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Maddie (37 KP) rated The Snowman (Harry Hole #7) (Oslo Sequence #5) in Books

Dec 5, 2017  
The Snowman (Harry Hole #7) (Oslo Sequence #5)
The Snowman (Harry Hole #7) (Oslo Sequence #5)
Don Bartlett, Jo Nesbo | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.7 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
Interesting Villian (1 more)
Chilling Setting
Token Crazy Chick (1 more)
Awkward Writing
Glad I read this before the film came out
I read this to get ready to see the film - which I did not end up going to due to abysmal ratings. So glad I did, because the case in this novel was incredibly compelling. It wasn't an earth-shattering tale, but stood on its own ground. The cold, Nordic settings lent itself to the isolated Harry Hole. Although predictable, I still felt for Harry and thought he was realistic enough.

The only things I would say were not in favor of the book were (1) There is a moment in the book where a female character kind of goes off the deep end...and (2) There is awkward writing where the author tries to slip in pop culture references that seem to come out of nowhere. Number 1 just didn't lend itself that greatly to the plot, and I really felt like it could have done without the incident altogether. And 2 just needed to be ignored.


Other than that, it was a very entertaining read and I'm glad I picked it up before the film ruined my perceptions!