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soederbacka's review against another edition
2.0
Ljudbok. Hade lite för mycket surr i huvudet för att kunna koncentrera mig och hålla isär alla bybor. Jag gillar skrivgreppet, men lösningarna känns kanske lite klyschiga. Dessutom har den väldigt tunga ämnen utöver mord, jag vet inte varför det var tvunget att inkludera den där veterinärscenen. Den här boken lunkar så att Kerstin Ekmans Löpa varg kan springa.
fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
3.0
http://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/camillla-lackberg-och-asa-larsson/
_rusalka's review
1.0
I rather enjoyed the first book in this series, so I am a little disappointed that I am now done with this series.
First up, if you have a character on the dust jacket/cover - particularly if they are the ONLY named character on there - don't translate their name to something different INSIDE the book. I spent 100 pages wondering when on earth this Matilda would show up.
Also, if the name of the character is Matilda, you do not have to translate that into English. That is a common English name. There is a famous children's book called [b:Matilda|39988|Matilda|Roald Dahl|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388793265l/39988._SY75_.jpg|1015554], which now has a famous musical made of it, and copious movie adaptations over the past 32 years. It was the 10th most popular baby name for girls in Australia in 2019. We even have a song which is one of the most famous bush ballad/folk songs in Australia that was written in 1895 called "Waltzing Matlida". I mean, FFS. Why was Sven-Erik okay for us precious English speakers, but not Matilda? Also, why translate names at all?!?
If you do feel like you need to translate a name, you need to do it like with like. For example, if the character was called Emilie, then you would choose Emily or Emma say. You would not choose Edith or Edna. They are a different generation of names, and evoke different images. So why on earth did you choose Mildred? I kept on thinking of our mate Mildred as a tiny, little old lady of 85+ and kept on being jarred back to thinking of her as barely 50 year old smashing the patriarchy and taking on the establishment. It was really off putting.
Now, Rebecka (not translated, note). I don't understand why this is the Rebecka Martinsson series. It really should be the Anna-Maria series. That woman is a boss and is the real main character of this book. I just didn't care about Rebecka.
And WTF was with the wolf? Really, she should have written a short story about the wolf if she felt so strongly about it. I feel like there was a whole allegory or metaphor in the wolf bits that I am not smart enough to comprehend. They were a really unwelcome interruption in the flow of the novel. Particularly as the author would plonk them in the middle of a chapter too, not in their own little section, so you felt like there should be more you should be getting than you were.
And then we have the sheer amount of weird decisions people made in this book, which had me yelling "Why?!?" randomly while reading. Which I must say Lexx didn't really bat an eyelid at.
So I am done. I had the 6th book sitting there that I picked up cheaply waiting for to get to it. It shall be moved on.
First up, if you have a character on the dust jacket/cover - particularly if they are the ONLY named character on there - don't translate their name to something different INSIDE the book. I spent 100 pages wondering when on earth this Matilda would show up.
Also, if the name of the character is Matilda, you do not have to translate that into English. That is a common English name. There is a famous children's book called [b:Matilda|39988|Matilda|Roald Dahl|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388793265l/39988._SY75_.jpg|1015554], which now has a famous musical made of it, and copious movie adaptations over the past 32 years. It was the 10th most popular baby name for girls in Australia in 2019. We even have a song which is one of the most famous bush ballad/folk songs in Australia that was written in 1895 called "Waltzing Matlida". I mean, FFS. Why was Sven-Erik okay for us precious English speakers, but not Matilda? Also, why translate names at all?!?
If you do feel like you need to translate a name, you need to do it like with like. For example, if the character was called Emilie, then you would choose Emily or Emma say. You would not choose Edith or Edna. They are a different generation of names, and evoke different images. So why on earth did you choose Mildred? I kept on thinking of our mate Mildred as a tiny, little old lady of 85+ and kept on being jarred back to thinking of her as barely 50 year old smashing the patriarchy and taking on the establishment. It was really off putting.
Now, Rebecka (not translated, note). I don't understand why this is the Rebecka Martinsson series. It really should be the Anna-Maria series. That woman is a boss and is the real main character of this book. I just didn't care about Rebecka.
And WTF was with the wolf? Really, she should have written a short story about the wolf if she felt so strongly about it. I feel like there was a whole allegory or metaphor in the wolf bits that I am not smart enough to comprehend. They were a really unwelcome interruption in the flow of the novel. Particularly as the author would plonk them in the middle of a chapter too, not in their own little section, so you felt like there should be more you should be getting than you were.
And then we have the sheer amount of weird decisions people made in this book, which had me yelling "Why?!?" randomly while reading. Which I must say Lexx didn't really bat an eyelid at.
So I am done. I had the 6th book sitting there that I picked up cheaply waiting for to get to it. It shall be moved on.
selenemoonbooks's review against another edition
5.0
En esta segunda parte Asa Larsson se sirve de la muerte de otra persona religiosa (en este caso Mildred, una pastora protestante y feminista) para acercarnos de nuevo a Kiruna, pero esta vez con el sol de medianoche como telón de fondo.
La abogada Rebecka Martinsson, tras descubrir al asesino del predicador y de luchar por su vida al terminar el primer libro, se encuentra en estado de shock: si quiere avanzar y tomar las riendas de su vida deberá enfrentarse a todo lo que sucedió y ¿qué mejor manera para ello que volver a Kiruna?
En un restaurante cercano a su ciudad natal Rebecka irá conociendo a las personas más cercanas a Mildred y se verá envuelta en los sucesos que rodearon a su asesinato, hasta ayudar a resolverlo.
Este segundo libro me ha gustado más aún si cabe que el primero, especialmente cómo la autora ha entrelazado la historia de la loba Patas Doradas con la historia de Mildred y que se traten temas como la hipocresía de los altos cargos de las congregaciones religiosas (que ya aparecía en el primer libro), el feminismo y la aún necesaria lucha contra el machismo y que aparezcan personajes del colectivo LGTB+. Por todo ello, os recomiendo ambos libros y estoy deseando leer los siguientes.
La abogada Rebecka Martinsson, tras descubrir al asesino del predicador y de luchar por su vida al terminar el primer libro, se encuentra en estado de shock: si quiere avanzar y tomar las riendas de su vida deberá enfrentarse a todo lo que sucedió y ¿qué mejor manera para ello que volver a Kiruna?
En un restaurante cercano a su ciudad natal Rebecka irá conociendo a las personas más cercanas a Mildred y se verá envuelta en los sucesos que rodearon a su asesinato, hasta ayudar a resolverlo.
Este segundo libro me ha gustado más aún si cabe que el primero, especialmente cómo la autora ha entrelazado la historia de la loba Patas Doradas con la historia de Mildred y que se traten temas como la hipocresía de los altos cargos de las congregaciones religiosas (que ya aparecía en el primer libro), el feminismo y la aún necesaria lucha contra el machismo y que aparezcan personajes del colectivo LGTB+. Por todo ello, os recomiendo ambos libros y estoy deseando leer los siguientes.
andrew61's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
ninfane's review against another edition
3.0
La historia es lo suficientemente interesante para no dejar de leerla, pero el desarrollo de los personajes se queda un poco en el camino.
elliemcc11's review
1.0
Wanted to really like this as I've visited Kiruna and am fond of the place and I enjoyed her first book a lot. This book didn't grab me at all and I'm not sure whether it was the story or whether it was the translation which seemed quite stilted in parts.
mppilk's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Much ado about nothing. Author couldn’t even find a way to allow police solve the murders, they just explained it and what the role of the main character was is a mystery. Indeed at least half the characters were superfluous.
cclaytonr's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5