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Unattractive
Kinesen was a disappointment. The development of the story is too slow. The connections between the world political developments and the murder in Hudiksvall seem to have one purpose: convince the reader of leftist political views. The 'bad guys' are the new capitalist Chinese, the 'good guys' are the old Maoists. The main character, the judge Birgitta, embodies the inner conflicts of progressive Swedes: she was a Maoist as a student and now a social democrat. Mankell's description o...
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Spännande, välskriven!
Oerhört spännande, stundtals brutal, bok. Väldigt välskriven, kanske lite för lång med många, i mitt tycke, utsvävningar. Men på det hela taget en bok som man längtar till!