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螚 谓蠀蠂蟿蔚蟻委未伪
螣 蔚蟺喂胃蔚蠅蟻畏蟿萎蟼 围维蟻喂 围蠈位蔚 伪蟺慰蟽蟺维蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 螖委蠅尉畏 螘纬魏位畏渭维蟿蠅谓 蟿慰蠀 螌蟽位慰 蟽蟿慰 危委未谓蔚蠆 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃萎蟽蔚喂 蟿畏谓 苇蟻蔚蠀谓伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂蔚尉维纬慰蠀谓 慰喂 蟿慰蟺喂魏苇蟼 伪蟻蠂苇蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蔚尉喂蠂谓委伪蟽畏 蔚谓蠈蟼 蠁蠈谓慰蠀. 螣 围维蟻喂 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟿畏 尾慰萎胃蔚喂维 蟿慰蠀 伪位位维 苇蠂蔚喂 蟻畏蟿苇蟼 慰未畏纬委蔚蟼 谓伪 渭畏谓 渭蟺位苇尉蔚喂. 韦慰 胃蠉渭伪 蔚委谓伪喂 渭喂伪 蔚喂魏慰蟽喂蟿蟻喂维蠂蟻慰谓畏 螡慰蟻尾畏纬委未伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 未喂维蟽畏渭畏 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟿蟻委未伪 蟿畏蟼. 桅蠀蟽喂魏维, 慰 围维蟻喂 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 伪蟺位蠈蟼 蟺伪蟻伪蟿畏蟻畏蟿萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蠀谓未苇蔚蟿伪喂 蠁喂位喂魏维 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蔚蟺喂胃蔚蠅蟻畏蟿萎 蟺慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 蔚蟺喂魏蔚蠁伪位萎蟼 蟿畏蟼 苇蟻蔚蠀谓伪蟼 魏伪胃蠋蟼 魏伪喂 渭蔚 苇谓伪谓 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭维蟻蟿蠀蟻蔚蟼, 渭蔚 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 谓伪 尾蟻蔚胃蔚委 伪谓伪渭蔚渭蔚喂纬渭苇谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 苇蟻蔚蠀谓伪. 螣喂 蟿蟻蔚喂蟼 伪蠀蟿慰委 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂 胃伪 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蠄慰蠀谓 蟺蠅蟼 畏 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪 蟿畏蟼 魏慰蟺苇位伪蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 渭蠈谓慰 慰 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委慰蟼 魏蟻委魏慰蟼 渭喂伪蟼 伪位蠀蟽委未伪蟼 伪谓蔚尉喂蠂谓委伪蟽蟿蠅谓 蠁蠈谓蠅谓. 螆蠂慰蠀谓 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 谓伪 伪谓蟿喂渭蔚蟿蠅蟺委蟽慰蠀谓 苇谓伪谓 蠄蠀蠂慰蟺伪胃萎 蟺慰蠀 未蟻伪 蟽蔚 蠈位畏 蟿畏谓 螒蠀蟽蟿蟻伪位委伪. 螝伪胃蠋蟼 慰 魏位慰喂蠈蟼 伪蟻蠂委味蔚喂 谓伪 魏位蔚委谓蔚喂 纬蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 未蟻维蟽蟿畏, 慰 围维蟻喂 蠁慰尾维蟿伪喂 蠈蟿喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺喂伪 伪蟽蠁伪位萎蟼 鈥� 慰蠉蟿蔚 魏伪谓 伪蠀蟿慰委 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓慰蠉谓 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏.
螔巍螒螔螘螜螒
Riverton Prize 1997: 螝伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 螡慰蟻尾畏纬喂魏蠈 螒蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 螠蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 围蟻慰谓喂维蟼
Glass Key (Glasnyckeln) 1998: 螝伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 危魏伪谓未喂谓伪尾喂魏蠈 螒蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 螠蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 围蟻慰谓喂维蟼
螔巍螒螔螘螜螒
Riverton Prize 1997: 螝伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 螡慰蟻尾畏纬喂魏蠈 螒蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 螠蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 围蟻慰谓喂维蟼
Glass Key (Glasnyckeln) 1998: 螝伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 危魏伪谓未喂谓伪尾喂魏蠈 螒蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 螠蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 围蟻慰谓喂维蟼
424 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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Jo Nesb酶
215听books22.4k听followersJo Nesb酶 is a bestselling Norwegian author and musician. He was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. Nesb酶 graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in economics. Nesb酶 is primarily famous for his crime novels about Detective Harry Hole, but he is also the main vocals and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 Nesb酶 also released his first children's book, Doktor Proktors Prompepulver.
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September 28, 2017
I know that the first two Harry Hole books are generally the least popular of the series, but I couldn't be persuaded to jump in at book three and altered my expectations accordingly. While I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that I've not experienced this character or series before, I actually loved THE BAT! Perhaps it was having the opportunity to learn Hole's backstory and read the books in their intended order, or maybe simply the fact that I don't know any differently, but I was in the mood for a slow burning police procedural and that's exactly what I got.
The overall feel of the story reminded me a bit of Ragnar Jonasson's Dark Iceland series, except the setting was drastically warmer. I really appreciated the severely flawed nature of Harry and his past which has shaped who he has become up until this point. The mystery kept me guessing and I did not have any of it figured out prior to the reveals, which was a nice change of pace. I'm not really sure why the first two books are set outside of the intended long term atmosphere of the series, but it works well for me so far, and even though everyone and their mother has told me to skip COCKROACHES, I'll be reading it solely just to gain whatever information there is to glean from it.
I would say if you haven't read any books in the Harry Hole series, take a gamble and risk a bit of time and energy on THE BAT. I can see how trying to come back to this book might be a chore after beginning with the others, but it was refreshing and exhilarating to read these in their natural order and learn Harry's backstory in its initial form. Highly recommended to fans of Nordic Crime Fiction in the form of a police procedural!
*Thanks Abby for helping my pick this one out!
The overall feel of the story reminded me a bit of Ragnar Jonasson's Dark Iceland series, except the setting was drastically warmer. I really appreciated the severely flawed nature of Harry and his past which has shaped who he has become up until this point. The mystery kept me guessing and I did not have any of it figured out prior to the reveals, which was a nice change of pace. I'm not really sure why the first two books are set outside of the intended long term atmosphere of the series, but it works well for me so far, and even though everyone and their mother has told me to skip COCKROACHES, I'll be reading it solely just to gain whatever information there is to glean from it.
I would say if you haven't read any books in the Harry Hole series, take a gamble and risk a bit of time and energy on THE BAT. I can see how trying to come back to this book might be a chore after beginning with the others, but it was refreshing and exhilarating to read these in their natural order and learn Harry's backstory in its initial form. Highly recommended to fans of Nordic Crime Fiction in the form of a police procedural!
*Thanks Abby for helping my pick this one out!
July 28, 2019
鈥滱 sudden, uncontrollable fury rose in him, and he cast around for something to smash. He snatched the whiskey bottle from the table and was about to launch it at the wall, but changed his mind at the last moment.
Lifelong training in self-control, he thought, opening the bottle and putting it to his mouth.鈥�
As you read this novel you are going to realize just how much sarcasm is loaded into that statement. Harry Hole, pronounced Hoo-leh, is dispatched to Sydney Australia to investigate the murder of a Norwegian woman. He soon discovers with the help of the Australian half caste Aboriginal officer, Andrew Kensington, that this murder is not an isolated case. The victim is one of a string of blond women who have been killed over a series of months.
This is a different Harry Hole than the man that shows up in Redbreast and Nemesis which are number three and four in the series. Because the American publisher decided to publish those books before publishing The Bat I started the series in the middle. I rarely do that. I usually insist on reading a series from the beginning because I find in later books there are generally significant revelations that may harken back to an earlier book in the series. In this case instead of ordering an intensive Rosetta Stone course on learning Norwegian I decided to suspend my controlling need for order and read book three first.
The Jo Nesbo Invasion
I now understand why the US publishers elected to start with book three. We have been experiencing an invasion of Scandinavian mysteries similar to the invasion of Rock and Roll from England in the 1960s. You can鈥檛 swing a backpack in a bookstore anymore without knocking down a display of the latest author to be touted as the new Stieg Larsson. I too have been seduced by the work of our Nordic neighbors. In this book Hole spends the entire time in Australia, so introducing this regionally misplaced character to a reading public desperate for a new mystery from the frozen North doesn鈥檛 really work. Now that his works have been doing very well in the English speaking world publishers have decided to go back and publish the first two in the series.
His Australian colleagues call him Holy instead of Hoo-leh and Harry makes the decision that Holy isn鈥檛 too bad and doesn鈥檛 bother to correct their pronunciation. He prefers it to being called something most people associate with an orifice.
He meets a lovely Swedish girl named Birgitta. Everything is going well between them until Harry falls of the wagon. Andrew Kensington ends up dead and even though Harry only knew him a week they had become good friends. Harry wraps both arms around the shock and the grief of his friend鈥檚 passing. Resuming drinking is an allure he can no longer ignore. Now there are drunks and then there are Harry Hole drinking binges.
鈥滺arry woke with a splitting headache. The light hurt his eyes, and no sooner had he registered that he was lying under a blanket than he had to throw himself to the side. The vomit came in quick spurts and the contents of his stomach splashed on the stone floor. He fell back on the bench and felt the gall sting his nose as he asked himself the classic question: where on earth am I?鈥�
During the times that he is halfway sober he continues to investigate the serial killings and the death of Andrew Kensington. The more he finds out about Kensington the more secrets that are revealed. These shrouded bits of information lead to more secrets and many of them seem to involve a friend of Andrews, a German gay man named Otto. He is a friendly chap and Harry soon learns just how friendly.
鈥滾et鈥檚 make a tasteless and wonderfully vulgar wager, 鈥� Otto said, his eyes glinting with amusement. 鈥淚 bet one hundred dollars that this soft, slim hand of yours will have felt my vitals before you leave for Norway. Do you dare to accept the bet?鈥�
Harry loses this bet, but you will have to read the book to find out how.
The more Harry drinks the more maudlin he becomes. He seems to be punishing himself for past crimes (which are revealed in vivid detail in this book). The death of Kensington brings back the past, but it seems drinking himself into a staggering state of ineptitude is not enough. He decides to hire a hooker and of course he gets caught by Birgitta. One must destroy one鈥檚 life completely before one can make better decisions it seems. I only wish that Birgitta would have hopped the next flight out of there back to Sweden or Paris or Timbuktu anywhere to get away from Harry.
