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螝伪位蠋蟼 萎蟻胃伪蟿蔚 蟽蟿慰 螠蟺维位蟿喂魏 螝伪蟻委蟽渭伪, 蠈蟺慰蠀 畏 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟽蠀谓蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 蠀蟺蔚蟻蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈.
螆谓伪 蟽蠀谓伪蟻蟺伪蟽蟿喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 蟺慰蠀 魏蠈尾蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓维蟽伪.
螝伪位蠋蟼 萎蟻胃伪蟿蔚 蟽蟿慰 螠蟺维位蟿喂魏 螝伪蟻委蟽渭伪, 蠈蟺慰蠀 畏 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟽蠀谓蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 蠀蟺蔚蟻蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈.
螆谓伪 蟽蠀谓伪蟻蟺伪蟽蟿喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 蟺慰蠀 魏蠈尾蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓维蟽伪.
576 pages, Paperback
First published September 16, 2015
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Mats Strandberg
33听books687听followersMats Strandberg is an award-winning novelist and journalist. He is a regular columnist for Sweden's biggest evening newspaper, has been named Columnist of the Year by Sweden's Newspapers and Magazines organization, and had published three previous novels, with rights sold in numerous countries.
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March 20, 2022
On the Baltic Sea no one can hear you scream. That phrase alone will give you chills down your spine. What starts out as a pleasure cruise quickly turns into a nightmare of epic proportions. As the blood flies, the lifeboats disappear, there is one hell of a death party on the main deck. The passengers are helpless, there is nowhere to go. The staff is hiding in their quarters. Something ate the captain, and there is a sweet, innocent little boy wandering the halls. Will anyone survive to see land again?
I enjoyed my time on the bloody cruise. Interesting plot with new creatures to give you chills. Excellent horror read.
I enjoyed my time on the bloody cruise. Interesting plot with new creatures to give you chills. Excellent horror read.
October 25, 2015
脰ppet brev till Mats Strandberg, f枚rfattare till F盲rjan och samtidigt en allvarlig SPOILERALERT till alla som inte l盲st boken och i dagsl盲get tror att ni vill g枚ra det.
K盲re Mats.
脛r du riktigt, riktigt sjuk i huvudet eller 盲r du bara riktigt, riktigt genialisk? Blev du tappad som barn, eller blev du inlindad i bomull till den grad att du idag m氓ste g枚ra upp med det r盲dslostadium varje m盲nniska m氓ste g氓 igenom f枚r att bli en trygg person? Blev du inte sedd - eller blev du alltf枚r sedd?
Min sju氓ring gr盲t sig till s枚mns i onsdags, eftersom han var r盲dd f枚r att det skulle komma upp n氓got monster fr氓n under s盲ngen och jag f枚rstod att hans r盲dsla inte var rationell, s氓 jag f枚rs枚kte att inte f枚rminska den. D盲remot f枚rs枚kte jag trygghetsbomba honom och sa allt det d盲r han beh枚vde h枚ra: inget barn ska beh枚va vara r盲dd, inte beh枚va k盲nna sig otrygg och man f氓r alltid, alltid komma till sina f枚r盲ldrar om man k盲nner att man beh枚ver det. Jag och min man log p氓 kv盲llen och pratade med l盲ttsamma r枚ster om att "t盲nk den d盲r 氓ldern, du vet, n盲r man 盲r r盲dd och..." Ja, nu ska inte det h盲r resonemanget leda fram till att jag har l盲st F盲rjan h枚gt f枚r honom, f枚r det vore antagligen b盲sta s盲ttet att f枚rlora v氓rdnaden om sina egna barn, utan det handlar om vad F盲rjan har gjort med mig.
Allts氓 Mats. Hur t盲nkte du? Man kan ju inte lite p氓 n氓gon! Man kan inte ta f枚rgivet att den man hejar p氓 och sympatiserar med ska 枚verleva! Jag 盲r ledsen att beh枚va s盲ga det, men du har gjort om en hel genre, en som jag trodde mig veta ganska mycket om och som jag litade p氓 - trygg i f枚rvissning om att underdogen 枚verlever. Men nej. Inte nu l盲ngre, allts氓.
Ska det vara s氓 h盲r nu? M氓 d氓 vara att jag inte vill 氓ka f盲rja l盲ngre, f枚r sanningen att s盲ga har det s盲ttet att resa aldrig tilltalat mig i f枚rsta taget, men jag t盲nker p氓 det h盲r med att l盲sa dina b枚cker. Borde jag sluta med det, f枚r det vore v盲l synd? Hela den h盲r f氓ngade-som-r氓ttor-i-en-labyrint-inramningen samtidigt som kom-med-mig-s氓-ska-jag-se-till-att-du-枚verlever-historien g枚r att jag f氓r ett hj盲rtfladder som inte kan vara nyttigt f枚r n氓gon.
Beskrivningarna 盲r lysande och greppet om vampyrismen lika s氓. Tandf盲llningen och utvecklandet av de nya... *hurv*. Alla personer och deras levnads枚den - spot on! Obehagligast av allt 盲r egentligen pappan med borderline, f枚r att inte tala om den avdankade schlagerstj盲rnan.
Jag 盲r mest nyfiken p氓 hur melodin till "Feber i mitt hj盲rta" l氓ter och hoppas att n氓gon tar sig an uppgiften att g枚ra ett t盲nkbart sound. Jag h枚r redan i mitt huvud hur den skulle kunna tona bort i bakgrunden, l盲tt 枚verr枚stad av n氓gra skr盲ckiga str氓kar n盲r ett litet barn med hungriga 枚gon tittar ut 枚ver dansgolvet...
Slutligen: f枚rse din n盲sta bok med n氓gon typ av varningstext n盲sta g氓ng. Typ att 盲ven om du 盲r dryga 37 氓r gammal kan den h盲r boken allvarligt skada din h盲lsa och f氓 dig att k盲nna en pl枚tslig l盲ngtan efter att ringa din egen mamma.
Med v盲nliga h盲lsningar, Maria
K盲re Mats.
脛r du riktigt, riktigt sjuk i huvudet eller 盲r du bara riktigt, riktigt genialisk? Blev du tappad som barn, eller blev du inlindad i bomull till den grad att du idag m氓ste g枚ra upp med det r盲dslostadium varje m盲nniska m氓ste g氓 igenom f枚r att bli en trygg person? Blev du inte sedd - eller blev du alltf枚r sedd?
Min sju氓ring gr盲t sig till s枚mns i onsdags, eftersom han var r盲dd f枚r att det skulle komma upp n氓got monster fr氓n under s盲ngen och jag f枚rstod att hans r盲dsla inte var rationell, s氓 jag f枚rs枚kte att inte f枚rminska den. D盲remot f枚rs枚kte jag trygghetsbomba honom och sa allt det d盲r han beh枚vde h枚ra: inget barn ska beh枚va vara r盲dd, inte beh枚va k盲nna sig otrygg och man f氓r alltid, alltid komma till sina f枚r盲ldrar om man k盲nner att man beh枚ver det. Jag och min man log p氓 kv盲llen och pratade med l盲ttsamma r枚ster om att "t盲nk den d盲r 氓ldern, du vet, n盲r man 盲r r盲dd och..." Ja, nu ska inte det h盲r resonemanget leda fram till att jag har l盲st F盲rjan h枚gt f枚r honom, f枚r det vore antagligen b盲sta s盲ttet att f枚rlora v氓rdnaden om sina egna barn, utan det handlar om vad F盲rjan har gjort med mig.
Allts氓 Mats. Hur t盲nkte du? Man kan ju inte lite p氓 n氓gon! Man kan inte ta f枚rgivet att den man hejar p氓 och sympatiserar med ska 枚verleva! Jag 盲r ledsen att beh枚va s盲ga det, men du har gjort om en hel genre, en som jag trodde mig veta ganska mycket om och som jag litade p氓 - trygg i f枚rvissning om att underdogen 枚verlever. Men nej. Inte nu l盲ngre, allts氓.
