tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8023307145642178293..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Fear of the ForeignJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-63967388884154500422007-02-16T11:11:00.000-05:002007-02-16T11:11:00.000-05:00I just remembered an Icelandic mystery that I utte...I just remembered an Icelandic mystery that I utterly loved...Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Hoeg).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022883172212550101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-85822426656251243072007-02-15T23:55:00.000-05:002007-02-15T23:55:00.000-05:00Roberta, I've actually been to Iceland -- well, I ...Roberta, I've actually been to Iceland -- well, I spent a few hours in the airport during a layover from Glasgow to NY, to be honest, but just the view from the terminal and what I saw from overhead told me that it was a strange, intriguing place. I'll add your reading suggestions to my list. I'm very curious about the kind of crime fiction an Icelandic writer produces.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6442426180582861822007-02-15T18:18:00.000-05:002007-02-15T18:18:00.000-05:00Sandy, you must try Arnoldur Indidason--Jar City a...Sandy, you must try Arnoldur Indidason--Jar City and Silence of the Grave. they are translated from Icelandic and set in Iceland. a little dark, but i just love them!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2041873400379833772007-02-15T16:59:00.000-05:002007-02-15T16:59:00.000-05:00I hope you enjoy 'Don't Look Back' as much as I di...I hope you enjoy 'Don't Look Back' as much as I did :-). It took me a while to break into reading crime in translation. Now I go from one translated book to another - can't get enough! This year I've particularly enjoyed 'The Redbreast' by Jo Nesbo.Karen (Euro Crime)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03678348280806062648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59474576030315409242007-02-15T14:42:00.000-05:002007-02-15T14:42:00.000-05:00I saw a rave review of Kirino's new book in, I thi...I saw a rave review of Kirino's new book in, I think, Publishers Weekly. I'm certainly going to read it. I actually own a copy of Don't Look Back -- and have never read it. Something about the book description must have appealed to me, or I wouldn't have bought it. I'll have to take it off the shelf and get started on it. And I'll check out your other suggestions. Thanks! I'm feeling more Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56871807152962701222007-02-15T11:01:00.000-05:002007-02-15T11:01:00.000-05:00Natsuo Kirino's next book is available (just I thi...Natsuo Kirino's next book is available (just I think) called 'Grotesque'.<BR/><BR/>I'd recommend anything by Fred Vargas (French) or Andrea Camilleri (Italian) or Karin Fossum (Norwegian) - especially 'Don't Look Back' which is superb. The Scandinavian stuff can be a bit grim but I enjoyed 'The Torso' by Helene Tursen which has a 'normal' woman juggling career and family.<BR/><BR/>Fred Vargas wonKaren (Euro Crime)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03678348280806062648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-10355296882168071662007-02-14T12:27:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:27:00.000-05:00Sandy, you just described me (minus your newly fou...Sandy, you just described me (minus your newly found sense of adventure). Of my ten favorite movies this year, four are foreign: The Lives of Others (#2 -- Germany), Pan's Labyrinth (#4 -- Mexico), Volver (#6 -- Spain) and The Aura (#10 -- Argentina). My avoidance of the same culture via books would seem to make no sense because I'm still dependent on translation, except I read it at the bottom Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022883172212550101noreply@blogger.com