Harry without barely a shred of evidence makes suppositions that are not only incorrect, but turn out to be colossally wrong. As he should be, he is a much better investigator in later books. He is more violent and reckless as a young man. Aren鈥檛 we all? I spend a large part of this book not liking Harry very much. We do, though, see glimmers of the seasoned cop he will become.
鈥滵oes this remind you of anything you鈥檝e seen before?鈥�
Andrew shrugged. 鈥淲hen you鈥檝e worked here long enough all murders remind you of something you鈥檝e seen before.鈥�
No, Harry thought. It鈥檚 the other way round. Work long enough and you see the tiny nuances each murder has, the details that distinguish one from another and make each one unique.
I was fortunate enough to get my books by Jo Nesbo signed when he was in Houston recently.
This book has a nice twisty plot and certainly kept me turning the pages. I didn鈥檛 mind spending time in Australia even though if I鈥檇 been able to step into the book I certainly wouldn鈥檛 have spent any time with Harry. I prefer spending my vacations not wringing vomit out of my clothes. I do wonder if reading a couple of the later books didn鈥檛 add to my enjoyment in reading this book. I meet the older Harry and then meet the younger Harry several years later. It made me appreciate the man, still flawed, but maybe not as much so, that Harry becomes a few books later. He still gets in trouble with his superiors. He still screws up relationships, but I feel more sympathy when it happens to the older Harry. 3.5 stars.
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Lifelong training in self-control, he thought, opening the bottle and putting it to his mouth.鈥�
As you read this novel you are going to realize just how much sarcasm is loaded into that statement. Harry Hole, pronounced Hoo-leh, is dispatched to Sydney Australia to investigate the murder of a Norwegian woman. He soon discovers with the help of the Australian half caste Aboriginal officer, Andrew Kensington, that this murder is not an isolated case. The victim is one of a string of blond women who have been killed over a series of months.
This is a different Harry Hole than the man that shows up in Redbreast and Nemesis which are number three and four in the series. Because the American publisher decided to publish those books before publishing The Bat I started the series in the middle. I rarely do that. I usually insist on reading a series from the beginning because I find in later books there are generally significant revelations that may harken back to an earlier book in the series. In this case instead of ordering an intensive Rosetta Stone course on learning Norwegian I decided to suspend my controlling need for order and read book three first.
The Jo Nesbo Invasion
I now understand why the US publishers elected to start with book three. We have been experiencing an invasion of Scandinavian mysteries similar to the invasion of Rock and Roll from England in the 1960s. You can鈥檛 swing a backpack in a bookstore anymore without knocking down a display of the latest author to be touted as the new Stieg Larsson. I too have been seduced by the work of our Nordic neighbors. In this book Hole spends the entire time in Australia, so introducing this regionally misplaced character to a reading public desperate for a new mystery from the frozen North doesn鈥檛 really work. Now that his works have been doing very well in the English speaking world publishers have decided to go back and publish the first two in the series.
His Australian colleagues call him Holy instead of Hoo-leh and Harry makes the decision that Holy isn鈥檛 too bad and doesn鈥檛 bother to correct their pronunciation. He prefers it to being called something most people associate with an orifice.
He meets a lovely Swedish girl named Birgitta. Everything is going well between them until Harry falls of the wagon. Andrew Kensington ends up dead and even though Harry only knew him a week they had become good friends. Harry wraps both arms around the shock and the grief of his friend鈥檚 passing. Resuming drinking is an allure he can no longer ignore. Now there are drunks and then there are Harry Hole drinking binges.
鈥滺arry woke with a splitting headache. The light hurt his eyes, and no sooner had he registered that he was lying under a blanket than he had to throw himself to the side. The vomit came in quick spurts and the contents of his stomach splashed on the stone floor. He fell back on the bench and felt the gall sting his nose as he asked himself the classic question: where on earth am I?鈥�
During the times that he is halfway sober he continues to investigate the serial killings and the death of Andrew Kensington. The more he finds out about Kensington the more secrets that are revealed. These shrouded bits of information lead to more secrets and many of them seem to involve a friend of Andrews, a German gay man named Otto. He is a friendly chap and Harry soon learns just how friendly.
鈥滾et鈥檚 make a tasteless and wonderfully vulgar wager, 鈥� Otto said, his eyes glinting with amusement. 鈥淚 bet one hundred dollars that this soft, slim hand of yours will have felt my vitals before you leave for Norway. Do you dare to accept the bet?鈥�
Harry loses this bet, but you will have to read the book to find out how.
The more Harry drinks the more maudlin he becomes. He seems to be punishing himself for past crimes (which are revealed in vivid detail in this book). The death of Kensington brings back the past, but it seems drinking himself into a staggering state of ineptitude is not enough. He decides to hire a hooker and of course he gets caught by Birgitta. One must destroy one鈥檚 life completely before one can make better decisions it seems. I only wish that Birgitta would have hopped the next flight out of there back to Sweden or Paris or Timbuktu anywhere to get away from Harry.
Harry without barely a shred of evidence makes suppositions that are not only incorrect, but turn out to be colossally wrong. As he should be, he is a much better investigator in later books. He is more violent and reckless as a young man. Aren鈥檛 we all? I spend a large part of this book not liking Harry very much. We do, though, see glimmers of the seasoned cop he will become.
鈥滵oes this remind you of anything you鈥檝e seen before?鈥�
Andrew shrugged. 鈥淲hen you鈥檝e worked here long enough all murders remind you of something you鈥檝e seen before.鈥�
No, Harry thought. It鈥檚 the other way round. Work long enough and you see the tiny nuances each murder has, the details that distinguish one from another and make each one unique.
I was fortunate enough to get my books by Jo Nesbo signed when he was in Houston recently.
This book has a nice twisty plot and certainly kept me turning the pages. I didn鈥檛 mind spending time in Australia even though if I鈥檇 been able to step into the book I certainly wouldn鈥檛 have spent any time with Harry. I prefer spending my vacations not wringing vomit out of my clothes. I do wonder if reading a couple of the later books didn鈥檛 add to my enjoyment in reading this book. I meet the older Harry and then meet the younger Harry several years later. It made me appreciate the man, still flawed, but maybe not as much so, that Harry becomes a few books later. He still gets in trouble with his superiors. He still screws up relationships, but I feel more sympathy when it happens to the older Harry. 3.5 stars.
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March 26, 2024
A very disturbed serial killer, and an even more problematic detective.
In this first novel of the series we learn the beginnings of the enigmatic Harry Hole, a renowned but highly problematic detective from Oslo, Norway. A rape and murder of a norwegian citizen takes place in Sydney, Australia. The indecipherable detective is sent as support to carry out the investigation. But one murder turns into many, and a simple investigation quickly turns into a desperate hunt for a very disturbed serial killer, that threatens even the ones closely involved in the police investigation.
Harry Hole is a sort of an anti-hero detective; which works quite well, in contrast to the complete perfectionism of Sherlock Holmes. He pretty much screws up as much as he solves, but in the end the guy kind of grows on you.
Very interesting for various reasons; intriguing, and gripping. Not nearly as amazing as reading 'Snowman', but still a highly enjoyable read. It left me with some very nice moments (and others not so nice) and several things I know I will not soon forget. Looking forward to reading the next installment.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1997] [369p] [Crime] [Recommendable] [Birgitta <3]
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鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� 1. The Bat
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� 2. Cockroaches
鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� 3. The Redbreast
鈽呪槄鈽嗏槅鈽� 4. Nemesis
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� 5. The Devil's Star
????????? 6. The Redeemer
鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� 7. The Snowman
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Un muy perturbado asesino serial, y un incluso m谩s problem谩tico detective.
En esta primera novela de la serie conocemos los principios del enigm谩tico Harry Hole, un destacado pero altamente problem谩tico detective de Oslo, Noruega. Una violaci贸n y asesinato de una ciudadana noruega sucede en Sydney, Australia. El indescifrable detective es enviado como soporte para llevar a cabo la investigaci贸n. Pero un asesinato se convierte en varios, y una aparentemente simple investigaci贸n r谩pidamented se convierte en una desesperada caza de un muy trastornado asesino serial, que puede llegar a amenazar incluso aquellos m谩s cercanos a la b煤squeda policial.
Harry Hole es una especie de detective anti-heroe; lo cual funciona bastante bien, en comparaci贸n con el completo perfeccionismo de Sherlock Holmes. Arruina casi tantas cosas como las que resuelve, pero al final el personaje termina agradando.
Muy interesante por muy diversas razones; intrigante, y atrapante. No tan cautivadora como fue la experiencia de leer "Snowman", pero igualmente una lectura muy disfrutable. Me llevo varios buenos momentos (y otros no tan buenos) e incluso algunas cosas m谩s que s茅 que no voy a olvidar. Viendo con buenos ojos leer el pr贸ximo libro.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1997] [369p] [Crimen] [Recomendable] [Birgitta <3]
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In this first novel of the series we learn the beginnings of the enigmatic Harry Hole, a renowned but highly problematic detective from Oslo, Norway. A rape and murder of a norwegian citizen takes place in Sydney, Australia. The indecipherable detective is sent as support to carry out the investigation. But one murder turns into many, and a simple investigation quickly turns into a desperate hunt for a very disturbed serial killer, that threatens even the ones closely involved in the police investigation.
Harry Hole is a sort of an anti-hero detective; which works quite well, in contrast to the complete perfectionism of Sherlock Holmes. He pretty much screws up as much as he solves, but in the end the guy kind of grows on you.
Very interesting for various reasons; intriguing, and gripping. Not nearly as amazing as reading 'Snowman', but still a highly enjoyable read. It left me with some very nice moments (and others not so nice) and several things I know I will not soon forget. Looking forward to reading the next installment.
-----------------------------------------------
PERSONAL NOTE :
[1997] [369p] [Crime] [Recommendable] [Birgitta <3]
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鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� 1. The Bat
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� 2. Cockroaches
鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� 3. The Redbreast
鈽呪槄鈽嗏槅鈽� 4. Nemesis
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� 5. The Devil's Star
????????? 6. The Redeemer
鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� 7. The Snowman
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Un muy perturbado asesino serial, y un incluso m谩s problem谩tico detective.
