Rating: 2.5/5
Recommend: maybe
I want to point out that I won this book in a goodreads giveaway awhile back.
Synopsis (courtesy of goodreads): The year is 1949 and Valdimar Haraldsson, an eccentric Icelander with elevated ideas about the influence of fish consumption on Nordic civilization, has had the singular good fortune to be invited to join a Danish merchant ship on its way to the Black Sea. Among the crew is the mythical hero Caeneus, disguised as the second mate. Every evening after dinner he entrances his fellow travelers with the tale of how he sailed with the fabled vessel the Argo on the Argonauts’ quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
Review: I didn't really have any expectations for this book but I still ended up being a bit disappointed. It wasn't a particularly long novel and it was entertaining and captivating at moments but it just didn't capture my attention. I liked it well enough but I didn't love it. I guess I'd just hoped there would be more of Caeneus's tales in the book than there actually was and less about paper blocks being loaded onto a ship. Some might love this novel but it honestly just wasn't my cup of tea. I did think the structuring of the story was great and well paced and I was pleasantly surprised by the ending. If you think this might be something you'd enjoy go for it but if you're more sceptical then I wouldn't.
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