Reviews

Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist

kaisersozee's review

5.0

Great book!!
Great writer!!
Six stars!!!!!!

bloodynine's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

sarasaral's review against another edition

2.5

Började starkt men tappade mig mot slutet. Den har någonstans den vill gå men den får inte med mig dit.

Här är tankar jag skrev medan jag läste:

”Nämen han skriver så jävla bra

Han använder precis så många detaljer han behöver och små grejer som bildar hela storyn och litar på läsaren att förstå, ÅH blir lycklig efter bara första sidorna över hur jävla bra det är

Mycket karaktärer, spännande att se vad detta ska leda till

Tycker den börjar bli lite sluddrig halvvägs

Läser den inte lika intensivt 

Förstod inte att den skulle vara så tight kronologisk, tror den förlorar lite på det

Vet lite mer vad jag stör mig på, de små avklippen bland personerna gör det lite halv djupt, en hinner inte komma i kontakt med karaktären igen innan vi bytt. Dock En del med Anna nu som pågick lite längre och som snyggt tar an henne och ger henne tid.

Några referenser till saker som hände tidigare i boken. Jag Ladda ner e-boken så jag kunde söka på de och läsa om de igen. Det var krokarna, Eva såg de när hon var liten och skulle dö, och Elvy såg de när hon blev kontaktad av jungfru Maria. 

Gillar att de ser döden olika, att Flora ser döden som sig själv, snyggt”

mollyridley's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

drjohnbrown's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is sticking with me like I had accidentally walked into a very intense, personal conversation between family members that I was not meant to hear. I can feel the feelings but I don't understand the context- I can feel the pain without understanding what it's about. I'm not quite sure how to explain this book, but it was beautiful, and I will be thinking about it for a long time. 

sterlingisreading's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

A very introspective take on the zombie genre. I’ve noticed Scandinavian horror is usually more internal, more reflective. It’s not your classic zombie story. There’s very little violence or gore. It basically comes down to this: If our dead came back and they were decayed, vacant, and miserable, would we keep them close to avoid the pain of losing them all over again or would we be strong enough to lay them to rest? It’s a story about grief and letting go. There are some other supernatural elements at play as well. A lot goes unexplained, which I like in books involving anything supernatural or paranormal. When science comes to the rescue and logic prevails, the intensity and impact of the situation is usually dialed down for me. I like authors who are willing to leave things unsaid, who leave it up to the reader to decide what it all means or how it all fits together. 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️ This did give me an itch to read The Stand again, which is my favorite horror novel. Actually, let’s be real, The Stand is one of my favorite books of all time.

anmast's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Interessant handling med de dødes oppvåkning/zombieroman - men også ganske kjedelig. Muligens fordi jeg ikke er så begeistret for i overkant  skildrende romaner som at «han tok av seg brillene og puttet dem i lommen…» - Snork!!! Hvorfor skal jeg vite det? Det er for mye poengløst fyllstoff som verken setter stemning eller sier noe om karakterene. Karakterene er i seg selv kjedelige, antakelig fordi det er for mange av dem som overfladisk presenteres. Dette bidrar til lite innlevelse og engasjement, og jeg sitter igjen slukøret over et uforløst potensial. Romanen er tidvis morsom i språk, hendelser og skildringer - og plottet er i seg selv absurd/komisk/ekkelt. Men det er verken morsomt NOK eller ekkelt NOK - bare et sted i midten hele veien. Jeg leste romanen før jeg skal se filmen. Siden romanen er skildrende, kan den sikkert egne seg godt på lerret.

sara_brigit's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

as93lfc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

canalla82's review

3.0

Me desepciono el final pero aún así es un buen libro