One of the main reasons I want to reread this is that I think I read the proper version when I was 11, but I can't shake the suspicion that I actually read a kids' version. I'm probably confusing it with Frankenstein, though.




That might be what I want instead of 1776! Let me know how it is once you've read it.





My copy of Harald's is very small so easy to post. Njál's should be easier to find, but again you can borrow it if you need to.

I've put off reading the sögur for ages because I wanted to learn Old Norse and read them in the original first. But that's clearly never going to happen...




Great! I'll have to try and use it as a travel guide someday.




Did you know there's a graphic novel version? I'd like to pick that up once I've read the original.




Glad to hear its good reputation reinforced!




It sure was. When I read it the first time I had a break of several months in the middle, so I'll be interested to see if I missed anything important.




My English teacher told me that Heller was asked why he hadn't written anything else as good as Catch-22, and replied "Who has?"




Is it? Oh good.




Make sure you have a bottle of red wine handy!






I was surprised to discover it's not a pop maths book...




I think you left a word out somewhere... Did you mean you prefer the book to the film?




Wasn't it him that got in trouble with the government for "insulting Turkishness"? Those guys really need to sort out their free speech. Hard to believe they're signatories of the European Convention on Human Rights (see Art 10).



How exciting! Another decade we can't think of a decent name for!