Ska det vara s氓 h盲r nu? M氓 d氓 vara att jag inte vill 氓ka f盲rja l盲ngre, f枚r sanningen att s盲ga har det s盲ttet att resa aldrig tilltalat mig i f枚rsta taget, men jag t盲nker p氓 det h盲r med att l盲sa dina b枚cker. Borde jag sluta med det, f枚r det vore v盲l synd? Hela den h盲r f氓ngade-som-r氓ttor-i-en-labyrint-inramningen samtidigt som kom-med-mig-s氓-ska-jag-se-till-att-du-枚verlever-historien g枚r att jag f氓r ett hj盲rtfladder som inte kan vara nyttigt f枚r n氓gon.
Beskrivningarna 盲r lysande och greppet om vampyrismen lika s氓. Tandf盲llningen och utvecklandet av de nya... *hurv*. Alla personer och deras levnads枚den - spot on! Obehagligast av allt 盲r egentligen pappan med borderline, f枚r att inte tala om den avdankade schlagerstj盲rnan.
Jag 盲r mest nyfiken p氓 hur melodin till "Feber i mitt hj盲rta" l氓ter och hoppas att n氓gon tar sig an uppgiften att g枚ra ett t盲nkbart sound. Jag h枚r redan i mitt huvud hur den skulle kunna tona bort i bakgrunden, l盲tt 枚verr枚stad av n氓gra skr盲ckiga str氓kar n盲r ett litet barn med hungriga 枚gon tittar ut 枚ver dansgolvet...
Slutligen: f枚rse din n盲sta bok med n氓gon typ av varningstext n盲sta g氓ng. Typ att 盲ven om du 盲r dryga 37 氓r gammal kan den h盲r boken allvarligt skada din h盲lsa och f氓 dig att k盲nna en pl枚tslig l盲ngtan efter att ringa din egen mamma.
Med v盲nliga h盲lsningar, Maria
November 18, 2020
My copy of the book had a sticker that said The Swedish Stephen King .
Erm 鈥︹€� no, that's not even close.
On the one hand Stephen King writes in a completely different style and builds his stories very differently, on the other hand this novel is a full-blown splatter horror with a classic horror film ending.
The story revolves around a ferry whose passengers are less interested in being transported anywhere, but who primarily want to buy and consume tax-free alcohol.
The author brings us closer to some passengers and several crew members, whom we follow in the course of the story.
It irritated me that the supernatural creatures on board behaved atypically for their species or displayed the typical behavior of another species. .
I liked that the author kept the infected people's humanity insofar as he enhanced their human traits.
Overall, I don't find splatter horror particularly exciting and worth reading, so I wasn't that happy with the book.
On the other hand, the book also offers a certain glimpse of Swedish society. This view is certainly not representative, as probably not every Swede goes on party and booze cruises, but it still leaves a certain impression on the reader and I found it to be much more scary than the horror parts of the story.
This is of course not typical Swedish behavior, but can be found in every place where crowds usually consume large amounts of alcohol (e.g. Oktoberfest, Ballermann holiday in Mallorca, spring break in Florida).
The socially critical view on the events increases the quality of the book, so that I ultimately rate it with 3 stars.
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Auf meiner Ausgabe des Buches befand sich ein Aufkleber mit der Aufschrift Der schwedische Stephen King.
Erm鈥︹€� nein, das trifft nicht mal ann盲hernd zu.
Zum Einen schreibt Stephen King in einem v枚llig anderen Stil und baut seine Geschichten auch ganz anders auf, zum Anderen handelt es sich bei diesem Roman um einen ausgewachsenen Splatter Horror mit einem klassischen Horrorfilm-Ende.
Die Geschichte dreht sich um eine F盲hre, deren Passagiere weniger daran interessiert sind, sich irgendwohin transportieren zu lassen, sondern die in erster Linie steuerfreien Alkohol kaufen und konsumieren wollen.
Der Autor bringt uns einige Passagiere und etliche Mannschaftsmitglieder n盲her, denen wir dann im Laufe der Geschichte folgen.
Mich hat irritiert, dass die 眉bernat眉rlichen Kreaturen an Bord sich f眉r ihre Spezies untypisch verhalten haben bzw. das typische Verhalten einer anderen Spezies an den Tag gelegt haben. .
Mir hat gut gefallen, dass der Autor die Menschlichkeit der infizierten Personen insofern beibehalten hat, als er ihre menschlichen Charakterz眉ge verst盲rkt hat.
Insgesamt finde ich aber Splatter-Horror nicht sonderlich aufregend und lesenswert, daher war ich mit dem Buch nicht so ganz gl眉cklich.
Andererseits bietet das Buch aber auch einen gewissen Blick auf die schwedische Gesellschaft. Dieser Blick ist sicher nicht repr盲sentativ, da vermutlich nicht jeder Schwede sich auf Party- und Sauf-F盲hren begibt, aber ein gewisser Eindruck wird m枚glich und wurde von mir als deutlich grusliger empfunden als die Horror-Anteile der Geschichte.
Das ist nat眉rlich kein typisch schwedisches Verhalten, sondern ist an jedem Ort anzutreffen, an dem 眉blicherweise von Menschenmengen gro脽e Mengen an Alkohol konsumiert werden (z.B. Oktoberfest, Ballermann-Urlaub auf Mallorca, Spring Break in Florida).
Der sozialkritische Blick auf das Geschehen hebt die Qualit盲t des Buches, so dass ich letztlich doch mit 3 Sternen bewerte.
Erm 鈥︹€� no, that's not even close.
On the one hand Stephen King writes in a completely different style and builds his stories very differently, on the other hand this novel is a full-blown splatter horror with a classic horror film ending.
The story revolves around a ferry whose passengers are less interested in being transported anywhere, but who primarily want to buy and consume tax-free alcohol.
The author brings us closer to some passengers and several crew members, whom we follow in the course of the story.
It irritated me that the supernatural creatures on board behaved atypically for their species or displayed the typical behavior of another species. .
I liked that the author kept the infected people's humanity insofar as he enhanced their human traits.
Overall, I don't find splatter horror particularly exciting and worth reading, so I wasn't that happy with the book.
On the other hand, the book also offers a certain glimpse of Swedish society. This view is certainly not representative, as probably not every Swede goes on party and booze cruises, but it still leaves a certain impression on the reader and I found it to be much more scary than the horror parts of the story.
This is of course not typical Swedish behavior, but can be found in every place where crowds usually consume large amounts of alcohol (e.g. Oktoberfest, Ballermann holiday in Mallorca, spring break in Florida).
The socially critical view on the events increases the quality of the book, so that I ultimately rate it with 3 stars.
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Auf meiner Ausgabe des Buches befand sich ein Aufkleber mit der Aufschrift Der schwedische Stephen King.
Erm鈥︹€� nein, das trifft nicht mal ann盲hernd zu.
Zum Einen schreibt Stephen King in einem v枚llig anderen Stil und baut seine Geschichten auch ganz anders auf, zum Anderen handelt es sich bei diesem Roman um einen ausgewachsenen Splatter Horror mit einem klassischen Horrorfilm-Ende.
Die Geschichte dreht sich um eine F盲hre, deren Passagiere weniger daran interessiert sind, sich irgendwohin transportieren zu lassen, sondern die in erster Linie steuerfreien Alkohol kaufen und konsumieren wollen.
Der Autor bringt uns einige Passagiere und etliche Mannschaftsmitglieder n盲her, denen wir dann im Laufe der Geschichte folgen.
Mich hat irritiert, dass die 眉bernat眉rlichen Kreaturen an Bord sich f眉r ihre Spezies untypisch verhalten haben bzw. das typische Verhalten einer anderen Spezies an den Tag gelegt haben. .
Mir hat gut gefallen, dass der Autor die Menschlichkeit der infizierten Personen insofern beibehalten hat, als er ihre menschlichen Charakterz眉ge verst盲rkt hat.
Insgesamt finde ich aber Splatter-Horror nicht sonderlich aufregend und lesenswert, daher war ich mit dem Buch nicht so ganz gl眉cklich.
Andererseits bietet das Buch aber auch einen gewissen Blick auf die schwedische Gesellschaft. Dieser Blick ist sicher nicht repr盲sentativ, da vermutlich nicht jeder Schwede sich auf Party- und Sauf-F盲hren begibt, aber ein gewisser Eindruck wird m枚glich und wurde von mir als deutlich grusliger empfunden als die Horror-Anteile der Geschichte.
Das ist nat眉rlich kein typisch schwedisches Verhalten, sondern ist an jedem Ort anzutreffen, an dem 眉blicherweise von Menschenmengen gro脽e Mengen an Alkohol konsumiert werden (z.B. Oktoberfest, Ballermann-Urlaub auf Mallorca, Spring Break in Florida).
