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A review by joeri81
Het Marco effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen
3.0
Another book in the Q-series, so another disappointing read? My answer is twofold; I thought this book a pleasent read and I didn't struggle with it as much as with some (most) of the previous books, but it still had the same weaknesses as the previous books. The writing is still not good and the story just isn't as credible as some of the best crime novels out there.
There are multiple reasons why I didn't struggle as much as I usually do with the Q-series. Firstly I can say that the characters are always nice to go back to and that was also this time around. Further I have been reading one single serie the last couple of months (Malazan) and I was in need of something completely different. I think it made me a bit more 'open' to read this book. Further it has also been some time when I read the previous book so my tolerance level was probably higher than last time. Lastly, for me the story was just better than in some of the previous installments; I liked that it involved some financial fraud and a criminal network. And also Marco was a nice addition.
That's not to say that it didn't have certain weaknesses. Besides the ones I already mentioned (writing and credibility), this book was a bit repetitive at some points. Marco is continuously on the run and seems to escape one critical situation after the other. It delivered some tension, but the story could also have used a bit more variation.
Conclusion:
A decent book, better than I expected but still no masterpiece. I'm no longer expecting that from Jussi Adler-Olsen.
Rating: 6/10
There are multiple reasons why I didn't struggle as much as I usually do with the Q-series. Firstly I can say that the characters are always nice to go back to and that was also this time around. Further I have been reading one single serie the last couple of months (Malazan) and I was in need of something completely different. I think it made me a bit more 'open' to read this book. Further it has also been some time when I read the previous book so my tolerance level was probably higher than last time. Lastly, for me the story was just better than in some of the previous installments; I liked that it involved some financial fraud and a criminal network. And also Marco was a nice addition.
That's not to say that it didn't have certain weaknesses. Besides the ones I already mentioned (writing and credibility), this book was a bit repetitive at some points. Marco is continuously on the run and seems to escape one critical situation after the other. It delivered some tension, but the story could also have used a bit more variation.
Conclusion:
A decent book, better than I expected but still no masterpiece. I'm no longer expecting that from Jussi Adler-Olsen.
Rating: 6/10