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vigecco's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
marinet's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
tonybz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
sumitbhagat's review against another edition
4.0
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this witty, pacy crime-thriller. Probably the most fun I've had reading in a long time. Would definitely be reading more of Tuomainen.
ldwcameron's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-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
pavlo_illiashenko's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Here is a brief summary of what the book is and what it is not:
- not a page-turner
- not particularly educational about the Finish society
- not a suspenseful crime/mystery/thriller
- is not scary (you feel that everything will be alright)
- is not complex and is not philosophical
- is definitely original and unusual
- is funny (dry, deadpan humor, see a few quotes below)
- is a light read (killing a person with the ear of a plastic rabbit is rather lighthearted)
- is reasonably entertaining (you want to know what happens next)
- is an easy introduction to money laundering
- is a good setup for the rest of the trilogy
Here is what to expect about the humor:
- "Then I began attending to the broken rabbit. I can’t understand how anyone managed to make its right ear fall off. The ear starts growing at a height of two and a half metres. The average height of our clients is around one metre, twenty centimetres, and the median is lower still".
- "On top of this, he had already been married and divorced twice, which to my mind demonstrated a weak, unpromising grasp of the notion of cause and effect. A junior mathematician ought to know better".
- "At some point I’d switched on Juhani’s computer, but without the password I hadn’t got very far".
- "Our childhood was chaotic. Our parents took turns losing their grip on various aspects of everyday life".
- "It turns out customer service is very difficult. And it’s because of the customers".
skzats_we's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
agnesreadsbooksuk's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nighthonesty's review
Grabbed from the out of my comfort zone section of recommendations and I was just bored. I might try again in the future but I just don't want to read it anymore at the moment.