so-soI‘m not sure what led me to this murder mystery. NYT? Chicago Tribune book review? It wasn‘t Litsy! Anyway kind of a meh story about two women who are murdered in extremely grisly ways, really icky. There‘s no connection between them as a detective rushes to find the murderer before the next woman meets her doom. Only read to the end to see who done it.
so-soAt the turn of the 19th century, Iceland was a very poor country under Danish rule. Thurídur Einarsdòttir worked as a fishing deckhand from her teens, eventually became captain of her own crew (not her own boat), and managed a small leasehold farm. She had ups and downs, cared for various family members, and fought injustices against herself and others.
All that said, I didn‘t love this. Fascinating story, but maybe not a fascinating book.
“…Pall claimed vaccinations were just a superstition. The only thing you needed to do when you got sick, he claimed, was to curse and suck it up. He apparently tried this on his death bed. It didn‘t work.”
Nice to know there are those among us stuck in a mentality already outdated in 1830s Iceland.
“…a pair of the fabled ‘demon pants‘…or ‘corpse pants.‘ For these, you made an agreement with someone who was about to die. Once they did, you dug up their body, skinned it from the waist down while making sure not to cut any holes in the skin, and made a pair of pants. These you wore like tights until they grew onto your own skin. You also had to steal some money from the poorest of poor widows and put that money in the pants…👇🏻
Thank you @Scochrane26 for my #JolabokaflodSwap gifts! Thank you for the sparkly card, my favorite chocolates, and of course, the murdery book!
Merry Jolabokaflod to all!
Thanks for being the hostess with the mostest @MaleficentBookDragon !
so-soA locked room mystery, except it‘s an island. The first third was entertaining, the rest dragged. The final denouement was a stretch. Generally not great, but the setting was interesting.
Yay! Your #Jolabokaflod parcel has arrived! Thank you, dear @BarbaraBB 👏🏻📦🎄
@MaleficentBookDragon
#LitsySwaps #Yuletide #winterreading #Iceland
