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A review by eevie_reads
The Blue Fox by Sjón
2.0
I am sad to say that I didn't end up liking this as much as I thought I would. I decided I wanted to read something by an Icelandic author and in my searches, found this book that I was interested in. It turned out being a work I would categorize as literary fiction, which generally does not fit my tastes. It reminded me of something I would read for a class and write an analytical essay on. As such, it did not work for me.
As for the writing itself (which must be taken into account, is translated), I found it to be lyrical and poetic in some paragraphs. I really did enjoy the descriptions, both of the landscape and of what was happening. I didn't like the word choice and depictions of some aspects, which would be due to the fact the book is set in the 1800s. Combined with the plot that fell flat for me, I couldn't look past it. I am considering checking out more books by this author, but if all his works are literary fiction leaning, I might need to look elsewhere.
As for the writing itself (which must be taken into account, is translated), I found it to be lyrical and poetic in some paragraphs. I really did enjoy the descriptions, both of the landscape and of what was happening. I didn't like the word choice and depictions of some aspects, which would be due to the fact the book is set in the 1800s. Combined with the plot that fell flat for me, I couldn't look past it. I am considering checking out more books by this author, but if all his works are literary fiction leaning, I might need to look elsewhere.