Welcome to Litsy!

A love letter from the author to Føroyar and its' people after spending a year away from his London home to experience life and death on the islands.
Mentioning much about everyday Faroese life which includes shepherding, ornithology of the MANY bird species that nest there, and yes hunting whales, hares, and birds. All makes up the beautiful and centuries old culture that makes the Faroe Islands seem like a place from the past.

2/5

Quite disappointing. Despite very well written parts, the way the book was constructed made it hard to read and to follow the story.

The way the book was constructed was a disservice to the interesting themes presented in the book: expatriation, homecoming, the feeling of not belonging (especially for the future generations), etc.

On this year‘s Iceland trip we did a short trip to the Faroe Islands. Accidently I found out that this house was the one of William Heinesen, a famous Faroese author and artist. It is a museum today and the tours are given by his son, who is an artists as well.
I never read anything by Heinesen, but I am planning on doing so now.
Any recommendations?
(Litsy only presents the one I chose for the post.)

Its lyrical language and writing is why I give this book a so-so and not a worse rating. The storyline was difficult for me to follow. I lost interest in the characters and place. Hung in there to the end only to see if it got any better but no, not for me.

So incredibly evocative. I can practically feel the spray of rain

I really wanted to like this. It started off promising. Great atmosphere, wonderful descriptions, & a story I was interested in. Things progressed well for the first 2/3, presenting snippets of family history. Unfortunately, it wound up feeling like short vignettes with no real purpose. There wasn't a thoughtful ending, things just sort of dropped off. The writing was good & lyrical, but the construction of the narrative was less than I expected.

A native Faeroese who grew up & became a detective in England comes back to the islands to see his ill father. He gets sucked into the investigation into his father‘s near-death injuries, a murder, a kidnapping & more. Well-written with realistic dialog & storyline, & kept me guessing. Terrific narrator, but the breaks sometimes were nonexistent. Poor audio editing, but I‘d listen to book 2 because it‘s an excellent story & narrator. ⬇️