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\u00dea\u00f0 er nefnilega svo mikil \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir sl\u00edka umr\u00e6\u00f0u, einmitt \u00e1 \u00feessum einl\u00e6gu - og oft \u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0um berskjaldandi - n\u00f3tum. M\u00e9r finnst a\u00f0 allir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 f\u00e1 s\u00e9r eintak og lesa s\u00e9r og vonandi um lei\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00ed l\u00edfi s\u00ednu til gagns. Ver\u00f6ldin v\u00e6ri betri ef fleiri s\u00e6ktu s\u00e9r uppf\u00e6rslu \u00e1 g\u00f6mlum \u00fareltum kerfum \u00ed s\u00ednu pers\u00f3nulega sem og opinberlega l\u00edfi!<\/div>\n
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\u201eM\u00e9r fannst \u00feetta merkileg b\u00f3k og h\u00fan er merkileg inn \u00ed jafnr\u00e9ttisumr\u00e6\u00f0una og inn \u00ed kynjaumr\u00e6\u00f0una, alveg gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega merkileg \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 eru ekkert margir karlmenn sem hafa voga\u00f0 s\u00e9r inn \u00e1 \u00feennan vettvang og \u00fea\u00f0 er l\u00edka sorglegt.\u201c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201e R\u00fanar Helgi f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00f3sanngjarna \u00fatrei\u00f0 \u00ed Kiljunni fyrir b\u00f3k s\u00edna <\/u><\/a>\u00de\u00fa ringla\u00f0i karlma\u00f0ur<\/u><\/em><\/a>. N\u00fa m\u00e1 f\u00f3lki au\u00f0vita\u00f0 finnast \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fev\u00ed finnst um b\u00e6kur og \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00f3samm\u00e1la ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00deorgeirs og \u00c1rna Matt var \u00fea\u00f0 fyrst og fremst l\u00fdsing \u00feeirra \u00e1 b\u00f3kinni \u2013\u00a0a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri samantekt \u00e1 kynjafr\u00e6\u00f0i sem allir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 \u00feekkja (og eiginlega geta me\u00f0teki\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed einu a\u00f0 spyrja n\u00e6stu konu), og a\u00f0 R\u00fanar k\u00e6mist a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u helst a\u00f0 konur \u00feyrftu bara a\u00f0 vera meira n\u00e6s vi\u00f0 karla \u2013 sem var einfaldlega r\u00f6ng, rangur lestur, r\u00f6ng t\u00falkun og r\u00f6ng \u00fatlegging. \u00c9g bara skil ekki hvar \u00feeir fundu \u00feessa ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u. Ef h\u00fan er \u00ed b\u00f3kinni f\u00f3r h\u00fan framhj\u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
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Sj\u00e1lfum \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r \u00feetta g\u00f3\u00f0 b\u00f3k og ekki s\u00edst af \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan er hei\u00f0arleg og einl\u00e6g og h\u00fan fjallar um mann sem er a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu leyti \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00f3l\u00edkur \u2013 b\u00e6\u00f0i er pers\u00f3nuleg upplifun hans \u00e1 kynjahlutverkum \u00ed gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina mj\u00f6g oft \u00e1 sk\u00e1 \u2013 og svo er hann \u00f6rge\u00f0ja og kr\u00edt\u00edskur a\u00f0 e\u00f0lisfari, \u00f3l\u00edkur f\u00f3lki a\u00f0 upplagi, tilb\u00fainn til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1tta en l\u00edka gjarn \u00e1 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a s\u00e1r \u00ed \u00fer\u00e6tunum, og \u00ed ofan\u00e1lag b\u00fdsna g\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feessa \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed eigin fari og d\u00edla me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1. Hann berst eiginlega \u00e1 tveimur v\u00edgst\u00f6\u00f0vum \u2013 annars vegar til \u00feess a\u00f0 verja sig og hins vegar til \u00feess a\u00f0 fella sig. Og hann er alltaf b\u00e6\u00f0i l\u00edtill og st\u00f3r \u2013 og leyfir \u00feeirri m\u00f3ts\u00f6gn a\u00f0 sp\u00edra \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vilja beinl\u00ednis leysa \u00far henni.