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yvo_about_books's review against another edition
2.0
Finished reading: June 26th 2023
"Konrad was especially surprised by just how many women has terrible stories to tell of their relationships with men."
I'm always on the lookout for new nordic noir authors, and I can never seem to resist an Icelandic setting. I knew I simply HAD to add The Girl By The Bridge as soon as I first heard about it; the blurb sounded like it would provide a fascinating story and I was curious about the drugs angle as well. What I didn't realize at the time was that this book is actually the second book of a series, and I wonder if this story would have worked better for me if I had read the books in order. As it is, I sadly struggled considerably with The Girl By The Bridge and I came close to DNFing more than once. I think part of the issue with this story is that everything is just SO vague. There are constant POV switches and the plot jumps between different storylines and completely different points in time without warning. As a result, the plot mostly felt like a jumbled and combobulated mess, and I struggled to keep the different storylines and characters apart. The constant switches also ment that I never felt properly invested in any of the events or characters, and I honestly couldn't care less what happened to any of them nor did I find myself interested in discovering the truth about the past events. There was something about the writing style that put me off as well, and as a result I found myself struggling to find the motivation to keep reading. I confess that I started skimreading well before the halfway mark, and I kind of just wish I had DNFed it instead. I guess it won't come as a surprise when I say I won't be going back and read the first book after all... Sadly I don't think Arnaldur Indridason is the author for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Car accident and Cancer
doppy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Drug use, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Child death
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