On a scale of 1-5 stars (5 being the best) how do you rate Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow?
***** (Loved it)
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lisa2062 Administrator
Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 919 Birthday: 23rd December
Location: Dorset, UK
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: November's Book - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Discuss here your thoughts on the book once you have read it. Did you (not) enjoy it? Anything that struck you or maybe someone else could help if you have a question? We're not really looking for in depth discussions... just tell us what you think of it!
For those who have read the book, please choose a star rating based on how much you liked it.
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7637 Birthday: 7th July
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject:
I'm really pleased about this book choice as it's been on my tbr for ages and I've heard it's good _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7637 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:
I didn't realise there was a film version. Thanks for that Lisa, will check it out after reading the book x _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 510 Birthday: 23rd April
Location: Manchester UK
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:25 am Post subject:
I wanted to read this as it is on the 80 crime reads around the world list:
1. Greenland
The murder takes place in Copenhagen, but it is to the unforgiving Greenland coast that Smilla Jaspersen follows the trail. Peter Hoeg's book, with its slow pacing and heightened atmospherics, was surely the one that whetted the international appetite for Scandinavian crime. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts...e-world-in-80-sleuths-873660.html
I Lovereading wintry books when the weather starts to get colder, so look forward to starting this. My current read- Let the Right One In is set in Sweden during a cold snap in October/ November -- I'm really enjoying it and hope that Miss Smilla makes a good follow-up _________________ Current reading: The Last Temptation, Val McDermid ~ 40 @2009
Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 843 Birthday: 25 September
Location: Bristol
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject:
Had a lot of time on my hands so I read this from start to finish over the space of a day and a half.
Very strange is my initial reaction! Will let it settle for a few days and I will try and write something more coherent
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 510 Birthday: 23rd April
Location: Manchester UK
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject:
Hehe, there was a copy of this in the chippy tonight! I might have considered taking it for anyone who'd like to join in the read for this month, but it was quite an old copy with yellowed pages & the cover like this:
I have also watched the film, but some time ago- I think it might have been on TV quite late at night, I stumbled across it and ended up watching it all ...? ...but will have to see if I can track it down again after I finish the book :> _________________ Current reading: The Last Temptation, Val McDermid ~ 40 @2009
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 510 Birthday: 23rd April
Location: Manchester UK
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:48 am Post subject:
Finished this over the weekend.
Overall I enjoyed it. I loved resourceful Smilla, and her beautiful descriptions of the cold snow & ice. The description of her being like the indefatigable toy tank was spot on
The one area where I struggled was the second section, on the boat. The characters here were for me almost just a list of names - Verlaine, Lukas, etc. Only Urs the chef and Jakkelson stood out for me.
I'd really love to see the film again to see the chilly landscapes.
If you enjoyed this I recommend the Millenium trilogy by Steig Larsson - featuring a similarly kick-ass heroine Lisbeth Salander _________________ Current reading: The Last Temptation, Val McDermid ~ 40 @2009
Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 843 Birthday: 25 September
Location: Bristol
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:34 am Post subject:
Took a little while to get into this, I felt it kept going off at a tangent and just as I was about to toss it aside it got back on track and I stuck with it a bit longer. There were too many threads to the plot and a lot of characters that were quite hard to keep track of sometimes. This was a swap with a friend and she had a list of characters tucked in the back and I must admit that was very handy, I used it quite a bit to keep track of everyone.
Spoiler:
When on track I enjoyed the first two thirds of the book but then it seemed to morph into something else and became something more akin to James Bond with a good dollup of violence thrown into the mix. The story is supposed to be about the reason a small boy has fallen to his death and that seems to be lost in this final section.
There is always the chance that something is lost in the translation when reading books orginally written in another language but even allowing for that I was very disappointed with how this story ended.
Would give it 5 out of 10 but since I have to give whole stars I can't decide whether to drop it to 2 or boost it to 3!
I have not seen the film (unless it's under a different title) so I might see if I can find it and see how it compares.
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