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This is first in the Þóra Guðmundsdóttir (Thóra Gudmundsdóttir) series of Nordic Noir novels by Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. Set in Reykjavik in 2005, single mother and lawyer Þóra Guðmundsdóttir (Thóra Gudmundsdóttir) is approached by a wealthy German family to look into the recent death of their history student son Harold as they are unconvinced by the results of the police investigation.
Thóra is paired up with German Matthew Reich, who works for the fami ...more
This is first in the Þóra Guðmundsdóttir (Thóra Gudmundsdóttir) series of Nordic Noir novels by Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. Set in Reykjavik in 2005, single mother and lawyer Þóra Guðmundsdóttir (Thóra Gudmundsdóttir) is approached by a wealthy German family to look into the recent death of their history student son Harold as they are unconvinced by the results of the police investigation.
Thóra is paired up with German Matthew Reich, who works for the fami ...more
I mean. The story was interesting enough. But the writer really needs to work on her internalized misogyny, because the way she described and characterized all of the female characters - all the way from the nameless group of cleaners in the first chapter straight through to Thora, the protagonist - is really quite appalling and not something I'd expect from a female writer.
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Jan 17, 2021
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