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First published August 27, 2020
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Jo Nesb酶
213听books22.5k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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December 9, 2020
Really loved this book, five solid stars. This book checked all the boxes for me. The depth of character, the details never once crossed the line and made me question the credibility of the story. Nesbo achieves here what Stephen King does so well, he writes scenes that the reader can relate to in their daily lives and yet he still maintains the tension at high levels. This is not a thriller but a slow burning mystery with murder, romance and family dysfunction. While reading this one I caught a taste of James M. Caine鈥檚 the Postman Always Rings twice.
Nesbo works the story from three different time periods bouncing around with ease using only one point of view. I was never confused. Even with the first-person point view all the other characters seen through Roy鈥檚 perspective are three dimensional.
The main story is the relationship between two brothers Carl and Roy and how they evolve during adversity. The book is 550 pages, the length of two average mysteries and I never once lost interest. This is my favorite mystery of the year and I highly recommend it.
David Putnam author of The Bruno Johnson series.
Nesbo works the story from three different time periods bouncing around with ease using only one point of view. I was never confused. Even with the first-person point view all the other characters seen through Roy鈥檚 perspective are three dimensional.
The main story is the relationship between two brothers Carl and Roy and how they evolve during adversity. The book is 550 pages, the length of two average mysteries and I never once lost interest. This is my favorite mystery of the year and I highly recommend it.
David Putnam author of The Bruno Johnson series.
September 25, 2020
To be honest it's more like 2.5 than 3 stars for this standalone from Jo Nesbo. Even though he writes good I can't say there was something I haven't seen in other stories so I wasn't very intrigued with this one. He used many cliches but I won't elaborate further as to not spoil things from the story. The Kingdom is 700 pages long and in my opinion he could have written it also with half of them. Many things are revealed early on in the story and it made me wonder what more could there be for me to discover but even though in the middle I felt that story is starting to become boring things started to happen again and it continued this way until the end.
I appreciate his talent as to how he could make me at least sympathize with actions I'm usually not ok with and even though I knew this story couldn't have ended with a happy end I was surprised that the end was open to interpretation according to one's own thoughts and personal feelings as to how he would like to end the story of the two brothers and mostly the main character who is also the narrator of the story.
In my opinion it wasn't atmospheric enough and he could have done a better job based on the setting Nesbo used for his story that's a small village in Norway. He did though an amazing job in describing the thoughts and actions of his main character Roy and through them build a connection between him and the reader.
In the end the thought that most is occupying my mind is if we can change our character and break the circle of the actions that brought us to our current situation or if there's isn't going back and we must continue in the same path.
Since I buddy read it with a friend I can say it made reading the story more enjoyable for me.
I appreciate his talent as to how he could make me at least sympathize with actions I'm usually not ok with and even though I knew this story couldn't have ended with a happy end I was surprised that the end was open to interpretation according to one's own thoughts and personal feelings as to how he would like to end the story of the two brothers and mostly the main character who is also the narrator of the story.
In my opinion it wasn't atmospheric enough and he could have done a better job based on the setting Nesbo used for his story that's a small village in Norway. He did though an amazing job in describing the thoughts and actions of his main character Roy and through them build a connection between him and the reader.
In the end the thought that most is occupying my mind is if we can change our character and break the circle of the actions that brought us to our current situation or if there's isn't going back and we must continue in the same path.
Since I buddy read it with a friend I can say it made reading the story more enjoyable for me.
August 29, 2020
Just recently finished re-reading this book and ALL I want to do is keep thinking about it & talking about it. Nesb酶 is my all-time favorite author so it鈥檚 no surprise that I loved this book, but what IS a surprise is how quickly this book became one of my favorite Nesb酶 books ever. Each standalone novel Nesb酶 writes is totally unlike the others, and highlights another side of his talent. In THE KINGDOM, he puts his own dark (*very* dark) spin on a story that explores the ties that bind a family together鈥攁nd just how far those ties can be pushed before they break. This is a slow-burn crime novel (aka: it鈥檚 got a very different vibe than a Harry Hole thriller). It鈥檚 a story with layer upon layer of sinister revelations in store for the reader, and Nesb酶 ratchets up the tension page after page until the story reaches its truly gut-wrenching conclusion.
Note that this is a very dark story and it grapples with disturbing themes including abuse and sexual assault.
I鈥檒l have more coherent thoughts to come as we get closer to this book鈥檚 release and I process all my thoughts and feelings. Loved this one so, so much.
Note that this is a very dark story and it grapples with disturbing themes including abuse and sexual assault.
I鈥檒l have more coherent thoughts to come as we get closer to this book鈥檚 release and I process all my thoughts and feelings. Loved this one so, so much.
August 14, 2020
The Opgard brothers - Roy and Carl - live on a mountain farm their father refers to as The Kingdom. After the death of their parents, Roy stays and Carl goes to the USA and Canada. He returns fifteen years later with architect wife Shannon and a big dream for a Kingdom hotel and a plan that will involve the local village community. Some people are enthusiastic, others suspicious including Sheriff Kurt Olsen who is watching the brothers very carefully, with good reason. The story is told by Roy.
At the start of the book I was a little bit worried but have no fear, this is the Norwegian maestro. If I can make a car analogy (cars are very important in the storytelling especially Cadillacs) it鈥檚 like one of those vintage cars you crank with a handle, it takes a while to get it going but once it鈥檚 off, it goes at a lick. In fact, at times the pace is warp speed. The story of the two brothers is as dark and long as a northern Norwegian night. At times it has a sort of biblical Cain and Abel vibe, though at others the brothers collaborate but there鈥檚 underlying jealousy and mistrust although they have a bond of love bound up in secrecy. The brothers are absolutely fascinating and their characters are absolutely intrinsic to the storytelling and plot line. It鈥檚 convoluted, intriguing, mysterious, full of suspense and as twisty as one of the roads up to The Kingdom. There鈥檚 layer upon layer of secrecy, lies, coverups, pretence, betrayal, obsession, love and violence. I love the idea of the hotel, the setting adds to the atmosphere and the wildlife especially birds, is used effectively. I cannot do the book justice in this review because the plot is so packed it鈥檚 impossible to mention everything!
Overall despite the slow start this is another brilliant thriller from Jo Nesb酶 who is one of my favourite authors. I think this will be a memorable one because of the depth of the character study. Highly recommended to fans of this genre.
4-5 stars rounded up
With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House, Harvill Secker for the much appreciated ARC.
At the start of the book I was a little bit worried but have no fear, this is the Norwegian maestro. If I can make a car analogy (cars are very important in the storytelling especially Cadillacs) it鈥檚 like one of those vintage cars you crank with a handle, it takes a while to get it going but once it鈥檚 off, it goes at a lick. In fact, at times the pace is warp speed. The story of the two brothers is as dark and long as a northern Norwegian night. At times it has a sort of biblical Cain and Abel vibe, though at others the brothers collaborate but there鈥檚 underlying jealousy and mistrust although they have a bond of love bound up in secrecy. The brothers are absolutely fascinating and their characters are absolutely intrinsic to the storytelling and plot line. It鈥檚 convoluted, intriguing, mysterious, full of suspense and as twisty as one of the roads up to The Kingdom. There鈥檚 layer upon layer of secrecy, lies, coverups, pretence, betrayal, obsession, love and violence. I love the idea of the hotel, the setting adds to the atmosphere and the wildlife especially birds, is used effectively. I cannot do the book justice in this review because the plot is so packed it鈥檚 impossible to mention everything!
Overall despite the slow start this is another brilliant thriller from Jo Nesb酶 who is one of my favourite authors. I think this will be a memorable one because of the depth of the character study. Highly recommended to fans of this genre.
4-5 stars rounded up
With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House, Harvill Secker for the much appreciated ARC.
December 23, 2020
I listened to Jo Nesbo鈥檚 鈥淭he Kingdom鈥� translated by Robert Ferguson and narrated by Euan Morton. At first, I did not like the narrator鈥檚 voice, but chose to give it a shot. I鈥檓 happy I did. In fact, I ended up believing he was the perfect narrator for the protagonist, Roy Opgard. This is almost a 20 hour production. It鈥檚 basically a rumination of Roy鈥檚 life in a desolate mountain town in Norway. It鈥檚 bleak and referred to as noir genre. I am a fan of Harry Hole, and love the action-packed and crazy life of Harry. This is crazy, but less action packed鈥�.more of a slow burn into destruction.
Not to say it isn鈥檛 macabre. Incest, arson, infidelity, murder, swindling, and of course, deceit feature heavily in this tome. Of course we get the story from Roy鈥檚 side. His brother, Carl, plays an important role, if not the instigator in much of the mayhem. Carl is younger than Roy, and Roy felt a fraternal duty to protect Carl all through Carl鈥檚 life. Carl experienced a sexual abuse that Roy felt responsible for, suggesting that is Roy鈥檚 main compulsion for protecting Carl when Carl should have been held responsible. But family secrets loom heavy in the story, and Roy keeps covering for one secret after another.
