airdog reviewed The redbreast by Jo Nesbø
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4 stars
Very well written, a bit confusing because of all the flashbacks and numerous characters with Norwegian names but well worth the effort with the main character's anti-hero incarnation, it's sweet cynicism and cold outlook on life.
Nesbo weaves an intricate thread built between events occurring during the Second World War and the present, a multiplicity of Norwegian names where we're not quite sure who's who and who did what to whom. One would need a character map in order to reliably follow the plot. But as said well worth the effort of reading on and follow Hole's hell though alcoholism and loss of close friends and savour with him the fact that he's being promoted because of what is perceived as a blunder that the authorities do not want to be revealed to the public,
Norway revealed as not a quiet paradise but as a cold and grey wasteland of …
Very well written, a bit confusing because of all the flashbacks and numerous characters with Norwegian names but well worth the effort with the main character's anti-hero incarnation, it's sweet cynicism and cold outlook on life.
Nesbo weaves an intricate thread built between events occurring during the Second World War and the present, a multiplicity of Norwegian names where we're not quite sure who's who and who did what to whom. One would need a character map in order to reliably follow the plot. But as said well worth the effort of reading on and follow Hole's hell though alcoholism and loss of close friends and savour with him the fact that he's being promoted because of what is perceived as a blunder that the authorities do not want to be revealed to the public,
Norway revealed as not a quiet paradise but as a cold and grey wasteland of sombre plot and gruesome murders.