A review by sssnoo
The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days by Alda Sigmundsdóttir

4.0

This books gets 4 stars for people LOOKING for a book that tells them a bit about Iceland. If you are looking for a novel, great nonfiction or some other meaty tome then this is not the book to chose. I have embarcked on the Goodreads Around the World Challenge which means that over the next - what - decade???? - I am going to try and read a book from or about/set in every country in the world. This is Iceland. I have another book - a classic Icelandic novel, I may also read, but I am glad I read this first as it taught me a lot about the history and culture of this island country. I do want to visit someday - yet I am exceedingly glad I did not live there in the olden days. The Middle Ages were rough everywhere in Europe, for sure, but I think Icelanders had some unique challenges. If you plan on traveling there, have travelled there, or are just curious about other places and like a well written, witty read then you will enjoy this book. And for sure if you are facing your own personal challenges, they will all seem less onerous once you see what Icelanders in the olden days faced.