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dagdraumar's review against another edition
4.0
Jeg liker måten Hans Olav Lahlum skriver krim på, selv om det til tider kan bli noe gjentagende og simpelt språk. Plottene er likevel ikke alltid like lett å gjennomskue, og så lenge språket er greit nok (han har en litt spesiell skrivestil), så klager ikke jeg. Kameleonmenneskene er intet unntak og jeg føyer den inn i rekkene av bøker jeg likte å lese. MEN jeg klarer ikke å bestemme meg for om jeg liker Patricia eller ikke. Hun virker så unødvendig sur og kald.
lektorstrikk's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shallihavemydwarf's review
3.0
The mystery was compelling as always, but I'm disappointed with thw progression of the series in terms of the character relationships.
raiwe's review against another edition
3.0
Likte de første bøkene i serien godt, men denne ble for dryg. Mye fram og tilbake i samtaler lenge før det blir litt med action på de siste 100 sidene ca. Kommer likevel til å gi de neste bøkene i serien en sjanse.
mycriminalmind's review against another edition
4.0
Her er min anmeldelse av Kameleonmenneskene: https://mineboker.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/kameleonmenneskene-av-hans-olav-lahlum/
nickimags's review against another edition
2.0
I received this book from nudge-book.com in exchange for an honest review.
Chameleon People is the fourth book in the police detective K2 and Patricia series set in Oslo in the 1970s. This particular book starts off with the murder of a well known politician in the year of the referendum on Norway's potential membership of the EEC. The child suspect says he is innocent, but won't disclose his name or and other details leaving Detective K2 with a seemingly impossible situation. Add to this a few plot twists and dubious characters and there is the potential for an intriguing murder mystery.
I haven't come across this author or the series before so was interested to read something set in Norway in this time period. I really struggled with it but was determined to read it through, mainly to find out who the killer was. I'm not sure if it was the translation or the Nordic style, but I didn't warm to any of the characters as they all felt very distant and unknowable. I can't even tell you what any of them looked like as there wasn't much facial description. What there was however was a lot of describing of the minutiae of K2's day, which I actually found rather boring and unnecessary. The plot twists were very good though and I liked the title, Chameleon People, as a great analogy for people who have more than one public personae.
I love a good paced crime novel and this certainly wasn't fast by any means. I don't think I'd recommend it as unless you enjoy slow murder mysteries. It could be a good choice for a book club as there are some interesting themes running throughout.
Chameleon People is the fourth book in the police detective K2 and Patricia series set in Oslo in the 1970s. This particular book starts off with the murder of a well known politician in the year of the referendum on Norway's potential membership of the EEC. The child suspect says he is innocent, but won't disclose his name or and other details leaving Detective K2 with a seemingly impossible situation. Add to this a few plot twists and dubious characters and there is the potential for an intriguing murder mystery.
I haven't come across this author or the series before so was interested to read something set in Norway in this time period. I really struggled with it but was determined to read it through, mainly to find out who the killer was. I'm not sure if it was the translation or the Nordic style, but I didn't warm to any of the characters as they all felt very distant and unknowable. I can't even tell you what any of them looked like as there wasn't much facial description. What there was however was a lot of describing of the minutiae of K2's day, which I actually found rather boring and unnecessary. The plot twists were very good though and I liked the title, Chameleon People, as a great analogy for people who have more than one public personae.
I love a good paced crime novel and this certainly wasn't fast by any means. I don't think I'd recommend it as unless you enjoy slow murder mysteries. It could be a good choice for a book club as there are some interesting themes running throughout.
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