Icelander Audiobook (Unabridged)

" The constant switching of narrators (and sometimes the narrative...) was incredibly annoying. What should have been a fun murder-mystery became a post-modern wink-fest. "

" I'm all for eccentric, but I found this book, with its silly footnotes and multiple narrators, confusing and pretentious. I'm giving it three stars instead of two because of a great cover and some nice wordplay. "

" Clever. Though I am not sure whether I mean that as a compliment. The author can't decide between being poignant and serious or fun and ridiculous, and it can't quite hold onto being both. "

" At one point, the author may have had a great idea for a story that takes place in an interesting pseudo-Icelandic alternate reality, but the actual novel is bogged down by dull characters, dull dialogue, dull storyline, and worst of all: a metaphysical structure that attempts to make a statement about the structure of the novel but really just comes off as annoying and pretentious. In a nutshell. "

" baklava with rich layers of phyllo and honey and a deceptively bland crust. eaten slowly, if possible, to relish the surprisingly spicy flavors. "

" it took me a little while to get into what was going on, but once i did i couldn't put it down. i was looking for something different and as always mcsweeney's delivered just that. "

" Really fun and a little crazy. "

" I have no idea how to describe this book - a fantasy mystery? Agatha Christe if she wrote about a newly discovered society living underneath Iceland? This doesn't seem to be a book to be taken entirely seriously (Professors Moehs and Curliegh?) I found it pretty entertaining. "

" This one gazes at me from my bookshelf from time to time and makes me feel guilty. I was really liking this book through the first 100 pages or so, then school started and my reading fizzled out. That was 2 years ago! I really need to start this one over... and finish it this time! "

" Clever. And fun while it lasted but instantly forgettable. "

" This book is just goofy enough to be fun and serious enough to not feel like a waste of time. It's about a family of international crime fighters and the mortal enemies and crafty friends and a weird community that lives in the volcanic caves of Iceland. "

" book was difficult to get into but worth reading...crazy little story about a fictional famous girl-detective in Iceland. Fable-esque. "

" Too precious to be good. The author is clearly more enamored with being a clever McSweeney's kid than with writing a worthwhile book. If he'd put as much effort into developing the story as he did into the fake footnotes he might've had something. Then again, maybe not. "

" A depressing, almost-great mess. A fever dream of almost was. "

" humorous but a bit lighter than i'd perhaps hoped... full of nerdy references to obscure Norse mythology, Jules Verne, and the other little perverse things I like to spend time contemplating... seems more of a facile bit of play than something too substantial, ah well... "

" I found this on McSweeny's site and liked the cover. I also highly enjoyed reading it. A murder mystery set in iceland! "

" I can't even read this, it's like the author set out to write the quirkiest novel ever. Weird does not automatically equal good. "

" A solid 3.5 stars. Very ambitious, very atmospheric, but at the end of the day just not all that memorable. "

" fun mystery book...almost a younger person's book, but not quit light enough "

" similar to books i read when i was a child, only written for an adult audience. a little confusing at points, but certainly worth reading. "

" Clever. Though I am not sure whether I mean that as a compliment. The author can't decide between being poignant and serious or fun and ridiculous, and it can't quite hold onto being both. "

" Entertaining, but I can't decide whether or not it was satisfying. It very much reminded me of something else I've read, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Possible Alexander McCall Smith. A quick, fun read. "

" I'm sorry, but I couldn't finish this. I read about 100 pages, and then decided I had way too many books on my nightstand to worry about finishing this one. I thought it was boring. "