Doddi: The Book of Truth! is a hilarious book for children and young adults that describes the everyday life of a fourteen year old boy in a straight-forward and no holds barred-manner. Doddi is not the kind of guy who minces his words and he gives it to us the way it is.

Doddi has two main hobbies – insects and women – and has a tremendous crush on his school mate Hulda Rós. Doddi’s parents have split up and Doddi leads a very typical life for an Icelandic teenager. Pawel, his best friend, also has two main interests – The European Union and mathematics – but luckily, he also takes a huge interest in the pressing issue of Doddi ever getting a girlfriend.

The story is told in a clipped, to the point narrative style and paints a vivid and funny picture of the life of the contemporary teenager, including the important role of social media as a method of expression and how kids feel that grown-ups tend to make a huge deal out of things that really aren’t that serious.

Awards and nominations

• Awarded the Icelandic Bookseller’s Prize for best Children’s Book 2017

• Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize for Best Children’s and YA Book 2017

• Nominated for the Icelandic Women’s Prize for children 2017

• Nominated for the Reykjavík Children’s Literature Prize 2017

Reviews

“The book is very funny, Doddi is a great storyteller ...“
Guðrún Baldvinsdóttir / Icelandic National Public Radio

“[The book] is hilarious and describes the life of a teenage boy without affectation.”
María Bjarkadóttir / Bokmenntir.is