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Heimweh
Jesse Berg ist ein erfolgreicher Kinderarzt. Frisch geschieden, kümmert er sich liebevoll um seine kleine Tochter Isa. Über seine Vergangenheit spricht er nicht. Bis plötzlich seine Exfrau ermordet und seine Tochter entführt wird. Der Täter hinterlässt für Berg eine Sie gehört dir nicht. Du musst sie vergessen. Berg ist klar, dass er selbst das Ziel des Anschlags ist. Eine langvergessene Schuld drängt ans Licht. Um Isa zu finden, muss er das tun, was er nie zurück in seine Vergangenheit. Zurück ins Heim. Dort hat er gelernt, sich zu wehren, und dort wäre er beinahe getötet worden. Berg nimmt die Kampfansage an. Denn für Isa würde er alles tun. Auch ein zweites Mal durch die Hölle gehen. Vom Autor der Spiegel-Bestseller »Schnitt« und »Schock«.
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First published June 8, 2015
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October 10, 2018
"HomeSick" is written by German author Marc Raabe and although already an established international writer, this is the first book of his I've read, so I didn't know what to expect. Billed as a thriller guaranteed to keep you reading until the end, I was very excited to read it as this is exactly the type of book I like to read.
Although I did find the story a little slow going after the initial couple of chapters (which were full on and had me gripped) it turned into a very enjoyable and entertaining thriller. I liked how the chapters were set, with one thread in the past and two threads in the present which all came together at the end perfectly. I only suspected part of the outcome near the end but I certainly didn't guess it all. The denouement was executed with tension and emotion and really did keep me turning the pages till the end.
Although I wasn't particularly enamoured with Jesse and Jule the main characters, I did take to Isa and Artur and enjoyed how they both looked after each other when they found themselves in trouble together. My favourite parts of the story were the flashbacks to Jesse's time at the children's home 'Adlershof' and how he interacted with this new house companions.
All in all a decent thriller by a new author to me and I'd happily read more by him in the future, he writes exactly the books I like to read and wish him every success with this well written and enjoyable book.
4 stars
Although I did find the story a little slow going after the initial couple of chapters (which were full on and had me gripped) it turned into a very enjoyable and entertaining thriller. I liked how the chapters were set, with one thread in the past and two threads in the present which all came together at the end perfectly. I only suspected part of the outcome near the end but I certainly didn't guess it all. The denouement was executed with tension and emotion and really did keep me turning the pages till the end.
Although I wasn't particularly enamoured with Jesse and Jule the main characters, I did take to Isa and Artur and enjoyed how they both looked after each other when they found themselves in trouble together. My favourite parts of the story were the flashbacks to Jesse's time at the children's home 'Adlershof' and how he interacted with this new house companions.
All in all a decent thriller by a new author to me and I'd happily read more by him in the future, he writes exactly the books I like to read and wish him every success with this well written and enjoyable book.
4 stars
March 30, 2019
Mir hats richtig gut gefallen. Man wollte wissen wie es zu Ende geht, man wusste wie es zu Ende geht und man hat glücklich das Buch zugeschlagen.
Diese Mischung aus: Mit pochendem Herzen die Seiten abscannen und zufrieden das Buch dann am Ende ins Regal zu stellen. Herrlich!
Wieder ein Dankeschön an den Autor!
Ignoriert bitte die teilweise schlechten Bewertungen man kanns halt nicht jedem Recht machen. Aber schlecht is was anderes.
Diese Mischung aus: Mit pochendem Herzen die Seiten abscannen und zufrieden das Buch dann am Ende ins Regal zu stellen. Herrlich!
Wieder ein Dankeschön an den Autor!
Ignoriert bitte die teilweise schlechten Bewertungen man kanns halt nicht jedem Recht machen. Aber schlecht is was anderes.
October 10, 2018
Uncompelling, overlong and far-fetched thriller with an oddly unempathetic cast & some ridiculous gratuitous violence.
Despite Marc Raabe’s two previous thrillers, Cut and The Shock, garnering decidedly mixed reviews I nevertheless had high expectations from what is a decent, if not original, premise of the past rearing its ugly head in the life of the central character. Sadly, however, Homesick is not the “fast-paced and addictive thriller” that the blurb promises and instead I found it barely competent with a disjointed style of writing and leaps of logic making for a story that has the potential to confuse and tends to incoherence. Together with overextended moments of melodrama in a plot where the identity of the bad guy becomes blatantly obvious with a quarter of the book remaining, the inexplicable and unsympathetic behaviour of the characters confounded me. Whilst I do not always warm to characters in thrillers I at least hope to understand their actions and for me, the behaviour of protagonist, Jesse Berg, was rather primal with frequent recourse to gratuitous violence and a tendency to see women as sex objects.
