224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385354196
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 07 April 2015
Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a fast, tight, darkly lyrical stand-alone novel that has at its center the perfectly sympathetic antihero: an Oslo contract killer who draws us into an unexpected meditation on de...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,117 reviews
Moods
mysterious 54%
tense 38%
sad 34%
emotional 25%
reflective 25%
adventurous 11%
challenging 6%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 21%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 28% | Plot: 26%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Death, Rape, Blood
224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385354196
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 07 April 2015
Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a fast, tight, darkly lyrical stand-alone novel that has at its center the perfectly sympathetic antihero: an Oslo contract killer who draws us into an unexpected meditation on de...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,117 reviews
Moods
mysterious 54%
tense 38%
sad 34%
emotional 25%
reflective 25%
adventurous 11%
challenging 6%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 21%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 28% | Plot: 26%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Rape, Blood