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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Lydbok. Wallander sliter med helsa, han er overvektig og i ferd med å utvikle diabetes og tre tenåringer er forsvunnet. De sender postkort fra ulike steder i Europa, men den ene moren er sikker på at det er noe galt. Når ungdommene blir funnet drept iført kostymer og arrangert i en slags scene i et naturreservat viser det seg at hun har rett. Kort etter blir Wallanders kollega Svedberg også funnet drept, og når et brudepar og deres fotograf skytes i hjel er det ikke lenger noen tvil om at det er en seriemorder på ferde. Bokas største svakhet er at vi aldri får noen god forklaring på morderens motiv eller beveggrunner. Det brukes mye tid på å spekulere på nettopp dette og så er det som Mankell får det travelt med å avslutte boka og farer over slutten med harelabb.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One Step Behind is the seventh book in the Kurt Wallander series and I can honestly say these books keep getting better and better. This is a 5 star read for me... interesting as I look back on the reviews and ratings I have given over the first six books. I started with 3 stars, worked up to 4, then 4.5 and now 5.
This book is quite dark and grisly and has a superbly crafted plot ultimately centring around one man’s intense hatred to see happiness. It’s an intriguing tale and author, Henning Mankell builds the suspense slowly as the storyline unfolds.
What I truly love about these books is the central character, Wallander. Mankell has delivered a totally believable, totally human protagonist. He makes the mundane, interesting and validates these human elements that actually give me space to embrace my own humanness. The fleeting thoughts that we are privileged to glimpse, the insecurities about health, wellbeing, and the wonderings about people and things somehow give the reader permission to be an ordinary human and actually still be quite extraordinary.
This book is quite dark and grisly and has a superbly crafted plot ultimately centring around one man’s intense hatred to see happiness. It’s an intriguing tale and author, Henning Mankell builds the suspense slowly as the storyline unfolds.
What I truly love about these books is the central character, Wallander. Mankell has delivered a totally believable, totally human protagonist. He makes the mundane, interesting and validates these human elements that actually give me space to embrace my own humanness. The fleeting thoughts that we are privileged to glimpse, the insecurities about health, wellbeing, and the wonderings about people and things somehow give the reader permission to be an ordinary human and actually still be quite extraordinary.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Listened to the audiobook during my commute. Engaging. I liked it!
I saw the BBC TV series and liked it very much, so I expected to like the novels. This was the first one I read, even though it's the seventh in the series. Great pacing, a good story, and the main character, Kurt Wallander, is a satisfyingly complex man to keep the series moving along.
I can't believe I only have one more in left in the series to read. I like the Wallander mysteries that are set at home with local killers instead of over the top international craziness.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nothing special to note about this book. Good escape reading (if murder is your thing), though I kept setting it aside for other books. I'm not sure why I wasn't as eager to read this as I have been about prior ones in this series.
I'm still tired with the women-are-worthwhile and what-is-happening-to-Sweden?! focus, but I've made my peace with both themes being present in all of Mankell's books.
I'm still tired with the women-are-worthwhile and what-is-happening-to-Sweden?! focus, but I've made my peace with both themes being present in all of Mankell's books.