Land of Snow and Ashes by Petra Rautiainen

Land of Snow and Ashes

Petra Rautiainen

317 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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 Finnish Lapland, 1944: a young soldier is called to work as an interpreter at a Nazi prison camp. Surrounded by cruelty and death, he struggles to hold onto his humanity. When peace comes, the crimes are buried beneath the snow and ice. A few yea...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 245 reviews

Moods

dark: 77%

mysterious: 53%

reflective: 51%

emotional: 44%

sad: 44%

informative: 38%

challenging: 30%

tense: 22%

adventurous: 6%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

57% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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