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201eR\u00fanar Helgi Vignisson er sigurvegari haustsins, algj\u00f6rlega,\u201c sag\u00f0i t\u00ed\u00f0indama\u00f0ur Kaktussins \u00ed stuttu br\u00e9fi til ritstj\u00f3rnar. \u201eB\u00f3kin hans, \u00de\u00fa ringla\u00f0i karlma\u00f0ur, er miki\u00f0 \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0unni og flestir samm\u00e1la um a\u00f0 R\u00fanari hefur tekist a\u00f0 skrifa f\u00edna b\u00f3k um eldfimt efni.\u201c \u2013 KAKTUSINN<\/a><\/p>\n
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\u00c9g haf\u00f0i be\u00f0i\u00f0 spennt eftir a\u00f0 f\u00e1 hana \u00ed hendur. B\u00f3kina: \u201e\u00de\u00fa ringla\u00f0i karlma\u00f0ur \u2013 Tilraun til kerfisuppf\u00e6rslu\u201c eftir R\u00fanar Helga Vignisson.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Loksins kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed\u2026 og \u00e9g drakk hana \u00ed mig.<\/div>\n
H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 sannarlega undir v\u00e6ntingum og gott betur.<\/div>\n
N\u00fa brenn \u00e9g \u00ed skinninu a\u00f0 heyra umr\u00e6\u00f0ur um hana.<\/div>\n
Og ekki bara \u00fea\u00f0 \u2013 mig langar svo til a\u00f0 h\u00fan ver\u00f0i til \u00feess a\u00f0 skapa umr\u00e6\u00f0ur.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Um \u00e1hrif me too \u00e1 okkur \u00f6ll<\/div>\n
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\u00c9g hef be\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir b\u00f3k af \u00feessu tagi lengi. Kannski \u00e6vina alla ef grannt er sko\u00f0a\u00f0. B\u00f3k \u00fear sem \u00edslenskur karlma\u00f0ur \u2013 me\u00f0 s\u00e9rstakri \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni\u00f0 \u2013 opnar sig me\u00f0 \u00feeim h\u00e6tti sem R\u00fanar Helgi gerir \u00ed \u00feessari b\u00f3k. Hann er einl\u00e6gur og leyfir manni a\u00f0 skyggnast inn \u00ed kvikuna \u2013 kvikuna \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r \u2013 sem gerist sannarlega ekki \u00e1 hverjum degi \u00feegar \u00edslenskir karlmenn eru annars vegar. Og tilefni\u00f0 \u2013 hva\u00f0 f\u00e6r hann til a\u00f0 skrifa \u2013 er svo rosalega \u00e1hugavert um lei\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 er fyrir m\u00e9r svo e\u00f0lilegt \u2013 svo fullkomlega l\u00f3g\u00edskt. \u00c1hrif og aflei\u00f0ingar me too byltingarinnar hlj\u00f3ta auglj\u00f3slega a\u00f0 vera svo margv\u00edsleg en um \u00feau hefur r\u00edkt \u00fe\u00f6ggun eins og svo margt anna\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edma samf\u00e9lagi.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00deegar sta\u00f0a m\u00e1la er s\u00fa a\u00f0 umr\u00e6\u00f0an hefur \u00fev\u00edl\u00edk \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u201es\u00ed\u00f0mi\u00f0aldra\u201c karlmann eins og R\u00fanar Vignir l\u00fdsir \u00ed b\u00f3kinni \u2013 hva\u00f0a \u00e1hrif getum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00edmynda\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi haft \u00e1 unga menn?<\/div>\n
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M\u00e9r finnst h\u00fan svo rosalega merkileg \u00feessi h\u00e1v\u00e6ra krafa \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmanum um a\u00f0 ungir menn skuli kunna fullkomlega a\u00f0 haga s\u00e9r gagnvart kynhv\u00f6t sinni fr\u00e1 fyrstu stundu og m\u00e9r finnst h\u00fan l\u00edka svo rosalega merkileg \u00feessi \u00fer\u00f3un a\u00f0 tala um kyn\u00feroska st\u00falkuna sem \u00f3snertanlegt p\u00faritanskt barn fram \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1r. Barn sem skuli vernda fr\u00e1 svo illu afli eins og kynhv\u00f6tinni me\u00f0 \u00f6llum r\u00e1\u00f0um.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00c9g er hinsvegar sannf\u00e6r\u00f0 um a\u00f0 b\u00f3k af \u00fev\u00ed tagi sem R\u00fanar Helgi Vignisson skrifar h\u00e9r s\u00e9 okkur holl lesning og \u00e9g \u00f3ska \u00feess innilega a\u00f0 h\u00fan lei\u00f0i til hressandi opinnar umr\u00e6\u00f0u - um gildi kynhvatarinnar \u00ed l\u00edfi manneskjunnar<\/div>\n
