A review by hillersg7
The Rock Blaster by Henning Mankell

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

The writing of this novel is often sparse, terse, sometimes has a poetic repetition. The horror of the initial incident that happens to the main character in many ways fades as an anonymous narrator teases out the strands to Oskar's story. His life is also pared down and we discover something of what really matters to him.