鈥淭he Kingdom鈥� is the land that the two brothers inherit after their parents die in a tragic and questionable car crash. Carl leaves Norway to study at a university in Minnesota. He returns with a grandiose plan to build a hotel and vacation destination in their humble mountain town. Carl also returns with a wife who seems to be cut of the same ilk as the brothers, creating a trio of borderline psychopaths. More deaths, more questionable car crashes, more missing persons鈥�..how will this end?
One reviewer likened this novel to a miniseries. Given the length and all the crazy action, it could be a Cohen brother鈥檚 sort of miniseries. Or Quentin Tarantino could do a solid job in making this into a film.
This is a family saga that is dark and unsettling. It鈥檚 a story of slowly mounting destruction and betrayal. Don鈥檛 go into it thinking you will read another Hole action-packed story.
Not to say it isn鈥檛 macabre. Incest, arson, infidelity, murder, swindling, and of course, deceit feature heavily in this tome. Of course we get the story from Roy鈥檚 side. His brother, Carl, plays an important role, if not the instigator in much of the mayhem. Carl is younger than Roy, and Roy felt a fraternal duty to protect Carl all through Carl鈥檚 life. Carl experienced a sexual abuse that Roy felt responsible for, suggesting that is Roy鈥檚 main compulsion for protecting Carl when Carl should have been held responsible. But family secrets loom heavy in the story, and Roy keeps covering for one secret after another.
鈥淭he Kingdom鈥� is the land that the two brothers inherit after their parents die in a tragic and questionable car crash. Carl leaves Norway to study at a university in Minnesota. He returns with a grandiose plan to build a hotel and vacation destination in their humble mountain town. Carl also returns with a wife who seems to be cut of the same ilk as the brothers, creating a trio of borderline psychopaths. More deaths, more questionable car crashes, more missing persons鈥�..how will this end?
One reviewer likened this novel to a miniseries. Given the length and all the crazy action, it could be a Cohen brother鈥檚 sort of miniseries. Or Quentin Tarantino could do a solid job in making this into a film.
This is a family saga that is dark and unsettling. It鈥檚 a story of slowly mounting destruction and betrayal. Don鈥檛 go into it thinking you will read another Hole action-packed story.
March 19, 2025
Todav铆a no me creo que yo le est茅 poniendo 5猸愶笍 a un libro de este autor. No soy muy fan de Jo Nesbo. Los t铆tulos que he le铆do de la serie Harry Hole me dieron m谩s penas que alegr铆as y no la termin茅. Este libro es otra cosa, un Nesbo diferente, a otro vivel, que me ha conquistado por completo.
Es importante que los futuros lectores sepan que no estamos ante un thriller. Es m谩s bien una novela de narrativa general con tintes de negra y criminal. Hay asesinatos s铆, pero la trama no se centra en averiguar qui茅n los ha cometido (el lector lo va saber m谩s pronto que tarde), sino en las motivaciones, las relaciones entre los personajes y en el qu茅 va a pasar en cada momento.
El ritmo es pausado. El autor incluye disgresiones que, para aquellos que se acerquen a la novela esperando una trama polic铆aca sin m谩s, entiendo les parezca que se dispersa. No ha sido mi caso. La trama es bastante m谩s compleja y he disfrutado de todas y cada una de las l铆neas de este libro.
Los personajes bien dibujados son as铆 mismo complejos. Roy, el hermano mayor, que arrastra un sentimiento de culpabilidad, con un concepto enfermizo de lo que se debe a la lealtad familiar. Carl, el hermano menor, soci贸pata y manipulador. Shannon, la esposa de Carl, arquitecta sin escr煤pulos morales, obsesionada con la construcci贸n de su edificio. Los secundarios son igualmente notables. Destaco a Grete, la cotilla con mala baba, que me ha puesto los pelos como escarpias.
La ambientaci贸n es buena. Transmite el ambiente opresivo, cerrado y viciado de un pueblo peque帽o de alta monta帽a en Noruega.
El final correcto. Hubo un momento que esper茅 otro desenlace, pero es coherente con la forma de actuar de los hermanos a lo largo de la novela.
En definitiva una novela que me ha gustado mucho y que recomiendo sin dudar.
Es importante que los futuros lectores sepan que no estamos ante un thriller. Es m谩s bien una novela de narrativa general con tintes de negra y criminal. Hay asesinatos s铆, pero la trama no se centra en averiguar qui茅n los ha cometido (el lector lo va saber m谩s pronto que tarde), sino en las motivaciones, las relaciones entre los personajes y en el qu茅 va a pasar en cada momento.
El ritmo es pausado. El autor incluye disgresiones que, para aquellos que se acerquen a la novela esperando una trama polic铆aca sin m谩s, entiendo les parezca que se dispersa. No ha sido mi caso. La trama es bastante m谩s compleja y he disfrutado de todas y cada una de las l铆neas de este libro.
Los personajes bien dibujados son as铆 mismo complejos. Roy, el hermano mayor, que arrastra un sentimiento de culpabilidad, con un concepto enfermizo de lo que se debe a la lealtad familiar. Carl, el hermano menor, soci贸pata y manipulador. Shannon, la esposa de Carl, arquitecta sin escr煤pulos morales, obsesionada con la construcci贸n de su edificio. Los secundarios son igualmente notables. Destaco a Grete, la cotilla con mala baba, que me ha puesto los pelos como escarpias.
La ambientaci贸n es buena. Transmite el ambiente opresivo, cerrado y viciado de un pueblo peque帽o de alta monta帽a en Noruega.
El final correcto. Hubo un momento que esper茅 otro desenlace, pero es coherente con la forma de actuar de los hermanos a lo largo de la novela.
En definitiva una novela que me ha gustado mucho y que recomiendo sin dudar.
January 15, 2021
Well I always prefer a Harry Hole novel but I am happy to read anything writes.
turned out to be a very long, dark book about two brothers, Roy and Carl, a dysfunctional family, abuse, secrets and murder. It is all viewed from Roy's perspective and sometimes it turns out he does not know all the facts, especially about Carl. One murder very early in the piece is the cause of all that follows. The saying "be sure your sin will find you out" applies.
The book seemed to peak early and I was left wondering what the author was going to do in the last 200 pages. This is Nesbo we are talking about and of course he found plenty. It was a roller coaster ride to the inevitable ending. I enjoyed the whole book very much and raced through it. Nearly five stars but then it wasn't Harry so I will settle on 4.
turned out to be a very long, dark book about two brothers, Roy and Carl, a dysfunctional family, abuse, secrets and murder. It is all viewed from Roy's perspective and sometimes it turns out he does not know all the facts, especially about Carl. One murder very early in the piece is the cause of all that follows. The saying "be sure your sin will find you out" applies.
The book seemed to peak early and I was left wondering what the author was going to do in the last 200 pages. This is Nesbo we are talking about and of course he found plenty. It was a roller coaster ride to the inevitable ending. I enjoyed the whole book very much and raced through it. Nearly five stars but then it wasn't Harry so I will settle on 4.
March 27, 2025
4/5 Estrellas
Mi primer Nesbo. No me he atrevido a meterme con la extensa serie de Harry Hole, pero me apetec铆a catar al autor con un libro sin tanto recorrido y al calor de las buenas y recientes rese帽as entre muchos de mis referentes y amistades, aqu铆 en GR.
Me ha gustado, si. Me ha encantado, no.
Me ha gustado la ambientaci贸n. Esa monta帽a Noruega, de tiempo cambiante, con habitantes duros habituados a las condiciones clim谩ticas extremas, donde los modos de vida est谩n limitados a la ganader铆a y a una agricultura residual. O estaban, porque el turismo y la abundancia de recursos naturales han sacado a los buenos (y escasos) noruegos de estas limitaciones y los han convertido en unos de los habitantes del planeta con mejor calidad de vida. Poco se vislumbra eso en la novela.
Me han gustado los personajes. Muy bien perfilados y desarrollados. Quiz谩 demasiado porque, pese al bagaje que arrastran, no acabo de comprender muchas de las decisiones que van tomando en el transcurso de la novela y que condicionan el transcurso posterior de la trama. Esa facilidad para mentir, esa facilidad para matar, esa facilidad para encubrir y encubrirse. No me la he acabado de creer, me ha parecido un poco forzado todo.
Me ha gustado esa sociedad rural pueblerina, con ADN noruego. Ese pueblo de Os (parece que existe en realidad), con sus relaciones personales enquistadas, odios, amores y traiciones que se transmiten de generaci贸n en generaci贸n. Esa gente con pocos referentes, pero decidida a resistir, pese a que los embates de la tecnolog铆a y los avances sociales hacen tambalear su misma identidad y subsistencia.....si para ellos hay que vender lo poco que tienen, su monta帽a, se vende. Demasiado f谩cil todo.
Y tenemos a la familia Opgard, sobre todo los hermanos Carl y Roy 驴en serio se puede llegar tan lejos por y para la familia? Pues no s茅, a mi me rechina un poco.
En cualquier caso todo est谩 extremadamente bien hilado y ambientado y el libro es muy recomendable. Cierto que no he disfrutado lo suficiente para darle las 5 estrellas, pero me anima a seguir leyendo al autor.
Mi primer Nesbo. No me he atrevido a meterme con la extensa serie de Harry Hole, pero me apetec铆a catar al autor con un libro sin tanto recorrido y al calor de las buenas y recientes rese帽as entre muchos de mis referentes y amistades, aqu铆 en GR.
Me ha gustado, si. Me ha encantado, no.
Me ha gustado la ambientaci贸n. Esa monta帽a Noruega, de tiempo cambiante, con habitantes duros habituados a las condiciones clim谩ticas extremas, donde los modos de vida est谩n limitados a la ganader铆a y a una agricultura residual. O estaban, porque el turismo y la abundancia de recursos naturales han sacado a los buenos (y escasos) noruegos de estas limitaciones y los han convertido en unos de los habitantes del planeta con mejor calidad de vida. Poco se vislumbra eso en la novela.
Me han gustado los personajes. Muy bien perfilados y desarrollados. Quiz谩 demasiado porque, pese al bagaje que arrastran, no acabo de comprender muchas de las decisiones que van tomando en el transcurso de la novela y que condicionan el transcurso posterior de la trama. Esa facilidad para mentir, esa facilidad para matar, esa facilidad para encubrir y encubrirse. No me la he acabado de creer, me ha parecido un poco forzado todo.
Me ha gustado esa sociedad rural pueblerina, con ADN noruego. Ese pueblo de Os (parece que existe en realidad), con sus relaciones personales enquistadas, odios, amores y traiciones que se transmiten de generaci贸n en generaci贸n. Esa gente con pocos referentes, pero decidida a resistir, pese a que los embates de la tecnolog铆a y los avances sociales hacen tambalear su misma identidad y subsistencia.....si para ellos hay que vender lo poco que tienen, su monta帽a, se vende. Demasiado f谩cil todo.
Y tenemos a la familia Opgard, sobre todo los hermanos Carl y Roy 驴en serio se puede llegar tan lejos por y para la familia? Pues no s茅, a mi me rechina un poco.
En cualquier caso todo est谩 extremadamente bien hilado y ambientado y el libro es muy recomendable. Cierto que no he disfrutado lo suficiente para darle las 5 estrellas, pero me anima a seguir leyendo al autor.
February 9, 2025
The Kingdom was my first book by Jo Nesb酶. Its pages were full of complicated and flawed characters making horrible decisions. It seemed like the more I wanted them to do better for themselves, the worse they seemed to spiral.
Carl and Roy are brothers with a traumatic childhood. You're slowly clued into what happened throughout the first part of the book. You start to believe their past informs their poor decisions. You let your guard down and wonder if you could possibly find a soft spot in your heart for these troubled characters. Then they continue to spiral.
Well, maybe not everyone takes this emotional rollercoaster while reading The Kingdom. But it's the ride I was on. I had a strong love/hate relationship with these characters. I hated that I wanted to love them so much and I hated the decisions they kept making.
Speaking of love/hate - don't you love the way I can tell you so much about my experience reading a book without telling you a single fact about the book? I figure you can read the synopsis to find out what it's about. The less I tell you, the less the odds I give away a spoiler. Besides, my reviews aren't about what happens in the books. My reviews are about how much I hated for the books to end! This was one of those. Fortunately for me, the sequel is due to be release next Tuesday! I'll be anxiously awaiting its release.
The Kingdom earned 5 stars from me. I have a lot of catching up to do with with Jo Nesb酶's writing. I hear the Harry Hole series is good. Are you a Nesb酶 fan? Do you have a favorite Nesb酶 book?
Carl and Roy are brothers with a traumatic childhood. You're slowly clued into what happened throughout the first part of the book. You start to believe their past informs their poor decisions. You let your guard down and wonder if you could possibly find a soft spot in your heart for these troubled characters. Then they continue to spiral.
Well, maybe not everyone takes this emotional rollercoaster while reading The Kingdom. But it's the ride I was on. I had a strong love/hate relationship with these characters. I hated that I wanted to love them so much and I hated the decisions they kept making.
Speaking of love/hate - don't you love the way I can tell you so much about my experience reading a book without telling you a single fact about the book? I figure you can read the synopsis to find out what it's about. The less I tell you, the less the odds I give away a spoiler. Besides, my reviews aren't about what happens in the books. My reviews are about how much I hated for the books to end! This was one of those. Fortunately for me, the sequel is due to be release next Tuesday! I'll be anxiously awaiting its release.
The Kingdom earned 5 stars from me. I have a lot of catching up to do with with Jo Nesb酶's writing. I hear the Harry Hole series is good. Are you a Nesb酶 fan? Do you have a favorite Nesb酶 book?
December 12, 2024
Norwegian author Jo Nesbo - who's probably best known for his Harry Hole crime novels - goes in a different direction with this book.
Brothers Roy and Carl Opgard grew up in a Norwegian mountain town called Os. Big brother Roy was always very protective of his sibling. Thus, when little Carl cried, Roy comforted him.
When young Carl couldn't kill a mangled dog, Roy did it for him; And when teen heartthrob Carl was attacked by jealous boys, Roy beat them up.
Carl knows he only has to call, and Roy will rush to his side and do what has to be done. Carl relies on this, expecting to be rescued no matter what.
Roy and Carl were young teens when their mother and father were killed in a horrible road incident.
This causes reverberations down through the years, which are slowly revealed as the story unfolds.
After their parents died, Roy and Carl were looked after by an uncle, but mostly raised themselves. Then, when the boys became young adults, Carl went off to school in America and Roy remained in Os. Carl became a real estate tycoon/property developer.....
and Roy became a car mechanic/service station manager.
It's now fifteen years later, and Carl returns to Os with his beautiful bride Shannon, who's an architect.
Carl and Shannon plan to use the mountaintop Opgard property to build an upscale hotel, spa, ski resort complex.
Carl hopes to get most residents of Os to invest in the project, believing everyone will get rich, especially himself and Roy.
Not everyone in town has warm feelings towards the Opgards, however, and some people would be more than happy to derail the hotel project. In part, this is because Carl left broken hearts behind when he exited Os to go to America;
Roy's teenage beating victims are now men with a grudge;
Carl is reputed to have cheated partners in a previous real estate scheme;
the sheriff suspects the siblings of various kinds of wrongdoing; and more.
Moreover, Os is not an idealic Norwegian village. Dark undercurrents permeate the story, including child abuse; incest; unfaithfulness; adultery; blackmail; malfeasance; murder; arson; and more.
There's also some plain bad behavior. For instance, Roy is thought to have little interest in women, and his fifteen-year-old service station employee, Julie, seems bent on rectifying the situation. Julie's attempts to seduce Roy are both funny and disturbing.
It's mesmerizing to see the secrets of Os revealed, one by one, and to observe the dark depths of the human soul. There are truly horrific revelations in the book, which - if you're familiar with Nesbo's work - won't come as a surprise.
This is an excellent suspense story, highly recommended.
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August 16, 2020
This standalone novel is nothing like the successful Harry Hole series by the same author and a much more gentler and slower paced novel than I was expecting. The book started very slow probably because of my expectations of a fast paced action novel but the story built and built to an excellent finale.听
This is the story of two very different brothers Roy and Carl whose parents die when they are both just teenagers. Roy is a protector to his impulsive brother Carl and is content to live in the sleepy village his father called the kingdom. While Roy works as a mechanic Carl is looking for a much different life and leaves home to seek fame and fortune. Carl marries an architect named Shannon and together they have grand plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village, too. A series of events threaten their plans as well as long buried secrets from the past.
This book got better with every page I read and reminded me of a similar experience I had recently while reading the new Tana French novel 'The Searcher'. Both books are well written but so different from what we have grown to expect from them and show the extent of the writing.
I would like to thank both Netgalley and Knopf for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
This is the story of two very different brothers Roy and Carl whose parents die when they are both just teenagers. Roy is a protector to his impulsive brother Carl and is content to live in the sleepy village his father called the kingdom. While Roy works as a mechanic Carl is looking for a much different life and leaves home to seek fame and fortune. Carl marries an architect named Shannon and together they have grand plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village, too. A series of events threaten their plans as well as long buried secrets from the past.
This book got better with every page I read and reminded me of a similar experience I had recently while reading the new Tana French novel 'The Searcher'. Both books are well written but so different from what we have grown to expect from them and show the extent of the writing.
I would like to thank both Netgalley and Knopf for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
April 14, 2024
Do What Has to be Done,
and Do it Now...
THE KINGDOM by Jo Nesbo
No spoilers. 5 stars. Roy and Carl, the brothers Opgard, live by their father's maxim: Do what has to be done and do it now...
Ironically, this was the same maxim that got their father murdered...
Because...
At a very young age, their father had been raping Carl on the bottom bunk of the bunkbeds that the brothers shared...
While...
Older brother Roy was trying to sleep through it all on the top bunk... as he heard the bed squeaking and Carl crying...
Afterward...