st\u00falkunnar jafnt sem str\u00e1ksins<\/div>\n
Um samskipti str\u00e1ka og stelpna \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmasamf\u00e9lagi.<\/div>\n
J\u00e1 og bara almennt um tilfinningalega l\u00ed\u00f0an okkar allra \u2013 ungra sem aldinna<\/div>\n
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\u00c1star\u00feakkir R\u00fanar Helgi Vignisson!<\/div>\n
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\u201eKARLMA\u00d0URINN OG HN\u00cdFURINN (VAR\u00da\u00d0: villandi fyrirs\u00f6gn)<\/p>\n
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Undanfari\u00f0 hef \u00e9g lesi\u00f0 tv\u00e6r b\u00e6kur sem brj\u00f3ta \u00fe\u00e1 meginreglu m\u00edna a\u00f0 lesa aldrei neitt nema sk\u00e1ldskap. Sem er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 \u00e9g geri en \u00fe\u00f3 ekki fjarri sanni.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00deessar tv\u00e6r b\u00e6kur eiga \u00fe\u00f3 fleira sameiginlegt en a\u00f0 hafa broti\u00f0 \u00feetta prinsipp mitt. B\u00e1\u00f0ar skrifa\u00f0ar af k\u00f6rlum, \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e1 sj\u00f6tugsaldri og hinum langt \u00e1 \u00e1ttr\u00e6\u00f0isaldri, sem b\u00e1\u00f0ir hafa helga\u00f0 sig b\u00f3kmenntum alla s\u00edna starfs\u00e6vi. Og b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00feessar b\u00e6kur eru sanns\u00f6gur sem kvikna\u00f0 hafa af \u00fe\u00f6rf til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00e1f\u00f6ll og reyna a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0last skilning e\u00f0a a\u00f0 minnsta kosti einhvers konar fri\u00f0. B\u00e1\u00f0ir nota sj\u00e1lfa sig og s\u00ednar fer\u00f0ir gegnum l\u00edfi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 varpa lj\u00f3si \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00feeir vilja koma \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri. B\u00e1\u00f0ir skrifa af miklu \u00f6ryggi flottan og \u201eb\u00f3kmenntalegan\u201c texta.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00dear l\u00fdkur l\u00edkindum \u00feessara b\u00f3ka sem eru Hn\u00edfur eftir Salman Rushdie og \u00de\u00fa ringla\u00f0i karlma\u00f0ur eftir R\u00fanar Helga Vignisson.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00c9g \u00e6tla ekki a\u00f0 fjalla meira um Hn\u00edf en langa\u00f0i til a\u00f0 nefna \u00feessa \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i sem m\u00e9r finnst liggja milli \u00feessara tveggja annars \u00f3l\u00edku b\u00f3ka sem fyrir tilviljun komu \u00fat \u00e1 n\u00e1nast sama t\u00edma.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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En \u00e9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00ednum huga s\u00e6tir b\u00f3k R\u00fanars Helga verulegum t\u00ed\u00f0indum og held a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 t\u00edmam\u00f3taverk \u00ed kynjaumr\u00e6\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00cdslandi (\u00e1n \u00feess \u00e9g \u00feykist mj\u00f6g kunnugur \u00feeirri umr\u00e6\u00f0u). H\u00f6fundurinn berskjaldar sig gj\u00f6rsamlega til a\u00f0 geta kom\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r sem hann \u00fearf a\u00f0 segja og honum er miki\u00f0 ni\u00f0ri fyrir. Hefur \u00feaulkanna\u00f0 vi\u00f0fangsefni\u00f0 og komi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 b\u00f3k me\u00f0 a\u00f0d\u00e1anlega skipulegum og au\u00f0skiljanlegum h\u00e6tti \u2013 textinn ber me\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fear fer h\u00e6fileikar\u00edkur og \u00ferautreyndur rith\u00f6fundur. A\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0mi\u00f0aldra karlma\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00cdslandi hafi skrifa\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feessum h\u00e6tti og gefi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1 b\u00f3k er st\u00f3rmerkilegt og ekkert minna en afrek. Til \u00feess \u00fearf kjark.