Reading in Reykjavík

Merry Christmas Everyone! Originally published in June 2004, in 2 parts Book 22 in my first 52 books challenge. Author: Candace Bushnell Year published: 1996 Genre: Social life and customs Sub-genre(s): Sex, dating, relationships Where got: Public library Came across this while browsing in the library and decided to give it a go. It will be interesting to see what the book that spawned the hit TV series is like. The Story: There isn’t really a story as such, this being mostly a collection of articles about the mating habits of New Yorkers that appeared in Bushnell’s newspaper column, but some of the same people pop up repeatedly and you get to know something about them and their relationships with each other and others. Sex, dating, marriage and the attendant social rituals are the order of the day, and are sometimes investigated through conversations between people comparing notes on the subject and sometimes as little story vignettes that illustrate the subject. Faithful viewers...

Arnaldur Indriðason's book The Draining Lake ( Kleifarvatn in Icelandic) has been shortlisted for the 2009 Macavity award , in the category for "Best Mystery Novel". See my review of the book. The Macavity Award is awarded annually in several categories, by Mystery Readers International, a large mystery fan organisation. (Found through Petrona )

Year published: 2004 Genre: True crime, newspaper articles This is a collection of articles Michael Connelly wrote before he became famous for his Harry Bosch mysteries. He began his writing carreer as a crime reporter, first in Florida and then in Los Angeles. The articles cover mostly murders that were considered newsworthy at the time, both locally and nationally. The writing is typical unremarkable and rather dry newspaper reportage and it is obvious that the book is published to squeeze a little extra money out of hardcore Connelly fans. I would only recommend it to people who like their true crime without too much gory detail. The hardcore fans will buy it anyway. Rating: A collection of not-so-good newspaper articles by a now famous author. 1+ star.