Roy would slip down to the lower bunk and comfort the sniffling Carl while planning a way to murder their father...
Do what has to be done and do it now...
Years later...
When the brothers were grown men, they had several occasions to use their father's mantra...
And...
Their Kingdom became a virtual graveyard...
This was the first of Jo Nesbo's novels that I've read, and I must say it was excellent! The last 10% was a wild, nail-biting, and suspenseful ride. Impressive!
and Do it Now...
THE KINGDOM by Jo Nesbo
No spoilers. 5 stars. Roy and Carl, the brothers Opgard, live by their father's maxim: Do what has to be done and do it now...
Ironically, this was the same maxim that got their father murdered...
Because...
At a very young age, their father had been raping Carl on the bottom bunk of the bunkbeds that the brothers shared...
While...
Older brother Roy was trying to sleep through it all on the top bunk... as he heard the bed squeaking and Carl crying...
Afterward...
Roy would slip down to the lower bunk and comfort the sniffling Carl while planning a way to murder their father...
Do what has to be done and do it now...
Years later...
When the brothers were grown men, they had several occasions to use their father's mantra...
And...
Their Kingdom became a virtual graveyard...
This was the first of Jo Nesbo's novels that I've read, and I must say it was excellent! The last 10% was a wild, nail-biting, and suspenseful ride. Impressive!
October 28, 2024
No me esperaba una novela tan buena! Es la primera que leo de este autor.
Una novela complicada. Una historia brutal. Densa. Perturbadora.
Se cuece a fuego lento. No es un thriller. A medida que avanza la trama, la perspectiva va cambiando. Hay hechos, ocurridos en el pasado, muy inquietantes. Y en el presente, tambi茅n. La evoluci贸n de los personajes principales es asombrosa y la ambientaci贸n muy buena.
Nos encontramos en la Noruega profunda, es decir, un pueblo perdido en las monta帽as, con pocos habitantes, con un clima durisimo en invierno, de 25掳 bajo cero. Donde todos se conocen. Donde la rutina es muy simple.
En este escenario, Roy, de treinta y tantos, nos cuenta su vida. Vive solo en una granja en lo alto de la monta帽a. Su hermano, Carl vuelve al pueblo, con su mujer, Shannon,听 despu茅s de varios a帽os en USA y Canad谩. Carl huy贸 del pueblo, gracias a una beca, para estudiar en el extranjero. Ahora regresa con un m谩ster en administraci贸n de empresas y una mujer arquitecta.
Carl vuelve con un proyecto de construir un hotel de lujo en los terrenos bald铆os de la granja.
Roy rememora su vida en la granja con Carl y sus padres: su ni帽ez, el accidente en el que murieron sus padres, su vida con Carl estando solos, siendo adolescentes, y c贸mo salieron adelante. Alterna el pasado con el presente y poco a poco vamos descubriendo la doble vida de Carl y Roy: lo que hay oculto y lo que se ve desde fuera, la fuerte relaci贸n entre los hermanos, los cr铆menes que llevan a cuestas, la lealtad, la deslealtad...
Roy nos confunde a veces. En su narraci贸n,听 nos da a entender cosas que luego son de otra manera, por lo que, a medida que avanzamos en la lectura, descubrimos nuevas facetas de los hermanos, hechos que hab铆amos interpretado de otra manera, lo cual nos sorprende y nos conduce a querer saber m谩s.
Si vamos descubriendo que el pasado oculto es aterrador, el presente no se queda corto. Si antes eran dos, ahora son un tr铆o, con la incorporaci贸n de Shannon. Ella conoce ese pasado y no duda en unirse a afrontar los obst谩culos en el presente, sea como sea. Los tres son implacables, cada uno a su manera.
Cuando la relaci贸n entre ellos se complica, asistimos a un desarrollo final inesperado.
No he contado casi nada, para no destripar. Pero la trama es muy buena, con muchos matices, situaciones l铆mite y personajes complejos, no s贸lo los principales.
Una novela redonda 馃憣
Una novela complicada. Una historia brutal. Densa. Perturbadora.
Se cuece a fuego lento. No es un thriller. A medida que avanza la trama, la perspectiva va cambiando. Hay hechos, ocurridos en el pasado, muy inquietantes. Y en el presente, tambi茅n. La evoluci贸n de los personajes principales es asombrosa y la ambientaci贸n muy buena.
Nos encontramos en la Noruega profunda, es decir, un pueblo perdido en las monta帽as, con pocos habitantes, con un clima durisimo en invierno, de 25掳 bajo cero. Donde todos se conocen. Donde la rutina es muy simple.
En este escenario, Roy, de treinta y tantos, nos cuenta su vida. Vive solo en una granja en lo alto de la monta帽a. Su hermano, Carl vuelve al pueblo, con su mujer, Shannon,听 despu茅s de varios a帽os en USA y Canad谩. Carl huy贸 del pueblo, gracias a una beca, para estudiar en el extranjero. Ahora regresa con un m谩ster en administraci贸n de empresas y una mujer arquitecta.
Carl vuelve con un proyecto de construir un hotel de lujo en los terrenos bald铆os de la granja.
Roy rememora su vida en la granja con Carl y sus padres: su ni帽ez, el accidente en el que murieron sus padres, su vida con Carl estando solos, siendo adolescentes, y c贸mo salieron adelante. Alterna el pasado con el presente y poco a poco vamos descubriendo la doble vida de Carl y Roy: lo que hay oculto y lo que se ve desde fuera, la fuerte relaci贸n entre los hermanos, los cr铆menes que llevan a cuestas, la lealtad, la deslealtad...
Roy nos confunde a veces. En su narraci贸n,听 nos da a entender cosas que luego son de otra manera, por lo que, a medida que avanzamos en la lectura, descubrimos nuevas facetas de los hermanos, hechos que hab铆amos interpretado de otra manera, lo cual nos sorprende y nos conduce a querer saber m谩s.
Si vamos descubriendo que el pasado oculto es aterrador, el presente no se queda corto. Si antes eran dos, ahora son un tr铆o, con la incorporaci贸n de Shannon. Ella conoce ese pasado y no duda en unirse a afrontar los obst谩culos en el presente, sea como sea. Los tres son implacables, cada uno a su manera.
Cuando la relaci贸n entre ellos se complica, asistimos a un desarrollo final inesperado.
No he contado casi nada, para no destripar. Pero la trama es muy buena, con muchos matices, situaciones l铆mite y personajes complejos, no s贸lo los principales.
Una novela redonda 馃憣
January 5, 2021
韦慰 螔伪蟽委位蔚喂慰 蟿蔚位蔚委蠅蟽蔚,魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭蠈谓慰 蟽蠂蠈位喂慰 蟺慰蠀 苇蟻蠂蔚蟿伪喂 伪蠀胃蠈蟻渭畏蟿伪 魏位蔚委谓慰谓蟿维蟼 蟿慰, 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟿喂 螖螘螡 渭慰蠀 伪蟻蔚蟽蔚.危慰尾伪蟻维 蟿蠋蟻伪. 危慰尾伪蟻维, 蟽蔚 尾伪胃渭蠈 蟺慰蠀 蟿蟽喂渭蟺萎胃畏魏伪 位喂纬维魏喂 纬喂伪 谓伪 未蠅 伪谓 慰谓蔚喂蟻蔚蠉慰渭伪喂. 螝伪喂 蔚谓蠋 蔚委蠂蔚 蠈位伪 蟿伪 魏伪位维 蟿慰蠀 魏蠈蟽渭慰蠀,未蔚谓 蔚委蠂蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蠅 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀 Nesbo.
螚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蔚渭蟺谓蔚蠀蟽渭苇谓畏 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位慰未慰蠀位蔚渭苇谓畏, 慰喂 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰纬蟻伪蠁畏渭苇谓慰喂 蟽蟿慰 伪魏苇蟻伪喂慰-蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠉胃畏蟽伪 蠈位畏 蟿畏谓 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭蔚蟿伪蟽蟿蟻慰蠁萎 魏伪喂 魏伪蟿维蟺蟿蠅蟽畏 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎,蔚谓蠋 畏 纬蟻伪蠁萎 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻谓蔚 谓伪 渭蔚 尾维味蔚喂 蟺蠈蟿蔚 蟽蟿伪 蟺伪蟺慰蠉蟿蟽喂伪 蟿慰蠀 蔚谓蠈蟼 魏伪喂 蟺蠈蟿蔚 蟿慰蠀 维位位慰蠀:畏胃喂魏萎 未喂魏伪委蠅蟽畏 纬喂伪 蟿畏 渭喂伪 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪,伪蟺慰蟿蟻慰蟺喂伪蟽渭蠈蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 维位位畏, 蔚蟺喂胃蠀渭委伪 纬喂伪 未喂魏伪委蠅蟽畏 ,伪纬伪谓维魏蟿畏蟽畏 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟿蠀蟺喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蔚渭渭慰谓喂魏萎 蟽蠀渭蟺蔚蟻喂蠁慰蟻维 渭喂伪蟼 魏位伪蟽喂魏萎蟼 魏位蔚喂蟽蟿萎蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼, 魏位蟺 魏位蟺.螌位伪 魏伪位维.螣螞螒 螝螒螞螒 危韦'螒螞螚螛螘螜螒.螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 蟿喂 未蔚谓 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚. 螝喂 蔚谓蠋 胃伪 蟺维蟻蔚喂 蟿伪 5猸� 纬喂伪蟿委 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰蠀 尾蟻蠅 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪渭喂魏蟻蠈 伪蟻谓畏蟿喂魏蠈,未蔚谓 尾蟻委蟽魏蠅 慰蠉蟿蔚 苇谓伪谓 位蠈纬慰 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟿慰 尾维位蠅 蟽蟿伪 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠀蟻纬萎渭伪蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪.螛伪 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 蔚魏蔚委 蟽蟿畏 纬蠅谓委蟿蟽伪 蟿慰蠀,谓伪 魏位伪委蔚喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蟺伪胃蠋谓蟿伪蟼 谓伪 未蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿伪 魏喂维位喂伪 蟿慰谓 螠维魏尾蔚胃 伪蟻伪蠂蟿蠈 蟽蟿慰谓 胃蟻蠈谓慰 蟿慰蠀, 谓伪 蟿蟻蠋蔚喂 蠁蟻维慰蠀位蔚蟼 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟺委谓蔚喂 蟽伪渭蟺维谓喂蔚蟼!
