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buddenbrooks_97's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
katzenkindliest's review against another edition
4.0
Endlich! Im 4. Teil wird Sebastian Bergman an manchen Stellen tatsächlich menschlich. Ich werde die Serie also fortsetzen...
maurice69's review against another edition
4.0
Wederom een mooi en spannend boek, leuk dat de karakters steeds meer vorm krijgen.
marinapll's review against another edition
4.0
Obrir el llibre i passar pàgines.
M’agrada la sèrie Bergman!
M’agrada la sèrie Bergman!
andrewspink's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable. From about half way through you get some clues about who did it and why and gradually more is revealed whilst keeping up a high level of suspense.
Leant from the 'vakantibieb'.
Leant from the 'vakantibieb'.
markhoh's review
4.0
I try to savour the different Nordic noir series that I read by only allowing myself to read one of each series a year. It has both advantages and disadvantages - one disadvantage being that I tend to forget the salient aspects of the previous stories that often link the series together. Hence, when it came to reading ‘The Silent Girl’ - fourth instalment in the Swedish Sebastian Bergman series it did take me a little while to get back into the headspace of where the last book had left off.
The Sebastian Bergman series are co-authored by two well known Swedish writers, Michael Hjorth (Wallander screenplays) and Hans Rosenfeldt (creator of Nordic Noir TV series, The Bridge). The books follow the Riksmord Unit - kind of like the top brass Swedish homicide team. Over the course of the books the side stories of each of the team members threads through which is kind of what interests me most about this series. Setting doesn’t feature much in this series - it is primarily character and plot driven.
‘The Silent Girl’ was a good read - nothing too amazing - feels like a four star read for my generous rating system. It follows a fairly well worn kind of plot and the authors add enough interest to keep the pages turning. I found it interesting that following the resolution of the crime, there were another few chapters really devoted to the characters and following their own individual and collective storylines. The book ends on a bit of a cliff hanger with Sebastian seemingly about to drop a bombshell to Vanya and Billy’s post trauma evolving from shooting to kill in a previous instalment.
I will certainly be reading the fifth book down the track although I’m not even sure that it has been translated to English as yet....
The Sebastian Bergman series are co-authored by two well known Swedish writers, Michael Hjorth (Wallander screenplays) and Hans Rosenfeldt (creator of Nordic Noir TV series, The Bridge). The books follow the Riksmord Unit - kind of like the top brass Swedish homicide team. Over the course of the books the side stories of each of the team members threads through which is kind of what interests me most about this series. Setting doesn’t feature much in this series - it is primarily character and plot driven.
‘The Silent Girl’ was a good read - nothing too amazing - feels like a four star read for my generous rating system. It follows a fairly well worn kind of plot and the authors add enough interest to keep the pages turning. I found it interesting that following the resolution of the crime, there were another few chapters really devoted to the characters and following their own individual and collective storylines. The book ends on a bit of a cliff hanger with Sebastian seemingly about to drop a bombshell to Vanya and Billy’s post trauma evolving from shooting to kill in a previous instalment.
I will certainly be reading the fifth book down the track although I’m not even sure that it has been translated to English as yet....
jennaorava's review against another edition
4.0
Lika spännande och bra som dom första 3 böckerna. Tw, om du är en stor djurvän och är känslig för djurmord, läs inte sidan 437 och 438.
nbeeking's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0