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willbefunorelse's review
3.0
For the full review (and to see how I'm smarter than Kenneth Branaugh), click the link to the entry at That's What She Read.
crayzikat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Solid Wallander book.
jensvdm's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
geegee_74's review
1.0
I don't know whether it was the translation or whether Mankell writes so perfunctorily but the writing style really jarred with me. Also the solution to the murder was most unsatisfactory. I have looked forward to reading the Wallander series as it is so well loved, so am left quite baffled.
gabmc's review
3.0
I enjoyed this book, the first in the Kurt Wallander series, but I wasn't blown away by it. Wallander is called to a brutal murder scene of an elderly farmer and his wife. The wife is barely alive and she manages to say one word: "foreign ". When this becomes public, Wallander has to manage the news reporters and xenophobia within Sweden. Sadly a Sudanese refugee is killed. So now Wallander has two crimes to solve.
whatleoreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Didn't realize it was this short
This version of the audiobook was very weird...
This version of the audiobook was very weird...
greaydean's review
3.0
A very interesting mystery. Sort of emotionless presentation of facts. A good mystery.
bentrevett's review
3.0
this is a pretty cookie cutter scandi noir detective story with all the tropes you're familiar with. there's no real big twist. there's no drip feeding of clues. you cannot re-read the novel and go "ah ha i get it now!". this book is more of a slice-of-life observation into the year of a swedish policeman. the prose is simple which has the potential to make the book dull, however i found it incredibly readable. it also helps that the book is relatively short; i don't think it would hold up if it was twice the length.