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To enjoy Jo Nesbo's books, particularly Harry Hole series, you really have to go with his flow. Sometimes it's a bit slow, sometimes it's quite predictable, and sometimes he takes his time to go on rambling about a very unrelated topic. But in the end, I love it. I love the experience, the gritty, tough, brutal experience watching Harry tried to find a grip, wishing him all the best things ahead.
The Devil's Star is a climax from the previous two books that dealt with Harry's biggest, most perso ...more
The Devil's Star is a climax from the previous two books that dealt with Harry's biggest, most perso ...more
Alcoholic, authority-defying, out-of-left-field thinking detective: check. Multiple unexpected plot twists: check. Scandinavian setting: check. Great read, hard to put down: check.
Harry Hole is back, and solving another mystery that would have fooled lesser men. Like everyone else, I seem to be reading this series out of order, and in the meantime Harry's drinking problem has almost become a character in its own right- but he defies all predictions and gets his man. ...more
Harry Hole is back, and solving another mystery that would have fooled lesser men. Like everyone else, I seem to be reading this series out of order, and in the meantime Harry's drinking problem has almost become a character in its own right- but he defies all predictions and gets his man. ...more
Harry Hole may be the most miserable man in Norway, but it's hard not to want him to win the day. Another excellent ride. Detailed, gritty and at times bewildering, The Devil's Star is a delicious read.
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I really wanted to like this better than I did, but I struggle with Hole as a character - it seems that he puts on and takes off his foibles at will to serve the plot, which makes him seem more like a caricature than someone I can root for. I've dipped into this series a couple of times now, and for whatever reason it's just not taking.
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Not as exciting, intriguing or well written as the other Harry Hole novels.
02/04/08 rec via book depository
Mar 27, 2010
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
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Oct 31, 2013
Amina
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May 18, 2014
Deedee
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Sep 22, 2014
Elizabeth Weltin
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Tammy Grimm
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