Comments on: Kristen Lavransdatter – The Cross and final thoughts

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:36:23 +0000

Jill — you are absolutely right — if anyone is considering reading this, they should do it with at least one other person! This trilogy may have been considered awesome back in the 1920′s, but doesn’t seem to stand the test of time. Seems like editing wasn’t as critical back in those pre-TV, pre-computer days….also today we are exposed to a lot more books that have much better writing/plot.
.-= Valerie´s last blog ..Read-Along: “Kristin Lavransdatter, Part III: The Cross” =-.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:03:31 +0000

Thanks for participating in the readalong, Softdrink, and sorry the trilogy turned out to be such a bummer (I'm more disappointed than you, believe me). Anyway, you know you're in a trouble with a writer when you realize you're rooting for plague-carrying vermin to seal the deal on that final chapter of hers! Happy New Year to you! .-= Richard´s last blog ..The Buenos Aires Affair =-.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:09:28 +0000

Hehe, yes it’s been great to leave the more thoughtful posts up to others. I definitely felt like my final post was a whole lot of blah, blah, blah, gag… Yours have been thoroughly enjoyable!

By: Jenners

Jenners — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:03:47 +0000

Well, nothing I’ve read about this series made me want to read it and now you’ve just put the final nail in the coffin.

And are you talking about Christopher Moore’s Fool???????
.-= Jenners´s last blog ..10 Best Books I Read This Year =-.

By: EL Fay

EL Fay — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:12:41 +0000

Perfectly and utterly succinct, as usual. You hated this book so much you wanted the protagonist to die and STILL you finished it. Don't worry: you're a better person than I am. .-= EL Fay´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesday =-.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:33:58 +0000

I so agree that this trilogy desperately needed a stern editor. I kind of feel like Undset had in mind that she wanted to write an Epic Trilogy, but she only had the material for one decent novel, so the just stretched it out excruciatingly. I didn't so much mind the descriptions of the cows, landscapes, etc., but I was very bothered by the incessant weeping and the religious guilt. Anyway, thanks for sticking this out! Your humor made it much more enjoyable for me! .-= Emily´s last blog ..Kristin Lavransdatter: The Cross =-.

By: gavin

gavin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:39:21 +0000

Wow, I'm glad that is over! Thanks for your always humorous comments and for sticking with it. Knowing others were struggling with KL helped me get through it. .-= gavin´s last blog ..Moby Dick Monday =-.

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:28:04 +0000

I’m listening to an audio of a biography of Isak Dineson (author of OUT OF AFRICA) right now, and in it Dineson has complained several times about this book. She basically says that Undset is too depressing. Guess she’s right! .-= Heather J.´s last blog ..Books & Movies: Moll Flanders =-.

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:44:06 +0000

Haha! Great review, Jill. I hadn't even heard about this book before your read-along. .-= Literary Feline´s last blog ..Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak =-.

By: rhapsodyinbooks

rhapsodyinbooks — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:06:56 +0000

Lather, rinse, repeat is the perfect summary! I'm afraid I take much longer to say it! My post is up today too! .-= rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..Review of Kristin Lavransdatter, Volume III: The Cross, by Sigrid Undset and translated by Tiina Nunnally =-.