Reviews

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

nolegirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

mhockenson's review against another edition

2.0

Was really looking forward to reading these Wallander Mysteries after watching the tv show but it just felt underwhelming. Just felt like I was reading a really old script for a boring episode of Law & Order. I'll give the 2nd book a go but if it's anything like this one I may pass on it after 50 pages.

galateeeeeee's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

charllllotte's review against another edition

Got too distracted during the listening that I don't think any ratings I give would be fair.
A LOT of red herrings in the middle, with a relatively coincidental break through. Still, interesting lead and great atmosphere. Will contemplate to read book 2

chachacharlene's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

francisca69's review against another edition

4.0

In het blog over Thrillerklassiekers werd deze auteur genoemd, meteen wist ik dat ik dan het eerste boek van de serie van Kurt Wallander zou gaan lezen, ik begon namelijk ooit met deel 3, las daarna deel 2 en nu dan deel 1. Overigens las ik het niet maar luisterde ik het. Het duurde heerlijk lang voordat er schot in de zaak zat, maar volgens mij is dat ook veel realistischer dan het snelle gebeuren wat je vaak bij die series als NCIS enzo ziet. Ik vond het in elk geval een fijn boek en ben weer helemaal in de mood om de andere delen over Kurt Wallander te gaan lezen. Prettig voorgelezen door Jan Donkers.

beckyh90's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

askatknits's review against another edition

3.0

I have never read any of the Wallander books, and I was in need of a bit of a "palate cleanser" and this very short book fit the bill perfectly.

It is a most excellent introduction to Kurt Wallander... a very troubled police officer. He has problems galore in his personal life, but boy is he good and piecing together a mystery!

This won't be my last Wallander book!

faintgirl's review against another edition

3.0

Not sure how I feel about this one. It's a page turner, that's for sure. It's partly the translation - Swedish is quite a sparse language when compared to English, and dialogue in particular can feel a little strange. But the mystery was a decent one, and poor old Wallander is an epicly rubbish hero, putting the pieces together while his life falls apart. There's plenty of the usual cop/mystery cliches here, and if you've read the Stieg Larsson trilogy (which Mankell predates) the themes are familiar. But it's also a little tongue in cheek. I loved Wallander's thought about fictional detectives always being divorced, for example. His sexism is hilariously awful.

So yup. Got through it very fast, was absolutely entertained. But not a game changer, by any means.

majafalkehag's review against another edition

2.0

read this for swedish class in school