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ruthmoog's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
My favourite thing about this was descriptions of Norway, specifically Bergen - the rainiest city in Europe - and Oslo - even the Kon Tiki museum gets a mention! - and Flåm too. Although, these are the scene for some grizzly unusual murders in the book.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
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 datafallandfox's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
O inspetor Harry Hole começa a investigar um assassino psicopata chamado o Boneco de neve que sempre ataca no primeiro dia de neve e tem que lidar com as reviravolta que o caso e sua vida levam por causa dele.
Esse livro foi um presente do meu namorado <3 , é que presente maravilhoso! Esse livro tinha um ponto que eu gosto em livros de investigações que é quando o autor não trata o leitor como um imbecil.
Eu não entrei com expectativas nesse livro principalmente porque eu decidi entrar nele com somente oque estava escrito de descrição no livro e fiquei ate surpresa quando descobri que era uma seria quando terminei a leitura e verifiquei no perfil do autor por outros livros porque ele é um livro que conseguiu se manter em pé sozinho.
Esse é gênero que eu já sou acostumada a ler a muito tempo então fiquei muito feliz em ter um novo favorito para reler quando quiser (principalmente por ser físico e eu querer fazer umas marcações agora que sei como termina).
Eu gostei bastante da escrita do autor, ele consegue fazer as descrições obscuras do caso, mudar para o romance de certas cenas e depois se jogar na depressão do Harry de uma forma fluida.
Foi uma escrita facil de ler, eu não senti um cansaço muito grande quando pude passar um período longo de tempo imersa na leitura dele.
Harry Hole é o nosso personagem principal um investigador policial com um passado envolvido pelo alcoolismo e a captura de um serial killer, no momento em que começamos o livro vemos alguém extremamente destrutivo que passa por experiências do seu vicio.
Podemos observar o relacionamento com a sua ex Raquel e o filho dela Oleg com o Harry em conjunto com o novo namorado da Raquel formando um núcleo familiar meio bagunçado mas existente.
Uma personagem importante introduzida no núcleo de trabalho do Harry é a Katrine Bratt que veio transferida de outro setor e esta disposta a aprender o quanto puder com o Harry.
O livro foi ambientado na Noruega (especificamente em Oslo na maior parte do tempo) com muitas cenas evolvendo a neve nas investigações. As descrições dos locais da investigação e ate mesmo do apartamento que se tornou decadente do Harry ajudaram a manter o clima pesado do livro e depressivo em momentos com os desaparecimentos.
Eu recomendo bastante esse livro para quem curte uma investigação de crime inteligente. Estou bem animada para procurar os outros livros principalmente por saber que posso ler eles fora de ordem podendo facilitar minha procura deles!
Esse livro foi um presente do meu namorado <3 , é que presente maravilhoso! Esse livro tinha um ponto que eu gosto em livros de investigações que é quando o autor não trata o leitor como um imbecil.
Eu não entrei com expectativas nesse livro principalmente porque eu decidi entrar nele com somente oque estava escrito de descrição no livro e fiquei ate surpresa quando descobri que era uma seria quando terminei a leitura e verifiquei no perfil do autor por outros livros porque ele é um livro que conseguiu se manter em pé sozinho.
Esse é gênero que eu já sou acostumada a ler a muito tempo então fiquei muito feliz em ter um novo favorito para reler quando quiser (principalmente por ser físico e eu querer fazer umas marcações agora que sei como termina).
Eu gostei bastante da escrita do autor, ele consegue fazer as descrições obscuras do caso, mudar para o romance de certas cenas e depois se jogar na depressão do Harry de uma forma fluida.
Foi uma escrita facil de ler, eu não senti um cansaço muito grande quando pude passar um período longo de tempo imersa na leitura dele.
Harry Hole é o nosso personagem principal um investigador policial com um passado envolvido pelo alcoolismo e a captura de um serial killer, no momento em que começamos o livro vemos alguém extremamente destrutivo que passa por experiências do seu vicio.
Podemos observar o relacionamento com a sua ex Raquel e o filho dela Oleg com o Harry em conjunto com o novo namorado da Raquel formando um núcleo familiar meio bagunçado mas existente.
Uma personagem importante introduzida no núcleo de trabalho do Harry é a Katrine Bratt que veio transferida de outro setor e esta disposta a aprender o quanto puder com o Harry.
O livro foi ambientado na Noruega (especificamente em Oslo na maior parte do tempo) com muitas cenas evolvendo a neve nas investigações. As descrições dos locais da investigação e ate mesmo do apartamento que se tornou decadente do Harry ajudaram a manter o clima pesado do livro e depressivo em momentos com os desaparecimentos.
Eu recomendo bastante esse livro para quem curte uma investigação de crime inteligente. Estou bem animada para procurar os outros livros principalmente por saber que posso ler eles fora de ordem podendo facilitar minha procura deles!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
imspaceman's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
elumpio's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Racial slurs
nila's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism
suneaters's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.25
While this was an interesting premise, there were too many red herrings (the mold guy, Doctor Idar, Professor Becker, Avre Strøp, and Katrine Bratt) and reading heterosexual sex scenes was very unpleasant. If I never hear anything ever again about jacking off into a sink or an erect penis, I will die happy. Other than that, I liked the mystery and the creativity of the crime from the author. I did laugh at the main character's name, but if you can get past that he's an interesting fella. I hadn't read any from this series except for this one, but I wasn't confused. It was easy to get into. The only likable ones were really Katrine Bratt née Rafto, Jonas, and Oleg. I was 100% on board with her even when Nesbø tries to make us think she's the Snowman. I was like yes you go girl. You murder your dad, you get those guys. But no, she's not the killer. It's Harry's exs new guy—Doctor No-Nips Mathias. I was alright with him as the killer since he's been around the whole story as a fairly innocuous character. Nesbø throws us off since Harry dislikes him on principle since he's Rakel's new guy. His guard is lowered which allows Mathias to fool him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Sexism
nightswim78's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, and Gaslighting
thatbookmarkbabe's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
purplemuskogee's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
As a thriller, it's not all bad - I genuinely didn't know who the killer would be until I had a third of the book left. The plot itself was quite clever, although there were maybe too many red herrings - with culprits being found who ended up not being the right person, etc.
What really ruined the book for me was the misogyny, and despite the theme (the serial killer only kills women, for a very specific reason) it was not the only reason for it. There's just now redeemable character there. The women are either victims (of the serial killer), or props. They are always somewhat mysterious, sexy, and every interaction between them and the main character involves some sort of sexual tension - mostly on the part of the hero, Harry Hole, as what the female characters think... we just don't know. It became so much that it was kind of gross - every time a female character appears, there's a neat paragraph on the male's character's dick, her legs, what he would do to her.
I read very few male authors - in fact, I try and avoid them unless I am sure that I won't be absolutely disgusted when I read them, but I craved a thriller like I do every time come late December. This reminded me exactly just why I normally stick to female writers.
What really ruined the book for me was the misogyny, and despite the theme (the serial killer only kills women, for a very specific reason) it was not the only reason for it. There's just now redeemable character there. The women are either victims (of the serial killer), or props. They are always somewhat mysterious, sexy, and every interaction between them and the main character involves some sort of sexual tension - mostly on the part of the hero, Harry Hole, as what the female characters think... we just don't know. It became so much that it was kind of gross - every time a female character appears, there's a neat paragraph on the male's character's dick, her legs, what he would do to her.
I read very few male authors - in fact, I try and avoid them unless I am sure that I won't be absolutely disgusted when I read them, but I craved a thriller like I do every time come late December. This reminded me exactly just why I normally stick to female writers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment
acesnsk8s's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, and Death of parent
Note about police brutality tw: book is not about police brutality, but protag is your standard rogue cop who feels above the law. If that's a problem, give it a pass.