J'ai commencé ce roman sur les conseils de Cess sans savoir que c'était une série. #manquedinfos #mercibinomette
Du coup j'ai mis un peu de temps à rentrer dedans, certaines choses allaient trop vite (mais d'où sortait Rakel?), d'autres dialogues ne semblaient pas naturels ...
Avec le recul, je me dis que j'aurais peut être du commencer par le début et que je me serais immergée plus facilement dans ce roman ^^'

Bref sacrée intrigue que voilà!
Je ne suis pas une grande spécialiste du genre mais il y a tous les ingrédients pour un polar réussi: du sang, des corps qui disparaissent, des bonhommes de neige et une bonne dose de mystère.

Le dernier tiers est haletant, les rebondissements sont nombreux!

En bref si vous voulez du polar scandinave avec des ø et des å dans tous les prénoms, avec mille noms de villes ou lieux que vous ne retiendrez jamais, mais aussi avec une intrigue qui tient la route, vous pouvez ouvrir ce bouquin!

En ce qui me concerne, le héros, flic et ancien alcoolique, malheureux dans la vie, c'est pas mon genre de personnage préféré et ça a comme un goût déjà vu, mais à l'heure où ce roman va être adapté en film, je me dis que j'aurais peut être pris plus de plaisir à le voir qu'à le lire...!

A gripping crime thriller of the wounded hero variety from Jo Nesbø. Nothing earth shaking here, in fact the lead detective character is pretty recognizable, the formula has been done countless time in books and films spread over time and geography, but that doesn't mean this is hum drum. The plot twists do keep one guessing and there was genuine sense of drama and the hair on my neck most definitely stood up at one point (and I'm pretty jaded about such things) If I wanted to compare to other Scandinavian crime drama works, I would think more Henning Mankell than Stieg Larson, although Nesbø's work & style is different enough that you won't feel it is just another knock off.

Some minor hits center on quick scene changes with much obvious clue that he just flipped to a new plot thread or even back in time. Maybe the atmospherics of the horror angle could have been pumped up a little, but i sense that he only wants to walk his story so far out on the pure horror front, preferring to stay within the bounds of a plausible crime fiction. Both these are minor dings, rest assured I thoroughly enjoyed this book (I read it in just over one 24 hour period), it only fell short of five stars because I've been giving to many of them out lately.

(I did guess the killer successfully and fairly early I think)

♥️ It's giving us what we asked! Gripping from beginning to end. and even if! you figure out who The Snowman™️ is early on, the journey is still a treat.

Viciante!

Review edited

Having heard of the movie soon to become reality, starring Michael Fassbender, i figured it was time to revisit this one book.
Jo Nesbø is world wide famous so there´s no use in me boring you all with a description of the man, his career and his "hero" Harry Hole.
This is the 7th book in the Hole series and, for those not familiar with Harry, will read well - JB is a great writer - BUT you should probably start with the first of the Hole adventures (English tittle - The Bat) because, by the time you reach book 7, there´s been quite a lot happening around Harry that has changed his character in ways that you will not fully grasp, unless you have previous knowledge.

For those who may be starting here -
the morning after the first big winter snowfall, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has vanished without a trace. Only one clue is left behind: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day (and let me tell you...creeepy snowman!!!).

When summoned to the crime scene, Inspector Harry Hole suspects a link between the missing woman and a suspicious letter he’s received a few weeks earlier. At first people around him have a hard time believing what he suggests, but suddenly the game changes when a pattern emerges: over the past decade, eleven women have vanished—all on the day of the first snow.....
And that´s all you get from me ;)

The Snowman is typical Nesbø, engaging writing, a great story, and an utterly flawed but fascinating lead character. This book is as much about Harry Hole as it is about the crimes he is trying to solve. Hole is an alcoholic, totally unreliable, he drives his superiors nuts with his behavior. But he is also a fascinating character who, despite his many flaws, totally draws you to him. He has a remarkable brain (main reason why his bosses put him with him!) and a great talent for solving the puzzles of the motivations and purposes of the killers he chases.
And just when you are convinced you know what Harry is thinking and you "got" the killer, Hole finds a new reason to cast doubt on the solution...all the doubts creep back in your mind!
Maybe it was the target of this killer - young mothers - maybe it was the connection to Harry´s past, but this one book "hit" me pretty hard and made me very uncomfortable at times...almost desperate to have him catch "the bad guy" and save everyone, and believe me when i say that this particular bad guy is especially twisted and demented.
All in all a great Scandinavian murder mistery, for fans of the genre and/or the author.
I for one can't wait to see what the movie will turn out like (Fassbender isn't my first idea on who should play Harry, but given how good an actor he is, cant wait!).


PS: That movie adaptation seriously enormously su#€_#_ big time! What a load of #@$&#@!

A low three-star rating... the plot doesn't quite work and the characters are thin, even once all rational expectations are abandoned, and it's rather sloppily constructed, but it takes the edge off a post-Forbrydelsen-II hunger for Nordic noir.

Probably more like 3.5. I thought I was oh, so clever and had figured out the sneaky clues. Turned out, they were very subtle red herrings designed to take clever folks like me down a peg.

This book is really not my favorite. I don't think it's worth delving too into it's flaws, because I think a lot of them are just crime genre tropes (which is a genre I try to avoid). You know - seasoned, disgruntled, alcoholic detective; the sexy sidekick who turns out to be crazy; and the numerous red herrings.

Harry Hole is by far the worst-named literally character and possibly the most stupid detective of all time. No self-respecting detective would apprehend three separate suspects with no supporting evidence and claim they are the killer before actually finding the right one. Seriously, why he is even still employed is beyond me. The Oslo police force presented in this book is laughable because they just go along with it all. They all seem to love him because he took a "serial killer class" in the US years ago. Cool story. I took a biology class in college, does that make me a doctor?

Whatever. Would avoid unless you like this sort of thing, but I just don't.

3.5
Synes dette var god underholdning (spesielt på hytta midt i mørke vinterskogen for å få opp paranoia-nivået