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jefrix's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it. There were so many puzzle pieces that didn't seem to belong together. With every piece I thought I knew something only to end up being completely wrong. The way everything came together in the end was just beautiful.
thyprecious's review against another edition
dark
tense
4.5
Возвращение к серии после долгого перерыва. Сначала думала, что мне будет не так интересно, как раньше. Но автор так закрутил сюжет, что я подозревала всех, кроме реального убийцы. А финал оказался вообще непредсказуемым 💔
katwins's review against another edition
4.0
This was a super fun read. Maybe a little too long, but THAT REVEAL was amazing. I was nowhere close to figuring it out. Gotta love a good Norwegian murder mystery :)
melspedit's review against another edition
3.0
Jo Nesbo lived up to his billing as an international bestselling author. Complicated plot that you could follow. Unexpected twists and turns. Though he has his faults Harry Hole is a solid protagonist.
liznutting's review against another edition
4.0
This felt like an ending. I don’t know what Nesbø has planned next, if he will do another Hole book or move to something else (I could see an interesting series about Kripos detective Sung-min Larsen). If he stopped the Hole series here, it would feel right.
The book is more introspective than the others. All the characters, even relatively minor ones, seem to have lo have long expository, almost philosophical paragraphs. At times it was a bit much. But the nature of the story also demanded it at times
The denouement was...shocking, really. No spoilers, but if one is emotionally attached to the characters, you will be tested.
The book is more introspective than the others. All the characters, even relatively minor ones, seem to have lo have long expository, almost philosophical paragraphs. At times it was a bit much. But the nature of the story also demanded it at times
The denouement was...shocking, really. No spoilers, but if one is emotionally attached to the characters, you will be tested.
doreeny's review against another edition
4.0
I always look forward to the latest instalment in the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø. He is an author whose books I will purchase in hardcover as soon as they are published. Knife is the 12th book and it does not disappoint.
Rakel, Harry’s wife, has thrown him out of the house so Harry has returned to drinking. One morning he wakes up with blood on his clothes but with no memory of the night before; this amnesia is problematic because during that night a loved one was murdered. Harry sobers up and sets out to find the person responsible.
Throughout the novel, there are a number of plausible suspects. For instance, one suspect is Svein Finne, a serial rapist who has recently been released and wants revenge on Harry who killed his son. Just when the reader is convinced as to the identity of the killer, he/she proves to have an alibi. I was certain I knew the murderer but I was wrong.
The revelation which comes at the end is shocking. I never suspected this person at all. What is great about the book is that all the clues are there. It’s not that Nesbø withholds information; it’s just that the reader may not pick up on the clues because they are so subtly mentioned.
The book is layered in that there are several subplots. Besides the main case, there’s the background of Rakel’s boss whom Harry comes to know, a man suffering from PTSD. We learn about his experiences as a member of the Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. There’s a sub-plot involving Dagney Jensen who is raped by Svein Finne. There’s a sub-plot involving Johan Krohn, Finne’s lawyer. In the end, all the stories connect in a very satisfying way.
Nesbø writes in such a way that passages can be interpreted in more than one way. For instance, one character says to another, “’You shouldn’t have told anyone what you saw . . . That’s why I have to kill you. You wouldn’t forget. I wouldn’t forget’” (236). The impression is that the speaker is going to kill someone to protect himself from further revelations that might implicate him in some crime. But that is not the case. This technique is used several times.
The one issue I have is the number of women who fall in love with Harry. He’s a troubled alcoholic depressive and is notorious for self-destructive behaviour, yet women keep falling in love with him. There’s Rakel, of course, but there are three other women in the novel who have romantic feelings for this emotionally damaged man.
This book can be read as a standalone, but reading previous novels gives a lot of important background which gives an added dimension to this book. Several of the characters who appear are introduced much earlier in the series.
A mystery or police procedural is not a book I would normally re-read, but this is one that is worth re-reading.
Please check out my reader's blog (https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/) and follow me on Twitter (@DCYakabuski).
Rakel, Harry’s wife, has thrown him out of the house so Harry has returned to drinking. One morning he wakes up with blood on his clothes but with no memory of the night before; this amnesia is problematic because during that night a loved one was murdered. Harry sobers up and sets out to find the person responsible.
Throughout the novel, there are a number of plausible suspects. For instance, one suspect is Svein Finne, a serial rapist who has recently been released and wants revenge on Harry who killed his son. Just when the reader is convinced as to the identity of the killer, he/she proves to have an alibi. I was certain I knew the murderer but I was wrong.
The revelation which comes at the end is shocking. I never suspected this person at all. What is great about the book is that all the clues are there. It’s not that Nesbø withholds information; it’s just that the reader may not pick up on the clues because they are so subtly mentioned.
The book is layered in that there are several subplots. Besides the main case, there’s the background of Rakel’s boss whom Harry comes to know, a man suffering from PTSD. We learn about his experiences as a member of the Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. There’s a sub-plot involving Dagney Jensen who is raped by Svein Finne. There’s a sub-plot involving Johan Krohn, Finne’s lawyer. In the end, all the stories connect in a very satisfying way.
Nesbø writes in such a way that passages can be interpreted in more than one way. For instance, one character says to another, “’You shouldn’t have told anyone what you saw . . . That’s why I have to kill you. You wouldn’t forget. I wouldn’t forget’” (236). The impression is that the speaker is going to kill someone to protect himself from further revelations that might implicate him in some crime. But that is not the case. This technique is used several times.
The one issue I have is the number of women who fall in love with Harry. He’s a troubled alcoholic depressive and is notorious for self-destructive behaviour, yet women keep falling in love with him. There’s Rakel, of course, but there are three other women in the novel who have romantic feelings for this emotionally damaged man.
This book can be read as a standalone, but reading previous novels gives a lot of important background which gives an added dimension to this book. Several of the characters who appear are introduced much earlier in the series.
A mystery or police procedural is not a book I would normally re-read, but this is one that is worth re-reading.
Please check out my reader's blog (https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/) and follow me on Twitter (@DCYakabuski).
betti75's review against another edition
5.0
Super spannend, en geen moment weet je hoe het werkelijk in elkaar zit, Harry Hole in optima forma.
sternyblossom's review against another edition
4.0
I will never tire of reading about Harry Hole. I was gutted by the death of Rakel. I was gutted when I found out who did it. I really hope that Jo Nesbo doesn't tire of writing about Harry Hole yet.