Homesick got off to a rather confusing start for me with several strands of the story never quite merging into a cohesive whole quite simply because far too many elements were introduced all at once. Protagonist and forty-five-year-old doctor, Jesse Berg, wakes up from a recurring nightmare in his flat in Berlin with his eight-year-old daughter Isabelle (Isa) staying overnight for the first time. From there Marc Raabe gives a rapid fire introduction of Jesse’s past with the accident at the age of thirteen that left him with focal retrograde amnesia and no memory of the past that came before, through to his time at the Adlershof Children’s Home and marriage and divorce from fellow resident, Sandra. Simultaneously a separate narrative presents the story of seventy-four-year-old Artur Messner, a thoroughly miserable old man at the mercy of rheumatism and the former principal of the aforementioned children’s home. In no short order Jesse’s ex-wife is murdered, Isa is abducted and the chilling message, ‘You Don’t Deserve Her’, daubed in red above her empty bed. Clearly a reference to something in his past this signals Jesse making a desperate journey to the scene of his worst nightmare and the start of a dual narrative from when he was a thirteen-year-old boy with a traumatic past living alongside a clique of frenemies at Adlershof in 1979-81. All in all this opening felt rather chaotic and does not lend itself to fluent, free-flowing reading however from this point onwards the story follows the more familiar time-slip formula with action in the present cutting back to the events of a teenage Jesse and the terrible accident that defined his life, left him feeling “incomplete” and eternally searching for the missing component in his world for everything to make sense.
Disappointingly the past 1981 narrative is padded to excess with boyhood stories that failed to capture my interest and a cast of bullies, from students to the staff at the home alike and with the conflicting behaviour of Jesse making it difficult to engage with his thought processes and emotions. Likewise the clique of boys who live alongside Jesse is Adlershof are never fully realised despite their integral part in the storyline. Punctuated by bouts of stupidly unwarranted violence and an out of place crassness when referring to the female sex, particularly Sandra, lowers the tone of the whole novel. Whilst the premise had clear potential the reality never quite built up to a head of steam with the plodding 1981 strand sapping the momentum of the whole story. The present day narrative features Sandra’s good friend, Jule, accompanying Jesse back to uncover what really took place before and after the accident that was instrumental in inspiring the twisted revenge mission that he finds himself caught up in. The dynamic between Jesse and Jule, who is suspicious, mistrustful and slightly wary of her friend’s ex-husband whom she has heard little positive about, adds an certain spark to the present day narrative and makes for more entertaining and lively reading in comparison to the turgid 1981 recounting.
My resounding issue with Homesick is the character of Jesse whom I found unpredictable and volatile with a willingness to turn to violence in the blink of an eye. In short he seemed anathema to the idea of a typical benevolent doctor and ludicrously unsuited to Doctors Without Borders crisis work where the pressure is on and tensions are running high. His cold behaviour, abruptness and general demeanour made it impossible to really care or become invested in his fate with author, Marc Raabe, never making the drivers behind his actions obvious. I can easily see why many of the other characters in the story thought he was a psychopath as he certainly has traits of such behaviour and whilst the final revelation may yet bode well for his future there was limited evidence of any genuine character development between 1981 and 2013. Isa’s plight was the only aspect of Jesse’s predicament that resonated with me and albeit precocious and phenomenally advanced for an eight-year-old, her character injects a little lightness into what is a dark and pretty unrewarding slog.
All in all I found Homesick a wholly unpleasant and frequently tedious vanilla thriller with an awkward style of writing and it is the first and last book by Marc Raabe that I intend to read. I would be loathe to recommend this novel as an abysmal lack of suspense and a rushed denouement made it a most unsatisfying read for me. Perhaps something was lost in the translation and this explains the, at times, clunky phraseology and out of context remarks but everything just felt a bit off about a thriller that failed to entertain and I struggled to finish. Whilst a far-fetched story is the norm in the crime thriller genre I found the plot of Homesick utterly bizarre with a multitude of frustrations at a resolution that fails to address the realistic logistics of orchestrating such a unlikely escapade.
With thanks to Readers First who provided me with a free copy of this novel in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
Despite Marc Raabe’s two previous thrillers, Cut and The Shock, garnering decidedly mixed reviews I nevertheless had high expectations from what is a decent, if not original, premise of the past rearing its ugly head in the life of the central character. Sadly, however, Homesick is not the “fast-paced and addictive thriller” that the blurb promises and instead I found it barely competent with a disjointed style of writing and leaps of logic making for a story that has the potential to confuse and tends to incoherence. Together with overextended moments of melodrama in a plot where the identity of the bad guy becomes blatantly obvious with a quarter of the book remaining, the inexplicable and unsympathetic behaviour of the characters confounded me. Whilst I do not always warm to characters in thrillers I at least hope to understand their actions and for me, the behaviour of protagonist, Jesse Berg, was rather primal with frequent recourse to gratuitous violence and a tendency to see women as sex objects.
