Ratings43
Average rating3.4
It's not unexpected that this wasn't my cup of tea. I read this to check off the “Nordic Noir” prompt for the PopSugar challenge, and I struggled to find a qualifying book that I could tolerate - it's just not a genre I like much. Noir in general isn't my thing.
The police procedural component was serviceable enough. The mystery wasn't terribly satisfying, but the investigation was interesting. But that was only about half of the book - the other half concentrated on the main character's personal experiences, which can be roughly summarized into the categories of being pathetic and getting injured. But I guess this is also a pretty classic noir trope.
Oh well, I tried something different - and it had the virtue of being pretty skimmable!
My first Wallander, and definitely not my last. I love how terrible his indigestion is, and how he's always tired.
Also I didn't expect action scenes, and this had action scenes! Pretty nifty!