tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post8896632460723887934..comments2024-03-28T10:35:30.130-04:00Comments on A Bookworm's World: Death of a Nightingale - Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete FriisLuannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831940198814551829noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-67870374317989535712013-11-19T20:16:16.782-05:002013-11-19T20:16:16.782-05:00I read this, too, and liked it.
Because books tha...I read this, too, and liked it.<br /><br />Because books that are translations depend so much on the translator, I usually stay away from them. Besides, there seems to be a craze lately for any mystery/thriller written by a Nordic author. So DEATH OF A NIGHTINGALE had two points against it for me right off the bat.<br /><br />Surprise: DEATH OF A NIGHTINGALE is very good as long as it doesn't bother you that you can't pronounce most characters' names. It also has a slower beginning than lovers of thrillers expect. But it doesn't take long for some mysteries to be set up.<br /><br />Most books need a list of characters at the beginning, but this book needs one more than most. DEATH OF A NIGHTINGALE has so many characters to keep track of, and that's especially difficult when 1) all their names are foreigh with strings of consonants and 2) this book is two stories in one. Because there is no such list, a lot of backtracking is required, which gets tiresome.<br /><br />My advice to the editor of DEATH OF A NIGHTINGALE: provide a list of characters with a pronunciation key. This would upgrade it to a five-star book.<br /><br />This review is of an ARC of DEATH OF A NIGHTINGALE, won through Goodreads.com First Reads program.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.com