螚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蔚渭蟺谓蔚蠀蟽渭苇谓畏 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位慰未慰蠀位蔚渭苇谓畏, 慰喂 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰纬蟻伪蠁畏渭苇谓慰喂 蟽蟿慰 伪魏苇蟻伪喂慰-蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠉胃畏蟽伪 蠈位畏 蟿畏谓 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭蔚蟿伪蟽蟿蟻慰蠁萎 魏伪喂 魏伪蟿维蟺蟿蠅蟽畏 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎,蔚谓蠋 畏 纬蟻伪蠁萎 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻谓蔚 谓伪 渭蔚 尾维味蔚喂 蟺蠈蟿蔚 蟽蟿伪 蟺伪蟺慰蠉蟿蟽喂伪 蟿慰蠀 蔚谓蠈蟼 魏伪喂 蟺蠈蟿蔚 蟿慰蠀 维位位慰蠀:畏胃喂魏萎 未喂魏伪委蠅蟽畏 纬喂伪 蟿畏 渭喂伪 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委伪,伪蟺慰蟿蟻慰蟺喂伪蟽渭蠈蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 维位位畏, 蔚蟺喂胃蠀渭委伪 纬喂伪 未喂魏伪委蠅蟽畏 ,伪纬伪谓维魏蟿畏蟽畏 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟿蠀蟺喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蔚渭渭慰谓喂魏萎 蟽蠀渭蟺蔚蟻喂蠁慰蟻维 渭喂伪蟼 魏位伪蟽喂魏萎蟼 魏位蔚喂蟽蟿萎蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼, 魏位蟺 魏位蟺.螌位伪 魏伪位维.螣螞螒 螝螒螞螒 危韦'螒螞螚螛螘螜螒.螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 蟿喂 未蔚谓 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚. 螝喂 蔚谓蠋 胃伪 蟺维蟻蔚喂 蟿伪 5猸� 纬喂伪蟿委 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰蠀 尾蟻蠅 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪渭喂魏蟻蠈 伪蟻谓畏蟿喂魏蠈,未蔚谓 尾蟻委蟽魏蠅 慰蠉蟿蔚 苇谓伪谓 位蠈纬慰 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟿慰 尾维位蠅 蟽蟿伪 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠀蟻纬萎渭伪蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪.螛伪 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 蔚魏蔚委 蟽蟿畏 纬蠅谓委蟿蟽伪 蟿慰蠀,谓伪 魏位伪委蔚喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蟺伪胃蠋谓蟿伪蟼 谓伪 未蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿伪 魏喂维位喂伪 蟿慰谓 螠维魏尾蔚胃 伪蟻伪蠂蟿蠈 蟽蟿慰谓 胃蟻蠈谓慰 蟿慰蠀, 谓伪 蟿蟻蠋蔚喂 蠁蟻维慰蠀位蔚蟼 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟺委谓蔚喂 蟽伪渭蟺维谓喂蔚蟼!
October 28, 2020
蟽蠀谓伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 渭蔚 桅蠅蟿蔚喂谓萎, nesbomaniacs forever <3 :)
位委纬慰 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 伪纬伪蟺畏渭苇谓慰 围维蟻喂 围蠈位蔚, 蟺喂慰 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓蠈, 蟺喂慰 "蔚蟺喂魏委谓未蠀谓慰" 伪位位维 蟽蟿伪胃蔚蟻维 螡苇蟽渭蟺慰.
蟿蟻苇位伪谓苇 渭伪蟼 魏喂 维位位慰 ;)
位委纬慰 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 伪纬伪蟺畏渭苇谓慰 围维蟻喂 围蠈位蔚, 蟺喂慰 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓蠈, 蟺喂慰 "蔚蟺喂魏委谓未蠀谓慰" 伪位位维 蟽蟿伪胃蔚蟻维 螡苇蟽渭蟺慰.
蟿蟻苇位伪谓苇 渭伪蟼 魏喂 维位位慰 ;)
January 18, 2021
Jo Nesb酶 is back with a new standalone thriller that has the reader thinking from the outset. A tale that binds two brothers with a sordid past, Nesb酶 creates a great backstory and development throughout The Kingdom, though it is up to the reader to determine who rules and where the subservient will find themselves at various points in the narrative. Dark and complex, like much of his past writing, Nesb酶 offers a great piece for those who are patient enough to peel back the layers of this story. Recommended to fans of the author, as well as those who fancy some Scandinavian noir in their reading diet.
Roy and Carl Opgard live in rural Norway, a place called 鈥楾he Kingdom鈥� by their father. When the Opgard parents die, Carl takes his leave and flees across the Atlantic, ending up in North America to make a name for himself and leave the family name behind. Roy stays behind and revels in how to define himself, surrounded by the people and scenery he鈥檚 known his entire life.
When Carl returns years later, he brings with him a successful wife and plans to revive the small community with a major hotel, aptly named 鈥楰ingdom鈥�. While Roy is not entirely sure how to process all of this, Carl and his wife, Shannon, speak fondly of the venture and hope to win over the locals. Some appear eager to breathe new life into the community, while others are skeptical, knowing the Opgards and the stories that surround them.
As the story progresses, Roy reveals much about their past, including abuse and treachery that the family sought to hide. There are crimes and other vagrancies that Roy and Carl hope never see the light of day, though they are all whispers on the lips of the locals. The Opgards are no strangers to struggle and self-protection, something that will resurface throughout this intense story.
As Roy finds himself drawn to his brother鈥檚 wife, the biblical parallels to Cain and Abel cannot be dismissed by the reader. Struggles with the outside world and from within take over the narrative until a final act seals the fate of all involved. Nesb酶 uses his mastery of the plot twist to keep the reader guessing throughout, saving his most explosive reveal for the latter stages of the story. Roy and Carl may have drifted apart, but their blood bond cannot be dismissed.
A longtime fan of Jo Nesb酶, I was eager to get my hands on this one. I admit, I was not paying attention when I picked it up and was expecting a new instalment of the Harry Hole series, though things soon proved to shake me from my reverie. Instead, this is a complex standalone novel that pulls on themes of family, abuse, deception, and betrayal. Jo Nesb酶 uses his mastery of language (I am still baffled every time I read one of his books that it was not penned in English, as the flow is not lost in translation) to tell a story that will impact all readers, however differently.
Roy and Carl prove to be highly intriguing joint-protagonists. Their similar upbringing binds them and the time apart enriches their personalities as well as the connection they share. Both have suffered in the past, though are not willing to roll over and accept defeat. Rather, they use these experiences to grow and become greater men. Each has a personality that provides a needed uniqueness, though the backstory of abuse at the hands of a horrid father serves to connect them, as they envelop themselves in the secrets of their childhood.
Nesb酶 develops wonderful supporting characters throughout his piece, playing on the complementing role that these individuals usually play in stories. There are some who exact new narratives through their dialogue, while others serve only to steer things in a pre-ordained direction. The reader may latch onto some of them and discard others, but that is true nature of the beast in such a complex story that has so many twists.
While Jo Nesb酶鈥檚 writing is not for the impatient reader, there are gems within the narrative that make it a wholesome and well-crafted thriller. As others have said, this book took some time to get moving, though once it did, there was no stopping the action and revelations. The narrative begins darkly and never seems to crawl out of that hole, though Nesb酶 does so well at keeping things intriguing without providing much happiness throughout. Chapters slowly progress, but never lag, and the plot gets better the more time the reader permits. This is certainly not for someone seeking a quick story to tide them over. Rather, it forces the reader to look at the underbelly of family life usually hidden behind well-hung curtains and hushed at the front door!
Kudos, Mr. Nesb酶, for another chilling thriller. I love how seamlessly your writing flows, without getting too uplifting.
