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jimbowen0306's review against another edition
4.0
This book has a serious case of the just no's I'm afraid.
It starts with Harry Hole drinking himself to death in Los Angles, only to have a good reason to return home, and to sober up enough (to solve the case) after a couple of chapters.
Hole's not on the force, but is investigating some missing pure cocaine and the death of two women at the party it was being dealt at. Because of the lack of "official support" he puts together a group of old lags from back in the day to help solve the case. Naturally Hole solves the case. Along the way he just about manages his drinking.
One of my two grumbles are that the ending stretches credibility so much that I defy you to not think "Oh for God's sake." It's possible, because at least one newspaper loved it, but to me it was... just silly.
My other grumble is that Hole's posse had a chronic case of the stupids. It took them 400+ pages to realise something that I was thinking, before page 30. It wouldn't bother me, but for the fact that their not thinking it was really really silly.
It starts with Harry Hole drinking himself to death in Los Angles, only to have a good reason to return home, and to sober up enough (to solve the case) after a couple of chapters.
Hole's not on the force, but is investigating some missing pure cocaine and the death of two women at the party it was being dealt at. Because of the lack of "official support" he puts together a group of old lags from back in the day to help solve the case. Naturally Hole solves the case. Along the way he just about manages his drinking.
One of my two grumbles are that the ending stretches credibility so much that I defy you to not think "Oh for God's sake." It's possible, because at least one newspaper loved it, but to me it was... just silly.
My other grumble is that Hole's posse had a chronic case of the stupids. It took them 400+ pages to realise something that I was thinking, before page 30. It wouldn't bother me, but for the fact that their not thinking it was really really silly.
siakou's review against another edition
2.0
Well fuck. App crashed when I was 5000 words already in this review and now I need to rewrite it
caro1511's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
aliceh90's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
soederbacka's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
starblaze's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
benniii's review against another edition
4.0
«Hvilket dyl æ du?» spurte Gert.
«Orangotango,» sa Harry, løftet Gert opp av stolen og gjorde en piruett som høstet applaus fra én av de ensomme. Han satte Gert ned, og de gikk mot døra hånd i hånd.
Får aldri nok Harry Hole. Forutsigbart og uforutsigbart går side om side gjennom hele boken. Med morsomme utsagn og noen brutale detaljer så blir det en god bok etter min mening!
«Orangotango,» sa Harry, løftet Gert opp av stolen og gjorde en piruett som høstet applaus fra én av de ensomme. Han satte Gert ned, og de gikk mot døra hånd i hånd.
Får aldri nok Harry Hole. Forutsigbart og uforutsigbart går side om side gjennom hele boken. Med morsomme utsagn og noen brutale detaljer så blir det en god bok etter min mening!
nicnewbould's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0