En esta primera novela de la serie conocemos los principios del enigm谩tico Harry Hole, un destacado pero altamente problem谩tico detective de Oslo, Noruega. Una violaci贸n y asesinato de una ciudadana noruega sucede en Sydney, Australia. El indescifrable detective es enviado como soporte para llevar a cabo la investigaci贸n. Pero un asesinato se convierte en varios, y una aparentemente simple investigaci贸n r谩pidamented se convierte en una desesperada caza de un muy trastornado asesino serial, que puede llegar a amenazar incluso aquellos m谩s cercanos a la b煤squeda policial.
Harry Hole es una especie de detective anti-heroe; lo cual funciona bastante bien, en comparaci贸n con el completo perfeccionismo de Sherlock Holmes. Arruina casi tantas cosas como las que resuelve, pero al final el personaje termina agradando.
Muy interesante por muy diversas razones; intrigante, y atrapante. No tan cautivadora como fue la experiencia de leer "Snowman", pero igualmente una lectura muy disfrutable. Me llevo varios buenos momentos (y otros no tan buenos) e incluso algunas cosas m谩s que s茅 que no voy a olvidar. Viendo con buenos ojos leer el pr贸ximo libro.
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November 12, 2012
As a huge fan of Jo Nesbo and the Harry Hole series, I waited eagerly, like many other fans, for The Bat, the first book in the Harry Hole series, to finally be translated into English. It was like waiting for Santa to arrive on Christmas Eve and deliver that wonderful present that you are hoping you will get, the pure excitement of it all! Unfortunately, Santa didn鈥檛 deliver that wonderful present in the form of The Bat, instead of receiving that perfect present, Santa delivered to me (oh the disappointment)..... a pair of socks...which is the equivalent of what this book ended up being; basic, practical and not very exciting. This book was a huge disappointment. I鈥檓 really glad that I wasn鈥檛 able to read this first book in the series until now. I wouldn鈥檛 have continued with the series if this had been the case and would have missed out on all of the rest of the wonderful Harry Hole books.
In The Bat, Harry finds himself in Australia when a young Norwegian girl is murdered and he assists the Australian police with the case. While the book served its purpose in giving us the background to Harry, this was the only good thing about it. I much prefer Harry working in Norway on home ground. There was a lot of Australian and Aboriginal history in the book which in itself was very interesting and I learnt a lot, but it wasn鈥檛 necessary to the story at all. In addition, there were many times when the book went off with reminisces of Harry鈥檚 past relationship and this really happened at odd times in the book and it too was unnecessary. These aspects of the book seriously ended up taking away from the momentum, pace and interest in the main plot which in itself was mediocre at best. At times I almost forgot about and lost focus on the main plot because of the way the story went off course throughout.
It鈥檚 very obvious from the writing and plot in The Bat that this is a debut novel and that it is the first book in the series. It鈥檚 also evident now how much better the books become in the later works. I鈥檓 still a huge fan of Jo Nesbo and the Harry Hole series, from The Redbreast through to Phantom, each one of them has kept me very entertained, I鈥檓 just not a fan of this book. I don鈥檛 like giving one of my favourite authors, Jo Nesbo, a negative review and I can鈥檛 believe I am giving one of his books only two stars but this book just didn鈥檛 work for me. I would recommend reading the series from book three, The Redbreast. You don鈥檛 really need to read this book to enjoy the rest of the series.
In The Bat, Harry finds himself in Australia when a young Norwegian girl is murdered and he assists the Australian police with the case. While the book served its purpose in giving us the background to Harry, this was the only good thing about it. I much prefer Harry working in Norway on home ground. There was a lot of Australian and Aboriginal history in the book which in itself was very interesting and I learnt a lot, but it wasn鈥檛 necessary to the story at all. In addition, there were many times when the book went off with reminisces of Harry鈥檚 past relationship and this really happened at odd times in the book and it too was unnecessary. These aspects of the book seriously ended up taking away from the momentum, pace and interest in the main plot which in itself was mediocre at best. At times I almost forgot about and lost focus on the main plot because of the way the story went off course throughout.
It鈥檚 very obvious from the writing and plot in The Bat that this is a debut novel and that it is the first book in the series. It鈥檚 also evident now how much better the books become in the later works. I鈥檓 still a huge fan of Jo Nesbo and the Harry Hole series, from The Redbreast through to Phantom, each one of them has kept me very entertained, I鈥檓 just not a fan of this book. I don鈥檛 like giving one of my favourite authors, Jo Nesbo, a negative review and I can鈥檛 believe I am giving one of his books only two stars but this book just didn鈥檛 work for me. I would recommend reading the series from book three, The Redbreast. You don鈥檛 really need to read this book to enjoy the rest of the series.
January 8, 2018
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*3,5 stars*
This is the major reason I鈥檓 rating the first book with 3.5 stars. The second reason, equally important, is the connection that I had with the main character from the very first page. Harry Hole, pronounced as Hoo-leh, is a young innocent guy, with good intentions, even if sometimes he behaves in irrational patterns. In other words, when he faces impediments which he cannot control he falls under the influence of alcohol. This decision automatically activates a domino effect and things coming to fall apart.
He is determined that he can do nothing to transfigure the unfortunate events that keep haunting him and therefore he resort to beverage not to comfort himself as he might believe but mostly to punish himself for the past he cannot change, for the lies he had to tell, for the love he had lost.
The first installment in the Harry Hole series, 鈥淭he Bat鈥�, provides the readers with background information of Harry鈥檚 life. It gives some very significant insights into the emotions, the inner world and a past that made him a person he is now. It was a little bit slow with many information about the Aboriginals in Australia, but it didn鈥檛 destroyed the main purpose of the author, to introduce us this young, impulsive cop who came to investigate the murder of his compatriot. Moreover, the fact that he gets involved with a potential witness proves again his young age and inexperience, a detail that pictures him as an innocent guy with a sombre past and a darkness that everyone hides inside.
Moving on, I appreciate the author鈥檚 boldness and the moments where he isn鈥檛 intimidated to cauterize his main character.
In addition, I have to acknowledge the aboriginal myths which Nesb酶 has incorporated into this novel. It was very enlightening and frustrating at the same time since everyone had to tell his myth to Harry to give him a clue about who the murderer might be.
In the first chapters Hole states that: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a tiny bit damaged every time you unravel another murder case鈥� , something that works as a prophecy to the development of his personality in the next stories, and connects with the statement of Jo Nesb酶 himself, who prepares a hell ride for his hero. Forthwith, the first case of Harry Hole, functions as a very good baseline for the next stories and I鈥檓 eager to dive into them in order to travel with him through his intimidating life path.
I can鈥檛 wait for it!
What do you want people?
I have this dark side inside me, I never denied it.
*3,5 stars*
鈥淚 have an idea for Harry鈥檚 life, for what is going to happen to him. Harry鈥檚 near future looks bleak. After that it鈥檚 getting even worse. And after that everything is going to hell鈥�
-Jo Nesb酶 interview, January 2010
This is the major reason I鈥檓 rating the first book with 3.5 stars. The second reason, equally important, is the connection that I had with the main character from the very first page. Harry Hole, pronounced as Hoo-leh, is a young innocent guy, with good intentions, even if sometimes he behaves in irrational patterns. In other words, when he faces impediments which he cannot control he falls under the influence of alcohol. This decision automatically activates a domino effect and things coming to fall apart.
鈥淭he human soul was a deep, dark forest and all decisions are made alone鈥�
鈥揟he Bat
He is determined that he can do nothing to transfigure the unfortunate events that keep haunting him and therefore he resort to beverage not to comfort himself as he might believe but mostly to punish himself for the past he cannot change, for the lies he had to tell, for the love he had lost.
The first installment in the Harry Hole series, 鈥淭he Bat鈥�, provides the readers with background information of Harry鈥檚 life. It gives some very significant insights into the emotions, the inner world and a past that made him a person he is now. It was a little bit slow with many information about the Aboriginals in Australia, but it didn鈥檛 destroyed the main purpose of the author, to introduce us this young, impulsive cop who came to investigate the murder of his compatriot. Moreover, the fact that he gets involved with a potential witness proves again his young age and inexperience, a detail that pictures him as an innocent guy with a sombre past and a darkness that everyone hides inside.
Moving on, I appreciate the author鈥檚 boldness and the moments where he isn鈥檛 intimidated to cauterize his main character.
鈥淎 sudden, uncontrollable fury rose in him, and he cast around for something to smash. He snatched the whiskey bottle from the table and was about to launch it at the wall, but changed his mind at the last moment. Lifelong training in self-control, he thought, opening the bottle and putting it to his mouth.鈥�
鈥� The Bat
In addition, I have to acknowledge the aboriginal myths which Nesb酶 has incorporated into this novel. It was very enlightening and frustrating at the same time since everyone had to tell his myth to Harry to give him a clue about who the murderer might be.
In the first chapters Hole states that: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a tiny bit damaged every time you unravel another murder case鈥� , something that works as a prophecy to the development of his personality in the next stories, and connects with the statement of Jo Nesb酶 himself, who prepares a hell ride for his hero. Forthwith, the first case of Harry Hole, functions as a very good baseline for the next stories and I鈥檓 eager to dive into them in order to travel with him through his intimidating life path.
I can鈥檛 wait for it!
What do you want people?
I have this dark side inside me, I never denied it.
September 12, 2021
The first Harry Hole case, which was not translated into English until 2013, sees Harry begin his series investigating the murder of a Norwegian woman in Australia. A bit of a continuity nightmare for readers with many of us having read his later cases first, so I found this a difficult debut to fairly judge, as I went into it with a lot of Harry Hole foreknowledge which nullified a lot of the mystery and questions about his personal life and police career. Still very easy to read for Nordic Noir and an interesting case. 7 out of 12
December 9, 2015
In my other binge-reading project of the winter, I thought that there was no better time to explore the Harry Hole series by Norwegian Jo Nesb酶. I had heard much about the series, and with a keen interest in all things Scandinavian when the thriller genre is involved, I thought I could do no wrong. As the series begins, Harry Hole (that's two syllables, Holy) finds himself in Sydney, Australia where he's been sent to represent the Royal Norwegian Police Directorate to investigate the murder of a Norwegian national. Working alongside some of Sydney's finest, Hole discovers that there may be a serial rapist and murderer on the loose, whose penchant for blondes leaves a trail that grows every few days. Alongside the murder investigation, Hole discovers a woman who pulls on his heartstrings and becomes an integral part of his time in Oz. The reader is also introduced to Hole's checkered past, including an addiction that almost got him fired from the force and one that reemerges at the worst possible moment. With no firm leads and Hole's secondment running to an end, a serial killer continues to elude the authorities and baffle Hole to no end. While soaking up the history of this foreign land, Hole may be too distracted, which hinders his ability to bring answers to a grieving family back in Oslo. In this series debut, Nesb酶 tells a very interesting tale, both about his protagonist and the race for justice.
