What are you reading the week of Sunday, May 10, 2015?

[scarletwoman]

15. Hi, Enthusiast! I'm happy to hear that "Strange Shores" blew your mind.

I think that for any follower of the Erlandur books, Strange Shores is pretty mind-blowing. There's a review on GoodReads that very much captures what I felt about it:

When I finished the book, late at night, I startled myself with the sound that escaped from me. It was a deep sob somewhere from the bottom of my soul.

I'm so glad to have been able to share Erlandur with you.

Two Old Women is quite fascinating, too. After I read that one, I read Velma Wallis's Bird Girl & the Man Who Followed the Sun - another fascinating legend featuring pre-European-contact Native life - as well as her autobiographical Raising Ourselves - which was both heartbreaking and hopeful. Having lived in Alaska for 6 years, I already knew that village life was tough, but her autobiography really brings it home.

That's cool that you're reading more Ivan Doig. I might, someday - I know he's a wonderful writer, but the "West" is just not my bag at this time. Maybe if I tire of "North" one of these days...