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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Smilla’s Sense of Snow” which was recommended in a thread about spooky books.

It’s really interesting— a dark Scandinavian mystery that’s also a lot about the main character’s Greenlander heritage. Recently I have read a lot about the complicated relationship between Denmark and Greenland (particularly the native Greenlanders) so this novel tied in nicely. [/quote]

Please come back when you finish it.  I read it back in the day and really liked the parts about heritage.  But then it sort of turns into a different sort of book, and while I don't remember the specifics I remember ultimately not liking the book overall as much as I thought I was going to.  [/quote]

I finished it and completely agree. The first 2/3 are wonderfully atmospheric— the strange mystery (not just what happened— but why), the eeriness of winter in Copenhagen, the polite and quiet menace behind some of the characters she is pursuing. I was also really interested in her Greenlander heritage and her relationship with her father. I found Smilla to be a wonderful character full of contradictions and interesting observations.

All of that goes away in the last 1/3 of the book when it turns into a 90s era techno-thriller. It felt like two books mashed together, with a terrible ending. I was so disappointed! [/quote]

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