MISS ICELAND by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Finished reading it last night. I give it 4 out of 5 stars. Really enjoyed it, partly because I once spent a July 4th weekend in Reykjavík. I related to the protagonist, Hekla (reminded me of the creative output I had in my twenties), her friend Jón John (with him being an outsider), and her poet boyfriend Starkadur (his trouble writing, which is how I am now, though my lethargic pace is due to substance abuse in my twenties and thirties catching up with me). I didn't get the ending, but I enjoyed the characters and what life was like in 1960s Iceland. Looking forward to reading another one of Ólafsdóttir's books, Hotel Silence.