tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4531791422544322201..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: The Draining Lake by Arnaldur IndridasonNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-17843792175182205482010-08-08T10:38:36.109-04:002010-08-08T10:38:36.109-04:00Janice, that's so great! I loved hearing it. I...Janice, that's so great! I loved hearing it. I'm going to bookmark the site and do more exploring. Thanks!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-66885053339420186162010-08-07T13:20:37.414-04:002010-08-07T13:20:37.414-04:00look what I found - you can hear a few sentences o...look what I found - you can hear a few sentences of Icelandic language spoken <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/icelandic.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>Janicehttp://blogdelivre.blogspotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22092213426653663972010-08-07T10:02:39.352-04:002010-08-07T10:02:39.352-04:00Janice, I was so thrilled when someone pronounced ...Janice, I was so thrilled when someone pronounced the name of the lake so I'd know how to say it. :<) I'm waiting to begin Arctic Chill until I have Hypothermia, too.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-54536247325649728242010-08-06T19:57:45.095-04:002010-08-06T19:57:45.095-04:00Hi Nan
I'm just reading this one and enjoying...Hi Nan<br /><br />I'm just reading this one and enjoying as much as I have the other two I've read. It's slow going because I pause often to stumble over the Icelandic names. I try to pronounce them - have you ever heard the language spoken? There seem to be too many consonants lumped together for me to get my tongue around.<br /><br />At the beginning I just quickly skipped over the names, but the I lost track of who was who.<br /><br />Thanks for theseJanicehttp://blogdelivre.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-39328869443813811352010-08-06T15:06:19.963-04:002010-08-06T15:06:19.963-04:00Christy, that's right. I can't understand ...Christy, that's right. I can't understand why they wouldn't start with the first one. But I did okay when I began with Jar City. I didn't feel I had missed much.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50901595994346589452010-08-06T09:27:34.192-04:002010-08-06T09:27:34.192-04:00I've heard of this series before, I think, but...I've heard of this series before, I think, but you've sold me with this review. I love mysteries with a strong sense of place.<br /><br />Are the first two books in the series translated into English? When I looked up the author in goodreads, both titles were in Icelandic only.Christyhttp://agoodstoppingpoint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6810301128264401222010-07-31T08:53:29.240-04:002010-07-31T08:53:29.240-04:00Jill, I'd love to hear from you after you read...Jill, I'd love to hear from you after you read it! Tom wasn't nearly as wild about JC as I was. :<) And honestly, I think each book gets better and better.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5341955160708212782010-07-30T10:31:42.374-04:002010-07-30T10:31:42.374-04:00Just checked out "Jar City" from the lib...Just checked out "Jar City" from the library and am looking forward to starting it. Thank you for introducing us to this series! It sounds really interesting. I'm always on the lookout for new authors and am thrilled when I find one that has written a whole series to read and explore. Also, being of Scandinavian descent, I'm sure I will find a book about Iceland very interesting.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20859326190773668752010-07-30T09:55:38.273-04:002010-07-30T09:55:38.273-04:00Sherri, if you begin the series, I'd be intere...Sherri, if you begin the series, I'd be interested to hear what you think.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88491735390931714722010-07-30T04:50:07.400-04:002010-07-30T04:50:07.400-04:00Nan, this book sounds really interesting. I'l...Nan, this book sounds really interesting. I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the review.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-58345621166913314552010-07-29T11:35:01.519-04:002010-07-29T11:35:01.519-04:00Linda, this book was a good example of both becaus...Linda, this book was a good example of both because of the East German sections. I felt I learned so much. And at the same time the AI books are so enjoyable.<br /><br />Andi, that's a great little picture of you! I so love this series.<br /><br />Canadian Chickadee, and I thank you for taking the time to tell me. He is just so good. <br /><br />Linda, it's a monkshood. Thanks for asking. Jar City was very different from the others. I zoomed through it; the writing was sort of Hemingway-esque. The next ones have been slower, more deliberate, more involved in story and writing. I love them all. Good to hear from you!<br /><br />Staci, I'm just fascinated by Iceland. I have another author on my shelf from there whom I will read when I finish the AI books.<br /><br />Sallie, that sounds like fun - reading what you come upon, what you find. Can you read while riding?Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-61481758574114968472010-07-28T20:54:30.198-04:002010-07-28T20:54:30.198-04:00This sounds like an amzing series. I'll add t...This sounds like an amzing series. I'll add to my TBR list -- probably when we get back to florida and have access to a library again. I'm kind of on a catch-as-catch-can reading basis now as we travel.Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-81950357548723036192010-07-28T19:02:00.226-04:002010-07-28T19:02:00.226-04:00This one sounds fascinating. That is so wild about...This one sounds fascinating. That is so wild about the draining lake too!! I'm like you, I love to learn more about the people and culture when I'm reading a book that takes place in another country.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88911540086954892632010-07-28T17:14:31.674-04:002010-07-28T17:14:31.674-04:00Nan,
I have to ask - what is the flower in the he...Nan,<br /><br />I have to ask - what is the flower in the header?<br /><br />I've just read Jar City and enjoyed it. I love the atmosphere he creates in his books. I think I'll order the book you describe today. Thanks again for another interesting book to consider.<br /><br />The log house is so lovely. Thanks for sharing<br /><br />Linda in Chapel HillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91269429969683630442010-07-28T16:42:12.322-04:002010-07-28T16:42:12.322-04:00How absolutely fascinating. I must see if I can f...How absolutely fascinating. I must see if I can find some of them. I met a woman from Iceland once, but all I can recall is that even though she was married, as was apparently cusstomary, she still used her father's surname.<br />Thanks for introducing me to a write I might not have otherwise found.<br />Canadian ChickadeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-4624168083981602972010-07-28T16:01:47.286-04:002010-07-28T16:01:47.286-04:00I've never heard of this series, but I'm t...I've never heard of this series, but I'm tempted!!! It sounds fantastic, and this book in particular.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29811529952655219052010-07-28T14:44:34.588-04:002010-07-28T14:44:34.588-04:00Thank you for sharing! I will check out this book/...Thank you for sharing! I will check out this book/author! Always looking for a good read and am heading to the beach tomorrow!I, too, am especially partial to the locations in novels.....like I am visiting another PLACE and often another TIME!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com