Washington Square Press The Wolf and the Watchman: 1793: A Novel Paperback – Import, 1 October 2019

Um livro de estréia escrito por um nobre sueco que se chama Nacht en Dag, Noite e Dia. É um livro de procedimento investigativo criminal que se passa em fins do século XV em Estocolmo. Vc pode não acreditar, dentro destas informações que, se o comprar, estarará lendo um clássico do gênero.'O crime cometido é horripilante e sua descrição não deverá ser fácil de ler para muitos. Os personagens do autor são todos condenados pela miséria, pelo sofrimento e pela desesperança, mas é isso que os move 'a frente, enfrentando seus difíceis problemas. Definitivamente não é um livro divertido de ler, mas é um grande livro, uma obra prima do gênero policial em uma cidade e num século que, paradoxalmente, nem justiça havia, quanto mais polícia. Não deixe de lê-lo.

A pesar de las buenas críticas y de ser tratada como el thriller histórico del año, tiene muchas carencias.La historia está bien, la prosa es magnífica, pero no es suficiente porque la elección del autor a la hora de contar los hechos ha sido errónea. Al menos, para mí.Después de 200 páginas con un thriller clásico, el autor decide pasarse las siguientes 100 páginas —o más— con una historia que encajará después con la historia principal pero que hace, a mi forma de ver, que se pierda absolutamente el ritmo de la lectura.Con muchos menos datos hubiéramos entendido a los personajes de la misma forma y habríamos permanecido más conectados a la historia.Un error. No puedo darle más que 3 estrellas (y solo por la magnífica prosa).

Interessant zum Lesen!

Delve into that part of you that has taught you disappointment. Multiple that across society and the rules put in place to rein in human excess. Accept that certain human traits are inviolable. This book is dark and unrelentingly so. It is not macabre but it does deal in grisly detail aspects of those interactions our current lives have sanitised. I was gripped by the realism and story, asking myself why I was so fascinated by the story and characters. Then it hit me. The Wolf and the Watchman is the best example of fear I have read—not the description of fear, but all the moving parts that underpin our personal and social lives. The dark, tactile world the author has created is as good a reflection of society as anything Dostoyevsky may have done. One might ask how a monster is created. The world creates its monsters. The rest of us, seemingly resilient, tremble deep within—while moving closer to the edge of a discontent that awaits a triggering event. This book is not for everyone. I found it enthralling and sobering in equal measures. A thoughtful book with many layers, masterfully crafted—so much so that I was compelled to write this review.

An excellent first novel from a writer I have have never heard of but hope to hear more from the near future.Dive straight into insanity and human malevolence with this gritty detective drama set in Stockholm in the late seventeen hundreds. The author tells of an insidious fear growing and taking hold as each crime comes to light. The main characters are well portrayed, they have depth, feeling and are as real as you and I. I Found them compelling as I did with the building narrative, this is a well set out book, as dark as anything I have ever written (and I am known for being a little to visceral at times) or darker still.Grizzly at times, dark regularly but enthralling; always, this is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Imagine Lovecraft had a dream where the only monsters were human and you may be close to seeing what this book is.I loved it even when it grew so dark as to be throttling.Highly recommended by me.