World Light by Halldór Laxness

624 pages first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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As an unloved foster child on a farm in rural Iceland, Olaf Karason has only one consolation: the belief that one day he will be a great poet. The indifference and contempt of most of the people around him only reinforces his sense of destiny, for...

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Community Reviews

4.05
based on 88 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

emotional: 60%

adventurous: 40%

challenging: 20%

dark: 20%

inspiring: 20%

mysterious: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

100% of readers chose slow
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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