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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

26 reviews

bek_p87's review against another edition

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

5.0

Haunting, bleak, and yet somehow hopeful. Lyrical prose and a compelling story.
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patsypoo's review against another edition

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

5.0

Ugh, this book was so good! I was a little bit slow to get going but once it clicked I couldn't leave it alone. It's such an interesting and heartbreakingly sad story. My heart ached for Agnes, particularly towards the end.  
The family dynamics at Kornsá were fascinating as were the flashbacks from Agnes's past. I thought the writing was so atmospheric I was transported to Iceland every time I opened this book. I'm going for real later this year and now I'm even more excited to see it in person.

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madlyreading's review against another edition

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

4.5

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rock_island_witch's review against another edition

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

5.0

The book made me ugly cry; I loved it. 
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leoniefnk's review against another edition

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

3.5

A really interesting imagining of a real-world event, this book casts a light on the complexity of human relationships as well as the limitations and challenges created by being poor and/or a woman. I'd never read a book that takes place in Iceland, so this was a nice introduction. There were multiple quite moving moments, though the 'twists' were not that surprising. Overall a solid read.
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lianne_rooney's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
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  • 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

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laura_cat's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective sad slow-paced
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4.0

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professoremdash's review against another edition

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

4.0

Rather bleak but well written story. There were some overly descriptive scenes that I could have done without, but overall an engaging read.
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tpasta's review against another edition

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

4.0

This books is really well written and well researched. The world the author describes is so vivid in my mind. This book is does not have a happy ending but it is hauntingly beautiful.
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felkyo_grey's review against another edition

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

4.0

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