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A review by dimmps
Ο λυτρωτής by Jo Nesbø
3.0
"The Devil's Star", the previous installment in Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series is one of the best detective thrillers that I've read so far, so I had very high expectations for the next one. However, it turned out to be a huge disappointment.
The plot is inexcusably complex, to the point that in my eyes it felt totally unrealistic. I also found some of the violence to be too sadistic for my taste, although the story tried to "explain" the reason behind it, thus adding it into the unrealistic point that I mentioned above.
Nesbø also gives a whole lot of information on the background of characters that in the end hadn't that much of an important role in the main story, which kind of gave me the idea that it was filler material just to amp up the number of pages in the book.
I have to admit that the pace of the action was pretty satisfying, especially after the first one third of the book and I devoured the last two thirds in just two days, however, the more I think about them the more I get the feeling that I wasn't really invested in the story, I just wanted for it to end so that I can move on.
Of course, this isn't going to stop me from reading the rest of Hole's series because, in general, I like Nesbø's dark writing-style and I've become quite fond of Hole's anti-heroic character.
The plot is inexcusably complex, to the point that in my eyes it felt totally unrealistic. I also found some of the violence to be too sadistic for my taste, although the story tried to "explain" the reason behind it, thus adding it into the unrealistic point that I mentioned above.
Nesbø also gives a whole lot of information on the background of characters that in the end hadn't that much of an important role in the main story, which kind of gave me the idea that it was filler material just to amp up the number of pages in the book.
I have to admit that the pace of the action was pretty satisfying, especially after the first one third of the book and I devoured the last two thirds in just two days, however, the more I think about them the more I get the feeling that I wasn't really invested in the story, I just wanted for it to end so that I can move on.
Of course, this isn't going to stop me from reading the rest of Hole's series because, in general, I like Nesbø's dark writing-style and I've become quite fond of Hole's anti-heroic character.