siria's review
2.0
Not entirely terrible, but I can probably enumerate more things I disliked than liked about Police—the ways in which mental illness is discussed even by psychologists; a false rape accusation which exists solely to put an obstacle in the path of the protagonist; fridging female characters to provide manpain; clunky prose which often mistakes lists of brand names for description; and so many gimmicky red herrings that it all gets a bit "boy who cried wolf" by the end. It all read as if Nesbø has grown tired of the series—perhaps the Harry Hole books should have ended with the previous installment.
richardpierce's review against another edition
3.0
No real redemption here, just a hopelessness that things will go on unchanged with nothing better ahead.
edyth's review
4.0
Reading instead of sleeping probably wasn't a smart choice, but I just couldn't put it down.
lonsdya's review against another edition
5.0
CAWPILE rating: 9.43/10
Nie mam nic do dodania, stary dobry Nesbo wrócił, po spadku formy w tomach 7-9. Warto było sięgnąć po tą dziesiątkę. Dalej mam ciarki gdy przypominam sobie zakończenie, szkoda że Harry nie pozbył się Valentina na dobre :(
Nie mam nic do dodania, stary dobry Nesbo wrócił, po spadku formy w tomach 7-9. Warto było sięgnąć po tą dziesiątkę. Dalej mam ciarki gdy przypominam sobie zakończenie, szkoda że Harry nie pozbył się Valentina na dobre :(
blaetz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
4.5
duckduck_grayduck's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
incryptia's review against another edition
3.0
Quite a few surprising twists and turns :) plus great suspense throughout the book.
michadoaboutnothing's review against another edition
3.0
While an interesting read with a variety of compelling characters, this book was trying to do a lot and subsequently fell short in a few areas.
It was a slow starter, I do however take some blame for that as I picked it up not knowing it was 10th in the Harry Hole series. This isn't always an issue however this book seemed to rely heavly on the events of its predecessor to contextualise the first 100-150 pages, as that is when Harry Hole makes his first appearance.
Once settled into the narrative the pace picked up but in trying to lead the reader down several paths and theorise on numerous suspects it lost some momentum and ultimately lacked payoff in the conclusion of a few of these tangents.
I did nonetheless come away intrigued by the character of Harry Hole and would be interested in an instalment that opens with his character at the forefront.
It was a slow starter, I do however take some blame for that as I picked it up not knowing it was 10th in the Harry Hole series. This isn't always an issue however this book seemed to rely heavly on the events of its predecessor to contextualise the first 100-150 pages, as that is when Harry Hole makes his first appearance.
Once settled into the narrative the pace picked up but in trying to lead the reader down several paths and theorise on numerous suspects it lost some momentum and ultimately lacked payoff in the conclusion of a few of these tangents.
I did nonetheless come away intrigued by the character of Harry Hole and would be interested in an instalment that opens with his character at the forefront.