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Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir

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mathilde_mj's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Comme toujours avec Jonasson, la construction de l'intrigue est solide et les personnages crédibles et un peu âpres. Les notes de fin de livre expliquent que le projet et la collaboration avec Katrin Jakobsdottir ont pris forme pendant la période du covid, et ça se ressent dans la description du Reykjavik des années 80, qui prend des allures d'échappatoire (à chacun son Animal Crossing écoutez). Malheureusement, cela prend une tournure un peu lourde et forcée, et les descriptions du bicentenaire de la ville et autres événements historiques s'intègrent parfois mal dans l'intrigue : est-ce vraiment si important de mentionner la nouvelle chaîne de radio ou de télé le soir où l'affaire centrale au livre se résout ? Ce n'est pas que cet aspect, ni les constantes références à la saisonnalité et à la météo soient désagréables, c'est juste qu'ils auraient plus leur place dans un roman d'un autre genre.

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kg18's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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wayward's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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tm400's review against another edition

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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

3.0

reykjavik is a story following a reporter who begins investigating the disappearance of an icelandic girl 30 years ago. i read this book to fulfill the last storygraph genre challenge prompt that i had left to complete & likely wouldn’t have read it otherwise! i’m unsure if the translation was just lacking for me but it didn’t really feel like things were actually happening until the end of part 1 and the end of part 2. i was shocked by both of these revelations but i also feel like more could’ve *happened*. i also didn’t really get much personality out of the characters which was quite disappointing.
i didn’t dislike the book enough to dnf it, and the ending was fulfilling, but i wish more actually happened during the story itself. i give this 3/5 stars
this book also fulfilled my reading goal for the year with one day to spare!!

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