I finished reading The Code of the Woosters, written in 1938 by British author P.G. Wodehouse. All of his books are very entertaining in the dry British fashion.

I am currently reading the novel Independent People. According to Google, it is “a 1934-35 novel by Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, chronicling the life of Bjartur of Summerhouses, a fiercely independent Icelandic sheep farmer determined to live beholden to no one after years of servitude. The epic saga follows his struggle against nature, poverty, and his own stubbornness as he builds a life for his family, exploring themes of isolation, self-reliance, and the cost of freedom through a story that blends grim humor, harsh reality, and elements of folklore.”

It is an interesting book so far, sort of a very harsh version of Little House on the Prairie. My favorite quotes so far are:

“Yes, whatever a man seeks he will find – in his dog.”

“I do not doubt that many a woman will think it an impossible task to make her home such that wherever one looks is one radiant smile; to invest everything indoors with such tranquility and bliss that all hate and bitterness disappear, and everyone feels equal to the greatest of obstacles; to make everyone feel that he is free and pure and courageous, and to make him conscious of his affinity with God and love. All this is certainly difficult and perplexing. But that is your part, housewife; the part that God Himself has given you to play. And you have the strength for it, though you may not know it yourself.”

What are you reading? What should I read next in my 80 books around the world challenge?