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Title: Far Afield by Susanna Kaysen ISBN: 0-679-75376-1 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 19 April, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: An introduction to life in the Faeroe Islands
Comment: This is the sort of book where the exotic locale is the novel's sole strength. Few people have heard of the Faeroe Islands (a Danish possession north of Scotland), but those with an interest might enjoy this fictitious tale of an American anthropologist. The Faeroes are one of Europe's remotest corners, where people still pursue such customs as killing whales, eating sheep eyeballs, and (most shocking) slowly killing the household cat as an appeasement to the gods. The characterizations and the plot are too thin to sustain this novel; if it were set in (for instance) Maine, no one would ever give it a second look. The love-story-subplot is especially disappointing, consisting of the lead character obsessing over an airline clerk who is not equally interested in him, but who appears to be the only available woman in the country -- or at least that's the impression the reader is left with. Nevertheless, for those fascinated by remote Scandinavian locales, this in-depth look at Faroese life might be worth a read.
Rating: 2
Summary: So Far Afield that it's just plain boring.
Comment: I loved Girl Interrupted, but Far Afield lacks the same emotional insight. I found the main character, Jonathan, to be empty, lacking in self-awareness, and just plain boring.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my very favorite books!
Comment: This is a gem of a book, with wonderful writing and characters and a sense of humor that is delightful. And how often do you get a chance to read a novel set in the Faroe Islands? I am very involved with American Field Service(AFS) exchange programs, and I often recommend this book to Americans going abroad as well as students spending the year in the US, as it is so sensitive to issues of culture and "strangers in a strange land"... It works on so many levels. If you like "The Shipping News", you'll love "Far Afield."
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Title: Asa, as I Knew Him by Susanna Kaysen ISBN: 067975377X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 19 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Girl, Interrupted by SUSANNA KAYSEN ISBN: 0679746048 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 19 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Camera My Mother Gave Me by Susanna Kaysen ISBN: 0679763430 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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