobook was due back to the library and I just simply was not interested enough in the story to check it back out at that point.
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
lainie22's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide