To review this book I need to analyse it in three parts based on the movie, fairy tale and how it has been written. Disclaimer: I saw the movie before reading the book. As any avid reader would know, that is pretty much illegal and does not allow you to give a subjective critique of the book as you will always compare it to the movie, as well as the thrill of what to come has been taken from you. So, all that I […]
You really should read this one!
A surprisingly powerful book. I read this book a few years ago and for some reason I didn’t enjoy it much. However I had some friends read it recently and tell me how much they enjoyed it, so I figured I should read it again. And yes, I enjoyed it a lot more this time. I have no idea why I didn’t like it last time, my only reason might have been how detailed and wordy it is. The book focuses on a small […]
Silence of the lambs anyone??
A fascinating book around profiling serial rapists and murderers. This book follows John as he joins the FBI and initiates the concept of profiling criminals in an attempt to help catch future criminals. The book looks at the introduction of this technique purely through John’s interest in how and why serial offenders commit the crimes they do. Despite John providing details of various crimes in a way of illustrating how he “gets into the minds” of the criminals, this book is not overly gruesome. […]
Is this a dagger I see before me?
Another great Jo Nesbo book. This is not part of the Harry Hole series (which I absolutely love), this is more of a stand alone book. I enjoyed this book for a few reasons. Firstly, Macbeth is my all time favourite Shakespeare text. So I am always happy to read modern adaptations. Jo has done a remarkable job of making this a modern story. He has kept all of the main story lines, but adapted it to a police setting. The story begins with […]