Recent reading
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luzulaSouthern Mail by Antoine Saint-Exupéry (original in French, read in Swedish)
For my book club at work. Meh, I did not enjoy this. It contains sentences such as: And her heart that beats steadily, a source different from his and inside her body. Riiiiight, men's hearts are not inside their bodies. And: O, woman, after love, bereft of the mantle and crown of male desire. WTF. *slowly backs away from the book*
Skugga-Baldur by Sjón (original in Icelandic, read in Swedish, in English as The Blue Fox)
A short novel which got about 100% better at the ending. Not that the beginning and middle are bad, just that there is a carefully set-up payoff at the end, when you realize how it all hangs together. It's set in 19th century Iceland with some folk-tale elements and lovely descriptions. If you're going to read this book, do not read the plot summary on Wikipedia first.
For my book club at work. Meh, I did not enjoy this. It contains sentences such as: And her heart that beats steadily, a source different from his and inside her body. Riiiiight, men's hearts are not inside their bodies. And: O, woman, after love, bereft of the mantle and crown of male desire. WTF. *slowly backs away from the book*
Skugga-Baldur by Sjón (original in Icelandic, read in Swedish, in English as The Blue Fox)
A short novel which got about 100% better at the ending. Not that the beginning and middle are bad, just that there is a carefully set-up payoff at the end, when you realize how it all hangs together. It's set in 19th century Iceland with some folk-tale elements and lovely descriptions. If you're going to read this book, do not read the plot summary on Wikipedia first.