Der sozialkritische Blick auf das Geschehen hebt die Qualit盲t des Buches, so dass ich letztlich doch mit 3 Sternen bewerte.
July 8, 2018
Having made sure that this was NOT a zombie novel (thank you to the kind reader on 欧宝娱乐, who reassured me on that point), I embarked on this horror novel with interest. It is only 548 pages 鈥� long, but not massively so. However, the paperback version of this was a real doorstopper and it took me a while to read, as I could not face lugging it about with me on my daily commute. That said, I was always keen to pick it up and found it a really interesting read.
The premise is that a group of people are taking a short cruise from Sweden to Finland. This is a very much a 鈥榖ooze cruise,鈥� although there are families aboard. However, the ferry, 鈥楾he Baltic Charisma,鈥� is run down, the security staff on board have to deal with public drunkenness and, for many of the assorted passengers, this is just a chance to let your hair down and party. The idea is a good one 鈥� a closed environment, with no escape from the ship and danger on board.
What makes this work, though, are the characters. You see events through various people鈥檚 eyes; from those who work on the ship, some fearing that they may soon lose their jobs, others tired of the relentless trips, and those of the passengers 鈥� again, some who are thrilled to be on board and ready to take every opportunity to drink and party and others who are there through no choice of their own. Among the characters that really grabbed my attention were Albin, a young, Vietmanese boy, who was adopted by a Swedish couple, and who dislikes his bullying father, Dan Appelgren, stuck singing his Eurovision hit on board forever, aided by drugs, barman, Filip and many others.
These characters come alive and you do care what happens to them. I don鈥檛 really read a lot of horror 鈥� I prefer reading the genre, to watching films. I suppose, if you are a devotee, then you will not find this that scary. However, it is certainly well written. An interesting idea, with an excellent, realistic setting and a good cast of characters. I enjoyed it a lot and would read more by this author.
The premise is that a group of people are taking a short cruise from Sweden to Finland. This is a very much a 鈥榖ooze cruise,鈥� although there are families aboard. However, the ferry, 鈥楾he Baltic Charisma,鈥� is run down, the security staff on board have to deal with public drunkenness and, for many of the assorted passengers, this is just a chance to let your hair down and party. The idea is a good one 鈥� a closed environment, with no escape from the ship and danger on board.
What makes this work, though, are the characters. You see events through various people鈥檚 eyes; from those who work on the ship, some fearing that they may soon lose their jobs, others tired of the relentless trips, and those of the passengers 鈥� again, some who are thrilled to be on board and ready to take every opportunity to drink and party and others who are there through no choice of their own. Among the characters that really grabbed my attention were Albin, a young, Vietmanese boy, who was adopted by a Swedish couple, and who dislikes his bullying father, Dan Appelgren, stuck singing his Eurovision hit on board forever, aided by drugs, barman, Filip and many others.
These characters come alive and you do care what happens to them. I don鈥檛 really read a lot of horror 鈥� I prefer reading the genre, to watching films. I suppose, if you are a devotee, then you will not find this that scary. However, it is certainly well written. An interesting idea, with an excellent, realistic setting and a good cast of characters. I enjoyed it a lot and would read more by this author.
November 28, 2018
Sehr solider Horror mit kleinen Schw盲chen! Mats Strandberg ist definitiv ein Autor, der mich diesen Monat begeistert hat und den ich im Auge behalten muss!
June 24, 2018
"Blood Cruise" or F盲rjan in Swedish is a horror novel written by Mats Strandberg who is touted as being "Sweden's Stephen King." I'm surprised this is my first time hearing of him but that may be down to the fact that I only got into the horror genre recently. Before that, I had wrongly assumed that my dislike for horror movies also tranferred over to books. That is not the case, I now thoroughly enjoy a little horror sprinkled between my favourite genres.
A booze cruise departs from Finland and is on its way to Sweden when an unfortunate series of events take place. It is the middle of the night and the ship is cut-off from outside contact. Noone knows who they can or can't trust. Welcome aboard the Baltic Charisma!
Kudos to whoever wrote the synopsis, it lures you in without revealing the detail of the story. Very well done! I enjoyed the original setting a lot although I have been on a few cruises and I know that I will go on many more in the future. I do know that the next time I board I will be reminded of this story! It wouldn't stop me going as once you've been on a cruise you won't ever return to staying in one resort for a fortnight.
This is one terrifying and realistic horror that gave me a few nightmares. You know it's good when you find elements of the story in your dreams. His portrayal of everyday events is nuanced and believable.
I didn't realise this was initially released in 2015 but that is neither here nor there I suppose. All in all, an interesting read and one I will remember for a long time whether I like it or not!
Many thanks to Jo Fletcher Books for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
A booze cruise departs from Finland and is on its way to Sweden when an unfortunate series of events take place. It is the middle of the night and the ship is cut-off from outside contact. Noone knows who they can or can't trust. Welcome aboard the Baltic Charisma!
Kudos to whoever wrote the synopsis, it lures you in without revealing the detail of the story. Very well done! I enjoyed the original setting a lot although I have been on a few cruises and I know that I will go on many more in the future. I do know that the next time I board I will be reminded of this story! It wouldn't stop me going as once you've been on a cruise you won't ever return to staying in one resort for a fortnight.
This is one terrifying and realistic horror that gave me a few nightmares. You know it's good when you find elements of the story in your dreams. His portrayal of everyday events is nuanced and believable.
I didn't realise this was initially released in 2015 but that is neither here nor there I suppose. All in all, an interesting read and one I will remember for a long time whether I like it or not!
Many thanks to Jo Fletcher Books for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
October 6, 2021
3.5 stars
October 5, 2022
Ever wanted to know what might happen on a cruise ship 馃洺 located miles from anywhere in the Baltic Sea ? Gory, blood soaked mayhem ,that鈥檚 what !!! Excellent horror fun !
February 24, 2020
Having made sure that this was NOT a zombie novel (thank you to the kind reader on 欧宝娱乐, who reassured me on that point), I embarked on this horror novel with interest. It is only 548 pages 鈥� long, but not massively so. However, the paperback version of this was a real doorstopper and it took me a while to read, as I could not face lugging it about with me on my daily commute. That said, I was always keen to pick it up and found it a really interesting read.
The premise is that a group of people are taking a short cruise from Sweden to Finland. This is a very much a 鈥榖ooze cruise,鈥� although there are families aboard. However, the ferry, 鈥楾he Baltic Charisma,鈥� is run down, the security staff on board have to deal with public drunkenness and, for many of the assorted passengers, this is just a chance to let your hair down and party. The idea is a good one 鈥� a closed environment, with no escape from the ship and danger on board.
What makes this work, though, are the characters. You see events through various people鈥檚 eyes; from those who work on the ship, some fearing that they may soon lose their jobs, others tired of the relentless trips, and those of the passengers 鈥� again, some who are thrilled to be on board and ready to take every opportunity to drink and party and others who are there through no choice of their own. Among the characters that really grabbed my attention were Albin, a young, Vietmanese boy, who was adopted by a Swedish couple, and who dislikes his bullying father, Dan Appelgren, stuck singing his Eurovision hit on board forever, aided by drugs, barman, Filip and many others.
These characters come alive and you do care what happens to them. I don鈥檛 really read a lot of horror 鈥� I prefer reading the genre, to watching films. I suppose, if you are a devotee, then you will not find this that scary. However, it is certainly well written. An interesting idea, with an excellent, realistic setting and a good cast of characters. I enjoyed it a lot and would read more by this author.
The premise is that a group of people are taking a short cruise from Sweden to Finland. This is a very much a 鈥榖ooze cruise,鈥� although there are families aboard. However, the ferry, 鈥楾he Baltic Charisma,鈥� is run down, the security staff on board have to deal with public drunkenness and, for many of the assorted passengers, this is just a chance to let your hair down and party. The idea is a good one 鈥� a closed environment, with no escape from the ship and danger on board.
What makes this work, though, are the characters. You see events through various people鈥檚 eyes; from those who work on the ship, some fearing that they may soon lose their jobs, others tired of the relentless trips, and those of the passengers 鈥� again, some who are thrilled to be on board and ready to take every opportunity to drink and party and others who are there through no choice of their own. Among the characters that really grabbed my attention were Albin, a young, Vietmanese boy, who was adopted by a Swedish couple, and who dislikes his bullying father, Dan Appelgren, stuck singing his Eurovision hit on board forever, aided by drugs, barman, Filip and many others.
These characters come alive and you do care what happens to them. I don鈥檛 really read a lot of horror 鈥� I prefer reading the genre, to watching films. I suppose, if you are a devotee, then you will not find this that scary. However, it is certainly well written. An interesting idea, with an excellent, realistic setting and a good cast of characters. I enjoyed it a lot and would read more by this author.
November 21, 2016
The Stockholm cruise is something of a cultural institution in Finland. The ferries 鈭� perhaps more aptly described as "floating shopping malls" 鈭� take passengers between Helsinki or Turku and Stockholm, with a brief stop at Mariehamn to get the alcohol sales exempt from the famously high Nordic alcohol taxation. The cruises themselves are dirt cheap, and discount vouchers and special offers are the norm rather than the exception. I've had a cabin to myself for 15 euros.
It is a very comfortable way to travel between Finland and Sweden, if one has the time to spare. The ferry companies can undercut even the cheapest of discount airlines, because they are far better positioned to sell their passengers food. And alcohol. Especially alcohol. My view is from the Finnish side, but the only way the Swedes seem to look at the concept differently is that they call it the Finland boat.
There also exists the concept of the 23-hour cruise, where the ship stops at each end of the trip just to let out and take on passengers, who then disembark the next day at the same port where they stepped aboard. The trip itself is the destination. The boat is the attraction. Though there's stuff to keep children occupied, overall the air is of an adult amusement park. Booze is cheap, there's karaoke, a fine selection of restaurants, and the promise of meeting people you will never meet again. What happens on the Stockholm ferry stays on the Stockholm ferry.
This also means you can't get out. There's a wealth of horror fiction about the Stockholm ferry.
I took Ristely 鈭� "The Cruise" 鈭� as my reading just before a student cruise, finishing it in the bar waiting for the boarding to start. I was far less interested in the cruise after that.
It's ostensibly a vampire novel, though because of how Strandberg's interpretation of vampirism works, I would rather classify it as a zombie story, with the exception that there are a pair of clear villains, a child vampire and the has-been night club singer.
The story is told in chapters from the points-of-view of its different protagonists 鈭� a child with an unhappy family, a former employee who brought his boyfriend to see where he once worked, an older woman who booked the cruise on a lark, a younger woman out to party, the nightclub singer, and most importantly, the ship herself, Baltic Charisma. The ship is the most interesting of the lot. The book's description of the cruise experience is loaded with bile in a way that had me nodding my head. There's the buffet restaurant that's not quite as high-end as it's letting on, complete with customer-operated wine taps. There are the violent drunks, the barf in all the wrong places, the passengers thinking it's glamorous, the worn-out and faintly dirty cabins whose bathrooms invariably smell of death.
It's a far too familiar ship.
Throughout the first half of the book, the people engage in their personal problems, while the vampire infection still spreads unnoticed. Then it can no longer be contained and the rest of the book becomes a zombie story, and people start dying left and right in graphic ways that veer very close to splatter without, I think, quite crossing over. This part of the book is much less interesting, but the first half quite makes up for it. The characters are interesting. Zombies I have never found interesting.
Strandberg's vampire mythology also comes with a suspension of disbelief issue. Vampirism is extremely easily transmitted and turns the victim initially into a rage zombie that then, over days or months, would reclaim a personality. There's just no damn way I can see how something like that would be able to uphold a masquerade for any length of time. It works for the length of a single novel, though.
Overall, Risteily was a fun book, and someone who dislikes zombies less than I do would probably enjoy it even more. I especially appreciated the cruise descriptions, which felt far too true to life. I was already feeling done with the Stockholm boat, but Mats Strandberg may have delivered the coup de grace. This is not a bad thing.
It is a very comfortable way to travel between Finland and Sweden, if one has the time to spare. The ferry companies can undercut even the cheapest of discount airlines, because they are far better positioned to sell their passengers food. And alcohol. Especially alcohol. My view is from the Finnish side, but the only way the Swedes seem to look at the concept differently is that they call it the Finland boat.
There also exists the concept of the 23-hour cruise, where the ship stops at each end of the trip just to let out and take on passengers, who then disembark the next day at the same port where they stepped aboard. The trip itself is the destination. The boat is the attraction. Though there's stuff to keep children occupied, overall the air is of an adult amusement park. Booze is cheap, there's karaoke, a fine selection of restaurants, and the promise of meeting people you will never meet again. What happens on the Stockholm ferry stays on the Stockholm ferry.
This also means you can't get out. There's a wealth of horror fiction about the Stockholm ferry.
I took Ristely 鈭� "The Cruise" 鈭� as my reading just before a student cruise, finishing it in the bar waiting for the boarding to start. I was far less interested in the cruise after that.
It's ostensibly a vampire novel, though because of how Strandberg's interpretation of vampirism works, I would rather classify it as a zombie story, with the exception that there are a pair of clear villains, a child vampire and the has-been night club singer.
The story is told in chapters from the points-of-view of its different protagonists 鈭� a child with an unhappy family, a former employee who brought his boyfriend to see where he once worked, an older woman who booked the cruise on a lark, a younger woman out to party, the nightclub singer, and most importantly, the ship herself, Baltic Charisma. The ship is the most interesting of the lot. The book's description of the cruise experience is loaded with bile in a way that had me nodding my head. There's the buffet restaurant that's not quite as high-end as it's letting on, complete with customer-operated wine taps. There are the violent drunks, the barf in all the wrong places, the passengers thinking it's glamorous, the worn-out and faintly dirty cabins whose bathrooms invariably smell of death.
It's a far too familiar ship.
Throughout the first half of the book, the people engage in their personal problems, while the vampire infection still spreads unnoticed. Then it can no longer be contained and the rest of the book becomes a zombie story, and people start dying left and right in graphic ways that veer very close to splatter without, I think, quite crossing over. This part of the book is much less interesting, but the first half quite makes up for it. The characters are interesting. Zombies I have never found interesting.
Strandberg's vampire mythology also comes with a suspension of disbelief issue. Vampirism is extremely easily transmitted and turns the victim initially into a rage zombie that then, over days or months, would reclaim a personality. There's just no damn way I can see how something like that would be able to uphold a masquerade for any length of time. It works for the length of a single novel, though.
Overall, Risteily was a fun book, and someone who dislikes zombies less than I do would probably enjoy it even more. I especially appreciated the cruise descriptions, which felt far too true to life. I was already feeling done with the Stockholm boat, but Mats Strandberg may have delivered the coup de grace. This is not a bad thing.
November 5, 2018
3.5 stars...
I've been going back and forth on whether or not to rate this 3 stars or 4 stars because the first half of this book is pure character development and its pretty slow. It seemed to drag on and on, so much so, that I put it aside for a while unsure if I would even continue it. Then one day I decided what the hell let's give it another go. I'm glad I did because the second half of this 500+ page monstrosity was non-stop action and gore. They were supposedly on a 24 hour cruise but damn for all the shit that happened, I felt like we sailed around the world and back again! I imagine if I was on that ship though, outrunning crazed vampires, I would've felt the same way. It was pretty intense!
I definitely recommend if you're a horror fan and don't mind a little slow burn before the main attraction. Just make sure you've blocked out a considerable chunk of reading time or better yet- a nice long cruise!
I've been going back and forth on whether or not to rate this 3 stars or 4 stars because the first half of this book is pure character development and its pretty slow. It seemed to drag on and on, so much so, that I put it aside for a while unsure if I would even continue it. Then one day I decided what the hell let's give it another go. I'm glad I did because the second half of this 500+ page monstrosity was non-stop action and gore. They were supposedly on a 24 hour cruise but damn for all the shit that happened, I felt like we sailed around the world and back again! I imagine if I was on that ship though, outrunning crazed vampires, I would've felt the same way. It was pretty intense!
I definitely recommend if you're a horror fan and don't mind a little slow burn before the main attraction. Just make sure you've blocked out a considerable chunk of reading time or better yet- a nice long cruise!
