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# Burial Rites: The BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Hard, cold, and beautiful
  

*by R***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2014*

Burial Rites is the story of a condemned woman, spending a few months living on a farm in Northern Iceland while the local officials await final confirmation of her death sentence.It does not sound like the sort of book I'd usually read, but somehow, the blurb got me. The subject matter is inherently dramatic in just the ways that movies about condemned people aren't. I have never felt empathy with movie characters waiting for executions, but this book got me close to weeping. Books are simply better at this: you spend more time with the characters, you spend time in their heads, you project your own imagination onto them, and that makes them a part of you, so you somehow have a share in their fate.It's a very fast read. At the start, it's easy to like some characters (Agnes, because we get first person narrated scenes with her, and the novice priest, and the awkward but honest sister), and to dislike some others (the gossip, the district commissioner, the prettier, socially less awkward but more judgemental sister). As the story progresses, Agnes gains in complexity - and so do some of the other characters. (Not all of them: but enough of them to make the book worthwhile).The book evokes 19th century Iceland, and life in rural isolation, very well. It has seasons, and claustrophobia, and a real sense of a tiny island nation.It's an engrossing book, written in atmospheric and rich prose. When we are in Agnes' head (her scenes are written in first person), we encounter a poetic mind, describing the world and events and thoughts deftly and richly. Those who are wont to cry "purple prose" at the slightest provocation might need to be a little wary, but for me, the prose seemed beautiful.All in all, it's a beautiful, very well-written novel. Engrossing, emotionally exhausting, atmospheric, and for the very biggest part, authentic and believable. I wouldn't recommend it for light, fun reading, but if you're in the mood for something hard, cold, and beautiful, then this novel is definitely worth a read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Beautifully written and atmospheric
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2024*

This was a beautifully written and clearly meticulously researched book.  Hard to believe it is a debut. The tragic story of Agnes and her unbearably hard life couldn't fail to have one sympathise with her and wish the ending to be different.  The only good thing to happen for her, but sadly far too late, was that Margret and the family took her in and gradually bonded with her and that she had the support and compassion of Toti through her final months.  If only she had had these advantages earlier, perhaps her life would not have ended in this way.  Hannah's description of the Icelandic landscape and the brutality of life in Iceland at that time was quite extraordinary.  This was almost a history lesson. Having said all of this, whilst I hugely admired the writing and incredible attention to detail in this highly intelligent book, it wasn't one that made me want to rush to get back to it and I found it quite hard going at times. However, I was absolutely compelled to finish it, even though the ending was always clear, and I am very glad that I have read it.  I'm so looking forward to seeing the screen adaptation, with Jennifer Lawrence in the part of Agnes, which comes out next month.  Throughout the whole book I could easily see this as a movie - it will lend itself perfectly but I do hope it portrays what an intelligent piece of writing this is. It is a remarkable achievement. I look forward to her next book - Devotion.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A gem
  

*by R***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2014*

I'm not going to summarise the plot, as others have done that already. I looked up this book after reading a article on the author, I downloaded it late one night and stayed up late the next night to finish it. It ticks all my boxes on many levels. Firstly, the research is meticulous, 19th century Icelandic life is depicted so clearly and well you can feel the chill in your bones and imagine the scents of a smoky, drafty badstofa, the rough texture of the fabrics, the need to huddle to keep the warmth in. The servants way of life was also shown well, along with how orphans and paupers were cared for in such a bleak and inhospitable part of the world. Hard work and long hours went into translating a lot of the authors sources I imagine.Secondly, the imagery was wonderful- such a terrifyingly bleak place, a 'scream of snow'. I've always wanted to visit Iceland- and now I want to even more. Haunting prose- on one or two occasions I found it a bit too wordy and skimmed it- but it was always pulled back to the gripping narrative. There is a kind of horror as the time the heroine (antiheroine?) spends with her host family increases, as she recounts the events leading up to her trial and judgement. The final chapter is heart rending, the emotions conveyed had me shivering.The characters dynamics I thought were very well written. The young priest, anxious to do God's work but not knowing how best to do it, the older sister, always in her little sisters shadow but wanting a friend of her own, the mother, brusque and with a farm to run yet hiding her own problems. And Agnes herself, alone and very scared.Technically, I liked the way it was written- I've always been a fan of mixed person narratives, in this case, Agnes, her priest and third person. No section was too long, and the endings left you with mini cliffhangers making you want to return to their viewpoint soon. It's a techniques I've seen used clumsily before, but here I thought it was done rather well.It's a bit hard to categorise who would like this book- if you like visual imagery, historically accurate novels (as far as I can tell), and gripping text, it might be worth an investment. I look forward to seeing what they do with the film, apparently Jennifer Lawrence will play Agnes. Judging from her performance in Winter's Bone, it should be worth a watch.

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