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5. What other books have you read by Sigrid Undset? How do they compare to The Wild Orchid?

I have read a lot books to Sigrid Undset. I read this novel, his sequel The Burning Bush, Ida Elisabeth. This year after of a lot of years i read Kristin Lavransdotter, i also read a short story Happy Age.
In my opinion my favorite novel is "The Burning Bush". I know that i am going to say it Will be considered heresy for a lot of users. Undset is considered as one of the Best historical writers in my case she does not pay attention to me. She neither the Best north writer this honor is for Mika Waltari in my humble opinion. Her novels are too long it could be get the same effect writting less pages with all she is one of the Best authors in winning the Nobel prize. It is a demostration of the low quality of this prize in the category. I like more Henryk Sienkiewicz.
However despite the defaults that i say only for The Burning Bush Undset is a big writer.

I read about half of Kristin Lavransdatter before I grew weary of it. The quality of the scenery never seemed to quite match the slow pace of the journey.

It is a bit show yes. It is not a bad novel but Undset eliminated all entarteiment detail. The positive thing is that Undset got thst the Christian period in Scandinavia is as interesting as the pagan sagas period.

I will be the odd one out here and say that I loved Kristin Lavransdatter. It may be that I was reading with a group that was dedicated to reading the "1,001 Books To Read Before You Die" and discovering a strong Christian themed book on the list was a delight. The group eventually went hard Woke, so I left, but I had long before abandoned the idea of reading a full list of books that included as much trash as it did. The occasional Kristin Lavransdatter or Quo Vadis just wasn't enough compensation.

I have not read any other book by Undset.

John wrote: "I will be the odd one out here and say that I loved Kristin Lavransdatter. It may be that I was reading with a group that was dedicated to reading the "1,001 Books To Read Before You Die" and disco..."

This book had interesting books as Quo Vadis, Deep River, Crossfire five books written by Graham Greene but it had books whose fame it was a bit exaggerated.

I have read The Burning Bush and Kristin Lavransdatter. My favorite out of the three is Kristin Lavransdatter. I have read it twice and I will be reading it again for a book club in the spring.

I loved Kristin Lavransdatter as well and am enjoying Wild Orchid.
In Lavransdatter, I was intrigued both by the historical understandings and by Undset's insights into human nature/original sin. There are two translations in English and I preferred the earlier of the two.
The Wild Orchid is calling me in a different way. I'm very interested in the problem of modernity and thus far, Undset is examining issues about freethinking/religiosity, higher power/individual as the source of morality, class differentiation/united in Christ, following one's passion vs sacrificial love. so many turn of the last century issues are current and at times presented as new or revolutionary in our times. Reading this book seems timely.

I loved Kristin Lavransdatter. It's one of my favorite books and I've read it multiple times. I first read it 6 years ago, when my husband and I were feeling drawn to the Catholic Church, and it helped me convert. Kristin's battle with authority and with her own will seemed so true.

I also read The Master of Hestviken (recently republished with a new translation as Olav Audunssøn), which I liked a lot, but its tone is gloomy for most of the book -- and it's a long one. I'll reread it someday.

Undset's medieval books establish the world in which her characters live. I find them fascinating. Her characters struggle with issues that resonate for me. They seem like real people.

Undset's biography of St. Catherine of Siena is also excellent!

It is very possible that her biography about Saint Catherine Siena read this month on december.

Certainly i have Just read "Catherine of Siena" was written by Sigrid Undset and i have liked really much 4/5.