July 17, 2016
I keep getting impressed by Swedish horror. This is a quite long and very well-written story about a ferry of drunk Swedes (a horror story in itself) that also happens to contain something else. I love the concept, and the execution is great. A BIG + is how the ending doesn't disappoint, because they often do.
October 11, 2020
螝慰委蟿伪 谓伪 未蔚喂蟼 蟿蠋蟻伪... 韦慰 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 渭喂蟽蠈, 蟺慰蠀 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽委伪味蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼, 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉. 螆位蔚纬伪 伪蟺蠈 渭苇蟽伪 渭慰蠀: "螣魏, 蟿慰' 蠂蔚喂, 魏伪位维 胃伪 蟺蔚蟻维蟽慰蠀渭蔚, 维谓蟿蔚 谓伪 未慰蠉渭蔚 蟿喂 胃伪 蟺维胃慰蠀谓 蠈位慰喂 伪蠀蟿慰委 渭蔚蟽慰蟺苇位伪纬伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰喂慰喂 胃伪 纬位喂蟿蠋蟽慰蠀谓". 螝伪蟿伪蟺喂维蟽蟿畏魏蔚 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位位蠋谓 伪蟿蠈渭蠅谓 魏喂 蠈渭蠅蟼 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻蔚 谓伪 未蠋蟽蔚喂 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿维 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维 蟽蟿慰谓 魏伪胃苇谓伪, 慰蟺蠈蟿蔚 萎蟿伪谓 未蠉蟽魏慰位慰 谓伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭蟺蔚蟻未苇蠄蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 渭蟺蟻维尾慰 蟿慰蠀 纬喂伪 伪蠀蟿蠈.
螌渭蠅蟼 蟿慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 萎蟿伪谓 渭蔚纬维位畏 伪蟺慰纬慰萎蟿蔚蠀蟽畏. 螝伪胃伪蟻维 魏喂谓畏渭伪蟿慰纬蟻伪蠁喂魏苇蟼 蟽魏畏谓苇蟼, 渭蔚 魏蠀谓畏纬畏蟿维 魏伪喂 未蠈谓蟿喂伪 谓伪 蠂蟿蠀蟺慰蠉谓 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 魏维渭蟺慰蟽慰 蔚位伪蠁蟻蠉 蟽蟺位维蟿蔚蟻 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚委蠂蔚 谓伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁苇蟻蔚喂 魏伪喂 蟺慰位位维 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎, 蟺伪蟻维 渭蠈谓慰 谓伪 渭慰蠀 纬蠀蟻委蟽蔚喂 位委纬慰 蟿慰 蟽蟿慰渭维蠂喂. 螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅, 委蟽蠅蟼 蟽蔚 蟿伪喂谓委伪 谓伪 萎蟿伪谓 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰, 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蠅 蔚尉维位位慰蠀 蠈蟿喂 苇蟿蟽喂 蟿慰 蔚委蠂蔚 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蟽蟿慰 渭蠀伪位蠈 蟿慰蠀 , 蟽伪谓 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂苇纬蟻伪蠁蔚 蟿伪喂谓委伪 魏伪喂 蠈蠂喂 蟽伪谓 谓伪 苇纬蟻伪蠁蔚 尾喂尾位委慰.
螌渭蠅蟼 蟿慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 萎蟿伪谓 渭蔚纬维位畏 伪蟺慰纬慰萎蟿蔚蠀蟽畏. 螝伪胃伪蟻维 魏喂谓畏渭伪蟿慰纬蟻伪蠁喂魏苇蟼 蟽魏畏谓苇蟼, 渭蔚 魏蠀谓畏纬畏蟿维 魏伪喂 未蠈谓蟿喂伪 谓伪 蠂蟿蠀蟺慰蠉谓 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 魏维渭蟺慰蟽慰 蔚位伪蠁蟻蠉 蟽蟺位维蟿蔚蟻 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚委蠂蔚 谓伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁苇蟻蔚喂 魏伪喂 蟺慰位位维 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎, 蟺伪蟻维 渭蠈谓慰 谓伪 渭慰蠀 纬蠀蟻委蟽蔚喂 位委纬慰 蟿慰 蟽蟿慰渭维蠂喂. 螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅, 委蟽蠅蟼 蟽蔚 蟿伪喂谓委伪 谓伪 萎蟿伪谓 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰, 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蠅 蔚尉维位位慰蠀 蠈蟿喂 苇蟿蟽喂 蟿慰 蔚委蠂蔚 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蟽蟿慰 渭蠀伪位蠈 蟿慰蠀 , 蟽伪谓 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂苇纬蟻伪蠁蔚 蟿伪喂谓委伪 魏伪喂 蠈蠂喂 蟽伪谓 谓伪 苇纬蟻伪蠁蔚 尾喂尾位委慰.
June 5, 2017
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September 12, 2019
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Nopeatempoinen ja viihdytt盲v盲 romaani saattaa vedota muun muassa niihin lukijoihin, jotka pitiv盲t Guillermo del Toron -romaanista.
Luvassa on vuorokauden verran karaokea, alkoholia, seksi盲, taxfree-ostoksia ja merellisi盲 buffetteja - tied盲tte kyll盲 homman nimen. Laivassa on kuitenkin my枚s kaksi tavallisuudesta poikkeavaa matkustajaa, ja kohta on 枚isell盲 It盲merell盲 helvetti irti.
Nerokkaita romaaneja hyvin erilaisille ik盲ryhmille kirjoittaneen Mats Strandbergin "Risteily" (Like, 2016) on parhaita lukemiani pohjoismaisia kauhuromaaneja sitten John Ajvide Lindqvistin mestarillisen -teoksen. Luin sen alun perin kahdeksasluokkalaisten genrevinkkausta ajatellen, mutta nyt joudun kyll盲 miettim盲盲n kaksi kertaa, uskallanko kuitenkaan ottaa sit盲 mukaan - sen verran verisi盲 ja vastenmielisi盲 piirteit盲 saavasta kirjasta on kyse.
Strandberg on onnistunut luomaan kiinnostavan ja monipuolisen henkil枚gallerian, mutta t盲ytyy viel盲 todeta, ett盲 kirjan hienoin puoli on sen milj枚枚. Kaikessa tuttuudessaan ja n盲enn盲isess盲 turvallisuudessaan ruotsinlaiva tarjoaa harvinaisen hyyt盲v盲n milj枚枚n kauhutarinalle!
Nopeatempoinen ja viihdytt盲v盲 romaani saattaa vedota muun muassa niihin lukijoihin, jotka pitiv盲t Guillermo del Toron -romaanista.
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May 18, 2019螠喂伪 魏蟻慰蠀伪味喂苇蟻伪 蟺慰蠀 尉蔚魏喂谓维 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 危慰蠀畏未委伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏 桅喂位伪谓未委伪 渭蔚 蠂委位喂慰蠀蟼 未喂伪魏蠈蟽喂慰蠀蟼 蔚蟺喂尾维蟿蔚蟼. 螝维胃蔚 苇谓伪蟼 蔚蟺苇位蔚尉蔚 伪蠀蟿萎谓 蟿畏谓 魏蟻慰蠀伪味喂苇蟻伪 纬喂伪 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏慰蠉蟼 位蠈纬慰蠀蟼, 渭伪 蠈位慰喂 胃伪 苇蟻胃慰蠀谓 伪谓蟿喂渭苇蟿蠅蟺慰喂 渭蔚 苇谓伪谓 维纬谓蠅蟽蟿慰 魏伪喂 伪蟺蟻蠈蟽渭蔚谓慰 蟿蟻蠈渭慰.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 渭喂魏蟻维 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 蟽蟿伪 慰蟺慰委伪 纬谓蠅蟻委味慰蠀渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾伪蟽喂魏慰蠉蟼 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼, 伪位位维 蠀蟺维蟻蠂慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 渭蔚 蟿委蟿位慰 蟿慰 蠈谓慰渭伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺位慰委慰蠀 "螠蟺维位蟿喂魏 螝伪蟻委蟽渭伪", 渭苇蟽伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 慰蟺慰委伪 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 伪蠁畏纬蔚委蟿伪喂 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏伪喂 蟽蠀谓未苇蔚喂 蟿伪 魏慰渭渭维蟿喂伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚尉苇位喂尉萎蟼 蟿畏蟼.