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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En vona a\u00f0 \u00feetta kveiki \u00ed einhverjum \u2013 og \u00fe\u00e1 ekki s\u00edst k\u00f6rlum \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri \u2013 \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 lesa \u00feessa fr\u00e1b\u00e6ru b\u00f3k. H\u00fan \u00e1 erindi vi\u00f0 okkur.\u201c \u2013 A\u00f0alsteinn Svanur Sigf\u00fasson<\/strong>, Facebook 28. sept. 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201e\u00c9g vil m\u00e6la me\u00f0 n\u00fd\u00fatkominni b\u00f3k R\u00fanars Helga Vignissonar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\u00de\u00fa ringla\u00f0i karlma\u00f0ur<\/div>\n
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\u00deetta er afskaplega vel skrifu\u00f0 b\u00f3k og b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1hugaver\u00f0 og \u00e1hugavekjandi. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki oft sem \u00e9g les b\u00f3k \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g legg hana ekki fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r fyrr en \u00e9g er b\u00fainn. En \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist n\u00fana.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00cd b\u00f3kinni gl\u00edmir R\u00fanar \u00e1 opinsk\u00e1an h\u00e1tt vi\u00f0 karlmennskuna, kynhv\u00f6tina og hlutverkaarf fe\u00f0raveldisins \u00ed umgj\u00f6r\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edmans. Hann gl\u00edmir vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 vera karl sem vill vel og er jafnr\u00e9ttissinna\u00f0ur. Hann beinir jafnframt sj\u00f3num okkar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 jafnr\u00e9tti (feminismi) sn\u00fdr ekki bara a\u00f0 b\u00e6ttum hag kvenna heldur opnar l\u00edka g\u00e1ttir sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum veri\u00f0 blindu\u00f0 gagnvart og styrkja karla um lei\u00f0. Hann horfist opinsk\u00e1tt \u00ed augu vi\u00f0 fyrirvara og kv\u00ed\u00f0a karla frammi fyrir hersk\u00e1rri samf\u00e9lags lei\u00f0r\u00e9ttingu Metoo og spyr einl\u00e6gt: hva\u00f0 hef \u00e9g lagt til alls \u00feessa?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B\u00f3kin s\u00fdnir gl\u00f6gg efnist\u00f6k og vi\u00f0amikla ranns\u00f3knar og undirb\u00faningsvinnu sem hann hefur unni\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0 b\u00f3karinnar. Oft er jafnvel eins og ma\u00f0ur s\u00e9 kominn inn \u00ed \u00e1hugaver\u00f0a kennslustund um m\u00e1lefni tengd feminisma, kynhlutverkum, mismunun, hlutgervingu, ofbeldi, umhyggju, \u00e1st og kynl\u00edf elskhuga. \u00de\u00e1 fjallar hann um slaufun gerenda og s\u00e1r \u00feolenda \u00e1 n\u00e6rf\u00e6rinn og vir\u00f0andi h\u00e1tt. Hann notar sj\u00e1lfan sig, eigin upplifanir og samt\u00f6l vi\u00f0 konu s\u00edna til a\u00f0 gera umfj\u00f6llunina b\u00e6\u00f0i pers\u00f3nulega og tr\u00faver\u00f0uga. Hann tre\u00f0ur engu upp \u00e1 annan en skrifar \u00feannig a\u00f0 gott er a\u00f0 ganga me\u00f0 honum um \u00feessar s\u00ed\u00f0ur, spegla sig og horfa fram \u00e1 veg.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00datgefandi b\u00f3karinnar er \u00fatg\u00e1fan Gr\u00e6na H\u00fasi\u00f0 og m\u00e1 \u00feess geta a\u00f0 lokum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er una\u00f0ur a\u00f0 lesa b\u00f3k sem er svo vel pr\u00f3farkalesin sem \u00feessi er, nokku\u00f0 sem \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur gerist \u00e6 sjaldnar.\u201c \u2013 Gunnar R\u00fanar Matth\u00edasson<\/strong>, Facebook<\/div>\n
