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A review by mokaty
Žmogus iš Beidžingo by Henning Mankell
2.0
I'm a little disappointed there was no mystery aspect to this book. It's my fault that I didn't check the genre beforehand. There was no grand reveal or anything like that because this is a crime novel and not a mystery detective that I thought it was.
This is definitely a character-driven story. They were well developed, their mindsets and views of the world were explored as well. The pacing is slow, especially in the first part of the book. Someone who likes plot-driven stories could say this book is boring and dragged out. For me personally, it was weird reading about the character's lives while the mass murder was pushed to the side.
I looooved reading about the three brothers, their story was my favorite part of the entire book. The emotions, the experiences, the terror these brothers had to go through were the most interesting thing to read about.
I think I could've enjoyed this book a lot more if I had more knowledge and context about politics, history, and general life experiences. I couldn't relate to the main character at all, her struggles were foreign to me. Also, using the mass murder to introduce characters was very weird and not my cup of tea.
This is definitely a character-driven story. They were well developed, their mindsets and views of the world were explored as well. The pacing is slow, especially in the first part of the book. Someone who likes plot-driven stories could say this book is boring and dragged out. For me personally, it was weird reading about the character's lives while the mass murder was pushed to the side.
I looooved reading about the three brothers, their story was my favorite part of the entire book. The emotions, the experiences, the terror these brothers had to go through were the most interesting thing to read about.
I think I could've enjoyed this book a lot more if I had more knowledge and context about politics, history, and general life experiences. I couldn't relate to the main character at all, her struggles were foreign to me. Also, using the mass murder to introduce characters was very weird and not my cup of tea.