I was pleasantly surprised at Nesb酶's work and found that the story flowed very effectively, full of wonderful tidbits to lure the reader in a little deeper. Harry Hole is a complex man, whose background is multi-layered and will likely take the entire series to unravel. However, Nesb酶 does a stellar job by paving the way with a thorough glimpse into the man's foibles, as well as the strengths that shape him. I cannot leave this review without pondering a glaring question that leapt off the page for me, especially as a reader who loves to immerse myself in a character. Why would Nesb酶 choose to use his opening novel and take Hole away from his native Norway? I could see this in the third or fourth novel, but the story begins and remains in Australia for its duration. I could never fully understand this, as it makes logical sense to lay some groundwork before taking the character out of his environs. Allow the reader to learn about local friends and family, plant roots before jetting off to places unknown. That said, perhaps Nesb酶 has a plan here and I am too cerebral in my analysis this early in the series.
Kudos Mr. Nesb酶 for a great opening novel. I cannot wait to get deeper into the series to see what else you have in store for us.
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I was pleasantly surprised at Nesb酶's work and found that the story flowed very effectively, full of wonderful tidbits to lure the reader in a little deeper. Harry Hole is a complex man, whose background is multi-layered and will likely take the entire series to unravel. However, Nesb酶 does a stellar job by paving the way with a thorough glimpse into the man's foibles, as well as the strengths that shape him. I cannot leave this review without pondering a glaring question that leapt off the page for me, especially as a reader who loves to immerse myself in a character. Why would Nesb酶 choose to use his opening novel and take Hole away from his native Norway? I could see this in the third or fourth novel, but the story begins and remains in Australia for its duration. I could never fully understand this, as it makes logical sense to lay some groundwork before taking the character out of his environs. Allow the reader to learn about local friends and family, plant roots before jetting off to places unknown. That said, perhaps Nesb酶 has a plan here and I am too cerebral in my analysis this early in the series.
Kudos Mr. Nesb酶 for a great opening novel. I cannot wait to get deeper into the series to see what else you have in store for us.
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March 10, 2019
The Bat, by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo is the first of the Inspector Harry Hole (pronounced Hoo-leh) novels.
Set in Australia of all places, Nesbo introduces our hero as a foreign policeman sent on a diplomatic mission to assist with the investigation of the murder of a minor Norwegian celebrity in Sydney. The novel starts slowly but builds to an exciting, if somewhat minimalistic, and troubling, ending.
Nesbo does an above average job of introducing an array of characters and develops some intriguing dynamics and complexities for Hole. For a crime mystery, Nesbo also shows a flair for Holmesian attention to detail and logic. There are some inconsistencies and some loose ends but I can understand how this character and this series have become so popular.
I will read more from Nesbo.
Set in Australia of all places, Nesbo introduces our hero as a foreign policeman sent on a diplomatic mission to assist with the investigation of the murder of a minor Norwegian celebrity in Sydney. The novel starts slowly but builds to an exciting, if somewhat minimalistic, and troubling, ending.
Nesbo does an above average job of introducing an array of characters and develops some intriguing dynamics and complexities for Hole. For a crime mystery, Nesbo also shows a flair for Holmesian attention to detail and logic. There are some inconsistencies and some loose ends but I can understand how this character and this series have become so popular.
I will read more from Nesbo.
May 2, 2017
A very different experience this one was for me. Harry 'Hoo-ley' is an experienced detective with a story of his own to tell, bought out to Sydney, Australia to assist Australian Police in a murder of a Norwegian woman. The poor man is called Harry Holy by everyone, he's given up on correcting people. An interesting one here as this is a Norwegian writer delving strongly into Aboriginal culture, and even re-telling some dream time stories. I am not at all good at concentrating at the best of times, so I really do feel this was my undoing. I did not feel a connection with Harry, and although the narrator did quite an outstanding job of flicking between male/female/drag queen and Aus/Aboriginal/Norwegian accents, it did come across a little 'okka'. I think this author is worth investigating, but possibly not on audio, at least for me. The Australian imagery was great, I think creates a lovely scene. As for the rest of the series being for me? Not sure.
July 20, 2013
This is the book that introduced Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad--or it least it would have been had not several of the later Harry Hole novels reached the U.S. ahead of it. The wait is finally over, though, and The Bat is now at last available in a U.S. edition.
It seems a bit odd that the first book in a series featuring a Norwegian police inspector would be set in Australia. Nonetheless, that's the case. A young Norwegian woman who had been something of a minor television celebrity back home, has been raped and murdered in Sydney. Harry is sent to Australia to act as a liasion with the Sydney police in the investigation. His instructions are clear: he is to be an observer and he is not to actually meddle in the investigation. The Sydney police clearly expect that Harry will spend most of his time seeing the sights and will be content to go home and report after a few days at most.
Even if you've never read another Harry Hole novel, if you've read any crime fiction at all, you know that's never going to happen. From practically the moment he arrives in Australia, Harry develops his own ideas about the case and is anything but shy about pursuing them.
The principal merit of this book is that the reader gets to meet a younger Harry Hole and to learn a bit more about his background. The case itself is intriguing and Harry meets a number of interesting characters along the way. If there is a problem with the book it rests with the fact that Nesbo spends quite a bit of time as a tour guide and cultural anthropologist, exploring the land, its mysteries and its peoples, and sometimes the travelogue gets in the way of the story itself.
Actually, The Bat seems more like one of those books that you would find much later in a series, at a time when the author has begun to run out of ideas and so sends his character off to an exotic land to mix things up a bit--and, not incidentally, to give the author a great vacation that he can deduct as a business expense.
Still, though it's not up to the standards of some of Nesbo's later Harry Hole novels, this is a fun story with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. And for those of us who are compulsive completists when it comes to our crime fiction, it gives us the chance to finally start reading this series in order. The problem remaining is that the second book in the series, The Cockroaches will not be released in the U.S. until December. At that point, all of the Harry Hole novels will finally be available here and all will be right with the world.
It seems a bit odd that the first book in a series featuring a Norwegian police inspector would be set in Australia. Nonetheless, that's the case. A young Norwegian woman who had been something of a minor television celebrity back home, has been raped and murdered in Sydney. Harry is sent to Australia to act as a liasion with the Sydney police in the investigation. His instructions are clear: he is to be an observer and he is not to actually meddle in the investigation. The Sydney police clearly expect that Harry will spend most of his time seeing the sights and will be content to go home and report after a few days at most.
Even if you've never read another Harry Hole novel, if you've read any crime fiction at all, you know that's never going to happen. From practically the moment he arrives in Australia, Harry develops his own ideas about the case and is anything but shy about pursuing them.
The principal merit of this book is that the reader gets to meet a younger Harry Hole and to learn a bit more about his background. The case itself is intriguing and Harry meets a number of interesting characters along the way. If there is a problem with the book it rests with the fact that Nesbo spends quite a bit of time as a tour guide and cultural anthropologist, exploring the land, its mysteries and its peoples, and sometimes the travelogue gets in the way of the story itself.
Actually, The Bat seems more like one of those books that you would find much later in a series, at a time when the author has begun to run out of ideas and so sends his character off to an exotic land to mix things up a bit--and, not incidentally, to give the author a great vacation that he can deduct as a business expense.
Still, though it's not up to the standards of some of Nesbo's later Harry Hole novels, this is a fun story with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. And for those of us who are compulsive completists when it comes to our crime fiction, it gives us the chance to finally start reading this series in order. The problem remaining is that the second book in the series, The Cockroaches will not be released in the U.S. until December. At that point, all of the Harry Hole novels will finally be available here and all will be right with the world.
September 13, 2021
Flaggermusmannen = The Bat (Harry Hole, #1), Jo Nesb酶
The Bat is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesb酶, it is the first book in the Harry Hole series.
Norwegian police officer Harry Hole is sent to Sydney, Australia to serve as an attache for the Australian police's investigation into the murder of a young female Norwegian girl residing in Australia, Inger Holter. Her boyfriend, Evans White, is initially approached as a suspect.
Hole is assisted by Aboriginal colleague Andrew Kensington; together they find out that they are dealing with a serial killer who strangles blonde women.
Hole befriends a red haired Swede named Birgitta.
As the story becomes more complex, Hole struggles to find the killer and falls deeper into alcoholism.
There are more back stories about Harry's past and culture in Australia.
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The Bat is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesb酶, it is the first book in the Harry Hole series.
Norwegian police officer Harry Hole is sent to Sydney, Australia to serve as an attache for the Australian police's investigation into the murder of a young female Norwegian girl residing in Australia, Inger Holter. Her boyfriend, Evans White, is initially approached as a suspect.
Hole is assisted by Aboriginal colleague Andrew Kensington; together they find out that they are dealing with a serial killer who strangles blonde women.
Hole befriends a red haired Swede named Birgitta.
As the story becomes more complex, Hole struggles to find the killer and falls deeper into alcoholism.
There are more back stories about Harry's past and culture in Australia.
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 21/06/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
August 11, 2019
Psychopathic
The Bat is the first book in the Harry Hole series and while this was an average story it did establish the character that has since gone on to facilitate some very engrossing thrillers. This book had too many plot holes and a constant question of why start a series about a Scandinavian investigator travelling to Australia. I can only presume that Jo Nesbo felt his home location may not have provided the most appealing setting for his debut. Perhaps my criticism is influenced by knowledge of how the series subsequently developed. It is clear that Jo Nesbo has an eye for suspense, surprises and a deadly killer.
There is a lot to play within the Harry Hole character: his alcoholism, his psychological burdens, his maverick approach and his romantic entanglements. If he'd had military training and an ability to mince everyone that would have been a step too far on the bad boy superman hero front. What is actually good is that he IS found wanting on the fighting side, which is more realistic than typical main characters and often finds himself in the wrong place.
The plot was slow particularly in the first half and the ending was a bit overdramatic. I'm finding it difficult to recommend this book although it is the first in the series and maybe a necessary step to enjoy some of the following great books.
The Bat is the first book in the Harry Hole series and while this was an average story it did establish the character that has since gone on to facilitate some very engrossing thrillers. This book had too many plot holes and a constant question of why start a series about a Scandinavian investigator travelling to Australia. I can only presume that Jo Nesbo felt his home location may not have provided the most appealing setting for his debut. Perhaps my criticism is influenced by knowledge of how the series subsequently developed. It is clear that Jo Nesbo has an eye for suspense, surprises and a deadly killer.
