tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post6801007237425402854..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Review of The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett, published by Vintage (2006, in Norwegian 2003)Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-47810444551427756622009-07-20T21:49:43.295+01:002009-07-20T21:49:43.295+01:00Thanks, Dorte, I'll keep a look out for number...Thanks, Dorte, I'll keep a look out for number 3 and start from there. I'll also keep an eye on your blog!Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-8556575136667695862009-07-20T21:01:35.263+01:002009-07-20T21:01:35.263+01:00I think most Scandinavian readers of Nesbø begin w...I think most Scandinavian readers of Nesbø begin with his third novel and discount no 1 and 2. I have read the first (about a serial killer in Australia), which is okay but not nearly as exceptional as the ones which take place in Oslo. The plots of the first couple are not in any way related to the later ones so it makes sense to catch up from number 3.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-8379123962801060462009-07-19T18:02:19.253+01:002009-07-19T18:02:19.253+01:00Hi Maxine. Yes, fits the 'thumping good read&...Hi Maxine. Yes, fits the 'thumping good read' category, but it could have still achieved this and kept the plot credible all the way through. What I'd like to do is start the series from book 1 and backfill rather than read any more out of sequence and then maybe, as you say, the later books will resonate properly.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-41876298353236244342009-07-19T17:34:34.082+01:002009-07-19T17:34:34.082+01:00Like you, I read this one first owing to the confu...Like you, I read this one first owing to the confusing "order" on Amazon and the incorrect publishing order of the English-language translations. I was not as impressed by The Devil's Star as some other bloggers, but when I eventually read the two previous books - The Redbreast and Nemesis - its details took on much more depth and emotional resonance. I think the character of Harry Hole is an attractive creation, and I like much of the way the author writes. But I agree that the outcome of his plots is usually crazy. Nemsis was particularly bonkers in this regard and I am still confused by the denoument of The Redbreast! I still classify these as "thumping good reads", however. The Redeemer, which I've just read, is pretty good.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com