Homesick got off to a rather confusing start for me with several strands of the story never quite merging into a cohesive whole quite simply because far too many elements were introduced all at once. Protagonist and forty-five-year-old doctor, Jesse Berg, wakes up from a recurring nightmare in his flat in Berlin with his eight-year-old daughter Isabelle (Isa) staying overnight for the first time. From there Marc Raabe gives a rapid fire introduction of Jesse’s past with the accident at the age of thirteen that left him with focal retrograde amnesia and no memory of the past that came before, through to his time at the Adlershof Children’s Home and marriage and divorce from fellow resident, Sandra. Simultaneously a separate narrative presents the story of seventy-four-year-old Artur Messner, a thoroughly miserable old man at the mercy of rheumatism and the former principal of the aforementioned children’s home. In no short order Jesse’s ex-wife is murdered, Isa is abducted and the chilling message, ‘You Don’t Deserve Her’, daubed in red above her empty bed. Clearly a reference to something in his past this signals Jesse making a desperate journey to the scene of his worst nightmare and the start of a dual narrative from when he was a thirteen-year-old boy with a traumatic past living alongside a clique of frenemies at Adlershof in 1979-81. All in all this opening felt rather chaotic and does not lend itself to fluent, free-flowing reading however from this point onwards the story follows the more familiar time-slip formula with action in the present cutting back to the events of a teenage Jesse and the terrible accident that defined his life, left him feeling “incomplete” and eternally searching for the missing component in his world for everything to make sense.
Disappointingly the past 1981 narrative is padded to excess with boyhood stories that failed to capture my interest and a cast of bullies, from students to the staff at the home alike and with the conflicting behaviour of Jesse making it difficult to engage with his thought processes and emotions. Likewise the clique of boys who live alongside Jesse is Adlershof are never fully realised despite their integral part in the storyline. Punctuated by bouts of stupidly unwarranted violence and an out of place crassness when referring to the female sex, particularly Sandra, lowers the tone of the whole novel. Whilst the premise had clear potential the reality never quite built up to a head of steam with the plodding 1981 strand sapping the momentum of the whole story. The present day narrative features Sandra’s good friend, Jule, accompanying Jesse back to uncover what really took place before and after the accident that was instrumental in inspiring the twisted revenge mission that he finds himself caught up in. The dynamic between Jesse and Jule, who is suspicious, mistrustful and slightly wary of her friend’s ex-husband whom she has heard little positive about, adds an certain spark to the present day narrative and makes for more entertaining and lively reading in comparison to the turgid 1981 recounting.
My resounding issue with Homesick is the character of Jesse whom I found unpredictable and volatile with a willingness to turn to violence in the blink of an eye. In short he seemed anathema to the idea of a typical benevolent doctor and ludicrously unsuited to Doctors Without Borders crisis work where the pressure is on and tensions are running high. His cold behaviour, abruptness and general demeanour made it impossible to really care or become invested in his fate with author, Marc Raabe, never making the drivers behind his actions obvious. I can easily see why many of the other characters in the story thought he was a psychopath as he certainly has traits of such behaviour and whilst the final revelation may yet bode well for his future there was limited evidence of any genuine character development between 1981 and 2013. Isa’s plight was the only aspect of Jesse’s predicament that resonated with me and albeit precocious and phenomenally advanced for an eight-year-old, her character injects a little lightness into what is a dark and pretty unrewarding slog.
All in all I found Homesick a wholly unpleasant and frequently tedious vanilla thriller with an awkward style of writing and it is the first and last book by Marc Raabe that I intend to read. I would be loathe to recommend this novel as an abysmal lack of suspense and a rushed denouement made it a most unsatisfying read for me. Perhaps something was lost in the translation and this explains the, at times, clunky phraseology and out of context remarks but everything just felt a bit off about a thriller that failed to entertain and I struggled to finish. Whilst a far-fetched story is the norm in the crime thriller genre I found the plot of Homesick utterly bizarre with a multitude of frustrations at a resolution that fails to address the realistic logistics of orchestrating such a unlikely escapade.
