tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30833711.post4833287586829917964..comments2024-01-28T03:28:10.805-05:00Comments on The Determined Dilettante: Noir whiteoutElisabeth Vincentellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15327631509314540602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30833711.post-60436988822044825252008-09-03T10:59:00.000-04:002008-09-03T10:59:00.000-04:00I've only read one book by Jo Nesbø but I enjoyed ...I've only read one book by Jo Nesbø but I enjoyed it tremendously, and even reviewed it for Time Out New York: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/books/24931/the-redbreast<BR/><BR/>I quite like Fossum as well, having read <I>When the Devil Holds the Candle,</I> <I>Don't Look Back</I> and at least another one whose title I'm blanking out now.<BR/><BR/>But for sheer bleakness, I think the one to beat is Arnaldur Indridason, from Iceland.Elisabeth Vincentellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327631509314540602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30833711.post-90003516761558421872008-09-02T16:42:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:42:00.000-04:00Norwegians have an interesting take on bleak - Jo ...Norwegians have an interesting take on bleak - Jo Nesbo's books about detective Harry Hole (pronounced "herler" in case the name is too bizarre...) are terrific. And Karin Fossum is both brilliant and often deeply creepy.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689314012050314027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30833711.post-27513676850876117852008-08-30T19:55:00.000-04:002008-08-30T19:55:00.000-04:00I can't say that Depths is enjoyable per se, but i...I can't say that <I>Depths</I> is enjoyable per se, but it casts a certain spell, especially among those with a taste for relentless darkness. If you want something bleak and Scandi, I'd say rent Bergman's "faith" trilogy: <I>Through a Glass Darkly,</I> <I>Winter Light</I> and <I>The Silence.</I> Hours of fun!Elisabeth Vincentellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327631509314540602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30833711.post-61967245793100590842008-08-30T15:50:00.000-04:002008-08-30T15:50:00.000-04:00I get the feeling you didn't wholly enjoy Mankell'...I get the feeling you didn't wholly enjoy Mankell's Depths then? If not, any similarly ultramegableak but less-clichéd novels from that region that you might recommend instead?<BR/><BR/>Grimly,<BR/>Emphasis BleakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com