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The Son
by Jo Nesbø
'The Son' is messy and chaotic. It is an avalanche of plot, nothing stands in its way, characters are all moulded and enfolded in its slide downward. This is not a bad way to write, Charles Dickens wrote this way successfully for years, and nothing stood in his way of his plots, he even spontaneously combusted one poor chap who was holding up proceedings.
Did I just compare Jo Nesbo to Charles Dickens? Yeah maybe, I have no shame. Both authors do and did delight in the gritty urban setting, where greed and wealth rule over each decision, and as mentioned above both plot driven writers with the force of a train. Though to be fair Dickens could be more elegant with distinct characters peppered throughout. Nesbo's characters do tend to disappear back into the plot when their usefulness is over, so they all tend to look alike. Though complaining about that is like complaining a Rubin has sauerkraut, it is what you get when your order that sandwich.
But that is not to say I could not really put this book down, from the moment certain seeds are planted it keeps going. Even though it was a little cheesy, the Christ like 'Son', complete with a red beard at the beginning of the novel, goes around dealing out forgiveness and judgement, in Nesbo's hands it is a only a light cheddar taste. But the story of redemption is a strong one, and I cannot wait to see the movie.
Did I just compare Jo Nesbo to Charles Dickens? Yeah maybe, I have no shame. Both authors do and did delight in the gritty urban setting, where greed and wealth rule over each decision, and as mentioned above both plot driven writers with the force of a train. Though to be fair Dickens could be more elegant with distinct characters peppered throughout. Nesbo's characters do tend to disappear back into the plot when their usefulness is over, so they all tend to look alike. Though complaining about that is like complaining a Rubin has sauerkraut, it is what you get when your order that sandwich.
But that is not to say I could not really put this book down, from the moment certain seeds are planted it keeps going. Even though it was a little cheesy, the Christ like 'Son', complete with a red beard at the beginning of the novel, goes around dealing out forgiveness and judgement, in Nesbo's hands it is a only a light cheddar taste. But the story of redemption is a strong one, and I cannot wait to see the movie.