Why Did You Lie?

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I love a good mystery, but I think I need to accept that psychological thrillers are not a subgenre for me. I think I might have liked this one better if it were written as a ghost story instead. But as it stands I could feel this building towards a conclusion I wasn't going to like, and I was right about that. I only average 1-2 pans a year though so I have no right to complain!

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Billypar

Why Did You Lie? | Yrsa Sigur�ard�ttir

So...in Iceland is getting margherita pizza a sign that your pizza tastes leave something to be desired? Or is this a common Italian view that citizens in European countries are more aware of (the pizza was ordered by American tourists)? In the U.S. it's a delicacy- we have several pizza chains that serve far worse varieties 😳

LeahBergen Hmm... maybe it‘s supposed to imply that they weren‘t sophisticated because they didn‘t appreciate the pizza and binned it? I‘m not reading the book, though, so 🤷🏻‍♀️. 😆😆 5y

Billypar @LeahBergen That never even occurred to me- of course that's it 🤦 The phrasing was throwing me off! 5y

LeahBergen I really only took time to ponder it because I love Margherita pizzas so much! 😂😂 5y

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Billypar @LeahBergen Agreed! It never occurred to me that someone would order one not knowing what it was, be dissatisfied, and toss it (this isn't actually what happens in the novel but apparently that's what this character is thinking). 5y

batsy Now I have so many questions too! I too love a good pizza margherita *drools* 5y

Velvetfur Hmm, here in the UK, myself and most people I know think of a Margherita as 'just that? You're not going to put anything else on it?!' because a Margherita is seen as a base and then you add all the veggies and meat etc! I personally could'nt eat 'just' a Margherita unless there was no other vegetarian option on the menu 😂 5y

Billypar @batsy Yes- it's one of my favorite pizzas 🤤🍕 5y

Billypar @Velvetfur Interesting- that's how many people over here feel about regular cheese pizza, but I've never seen anyone put toppings on a margherita- it's considered a specialty option. Sounds delicious though! 5y

Velvetfur @Billypar Well, all pizza is delicious really isn't it....?! 😂 I want pizza now hehehe 😁 5y

kspenmoll Now I want this pizza! 5y

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Octoberwoman

Why Did You Lie? | Yrsa Sigurdardottir

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The narrative is slowly paced and there isn't much action. There were a few spots where the wording seemed a little unnatural or uneven but otherwise the translation came across well. I was constantly wondering how the three storylines would eventually link. And then when they did, boy howdy! Pace suddenly picked up, or maybe I was just reading faster. I was on my couch reading when my daughter called me and I jumped when my phone went off!

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Billypar

Why Did You Lie? | Yrsa Sigurdardottir

#bookmail Nordic noir via Singapore arrived for me today- thanks @GatheringBooks for this giveaway!
I would also like to plug the challenge that said giveaway came from #Litworld2018GB: really enjoying it- very flexible, as you can see your own target, but also fun to play and keeps me accountable for varying my cultural reading diet. Stopping in my home country at the moment, but I can't wait to see where I'm headed next 😎🛣️🚤

GatheringBooks awesome! glad to see it made it there. :) 6y

BarbaraBB What is LitWorld2018GB? 6y

Billypar @BarbaraBB A reading challenge to read more books from multiple countries throughout the year: there are goal ranges for number of countries to read from that you can choose as a commitment - details are here: https://gatheringbooks.org/literary-voyage-around-the-world-reading-challenge-20... 6y

BarbaraBB Thanks, I must look into that. It sounds interesting and I read a lot from different countries. 6y

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neet_reads

Why Did You Lie? | Yrsa Sigur�ard�ttir

#readaroundtheworld Jan: Iceland

It's been a while since I've read anything by this author, but I'm looking forward to getting stuck into this book.

I totally recommend Icelandic yoghurt

drokka Icelandic yoghurt is the best! 6y

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Shazzer

Why Did You Lie? | Yrsa Sigur�ard�ttir

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A great chilling thriller for these cold winter evening's

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Timidmagick

Why Did You Lie? | Yrsa Sigur�ard�ttir

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The trouble with liking this Icelandic author is waiting for books to be translated. Very confusing at first. A cat dies.

Lila_Lu

Nebelmord: Island-Thriller | Yrsa Sigur�ard�ttir

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Yrsa Sigurdardottir pinne ich zu meinen Lieblingsautoren. Das dritte Buch das mich von ihr überzeugt hat.

Tasau Ich habe noch keins von ihr gelesen. "DNA" schlummert aber schon auf meinem Reader? 7y

Lila_Lu @Tasau bei mir ebenfalls 😊 Wenn dir DNA gefallen hat, dann empfehle ich dir Geisterfjord von ihr ( auch wenn DNA nicht der Hit sein sollte) 7y

Tasau @LILA_LU: Ich werde berichten😀Welchen Reader hast Du? 7y

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Lila_Lu @Tasau ganz viele *räusper* Kobo H20, Pocketbook hd, Tolino 2hd+Tolino Vision 3 hd...überlege aber schon die ganze Zeit ob ich mich von einen oder zwei trenne 🙈 7y

Tasau @Lila_Lu 😂Ich habe auch 3 Stück. Pocketbook 1 und 2 und einen Kindle Voyage😊 7y

Buechersuechtling @Lila_Lu @Tasau Ich hab mal DNA auf meinen #SuB gelegt. Passt das als Einsteigerlektüre❓Bisschen doof, dass Inhaltsangabe hier in Litsy auf isländisch is… ? 7y

Lila_Lu @Buechersuechtling DNA ist wohl eher Krimi oder Psychothriller. Geisterfjord ist ein Mysterythriller, also ein Buch was man eher am Tage lesen sollte 😁 Muss noch zwei Bücher zu ende lesen, dann nehme ich DNA mal in Angriff 7y

Lila_Lu @Tasau ...Voyage, wenn das Problem mit dem Farbverlauf nicht wäre...der Oasis würde mich ja auch reizen, aber der Preis ist ne Wucht 😡 7y

Tasau @Lila_Lu Ich habe keine Farbverläufe😀. Ich liebe die Sensortasten und die Regulierung der Helligkeit. Den Reader gebe ich auf keinen Fall mehr her😎 7y

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Lila_Lu

Nebelmord: Island-Thriller | Yrsa Sigur�ard�ttir

Hat was, so Abends allein, auf der Couch etwas Grusel zu lesen 😱 glaube lese morgen weiter, und zwar am Tage 😄

Buechersuechtling ? Ich dachte bisher immer, ich sei Eremitin in ??? Schißhasenhausen. Nein❓ Welcome to my world. 7y

Lila_Lu @Buechersuechtling bestes Beispiel Steven King > sein Schreibstil ist große Klasse, aber ich kann seine Bücher einfach nicht lesen, weil 💩🐰🏨😁 7y

Buechersuechtling Ja. ?? Bei mir hat's bei ihm mit ??? angefangen, dann dachte ich: "Da muss ich durch als Lurch." Aber irgendwann war mir dann auch seine Art zu schreiben zu ausufernd. ? Ich hab nur "Feuerkind" und "Carrie" „geschafft“. ? 7y

Lila_Lu Stephen > tausche v 7y

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