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IL SENSO DI INDRIÐASON PER LA NEVE Indriðason ama raccontare casi che iniziano con la presentazione del morto alla prima pagina - qui si tratta di un bambino thainlandese di una decina d’anni nato in Islanda da padre indigeno e madre thailandese ). Per poi prendersi trecento e passa pagine per sciogl Leggi tutto

Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indriðason is the seventh book in the Inspector Erlendur series. Being a nearly native Minnesotan, I am always drawn to cold-weather, snowy settings in novels, strange as that may seem. In that regard, Indriðason’s stories have it in spades. When a ten-year-old “dark-skinned Leggi tutto

Erlendur: D mystery/thriller plotting: D- writing: F social commentary: D- translation: F- The entire murder mystery is utterly banal, the writing drab and unimaginative. I was going to say that Arnaldur really jumped the shark with this one (and that's just the type of stupid expression he and his trans Leggi tutto

La vita era un guazzabuglio di casualità imprevedibili che governavano il destino delle persone come una tempesta che si scatena senza preavviso e causa feriti e morte. L’Islanda nel 2005 (anno di pubblicazione del libro) solo da pochi anni (forse un decennio) si confronta con la realtà di una so Leggi tutto

«Πόσα δέντρα χρειάζονται για να φτιαχτεί ένα δάσος;» Γνώρισα τον Αρναλντούρ Ιντρίντασον μέσα από το βιβλίο του «Φορμόλη» και πραγματικά τον λάτρεψα. Έκτοτε έχω διαβάσει, ανάκατα είναι η αλήθεια, κάποια από τα βιβλία της σειράς με τον επιθεωρητή Έτλεντουρ. Αν και μην παίρνοντάς τα με τη σειρά έχασα τ Leggi tutto

5th book in the series starring detective Erlendur This crime novel is another winner and surely will become a world wide hit. As usual Indridason writes about controversial topics that are relevant in today's society. This one raised issues of immigration, multiculturalism, racism and poverty. The st Leggi tutto

Below average Erlendur tale, IMHO. It barely makes the 3 star. The tone is heavy and at the same time continually quarrelsome. And it involves 9 to 14/15 year olds so there are masses of conversations that equate to 5th grade bickering. Erlendur himself incredibly subdued and far more morose than av Leggi tutto

There are some authors who are on my buy immediately list. Some of these books I can happily hoard - waiting until just the right moment to sit and enjoy them. And there are the ones that are buy and read immediately. ARCTIC CHILL has definitely been one of those books. As soon as it arrived in the

Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason. This is my 10th book in the Inspector Erlendur series and hoping it never ends. A young Thai boy is found stabbed to death in the gardens by his family's apartment. Inspector Erlendur interviews members of his family regarding the child's friends and classmates. O Leggi tutto

قشعريرة - أرنالدور أندريداسون أكثر ما أحبه في روايات الإيسلندي أرنالدور أندريداسون هو السلاسة .. وهذه الرواية لم تختلف عن سابقاتها .. يقتل طفل من أب آيسلندي وأم تايلندية طعنًا بعد خروجه من المدرسة وتجد الشرطة جثته في العراء . يبدأ محققنا الشهير ذو الماضي المرير ارلندور القضية بدون فرضيات لكن التمييز ض Leggi tutto