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trees11's review against another edition
2.0
This is a 200 page crime novel buried amongst 437 pages of unnecessary padding
which is a real shame because it comes with good pedigree of writing but needed a strict sub-editor to get rid of repetition, unnecessary details, superfluous back stories/human interest elements (who cares who's bonking who??!! just solve the crime)
If you have loads of time & nothing to do read it
otherwise there are plenty of Scandi writers out there who are better, more concise, and better writers
which is a real shame because it comes with good pedigree of writing but needed a strict sub-editor to get rid of repetition, unnecessary details, superfluous back stories/human interest elements (who cares who's bonking who??!! just solve the crime)
If you have loads of time & nothing to do read it
otherwise there are plenty of Scandi writers out there who are better, more concise, and better writers
elinevandm's review against another edition
4.0
'Ik heb opnieuw genoten van dit boek van Hjorth Rosenfeldt!'
https://elinevandm.wordpress.com/2020/01/29/het-familiegraf-van-hjorth-rosenfeldt-4/
https://elinevandm.wordpress.com/2020/01/29/het-familiegraf-van-hjorth-rosenfeldt-4/
oleitorconstante's review against another edition
4.0
Sempre a terminar em grande... Quando sai o próximo mesmo? :P
catiacsantos's review against another edition
3.0
Até agora, o mais fraco da série. Um livro de Sebastian Bergman, com pouco Sebastian e demasiadas histórias pessoais. :(
sarasbooknook_'s review against another edition
3.0
I feel very disappointed with this book. I really liked the first two books of this series so I had big expectations to this one which ended up to be a flop.
The book could be shorter. Sometimes it has some information that is not so relevant. It could be summarized in fewer pages. The story develops very slowly. I also found the book a little bit confusing sometimes.
As the story progressed, I felt more connected with the characters. They are very complex and very well built. I don't agree with some of Sebastian's actions, which ended up really annoying me.
I couldn’t care less about the investigation and Sebastian doesn’t have an active role on it. The story was kinda boring but in the last page, in the last sentence, something big happens. It’s, once again, an open ending to make us want to read the next book.
plientje's review against another edition
5.0
Superspannend vervolg op de reeks, kan de hele reeks (tot nu toe haha) erg aanraden
mtmbooks's review against another edition
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
flogigyahoo's review
3.0
Let me say right off that I think The man Who Wasn't There is a good, interesting police procedural. There are some problems with it though. It appears to be the 3rd in a series labelled A Sebastian Bergman Thriller. Thus the character and background of Bergman is not described at all but there are many references to his past.
In this novel he is a womanizer, he is cunning, he's manipulative. In short, not very honorable. Also in this police case he hardly does any work at all except to try to manipulate his daughter's life.
I was also surprised to encounter this remark by a secondary investigative reporter character while she is trying to break into a computer set up by the Israeli Mossad on page 260: "Jews were experts when it came to business, everyone knew that and there was no way they would let some Swedish computer geeks rake in all the big money..." This stereotyped remark has nothing to do with the character. Again, on page 264 she sees a cigarette stub on the ground and thinks: "To think that people still smoked. She just couldn't understand it. Hitler never smoked. He hated smokers." Huh? If the character had been portrayed as a neo-Nazi, I could understand this. But she is hardly described at all.
There is actually too much plot revolving around the murder squad and very little about the actual murders. Still, I did read all 440 pages so it must have been good.
In this novel he is a womanizer, he is cunning, he's manipulative. In short, not very honorable. Also in this police case he hardly does any work at all except to try to manipulate his daughter's life.
I was also surprised to encounter this remark by a secondary investigative reporter character while she is trying to break into a computer set up by the Israeli Mossad on page 260: "Jews were experts when it came to business, everyone knew that and there was no way they would let some Swedish computer geeks rake in all the big money..." This stereotyped remark has nothing to do with the character. Again, on page 264 she sees a cigarette stub on the ground and thinks: "To think that people still smoked. She just couldn't understand it. Hitler never smoked. He hated smokers." Huh? If the character had been portrayed as a neo-Nazi, I could understand this. But she is hardly described at all.
There is actually too much plot revolving around the murder squad and very little about the actual murders. Still, I did read all 440 pages so it must have been good.
maggie_desu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuck. I knew it, I got a feeling all along, but still, I'm just hoping it won't happen (even though I know it is a certain thing). I need the next book, but it isn't available until almost the end of the month.😭
So, I have mixed feelings about this book. I barely remember the crime plot since it was pretty much the subplot and the events of the character's lives was the main one. I actually enjoyed the latter simply because I'm quite invested in those character's. Their development satisfies me so much. However, I do understand why people rated this book quite lowly compared to the first two.
Also, there were a lot of names going back and forth, and honestly, it usually isn't a issue for me, but this time started to annoy me a little bit, went back to check if they had actually appeared before or not or if their name was mentioned.
So, I have mixed feelings about this book. I barely remember the crime plot since it was pretty much the subplot and the events of the character's lives was the main one. I actually enjoyed the latter simply because I'm quite invested in those character's. Their development satisfies me so much. However, I do understand why people rated this book quite lowly compared to the first two.
Also, there were a lot of names going back and forth, and honestly, it usually isn't a issue for me, but this time started to annoy me a little bit, went back to check if they had actually appeared before or not or if their name was mentioned.