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The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson

brandoneckroth's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

3.75

Basically written as if you’re sitting around a campfire and a drunk Viking is telling you an age-old tale of some long-ago Viking and their adventures. It was long, but really quite enjoyable. Not long in terms of page length necessarily, but the writing style was very descriptive in the sense that is goes something like “this happened, and then this happened, and then this person died, and this person went to battle”. It felt like the perfect book to pick up from time to time and get a good 10 or so pages read for a quick-fix of Viking adventures. 

aumackenzie's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.5

jairrob's review against another edition

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In a another time, and another headspace, this would have been a book to fall in love with for a lifetime. I'll definitely come back to this when I'm in the right headspace

crackleburr's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

schoenbergesque's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

cifhyb's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

schmilda's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

alyssafraley's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

chancyb's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Fast paced Saga. I could the thought processes of my known Scandinavian ancestors played out in ancient ancestry story. Felt transported back in time.

tgaddie's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0