I read this every few years and each time I'm sitting on the edge of my chair! The ending is genius - and unsettling. Also, the film version is excellent.
Mar 31, 2019trickbag22 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I found this title when seeing a list for top mystery authors of Danish descent. Although much of the technical portions of snow and ice were beyond my knowledge, they were an essential piece of Smilla’s character. This is well worth…
A dark, suspenseful story featuring Smilla Jaspersen, a Greenlander living in Denmark. She lives an isolated life and despite her best efforts to stay detached, she connects with a 6 year old Inuit boy named Isaiah who accidently dies. …
Apr 01, 2018mogie rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I'm not sure why it took me so long to finish this book. I enjoyed it. It held my attention from the beginning. I was committed all the way to the end and then the last paragraph was blah. I recommended it to a friend with about 15 pages…
Jul 11, 2012Poodles rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The protagonist, Smilla, is a transplant from Greenland living in Denmark investigating the death of a little boy in her building. I felt the author purposely disconnect the reader from the story line and from the protagonist in order to…
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Dec 10, 2010rdrlady rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
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Smilla's Sense of Snow