224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385354196
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 07 April 2015
Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a fast, tight, darkly lyrical stand-alone novel that has at its center the perfectly sympathetic antihero: an Oslo contract killer who draws us into an unexpected meditation on de...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,380 reviews
Moods
mysterious 54%
tense 42%
sad 27%
emotional 20%
reflective 20%
adventurous 12%
challenging 8%
funny 5%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 37% | Plot: 32% | Character: 30%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Domestic abuse, RapeModerate
Sexual content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385354196
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 07 April 2015
Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a fast, tight, darkly lyrical stand-alone novel that has at its center the perfectly sympathetic antihero: an Oslo contract killer who draws us into an unexpected meditation on de...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,380 reviews
Moods
mysterious 54%
tense 42%
sad 27%
emotional 20%
reflective 20%
adventurous 12%
challenging 8%
funny 5%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 37% | Plot: 32% | Character: 30%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Domestic abuse, RapeModerate
Sexual content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail