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hananhi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
itsjadenbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Gun violence
ashleymg99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The first half of the book was slow and hard for me to get into - but the further into it I got, the more invested I became, and the more it started to pick up. Overall, I thought it was a good mystery, and one that the reader can solve on their own, which is always nice.
Spoilers in my critique - don’t read if you want to try and solve the mystery!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
ruthmoog's review against another edition
3.0
Harry is an anti-hero, living with addiction and a dual reputation as a great detective and a terrible detective. He is fixated on sex and this seems to impact on all his relationships with women, and this feels like a book written from a male perspective.
There are lots of sub-plots which are parallels, eg the difference between Mathias and Rakels reactions to infedelity, the relationship to Norway's African communities through the shop and the unofficial medical clinic and the relationship with racism and popularity.
But mostly there are so many clunky absurd happenings, from the symbolic snowmen, the surreal action-movie montents from Harry, the mould man, the super clever detective moments juxtaposed with the super stupid detective moments... Argh.
Anyway, I thought it was good but not amazing. The murders were creative and horrible. I felt it would make a good movie, so I will probably watch the film interpretation.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse and Stalking
Medical ethics abuse, stealing of personal dataelumpio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Torture, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Racial slurs