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kristinn's review
2.0
100 pages in: the writing is good, it keeps you going - even though I feel like there are a lot of unnecessary details in the story. Could probably be shortened a lot.
DNF, can’t bring myself to read more of it. The story seems too fragmented with so much fluff.
DNF, can’t bring myself to read more of it. The story seems too fragmented with so much fluff.
ingelinsol's review against another edition
the synopsis interested me, but quite early i figured out that this book just wasn’t for me, it was a mix of the writing style, the vibe and the slow build-up, dnf @ 10%
evildex's review against another edition
4.0
Första kapitlet är något av det bästa jag läst. Resten av boken är också bra men det når aldrig samma höjder.
annikin's review against another edition
5.0
All in all I enjoyed reading this book a lot. It wasn't perfect but I couldn't put it down. The way the imps(?) and stallos were depicted was just perfect for me. They were creepy but you couldn't tell if they were good or evil. Not too much was revealed about them at any point. Usually the magic disappears when you find out too much and apparently Spjut knows this.
The way the ending was handled stood out and I didn't quite understand the point of Gudrun's chapters. I have nothing against Gudrun, but why did we get her chapters from the first person's view? It was odd and didn't add anything new to the story. Well, maybe some motherly viewpoint but that didn't carry out well. I would have rather read things from Susso's point of view.
The way the ending was handled stood out and I didn't quite understand the point of Gudrun's chapters. I have nothing against Gudrun, but why did we get her chapters from the first person's view? It was odd and didn't add anything new to the story. Well, maybe some motherly viewpoint but that didn't carry out well. I would have rather read things from Susso's point of view.
ta4taful's review
3.0
Things I liked:
Concept/story
Setting
Mythos
Things I disliked:
Poor translation/ clunky writing
The length (would have been great at 300 not 600)
That it's slow the first 300 pages
Does not give any context for the first quarter.
No chapter headers/ indicator of pov change.
Animal murder
The ending that just wrapped up perfectly
Concept/story
Setting
Mythos
Things I disliked:
Poor translation/ clunky writing
The length (would have been great at 300 not 600)
That it's slow the first 300 pages
Does not give any context for the first quarter.
No chapter headers/ indicator of pov change.
Animal murder
The ending that just wrapped up perfectly
melbsreads's review
3.0
Trigger warnings: kidnapping, fire, animal death.
I now know more about snus than I ever cared to. Honestly, that's going to be my big takeaway from this book - snus pouches. Which is kind of unfortunate, given that this is apparently a paranormal/horror story...
Mostly, I thought this was at least 150-200 pages too long. The story dragged. There was no explanation of the motives behind the children being abducted. And I just sort of...didn't give a shit about anything that was happening? So. Yeah.
In all honesty, I think it probably lost a lot in translation and if I'd had any kind of background in Swedish folklore and mythology, maybe I would have loved this?? But I don't and I didn't. It was just sort of...meh.
I now know more about snus than I ever cared to. Honestly, that's going to be my big takeaway from this book - snus pouches. Which is kind of unfortunate, given that this is apparently a paranormal/horror story...
Mostly, I thought this was at least 150-200 pages too long. The story dragged. There was no explanation of the motives behind the children being abducted. And I just sort of...didn't give a shit about anything that was happening? So. Yeah.
In all honesty, I think it probably lost a lot in translation and if I'd had any kind of background in Swedish folklore and mythology, maybe I would have loved this?? But I don't and I didn't. It was just sort of...meh.
watchingpreacher's review against another edition
2.0
Poor prose, very predictive plot, no theme to speak of and thinly drawn characters. There's pretty much nothing here. It's competent, barely, but that's it. One of those books I regret reading all the way through.
teacherdavva's review against another edition
2.0
My main concern with Stallo is that the dialogue, at times, is poorly written. Characters express themselves in ways that you wouldn't expect anyone at all to say. The mythology that the story builds up is the most exciting part, even though I think it doesn't get the space it deserves. The book could have been shortened a couple of hundred pages to give it a better flow and to avoid the unneccessary sidetracks that it now takes, reminding of a bland mainstream crime novel.