Reviews tagging 'Murder'

So finster die Nacht by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Paul Berf

84 reviews

chanelson's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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bfrederick's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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ruthmoog's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.75

Narrated by Steven Pacey.

The narration was a bit hard to follow, some of the accent choices for characters were random and distracting, and given that they did a good job pronouncing Swedish words and places I was confused! It wasn't always clear when the context changed which made the story hard to follow as we would change character often, and so I would lose the thread and get distracted - I'm disappointed I didn't enjoy it as much as other readers, I think this was why. I couldn't get lost in it.

It's disgusting, but gripping and interesting. The pace is choppy going from high drama to mundane quite sharply. 
Sections start with quotes (which is a trait I don't enjoy) but I did smile to get a Bob Hund quote in there!

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lakiran's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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a_violentfemme's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I enjoyed this much more than I expected. It is certainly a slow burn but I couldn't put it down. I didn't rate a 5 as there were some jumps in the writing and on occasion I found myself a bit lost as to where things were taking place or the what period of time had passed. Overall the feeling throughout the book is bleak and there is something about the ending that made me feel cold. I felt similarities to Salem's Lot but I enjoyed this more. 

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lizachrisson's review against another edition

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Gillade inte att huvudkaraktären va pedofil o köpte sex av barn och att vi skulle förväntas ha empati för en sådan person, inte för mig 

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salalamander's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.75


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i3v4's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0


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jully_bean's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of my new favorite books. So beautifully written and packed full of twists and surprises 

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hambo221's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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