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Lazarus by Lars Kepler

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mschiqui's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

viridis's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

Jesus. Well, I am done with Lars Kepler. I might try the detective novels or something from the husband, I think? But definitely not this series again. First of all a dog dies... That's first strike and yes that usually makes me stop reading especially if it's graphic. And second of all, this is so damn depressing and just... Horrendous. The dead bodies don't stop, everyone dies except the main character. Who... Actually isn't all that likeable now that I think about it, but that might be because this is my first book and it's number 7.i absolutely hate that the Beaver is alive and I can't Google if they kill him, then the fact that Pellerina died. Like what the actual fuck. A child with down syndrome. I was really hoping at least she would survive. And of course the gay dies. I just detest this book. And yeah sure, things like these happen and even worse ones I suppose but I don't want to read it okey? Imma just stay with Nesbo because somehow his books are comforting despite being pretty similar to Kepler. But they're not fucking depressing. And the main character is an alcoholic. How.... I just have no words. Hate this book. Yes, I agree it's written very well, the author really makes you care about the characters and then fucking kills them... So yeah
It's a great book but that won't stop me from hating the story. Let me go read my Nesbo and Stephen King and be peaceful.

ariel_tat's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

es_the_book_hoarder's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed this latest installment. I just love this series really and although I didn't enjoy the last book as much, I couldn't put this one down - it's most certainly a page turner. I can't wait to see what happens next.

candacesiegle_greedyreader's review against another edition

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5.0

Is "Lazarus" the kind of book you want to be reading during a pandemic? It's dark, it's deep, it's twisty. You will not be able to stop reading. Are you in the space?

So if you are in the "Yep, I'm up for this" camp, this novel will definitely take you out of the current mayhem and fully involve you in another.

Superintendent Joona Linna of the Swedish National Crime Division has been tormented by Jurek Walter, a genius of horror, who punishes his victims by destroying those closest to them. Trying carefully not to spoil the earlier novels for new readers, Walter is believed to have been dispatched by Joona's colleague Saga Bauer when the skull of Joona's wife is found in a murder victim's freezer.

Saga is sure Walter is dead--she shot him and saw the body. But Joona believes that he is alive and has a new pattern. His number one priority is to keep his college student daughter safe.

"Lazarus" is one of the most satisfying Joona books, and that's saying something. The psychological exploration of the criminal mind is riveting and accessible, Joona and Saga are deep characters with complex relationships with others, fully human and achiching fallible. You can read this novel as a stand-alone, but I recommend new readers start with "The Hypnotist" to fully experience the arc of Joona's story. Kudos to the translator as well for smooth, natural reading text!

~~Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader