The themes of illness in Yo-yo are particularly tragic, but the novelist brilliantly avoids indulging in pathos by highlighting - with a remarkable imagination and playfulness - the vigour of love and the healing power of friendships, and of sharing pain. Sigurdardttir has often been compared to Nobel Prize winner Halldr Laxness in his best days.
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The themes of illness in Yo-yo are particularly tragic, but the novelist brilliantly avoids indulging in pathos by highlighting - with a remarkable imagination and playfulness - the vigour of love and the healing power of friendships, and of sharing pain. Sigurdardttir has often been compared to Nobel Prize winner Halldr Laxness in his best days.