pickAn entertaining read. Definitely a page turner - I love psychological thrillers. Like others have said I don‘t really know what happened at the end, but a pick nonetheless.
pickNovella about an Icelandic trader who travels to Mongolia in the 8th century and returns with a herd of horses led by a white mare.
A fascinating story and great fun exploring the people and places referred to.
pickDark. Feminist. Gothic. Angry. Dual timelines. Short chapters. Yesssssss
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pickThe 5th installment of the Children‘s Home series crafts the most creepy find (aka, a creepy doll) to put in motion the narrative. Sigurdardóttir keeps the reader mesmerized with twists, turns, and loose threads that lead to a tight knot, which ensnares who and why. The line between reality is crossed by the presence of the cursed doll. Another great book!
pickThe 4th installment of Sigurdardóttirs‘ Children‘s Home series confronts domestic abuse, non-consensual filming of sexual acts, and humiliation from the impact. A man found hanged with a nail imbedded in his torso in an Icelandic lava field starts the case. The ending is sad and satisfying, and the resolution is one of “If you had been there/If you had seen it/I betcha you would have done the same”. A great read within a great series.
pickThe third installment of Sigurdardóttirs‘ children‘s home series will resonate with social media generation, and victims of bullying. In this installment, the crimes are intertwined. The murder of bullies; how their viciousness to victims created a ripple effect. The scheme is sorrowful, meticulous and nauseating. Hits home thematically. Personal note: Please be kind to others. This is fiction, but kindness is real.
panWell, the good thing about Peirene novellas you don't get on with: they are short.
This Icelandic novella (about a researcher having a breakdown over a mistake she's made in the archive) I think would have been a better short story.
This was the author's first fiction though, so wonder what the others are like. Will they also be translated?
I'm not usually a fan of campus novels, so this one had points against it before the start!
pickThe second installment of the Children‘s Home series does not disappoint. Like the first, Sigurdardóttir goes all in on story, macabre death and twisted pasts fracturing lives. Det. Huldar and psychologist Freyja don‘t take away from the story, which I liked. The book is a thriller and true page turner.
