Reviews

Gatið by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

adrianjd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another five star book from Yrsa.  This is one of the best I have read.  A real gem of Icelandic crime fiction

becden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

krobart's review against another edition

3.0

See my review here:

https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/06/21/review-1877-gallows-rock/

prayerde's review against another edition

3.0

Дочитала із муками свого перекладу. Розчарована. Детективна лінія мене не зацікавила, оскільки, вона не унікальна. Аналогічних детективів на таку тему – мені здається безліч.
Я більше читала для того, щоб дізнатися, ну що там Фрейя та Хульдур. І мені здається, що племінниця Фрейі, мала булонька, їх і зведе. Дитина тільки починає своє життя, а мізків більше ніж у дорослих. ❤️

bookguyinva2022's review against another edition

5.0

I didn't see that coming. What a great twist. BUT, I wish there were another 100 hundred pages to see if the best made plans.....

spinach69888's review against another edition

4.0

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beytwice's review against another edition

3.0

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC! My first Yrsa Sigurdardóttir book and as a lover of Nordic noir in general, I was very pleased to receive a copy to read and review. I loved the investigative point of view and the general direction of the plot was very intriguing and entertaining to navigate and guess at! The book works well as a stand-alone however offers very little attachment to the characters, which I assume is established in earlier chapters of the series. As for the ending I felt it to be a little anti-climactic and while others enjoyed the twist (and I did too!) I had pretty much guessed most of it by the time it arrived. Not a bad read but not mind-blowing to me by any means. Looking forward to reading more of Sigurdardóttir’s work!

margaret21's review against another edition

4.0

A thrusting and successful young business man found hanged in a traditional gallows site. Suicide or murder? An unidentifiable four year old found in the flat of the deceased. How come? Who? Here is a tightly plotted story with many an unexpected revelation involving two characters previously unknown to me : Huldar, and child psychologist Freyja, but who form the thread that links several books in a series. I'll read more, because I enjoyed getting a sense of the tightly-knit community in Reykjavík. I like it that even the good guys - the police and other professionals - are flawed, as are the victims. Tightly plotted and powerfully told - what more could a detective novel ask for?

prayerde's review against another edition

3.0

Дочитала із муками свого перекладу. Розчарована. Детективна лінія мене не зацікавила, оскільки, вона не унікальна. Аналогічних детективів на таку тему – мені здається безліч.
Я більше читала для того, щоб дізнатися, ну що там Фрейя та Хульдур. І мені здається, що племінниця Фрейі, мала булонька, їх і зведе. Дитина тільки починає своє життя, а мізків більше ніж у дорослих. ❤️

darioh01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0