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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
Truly fantastic crime story. I was captured from the first chapter. Would absolutely recommend reading this one, and the others in the series as well. I have just finished book 5 and I think about Joona Linna on a day to day basis
Was immediately off to a rocky start with this one, with the most glaring issue being the writing. Clunky sentences, stilted, unnatural dialogue, and far more telling than showing: things difficult to ignore. Initially I thought the translation might be to blame, so I switched to the Swedish edition. However, apart from seeming slightly less awkward, the writing remained feeling off-putting and shallow, choppy in a way that is reminiscent of the writing you'd find in a mildly passionate grade-schooler's short story.
The characters were cardboard cut-outs who behaved irrationally; crucial decisions and motivations were left unexplained. The apparently Ultra-Scary-Psychopath-Serial-Killer-Mastermind villain was in actuality no more enigmatic or compelling than any other run-of-the-mill thriller predator. There is little rhythm or logic to the progression of the story, which even the authors seem aware of: there's a whole chapter toward the end which is just the narrator (not even a character!) explaining the Entire plot. Instead, we get served a string of conveniences and clichés.
Honestly. Insane how Goodreads ratings could be considered even a somewhat reliable judgement of quality when this book has a 4.25 rating.
The characters were cardboard cut-outs who behaved irrationally; crucial decisions and motivations were left unexplained. The apparently Ultra-Scary-Psychopath-Serial-Killer-Mastermind villain was in actuality no more enigmatic or compelling than any other run-of-the-mill thriller predator. There is little rhythm or logic to the progression of the story, which even the authors seem aware of: there's a whole chapter toward the end which is just the narrator (not even a character!) explaining the Entire plot. Instead, we get served a string of conveniences and clichés.
Honestly. Insane how Goodreads ratings could be considered even a somewhat reliable judgement of quality when this book has a 4.25 rating.
Kanske den bästa Kepler-bok jag läst i detta skede. Storyn var igen kanske aningen mer förutsägbar, liksom de två första böckerna och i ett skede fick huvudpersonen kanske lite väl lätt tillgång till en massa information och bakgrundshistoria, vilket kanske kanske kändes lite väl lägligt. Men annars var detta en väldigt bra bok, storyn var den mest personliga hittills för huvudpersonen Joona och vi fick återse några favoritkaraktärer från tidigare böcker. Författarna vågade även ge ordentliga konsekvenser till huvudpersonerna från deras uppdrag. Taggad för nästa bok
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Leser trash i feberrus. Ok. Litt lett å skjønne greia litt tidlig, men spennende og ikke i overkant irriterende språk.
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Lars Kepler has joined my list of favourite authors. The writing style was different from most mystery/thriller books. And the story itself? The story was so good I couldn't stop reading it. Joona Linna is such a great character. The authors haven't James Bond-ed him and that what makes such a lovable character. His sorrow, his love, his mistakes, his guilt; everyone MUST read this book.
Dark, but gripping. I didn’t really like it, but raced through the story. Not sure how well it all came together.