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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
Mördaren hade en tvillingbror som var medhjälparen
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Naujais metais pasimėčiau aukščiausiais įvertinimais būtent trileriams. Įdomu, ar per visus ateinančius metus jų dar tiek pasitaikys. :)
Lars Kepler dueto trilerių mėgėjams pristatinėti tikrai nereikia. Dažniausiai, paėmus jų kūrinį į rankas, tikiesi greito, įtempto, nenuspėjamo ir šiurpaus pasakojimo, primenančio filmo siužetą. Nors ne visos jų išleistos knygos buvo stiprios, tačiau "Smėlio žmogus" mane nokautavo ir pasivogė kelias brangias miego valandas.
Trumpam atsidurkime filme - ant traukinio bėgių šaltą žiemos naktį randamas išsekęs ir legionelioze sergantis Mikaelis, dingęs prieš trylika metų. Jo įtariamas žudikas, Jurekas Valteris, serijinis žudikas, uždarytas griežtojo režimo teismo psichiatrijos skyriaus izoliatoriuje, todėl teisėsauga sukrunta - yra dar kažkas.
Ir tas "sukrutimas" tęsiasi iki knygos pabaigos. Tie, kurie ieško gilesnės prasmės tekste, čia turėtų ir sustoti, nes jos čia neras. Lars Kepler konstruoja savo kūrinius kaip įtempto siužeto kraupius trilerius. Tam jie pasitelkia ryškius veikėjus, su savomis istorijomis ir traumomis, kurios (ne)pasitarnauja jų tikslui ir kartais itin kraupius vaizdus, kurie tikrai nustebina (neslėpsiu - tikrai kartais susimąstau, kokiose galvose šios idėjos gimsta). Prie viso to pridėkime mistiškumo giją, kuri sukurta meistriškai (lyg ir nėra, bet skaitytojo mintyse vyniojasi) ir, vuolia, 600 puslapių įveikiame lyg niekur nieko.
Labai tinka po sunkesnių skaitinių, kai norisi skaityti, bet nesinori per daug galvoti. :)
Lars Kepler dueto trilerių mėgėjams pristatinėti tikrai nereikia. Dažniausiai, paėmus jų kūrinį į rankas, tikiesi greito, įtempto, nenuspėjamo ir šiurpaus pasakojimo, primenančio filmo siužetą. Nors ne visos jų išleistos knygos buvo stiprios, tačiau "Smėlio žmogus" mane nokautavo ir pasivogė kelias brangias miego valandas.
Trumpam atsidurkime filme - ant traukinio bėgių šaltą žiemos naktį randamas išsekęs ir legionelioze sergantis Mikaelis, dingęs prieš trylika metų. Jo įtariamas žudikas, Jurekas Valteris, serijinis žudikas, uždarytas griežtojo režimo teismo psichiatrijos skyriaus izoliatoriuje, todėl teisėsauga sukrunta - yra dar kažkas.
Ir tas "sukrutimas" tęsiasi iki knygos pabaigos. Tie, kurie ieško gilesnės prasmės tekste, čia turėtų ir sustoti, nes jos čia neras. Lars Kepler konstruoja savo kūrinius kaip įtempto siužeto kraupius trilerius. Tam jie pasitelkia ryškius veikėjus, su savomis istorijomis ir traumomis, kurios (ne)pasitarnauja jų tikslui ir kartais itin kraupius vaizdus, kurie tikrai nustebina (neslėpsiu - tikrai kartais susimąstau, kokiose galvose šios idėjos gimsta). Prie viso to pridėkime mistiškumo giją, kuri sukurta meistriškai (lyg ir nėra, bet skaitytojo mintyse vyniojasi) ir, vuolia, 600 puslapių įveikiame lyg niekur nieko.
Labai tinka po sunkesnių skaitinių, kai norisi skaityti, bet nesinori per daug galvoti. :)
I grabbed this as an ARC and kept putting off reading the book because I saw it was #4 in a series....I ended up reading this without reading the books that came before in the series and it was fine.
Sadly I read this a couple months ago...and some how forgot to review it, but basically a story of a serial killer in prison who continues to kill and terrorize victims....and the detective (plus underling) that tracks down the cause and victims and figures out what is happening. He had kidnapped two siblings and one managed to escape (7(??) years later) while the other one was close to death if not found....
