Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø

4 reviews

cathepsut's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Harry Hole is sent to Bangkok to solve the murder of the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand.  Published in 1998, parts of this book are a little dated, but I enjoyed glimpses into the Bangkok that I also visited a few times in the mid to late 90s.

I liked Harry and this story much better than the first one. Part of it is the setting in Thailand, part is a Harry that felt less maudlin. I also enjoyed the other characters more, especially Liz. I also liked Søs and hope to see more of her and her relationship with Harry in later books.

The crime story was more engaging as well. The murder happened in the beginning and the plot was more focused. I had to wade through less of a backstory to establish Harry as a character.

I didn‘t see the solution to the puzzle coming, as usual. It was like peeling an onion, layer after layer and they all sounded credible. 40 pages before the ending I finally had three favourites and one of them turned out to be correct. So, mysterious murders, many fake leads, difficult to solve, check!

Still, the suspense did not kill me. I will probably read the next book in the series as well, not for the story, but more to see what happens to Harry Hole next.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Rape

inkell's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Racism, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

oddreads_nicolestins's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I was again pleasantly surprised by how Nesbø managed to immerse me into Thai culture without sidelining the fact that Detective Hole was on assignment from Norway. I also enjoyed getting a deeper insight into Hole's family life that was briefly mentioned in the first book.

I appreciated Nesbø's dry witticisms/humour in this book as always

The mystery itself had SO many twists, which you will enjoy immensely. I'm very much looking forward to book 3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, and Deportation

horrorandscience's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia, Abortion, and War