Kimberly answers “My first Jo Nesbo novel, I enjoyed the...”

Patrick asked this question about Macbeth:

My first Jo Nesbo novel, I enjoyed the story more that the writing. I am wondering if this was typical of the authors writing style. Some of the things I did not care for might have been translation quirks as well. Anyone have any thoughts about how this compares to other Nesbo novels?

Kimberly You can't compare this to his original works. It's completely different, so there is a different writing style. The Harry Hole series is wonderful. Th…moreYou can't compare this to his original works. It's completely different, so there is a different writing style. The Harry Hole series is wonderful. This is a modern adaptation of a 500 year old story so he had some guidelines that needed to be followed, whereas his original stories gave him freedom with the characters and the story. This was written as part of a group effort for modern day authors to update old classics. I thought he did really great with it. The story is just dark and depressing, no way to cheer it up.(less)

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