This was a good read and a bit of a page turner....though I figured out what was going on before the detective, I still enjoyed it and will grab other Kepler books should I happen upon them.
Read if you enjoy some nordic noir...
2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge: a book that should be made into a movie.
Sadly I read this a couple months ago...and some how forgot to review it, but basically a story of a serial killer in prison who continues to kill and terrorize victims....and the detective (plus underling) that tracks down the cause and victims and figures out what is happening. He had kidnapped two siblings and one managed to escape (7(??) years later) while the other one was close to death if not found....
This was a good read and a bit of a page turner....though I figured out what was going on before the detective, I still enjoyed it and will grab other Kepler books should I happen upon them.
Read if you enjoy some nordic noir...
2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge: a book that should be made into a movie.
Okay, I need to get something off my chest. This book is the epitome of "everyone should listen to Joona Linna, ffs"!!!
I've read all books in the series and no one believes Joona and then everything goes to s*** and Joona has to fix it. Like, why don't you learn, people? :D
Apart from that, I think this book is the weakest one of all. There were some things happening super illogically, which was irritating for me. Otherwise I enjoyed the back story of Jurek Walter, it was needed in the series. Mind that I didn't read the books in order, but it was pretty easy to connect the dots while reading, so I really loved that about the series. And Sandmannen was the perfect piece to finish the whole picture. As I said, the only drawback was some illogical details, like when Jurek is shown like an almost supernatural being.
Hopefully, I'll find other Nordic noir series to fill the void that finishing this one brought. :D
I've read all books in the series and no one believes Joona and then everything goes to s*** and Joona has to fix it. Like, why don't you learn, people? :D
Apart from that, I think this book is the weakest one of all. There were some things happening super illogically, which was irritating for me. Otherwise I enjoyed the back story of Jurek Walter, it was needed in the series. Mind that I didn't read the books in order, but it was pretty easy to connect the dots while reading, so I really loved that about the series. And Sandmannen was the perfect piece to finish the whole picture. As I said, the only drawback was some illogical details, like when Jurek is shown like an almost supernatural being.
Hopefully, I'll find other Nordic noir series to fill the void that finishing this one brought. :D
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
The books in the Joona Linna series for me are quite long and detailed, they're what some people might call slow burners. Whilst this is not usually what I look for in books, I seem to really enjoy this format in this series, I'm not sure why, whether it's the love for the stories, the characters, the atmosphere or the authors writing I don't know but I love going into these books.
Unfortunately THE SANDMAN was one of those typical, slow burning books that I hate. It was dragged out for way too long and because it was based on a killer that they kind of already have captured it got boring quickly. In my own opinion I think this book was at least 200 pages too long, the start is interesting, in the middle it falls flat then you find out the twist and all you really need to know from there is how it ends.
"It wasn't the people who were buried who were being punished, but those left behind."
I find that once you spend a major amount of time with the bad guy of the book, they start to become less scary and less interesting. This story wasn't as gripping as the others in the series and I was left feeling very disappointed.
I still can not fault Lars Kepler's writing and the atmosphere these books give off, I have a lot of space in my heart for these books and I'm looking forward to moving on to the next in the series, STALKER.
Find my full review here https://littlereaderxoxo.wordpress.com/
Unfortunately THE SANDMAN was one of those typical, slow burning books that I hate. It was dragged out for way too long and because it was based on a killer that they kind of already have captured it got boring quickly. In my own opinion I think this book was at least 200 pages too long, the start is interesting, in the middle it falls flat then you find out the twist and all you really need to know from there is how it ends.
"It wasn't the people who were buried who were being punished, but those left behind."
I find that once you spend a major amount of time with the bad guy of the book, they start to become less scary and less interesting. This story wasn't as gripping as the others in the series and I was left feeling very disappointed.
I still can not fault Lars Kepler's writing and the atmosphere these books give off, I have a lot of space in my heart for these books and I'm looking forward to moving on to the next in the series, STALKER.
Find my full review here https://littlereaderxoxo.wordpress.com/