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Roy and Carl Opgard live in rural Norway, a place called 鈥楾he Kingdom鈥� by their father. When the Opgard parents die, Carl takes his leave and flees across the Atlantic, ending up in North America to make a name for himself and leave the family name behind. Roy stays behind and revels in how to define himself, surrounded by the people and scenery he鈥檚 known his entire life.
When Carl returns years later, he brings with him a successful wife and plans to revive the small community with a major hotel, aptly named 鈥楰ingdom鈥�. While Roy is not entirely sure how to process all of this, Carl and his wife, Shannon, speak fondly of the venture and hope to win over the locals. Some appear eager to breathe new life into the community, while others are skeptical, knowing the Opgards and the stories that surround them.
As the story progresses, Roy reveals much about their past, including abuse and treachery that the family sought to hide. There are crimes and other vagrancies that Roy and Carl hope never see the light of day, though they are all whispers on the lips of the locals. The Opgards are no strangers to struggle and self-protection, something that will resurface throughout this intense story.
As Roy finds himself drawn to his brother鈥檚 wife, the biblical parallels to Cain and Abel cannot be dismissed by the reader. Struggles with the outside world and from within take over the narrative until a final act seals the fate of all involved. Nesb酶 uses his mastery of the plot twist to keep the reader guessing throughout, saving his most explosive reveal for the latter stages of the story. Roy and Carl may have drifted apart, but their blood bond cannot be dismissed.
A longtime fan of Jo Nesb酶, I was eager to get my hands on this one. I admit, I was not paying attention when I picked it up and was expecting a new instalment of the Harry Hole series, though things soon proved to shake me from my reverie. Instead, this is a complex standalone novel that pulls on themes of family, abuse, deception, and betrayal. Jo Nesb酶 uses his mastery of language (I am still baffled every time I read one of his books that it was not penned in English, as the flow is not lost in translation) to tell a story that will impact all readers, however differently.
Roy and Carl prove to be highly intriguing joint-protagonists. Their similar upbringing binds them and the time apart enriches their personalities as well as the connection they share. Both have suffered in the past, though are not willing to roll over and accept defeat. Rather, they use these experiences to grow and become greater men. Each has a personality that provides a needed uniqueness, though the backstory of abuse at the hands of a horrid father serves to connect them, as they envelop themselves in the secrets of their childhood.
Nesb酶 develops wonderful supporting characters throughout his piece, playing on the complementing role that these individuals usually play in stories. There are some who exact new narratives through their dialogue, while others serve only to steer things in a pre-ordained direction. The reader may latch onto some of them and discard others, but that is true nature of the beast in such a complex story that has so many twists.
While Jo Nesb酶鈥檚 writing is not for the impatient reader, there are gems within the narrative that make it a wholesome and well-crafted thriller. As others have said, this book took some time to get moving, though once it did, there was no stopping the action and revelations. The narrative begins darkly and never seems to crawl out of that hole, though Nesb酶 does so well at keeping things intriguing without providing much happiness throughout. Chapters slowly progress, but never lag, and the plot gets better the more time the reader permits. This is certainly not for someone seeking a quick story to tide them over. Rather, it forces the reader to look at the underbelly of family life usually hidden behind well-hung curtains and hushed at the front door!
Kudos, Mr. Nesb酶, for another chilling thriller. I love how seamlessly your writing flows, without getting too uplifting.
Love/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
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July 6, 2021
Two old deaths, which could have been the result of suicide, accident or murder, are subjected to renewed interest when younger brother Carl returns home and involves his brother Roy in his big real estate development plans. I almost stopped reading this book several times. I鈥檝e read a couple of the author鈥檚 Harry Hole books, but I鈥檓 not really a fan. This book is a standalone so I thought that I would try it. The original deaths are understandable, but the end of the book goes completely off the rails when the bodies start piling up. There is an excess of familial loyalty. The book is 100 pages too long and , but I did stick to it until the end. Unfortunately, I鈥檝e concluded that this should probably be my last attempt with Nesbo.
December 1, 2022
As a big fan of Jo Nesb酶's Harry Hole series, I was looking forward to this book. Like his famous Scandinavian noir series, this book is dark and atmospheric, and the main characters are flawed, but they lack any redeeming qualities. Roy and Carl are brothers, with family secrets. Roy has stayed local where he runs a service station while Carl skipped off to Minnesota and then Toronto. He returns to Os, with his wife Shannon, and their shared dream to build a spa hotel on the family's hardscrabble but scenic homestead. Carl is a gifted salesman, convincing Roy and the entire town to back the project using their homes as collateral for the financing. When their past begins to catch up with them, things deteriorate quickly and hostilities flare.
May 28, 2021
Pues voy a discrepar de algunas opiniones pero a m铆 me ha encantado. Este hombre cada d铆a escribe mejor. Que siga escribiendo por muchos a帽os.
December 13, 2024
袛芯 褋褉械写邪褌邪 褋懈 褌芯蟹懈 褉芯屑邪薪 胁褗褉胁械褕械 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械, 薪芯 褉邪蟹胁芯写薪械薪邪褌邪 屑褍 胁褌芯褉邪 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪 褍斜懈 写芯褋褌邪 芯褌 薪邪斜褉邪薪邪褌邪 懈薪械褉褑懈褟鈥�
袧械 蟹薪邪屑 懈 蟹邪褖芯 薪邪 邪胁褌芯褉邪 屑褍 斜械 薪褍卸薪芯 写邪 锌芯胁褌邪褉褟 胁械褔械 懈蟹胁械褋褌薪懈 薪邪屑 锌褉械写薪懈 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟 - 芯褌 褌芯胁邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 褋邪屑芯 谐褍斜懈. 袨褌写械谢薪芯, 600+ 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈 屑懈 写芯泄写芯褏邪 屑薪芯卸泻芯.
袛胁邪屑邪 斜褉邪褌褟 - 袪芯泄 懈 袣邪褉谢 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁褟褌 泻邪泻褌芯 屑芯谐邪褌 褋 褌褉邪胁屑懈褌械 芯褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪. 袪芯泄 械 薪械芯斜褖懈褌械谢械薪 褉邪斜芯褌芯褏芯谢懈泻 褋褗褋 褋泻褉芯屑薪邪 屑械褔褌邪 蟹邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪 斜械薪蟹懈薪芯褋褌邪薪褑懈褟, 邪 袣邪褉谢 械 懈蟹斜褉邪谢 写邪 褌褗褉褋懈 褋胁芯褟 泻褗褋屑械褌 胁 小袗些 懈 胁 袣邪薪邪写邪 - 褋谢械写 蟹邪胁褗褉褕械薪 泻芯谢械卸 褌邪屑, 褋械 械 褏胁褗褉谢懈谢 褋 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 薪邪锌褉械写 胁 斜懈蟹薪械褋邪 褋 薪械写胁懈卸懈屑懈 懈屑芯褌懈.
袠蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖芯, 械写懈薪 写械薪 袣邪褉谢 褋械 蟹邪胁褉褗褖邪 褍 写芯屑邪 褋 薪芯胁 谐褉邪薪写懈芯蟹械薪 褏芯褌械谢褋泻懈 锌褉芯械泻褌 懈 褌芯胁邪 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 薪邪 锌芯褉械写懈褑邪 芯褌 蟹谢芯褖邪褋褌懈褟. 校褋 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 械 褋褗褖芯褌芯 屑邪谢泻芯 褋械谢褑械, 褋泻褗褌邪薪芯 胁 锌芯写薪芯卸懈械褌芯 薪邪 斜械蟹屑懈谢芯褋褌薪懈褌械 薪芯褉胁械卸泻懈 锌谢邪薪懈薪懈.
笑懈褌邪褌懈:
"袠 斜械褋懈谢泻邪褌邪 褋褗褖芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 械 泻褉邪褋懈胁邪, 褋褌懈谐邪 褋屑褗褉褌薪邪褌邪 锌褉懈褋褗写邪 写邪 械 薪械芯斜褏芯写懈屑邪."
"袣芯褋邪褌邪 械 褌芯褔薪芯 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 卸懈胁邪, 泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 懈蟹锌褉邪卸薪械薪懈褟褌邪."
"些邪褋褌谢懈胁 泻褉邪泄 薪械 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪, 薪芯 薪褟泻芯懈 屑懈谐芯胁械 褋邪 薪械芯斜褟褋薪懈屑芯 褖邪褋褌谢懈胁懈 懈 胁褋械泻懈 芯褌 褌褟褏 屑芯卸械 写邪 斜褗写械 锌芯褋谢械写械薪, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 蟹邪褖芯 写邪 薪械 锌械械屑 褋 褑褟谢芯 谐褗褉谢芯."
"袨薪械蟹懈 芯褌 褌褟褏, 泻芯懈褌芯 斜褟褏邪 蟹邪斜褉邪胁懈谢懈 屑邪泄褔懈薪懈褟 褋懈 薪芯褉胁械卸泻懈 械蟹懈泻, 斜褟褏邪 蟹邪斜褉邪胁懈谢懈 懈 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯 蟹邪 褉芯写懈薪邪褌邪 褋懈. 袝蟹懈泻褗褌, 械写懈薪 胁懈写, 锌芯写写褗褉卸邪 褋锌芯屑械薪懈褌械 卸懈胁懈."