危蟿伪 胃蔚蟿喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 伪位畏胃慰蠁伪谓蔚喂蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼, 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂 伪蟺位慰委 魏伪喂 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓慰委 渭蔚 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺蟻慰尾位萎渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼. 危蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓伪 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 伪蠁喂蔚蟻蠋谓蔚喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿苇蟼 -委蟽蠅蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻蔚蟼- 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 伪谓维蟺蟿蠀尉萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 苇蟿蟽喂 魏伪蟿伪蠁苇蟻谓蔚喂 谓伪 纬谓蠅蟻委蟽慰蠀渭蔚 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 谓伪 胃蠀渭蠈渭伪蟽蟿蔚 伪蟻纬蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 魏维胃蔚 苇谓伪谓 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿慰蠉蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼, 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉 蟺慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰喂 魏伪喂 蠈蠂喂 魏位伪蟽蟽喂魏慰委 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼, 未畏位伪未萎 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿维渭蔚 蔚蠁萎尾慰蠀蟼, 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀蟼 渭蔚 慰喂魏慰纬蔚谓蔚喂伪魏维 蟺蟻慰尾位萎渭伪蟿伪, 慰渭慰蠁蠀位蠈蠁喂位慰蠀蟼, 渭慰谓伪蠂喂魏慰蠉蟼 蟿蠉蟺慰蠀蟼 魏.维. 螚 纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟿慰蠀 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 魏伪喂 尾慰畏胃维 蟽蟿慰 谓伪 未喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 蔚蠉魏慰位伪 魏伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪.
螒蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟿蠈蟽慰 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 位委纬蔚蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 未蟻维蟽畏蟼. 螣蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 畏 未蟻维蟽畏 尉蔚魏喂谓维 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀, 蟺伪蟻蠈位慰 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿蔚蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼. 螚 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蠅蟼 蟿慰 蟺蔚蟻委渭蔚谓伪 蟿蟻慰渭伪魏蟿喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 渭蔚 伪纬蠅谓委伪, 伪位位维 蟿蔚位喂魏维 萎蟿伪谓 苇谓伪 伪蟺位蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻, 渭蔚 蠅蟻伪委伪 魏蔚谓蟿蟻喂魏萎 喂未苇伪.
螖蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蠅 蟺慰喂慰蟼 萎蟿伪谓 蟿蔚位喂魏维 伪蠀蟿蠈蟼 慰 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺蔚委位畏蟽蔚 蟿喂蟼 味蠅苇蟼 蟿蠈蟽蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓, 伪位位维 伪谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 蟺蔚蟻喂苇蟻纬蔚喂伪 魏伪喂 蟽伪蟼 伪蟻苇蟽慰蠀谓 蟿伪 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪, 蟿蠈蟿蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚蟿蔚.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 渭喂魏蟻维 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 蟽蟿伪 慰蟺慰委伪 纬谓蠅蟻委味慰蠀渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾伪蟽喂魏慰蠉蟼 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼, 伪位位维 蠀蟺维蟻蠂慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 渭蔚 蟿委蟿位慰 蟿慰 蠈谓慰渭伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺位慰委慰蠀 "螠蟺维位蟿喂魏 螝伪蟻委蟽渭伪", 渭苇蟽伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 慰蟺慰委伪 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 伪蠁畏纬蔚委蟿伪喂 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏伪喂 蟽蠀谓未苇蔚喂 蟿伪 魏慰渭渭维蟿喂伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚尉苇位喂尉萎蟼 蟿畏蟼.
危蟿伪 胃蔚蟿喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 伪位畏胃慰蠁伪谓蔚喂蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼, 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰喂 伪蟺位慰委 魏伪喂 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓慰委 渭蔚 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺蟻慰尾位萎渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼. 危蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓伪 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 伪蠁喂蔚蟻蠋谓蔚喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿苇蟼 -委蟽蠅蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻蔚蟼- 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 伪谓维蟺蟿蠀尉萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 苇蟿蟽喂 魏伪蟿伪蠁苇蟻谓蔚喂 谓伪 纬谓蠅蟻委蟽慰蠀渭蔚 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 谓伪 胃蠀渭蠈渭伪蟽蟿蔚 伪蟻纬蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 魏维胃蔚 苇谓伪谓 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿慰蠉蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼, 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉 蟺慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰喂 魏伪喂 蠈蠂喂 魏位伪蟽蟽喂魏慰委 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼, 未畏位伪未萎 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿维渭蔚 蔚蠁萎尾慰蠀蟼, 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀蟼 渭蔚 慰喂魏慰纬蔚谓蔚喂伪魏维 蟺蟻慰尾位萎渭伪蟿伪, 慰渭慰蠁蠀位蠈蠁喂位慰蠀蟼, 渭慰谓伪蠂喂魏慰蠉蟼 蟿蠉蟺慰蠀蟼 魏.维. 螚 纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟿慰蠀 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 魏伪喂 尾慰畏胃维 蟽蟿慰 谓伪 未喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 蔚蠉魏慰位伪 魏伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪.
螒蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟿蠈蟽慰 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 位委纬蔚蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 未蟻维蟽畏蟼. 螣蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 畏 未蟻维蟽畏 尉蔚魏喂谓维 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀, 蟺伪蟻蠈位慰 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿蔚蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼. 螚 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蠅蟼 蟿慰 蟺蔚蟻委渭蔚谓伪 蟿蟻慰渭伪魏蟿喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 渭蔚 伪纬蠅谓委伪, 伪位位维 蟿蔚位喂魏维 萎蟿伪谓 苇谓伪 伪蟺位蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻, 渭蔚 蠅蟻伪委伪 魏蔚谓蟿蟻喂魏萎 喂未苇伪.
螖蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蠅 蟺慰喂慰蟼 萎蟿伪谓 蟿蔚位喂魏维 伪蠀蟿蠈蟼 慰 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺蔚委位畏蟽蔚 蟿喂蟼 味蠅苇蟼 蟿蠈蟽蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓, 伪位位维 伪谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 蟺蔚蟻喂苇蟻纬蔚喂伪 魏伪喂 蟽伪蟼 伪蟻苇蟽慰蠀谓 蟿伪 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪, 蟿蠈蟿蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚蟿蔚.
May 21, 2018
This is how Stephen King used to write: when his books were still scary. The author is certainly not afraid of killing off major characters! His observations of drunken passengers on the Baltic booze cruise are very accurate: in fact it's difficult to decide whether their behaviour is worse before or after their 'change'. There is plenty of gore but it is never gratuitous and the characters are well drawn. Kudos to the translator too!
May 30, 2016
盲ven om boken var v盲ldigt sp盲nnande var det en besvikelse d氓 jag 盲lskade trilogin om Engelsfors. F盲rjan saknade komplexa karakt盲rer, de var antingen hj盲ltar eller genomruttna (ibland inte n枚dv盲ndigtvis bokstavligt). I en bok med oerh枚rt m氓nga karakt盲rer hade man ju hoppats att man skulle kunna k盲nna med flera av dem men det var bara 4 karakt盲rer i hela boken som jag ens brydde mig om (Calle och Vincent, Pia och Lo) men man fick knappt veta n氓got om dem utan fokuset l氓g hela tiden p氓 att beskriva hur blodigt och brutalt allt gick till. Som jag skrev medan jag l盲ste s氓 skulle boken varit b盲ttre om kapitlen varit l盲ngre d氓 man aldrig hann komma in i handlingen f枚rr盲n den hoppade vidare. boken hade inget nyt盲nkande utan k盲ndes bara som n氓gon blandning av twilight och Titanic vilket inte 盲r n氓got positivt. ju mer jag t盲nker p氓 det desto s盲krare blir jag p氓 att den h盲r boken mest var sl枚seri av tid och jag rekommenderar den inte. De enda pluspo盲ngen var kapitlen skrivna ur Baltic Charismas perspektiv vilket var oerh枚rt innovativt och intressant. Jag tror n盲stan att boken skulle varit b盲ttre om hela varit skriven p氓 det s盲ttet. Dessutom att det fanns ett homosexuellt 氓ar vilket ger stort plus f枚r j盲mlikhet, dock antar jag att det berodde p氓 att f枚rfattaren Mats Strandberg tydligen 盲r gift med en man
October 31, 2018
Trigger warnings: blood. Seriously. So much blood. Death, violence, gore, eyeball trauma, stabbings, death of basically any type of familial relationship, friendship, or romantic relationship you can think of.
