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L'Etrange cas du Dr Nesse
Depuis que le Dr Artur Nesse a reçu en consultation un patient qui n'accepte de répondre qu'au prénom de Jonas, Jonas, tout court, sa vie a pris un tour inquiétant. C'est que le jeune homme, sous ses airs policés et urbains, s'immisce imperceptiblement dans la sphère privée du psychiatre. Ce dernier se sent suivi, puis poursuivi ; son angoisse vire à l'obsession. Fugues, lettres anonymes, menaces, homicides, les séances d'analyses se tendent.
En fin lettré, le commissaire Espinosa convoque Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde près du tropique du Capricorne, pour tirer l'affaire au clair : le médecin est-il poursuivi par un dangereux psychopathe ou le patient persécuté par un praticien paranoïaque ?
Luis Alfredo Garcia-Roza joue en spécialiste avec toute la gamme des phobies, enchevêtrant à l'envi les ressorts du bien et du mal. Jamais les rues de Rio en hiver n'auront autant évoqué les pavés londoniens de Stevenson.
En fin lettré, le commissaire Espinosa convoque Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde près du tropique du Capricorne, pour tirer l'affaire au clair : le médecin est-il poursuivi par un dangereux psychopathe ou le patient persécuté par un praticien paranoïaque ?
Luis Alfredo Garcia-Roza joue en spécialiste avec toute la gamme des phobies, enchevêtrant à l'envi les ressorts du bien et du mal. Jamais les rues de Rio en hiver n'auront autant évoqué les pavés londoniens de Stevenson.
269 pages, Hardcover
First published May 13, 2010
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November 9, 2018
This is the first novel I've read from Brazilian author Luis Alfredo Garcia Roza. This book is an ambious mix between medical thriller and police story. It starts well with a déjà vu story of a psychatric doctor being harrassed professionally and personnally by one of his enigmatic patient.
Then, the story stagnates with one event happening during each of the 3 parts of the novel, keeping the intrigue alive until the end, but I was disappointed after all the hesitation whether this is a medical thriller or crime novel just like the police officers involved in the case. The pace of the story was slow and still throughout the book causing me to be bored.
The characters of the doctor and his family were not developed enough to get us interested in them. We don't know much of their past, but only know them with the beguinning of the story and their subsequent tragic future. Only the character of the main inspector involved in the case is well developed, but he's not central to the story as he acts more like a witness to the story than a main person active in the development of the intrigue.
It is an okay book with a good beguinning, but needs a lot more work to be a great book.
Then, the story stagnates with one event happening during each of the 3 parts of the novel, keeping the intrigue alive until the end, but I was disappointed after all the hesitation whether this is a medical thriller or crime novel just like the police officers involved in the case. The pace of the story was slow and still throughout the book causing me to be bored.
The characters of the doctor and his family were not developed enough to get us interested in them. We don't know much of their past, but only know them with the beguinning of the story and their subsequent tragic future. Only the character of the main inspector involved in the case is well developed, but he's not central to the story as he acts more like a witness to the story than a main person active in the development of the intrigue.
It is an okay book with a good beguinning, but needs a lot more work to be a great book.
August 2, 2024
This was an interesting book (Pursuit in the English translation) but not a traditional mystery. It takes place in Rio de Janeiro and is a psychological game between a psychiatrist and a police detective. You’re not always sure if you’re getting a real story or not. Good depiction of life in Rio neighborhoods.
October 20, 2014
The beginning of the book was so promising, I thought this was gonna be the best thriller ever... I had no clue about where the author wanted to take me and I love that.
However, it turned out that the writing was rather weak (although this may be due to the translation of the text) and worst of all, the story got a bit messy. The end was rather disappointing, as I had expected something much more awesome than that...
All in all, I think this was aan ok book, because I read it quickly and I was eager to read it to the end. But the end was quite bad. Pitty.
However, it turned out that the writing was rather weak (although this may be due to the translation of the text) and worst of all, the story got a bit messy. The end was rather disappointing, as I had expected something much more awesome than that...
All in all, I think this was aan ok book, because I read it quickly and I was eager to read it to the end. But the end was quite bad. Pitty.
April 11, 2018
Début intrigant (même s'il faut faire abstraction de la psychophobie de base du sujet), l'atmosphère de l'intrigue est pas mal. Mais le personnages ne sont que des noms, c'est au delà de la simple absence de profondeur psychologique : personnages de papier prend tout son sens ici. Les révélations et le dénouement sont nuls. Et l'écriture... C'est presque sauvage la manière dont elle est mauvaise. Bref livre très raté. Je met deux étoiles parce que l'intrigue avait assez de potentiel pour me garder accrochée, même si la fin est un gros ratage.
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