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This is a classic Swedish police procedural. I read it because it was named as the professors favourite crime series in a Great Courses audiobook, and because Kurt was reading it on the Point Blank podcast. It's a current book in the Point Blank group.
I liked:
- The direct and clear style of the writing (in translation).
- I liked the bravery of having Martin Beck as so ordinary and unremarkable a person. I loved the subtlety of his relationships with his peers and his wife, and his dislike of the ...more
I liked:
- The direct and clear style of the writing (in translation).
- I liked the bravery of having Martin Beck as so ordinary and unremarkable a person. I loved the subtlety of his relationships with his peers and his wife, and his dislike of the ...more
I was interested in these books because I heard they were not just mystery novels, but also socio-political critiques. There might be some of that in Roseanna but not enough that takes it beyond dull procedural. It wasn't bad but it wasn't what I was looking for. Maybe later novels carry more of that tone and maybe I'll pick another up some day.
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Jan 02, 2013
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