So for some reason based on the cover of this book, I thought it was going to be a haunted cruise ship type of a deal. So colour me surprised when this was a vampire book. A VAMPIRE BOOK! Not even remotely what I was expecting, but a fast paced and compelling story that I nonetheless enjoyed the hell out of.
There were probably a couple too many perspectives for my liking, but I honestly spent the whole book with absolutely no idea of who was going to survive and who wasn't. It kept me guessing throughout, the ending wasn't what I expected, and it was basically non-stop vampire mayhem good times. I'm definitely glad I read this, even though there was far more eyeball trauma than I would have liked.
So for some reason based on the cover of this book, I thought it was going to be a haunted cruise ship type of a deal. So colour me surprised when this was a vampire book. A VAMPIRE BOOK! Not even remotely what I was expecting, but a fast paced and compelling story that I nonetheless enjoyed the hell out of.
There were probably a couple too many perspectives for my liking, but I honestly spent the whole book with absolutely no idea of who was going to survive and who wasn't. It kept me guessing throughout, the ending wasn't what I expected, and it was basically non-stop vampire mayhem good times. I'm definitely glad I read this, even though there was far more eyeball trauma than I would have liked.
May 23, 2017
Leider war dieses Buch eine pure Entt盲uschung. Der Klappentext klingt super, aber da h枚rt es dann auch schon auf.
Das Buch bedient sich s盲mtlichen Vampirklischees, die man bereits kennt, ebenso s盲mtlichen Typen an Charakteren, die auch genauso handeln, wie man es erwartet.
Statt Spannung erwartet einen Ekel-Splatter, der sich bis zum Ende hin weiter steigert und dann in einem f眉r das Genre typischen Finale endet.
Die Vampirmythologie, die der Autor genutzt hat, kam viel zu kurz und macht einen nicht richtig durchdachten Eindruck, da die Handlung ja nur auf der F盲hre spielt. Es wird sich sch枚n Klischees und Ideen bedient, die man als Leser von Vampirromanen bereits aus anderen B眉chern und Filmen kennt, deshalb erwartet einen da auch wenig 脺berraschung.
Die Charaktere fand ich durchgehend alle unsympathisch oder ich habe gar keine Bindung zu ihnen aufgebaut oder mit ihnen mitgefiebert.
Das Positive ist der Schreibstil, der mich das Buch in einem Rutsch hat lesen lassen. Ich hatte die Hoffnung, dass noch irgendetwas 脺berraschendes passiert, was leider nicht der Fall war. Schade.
Das Buch bedient sich s盲mtlichen Vampirklischees, die man bereits kennt, ebenso s盲mtlichen Typen an Charakteren, die auch genauso handeln, wie man es erwartet.
Statt Spannung erwartet einen Ekel-Splatter, der sich bis zum Ende hin weiter steigert und dann in einem f眉r das Genre typischen Finale endet.
Die Vampirmythologie, die der Autor genutzt hat, kam viel zu kurz und macht einen nicht richtig durchdachten Eindruck, da die Handlung ja nur auf der F盲hre spielt. Es wird sich sch枚n Klischees und Ideen bedient, die man als Leser von Vampirromanen bereits aus anderen B眉chern und Filmen kennt, deshalb erwartet einen da auch wenig 脺berraschung.
Die Charaktere fand ich durchgehend alle unsympathisch oder ich habe gar keine Bindung zu ihnen aufgebaut oder mit ihnen mitgefiebert.
Das Positive ist der Schreibstil, der mich das Buch in einem Rutsch hat lesen lassen. Ich hatte die Hoffnung, dass noch irgendetwas 脺berraschendes passiert, was leider nicht der Fall war. Schade.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2018
Hat mir wirklich gut gefallen, vor allem die realen Charaktere und deren manchmal auch unheldenhafte Entscheidungen.
November 11, 2017
F盲rjan 盲r en v盲lskriven och l盲ttl盲st skr盲ckroman. Dock s氓 undrar jag fortfarande om det h盲r 盲r 鈥漨in鈥� stil. Men det finns ett par saker som jag verkligen tycker om med F盲rjan. Mats Strandberg 盲r en m盲stare p氓 karakt盲rsteckningar 鈥� osympatisk eller sympatisk, ond eller god, det spelar ingen roll. Alla karakt盲rer i den h盲r boken 盲r en del av historien, och jag kommer p氓 mig sj盲lv l氓ngt efter氓t att fundera p氓 dem, som verkliga m盲nniskor.
Att s盲tta en skr盲ckroman p氓 en Finlandsb氓t 盲r ett str氓lande val. D盲r finns alla f枚rutfattade meningar, olika personligheter ihopkl盲mda mot sin vilja. Och s氓 den d盲r obehagliga klaustrofobiska k盲nslan 鈥� och jag som b氓de lider av klaustrofobi och 盲r mindre f枚rtjust i att befinna mig oskyddad ute p氓 vattnet, ja, det blir riktigt obehagligt f枚r mig.
Den f枚rsta halvan av F盲rjan 盲r mycket bra. Det 盲r en stark sp盲nning, i m氓nga stycken psykologisk, som Mats Strandberg ocks氓 bem盲strar. Undertonerna, det outsagda och tolkningarna 盲r sp盲nnande. Jag kommer p氓 mig sj盲lv att fundera p氓 om m盲nniskor verkligen kan klassificeras som onda eller goda. Det 盲r i b枚rjan som jag blir skr盲md, och s氓 alldeles alldeles p氓 slutet (snyggt!).
Andra halvan av F盲rjan 鈥� nej, d氓 blir det inte min grej. Jag hoppas jag nu inte spoilar f枚r mycket, men jag tycker inte man kan undg氓 att veta om att den h盲r boken inneh氓ller vampyrer. Det 盲r mycket blod och p氓 tok f枚r m氓nga detaljer. Inte s氓 att jag i huvudsak blir 盲cklad, utan det blir bara f枚r mycket, s氓 jag tappar intresset. Psykologisk sp盲nning och skr盲ck 盲r mycket hemskare 盲n blod, som blir overkligt.
Om jag nu struntar i om skr盲ck 盲r min sak eller inte s氓 盲r jag i alla fall nyfiken p氓 Mats Strandbergs senaste bok 鈥� Hemmet. Om jag f枚rst氓tt det r盲tt s氓 盲r det mer psykologisk sp盲nning och inte s氓 blodigt.
Omd枚me: L盲ttl盲st skr盲ck med bra karakt盲rsteckningar
Betyg: 4-
Att s盲tta en skr盲ckroman p氓 en Finlandsb氓t 盲r ett str氓lande val. D盲r finns alla f枚rutfattade meningar, olika personligheter ihopkl盲mda mot sin vilja. Och s氓 den d盲r obehagliga klaustrofobiska k盲nslan 鈥� och jag som b氓de lider av klaustrofobi och 盲r mindre f枚rtjust i att befinna mig oskyddad ute p氓 vattnet, ja, det blir riktigt obehagligt f枚r mig.
Den f枚rsta halvan av F盲rjan 盲r mycket bra. Det 盲r en stark sp盲nning, i m氓nga stycken psykologisk, som Mats Strandberg ocks氓 bem盲strar. Undertonerna, det outsagda och tolkningarna 盲r sp盲nnande. Jag kommer p氓 mig sj盲lv att fundera p氓 om m盲nniskor verkligen kan klassificeras som onda eller goda. Det 盲r i b枚rjan som jag blir skr盲md, och s氓 alldeles alldeles p氓 slutet (snyggt!).
Andra halvan av F盲rjan 鈥� nej, d氓 blir det inte min grej. Jag hoppas jag nu inte spoilar f枚r mycket, men jag tycker inte man kan undg氓 att veta om att den h盲r boken inneh氓ller vampyrer. Det 盲r mycket blod och p氓 tok f枚r m氓nga detaljer. Inte s氓 att jag i huvudsak blir 盲cklad, utan det blir bara f枚r mycket, s氓 jag tappar intresset. Psykologisk sp盲nning och skr盲ck 盲r mycket hemskare 盲n blod, som blir overkligt.
Om jag nu struntar i om skr盲ck 盲r min sak eller inte s氓 盲r jag i alla fall nyfiken p氓 Mats Strandbergs senaste bok 鈥� Hemmet. Om jag f枚rst氓tt det r盲tt s氓 盲r det mer psykologisk sp盲nning och inte s氓 blodigt.
