Reviews

Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir

livingstontheseagull's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.5

Історія наче й цікава але те, як вона написана (або навіть перекладена) мені не дуже сподобалось. Здалося що було забагато маленьких дрібниць, які не дуже впливали на сюжет. Герої не викликали надто багато емоцій. Переклад - нуууу, місцями він був дуже схожий на погано вичитаний машинний. 

brennastout's review

mysterious

4.0

rigglet's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

tchoupie42's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

kg0ld's review

mysterious medium-paced

3.0

A few years ago my husband and I visited Iceland for about a month and I SO enjoyed this book because I could really envision the places and the people in the story. It was a bit "clunky" as far as writing style and story line, but I liked it nonetheless!  The pronunciation guide at the back was quite helpful!  :)

tjreadsalot's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

ferociablejbear's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

gothamvorona's review

2.0

My initial thoughts on this book were that it was going to be a nordic noir, which I have not read many of pervious to this one. I thought it would have a different take since this is from Iceland which I have never read a book from before. I was excited due to this. The vibes that I got were maybe more on the spookier side based on the eerie cover. I can say that whatever my initial thoughts were, they were not correct.

The story and plot were subpar for myself. The plot line was too predictable for someone who has read a lot of thrillers and mysteries. The twists and turns were expected and the ending was too easy to guess. I wish it hadn't been that way for myself since I really wanted to love this book and expand my horizon towards more nordic books. I think this book would be great for a beginner but not for someone that loves mysteries and thrillers. The characters and dialogue were very dry and didn't feel authentic. I don't know if its just because it was translated but I also had similar problems with a different nordic noir prior. There was no emotional build up and whatever was talked about was heavily explained and not shown.

Overall, I think this style is only for certain types of readers. It was too analytical in a generic way. I, myself, am not one of those readers. I love having more emotion behind the writing so that the characters feel alive as well as easy flowing dialogue.

I would like to thank the Publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ARC.

norahc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

norehearsal's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0