With thanks to Readers First who provided me with a free copy of this novel in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
January 17, 2019
This book was originally written in 2015 and then translated into English in 2018. This book is set in Germany and revolves around a man who is now a doctor going to his wife's house and finding her murdered and his daughter missing. Without giving too much of the story away, the doctor receives a phone call from someone who has kidnapped his daughter warning him not to go to the police or his daughter will suffer. The story delves into the past of the doctor, especially his childhood. His mother died when he was young and he lived with his drunken father until social services took him away to a children's home/school. The school/home had children like himself who had to do chores to earn their keep and boarding children who parents paid for them to be schooled there. Something happened to the doctor whilst he was at this school/home because he can not remember anything before a certain age and everyone refers to the boy before the incident and the boy after the incident. The doctor is certain that the murder of his wife and the kidnap of his daughter has something to do with this incident in his younger life so his sets out with some help to find his daughter and find out what happened to his all the years ago. This is an interesting story and it will have you trying the guess the secret, but the ending will come as a surprise.
January 17, 2019
I don't read many crime/murder mystery novels as some do tend to scare me a little too much! But I'm trying to read books that are out of usual comfort zone this year. I loved this thrilling story.
There is only enough backstory to fill you in on the basic details before you're plunged into the dramatic tale of murder and abduction. The main character jets off immediately in search of his daughter with a peculiar assistant.
I was suspicious of every character we were introduced to! Which obviously is the aim of all the suspenseful and intriguing information. The pacing was superb, almost every page included much needed details to figure out the secrets.
The ending is what made this novel so fantastic, I didn't guess the who the murderer was until the very last few pages!
There is only enough backstory to fill you in on the basic details before you're plunged into the dramatic tale of murder and abduction. The main character jets off immediately in search of his daughter with a peculiar assistant.
I was suspicious of every character we were introduced to! Which obviously is the aim of all the suspenseful and intriguing information. The pacing was superb, almost every page included much needed details to figure out the secrets.
The ending is what made this novel so fantastic, I didn't guess the who the murderer was until the very last few pages!
May 11, 2022
Dark and suspenseful
October 2, 2018
“He thought he’d escaped his past. He was wrong”
When Jesse’s ex-wife is murdered and his daughter Isabelle is abducted his life quickly spirals out of control. Home Sick follows Jesse in his race against time to find out what happened to his ex-wife and daughter. Where is his daughter? Is she still alive? Throughout this journey, Jesse uncovers his shocking past, a past that he has tried so hard to escape.
I was lucky enough to be sent a ARC copy of this book from readers first. This is the first Marc Raabe book that I have read and I do like his writing style. The book is split into chapters regarding the past and the present day which I did enjoy. However, this book just did not keep me gripped. I struggled to form a relationship with any of the characters which meant that I could not invest may interest in the story line. This makes me sad because I did really like the idea of the progressive story and I really wanted to love this book but it just did not draw me in like many other crime thrillers similar do. Also, through finishing the book I have so many unanswered questions that I do not feel were addressed throughout the book.
When Jesse’s ex-wife is murdered and his daughter Isabelle is abducted his life quickly spirals out of control. Home Sick follows Jesse in his race against time to find out what happened to his ex-wife and daughter. Where is his daughter? Is she still alive? Throughout this journey, Jesse uncovers his shocking past, a past that he has tried so hard to escape.
I was lucky enough to be sent a ARC copy of this book from readers first. This is the first Marc Raabe book that I have read and I do like his writing style. The book is split into chapters regarding the past and the present day which I did enjoy. However, this book just did not keep me gripped. I struggled to form a relationship with any of the characters which meant that I could not invest may interest in the story line. This makes me sad because I did really like the idea of the progressive story and I really wanted to love this book but it just did not draw me in like many other crime thrillers similar do. Also, through finishing the book I have so many unanswered questions that I do not feel were addressed throughout the book.
August 7, 2020
Finally finished this one. Took me ages and only through perseverance and some Jiggery did I finish.
The premise was good but by chapter 23 i had lost interest in the story but still wanted to know the answers to my questions. What accident, who has Isa and was I right about who was involved.
So I did what I have NEVER done jumped to chapter 56 (they are small chapters) and read on. Got my answers! So I didnt miss anything really by jumping forward.
Realised that the start we were really following the bad twin and then the good twin at the home. Any wonder those in the home thought Jesse was bad.
Wasn't an accident his twin tried to kill him, Raphael and yes Richard was involved but not in the murder and kidnapping.
Glad its done, no loose ends and got my answers. Sorry Marc you are not for me.
The premise was good but by chapter 23 i had lost interest in the story but still wanted to know the answers to my questions. What accident, who has Isa and was I right about who was involved.
So I did what I have NEVER done jumped to chapter 56 (they are small chapters) and read on. Got my answers! So I didnt miss anything really by jumping forward.
Realised that the start we were really following the bad twin and then the good twin at the home. Any wonder those in the home thought Jesse was bad.
Wasn't an accident his twin tried to kill him, Raphael and yes Richard was involved but not in the murder and kidnapping.
