Smilla's Sense of Snow

My Denmark book around the world.

Probably closer to a 1.5, but I just can't. Full disclosure: I very much skimmed the last 20ish pages. The constant stuff about her being cold and that's supposed to make her deep and unique and the dialogue about her comparing some villain to a hallow teddy bear...I just can't. It was painful and this type of stuff was the focus of too much of this very long novel.

I liked the beginning, exploring her past, and her relationship with her father. I also liked learning about Denmark and Greenland and appreciate the insight into that but overall not the book for me.