There is a lot to play within the Harry Hole character: his alcoholism, his psychological burdens, his maverick approach and his romantic entanglements. If he'd had military training and an ability to mince everyone that would have been a step too far on the bad boy superman hero front. What is actually good is that he IS found wanting on the fighting side, which is more realistic than typical main characters and often finds himself in the wrong place.
The plot was slow particularly in the first half and the ending was a bit overdramatic. I'm finding it difficult to recommend this book although it is the first in the series and maybe a necessary step to enjoy some of the following great books.
May 28, 2013
My View:
I am a Jo Nesbo fan. I have read all his other books in the Harry Hole series and mostly have been very impressed with the action, the narrative, the character development, the intrigue and the resolution. This book however is an exception to the series. It is banal, its language wooden, stilted and as an Australian reading Hole鈥檚 experience of his adventures in Sydney, Australia and of Australians, I generally felt let down and uncomfortable with the stereotypes and colloquialisms - of big waisted, slow witted, 鈥渄inkum鈥� white Aussie males and the Indigenous cop鈥檚 voice felt stunted and farcical too 鈥� continually explaining the world in Dream-time stories and explaining everything very carefully... all the Australians had a dumbed down quality I did not like and I did not appreciate reading this interpretation of Australia and Australian life. (I did however enjoy the Dream-time stories perhaps worthy of a book in their own right but not relevant in this book) The political voice in this book was ...annoying.
The first 160 odd pages of this book were flat, dull, convoluted and clumsy and did I mention far fetched and I could not stretch my imagination to believe the premise of the murders and the police procedures or rather the lack of procedure and lack of professionalism. How disappointing. This is the first book I have read on NetGalley where after 50 pages I thought I would just not bother to continue, that my time was being wasted trying to find something interesting or redeeming in this book. Stupidly I continued on. The story did not improve 鈥� it worsened becoming more incredulous and bumbled along with the addition of masses of blood and gore and torn apart limbs and should have been read whilst listening to the theme track of JAWS!
Jo Nesbo 鈥� I am glad some publisher somewhere saw the potential in your writing 鈥� I did enjoy your other books in this series but think that the publisher did me a favour by not translating this first novel of the series any sooner 鈥� if I hadn't read this book at all I would be perfectly happy and not felt as if I had been cheated of a potentially great read.
Do your self a favour - skip this book and read the others in the series.
I am a Jo Nesbo fan. I have read all his other books in the Harry Hole series and mostly have been very impressed with the action, the narrative, the character development, the intrigue and the resolution. This book however is an exception to the series. It is banal, its language wooden, stilted and as an Australian reading Hole鈥檚 experience of his adventures in Sydney, Australia and of Australians, I generally felt let down and uncomfortable with the stereotypes and colloquialisms - of big waisted, slow witted, 鈥渄inkum鈥� white Aussie males and the Indigenous cop鈥檚 voice felt stunted and farcical too 鈥� continually explaining the world in Dream-time stories and explaining everything very carefully... all the Australians had a dumbed down quality I did not like and I did not appreciate reading this interpretation of Australia and Australian life. (I did however enjoy the Dream-time stories perhaps worthy of a book in their own right but not relevant in this book) The political voice in this book was ...annoying.
The first 160 odd pages of this book were flat, dull, convoluted and clumsy and did I mention far fetched and I could not stretch my imagination to believe the premise of the murders and the police procedures or rather the lack of procedure and lack of professionalism. How disappointing. This is the first book I have read on NetGalley where after 50 pages I thought I would just not bother to continue, that my time was being wasted trying to find something interesting or redeeming in this book. Stupidly I continued on. The story did not improve 鈥� it worsened becoming more incredulous and bumbled along with the addition of masses of blood and gore and torn apart limbs and should have been read whilst listening to the theme track of JAWS!
Jo Nesbo 鈥� I am glad some publisher somewhere saw the potential in your writing 鈥� I did enjoy your other books in this series but think that the publisher did me a favour by not translating this first novel of the series any sooner 鈥� if I hadn't read this book at all I would be perfectly happy and not felt as if I had been cheated of a potentially great read.
Do your self a favour - skip this book and read the others in the series.
November 24, 2018
鈥淚 think our common sins in many ways bound us closer together.鈥�
鈥淭he Bat鈥� is the fourth novel of Jo Nesb酶鈥檚 that I have read, but the first one in his Harry Hole series. To me it reads like a first book. Norwegian police inspector Harry Hole is dispatched to Australia to work on the case of a murdered Norwegian citizen, and we are off to the races.
Many of the reviews I saw for this text say how genre busting this novel is. I disagree. This text features an alcoholic detective (will he fall off the wagon?鈥pectacularly) a woman the detective starts sleeping with (will she survive the book?鈥uh) and coworkers (do they know more about the case then they can say?鈥uh again). These are not criticisms on my part by the way, they make for fun reading, but 鈥淭he Bat鈥� is a basic detective crime noir novel, nothing more.
Stylistically the text is very abrupt. A scene just ends, and then a new chapter begins with a different focus, or one further down the road of the story then the reader was last engaged with. It did not bother me, but I have some friends who hated that about the book. There are also some eye rolling moments in the story, as I think Mr. Nesb酶 seems to enjoy shock value. I have noticed this feature in every book of his I have read.
I do not think 鈥淭he Bat鈥� is particularly good, or bad. It kept me entertained while ocean waves roared outside the window. I can鈥檛 complain about that. There are moments that the writing brings up some intriguing thoughts about human nature, etc. The chapters are short and move quickly, and once I was about 50 pages in the book, I could sit and read for a stretch at a time.
I purchased the first and second book in this series together, so I will read Harry Hole #2, but unless something really grabs me I can鈥檛 say I will continue the series past that. We will see what happens鈥�
鈥淭he Bat鈥� is the fourth novel of Jo Nesb酶鈥檚 that I have read, but the first one in his Harry Hole series. To me it reads like a first book. Norwegian police inspector Harry Hole is dispatched to Australia to work on the case of a murdered Norwegian citizen, and we are off to the races.
Many of the reviews I saw for this text say how genre busting this novel is. I disagree. This text features an alcoholic detective (will he fall off the wagon?鈥pectacularly) a woman the detective starts sleeping with (will she survive the book?鈥uh) and coworkers (do they know more about the case then they can say?鈥uh again). These are not criticisms on my part by the way, they make for fun reading, but 鈥淭he Bat鈥� is a basic detective crime noir novel, nothing more.
Stylistically the text is very abrupt. A scene just ends, and then a new chapter begins with a different focus, or one further down the road of the story then the reader was last engaged with. It did not bother me, but I have some friends who hated that about the book. There are also some eye rolling moments in the story, as I think Mr. Nesb酶 seems to enjoy shock value. I have noticed this feature in every book of his I have read.
I do not think 鈥淭he Bat鈥� is particularly good, or bad. It kept me entertained while ocean waves roared outside the window. I can鈥檛 complain about that. There are moments that the writing brings up some intriguing thoughts about human nature, etc. The chapters are short and move quickly, and once I was about 50 pages in the book, I could sit and read for a stretch at a time.
I purchased the first and second book in this series together, so I will read Harry Hole #2, but unless something really grabs me I can鈥檛 say I will continue the series past that. We will see what happens鈥�
January 19, 2021
Un comienzo bastante digno para una serie que, por lo que he le铆do, mejora notablemente en sus pr贸ximas entregas. Por lo mismo, lo sent铆 como un libro m谩s bien introductorio, que ocupa varias p谩ginas en presentarnos a su personaje principal, Harry Hole, un polic铆a noruego, que lucha permanentemente para mantener controlado su problema de alcoholismo (no siempre con mucho 茅xito, la verdad).
Respecto de la historia, hasta la mitad del libro se siente bastante simple; una investigaci贸n que avanza sin muchos sobresaltos por diferentes localidades de Australia, hasta donde llega Harry para colaborar con la polic铆a australiana en la resoluci贸n de un caso de violaci贸n y asesinato de una ciudadana noruega residente en Sidney, que en el pasado hab铆a logrado cierta fama animando programas infantiles. En esta primera parte se disfruta mucho el relato de varias leyendas del pueblo aborigen australiano, principalmente narradas por Andrew, el compa帽ero asignado a Harry por la polic铆a local y que, al menos para m铆, se roba el protagonismo de la novela.
Sin embargo, pasada la mitad, la historia da un giro inesperado y la acci贸n toma un ritmo realmente fren茅tico que hace dif铆cil despegarse del libro. Llegando a las 煤ltimas p谩ginas, algunas cosas fueron bastante obvias, pero otras las sent铆 un poco deux ex machina, que la verdad no me gusta mucho como recurso literario.
De todas maneras, lo recomiendo sobre todo para continuar la serie y entender mejor los demonios de Harry Hole.
Reto #5 PopSugar 2018: Crimen negro n贸rdico
Respecto de la historia, hasta la mitad del libro se siente bastante simple; una investigaci贸n que avanza sin muchos sobresaltos por diferentes localidades de Australia, hasta donde llega Harry para colaborar con la polic铆a australiana en la resoluci贸n de un caso de violaci贸n y asesinato de una ciudadana noruega residente en Sidney, que en el pasado hab铆a logrado cierta fama animando programas infantiles. En esta primera parte se disfruta mucho el relato de varias leyendas del pueblo aborigen australiano, principalmente narradas por Andrew, el compa帽ero asignado a Harry por la polic铆a local y que, al menos para m铆, se roba el protagonismo de la novela.
Sin embargo, pasada la mitad, la historia da un giro inesperado y la acci贸n toma un ritmo realmente fren茅tico que hace dif铆cil despegarse del libro. Llegando a las 煤ltimas p谩ginas, algunas cosas fueron bastante obvias, pero otras las sent铆 un poco deux ex machina, que la verdad no me gusta mucho como recurso literario.
De todas maneras, lo recomiendo sobre todo para continuar la serie y entender mejor los demonios de Harry Hole.
Reto #5 PopSugar 2018: Crimen negro n贸rdico
January 21, 2018
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螁谓蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蠂蟻蠈谓慰蠀 未喂伪魏慰蟺苇蟼 蟽蟿伪 谓畏蟽喂维 蟿慰蠀 螤维蟽蠂伪.
螠苇蟿蟻喂慰 尾喂尾位委慰 魏伪喂 蠄喂位慰尾伪蟻蔚蟿蠈 纬喂伪 蠈位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅 位蠈纬慰蠀蟼. 韦慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭喂蟽蠈 萎蟿伪谓 魏维蟺蠅蟼 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰.
