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jimbowen0306's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not entirely sure about "Nemesis" by Jo Nesbo. It's about Harry Hole, a Norwegian police investigator, who investigates the murder of a bank teller during a bank robbery, and the death of a struggling artist (and Hole's ex-lover).
The book itself is a good enough read. It's long (almost 700 pages), but it's an easy enough read. That said, the dénouement was daft, really difficult to believe. If you can accept that fact, you'll like it, if you can't, you won't.
I will say one thing. The Hole series is good, just read the series in order. There are elements that are explained in the later book that it'd be a shame to uncover too soon.
The book itself is a good enough read. It's long (almost 700 pages), but it's an easy enough read. That said, the dénouement was daft, really difficult to believe. If you can accept that fact, you'll like it, if you can't, you won't.
I will say one thing. The Hole series is good, just read the series in order. There are elements that are explained in the later book that it'd be a shame to uncover too soon.
moniounik's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dani_thebookdragon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
iamvise's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
leflambeur's review against another edition
2.0
After really enjoying The Snowman, I picked up a couple of other Harry Hole books and wasn't as impressed. This one I was even less happy with. I won't rush out to read the next one.
tmind's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
devonforest's review against another edition
4.0
There were a few issues I had with this book that I let slide a little bit. Since it's a translation I feel that I can't judge the writing style too harshly. There were definitely times where I noticed the grammar wasn't quite perfect and they chose more complex words for things, but I tried to not let that get in the way. I did feel like there was slightly too many plot twists at the end.