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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sommermørke er en spændende roman med dybde, hvor karaktererne står i centrum. Bogen er på en måde en historie om sorg, bearbejdning og savne, mens den på en anden måde er en skildring af det at blive voksen.
At Stina har valgt at anvende barndommens Norrland som ramme for skildringen er meget, meget vellykket. Ikke kun er skovene og de øde egne velegnede til at skabe en skæbnesvanger atmosfære, men hun formår også at sammenkoble skovens forskellige miljøer med stemningen hos de enkelte karakterer.
Det maleriske sprog lader historien folde sig ud til mere end en krimi. Stina Jackson har valgt at fokusere på mennesker, der ikke altid lever i overensstemmelse med samfundet regler og traditioner, og det er meget vellykket. Hun portrætterer på glimrende hvis, at de fleste mennesker indeholder både mørke og lyse sider.
Alle karakterer fremstår levende, og man kan som læser sagtens genkende Lelles smerte og Mejas søgen efter et sted at høre til. Det er en smuk beretning om håb. Bogens svage punkt er samlingen af de enkelte tråde i slutningen. Der kunne det have været ønskeligt med en lidt mere velovervejet fordeling af informationerne, så der ikke var behov for opklarende samtaler. Derudover kunne jeg have ønsket et mere tilbundsgående indblik i gerningspersonens inderste tanker.
At Stina har valgt at anvende barndommens Norrland som ramme for skildringen er meget, meget vellykket. Ikke kun er skovene og de øde egne velegnede til at skabe en skæbnesvanger atmosfære, men hun formår også at sammenkoble skovens forskellige miljøer med stemningen hos de enkelte karakterer.
Det maleriske sprog lader historien folde sig ud til mere end en krimi. Stina Jackson har valgt at fokusere på mennesker, der ikke altid lever i overensstemmelse med samfundet regler og traditioner, og det er meget vellykket. Hun portrætterer på glimrende hvis, at de fleste mennesker indeholder både mørke og lyse sider.
Alle karakterer fremstår levende, og man kan som læser sagtens genkende Lelles smerte og Mejas søgen efter et sted at høre til. Det er en smuk beretning om håb. Bogens svage punkt er samlingen af de enkelte tråde i slutningen. Der kunne det have været ønskeligt med en lidt mere velovervejet fordeling af informationerne, så der ikke var behov for opklarende samtaler. Derudover kunne jeg have ønsket et mere tilbundsgående indblik i gerningspersonens inderste tanker.
Superficially standard Scandinavian fare - a missing girl, a grieving father, the brutality of nature lurking underneath -, but I really tore through this story of loss and obsession with its raw anguish and almost suffocating sense of doom.
Den här boken har ju fått väldigt mycket uppmärksamhet, bland annat blev den utsedd till Årets bästa kriminalroman 2018 av Svenska Deckarakademin. I år är den en av tolv nominerade till Årets bok av Bonniers Bokklubbar. Jag tror inte jag har läst en negativ mening om Silvervägen. Det är en av förklaringarna till att jag läser den först nu, jag ville att hajpen skulle lägga sig lite, annars kanske mina förväntningar skulle krossa boken. Läs mer på min blogg
É sobre acompanhar a jornada de um pai que busca a sua filha desaparecida, a falta de respostas e a exclusão. Além disso, temos Meya, uma adolescente com uma mãe perturbada a tentar fazer o seu papel e sem estabilidade familiar. Os caminhos se cruzam quando Lennart (o pai de Lina, desaparecida), conhece Meya por ser seu professor na escola nova para Meya. Os dois se tornam amigos improváveis na jornada até descobrirem a verdade.
Muitas personagens interessantes e o livro consegue ser envolvente em todas as partes.
Muitas personagens interessantes e o livro consegue ser envolvente em todas as partes.
From the title and the cover the reader immediately knows that the landscape is going to feature heavily in this novel in the Scandi-noir genre of story telling. Unlike most Scandi-noir novels, this is not narrated from the police point-of-view, but it has all the bleakness, greyness, long periods of low light with murder, misogyny, violence and moral corruptness that we have come to associate with novels, films and TV series coming out of the countries of Scandinavia. The setting for this novel is Sweden, in a rural area north of Stockholm. Towns are few and far apart, forest is everywhere, houses/hamlets are scattered, often hidden down narrow windy roads, surrounded by trees, silence, and the long silver road cutting a windy, lonely and endless track through the landscape. There are many secrets, everyone seems to have a dark side to their nature.