Glad its done, no loose ends and got my answers. Sorry Marc you are not for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 1, 2018
An intriguing thriller with an unpredictable plot
Homesick was an enjoyable read that kept me intrigued throughout with its unpredictable plot. The story moved along at a good pace, alternating between the past and present. However, I failed to warm to the characters and as a result, did not particularly care about their fates. The story flowed well and was an easy read up until the end, when it grew in complexity and demanded more time and concentration.
Homesick was my first encounter with this author, so I cannot comment on how this book compares to previous books by this author. I finished the book relatively quickly, but it was not the best thriller I have read, mainly because the characters felt flat and unconvincing. I would give this book 3.5 stars, but I've rounded it up to 4 stars.
Thanks to Readers First for providing me with a free ARC of this book.
Homesick was an enjoyable read that kept me intrigued throughout with its unpredictable plot. The story moved along at a good pace, alternating between the past and present. However, I failed to warm to the characters and as a result, did not particularly care about their fates. The story flowed well and was an easy read up until the end, when it grew in complexity and demanded more time and concentration.
Homesick was my first encounter with this author, so I cannot comment on how this book compares to previous books by this author. I finished the book relatively quickly, but it was not the best thriller I have read, mainly because the characters felt flat and unconvincing. I would give this book 3.5 stars, but I've rounded it up to 4 stars.
Thanks to Readers First for providing me with a free ARC of this book.
October 2, 2018
The story opens in the past and morphs into a recurring nightmare for the main character, Jesse. Jesse is divorced from Sandra and they have a child, Isa. Sandra and Jesse met in the children's home they both lived in. Something in Jesse's past caused him to forget his past. He has a before the accident life, which he can't remember and an after the accident life which he can remember.
He works as a paediatrician in a hospital in Berlin, several hundred kilometres from the children's home.
When his child is kidnapped and his former wife is killed, he is convinced the answer lies in the past that he cannot remember and heads for the children's home to find out what has happened to Isa and to confront the past.
He works as a paediatrician in a hospital in Berlin, several hundred kilometres from the children's home.
When his child is kidnapped and his former wife is killed, he is convinced the answer lies in the past that he cannot remember and heads for the children's home to find out what has happened to Isa and to confront the past.
January 30, 2022
Es war mein erster Marc Raabe und mich hat die Geschichte schon gepackt. Vor allem, weil es sehr steil losgeht. Die Hauptakteure sind greifbar und menschlich und der Plot mit der Reise in die Vergangenheit sehr gut ausgearbeitet. Freue mich schon auf mehr Bücher von Marc Raabe.
February 8, 2019
Verdiente 4 Sterne. Marc Raabe erinnert mich immer an Fitzek: rasante irre Story und absoluter pageturner.
September 23, 2020
Bello bello bello :) che dire .. questo libro mi e’ piaciuto un sacco.. mi ha tenuto incollato fino all’ultima pagina .. proprio ciò che avevo bisogno e voglia. Alla prox.
July 14, 2022
Super spannendes Buch! Man bekommt zwar im letzten Drittel eine Ahnung,
Was hinter dem Ganzen steckt, aber das schadet der Handlung und der Spannung absolut nicht,
Kann die Geschichte nur empfehlen.
Was hinter dem Ganzen steckt, aber das schadet der Handlung und der Spannung absolut nicht,
Kann die Geschichte nur empfehlen.
January 25, 2022
Questo è il terzo libro di Marc Raabe che leggo e devo dire che è stata un'escalation di successi. Se il primo libro mi ha introdotto al suo modo di scrivere, il secondo mi ha convinto ma il terzo mi ha proprio conquistata 👏👏👏👍
June 19, 2015
Kurzbeschreibung:
Jesse Berg ist ein erfolgreicher Kinderarzt. Frisch geschieden, kümmert er sich liebevoll um seine kleine Tochter Isa. Über seine Vergangenheit spricht er nicht. Bis plötzlich seine Exfrau ermordet und seine Tochter entführt wird. Der Täter hinterlässt für Berg eine Nachricht: Sie gehört dir nicht. Du musst sie vergessen. Berg ist klar, dass er selbst das Ziel des Anschlags ist. Eine lang vergessene Schuld drängt ans Licht. Um Isa zu finden, muss er das tun, was er nie wollte: zurück in seine Vergangenheit. Zurück ins Heim. Dort hat er gelernt, sich zu wehren, und dort wäre er beinahe getötet worden. Berg nimmt die Kampfansage an. Denn für Isa würde er alles tun. Auch ein zweites Mal durch die Hölle gehen.
Meine Meinung:
Schon die Vorgänger von Marc Raabe "Schnitt" und "Der Schock" konnten mich überzeugen.
Auch sein neustes Werk "Heimweh", zog mich von Anfang an in seinen Bann. Marc Raabe fackelt nicht lange herum, wird man sofort im Prolog bereits mit grausamen Details der Geschichte konfrontiert. Den eigentlichen Sinn dahinter versteht man wahrlich erst nach der Auflösung, doch somit ist gleich eine spannende Atmosphäre vorhanden.