袗 邪蟹 褋懈 屑懈褋谢械褏, 褔械 褋邪屑芯 薪邪褕械薪褑懈褌械 褋邪 褌邪泻懈胁邪鈥�
P.S. 些械 懈蟹谢械蟹械 褌械蟹懈 写薪懈 懈 胁褌芯褉懈 褉芯屑邪薪 蟹邪 泻谢邪薪邪 锌谢邪薪懈薪褋泻懈 袨锌谐芯褉.
袧械 蟹薪邪屑 懈 蟹邪褖芯 薪邪 邪胁褌芯褉邪 屑褍 斜械 薪褍卸薪芯 写邪 锌芯胁褌邪褉褟 胁械褔械 懈蟹胁械褋褌薪懈 薪邪屑 锌褉械写薪懈 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟 - 芯褌 褌芯胁邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 褋邪屑芯 谐褍斜懈. 袨褌写械谢薪芯, 600+ 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈 屑懈 写芯泄写芯褏邪 屑薪芯卸泻芯.
袛胁邪屑邪 斜褉邪褌褟 - 袪芯泄 懈 袣邪褉谢 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁褟褌 泻邪泻褌芯 屑芯谐邪褌 褋 褌褉邪胁屑懈褌械 芯褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪. 袪芯泄 械 薪械芯斜褖懈褌械谢械薪 褉邪斜芯褌芯褏芯谢懈泻 褋褗褋 褋泻褉芯屑薪邪 屑械褔褌邪 蟹邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪 斜械薪蟹懈薪芯褋褌邪薪褑懈褟, 邪 袣邪褉谢 械 懈蟹斜褉邪谢 写邪 褌褗褉褋懈 褋胁芯褟 泻褗褋屑械褌 胁 小袗些 懈 胁 袣邪薪邪写邪 - 褋谢械写 蟹邪胁褗褉褕械薪 泻芯谢械卸 褌邪屑, 褋械 械 褏胁褗褉谢懈谢 褋 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 薪邪锌褉械写 胁 斜懈蟹薪械褋邪 褋 薪械写胁懈卸懈屑懈 懈屑芯褌懈.
袠蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖芯, 械写懈薪 写械薪 袣邪褉谢 褋械 蟹邪胁褉褗褖邪 褍 写芯屑邪 褋 薪芯胁 谐褉邪薪写懈芯蟹械薪 褏芯褌械谢褋泻懈 锌褉芯械泻褌 懈 褌芯胁邪 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 薪邪 锌芯褉械写懈褑邪 芯褌 蟹谢芯褖邪褋褌懈褟. 校褋 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 械 褋褗褖芯褌芯 屑邪谢泻芯 褋械谢褑械, 褋泻褗褌邪薪芯 胁 锌芯写薪芯卸懈械褌芯 薪邪 斜械蟹屑懈谢芯褋褌薪懈褌械 薪芯褉胁械卸泻懈 锌谢邪薪懈薪懈.
笑懈褌邪褌懈:
"袠 斜械褋懈谢泻邪褌邪 褋褗褖芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 械 泻褉邪褋懈胁邪, 褋褌懈谐邪 褋屑褗褉褌薪邪褌邪 锌褉懈褋褗写邪 写邪 械 薪械芯斜褏芯写懈屑邪."
"袣芯褋邪褌邪 械 褌芯褔薪芯 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 卸懈胁邪, 泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 懈蟹锌褉邪卸薪械薪懈褟褌邪."
"些邪褋褌谢懈胁 泻褉邪泄 薪械 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪, 薪芯 薪褟泻芯懈 屑懈谐芯胁械 褋邪 薪械芯斜褟褋薪懈屑芯 褖邪褋褌谢懈胁懈 懈 胁褋械泻懈 芯褌 褌褟褏 屑芯卸械 写邪 斜褗写械 锌芯褋谢械写械薪, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 蟹邪褖芯 写邪 薪械 锌械械屑 褋 褑褟谢芯 谐褗褉谢芯."
"袨薪械蟹懈 芯褌 褌褟褏, 泻芯懈褌芯 斜褟褏邪 蟹邪斜褉邪胁懈谢懈 屑邪泄褔懈薪懈褟 褋懈 薪芯褉胁械卸泻懈 械蟹懈泻, 斜褟褏邪 蟹邪斜褉邪胁懈谢懈 懈 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯 蟹邪 褉芯写懈薪邪褌邪 褋懈. 袝蟹懈泻褗褌, 械写懈薪 胁懈写, 锌芯写写褗褉卸邪 褋锌芯屑械薪懈褌械 卸懈胁懈."
袗 邪蟹 褋懈 屑懈褋谢械褏, 褔械 褋邪屑芯 薪邪褕械薪褑懈褌械 褋邪 褌邪泻懈胁邪鈥�
P.S. 些械 懈蟹谢械蟹械 褌械蟹懈 写薪懈 懈 胁褌芯褉懈 褉芯屑邪薪 蟹邪 泻谢邪薪邪 锌谢邪薪懈薪褋泻懈 袨锌谐芯褉.
January 19, 2022
Audio - 5 stars
Story - 3 Stars
This story was chalk full of despicable people with little to no redeeming qualities. But that's not the reason for the 3 stars. It was the delivery of the story. It was a bit scattered and very repetitive.
Story - 3 Stars
This story was chalk full of despicable people with little to no redeeming qualities. But that's not the reason for the 3 stars. It was the delivery of the story. It was a bit scattered and very repetitive.
October 1, 2020
Another book I struggled with . Far too long drawn out. Could've been written in half the amount of pages . I find his standalone books not nearly as good as the HarryHole books .
July 19, 2022
Prad臈kim nuo to, kad 膷ia ne Hario H奴l臈s serijos knyga. Tai gali atrodyti kaip joks pliusas, net labiau minusas, nes, b奴kim atviri, H奴l臈s fanai, mes jo pasiilgom, beeeet 啪inokit, viskas gerai. Hario 膷ia n臈ra, o bet ta膷iau detektyvas sukaltas meistri拧kai. Pagal 寞tampos lyg寞 ir 寞traukim膮, 拧i knyga yra vienas stipriausi懦 Nesbo para拧yt懦 k奴rini懦.
Du broliai ma啪ame Norvegijos miestelyje anksti tampa na拧lai膷iais. Vyresn臈lis romesnis ir atsakingesnis, tad t臈v懦 vaidmen寞 prisiima sau. Broli懦 keliai i拧siskiria, kai jaun臈lis persikelia 寞 Amerik膮 mokytis. Po kurio laiko jaun臈lis Karlas gr寞啪ta. Brol寞 aplanko ne vienas, o su 啪mona ir mil啪ini拧ku planu galvoje - statyti spa vie拧but寞 gimt膮jame miestelyje. Vyresn臈lio Rojaus ramus pasaulis i拧sijudina i拧 zen b奴senos. Na, o stabilumui susvyravus 寞gaunamas nemenkas pagreitis, kai staiga i拧kyla didelis lensmano noras i拧siai拧kinti misti拧kai mirusi懦 啪moni懦 bylas, viena kuri懦 - broli懦 t臈v懦 mirtis. Kas sl臈p臈si po ramaus miestelio idili拧kos 拧eimos 寞vaizd啪iu? Ar visos mirtys tikrai jau tokie nelemti atsitiktinumai, o gal 膷ia slepiasi ka啪kurio miestel臈no slapti k臈slai?
Apie 寞sp奴d啪ius. J奴s mane 啪inote - jei jau ka啪kas man patinka, a拧 寞 vat膮 nevynioju. 膶ia buvo 啪iauriai stipru. Knyga tiek 寞trauk臈, kad sunku buvo pad臈ti 寞 拧al寞. 漠tampa u啪kelta iki tokio laipsnio, kad ma啪daug ties viduriu kilo klausimas - k膮 tas Nesbo dar pusei knygos sugalvos ir kaip t膮 d臈mes寞 i拧laikys... Bet pavyko puikiai. Tiek daug netik臈t懦 pos奴ki懦, siu啪eto vingi懦, intrig懦, psichologijos.
Nesbo pranoko pats save su 拧ia knyga. Rekomenduoju kiekvienam, kuris nori kokybi拧ko ir itin a拧traus detektyvo. Tai yra absoliutus detektyv懦 karalius ir visi tie drungni detektyviukai tikrai tur臈t懦 sl臈ptis, nes mes 啪inome, kad jie yra niekas, smulkut臈 pretenzija lyginant su tuo, k膮 gaunate pa臈m臋 寞 rankas Nesbo knygas. 膶ia amerikieti拧ki kalneliai, adrenalinas, 寞tampa, paslaptys, nenusp臈jamumas - viskas ko tikisi奴pretenzingas ir gero detektyvo ie拧kantis skaitytojas. Sveiki atvyk臋 寞 tobulo detektyvo karalyst臋.
