Books by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
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review 1: Un libro con una trama sencilla que no tiene giros inesperados ni momentos cumbres, pero que aún así disfrutas. La verdad este libro hizo una química conmigo, que provoco en mi una lectura fluida y que el reloj avanzara sin que yo me diera cuenta, ya que la vida del protagonista ...
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review 1: This is a curious book, written (mainly) in the first person by an oddly detached narrator, who treats running over a goose, being dumped by her husband, and winning the lottery with the same unemotional practicality.In many respects, this is a book in which nothing very much hap...
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review 1: I liked a lot this small book. Reading it maked me feel in a very soft and warm place. The story: A young man leaves his father and twin brother to go to work in a monastery redoing a rose garden. The Young man misses his deceased mother, his family old and new. He discover the w...
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review 1: Ļoti klusa grāmata, kas lēnām un nemanāmi ievelk savos tīklos. Par pieaugšanu un sevis meklējumiem, par to kā dažkārt nepieciešams atrauties no ģimenes, lai atkal rastu ceļu uz to. Sākumā man šķita, ka man šī grāmata riebsies un ka tulkojums ir briesmīgs, bet tad es grāmatā ielas...
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review 1: First off the blurb on this book does not accurately reflect the book at all. In fact it is incredibly misleading and wrong. 0/10 for the blurb.The book itself attempts to be interesting, but its not, and it ends abruptly. The prose itself was mostly-well written enough to keep m...
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review 1: I received a complimentary copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads and this is the first time I have read anything by this author. As I write this review, it occurs to me that I don't know what the central character's name is. The novel begins by detailing a really bad ...
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review 1: Whilst this book isn't overly exciting it certainly makes up for it with quirks, a little bit of humor and a strong main character. There's not a whole lot I can say about this book, only that to put it simply; it was a really nice read. There's nothing really special about it th...