2.5 伪蟽蟿蔚蟻维魏喂伪.
螁谓蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蠂蟻蠈谓慰蠀 未喂伪魏慰蟺苇蟼 蟽蟿伪 谓畏蟽喂维 蟿慰蠀 螤维蟽蠂伪.
螠苇蟿蟻喂慰 尾喂尾位委慰 魏伪喂 蠄喂位慰尾伪蟻蔚蟿蠈 纬喂伪 蠈位慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅 位蠈纬慰蠀蟼. 韦慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭喂蟽蠈 萎蟿伪谓 魏维蟺蠅蟼 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰.
2.5 伪蟽蟿蔚蟻维魏喂伪.
February 14, 2018
"You're a tiny bit damaged every time you unravel another murder case. Unfortunately, as a rule there are more human wrecks and sadder stories, and fewer ingenious motives, than you would imagine from reading Agatha Christie. At first I saw myself as a kind of knight dispensing justice, but at times I feel more like a refuse collector"
If you are into gloomy police procedurals there's no better place to go than Scandinavia. These writers would make even sunny, laidback Australia look like a dismal place filled with existential dread. Detective Harry Hole is sent to Sidney to assist the local police investigating the murder of a young Norwegian girl. Pretty soon it becomes apparent that what appeared initially as a straightforward mugging on a dark street is in fact the work of a serial killer that has flown under the radar for many years. Like a bat, the Aboriginal symbol of death. Harry finds himself partnered with Andrew, an Aboriginal man who managed to integrate himself in the white society and to become a police officer.
To have survived for so long there's nothing random about it. There is a pattern. There's always a pattern. Not because you plan it, but because all humans are creatures of habit, there's no difference between you and me and the rapist. It's just a question of finding what this particular creature's habits are.
The investigation has many of the classic elements of a police procedural: the disillusioned detective that is too stubborn to give up, the slow accumulation of evidence, the interviews with the witnesses, the stakeouts 鈥� all of it building up towards a final showdown between the killer and the policeman. Yet Jo Nesbo, even in this first book in the series, shows that he can take a classic tale and make it his own, give it that personal touch that will soon make him a bestseller author.
Violence is like Coca-Cola and the Bible. A classic.
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I read "The Bat" after I started the series with the third book "The Redbreast". I find the later book to be better written and better plotted, but I am glad I went back to the beginning. This trip to Australia did feel sometimes like a tourist brochure, but it is also the Origin story of the lead character in the series. We are given a lot of background information of what makes Harry Hole tick, going all the way back to beautiful memories of a fjord valley in Romsdalen, a youthful romance on a roadtrip through Italy, what turned him into an alcoholic and how the booze made him a pariah at a very young age.
The book also reads a lot like a movie script for a big budget production, which is not a bad thing in itself (it just feels a tad contrived). I wish Hollywood would make fewer remakes and sequels of superhero movies and tap into some of these well plotted action thrillers. There are enough red herrings thrown at the reader to make Agatha Christie jealous. She's already mentioned by Harry, because there's a major difference between her cozy mysteries and the blood-soaked, shockingly personal trauma that defines a Harry Hole investigation.
Another thing worth mentioning, because I want to avoid talking about the actual plot, is that Nesbo did his homework on Australia thoroughly. Sidney and the countryside comes alive under his pen as Harry checks out burlesque shows, amateur boxing, aboriginal homeless, drug dealers, the gay community, the beaches, the Aquarium, (not the Opera House, though), skydiving and rock festivals. I may have skipped some of the sights, but I recommend checking the book for yourself.
I plan to continue reading the books in the order they were published, even if each of them is structured to function also as a standalone.
February 28, 2025
Decid铆 leer toda esta saga que son 13 libros, y vaya que no me arrepiento. Despu茅s de haber le铆do varios libros "pesados", quer铆a leer algo m谩s relajado, f谩cil de digerir. Quer铆a leer algo sobre cr铆men, novela polic铆aca... y al final leer茅 estos 13 libros.
"El murci茅lago" es un muy buen libro, la historia es f谩cil de seguir y aunque son casi 400 p谩ginas, no se me hizo tedioso en lo absoluto. Me gusta que la historia haya tomado lugar en Australia, ya que es un lugar del cual (casi) nunca leo. Ya que soy un amante de la geograf铆a, he le铆do un poco m谩s de los lugares de Australia que se mencionan. Los personajes son geniales, realmente me gustaron todos. Me gusta la inestabilidad de Harry, lo cual le aporta m谩s inter茅s y suspenso a la historia. Me gusta que las historias a veces no tengan finales felices ya que la vida no es felicidad todo el tiempo. No se me hizo dif铆cil imaginarme a los protagonistas y "actores" secundarios. Todo ellos muy interesantes y me adentr茅 en ellos.
Libro totalmente recomendable y leer茅 toda la saga lo m谩s pronto posible.
"El murci茅lago" es un muy buen libro, la historia es f谩cil de seguir y aunque son casi 400 p谩ginas, no se me hizo tedioso en lo absoluto. Me gusta que la historia haya tomado lugar en Australia, ya que es un lugar del cual (casi) nunca leo. Ya que soy un amante de la geograf铆a, he le铆do un poco m谩s de los lugares de Australia que se mencionan. Los personajes son geniales, realmente me gustaron todos. Me gusta la inestabilidad de Harry, lo cual le aporta m谩s inter茅s y suspenso a la historia. Me gusta que las historias a veces no tengan finales felices ya que la vida no es felicidad todo el tiempo. No se me hizo dif铆cil imaginarme a los protagonistas y "actores" secundarios. Todo ellos muy interesantes y me adentr茅 en ellos.
Libro totalmente recomendable y leer茅 toda la saga lo m谩s pronto posible.
June 3, 2023
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亘乇蹖丿賴鈥屬囏й屰� 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘
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"銆娰� 趩賯丿乇 夭賲丕賳 賱丕夭賲賴 鬲丕 蹖讴蹖 乇賵 亘卮賳丕爻蹖責銆�
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"听听 賴夭丕乇 賵 倬丕賳氐丿賲鬲乇蹖.
听听 卮丕蹖丿 讴乇蹖爻鬲蹖賳 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 丿乇爻鬲蹖 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿. 賯賵胤蹖 禺丕賱蹖 賯乇氐鈥屬囏� 卮丕賴丿蹖 亘乇 丌賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕賵 鬲乇丿蹖丿蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丕賳噩丕賲 丕蹖賳 讴丕乇 賳丿丕卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲 賵 蹖讴 乇賵夭 亘賴 賴乇 丨丕賱 亘丕蹖丿 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 蹖讴 乇賵夭 賵賯鬲卮 賲蹖鈥屫必驰屫�. 丕丨爻丕爻 賳蹖丕夭 亘賴 鬲乇讴 丿賳蹖丕 亘丕 卮蹖賵賴鈥屫й� 禺丕氐 讴賴 賳卮丕賳 丕夭 倬賵趩蹖 丿丕卮鬲 賵 賮賯胤 毓丿賴鈥屰� 讴賲蹖 丕夭 丕賳爻丕賳鈥屬囏� 丕夭 丕蹖賳 囟毓賮 亘乇禺賵乇丿丕乇 亘賵丿賳丿.
听听 賴夭丕乇賵爻蹖氐丿賲鬲乇蹖.
听听 亘賯蹖賴 囟毓賮 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿賳 丿丕卮鬲賳丿. 爻丕丿賴 賵 亘丿賵賳 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖. 禺亘 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲 禺蹖賱蹖 爻丕丿賴 賵 亘蹖鈥屬聚屭嗃屫� 賳亘丕卮丿貨 賵賱蹖 丨丕賱丕 丿蹖诏乇 賴賲賴鈥屰� 丌賳鈥屬囏� 丿乇 賮丕氐賱賴鈥屫й� 禺蹖賱蹖 丿賵乇 夭蹖乇 倬丕蹖卮 亘賵丿賳丿.
听听 丿賯蹖賯丕賸 賴夭丕乇 賵 丿賵蹖爻鬲 賲鬲乇 倬丕蹖蹖賳鈥屫�. 丿爻鬲賴鈥屰� 賳丕乇賳噩蹖鈥屫辟嗂� 爻賲鬲 乇丕爻鬲 卮讴賲卮 乇丕 诏乇賮鬲貙 亘賳丿 乇丕 亘丕 趩乇禺卮蹖 賲丨讴賲 讴卮蹖丿 賵 卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿 亘賴 卮賲乇丿賳: 賴夭丕乇 賵 蹖讴. 賴夭丕乇 賵..."
October 19, 2022
I read Jo Nesbo when I should have been reading Henning Mankell. Some people never learn nothing.
April 27, 2020
The first in the Harry Hole series which sees the detective sent to Australia to help assist in a murder inquiry of a young Norwegian student whilst on a gap year in Sydney.
Like many it was the adaptation of 'The Snowman' that alerted me to these stories, but that's the 7th book in the series.
I've finally gone back and brought the earlier ones, as I'm a stickler for reading in the correct order.
While the case isn't the strongest we really get a good idea of Harry's flawed character, straight from the opening chapter we are presented with him frantically trying to find his Visa at passport control.
His unconventional and flawed, we see him struggling with his demons as he turns to the bottle.
It's quite nice to have some foreknowledge that the series will get better, so took this as an opportunity to get to know our main character as the case itself felt secondary at times.
Through the murders were gruesome and dark!
I think its telling that the first two books were the last to be translated, but there's promising signs that I'm going to love the rest of the series and enjoyed many aspects of this debut.
3.5 Stars.
Like many it was the adaptation of 'The Snowman' that alerted me to these stories, but that's the 7th book in the series.
I've finally gone back and brought the earlier ones, as I'm a stickler for reading in the correct order.
While the case isn't the strongest we really get a good idea of Harry's flawed character, straight from the opening chapter we are presented with him frantically trying to find his Visa at passport control.
His unconventional and flawed, we see him struggling with his demons as he turns to the bottle.
It's quite nice to have some foreknowledge that the series will get better, so took this as an opportunity to get to know our main character as the case itself felt secondary at times.
Through the murders were gruesome and dark!
I think its telling that the first two books were the last to be translated, but there's promising signs that I'm going to love the rest of the series and enjoyed many aspects of this debut.
