tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post2686384910324732106..comments2024-01-20T18:08:44.444-05:00Comments on You Can Never Have Too Many Books: Last Rituals - an intriguing new Icelandic mystery seriesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-43572169527916290712009-09-01T18:59:11.475-04:002009-09-01T18:59:11.475-04:00Tanabata: Oh, I hope you can get it over there! W...Tanabata: Oh, I hope you can get it over there! What other translated books/mysteries do you have in your piles waiting to be read?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-44406750320311549562009-08-29T03:12:51.702-04:002009-08-29T03:12:51.702-04:00This sounds great! It's going on my wish list...This sounds great! It's going on my wish list. I love reading books in translation although not many of the ones I've read have been mysteries.. yet anyway. I've got a few in my stacks though so it's only a matter of time.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-54886145844644520432009-08-28T19:23:45.549-04:002009-08-28T19:23:45.549-04:00Ms Bubblefish: Welcome! Thanks so much for leavi...Ms Bubblefish: Welcome! Thanks so much for leaving a comment.....I will come find your site. I haven't heard of the scandinavian crime blog, so I'm going to check that out too! Thank you so much! I'll also come see your reviews :-D <br />I think one of the most powerful and amazing things about books is how they can bring worlds, societies and other cultures to us, without our having to leave home - or, in your case, being so far away from everything, yet, you experience the world through books. I'm getting a very different view of Sweden from Larsson's book, which I've just started, than I have from either Mankell or Edwardsson, and I really enjoy the different feel. Suddenly Sweden feels more real to me! I hope you enjoy Last Rituals :-DSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-16714524682703702402009-08-27T19:24:07.265-04:002009-08-27T19:24:07.265-04:00Hi. Just ordered the book on your recommendation!
...Hi. Just ordered the book on your recommendation!<br />I've just recently discovered Scandinavian crime fiction myself and have blogged about Larsson and Karin Altvtegen. As I also blog about spinning and knitting and ceramics you may have to dig deep but a search on the little Liljt widgit should bring it up.<br />Do you know the Scandi crime blog... at http://scandinaviancrimefiction.wordpress.com/<br />It has good leads to follow up on as well.<br />As an Australian living in a rural area I really enjoy the cultural differences that reading such novels reveals.<br />Ta for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-37996832431491150832009-08-27T18:59:41.677-04:002009-08-27T18:59:41.677-04:00Deslily: It's ok to love movies as much as bo...Deslily: It's ok to love movies as much as books! lol We didn't have a tv on and off during my childhood - my mother didn't like it (still doesn't) so it wasn't part of my childhood regularly until my mid-teens! I know, I was a strange child in the 1970's!! lol and early 1980's....I really enjoy how you talk about movies, and love them. I enjoy movies too, but I find a tactile sensation lasts longer with books, and I love that I can hold it in my hands.<br /><br />I do have to see the movie Inkheart, and there were things I did like about the book! Hmm, that would be Brendan Fraser for one! lol and all those books. Maybe if I read it again, this time not expecting anything (because everyone had loved it so) I might enjoy the ending more. Some of it was good - I think I gave it a 3 or 3.5 out of 5!<br /><br />Nymeth: I know the psych degree doesn't teach much! I took a course, my sister has a degree in it, so does my ex-husband....I'm not sure what I meant by that comment, so I'll think about it more - maybe the darkness people can be prone to in themselves, and so maybe you don't like mysteries? Hmm, I will think about it. And a good series to get you started! Well, the Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson blends fantasy and mystery! so that's a good one, lol! You know Rhinoa and Kailana and I love them :-D<br /><br />I could certainly use some island living after this week at work! lolSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-87382934876413285222009-08-26T15:19:08.374-04:002009-08-26T15:19:08.374-04:00Believe me, Susan, I know as much (or as little) a...Believe me, Susan, I know as much (or as little) about people as the next person ;) And I think that's true of a lot of people with psych degrees too. I bet someone like Chris, who actually works in the field, knows things that the rest of us don't simply because he's seen so much. But they don't teach you any big secrets in those psychology textbooks :P In fact, reading fiction has taught me a lot more about how people work than theory ever did.<br /><br />And my comment sounded all wrong! I'm not prejudiced against mystery, I just never seem to pick mystery books up for some odd reason. The ones I've read, though, I have enjoyed. What is a series that you think would be good to suck me in?<br /><br />And yes, I think the remoteness of Iceland is definitely part of the appeal!