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The Man Who Wasn't There by Hans Rosenfeldt, Michael Hjorth

buddenbrooks_97's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

magyvonne's review against another edition

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4.0

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katzenkindliest's review against another edition

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3.0

Die Story ist eigentlich gut, spannend geschrieben (und schön vorgelesen). Aber dieser Sebastian Bergmann mit seiner Egozentrik geht mir sowas von auf die Nerven! :(
Eigentlich hatte ich schon beschlossen, die weiteren Teile nicht zu lesen/hören. Dann endete dieser Teil aber mit einem fiesen Cliffhanger. Ich werde mir wohl wenigstens den Anfang von Teil 4 geben, und dann vielleicht aber mal eine Pause machen...

myslizaczytanej's review against another edition

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3.0

Poprzednie części podobały mi się bardziej.
Ta jest za bardzo pokręcona, a Sebastian jest wkurwiający

stinajohanns's review against another edition

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4.0

I made the mistake of reading this book without having read the first two. It both means that it was rather difficult to get into the book because so many people are introduced in the first several chapters - several of which are characters from earlier books - and it means that I now have heard spoilers from the first books, which might affect my enjoyment of reading them. That said, I quite liked the book, which is particularly surprising since Sebastian Bergman is not at all a likeable character. And I usually don't like books if I don't like the main character. I found the characters in general interesting and I was really interested in knowing how the two main storylines would connect. And yes, of course I knew they would be connected. The end left me wanting for more. So I guess that's a success.

marinapll's review against another edition

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4.0

Obrir el llibre i passar pàgines.
M’agrada la sèrie Bergman!

carlalibanio's review against another edition

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4.0

Este é o terceiro livro de uma série e não achei tão bom como os dois primeiros, mas apenas porque o tema principal não é um dos temas que mais gosto. No entanto continuo a gostar muito da escrita e da forma como as diferentes histórias se vão encadeando.

rachinthecosmere's review against another edition

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1.0

Estoy muy muy decepcionada.

Los dos anteriores libros de esta saga de Sebastian Bergman me ENCANTARON, y para mi tremenda sorpresa, esta tercera entrega me ha parecido horrible.
Una de las cosas que me había gustado muchísimo en los otros libros era la originalidad de los casos y la capacidad que tenían para cautivarme a lo largo de todo el proceso de la investigación, no obstante, en Muertos prescindibles el caso que llevaba la Unidad de investigación me ha dado tremendamente igual. En ningún caso ha conseguido atraparme y terminé el libro más por trámite que otra cosa.

Tampoco me gusta cómo se han desarrollado los roles de la mayoría de integrantes del equipo, del que para mí el único que se ha salvado un poco ha sido Sebastian, siendo un poco una sombra de sí mismo en los dos libros anteriores.

En general me ha parecido un quiero y no puedo, con mil divagaciones y múltiples líneas argmentales que han sido más relleno que otra cosa. Por cierta cosa que pasa al final (y que obviamente no voy a comentar) seguramente lea el próximo libro, pero me he llevado una sorpresa muy muy desagradable por lo malo que ha sido este libro, teniendo en cuenta todo el potencial que tenía esta saga.

markhoh's review

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5.0

The man who wasn’t there is the third installment in the Sebastian Bergman series written by Hjorth and Rosenfeldt who are really quite masterful in weaving together a very credible, sequential and thoroughly enjoyable series. This is the first book in this series that I have given 5 stars to as it was a really great read - just the right level of complexity, parallel stories and characters that all come together in logical ways. The story is somewhat tragic in many ways and has some deeply sad undertones as it makes comment around immigration, terrorism and crimes in the name of national security. These are clearly topics that Scandinavian countries grapple with due to the frequency that they turn up as topics in books.

In terms of the characters in this series, I still don’t like the protagonist Sebastian Bergman and to be honest I don’t really go for any of the characters. Billy might be an exception. It’s unusual for me to like a series so much with out a character that I can connect with.

Looking forward as usual to the next one in this series.

jennaorava's review against another edition

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4.0

Väldigt spännande och jag gillar att det händer så mycket kring utredarna också.