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This is Hannah Kent's writing debut and it is impressive. Burial Rites is a story of circumstance. It is the true story of Agnes Magnusdottir and is historical fiction at its best. Kent took what little was known of Agnes' story and with research and imagination was able to flesh out a compelling and thorough story.
The story is set in Iceland during the early 19th century. Kent portrays the setting as both beautiful and isolated. Family farms are spread apart from each other and must be fairly ...more
The story is set in Iceland during the early 19th century. Kent portrays the setting as both beautiful and isolated. Family farms are spread apart from each other and must be fairly ...more
This book was strange, and I'm not sure if the four-star review will stick, but damn it made me feel some things. It also kept me up until 3 a.m., and I love it when a book has that kind of power over me. The story itself was crazy and weird and bone-chilling. But the writing - I just don't get it. At certain times it reminded me of reading writing 101 compositions, so fraught with cliches and bad phrases ("she turned on her heel"? REALLY?) that I couldn't believe an editor would ever allow in a
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Such a great book, but heart-wrenching. The writing was spectacular. I listened to this in audiobook format and sometimes I had to rewind the story just to hear a beautiful turn of phrase again. Based on a true story about the last person put to death in Iceland.
Can't say enough about how good the writing was. The descriptions were so inventive and yet so accurate in portraying what was being described. ...more
Can't say enough about how good the writing was. The descriptions were so inventive and yet so accurate in portraying what was being described. ...more
Jun 05, 2013
Celeste
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Sep 01, 2013
Jeannie
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it was amazing
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
mind-blowing-writing-style
Sep 11, 2013
Ashlee
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Nov 05, 2013
Shelley
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Mar 01, 2014
Deedee
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Jul 02, 2014
Linda
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Aug 03, 2014
Katy
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Mar 29, 2015
Lindsay
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Mar 18, 2017
Snowtulip
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really liked it
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Shelves:
suspense-mystery,
historical
Oct 31, 2017
Alan
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Feb 09, 2019
Joy Cendrowski
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