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Old 05-21-2012, 10:06 AM   #1
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Which Nesbo book is your favourite?
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Old 05-21-2012, 02:28 PM   #2
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Easy: "The Snowman".

By some coincidence, it's also the only Nesbo book I've read.
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Old 05-21-2012, 05:30 PM   #3
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Read two, wondered what all the fuss was about, still do, so none, really.
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Old 05-21-2012, 08:50 PM   #4
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read Snowman, did not like it, and put my other one on the back burner
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When reading "The Snowman" I got irked by the way the story played out. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read it so I'll use the Spoiler wrapper, but I'd like to know if the same thing happens in the other Nesbo books:

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I wasn't halfway through the book when "incontrovertible evidence" comes up that lays serious suspicion on a character. After some digging, a rock-solid alibi comes up and the suspect is off the hook. Repeat for character after character in the book, until we're down to two or three left to choose from with a chapter or two to go. After the first few false signals, I ended up knowing that none of the hot suspects were the real murderer as long as there were lots of pages left in the book.


I should say that I was still glad I read the book at the end, but I'm not sure I want more of the same.
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Coincidentally, I started The Redbreast last night. It's the first Nesbo I've read. I'll report back once I've finished, so far I'm finding the flashbacks and disjointed timeline a bit jarring.
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Old 05-22-2012, 05:50 AM   #7
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I have The Snowman, but not read it yet.

Heard mixed reviews about Nesbo, but recently acquired Henning Mankell's Wallander series and been advised they're better.
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Coincidentally, I started The Redbreast last night. It's the first Nesbo I've read. I'll report back once I've finished, so far I'm finding the flashbacks and disjointed timeline a bit jarring.
The disconnected timeline continued to be annoying, especially since there were so many similar characters in the Eastern Front section that I couldn't keep track (intentional so that you couldn't guess who the baddie was, but still frustrating). Eventually the timelines merged and the story raced towards the climax. Coincidentally, this was the third Nazi era mystery I've read this month and the point of view of Norwegian soldiers fighting on the German side at the Eastern Front was fascinating. I enjoyed the second half of the book and will carry on with the series.
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