Die Story - der Plot, konnte mit einigen Überraschungen auftrumpfen.
Die Rückblenden in die Vergangenheit, die mir besonders gut gefielen, warfen etwas Licht ins Dunkel. Man begann zu grübeln... und ich muss sagen, meine Vorahnung bewahrheitete sich am Ende. Deshalb war ich bei der Auflösung nicht allzu überrascht, aber es war dennoch interessant zu erfahren, welch unglaubliche Dinge vor sich gingen.
Zwischenzeitlich waren mir einige Szenen etwas zu sehr in die Länge gezogen, vor allem, wenn das vorherige Kapitel mit einem Cliffhanger endete, wollte man doch schnellstmöglich wissen, wie es weiter geht.
Die letzten Kapitel waren dann das Highlight.
Die Ereignisse und Erkenntnisse überschlugen sich - meine Vorahnungen wurden bestätigt.
Jedoch hätte ich mir die Auflösung trotzdem etwas ausführlicher gewünscht.
War mir etwas zu schnell erzählt und irgendwie fehlte mir noch etwas.
Als Psychothriller würde ich das Buch auch nicht bezeichnen. Thriller, klar. Dafür war alles vorhanden. Aber das psychologische kam hier eindeutig zu kurz.
Die Figuren waren dafür gut ausgearbeitet und beschrieben und gerade die Hauptfigur Jesse Berg, kam sehr gut rüber.
Der Autor konnte einen geschickt in die Irre führen und man wusste manchmal wirklich nicht mehr, wer nun gut oder böse ist.
Sehr gut!
Jesse Berg ist ein erfolgreicher Kinderarzt. Frisch geschieden, kümmert er sich liebevoll um seine kleine Tochter Isa. Über seine Vergangenheit spricht er nicht. Bis plötzlich seine Exfrau ermordet und seine Tochter entführt wird. Der Täter hinterlässt für Berg eine Nachricht: Sie gehört dir nicht. Du musst sie vergessen. Berg ist klar, dass er selbst das Ziel des Anschlags ist. Eine lang vergessene Schuld drängt ans Licht. Um Isa zu finden, muss er das tun, was er nie wollte: zurück in seine Vergangenheit. Zurück ins Heim. Dort hat er gelernt, sich zu wehren, und dort wäre er beinahe getötet worden. Berg nimmt die Kampfansage an. Denn für Isa würde er alles tun. Auch ein zweites Mal durch die Hölle gehen.
Meine Meinung:
Schon die Vorgänger von Marc Raabe "Schnitt" und "Der Schock" konnten mich überzeugen.
Auch sein neustes Werk "Heimweh", zog mich von Anfang an in seinen Bann. Marc Raabe fackelt nicht lange herum, wird man sofort im Prolog bereits mit grausamen Details der Geschichte konfrontiert. Den eigentlichen Sinn dahinter versteht man wahrlich erst nach der Auflösung, doch somit ist gleich eine spannende Atmosphäre vorhanden.
Die Story - der Plot, konnte mit einigen Überraschungen auftrumpfen.
Die Rückblenden in die Vergangenheit, die mir besonders gut gefielen, warfen etwas Licht ins Dunkel. Man begann zu grübeln... und ich muss sagen, meine Vorahnung bewahrheitete sich am Ende. Deshalb war ich bei der Auflösung nicht allzu überrascht, aber es war dennoch interessant zu erfahren, welch unglaubliche Dinge vor sich gingen.
Zwischenzeitlich waren mir einige Szenen etwas zu sehr in die Länge gezogen, vor allem, wenn das vorherige Kapitel mit einem Cliffhanger endete, wollte man doch schnellstmöglich wissen, wie es weiter geht.
Die letzten Kapitel waren dann das Highlight.
Die Ereignisse und Erkenntnisse überschlugen sich - meine Vorahnungen wurden bestätigt.
Jedoch hätte ich mir die Auflösung trotzdem etwas ausführlicher gewünscht.
War mir etwas zu schnell erzählt und irgendwie fehlte mir noch etwas.
Als Psychothriller würde ich das Buch auch nicht bezeichnen. Thriller, klar. Dafür war alles vorhanden. Aber das psychologische kam hier eindeutig zu kurz.
Die Figuren waren dafür gut ausgearbeitet und beschrieben und gerade die Hauptfigur Jesse Berg, kam sehr gut rüber.
Der Autor konnte einen geschickt in die Irre führen und man wusste manchmal wirklich nicht mehr, wer nun gut oder böse ist.
Sehr gut!
