Note: The review below was taken directly from my Goodreads account.

The story itself is not as good as the blurb on the back leads you to believe. Despite reading another of Sjón's novels prior, I had an idea of what I'd be going into, but From the Mouth of the Whale was maybe weirder than The Blue Fox in terms of narrative structure. I almost wish this was set during Iceland's pagan times so that there would be a cool clash between monotheistic visitors and pagan Icelanders. I don't know what I'm saying anymore, except there were too many ellipses in parts I and IV but I think Nicolas Winding Refn could make a good movie out of it.

Note: The review below was taken directly from my Goodreads account.

The Blue Fox is about both a man hunting a blue fox and a man who has just put his ward to rest. It sounds boring and kind of bad when I put it like that, but I don't really want to give too much away.

It's actually very beautiful, with moving prose (of course, I can't read Icelandic so the translation will have to suffice; I'm sure it's more lyrical in its native language as most translated novels are) and magical events. The novella has the feel of a fable and is very mystical.

It was a really great introduction into Icelandic literature.