Omd枚me: L盲ttl盲st skr盲ck med bra karakt盲rsteckningar
Betyg: 4-
August 20, 2020
Shame on me for letting this book simmer for such a long time before finally reading it. One reason was that I thought this was a zombie novel, which I was not in the mood for recently (of course, when I chose this book I was definitely interested, but right then I had a couple other books lined up on my TBR which prevented me from digging right in, and then it was kind of 'too late'). Another reason was the book's length, which made me hesitate as well - could a doorstopper like this in a genre like that actually hold my interest? Now that I've read the book I can't understand my needless hesitation at all, because the book was a real gem. While the fact that the 'monsters' here where no zombies at all (which in the end makes no dramatic difference I guess) I am pleased to see that there are still some great new vampire stories to be found, and this is among the best. I love that the author focused so much on the characters and took his time building them with so much detail. I immediately felt 'at home' aboard the Baltic Charisma and familiar not only with the crew and passengers, but the ship itself as well. The vampire angle was well created and I appreciated the way the vampires, especially the first ones aboard, were portrayed, and that the vampire world was not all black and white - I would almost say some vampires actually kept their conscience after turning, but that may come across as weird. However, I was fascinated by how the vampires seemed to keep, or enhance, their former characteristics with some of them adapting better and faster than others, regaining control of their minds and actions and not simply succumbing to their hunger for blood. A very remarkable vampire story and a new author to watch out for.
(thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)
(thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)
March 31, 2021
I had never heard of this book or author before a friend gave me this book, but apparently the author is being herald as the next Stephen King. I can say that that is not the case. While this book was good, it was by no means, Stephen King good.
is a straight up horror gore fest. Strandberg holds nothing back when describing kills, so this definitely isn't for the faint of heart. And while I do love me some good horror, I did have issues with this one. Standberg's writing style seems to be direct and to the point. He doesn't waste time on scene and character building, and maybe for some people, this works. But I need the emotions and the visuals and the heart. I'm not one for being told what to feel, I want to feel along with the characters. Another thing I think hurt the book was that there were too many POV's. Each chapter switched POV's and they were super short - like 3 pages max so we got very little time with each character before it switched. Because of this, it was a little hard to keep people separate as they all tended to blend in.
I also didn't know this was supernatural when I picked it up. I thought it was just a straight serial killer on the loose on a ship, but the vampire element worked here. It's definitely a terrifying thought, being trapped on a cruise ship without a way to get help. I just wish a little more time was spent on character building.
is a straight up horror gore fest. Strandberg holds nothing back when describing kills, so this definitely isn't for the faint of heart. And while I do love me some good horror, I did have issues with this one. Standberg's writing style seems to be direct and to the point. He doesn't waste time on scene and character building, and maybe for some people, this works. But I need the emotions and the visuals and the heart. I'm not one for being told what to feel, I want to feel along with the characters. Another thing I think hurt the book was that there were too many POV's. Each chapter switched POV's and they were super short - like 3 pages max so we got very little time with each character before it switched. Because of this, it was a little hard to keep people separate as they all tended to blend in.
I also didn't know this was supernatural when I picked it up. I thought it was just a straight serial killer on the loose on a ship, but the vampire element worked here. It's definitely a terrifying thought, being trapped on a cruise ship without a way to get help. I just wish a little more time was spent on character building.
July 30, 2019
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August 24, 2016
It's a bit of an exaggeration considering this "horror". It's a fun ride, but it's not exactly terrifying - at least not for me, not at any point. However, this is an absolutely delicious "gossip" novel that shows human nature from its worst side. The book follows the fates of a handful of people going on an alcohol binge on a mini cruise between Sweden and Finland. The horrors of so many lost hopes collecting in one place is indeed terrible. The characterisations are brilliant, I loved every sorry fate described.
On the ferry is a woman and her son. They are not exactly human anymore. The son goes beserk. Everyone on the ferry is doomed. But how will our beloved characters die? And who will live? Absolutely entartaining, absolutely not particularly horrifying. No regrest though!
On the ferry is a woman and her son. They are not exactly human anymore. The son goes beserk. Everyone on the ferry is doomed. But how will our beloved characters die? And who will live? Absolutely entartaining, absolutely not particularly horrifying. No regrest though!
August 5, 2018
"He muses that the only real thing on board is the gluttony: the greed, the insatiability."
I'm not going to say much about Blood Cruise so that I don't give anything away. This book has such a fun concept, and the idea of being trapped on a cruise ship feallg freaks me out.
I liked that the book had short chapter, and once it got going, it was pretty easy to figure out who was who. This book is kind of like a very gory character study.
My only complaint is that it went on for way too long. This book is over 500 pages, and I definitely think some of it could have been cut down. Overall, I did like it, and I hope more horror stories are translated from Mats Strandberg!
I'm not going to say much about Blood Cruise so that I don't give anything away. This book has such a fun concept, and the idea of being trapped on a cruise ship feallg freaks me out.
I liked that the book had short chapter, and once it got going, it was pretty easy to figure out who was who. This book is kind of like a very gory character study.
My only complaint is that it went on for way too long. This book is over 500 pages, and I definitely think some of it could have been cut down. Overall, I did like it, and I hope more horror stories are translated from Mats Strandberg!
February 16, 2016
I F盲rjan ger Mats Strandberg r枚ster inte bara 氓t de som i n氓gon slags jakt p氓 sig sj盲lva eller n氓got helt utanf枚r dem sj盲lva 氓ker med Charisma, utan 氓t Charisma sj盲lv.
Passagerarna ges egna kapitel och ett av dem 盲r f盲rjan, som om den sugit 氓t sig av alla de sj盲lar som passerat genom den 枚ver 氓ren, blivit en egen varelse, en flytande, pulserande entitet d盲r m盲nniskor i tjugo 氓r utgjutit t氓rar och hj盲rteblod.
Ur recension p氓 bloggen:
Passagerarna ges egna kapitel och ett av dem 盲r f盲rjan, som om den sugit 氓t sig av alla de sj盲lar som passerat genom den 枚ver 氓ren, blivit en egen varelse, en flytande, pulserande entitet d盲r m盲nniskor i tjugo 氓r utgjutit t氓rar och hj盲rteblod.
Ur recension p氓 bloggen:
March 4, 2020
#beendet #H枚rbuch
馃惌馃惌
Mats Strandberg
"Die 脺berfahrt"
*Horror*
Ein Buch, was 眉berhaupt nicht in meiner Komfortzone spielt und das mich mit seinem Inhalt total 眉berrascht hat.
Lange habe ich 眉ber einen Abbruch nachgedacht, aber dazu 眉berwinden konnte ich mich nicht. Also habe ich es durchgezogen und ich wei脽 auch am Ende nicht warum.
Was bleibt, ist ein Buch, das besser zu Richard Laymon gepasst h盲tte und wo mir eine Entscheidung f眉r oder gegen die Story einfacher gefallen w盲re.
馃惌馃惌
Mats Strandberg
"Die 脺berfahrt"
*Horror*
Ein Buch, was 眉berhaupt nicht in meiner Komfortzone spielt und das mich mit seinem Inhalt total 眉berrascht hat.
Lange habe ich 眉ber einen Abbruch nachgedacht, aber dazu 眉berwinden konnte ich mich nicht. Also habe ich es durchgezogen und ich wei脽 auch am Ende nicht warum.
Was bleibt, ist ein Buch, das besser zu Richard Laymon gepasst h盲tte und wo mir eine Entscheidung f眉r oder gegen die Story einfacher gefallen w盲re.
January 13, 2019
脛r det bra eller d氓ligt att boken var l盲skigare innan det t盲nkt l盲skiga startade? Tycker boken som skr盲ckroman eg f枚rtj盲nar 3 stj盲rnor, den var 鈥漷revlig鈥� att l盲sa, typ som att kolla splatterfilm, men skr盲mde mig inte.
Men pga den klockrena 氓ngestst盲mningen Mats lyckas f枚rmedla i portr盲tten av resen盲rerna ger jag den 盲nd氓 en 4!
Men pga den klockrena 氓ngestst盲mningen Mats lyckas f枚rmedla i portr盲tten av resen盲rerna ger jag den 盲nd氓 en 4!
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