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The Creator
The Creator | Gudrun Eva Minervudottir
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When La's car gets a puncture out in the countryside, the man who lives nearest proves recalcitrantly helpful. She ends up falling asleep in his armchair and wakes to intense guilt at neglecting her daughter back in Reykjavik, followed by shock at what she finds in her helper's back room - half-finished, life-size silicone women hanging from hooks. Sveinn, her host, is a craftsman; he makes sex dolls. In his workshop La is overcome with a surprising reverence, and acting on a mad notion of salvation, she steals one of the dolls for her troubled daughter Margret. For the first time ever, La finds she is a thief. And worse, when her friends and family greet her plans with incredulity, she finds that there is another more awful theft, beyond her expectations and her understanding. Bereft and adrift, how can La save her daughter from herself and what can she learn from Sveinn's loneliness? Two people who fear responsibility putting themselves in harm's way, Sveinn and La dance a fascinating dance in this striking novel from Iceland's most celebrated young novelist.
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RaeLovesToRead
The Creator | Gudrun Eva Minervudottir
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Mehso-so

In one of my regular cafés, one of the baristas approached and asked me what I was reading. Upon seeing the cover of The Creator, their reaction was "Ew... that's horrid!" ? I suppose the cover is a little freaky.

This was... OK. Lots of interesting ideas and themes, but I felt detached from the characters and plot. They didn't quite ring true for me and I found reading it a chore.

⭐⭐⭐ 3 stars

vivastory People are odd 😂 😂 1y
sarahbarnes Actually this cover makes me want to read it! 1y
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vlwelser
The Creator | Gudrun Eva Minervudottir
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It's possible that I liberated another book from Iceland.

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RaeLovesToRead
The Creator | Gurn Eva Mnervud[ttir, Sarah Bowen
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Got some new arrivals today. Again, displayed in moody low lighting.

@PageShifter Thanks for the recommendation! 😊💕

PageShifter !! I hope you like it 😱🥳 2y
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EadieB
Creator | Gudrun Eva Minervudottir
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Cinfhen It‘s true!! I find the ocean calming and wondrous💙💙💙 5y
EadieB @Cinfhen Probably reminds us of being in the womb! 5y
Billypar Excellent wisdom! 🤔☺️ 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz Love the quotes! Such great reminders! 5y
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mauveandrosysky
The Creator | Gurn Eva Mnervud[ttir, Sarah Bowen
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Obviously I had to pick up some books from a Reykjavík bookstore. ?

• Never heard of The Creator but it looks super quirky and bizarre so I had to get it.
• The Great Gatsby in Icelandic. I now own a copy in 5 (I think) different languages.
• A signed copy of From the Mouth of the Whale, shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2012.

courtney The Creator's cover looks like it could be a Wes Anderson movie and now I'm curious! 7y
mauveandrosysky @courtney have you read The Portable Veblen? I'm reading it right now and it reminds me soooooo much of Wes Anderson. 7y
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