imperfectcj 's review for:

Under the Storm by Christoffer Carlsson

3.5

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This Scandinavian thriller is deliberate, quiet, with a feeling of a lot of space, a lot of gray sky, and this sense that in an environment where the climate is harsh and where we rely on fellow humans for reassurance, when something not-reassuring happens, it upends everything. I suspect this happens elsewhere, too, but the Scandinavian thrillers I've read seem to focus on this more than those from North America where the focus is on punishing wrongdoers and getting reassurance from that process.