Snowblind

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Ragnar Jónasson: Snowblind (2017)

310 pages

English language

Published Sept. 10, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-250-09607-4
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OCLC Number:
947812706

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3 stars (6 reviews)

"Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors--accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik--with a past that he's unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theater, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness--blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose. Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent"--

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reviewed Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson (Dark Iceland -- 1)

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1 star

It's hard to comment on writing style when reading a translation, but it's not spectacular by any means.

There's a POV for almost every character in the book and so much irrelevant background information on even the smallest characters creating so much pointless filler. This could have easily been a novella.

The whiny, selfish protagonist is annoying.

The plot is far from thrilling or intriguing.

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Subjects

  • Violent crimes
  • Police
  • Fiction

Places

  • Iceland