Du broliai ma啪ame Norvegijos miestelyje anksti tampa na拧lai膷iais. Vyresn臈lis romesnis ir atsakingesnis, tad t臈v懦 vaidmen寞 prisiima sau. Broli懦 keliai i拧siskiria, kai jaun臈lis persikelia 寞 Amerik膮 mokytis. Po kurio laiko jaun臈lis Karlas gr寞啪ta. Brol寞 aplanko ne vienas, o su 啪mona ir mil啪ini拧ku planu galvoje - statyti spa vie拧but寞 gimt膮jame miestelyje. Vyresn臈lio Rojaus ramus pasaulis i拧sijudina i拧 zen b奴senos. Na, o stabilumui susvyravus 寞gaunamas nemenkas pagreitis, kai staiga i拧kyla didelis lensmano noras i拧siai拧kinti misti拧kai mirusi懦 啪moni懦 bylas, viena kuri懦 - broli懦 t臈v懦 mirtis. Kas sl臈p臈si po ramaus miestelio idili拧kos 拧eimos 寞vaizd啪iu? Ar visos mirtys tikrai jau tokie nelemti atsitiktinumai, o gal 膷ia slepiasi ka啪kurio miestel臈no slapti k臈slai?
Apie 寞sp奴d啪ius. J奴s mane 啪inote - jei jau ka啪kas man patinka, a拧 寞 vat膮 nevynioju. 膶ia buvo 啪iauriai stipru. Knyga tiek 寞trauk臈, kad sunku buvo pad臈ti 寞 拧al寞. 漠tampa u啪kelta iki tokio laipsnio, kad ma啪daug ties viduriu kilo klausimas - k膮 tas Nesbo dar pusei knygos sugalvos ir kaip t膮 d臈mes寞 i拧laikys... Bet pavyko puikiai. Tiek daug netik臈t懦 pos奴ki懦, siu啪eto vingi懦, intrig懦, psichologijos.
Nesbo pranoko pats save su 拧ia knyga. Rekomenduoju kiekvienam, kuris nori kokybi拧ko ir itin a拧traus detektyvo. Tai yra absoliutus detektyv懦 karalius ir visi tie drungni detektyviukai tikrai tur臈t懦 sl臈ptis, nes mes 啪inome, kad jie yra niekas, smulkut臈 pretenzija lyginant su tuo, k膮 gaunate pa臈m臋 寞 rankas Nesbo knygas. 膶ia amerikieti拧ki kalneliai, adrenalinas, 寞tampa, paslaptys, nenusp臈jamumas - viskas ko tikisi奴pretenzingas ir gero detektyvo ie拧kantis skaitytojas. Sveiki atvyk臋 寞 tobulo detektyvo karalyst臋.
May 12, 2021
Amo a Nesbo. S铆, ya lo he escrito antes, pero es que soy fan谩tica y tan pronto vi que ten铆a nuevo libro fui por 茅l. Iba tan lento y no pasaba casi nada, que por m谩s amor que le tuviera pensaba en abandonarlo y dejarlo para despu茅s por aquello de que "tal vez no es el momento". El caso es que a partir de la p谩gina n煤mero 100, m谩s o menos, la cosa se fue poniendo interesante y de momento me encontr茅 leyendo sobre un hombre rebanando un cuero cabelludo con un cuchillo y con Whitney Houston cantando I will always love you a manera de banda sonora, y se帽oras y se帽ores, no pude parar de leer. Esta es una historia que se va narrando lentamente, expone los habitantes del pueblo, sus secretos, la oscuridad y pecados de varios de ellos y dos hermanos que se quieren mucho... Bueno, y todo esto con una narrativa impecable como la de Nesbo (y el m茅rito a quien traduce), que me hizo pasar horas pegadas al ereader leyendo c贸mo se iba desmenuzando una trama, que de vez en cuando pensaba 驴qu茅 m谩s puede pasar?, 驴qu茅 m谩s se puede inventar este se帽or?, pues resulta que quedan muchas p谩ginas por seguir leyendo y disfrutando de un excelente narador. Me envolvi贸 en su narrativa y no me solt贸 hasta la 煤ltima p谩gina.
August 28, 2024
551 pages long and I could have easily indulged myself in another 500. Jo Nesb酶 is one of my favorite authors - whether I am reading his series or a standalone such as 'The Kingdom' or 'The Knife' - his books always keep my me glued to the pages, dreading getting closer to the conclusion and having to wait it out for his next masterpiece.
The ending was not what I was expecting at all - which made the whole experience of this novel that much more satisfying and exciting.
The ending was not what I was expecting at all - which made the whole experience of this novel that much more satisfying and exciting.
February 12, 2021
I loved and hated this book. I hated how dismal this family鈥檚 life was and the downward spiral they couldn鈥檛 escape from but it is very well written. When an author can make you change your feelings about the main character several times over during the book that鈥檚 pretty amazing. I was horrified when I thought Roy was the abuser. And the disfunction of this family!! OMG! And yet while I was listening I felt like what they did was kind of reasonable and kind of understandable. But then I said to myself...wait this is awful and unthinkable and entirely wrong!! Jo Nesbo really played with my emotions and that makes for a thought provoking book that I am going to be thinking about for a long while. Well played! And I wonder when that canyon is going to be entirely full of car wrecks? 馃槈 I鈥檓 not sure I was completely able to convey my feelings but this book won鈥檛 let you walk away feeling nothing.
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November 12, 2020
螆谓伪蟼 Nesbo 蟺慰位蠉 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈蟼. 螒蟻纬萎 蟺位慰魏萎 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪谓胃委味蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 未苇谓蔚喂 蟽蠁喂魏蟿维 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 渭苇蠂蟻喂 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 慰位慰魏位萎蟻蠅蟽畏. 螣喂 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼 味蠅谓蟿伪谓慰委, 伪位位维 委蟽蠅蟼 蔚蟺蔚喂未萎 未蔚谓 萎蟿伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻委渭蔚谓伪 谓伪 渭畏谓 蔚谓蟿蠀蟺蠅蟽喂维蟽蟿畏魏伪 魏喂蠈位伪蟼. 螤蟻蠅蟿蠈蟿蠀蟺慰 蟽蟿蠈蟻喂 蟺伪谓蟿蠅蟼.
September 25, 2020
The Kingdom was good but not good enough. The novel didn't exactly meet my expectations.
October 5, 2020
惟蟻伪委慰, 伪位位维 蟿蔚位蔚委蠅蟼 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 蟽蔚喂蟻维 蟿慰蠀 围维蟻喂. 螖蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈, 未委谓蔚喂 渭蔚纬伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻畏 苇渭蠁伪蟽畏 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼, 魏伪喂 胃伪 蟿慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻喂味伪 蟽伪谓 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏蠈 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟽蟿喂维味蔚喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟽蟿畏谓 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓萎 蟺位蔚蠀蟻维 蟿蠅谓 蟺蟻蠅蟿伪纬蠅谓喂蟽蟿蠋谓 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 蟿慰蟺喂魏萎蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪喂 畏 纬蟻伪蠁萎, 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 苇蠂蔚喂 渭喂伪 蠅蟻伪委伪 蠁位蠀伪蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 魏伪胃畏位蠋谓蔚喂!
螤蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏维 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维, 伪位位维 蠈蠂喂 蠈蟽慰 蟿伪 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 围维蟻喂.
螤蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏维 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维, 伪位位维 蠈蠂喂 蠈蟽慰 蟿伪 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 围维蟻喂.
August 3, 2021
螠苇蟿蟻喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 渭蔚 魏伪魏蠈 纬蟻维蠄喂渭慰. 螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 纬喂伪蟿委 伪蟺慰纬慰畏蟿蔚蠉蟿畏魏伪, 未蔚谓 蔚委渭伪喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻畏 蟿喂 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 蟺蔚蟻委渭蔚谓伪. 螠维位位慰谓 渭喂伪 渭苇蟿蟻喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 渭蔚 渭苇蟿蟻喂慰 纬蟻维蠄喂渭慰. 螔伪蟻苇胃畏魏伪 谓伪 未喂伪尾维味蠅 "蟺慰蠀 位苇谓蔚" 魏伪喂 "纬伪渭蠅 蟿慰谓 渭蟺蔚位维 渭慰蠀" 蠈渭蠅蟼, 魏维蟺慰蠀 位委纬慰 苇位蔚慰蟼. 螘谓蟿维尉蔚喂, 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏萎 渭慰蠀 魏伪蟿维蟽蟿伪蟽畏 蟽蟿畏谓 苇谓伪蟻尉畏 蟿蠅谓 未喂伪魏慰蟺蠋谓 未蔚谓 萎蟿伪谓 维蟽蠂畏渭慰, 伪蟼 萎渭慰蠀谓 蟽蔚 胃苇蟽畏 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 蟿委蟺慰蟿伪 蟺喂慰 蟿畏蟼 蟺蟻慰魏慰蟺萎蟼.
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