July 24, 2015
Jesse Berg ist ein erfolgreicher Kinderarzt und kümmert sich nach der Scheidung von seiner Frau liebevoll um ihre gemeinsame Tochter Isa.
Über seine Vergangenheit verliert er kein Wort und dennoch schlägt sie mit voller Wucht zurück, als seine Exfrau ermordet und seine geliebte Tochter entführt wird.
Wer ist der Entführer und was hat er mit Isa vor?
Und was hat Jesses Vergangenheit im Heim damit zu tun?
Jesse sieht nur einen Ausweg, er muss zurück ins Heim und erneut den Weg durch die Hölle gehen, welcher er nie wieder hatte gehen wollen.
Jesse ist ein Charakter, welchen ich irgendwie nie richtig einschätzen konnte und wenn ich ehrlich sein soll, habe ich schon nach den ersten Kapiteln das Gefühl gehabt, einfach nicht nachvollziehen zu können, wie er handelt.
Ich möchte hier jetzt nicht erwähnen, was ich meine, aber eine bestimmte Sache und die Handlung Jesses daraus, ist mir gleich zu Anfang ins Auge gestochen als Sache, die mir nicht gefallen hat.
Mit Hilfe von Jule, welche eine Freundin seiner Ex-Frau ist, versucht Jesse auf die Spur der Entführer zu kommen, gerät aber bald schon selbst in Verdacht, Sandra getötet zu haben.
Jule selbst weiß nicht mehr, was sie denken soll, fährt aber dennoch mit ihm zurück zum Heim, um Isa ausfindig zu machen und Jesses Vergangenheit zu bewältigen.
Die Hintergründe waren mir allerdings etwas.. ich will nicht sagen, too much, aber irgendwie klang es für mich manchmal doch ein wenig unglaubwürdig, zumal ich das Gefühl hatte, dass einige der Charaktere manche Sachen einfach so.. hingenommen haben, wie sie eben waren, egal, was die Altersklasse gerade anging.
Wer mir als Charakter allerdings wirklich gefallen hat, war Isa. Obwohl sie durch die Entführung wahrlich nicht in der besten Position ist und auch nicht gerade gut behandelt wurde, hat sie die Hoffnung nicht aufgegeben, dass ihr Vater sie retten kommt, dass ihre Mutter die Polizei ruft.
Der Schreibstil des Autors - welcher mir bislang so gar nichts sagte - war an sich wirklich flüssig und ich konnte mich sofort in diesen hinein finden. Jedoch hatte ich manchmal nicht das Gefühl, mich in einem Thriller zu befinden und die erhoffte Gänsehaut blieb somit aus.
Dennoch möchte ich dem Buch und dem Autor eine Leseempfehlung aussprechen, denn der Schreibstil und die Aufmachung der Story her gefielen mir wirklich gut. Es hat lediglich ein wenig an der Umsetzung gehapert.
Über seine Vergangenheit verliert er kein Wort und dennoch schlägt sie mit voller Wucht zurück, als seine Exfrau ermordet und seine geliebte Tochter entführt wird.
Wer ist der Entführer und was hat er mit Isa vor?
Und was hat Jesses Vergangenheit im Heim damit zu tun?
Jesse sieht nur einen Ausweg, er muss zurück ins Heim und erneut den Weg durch die Hölle gehen, welcher er nie wieder hatte gehen wollen.
Jesse ist ein Charakter, welchen ich irgendwie nie richtig einschätzen konnte und wenn ich ehrlich sein soll, habe ich schon nach den ersten Kapiteln das Gefühl gehabt, einfach nicht nachvollziehen zu können, wie er handelt.
Ich möchte hier jetzt nicht erwähnen, was ich meine, aber eine bestimmte Sache und die Handlung Jesses daraus, ist mir gleich zu Anfang ins Auge gestochen als Sache, die mir nicht gefallen hat.
Mit Hilfe von Jule, welche eine Freundin seiner Ex-Frau ist, versucht Jesse auf die Spur der Entführer zu kommen, gerät aber bald schon selbst in Verdacht, Sandra getötet zu haben.
Jule selbst weiß nicht mehr, was sie denken soll, fährt aber dennoch mit ihm zurück zum Heim, um Isa ausfindig zu machen und Jesses Vergangenheit zu bewältigen.
Die Hintergründe waren mir allerdings etwas.. ich will nicht sagen, too much, aber irgendwie klang es für mich manchmal doch ein wenig unglaubwürdig, zumal ich das Gefühl hatte, dass einige der Charaktere manche Sachen einfach so.. hingenommen haben, wie sie eben waren, egal, was die Altersklasse gerade anging.
Wer mir als Charakter allerdings wirklich gefallen hat, war Isa. Obwohl sie durch die Entführung wahrlich nicht in der besten Position ist und auch nicht gerade gut behandelt wurde, hat sie die Hoffnung nicht aufgegeben, dass ihr Vater sie retten kommt, dass ihre Mutter die Polizei ruft.
