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A review by ceegreen
66º North by Michael Ridpath
2.0
This should've been a foregone conclusion for me - it's an Icelandic crime novel! - what's not to like?
Well, a few things actually.
The main character is a detective who spent most of his life in the USA, and some of the American views were grating - specifically about 'feeling naked without a gun'. Also it's in the middle of a series, and there was a lot of referencing of the back story, which was intrusive and mostly unnecesary.
Also structurally the story-telling was unbalanced so there was no tension in finding out who was responsible for the crimes. We always knew, it was just the details that were drip-fed to us.
However, there was one aspect of this book that I liked a lot, and that was the viewpoint of the economic breakdown and the whoe Icesave issue from the Icelandic point of view.
Well, a few things actually.
The main character is a detective who spent most of his life in the USA, and some of the American views were grating - specifically about 'feeling naked without a gun'. Also it's in the middle of a series, and there was a lot of referencing of the back story, which was intrusive and mostly unnecesary.
Also structurally the story-telling was unbalanced so there was no tension in finding out who was responsible for the crimes. We always knew, it was just the details that were drip-fed to us.
However, there was one aspect of this book that I liked a lot, and that was the viewpoint of the economic breakdown and the whoe Icesave issue from the Icelandic point of view.