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-49811017179041538112009-08-26T06:31:20.781-04:002009-08-26T06:31:20.781-04:00gollum even.. sheesh.. not enough coffee yetgollum even.. sheesh.. not enough coffee yetDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-10681654096637964142009-08-26T06:30:29.234-04:002009-08-26T06:30:29.234-04:00we were very poor and books were a luxury so I nev...we were very poor and books were a luxury so I never read fairytales as a kid..mostly I remember them from movies (tv)and funny, but the movie Hans Christian Anderson i loved because of Danny kaye! I'm not sad I didn't read a lot when very young, but glad we had an old tv..my love of stories isnt' bound to just books (I don't say that lightly) i love books..but love movies too. I can't seem to get enough of either!<br /><br />not everyone liked Inkheart..i loved it and have read it twice already, so I know this to be a true statement lol.. and although the movie missed a lot I enjoyed the movie too and now see "MO" as Brandon Frazier..and he fits the part well. lol..and of course I adore Andy Serkis who played the evil Capricorn. (golum)<br />so many times , how much we love a book or don't love a book, depends on our moods and needs at the time we read them, so that something in them clicks with us and cements the fact that we like or do not like certain books.DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-89321937739973780502009-08-25T23:19:33.529-04:002009-08-25T23:19:33.529-04:00Geraniumcat: Iceland again! I'm really curio...Geraniumcat: Iceland again! I'm really curious, do you have any idea why so many people are attracted to this tiny island? why so many in the UK go over there? Like I say above to Nymeth, is it that it's far from anywhere, and still civilized? I have to go see your blog to see if you had a review of it (did you?)- and I'm so glad I can get you and so many people interested in Indridason! He really is good. I'm reading The Draining Lake right now, and thoroughly enjoying it. <br /><br />I have a potential list ready for RIP4, but it's not firm yet - I feel like I'm missing something. Why, what were you going to read?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-62889359748434588372009-08-25T23:19:10.720-04:002009-08-25T23:19:10.720-04:00Cath: I think we were posting at the same time. ...Cath: I think we were posting at the same time. I had to go to bed then, so I'm popping over after I answer my lovely commentators, to see yours! :-D <br /><br />The Philippe Claudel is out of print over here, so I have to hope our library has it. <br />And the RIP 4....I think we're sharing a book, I'll email you.<br /><br />Book Psmith: I hope you can get it there! Thanks for coming to both our blogs! I'll come visit you too after I'm done here.<br /><br />Daphne: I have loved Smilla's Sense of Snow for years now! It's due for a reread. when I read it, it was the first Scandinavian book available in English for a very long time. It is so beautiful and haunting. 'dang' good writing is right! lol I'm so glad you know it too!<br /><br />Booklogged: It's the third time I've shared a book review, and each time - with Nymeth, Molly (My Cosy Book Nook) and now with Cath, I've really enjoyed the experience. If you think you might be interested, let me know!<br /><br />i love how you put that while it's the last thing you should do, it's what you WANT to do!!! Mystery series are so habit-forming. I love getting to know the characters more and more as the series progresses! Which ones do you love?<br /><br />Table Talk: I think it really depends on the writer. I seem to have really lucked in with the mystery writers I've found so far. They are all good. Did you see the Guardian link to the 10 best Swedish crime writers? I can send you the list, if you like. Have you tried any Henning Mankell yet? he's another I really like, too. Maybe I'm just a bit gloomy like the Nordic mentality is!! So I relate well to them all!<br /><br />Deslily: I know! Waiting for translation can be hard! Especially as Arthur Indridason has more books in Icelandic that haven't been translated yet, and waiting for them to be translated...!! I feel so impatient for the next one, sometimes! <br /><br />How come I didn't know Funke's books were translated??? And why am I one of a few who didn't like the first one much? I so want to!! The new Funke is out now though, isn't it, for over a year now? <br />Now Pat dear, surely you've read Hans Christian Anderson? His fairy tales are translated, you know..... :-D lol just kidding, some people really don't like him. I of course cried over every story and loved them to bits. That dark Scandinavian thing again!<br /><br />Rhinoa: Hi, it's been too long since I've been to see your site! I've missed you! I keep forgetting you read mysteries too. You read so much fantasy! lol So far the Icelandic ones are the two mentioned - Indridason and Sigurdardottir - and I really recommend Indridason for moody atmosphere, and quiet crimes - not serial killers, he specializes crimes of the past affecting the present.....I'm glad you enjoyed our shared review!