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Smilla’s Sense of Snow

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Fiction Mystery & Thriller Mystery & Thriller Mystery & Thriller Fiction

by Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally

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3.73 (25.9K ratings)
calendar_today 1992
description 469 pages

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally holds a well received rating of 3.73 out of 5, based on 25.9K reader ratings. First published in 1992. The book spans 469 pages.

About Smilla's Sense of Snow

She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love.  She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land.  And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime...It happened in the Copenhagen snow.  A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building.  While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident.  But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own.  Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow.  For her dead neighbor, and for herself, she must embark on a harrowing journey of lies, revelation and violence that will take her back to the world of ice and snow from which she comes, where an explosive secret waits beneath the ice....

Detail Value
Author Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally
Published 1992
Pages 469
Genres Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Fiction
Average Rating 3.73 / 5.00
Total Ratings 25,868

Reader Ratings & Analysis

Rating Overview

3.7
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25.9K ratings
With a rating of 3.73, Smilla's Sense of Snow is rated below the global average of 4.17. Compared to its genre average of 3.99, it performs below the genre benchmark.

How It Compares

3.73
This Book
3.99
Mystery & Thriller Average
4.17
Global Average

Frequently Asked Questions

What genre is Smilla's Sense of Snow?

Smilla's Sense of Snow is categorized as Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller. Its primary genre classification is Mystery & Thriller.

Is Smilla's Sense of Snow worth reading?

Based on 25.9K reader ratings, Smilla's Sense of Snow has an average score of 3.73 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."

How many pages is Smilla's Sense of Snow?

Smilla's Sense of Snow has 469 pages.

Who wrote Smilla's Sense of Snow?

Smilla's Sense of Snow was written by Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally. It was first published in 1992.

What is the ISBN for Smilla's Sense of Snow?

The ISBN-13 for Smilla's Sense of Snow is 9780385315140.0.

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