Reviews

An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell

duparker's review against another edition

4.0

loved it. this book didn't have the pages needed to get bogged down in boring taciturn story jokes. instead it cruised along with a great pace and vibrancy. I liked the relevancy to the treaty of the series and the everyday feeling it had. Nothing word to our, just a good police story.

valerie87's review against another edition

3.0

Well written. Interested in reading more about Kurt Wallander.

rubybubbles's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This was more of a novella. Somewhat dull at points. 

sducharme's review against another edition

4.0

My only complaint - too short! I would have loved to read more.

pato_myers's review against another edition

3.0

This is a short and enjoyable read.

soy_sputnik's review against another edition

3.0

Será que me había acostumbrado a los librotes que sentí que este no dio mucho. Bastante sencillo para Wallander pero tampoco horrible.

winduprabbit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

gagnedouze's review against another edition

3.0

Neither brilliant nor poor, just a good short story.

R.I.P Mr Mankell and thank you for giving the world Kurt Wallander.

barbarianlibarian's review against another edition

3.0

good quickie. listened to the audio version and the reader is awesome

tobyyy's review against another edition

4.0

More a novella than an actual novel, this was an interesting brief mystery that occurs later in the Kurt Wallander series. I tried reading Dogs of Riga (book 3 in the Wallander series I believe) a long time ago and couldn’t get into it as the writing style was different from American crime authors — but now that I’ve had more experience and enjoyment of Scandinavian translated crime novels, and know to expect a slightly different cadence and intensity of writing, I may try the series again.