<br /><br />Nymeth: I know, of all the kinds of books you read, how strange that it's not mysteries, and you have a psych degree! Maybe because you do, you know too much about how people fool themselves, so mysteries don't hold any appeal for you? Just guessing....I know people who won't read any horror, or fantasy, so its' not unusual for it to be mysteries. I just think of all the good series and writing you are missing! I might have to work on changing your mind! lol <br /><br />You too, Iceland? I wonder what it is with that tiny island up in the North that we are all fascinated by? That it's so far from ordinary civilation? And still civilized?.... I know the remoteness appeals to me. <br /><br />PS I love the email! thank you! :-DSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-76429516072205576472009-08-25T11:48:35.986-04:002009-08-25T11:48:35.986-04:00I really enjoyed reading both lots of reactions to...I really enjoyed reading both lots of reactions to this book, which I read recently too - lots of interesting comments, and what you say about Indridason makes me want to read his books. I've wanted to go to Iceland since I was little - not sure I'll ever get there now.<br /><br />And RIP4 - oh great! Off to look now. What are you going to read, I wonder?Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-70276556842360646472009-08-25T09:53:48.633-04:002009-08-25T09:53:48.633-04:00lol, I suffer from verbosity too, so you have my f...lol, I suffer from verbosity too, so you have my full sympathy :P This sounds like a book I'd enjoy - it would probably help me get over my inexplicable reluctance when it comes to mysteries. And plus, Iceland! I have a thing for Iceland.<br /><br />PS: Sent you a long overdue e-mail. Sorry for being so slow!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-39284890956734199262009-08-25T07:36:32.388-04:002009-08-25T07:36:32.388-04:00I didn't know there were Icelandic mystery/cri...I didn't know there were Icelandic mystery/crime novels. I will definitely look into this series, it sounds like a lot of fun. Glad youboth enjoyed it so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-1753646129348519992009-08-25T06:56:09.129-04:002009-08-25T06:56:09.129-04:00I was just at Caths site.. one thing I can say for...I was just at Caths site.. one thing I can say for sure.. if you are going to read a series of books that have been translated I would make sure they are ALL translated before you begin! I have only read one series of books that were translated: Cornelia Funke's Inkheart books.. two books were out and I awaited the last book.. it came out in German and then took over a year to get translated to come out in english! I am not patient! LOLDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-51783630876139155742009-08-25T03:40:37.268-04:002009-08-25T03:40:37.268-04:00I've had mixed success with Scandinavian Crime...I've had mixed success with Scandinavian Crime novels. Some I've loved, others moved so slowly I gave up the struggle. This sounds as though it will be well worth exploring though. Off to the library site!Table Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132815228630780151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-9741471795553018472009-08-25T01:21:15.946-04:002009-08-25T01:21:15.946-04:00This was such a fun post. I haven't read any ...This was such a fun post. I haven't read any Icelandic books although I've read reviews of some that have been tugging at me. The last thing I need to do is to start a new mystery series. It's also the first thing I want to do. <br /><br />It's such a fun idea to read the same book as another blogger and compare and ask questions. I'm off to check out Cath's blog.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-40766297742344655382009-08-24T22:58:39.180-04:002009-08-24T22:58:39.180-04:00Another good book set in Iceland is Smilla's S...Another good book set in Iceland is Smilla's Sense of Snow; have you read it? It's pretty dang great writing.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-51201602619885390072009-08-24T21:39:54.947-04:002009-08-24T21:39:54.947-04:00I just read your joint review at read_warbler and ...I just read your joint review at read_warbler and really enjoyed the two perspectives as well as the two different covers. I am off to see if this book is available in the US.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-19910695301535949052009-08-24T19:42:14.120-04:002009-08-24T19:42:14.120-04:00Goodness, I think we must have been posting at exa...Goodness, I think we must have been posting at exactly the same time. How strange. And I definitely like the cover of yours better than the copy I read. :-) This was such fun and a good mental exercise for my middle-aged brain! Thanks for reading along with me.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy the Philippe Claudel. I found it a very intense but satisfying read. I learned a lot.<br /><br />I should really go to bed now but I can't resist nipping quickly over to Carl's site to have a look at the RIP post. I didn't expect it to be up so quickly.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com