Reviews

Lord Arne's Silver by Selma Lagerlöf

tympligtlasande's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

dennis_j's review against another edition

4.0

Intriguing and eerie, it is a consistent and solid ghost story that made me have romantic thoughts about old timey superstitions. Great classic ingredients such as murder, guilt and inner conflict topped of with the paranormal and framed with a great dramatic structure. It's neat and simple, short and sweet, and for that reason it might not be the most memorable of plots.

mmollx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

annaelvira's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

mli's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

myzanm's review against another edition

4.0

Första gången jag läste den här boken var i 2:an på gymnasiet. Jag kommer ihåg att jag gillade det historiska perspektivet, men att det i mycket var en ganska torr historia. Inget jag skulle läsa om.

I dag är jag glad att jag gav den en andra chans för detta är verkligen en trevlig liten pärla. Trots att den skrevs för över 100 år sedan känns inte boken speciellt gammal. Språket är visserligen inte modernt, men personligen tycker jag att det lyfter snarare än sänker min upplevelse av boken.

Tack och lov att jag behövde en snabb bok till min ”Books to movie/TV” utmaning och att jag fortfarande hade kvar min kopia. Jag hade troligen inte gett den en andra chans annars.

hanna_konneback's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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? N/A

4.0

hildasil's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

anetq's review against another edition

5.0

A dramatic tale of murder and theft, deceit and vengeance from beyond the grave. All crammed into this short little classic by Nobel Prize-winner Lagerlöf. In a sense it's almost a nordic variety of magic realism (in the best possible way). Our heroine narrowly escapes a gruefull death, must sacrifice her loves for justice and peace of the dead and pay the highest prize to make things right. And while that all sound a bit heavy, dark and nordic [in the style of the later Strindberg etc.] this novel actually flows more like a modern day nordic-noir crime novel. Easy to read, plot-driven and just really well written. I can only recommend it! I'll definitely be reading more Lagerlöf.

arveparve's review against another edition

3.0

Fantastisk och hemsk bok med gammeldags anda och moral men med en historia som går igenom tiden. Vackert språk i sedvanlig Lagerlöf-anda.