tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post8303481177612394600..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Jussi Adler-Olsen's Danish crime fictionGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-32737164297341887112011-09-14T12:33:51.248-07:002011-09-14T12:33:51.248-07:00You made some interesting remarks Glenn but I foun...You made some interesting remarks Glenn but I found Carl Morck relationship with Assad, one of the strengths of this novel. Some chapters are difficult to believe though, but this does not prevent me from enjoying the book. In any case thanks for your candid review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-34032566207073893372011-09-14T03:11:29.118-07:002011-09-14T03:11:29.118-07:00I thought Mercy was a lot easier and more enjoyabl...I thought Mercy was a lot easier and more enjoyable read than Between Summers longing the only Persson I have read. Mercy kept me reading because the way we gradually found out more and more about each of the characters. I thought it was fairly obvious who were the perpetrators, but because of the two time lines gradually moving together it didn't detract from the tension. I also loved the sub story about the ex wife and stepson, and of course I am sure there is a lot more to discover about Assad. <br />My review is here http://bit.ly/pBBkV4Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-56142834229744816152011-09-14T00:53:29.876-07:002011-09-14T00:53:29.876-07:00I think many crime fic novels lack this 3-d qualit...I think many crime fic novels lack this 3-d quality in character, but for me this one worked well. moerk has many as-yet unknown facets but for exampe i thought that the running sub-stories about the exwife's gallery, stepson, partner, etc provided fresh input. I'd be interested to know what yoy make of Dregs by j-l horst in this regard, it has strong elements of Wallander/Linda but for me it worked as a character study in its own right.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-33883433102385200312011-09-13T15:34:09.965-07:002011-09-13T15:34:09.965-07:00Thanks Kerrie--I think your comment helps clarify ...Thanks Kerrie--I think your comment helps clarify my difficulty: you say this one is "flatter" than some other Scandinavian crime fiction. Persson has some of the same flatness, but his books have a "documentary" quality anyway, and don't have a single central character. Maybe that flatness plus trying to read a pdf version of the book prejudiced me against it?Glenn Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-89315739783670496012011-09-13T14:48:30.099-07:002011-09-13T14:48:30.099-07:00My review is here (Doesn't seem to have create...My review is <a href="http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-keeper-of-lost-causes-jussi.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> (Doesn't seem to have created a link in the earlier comment)Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-46261603199015526292011-09-13T14:47:02.196-07:002011-09-13T14:47:02.196-07:00I think I liked it quite a bit more than you Glenn...I think I liked it quite a bit more than you Glenn. My review is <a rel="nofollow">here</a>. One of the things that struck me, in retrospect, is the theme of injured-officer-returning-to-work which I think has been done a bit in British crime fiction. I think Danish crime fiction has its own quirks and the story style is just a bit flatter than other Scandinavian, if that makes sense. I do want to read the next in the seriesKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.com