3.5 Stars.
April 25, 2018
I really want to watch the movie The Snowman, based on a Harry Hole book by Jo Nesbo. But I have a rule...if a movie is based on a book, I have to read the book before I watch the film. There is a bit of a problem with that rule sometimes. I am a bit OCD when it comes to reading a series. I always have to start at book 1 and read through in order. The Snowman is book #7 of #11 in the Harry Hole series...so I have a bit of reading to do before I can watch the film.
Jo Nesbo is Norwegian, and his Harry Hole series was not translated into English in order. The first book, The Bat, was written in 1997. But it wasn't published in English until 2012. From what I read, the delay is probably because the novel is set in Australia, not in Oslo as the later books. The second book, The Cockroaches, was also not translated until many years after it's publication in Norwegian. The second book is set in Thailand, as Harry Hole is sent there to assist in a murder investigation. So, technically a reader could jump in on book 3 where Hole is at home in Norway. Word is that the books set in Norway are better. I can't be a judge of that since I haven't read them yet. I'm reading in order.....it's just my way.
The basics: Norwegian detective Harry Hole is sent to Sydney, Australia to help investigate the murder of a Norwegian woman, Inger Holter. Australian officials don't really want his help, but he digs into the case anyway. He's paired up with an Aborigine detective, Andrew Kensington. Hole (pronounced Hole-y) finds that there are similar killings of other blonde women, turning the investigation into the search for a serial killer.
If I had to judge the Harry Hole character from this first book....I would have to be honest and say he's pretty unlikable. He makes some really crappy decisions in this first book...from falling off the wagon and making a total drunken ass of himself on more than one occasion to stupidly putting an innocent woman in danger to solve the case. Not to mention the really bad stuff in his past....yikes! Is he a good investigator -- yes. Is he perfect, or even respectable? Not really. But being an asshole and making some huge mistakes doesn't mean he's a bad detective.....just a flawed one. I know this series gets better as it goes along.....so I'm going to give Harry the benefit of a doubt and not declare him too douchey for my reading tastes....yet. He makes some whopping bad judgement calls in this first novel....but he is flawed and undeniably human. And a damned good investigator, drunk or sober.
There is a lot of interesting discussion about Aborigine history, life and beliefs. I enjoyed those portions of the story immensely. And the criminal investigation was engaging and suspenseful, if a bit far-fetched in spots. I liked the way the story ends -- it was perfect.
All in all, Harry Hole is a very flawed character....but I like him anyway. I'm going to keep reading this series and see the development of the character over time. I'm glad I'm coming in when the series is already translated. It does make me wonder how many outstanding similar series I am missing out on because they aren't in English. I love discovering authors who are new to me.....I'm really looking forward to reading more books by Jo Nesbo.
Jo Nesbo is Norwegian, and his Harry Hole series was not translated into English in order. The first book, The Bat, was written in 1997. But it wasn't published in English until 2012. From what I read, the delay is probably because the novel is set in Australia, not in Oslo as the later books. The second book, The Cockroaches, was also not translated until many years after it's publication in Norwegian. The second book is set in Thailand, as Harry Hole is sent there to assist in a murder investigation. So, technically a reader could jump in on book 3 where Hole is at home in Norway. Word is that the books set in Norway are better. I can't be a judge of that since I haven't read them yet. I'm reading in order.....it's just my way.
The basics: Norwegian detective Harry Hole is sent to Sydney, Australia to help investigate the murder of a Norwegian woman, Inger Holter. Australian officials don't really want his help, but he digs into the case anyway. He's paired up with an Aborigine detective, Andrew Kensington. Hole (pronounced Hole-y) finds that there are similar killings of other blonde women, turning the investigation into the search for a serial killer.
If I had to judge the Harry Hole character from this first book....I would have to be honest and say he's pretty unlikable. He makes some really crappy decisions in this first book...from falling off the wagon and making a total drunken ass of himself on more than one occasion to stupidly putting an innocent woman in danger to solve the case. Not to mention the really bad stuff in his past....yikes! Is he a good investigator -- yes. Is he perfect, or even respectable? Not really. But being an asshole and making some huge mistakes doesn't mean he's a bad detective.....just a flawed one. I know this series gets better as it goes along.....so I'm going to give Harry the benefit of a doubt and not declare him too douchey for my reading tastes....yet. He makes some whopping bad judgement calls in this first novel....but he is flawed and undeniably human. And a damned good investigator, drunk or sober.
There is a lot of interesting discussion about Aborigine history, life and beliefs. I enjoyed those portions of the story immensely. And the criminal investigation was engaging and suspenseful, if a bit far-fetched in spots. I liked the way the story ends -- it was perfect.
All in all, Harry Hole is a very flawed character....but I like him anyway. I'm going to keep reading this series and see the development of the character over time. I'm glad I'm coming in when the series is already translated. It does make me wonder how many outstanding similar series I am missing out on because they aren't in English. I love discovering authors who are new to me.....I'm really looking forward to reading more books by Jo Nesbo.
October 10, 2019
Mala novela. Le pongo 2 estrellas (y soy muy generoso) porqu茅 demuestra un gran conocimiento de Australia y de su cultura, sobre todo, aborigen. Le sobran much铆simas p谩ginas. Da la sensaci贸n de que el autor no sabe c贸mo continuar con la novela y la alarga con mon贸logos de diferentes personajes; con sue帽os del protagonista en momentos que no toca; con historias de juventud que no vienen a cuento. Adem谩s, muchos de los mon贸logos son muy filos贸ficos y metaf贸ricos y son narrados por personajes en los que no concuerdan con su nivel intelectual. Es como si el autor pensara:"A ver, estoy atascado. Ya he contado unas tres o cuatro historias de leyendas abor铆genes sobre serpientes, canguros y m谩s alima帽as, pero como no tengo ni idea de como alargar innecesariamente el libro le voy a meter una m谩s sobre un hombre o una mujer aborigen que ten铆a que conseguir el amor o alg煤n otro prop贸sito. As铆, me hago el interesante y demuestro que s茅 mucho de Australia".
Un desprop贸sito total.
Me ha costado mucho acabarlo porqu茅 no me apetec铆a nada cogerlo. Ni la trama es buena. Ni Harry Hole atrae lo m谩s m铆nimo. Es un polic铆a de perfil bajo. Un exalcoh贸lico que, de repente, se pone hasta las cejas a beber y se pasa medio libro sobrio y el otro medio, borracho y cont谩ndonos como se va cayendo y vomitando por las calles. Nada. Un fiasco horrible y una gran decepci贸n.
No quiero ser injusto con la saga porqu茅 este es el primer libro, pero no me apetece nada seguir con ella, visto lo visto.
Lo siento mucho.
Bad novel. I put 2 stars (and I am very generous) because it demonstrates a great knowledge of Australia and its culture, especially aboriginal. He has many pages left over. It seems that the author does not know how to continue with the novel and extends it with monologues of different characters; with dreams of the protagonist in irrellevant moments; with stories of youth that don't come to mind. In addition, many of the monologues are very philosophical and metaphorical and are narrated by characters who do not match their intellectual level. It's as if the author thought: "Let's see, I'm stuck. I've already told about three or four stories of aboriginal legends about snakes, kangaroos and more vermin, but since I have no idea how to unnecessarily extend the book I'm going to put a more about an aboriginal man or woman who had to get love or some other purpose. So, I become interesting and show that I know a lot about Australia. "
A total nonsense.
It cost me a lot to finish it because I didn't feel like catching it. Neither the plot is good. Not even Harry Hole attracts the slightest. He is a low profile cop. An exalcoholic who suddenly starts to drink a lot and spends half a book sober and the other half, drunk and telling us how he falls and vomiting through the streets. Nothing. A horrible fiasco and a big disappointment.
I do not want to be unfair to the saga because this is the first book, but I do not want anything to continue with it.
I'm sorry so much.
Un desprop贸sito total.
Me ha costado mucho acabarlo porqu茅 no me apetec铆a nada cogerlo. Ni la trama es buena. Ni Harry Hole atrae lo m谩s m铆nimo. Es un polic铆a de perfil bajo. Un exalcoh贸lico que, de repente, se pone hasta las cejas a beber y se pasa medio libro sobrio y el otro medio, borracho y cont谩ndonos como se va cayendo y vomitando por las calles. Nada. Un fiasco horrible y una gran decepci贸n.
No quiero ser injusto con la saga porqu茅 este es el primer libro, pero no me apetece nada seguir con ella, visto lo visto.
Lo siento mucho.
Bad novel. I put 2 stars (and I am very generous) because it demonstrates a great knowledge of Australia and its culture, especially aboriginal. He has many pages left over. It seems that the author does not know how to continue with the novel and extends it with monologues of different characters; with dreams of the protagonist in irrellevant moments; with stories of youth that don't come to mind. In addition, many of the monologues are very philosophical and metaphorical and are narrated by characters who do not match their intellectual level. It's as if the author thought: "Let's see, I'm stuck. I've already told about three or four stories of aboriginal legends about snakes, kangaroos and more vermin, but since I have no idea how to unnecessarily extend the book I'm going to put a more about an aboriginal man or woman who had to get love or some other purpose. So, I become interesting and show that I know a lot about Australia. "
A total nonsense.
It cost me a lot to finish it because I didn't feel like catching it. Neither the plot is good. Not even Harry Hole attracts the slightest. He is a low profile cop. An exalcoholic who suddenly starts to drink a lot and spends half a book sober and the other half, drunk and telling us how he falls and vomiting through the streets. Nothing. A horrible fiasco and a big disappointment.
I do not want to be unfair to the saga because this is the first book, but I do not want anything to continue with it.
I'm sorry so much.
February 8, 2016
I love you, Harry, but--
And I love this series and would highly recommend it, but--
This was kind of an odd experience because although is the first book in the series, it's the 9th or 10th book published in English. When I first started the series I was most seriously disturbed that they chose to start with , the third book (IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT), but I read an article about the author where he said he thought the first 2 books were not well-done and he was happy the English-language pubs were starting where they did. Okay, fine, I suppose the man knows his own series. (IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.) However, no one predicted the popularity of the series and, as you can see, they eventually published the first 2 books.
Anyway. It's just odd, though, because while Harry is going through all this traumatic shit for the first time, for me it's the 6th or 7th. I think. And it's the same shit over and over: there's a crime, Harry wanders around talking to people and philosophizing, there's another crime, something traumatic happens to Harry, Harry goes binge drinking, Harry figures out who done it in the midst of a drunken haze, Harry sobers up, solves the crime and attempts to move on with his life.