Lelle is a father, for the past three years haunted by the sudden disappearance of his only child, 17 year old Lina who went missing at a bus stop. Full of self blame, he has spent these years driving up and down the roads of the area looking for his daughter. Unable to do much over the winter, he spends all summer, day and night, driving, searching, asking questions, stalking Lina's boyfriend of the time. Nothing. He is beyond caring about himself - his diet, his personal hygiene, his wife - he is a mess. The third anniversary of Lina's disappearance is looming, and he is almost at the end of of his tether.
Meanwhile there are two new arrivals in the area. 17 year old Meja and her mother Silje arrive from Stockholm to begin a new life with Torbjorn, a man Silje met on-line. Silje herself is a mess and has been for many years. There is no doubt she loves her daughter but she has very few parenting skills and is almost incapable of looking after herself. Meja's life has been one of upheaval; she is well used to her mother's wild fancies and destructive life style. But being stuck out in the middle of nowhere with her crazy mother and this strange man is almost a step too far for her. Left to her own devices much of the time, she soon gets to know a family in the area who take her in, and treat her as one of their own. Then another local teenage girl goes missing.
There is slow build up to the menace and the danger that the reader knows is going to happen at some stage. Some on-line reviews have not liked this lack of action for much of the book, but I loved it - the ominous dark and dangerous landscape, the numerous men including Lelle himself any of whom could be responsible for these disappearing girls. Meja's curiosity and need for normalcy as well as friends in her life, the compassion of the local detective, the menacing presence of Lina's ex boyfriend. And always that sinister setting - very unsettling and ominous. I loved it.
Lelle is a father, for the past three years haunted by the sudden disappearance of his only child, 17 year old Lina who went missing at a bus stop. Full of self blame, he has spent these years driving up and down the roads of the area looking for his daughter. Unable to do much over the winter, he spends all summer, day and night, driving, searching, asking questions, stalking Lina's boyfriend of the time. Nothing. He is beyond caring about himself - his diet, his personal hygiene, his wife - he is a mess. The third anniversary of Lina's disappearance is looming, and he is almost at the end of of his tether.
Meanwhile there are two new arrivals in the area. 17 year old Meja and her mother Silje arrive from Stockholm to begin a new life with Torbjorn, a man Silje met on-line. Silje herself is a mess and has been for many years. There is no doubt she loves her daughter but she has very few parenting skills and is almost incapable of looking after herself. Meja's life has been one of upheaval; she is well used to her mother's wild fancies and destructive life style. But being stuck out in the middle of nowhere with her crazy mother and this strange man is almost a step too far for her. Left to her own devices much of the time, she soon gets to know a family in the area who take her in, and treat her as one of their own. Then another local teenage girl goes missing.
There is slow build up to the menace and the danger that the reader knows is going to happen at some stage. Some on-line reviews have not liked this lack of action for much of the book, but I loved it - the ominous dark and dangerous landscape, the numerous men including Lelle himself any of whom could be responsible for these disappearing girls. Meja's curiosity and need for normalcy as well as friends in her life, the compassion of the local detective, the menacing presence of Lina's ex boyfriend. And always that sinister setting - very unsettling and ominous. I loved it.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Den här boken läste jag på en dag, den var så spännande! Sjuttonåriga Lina är försvunnen, och vi får följa hennes pappa Lelle som fortfarande kör runt på vägarna runt den lilla orten i Norrland och letar, efter tre år.
Samtidigt följer vi Meja, som flyttar till orten tillsammans med sin instabila mamma som träffat en man på nätet.
Det är misstänksamhet och hopp om vartannat genom hela boken, karaktärerna och skeendet är välskrivna och trovärdiga. Det finns inte rakt igenom goda eller rakt igenom onda människor, bara människor helt enkelt. En skrämmande bra debutroman!
Samtidigt följer vi Meja, som flyttar till orten tillsammans med sin instabila mamma som träffat en man på nätet.
Det är misstänksamhet och hopp om vartannat genom hela boken, karaktärerna och skeendet är välskrivna och trovärdiga. Det finns inte rakt igenom goda eller rakt igenom onda människor, bara människor helt enkelt. En skrämmande bra debutroman!
Well written, reasonably interesting plot with believable characters and convincing setting. But if you’ve read this genre of Scandi misery memoir then the progression is all too obvious from the opening section. A promising writer who might be worth following.
Megvan hogy miert nem vibeolok mar annyira a skandinav krimikkel, kicsit ugyanolyan az osszes, de legalabb emiatt a konyv miatt most hianyzik Svedorszag, thanks for nothing konyvklub