In the end, though, at least in my book, this novel redeems itself, if only for the fact that it makes a statement against suicide. Then you read about one of the hostages having a session with her therapist, unrelated to the hostage experience. Then, all of a sudden, they are in the precinct interviewing witnesses. Then, slightly more in the future, the two detectives are back at the apartment investigating the crime scene. For example, we read about the hostages ordering pizza. But this novel has at least three different tracks that don't occur in any relevant time frame. It is very common now to have a novel that takes place on two different timelines (past and present, for example). I've become accustomed to stories not being told in a linear fashion. Even with the confirmation that some of the characters were conspiring to mislead the police and therefore the reader is also misled - I felt no better.Īlso, the book is a little too jumpy. I did have time and went back and skimmed from the beginning and can see where I let my assumptions get the best of me.but still, I felt no less offended.
I thought the book must be near done, though, and I thought I could muscle through.and then I saw on my Kindle that I was only 66% done - it was torture. A trick or a fun twist is acceptable - but, in a book that repeatedly says it's a book about idiots, I still didn't expect to feel like an idiot. An author should not make their reader feel so entirely foolish. I might have been aware of a nagging feeling that I was missing a little something - but the idea that I overlooked such a major discrepancy was just too insulting. 48 and then it took such a divergent turn that I got really disgusted with the whole concept and had almost no interest in finishing the book. The story was progressing well until around Ch. There are many prospective buyers in the apartment so it turns into an unintended hostage situation. But things go haywire, they don't get any money and wind up in an apartment that is being shown for purchase. They try desperately to find an affordable place to live but are unable to manage it and fear losing rights to their children - so they try to rob a bank for exactly the amount they need for rent. We've read three other Fredrik Backman books ( A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here ) this one feels quite different because there is a lot of 2nd Person Point of View.Ī character is blindsided by their spouse having an affair with their boss - they lose their home, spouse and job all at once.
I loved the majority of Chapter 1 - who can't relate to almost all of it! I also read some of the book on eBook. I started this book on audio and was so surprised at how many chapters I had heard on such a short drive. Click " here " to open new page link to Amazon.
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