Reviews

Tågen by Ragnar Jónasson

susannes_pagesofcrime's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

leontyna's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Quite interesting intrigue, I had some suspicions throughout but the solution turned out to be entirely different.

alliepeduto's review against another edition

3.0

Well, considering I picked this up because I wanted a cold, dark read, I probably should have enjoyed it more. That is, ultimately, the whole point of reading Nordic Noir. I will say the atmosphere was spot on, 5 out of 5 to the author for creating an claustrophobic feeling throughout the novel. I get chills (literally...Iceland is cold!) thinking about it.

That being said, it was a little obvious. It wasn’t the locked room mystery I was hoping for, and I am very over the unreliable narrator trope. And the side plot of Hulda’s personal life was so incredibly sad. I had a bad feeling about it from the start of the book and I hate that I was right.

Overall, I would definitely read more from the author, but I might try to see if he has a more traditional crime novel. I think that would be more my speed.

juniperusxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Olipa huikean hyvä päätös Hulda-trilogialle. Tämä oli pakko lukea ahmimalla, kirjan jännite jatkui piinaavana alusta loppuun saakka. Jónasson käyttää Islannin talvista, eristettyä ympäristöä hyväkseen jännityksen luomiseen ja taatusti siinä onnistuu. Olisikohan tässä kirjassa karmaisevin lukemani kuvaus joulunpyhistä, tunnelma oli niin kaukana jouluidyllistä!

alnicholl77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i_blamebookit's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

ria_sedai's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.75

thumbetina's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

deniseaz2021's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

subobscura's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5