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Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø

7 reviews

xteax's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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oddreads_nicolestins's review

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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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enchantressreads's review against another edition

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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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mplsmysteryreader's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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antonia__'s review

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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ran_sophia's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The book reads well and the plot was exciting, but sometimes I had to orient myself in the story for a while.
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admiralsmall's review

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A really tight Crime novel. My first Jo Nesbo, they've constructed a likeable character in Harry Hole. It's not a four star book for me... because I really dislike the action sequences. Knowing as I do that this is a long running series... the threat of the main character doesn't feel particularly pressing and I worry that this character will shrug off trauma after trauma. It's a shame because the combination of compelling characters and tight plot makes this book pretty irresistable. Nesbo is a master at leading the reader to the conclusions he wants us to make and then pulling the rug out from underneath our feet. 

I know that I will be reading more. 
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