<![CDATA[Depths: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[Depths: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247546971m/69252.jpg 69252 16 A gripping, masterful novel from the world-famous Henning Mankell, set off the coast of Sweden during World War I. The skerry was resting in the sea. It was like being in a cradle, or on a deathbed, he thought. All the voices hidden in the cliff were whispering. Even rocks have memories, as do waves and breakers. And down below, in the darkness where fish swam along invisible and silent channels, there were also memories.from Depths It is October 1914, and Swedish naval officer Lars Tobiasson-Svartman is charged with a secret mission to take depth readings around the Stockholm archipelago. In the course of his work, he lands on the rocky isle of Halsskär. It seems impossible for it to be habitable, yet it is home to the young widow Sara Fredrika, who lives in near-total isolation and is unaware that the world is at war. A man of control and precision, Tobiasson-Svartman is overwhelmed by his attraction to the half-wild, illiterate Sara Fredrika, a total contrast to his reserved, elegant wife. Soon he enacts the worst of his impulses, turning into another, far more dangerous man, ready to trade in lies and even death to get closer to the lonely woman without losing hold of his wife. Matters of shame, fidelity, and duty are swept to sea as he struggles to maintain his parallel lives, with devastating consequences for the women who love him. Henning Mankell, author of the internationally bestselling Kurt Wallander series and the critically acclaimed Chronicler of the Winds, once again proves himself a master of the novel with Depths, an arresting, disquieting story of obsession. 1134332 2005 Depths: A Novel total:141|5:15|4:31|3:48|2:29|1:18| 141 419 208 31 1 3 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 28 16:32:29 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 16:34:49 -0700 2008
The main character is so unremittingly horrible, so entirely devoid of any worth, that it is difficult to find anything positive in reading of his experiences.

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Over the last few years we have gotten used to autistic/psychopaths/sociopaths being wholly depicted as 'aaw shucks' cute. Take Dexter as an example (and the same is happening in vampiric literature too) where we are spoonfed, well, a spoonful of sugar really.

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As a Stockholm lover and lover of melancholy, loner characters, I was very surprised not to be able to make myself finish this book before its Interlibrary Loan due date (no renewals, guess that made my decision for me). I didn't ca...more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Feb 19 18:55:34 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 18:58:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 06:03:29 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 01:51:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 02:08:08 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 02:08:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 11:57:58 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 12:00:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 12:37:12 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 05:47:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 12:37:12 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Oct 11 04:46:02 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 04:47:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 12:54:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:06:15 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=69252