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\u201eHelsti kostur b\u00f3karinnar er annars afvopnandi einl\u00e6gni h\u00f6fundar sem er pers\u00f3nulegur fr\u00e1 upphafi til enda, \u00e1ttar sig greinilega \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er enginn annar m\u00f6guleiki fyrir hann en a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast m\u00e1li\u00f0 sem m\u00e1lsa\u00f0ili og gerir \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka svikalaust og heldur \u00feeirri l\u00ednu allt verki\u00f0 \u00ed gegn. \u00deannig n\u00e6r hi\u00f0 pers\u00f3nulega a\u00f0 varpa lj\u00f3si \u00e1 hi\u00f0 almenna. Hitt sem gefur b\u00f3kinni gildi er \u201ekerfisuppf\u00e6rslan\u201c, raunverulegur vilji h\u00f6fundar til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 n\u00fdjum t\u00edma, hinni eitru\u00f0u karlmennsku og hugsanlegri \u00e1byrg\u00f0 alls karlkynsins \u00e1 henni. Hann l\u00fdsir eigin \u201etreg\u00f0ul\u00f6gm\u00e1li\u201c og hiki gagnvart m\u00e1lefninu r\u00e6kilega og fer \u00ed gegnum allar forsendur s\u00ednar, fr\u00e1 frumbernsku til n\u00fat\u00edmans. B\u00e6\u00f0i \u00feessi pers\u00f3nulegi \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0ur og leit h\u00f6fundar a\u00f0 uppf\u00e6rslunni gera b\u00f3kina skemmtilega \u00f3l\u00edka hef\u00f0bundnum debattb\u00f3kum og tryggir a\u00f0 h\u00fan hefur gildi \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hversu samm\u00e1la ma\u00f0ur kann a\u00f0 vera h\u00f6fundi e\u00f0a hve reynslunni svipar saman.\u201c \u2013 \u00c1rmann Jakobsson<\/strong>, B\u00f3kmenntir og listir<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u201e\u00c9g las \u00e1 einni beit n\u00fdjustu b\u00f3k fyrrum kennara m\u00edns og vinar, R\u00fanars Helga Vignissonar, sem ber \u00feann \u00e1g\u00e6ta titil \u201e\u00de\u00fa ringla\u00f0i karlma\u00f0ur\u201c. R\u00fanar Helgi<\/span><\/a><\/span> skrifar \u00e1 einl\u00e6gan og fr\u00e6\u00f0andi h\u00e1tt um st\u00f6\u00f0u karlmanna \u00ed samt\u00edmanum og s\u00e6kir \u00f3spart \u00ed eigin reynslu. B\u00f3k sem er m\u00e9r einmitt a\u00f0 skapi: nonfiksj\u00f3n sem segir pers\u00f3nulega s\u00f6gu h\u00f6fundar en fl\u00e9ttar alls kyns heimildir og fr\u00f3\u00f0leik saman vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1s\u00f6gnina. Stundum er ma\u00f0ur ekki 100% samm\u00e1la h\u00f6fundi en \u00fea\u00f0 er hi\u00f0 besta m\u00e1l; a\u00f0 lesa er samtal. Anna\u00f0: a\u00f0 \u00feora a\u00f0 segja hug sinn, gangast vi\u00f0 veikleikum s\u00ednum og breyskleika og vi\u00f0ra hugmyndir sem hlj\u00f3ta ekki undir eins l\u00f3fatak - sl\u00edk er \u00e1skorunin fyrir alv\u00f6ru rith\u00f6fund. R\u00fanar Helgi \u00feorir a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0. Er \u00feetta besta b\u00f3kin hans? \u00dei\u00f0 lesi\u00f0 og meti\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0!\u201c \u2013 Sverrir Norland<\/strong>, Facebook, 1. sept. 2024<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A\u00f0alpers\u00f3nan \u00ed \u00feessari sanns\u00f6gu er h\u00f6fundurinn sj\u00e1lfur \u00e1 \u00fdmsum \u00feroskastigum. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfar #metoo og eigin tilvistargl\u00edmu \u00e1kva\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 kynjaumr\u00e6\u00f0u samt\u00edmans. \u00dar var\u00f0 \u00feetta rit \u00fear sem hann teflir n\u00fdjustu ranns\u00f3knum gegn aldag\u00f6mlu treg\u00f0ul\u00f6gm\u00e1li \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu en \u00fe\u00f3 kannski ekki s\u00edst \u00ed honum sj\u00e1lfum. H\u00f6fundur gerir h\u00e9r upp karlmennskuhugmyndir m\u00f3tunar\u00e1ranna um lei\u00f0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420,"featured_media":0,"parent":1539,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1541","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/420"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1541"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1596,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1541\/revisions\/1596"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/rhv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}