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This book reminds me of a less suspensefull and complex version of the 'Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo' series. I enjoyed reading it and found it easy and quick to read (once you figured out who all the characters were).
3.5 stars rated down. It was interesting to read a book in which we hear none of the protagonist’s inner thoughts—everything we learn about him or what he does is from the other characters’ perspectives. An intriguing read that kept me guessing until the very end.
It was just, fine. Mislim da je mogla biti malo vise okej da je imala 200str manje, jer radnja je poprilicno vec vidjena.
Middelmådig. Tomme karakterer uten særlig dybde, og en uoriginal historie som har blitt fortalt utallige ganger tidligere. Kan ikke måle seg med Harry Hole-universet.
This book is a fantastic example of what a fantastic author Jo Nesbø is!!
I loved this one even more than Headhunters. great writing style, gripping and amazing
Brilliant. it is so refreshing these days to read a book that you don't expect what is coming at every turn. I could not put it down
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My favourite author is back with a new book so I was quick off to the bookstore to get it. As the Dutch translation is only expected in a couple of months, and I couldn't wait that long, I decided not to waste any time and read it in English.
This time no Harry Hole in the newest Nesbo. We do get another police investigator: Simon Kefas, an older man facing his own worries. The main character however is Sonny Lofthus, son of Abt Lofthus, who was the formar partner of Simon Kefas. Abt Lofthus commited suicide when it was about to come out that he had been bought and was corrupt. This put in motion a whole series of events that drove Sonny on a dark path. He started taking drugs, got his life off the rails and finally got himself into prison. In prison he takes up the role of confessor for his inmates. In this role he learns the truth about the death of his father. Sonny wants revenge! ... but first he needs to get out of prison.
Nesbo succeeds in this story what he has done so many times before in his Harry Hole books; merging several storylines together, adding several plot twist and working up to an exciting finish. As in his best books it is very difficult to guess the exact outcome off all events and to know where Nesbo will lead you. There are some clues, and I did have some assumptions, but in the end Nesbo still succeeded in surprising me.
To do this Nesbo has created some nicely developped characters, Sonny being the best example of this. Although his actions would prove the contrary, Sonny is in fact a nice and intelligent boy, but one who is scarred for life after all he has been through. Nesbo succeeds very well in explaining Sonny's reasons to the reader and in the end I only wanted Sonny to succeed. Another important character is Simon Kefas; also nicely characterized by Nesbo. Besides these, there is a long list of secundary characters so it's important to remain attentive.
I'd say this is a very good book with a lot of action, much violence, and it has been a pleasure to read it. Maybe its not the best Nesbo I've read, but still a very good one. Although the book is branded as a 'stand alone', I still see possibilities to go further with some of the characters from this book. And as has been the case many times before, once I've finished the latest Nesbo, I'm already looking forward to the next one.
This time no Harry Hole in the newest Nesbo. We do get another police investigator: Simon Kefas, an older man facing his own worries. The main character however is Sonny Lofthus, son of Abt Lofthus, who was the formar partner of Simon Kefas. Abt Lofthus commited suicide when it was about to come out that he had been bought and was corrupt. This put in motion a whole series of events that drove Sonny on a dark path. He started taking drugs, got his life off the rails and finally got himself into prison. In prison he takes up the role of confessor for his inmates. In this role he learns the truth about the death of his father. Sonny wants revenge! ... but first he needs to get out of prison.
Nesbo succeeds in this story what he has done so many times before in his Harry Hole books; merging several storylines together, adding several plot twist and working up to an exciting finish. As in his best books it is very difficult to guess the exact outcome off all events and to know where Nesbo will lead you. There are some clues, and I did have some assumptions, but in the end Nesbo still succeeded in surprising me.
To do this Nesbo has created some nicely developped characters, Sonny being the best example of this. Although his actions would prove the contrary, Sonny is in fact a nice and intelligent boy, but one who is scarred for life after all he has been through. Nesbo succeeds very well in explaining Sonny's reasons to the reader and in the end I only wanted Sonny to succeed. Another important character is Simon Kefas; also nicely characterized by Nesbo. Besides these, there is a long list of secundary characters so it's important to remain attentive.
I'd say this is a very good book with a lot of action, much violence, and it has been a pleasure to read it. Maybe its not the best Nesbo I've read, but still a very good one. Although the book is branded as a 'stand alone', I still see possibilities to go further with some of the characters from this book. And as has been the case many times before, once I've finished the latest Nesbo, I'm already looking forward to the next one.
It was an enjoyable read and the twists were quite smart. There were just a lot of little things that added up to me not being able to truly love it.