A review by deniqd
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst by Anne Holt
1.0
I don't know how to start describing how much I disliked this book, there is actually nothing I enjoyed about it other than it's short and even that could have been made better by making it even shorter, as there are many sentences and even paragraphs that aren't needed and feel as if they were thrown in there to make the word count larger: starting with all the mentions and descriptions about the weather (and there are many and have nothing to do with the story!) and ending with sentences such as 'The bedroom was located where bedrooms usually are'... I mean, what the actual fuck?!
Then we have the characters: a lesbian policewoman who has been living with her partner for 15 years but nobody knows about it, I repeat, NOBODY!, not a single member of her family or friends know that she is a lesbian... 15 years! Next, Kristine, the rape victim and Finn, her dad, who decide to take matters in their own hands, no, no, no!
Finally, the translation was painful to read: I don't speak Norwegian so I can't really compare it to the original but it just felt too literal and unnatural, for example: 'It was raining cats and dogs. Not to mention elephants and minke whales'... what the what?
I felt cheated with this book as the comments on the jacket compare Anne Holt with Agatha Christie and, I'm sorry but no... just NO!
Then we have the characters: a lesbian policewoman who has been living with her partner for 15 years but nobody knows about it, I repeat, NOBODY!, not a single member of her family or friends know that she is a lesbian... 15 years! Next, Kristine, the rape victim and Finn, her dad, who decide to take matters in their own hands
Spoiler
when they find out where the rapist lives...Finally, the translation was painful to read: I don't speak Norwegian so I can't really compare it to the original but it just felt too literal and unnatural, for example: 'It was raining cats and dogs. Not to mention elephants and minke whales'... what the what?
I felt cheated with this book as the comments on the jacket compare Anne Holt with Agatha Christie and, I'm sorry but no... just NO!