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A review by piedwarbler
The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
3.0
It’s taken me a couple of weeks to read this, because it’s not my usual thing - it’s a reading group book. However, I’m mostly glad I read it. The two settings are Portugal and Iceland, (as well as the Atlantic) and by chance I’ve been to both those countries in the last six months, so I was pleased to be reminded of the cobbled streets so famous in Portugal and the darkly cruel sense of humour of the Icelandic people, as well as the frigid climate.
The story is set on a luxury yacht, and who doesn’t covet a holiday on a luxury yacht? Well, after reading this book, you might think again. There are a series of macabre incidents that made me shiver, and I did enjoy the book overall.
What I didn’t enjoy was when Thóra gives her own cat a kick because her daughter says it’s boring. That was horrible. Okay it’s a “gentle kick”; it still made me hate her, and want to have a word with the author.
The story is set on a luxury yacht, and who doesn’t covet a holiday on a luxury yacht? Well, after reading this book, you might think again. There are a series of macabre incidents that made me shiver, and I did enjoy the book overall.
What I didn’t enjoy was when Thóra gives her own cat a kick because her daughter says it’s boring. That was horrible. Okay it’s a “gentle kick”; it still made me hate her, and want to have a word with the author.