tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post3674341101920134768..comments2014-11-30T23:53:12.437+11:00Comments on It's Criminal: The Redeemer by Jo NesboHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06879328957750493647noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-44569508929762859612009-09-02T23:08:40.770+10:002009-09-02T23:08:40.770+10:00Oh oh my conscience (aka Maxine) is prodding me ag...Oh oh my conscience (aka Maxine) is prodding me again! Yes, you're right, I'm long overdue for a post and once I can wrangle real life back into its box - and make it stay there - I'll be back more regularly. But I promise a review very soon.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879328957750493647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-75517251503404970512009-09-01T19:36:46.160+10:002009-09-01T19:36:46.160+10:00Hello Helen, you've been quiet too long again!...Hello Helen, you've been quiet too long again! Hope to see you back blogging soon.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-75731484174535338632009-07-19T22:55:58.407+10:002009-07-19T22:55:58.407+10:00Thanks Snowbell! You're in for a treat with th...Thanks Snowbell! You're in for a treat with this series, and lucky you can read them in order. I love all of the Harry Hole books, but I think 'The Redbreast' is still my favourite.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879328957750493647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-43205237145979094452009-07-19T01:05:34.059+10:002009-07-19T01:05:34.059+10:00That's an excellent review. I'm just readi...That's an excellent review. I'm just reading 'The Readbreast' and am in the process of gathering the rest of the series.Snowbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017931358375860058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-70187303815030661502009-07-14T00:42:19.577+10:002009-07-14T00:42:19.577+10:00You ordered it and didn't organise first dibs?...You ordered it and didn't organise first dibs?! Very poor planning Barbara. :) <br /><br />That is good news about the Scandinavian crime books. The more popular they are, the more likely it is that more of them will be translated.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879328957750493647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-52988591114871182552009-07-14T00:36:13.652+10:002009-07-14T00:36:13.652+10:00Thanks for your comments, Maxine. Those shifting P...Thanks for your comments, Maxine. Those shifting POVs and deliberate misdirections should have been annoying, shouldn't they? No doubt they would have been in the hands of a lesser writer.<br /><br />I agree about the Salvation Army parts; but I did find the 'redeemer's' back story fascinating. It even made me search for more information on the war in Croatia.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879328957750493647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-83931271090083718382009-07-13T12:16:10.488+10:002009-07-13T12:16:10.488+10:00I ordered this book for my library and it has been...I ordered this book for my library and it has been out through interlibrary loan ever since. I finally put a hold on it because I want to read it. <br /><br />I hear from our head of ILL that the Scandinavian crime fiction books are the most popular items - they've stopped bothering to reshelve Nesbo because there's always another request in the queue. That makes me happy.barbarahttp://barbarafister.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644834918437948620.post-79857417641741452102009-07-13T01:21:40.721+10:002009-07-13T01:21:40.721+10:00Excellent review, Helen. I've recently finishe...Excellent review, Helen. I've recently finished this book and I think you sum it up in a very perceptive way - especially the shifting points of view and the way in whic Nesbo misleads the reader in a way that you have to admire him for, despite yourself!<br />I found the salvation army aspects of the book not as interesting as the rest.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com