annereadsalot's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
danhobby's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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? Yes
3.25
emmacc6's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
satumaria's review
5.0
I think this is the first book, originally written in my native language, that I read translated to english. I liked the translated so much that I may have to read the Finnish OG to compare
kristie_beth's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
12grace4's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Quirky/curmudgeon who finds his people and finds himself behaving in ways unfamiliar to him
kvroberts's review
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ajnel's review
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
5.0
In this first novel in what one can refer to as the Adventure Park Trilogy, we meet Henri, a man who lives by the order provided to him by Mathematics tempered by a smidgen of Schopenhauer's philosophy. Through his awkward human interaction it becomes immediately clear that Henri is first and foremost an actuary and he approaches everything in life by the numbers. Now Henri needs to run a bankrupt Adventure Park based on human interaction coupled with dodging underworld figures who are more than willing to subject him to any conceivable form of pain to collect debts owed by his predecessor (his deceased brother) Tuomainen is absolutely masterful in his ability to make this quirky black comedy / thriller come alive in the most entertaining possible way. One of the funniest writers on this planet and very much on par with the late Joseph Heller.
hart887's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0