I loved this pattern in , and but was growing a wee bit tired of it by & . (I would HIGHLY recommend those first three though.)
Here's the thing: if these cops/PIs/tough guys are so fucking smart shouldn't it occur to them at some point that they seem to run into an awful lot of serial killers? I don't know shit about math, but I feel confident saying it's a mathematical improbability to face this many killers without being the main character in a mystery/thriller/crime book series. And at some point in almost every book the main character gets all maudlin and feels like he just gets the people around him killed -- and I want to say "YES! Yes, you do!" That's what happens when you're in a book and people love you: THEY ALL DIE. (Or leave. Leaving is good.)
I feel like it's time for Harry Hole to get a clue and move to a remote farm or island.
Still gonna read book #2, , though. (IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.)
February 19, 2020
Audiobook - 4 stars
Story 鈥� 3.5 stars
I was only supposed to sample this, I found myself sampling and eventually getting the audiobook and ended up enjoying it.
Set in Sydney Australia, the story follows Inspector Harry Hole, pronounced Hooleh as he races against time and his own personal demons to catch a serial killer. The story is easy to follow, and the investigation process is so much enjoyable.
Harry is a well-developed character, his smart mouth and sarcasm made me fall in love with him. I love the fact that he was very flawed. He has his demons, we get to see how messed up he is and relate to him somehow, I love this type of characters. I wanted to hug him and let him know everything will be ok and slap him at the same time.
As for the case! Welp! The serial killer is one individual with issues, his murders are gruesome. *shivers* The writing is so good that I was hooked from the start.
A good start. I will be reading/listening to the next book.
Story 鈥� 3.5 stars
I was only supposed to sample this, I found myself sampling and eventually getting the audiobook and ended up enjoying it.
Set in Sydney Australia, the story follows Inspector Harry Hole, pronounced Hooleh as he races against time and his own personal demons to catch a serial killer. The story is easy to follow, and the investigation process is so much enjoyable.
Harry is a well-developed character, his smart mouth and sarcasm made me fall in love with him. I love the fact that he was very flawed. He has his demons, we get to see how messed up he is and relate to him somehow, I love this type of characters. I wanted to hug him and let him know everything will be ok and slap him at the same time.
As for the case! Welp! The serial killer is one individual with issues, his murders are gruesome. *shivers* The writing is so good that I was hooked from the start.
A good start. I will be reading/listening to the next book.
July 9, 2013
Although I love mysteries and thrillers, and have collected the Harry Hole series, this is the first mystery in the series that I have read. My procrastination meant that I could begin with the first book in 's acclaimed series -- sometimes procrastination does pay off.
In this book, Harry Hole has just arrived in Sydney, Australia, after being assigned by the Oslo Crime Department to liaise with the local police department in investigating the recent death of a beautiful Norwegian citizen. Inger Holter was young, beautiful, somewhat famous, and leading a fairly complicated personal life. As Hole, along with his assigned Australian partner Andrew Kensington, begins to explore Holter's professional and personal life, he is confronted with the possibility that Holter is a victim of a serial killer.
I found The Bat to have some the weaknesses typical in first books in an established series. The pacing and tone are somewhat inconsistent, there are some plot holes and leaps of faith you must make as a reader, and the resolution of the case is rather sensational. However, there are many pleasures to be had from reading the book. Hole is a complicated and appealing protagonist, and newcomers as well as current fans of the series will enjoy reading his back story. Nesb酶's choice of setting for the novel surprised me a bit, but Hole's status as a visitor and his pairing with Kensington provide Nesb酶 with ample opportunity to introduce some local color and background -- he even incorporates some myths and legends in the novel, sometimes awkwardly, but always intriguingly.
In summary, I found The Bat to be a welcome summer read -- engaging and difficult to put down. Definitely recommended for current and future fans of Harry Hole alike. I'm looking forward to reading more books in the series.
I received an ARC of The Bat from the publisher in return for an honest review.
In this book, Harry Hole has just arrived in Sydney, Australia, after being assigned by the Oslo Crime Department to liaise with the local police department in investigating the recent death of a beautiful Norwegian citizen. Inger Holter was young, beautiful, somewhat famous, and leading a fairly complicated personal life. As Hole, along with his assigned Australian partner Andrew Kensington, begins to explore Holter's professional and personal life, he is confronted with the possibility that Holter is a victim of a serial killer.
I found The Bat to have some the weaknesses typical in first books in an established series. The pacing and tone are somewhat inconsistent, there are some plot holes and leaps of faith you must make as a reader, and the resolution of the case is rather sensational. However, there are many pleasures to be had from reading the book. Hole is a complicated and appealing protagonist, and newcomers as well as current fans of the series will enjoy reading his back story. Nesb酶's choice of setting for the novel surprised me a bit, but Hole's status as a visitor and his pairing with Kensington provide Nesb酶 with ample opportunity to introduce some local color and background -- he even incorporates some myths and legends in the novel, sometimes awkwardly, but always intriguingly.
In summary, I found The Bat to be a welcome summer read -- engaging and difficult to put down. Definitely recommended for current and future fans of Harry Hole alike. I'm looking forward to reading more books in the series.
I received an ARC of The Bat from the publisher in return for an honest review.
October 22, 2012
I really wanted to like this first Harry Hole novel, but I'm afraid I found it rather far fetched and dull.
For me the best thing about Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole novels is their dark and moody Norwegian setting, so perhaps I didn't like The Bat because it's set in Sydney.
A Norwegian girl is found brutally murdered, and the Australian police send for a Norwegian policeman to pacify the country's Embassy.
What follows is Australia through the eyes of a damaged, t-toal, young Norwegian policeman. There are several long passages explaining the multiculturalism, and the racial relations, in Australia. At times it felt as if the Australian tourist bureau had paid for the translation of this novel.
Harry, the foreigner, is teamed with another outsider, a senior aboriginal detective, and together they make inroads into the mystery killing. But it seems his fellow policeman knows rather more than he is willing to reveal.
Harry, who himself is struggling to come to terms with already a checkered police career at home, tries to make sense of murder mystery down under. As usual he first fails, but his doggedness pays off and in the end, he finds the solution and the murderer.
But before we get to this, there's a love affair, several wrongly accused people, more bodies and so many characters that in the end I started skimming the text instead of reading each word. I just wanted the book to end.
For me the best thing about Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole novels is their dark and moody Norwegian setting, so perhaps I didn't like The Bat because it's set in Sydney.
A Norwegian girl is found brutally murdered, and the Australian police send for a Norwegian policeman to pacify the country's Embassy.
What follows is Australia through the eyes of a damaged, t-toal, young Norwegian policeman. There are several long passages explaining the multiculturalism, and the racial relations, in Australia. At times it felt as if the Australian tourist bureau had paid for the translation of this novel.
Harry, the foreigner, is teamed with another outsider, a senior aboriginal detective, and together they make inroads into the mystery killing. But it seems his fellow policeman knows rather more than he is willing to reveal.
Harry, who himself is struggling to come to terms with already a checkered police career at home, tries to make sense of murder mystery down under. As usual he first fails, but his doggedness pays off and in the end, he finds the solution and the murderer.
But before we get to this, there's a love affair, several wrongly accused people, more bodies and so many characters that in the end I started skimming the text instead of reading each word. I just wanted the book to end.
February 2, 2016
鈥淗oly macaroni!鈥�, exclaimed Harry Hole.
鈥淪trewth, Harry鈥�, said Andrew, the Aboriginal policeman. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a curious turn of phrase!鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 how we speak in Norway, apparently.鈥�
鈥淎nd do all Norwegian cops have such strange monikers?鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 a word I haven鈥檛 heard in a long time, Andrew.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e in Australia, Harry. Haven鈥檛 you noticed we keep driving past the Sydney Opera House? Listen, let me tell you an old Australian legend.鈥�
鈥淗ow many pages is this going to take, Andrew?鈥�
鈥淣o more than four, Harry. It鈥檚 probably not vital to the plot, but it might add a nice bit of background colour.鈥�
鈥淪omething鈥檚 not right, Andrew.鈥�
鈥淵ou mean the murder, Harry?鈥�
鈥淣o, something much more interesting, Andrew. The way we are constantly using each other鈥檚 name. It鈥檚 as if we鈥檙e trying to remind people who we are.鈥�
鈥淒on鈥檛 you want to find out who the murderer is, Harry?鈥�
鈥淟et鈥檚 drive past the Opera House again, Andrew. That might help.鈥�
鈥淪trewth, Harry鈥�, said Andrew, the Aboriginal policeman. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a curious turn of phrase!鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 how we speak in Norway, apparently.鈥�
鈥淎nd do all Norwegian cops have such strange monikers?鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 a word I haven鈥檛 heard in a long time, Andrew.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e in Australia, Harry. Haven鈥檛 you noticed we keep driving past the Sydney Opera House? Listen, let me tell you an old Australian legend.鈥�
鈥淗ow many pages is this going to take, Andrew?鈥�
鈥淣o more than four, Harry. It鈥檚 probably not vital to the plot, but it might add a nice bit of background colour.鈥�
鈥淪omething鈥檚 not right, Andrew.鈥�
鈥淵ou mean the murder, Harry?鈥�
鈥淣o, something much more interesting, Andrew. The way we are constantly using each other鈥檚 name. It鈥檚 as if we鈥檙e trying to remind people who we are.鈥�
鈥淒on鈥檛 you want to find out who the murderer is, Harry?鈥�
鈥淟et鈥檚 drive past the Opera House again, Andrew. That might help.鈥�
November 21, 2014
My first novel by author Jo Nesbo, left me nearly as schizophrenic as a Jim Carey character. From the beginning, I found the writing difficult to digest. Set in Australia, authored by a Norwegian, and translated into the Queen's English, my American brain sloshed through the idioms saturating the pages. But I remained engaged. With a background in law enforcement, I viewed the portrayal of protagonists and antagonist as over-the-top and not realistic. But I stayed entertained. With the same eye, I felt the storyline was improbable, yet my interest in the outcome persisted. In addition, I became lost on occasion, yet found my way back. Two points of clarity for me, Nesbo does a wonderful job of character development, especially with the main character, Inspector Harry Hole (pronounced like holy). A recovering alcoholic, Harry's fall from the wagon is described in gritty detail. Likewise, other scenes are presented in a similarly thorough fashion, giving the reader a front row seat as the tale unfolds. To sum up my thoughts, I liked the story, but it left me feeling, well, unbalanced. Yours truly, Jon...or is it John?!?
December 16, 2019
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