"Smilla's Sense of Snow" by Peter Hoeg

A pretty decent book, though I enjoyed it much more the first time I read it. I guess the novelty factor is gone. The characters were a bit tricky to follow because their names were so similar and sometimes the translation was clunky. And I guess Smilla is no longer unique in the role of a strong, edgy female protagonist. Also, the book made me sad because it revolved around the death of a boy of Lucas' age.