Books to Read in... Iceland (31 books)

Resident writer of Bored to Death book club Jade Tseng loves to recommend books to read while travelling all over the world. This is a list of books she'd recommended to read in Iceland, but feel free to add your own!
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1	Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 124,257 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Whispering Muse by Sjón 3.42 avg rating — 1,968 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4) by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.96 avg rating — 21,555 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Control of Nature by John McPhee 4.25 avg rating — 4,935 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 3.59 avg rating — 12,111 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Maverick Inuit Way and the Vikings: How to connect with the peoples of the North by Mary Jane Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Dreaming of Iceland : The Lure of a Family Legend by Sally Magnusson 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Æ by Jon Eschsri (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Independent People by Halldór Laxness 4.12 avg rating — 14,514 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Reykjavík Nights: Murder in Reykjavík (Young Inspector Erlendur, #2) by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.68 avg rating — 6,692 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants by Ingri d'Aulaire 4.39 avg rating — 4,697 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Tales of Iceland or "Running with the Huldufólk in the Permanent Daylight" by Stephen Markley (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 464 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 3,088 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis 3.90 avg rating — 47,433 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Little Book of the Icelanders by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,155 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Stone Tree by Gyrðir Elíasson 3.62 avg rating — 152 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Greenland Breach by Bernard Besson 3.46 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Weather Reports You by Roni Horn (Introduction) 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 622 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Greenland (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt) by Patti Wheeler 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Duldýrasafnið by Arngrímur Sigurðsson 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Little Book of Icelandic: On the idiosyncrasies, delights and sheer tyranny of the Icelandic language by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 513 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of apparitions, outlaws and things unseen by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 443 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Little Book of Tourists in Iceland: Tips, tricks, and what the Icelanders really think of you by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 743 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Little Book of the Icelanders at Christmas by Alda Sigmundsdóttir (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Tales From a Hot Pot: An Illustrated Journey Through the Icelandic Bathing Culture by Nele Schacht 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders by Richard Sale 3.61 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Heiða - fjalldalabóndinn by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir 3.33 avg rating — 803 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Guardians of Iceland and Other Icelandic Folk Tales by Heidi Herman (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Hildur, Queen of the Elves and Other Stories: Icelandic Folktales (International Folk Tale Series) by J.M. Bedell 3.99 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars