Bjorg M.

Enjoyed the twists and turns

Revisado: 12-22-24

Overall good book. Enjoyed the twists. Not life changing or anything but definitely worth a listen for a good thriller.

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I wouldn’t bother.

Revisado: 09-23-24

Starts out good door stats but ends up turning into a political rant in the end. Not worth it.

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Unexpectedly funny!

Revisado: 02-27-24

Really enjoyed the book. Good story and good narrator. Will be looking for more from both.

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Some really great and a few not so great parts.

Revisado: 02-08-23

Okay, first I will start off by saying the narrator is absolutely wonderful, and the writer is very very funny. I found myself even laughing a bit at my own Icelandic maternal heritage at certain points. That being said… I feel this book would have been even better if it weren’t for a few things, and hopefully if the author ever writes in the future he will graciously take some of these into consideration.

1) I feel there is a very “rose colored glasses” favoring view on the Danes in comparison to the rest of the Scandinavian people. Being that he openly admits he lives there and his wife is danish I kind of expected as much, but I feel he should’ve done a better job in his attempt to be unbiased if he wanted to offer a clearer, accurate, and more transparent view of each country respectively.

2) The politics. Good God, man, the politics. First off, I can’t speak for all conservative political parties, as I’m sure they mean different things in different countries, however as an American conservative in 2023 I can tell you that the views the author is stating conservatives have is highly inaccurate and even a bit draconian. At least in my country. Neither I nor any conservatives I know think some of the things we’re accused of thinking. I encourage the author to get to know some regular middle class American conservatives and I think he’d find that we’re not at all what he sees us as.

3) To further touch on the way the other Scandinavian countries were portrayed I must say as a woman who’s mother immigrated from Iceland and who’s whole maternal family is still there I found the sentiment toward Icelanders to be unfairly harsh and almost rude. Having spent a great deal or time in Iceland I’d been taught about how the Icelanders found liberation during WWII from danish rule, but let’s be fair: the reason for our liberty was mainly because the Danes couldn’t handle the stress of dealing with the war, Nazis, and maintaining its hold over some of its colonies. Something had to give, and thankfully we were it. Saying that the Nazis freed us however is insulting. I did learn of the slight still carried by Danes against Icelanders because of us obtaining our autonomy when actually in Denmark but I think portraying our freedom as “hey we got our big brother the Nazis who we love to go beat up the Danes for us” is not only inaccurate but offensive.

These items aside, I did find the book to be a humorous read that does poke fun at everyone (albeit some way more than others) and is worth the good laugh. I also have to say I admire what seems to be the time and diligence the writer put into his research when learning the material for his book, and I respect that. Overall I recommend, just don’t take it to seriously lol.

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Worth the listen!

Revisado: 05-21-22

Very informative with a comedic, sarcastic flare. Never thought I’d laugh at a book about curses. Loved it!

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Fun and engaging

Revisado: 01-20-22

If you are looking for a very in depth narrative of Iceland this may not be for you, but I still recommend it, as the author found ways to make everything he talked about fun and interesting. Definitely covers a wide range of events and cool facts. Worth the read.

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Absolutely wonderful!

Revisado: 10-26-21

If you want a really good laugh this is your book. I was actually surprised given the topic how funny this book actually was. Worth the listen!

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Drones on and on…

Revisado: 10-24-21

This book is nothing more than the author incessantly carrying on about how educated he is. Not to mention god the narrator is SO slow. Not worth the time.

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Good but monotonous

Revisado: 04-23-21

The material is good but the narrator is so monotonous. His voice reminded me of a Ben stein like college professor and I found it difficult to not let my thoughts be pulled elsewhere. If you can get through the feeling of a college lecture it’s okay, but I wouldn’t carry on raving about it.

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Story by story review

Revisado: 10-12-20

The first story is actually good, but the other three bounce between depressing, unresolved, and back to depressing. The narration is good, though. All and all, I’d just listen to the first one and call it.

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