Der Schreibstil des Autors - welcher mir bislang so gar nichts sagte - war an sich wirklich flüssig und ich konnte mich sofort in diesen hinein finden. Jedoch hatte ich manchmal nicht das Gefühl, mich in einem Thriller zu befinden und die erhoffte Gänsehaut blieb somit aus.
Dennoch möchte ich dem Buch und dem Autor eine Leseempfehlung aussprechen, denn der Schreibstil und die Aufmachung der Story her gefielen mir wirklich gut. Es hat lediglich ein wenig an der Umsetzung gehapert.
October 8, 2018
Jesse and Sandra are divorced, with an eight-year-old daughter, Isa, who lives with her mother but has regular contact with her father. When Jesse calls at the Berlin apartment his ex-wife shares with her new boyfriend, he discovers that she has been murdered and Isa has been kidnapped. Her abductor has left a message, written on the child’s bedroom wall in large, red spidery capitals: “YOU DON’T DESERVE HER”. Who has abducted her, and why? Jesse soon realises that the answers lie in his past but, following an accident when he was thirteen, his memories of the past are almost non-existent, other than frightening fragments which appear in recurring, horrific nightmares. However, he knows that, whatever the strength of his emotional reluctance to do so, he must now confront his past if he is to find and rescue the daughter he adores.
Although Jesse is now a successful paediatrician, his childhood was very disturbed and traumatic. He and Sandra had met when they were both in care in a children’s home in Bavaria, where they had felt an immediate, although not always straightforward, attraction to each other. Life in the children’s home was frequently harsh and brutal and the story switches between the 1980s and 2013, following the same group of characters and gradually exposing the backstory which led to the murder and abduction.
This story is described as “a fast paced and addictive thriller ….” but, for this reader, it didn’t live up to this promise. I found it far too repetitive and, although I did manage to resist the temptation to do so, I feel I could easily have skipped sections without losing much of the sense of the developing plot. In fact, I wasn’t too far into the story before I had a good idea how the plot would develop, with the eventual “twist” coming as no surprise – maybe I have been reading too many books in this genre!
Other than with the delightful Isa, I found it difficult to feel any sense of engagement with any of the characters, all of whom seemed rather one-dimensional and unconvincing. I found myself not caring about what happened to any of them, even though some of their experiences were truly horrific and so should have triggered some sort of an emotional response from me. Also, the areas of Germany in which the story is set are ones I know well and yet I got no real sense of them, other than the difficulties of driving in snowy and icy conditions!
This story has been translated and so it is hard to know whether my difficulties with the style has anything to do with this. Without being able to read the German original this is an impossible question for me to answer, but what I am aware of is that there were several occasions when I found that the flow of the story felt rather laboured, and the syntax rather strange and stilted. There were also numerous typographical errors which should have been corrected at the proof reading stage but, as they remained, were another cause of irritation.
With thanks to the publisher and Readers First for an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review.
May 16, 2017
Gastrezension Lesefuchs
Klappentext
Jesse Berg ist ein erfolgreicher Kinderarzt. Frisch geschieden, kümmert er sich liebevoll um seine kleine Tochter Isa. Über seine Vergangenheit spricht er nicht. Bis plötzlich seine Exfrau ermordet und seine Tochter entführt wird. Der Täter hinterlässt für Berg eine Nachricht: Sie gehört dir nicht. Du musst sie vergessen. Berg ist klar, dass er selbst das Ziel des Anschlags ist. Eine langvergessene Schuld drängt ans Licht. Um Isa zu finden, muss er das tun, was er nie wollte: zurück in seine Vergangenheit. Zurück ins Heim. Dort hat er gelernt, sich zu wehren, und dort wäre er beinahe getötet worden. Berg nimmt die Kampfansage an. Denn für Isa würde er alles tun. Auch ein zweites Mal durch die Hölle gehen. Vom Autor der Spiegel-Bestseller »Schnitt« und »Schock«.
Der Autor
Marc Raabe, 1968 geboren, ist Geschäftsführer und Gesellschafter einer Fernsehproduktion. Seine beiden Thriller Schnitt und Schock waren viele Wochen auf der Bestsellerliste. Marc Raabe lebt mit seiner Familie in Köln.
Meine Meinung
Story
Die Story kam ziemlich schnell in Fahrt und war ziemlich fesselnd. Raabe hält die Spannung bis zum Showdown und drüber hinaus und führt den Leser dazu, Charakteren zu misstrauen. Ist man mit Thrillern und Filmen dieser Art vertraut, kann man sich ab einem gewissen Zeitpunkt allerdings denken, was los ist. