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A review by marko68
The Moose Paradox by Antti Tuomainen
4.0
“Henri, you are - “
“Different. For your information, when I completed my mathematics degree in record time, I heard people say I was different. And when, as an actuary, I was able to calculate things two and a half times quicker and more accurately than anyone in the company’s history, they told me I was different. Maybe I’m different in a different way from how you think.” p33
Finnish Noir is incredibly witty in the hands of author, Antti Toumainen. The Moose Paradox, second book in the Rabbit Factor trilogy, adds a degree of quirkiness to that wit. One might be forgiven for thinking this is a nature series about animals. It is anything but…
Following in the same vein as the first book, The Rabbit Factor, Toumainen takes us on a hair raising ride through the Finnish underbelly that seems to have its tentacles wrapped around the adventure (no not amusement) park industry. How can a company called Toy of Finland seem to have such sinister and criminal intentions?
Henri Koskinen is the unlikely hero of this series and his quirkiness, rigid and rule oriented, methodical approach to running the YouMeFun adventure park underpins this somewhat humourous Noir series. As highlighted in the excerpt above.. Henri is certainly different and it’s this difference that makes this a special read.
The Moose Paradox opens with a left field surprise and like its predecessor, witnesses Henri doing everything in his power to keep YouMeFun afloat and viable. Believe me when I say that a Moose is a factor that is alleged to contribute to this.
This is a fun book , easy to read and Toumainen doesn’t hesitate to highlight the way a variety of personalities working together makes the world turn. 4 stars of light noir.
“Different. For your information, when I completed my mathematics degree in record time, I heard people say I was different. And when, as an actuary, I was able to calculate things two and a half times quicker and more accurately than anyone in the company’s history, they told me I was different. Maybe I’m different in a different way from how you think.” p33
Finnish Noir is incredibly witty in the hands of author, Antti Toumainen. The Moose Paradox, second book in the Rabbit Factor trilogy, adds a degree of quirkiness to that wit. One might be forgiven for thinking this is a nature series about animals. It is anything but…
Following in the same vein as the first book, The Rabbit Factor, Toumainen takes us on a hair raising ride through the Finnish underbelly that seems to have its tentacles wrapped around the adventure (no not amusement) park industry. How can a company called Toy of Finland seem to have such sinister and criminal intentions?
Henri Koskinen is the unlikely hero of this series and his quirkiness, rigid and rule oriented, methodical approach to running the YouMeFun adventure park underpins this somewhat humourous Noir series. As highlighted in the excerpt above.. Henri is certainly different and it’s this difference that makes this a special read.
The Moose Paradox opens with a left field surprise and like its predecessor, witnesses Henri doing everything in his power to keep YouMeFun afloat and viable. Believe me when I say that a Moose is a factor that is alleged to contribute to this.
This is a fun book , easy to read and Toumainen doesn’t hesitate to highlight the way a variety of personalities working together makes the world turn. 4 stars of light noir.