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The Whispering Muse (2005)

by Sjón(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1846591244 (ISBN13: 9781846591242)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Telegram Books

review 1: I read this all in one sitting on a flight home after a trip to New Orleans. I'd had high hopes for it. The blurbs were over the top in their praise of the writer, and it is true that the book was both sly and funny. I enjoyed it and was happy to have its company for my plane ride. Still, it wasn't all I hoped. When a book receives praise as lavish as this one has, I get expectations, and this slim volume just failed to live up to them. I'm not sorry I read it, but I won't be reading it again. That said, I'd certainly be willing to give another of his books a go.
review 2: I'm not quite sure what to make of this work. A post WW-II merchant ship voyage intertwines with the voyage of the Argo and the myth of Sigurd through both a story teller and a narrat... moreor who may not be what they seem. At times it was difficult to put up with the fussy, unstable narrator yet the ending rewarded my efforts. Through myth, we can find our lives rejuvenated and meaningful once again. less

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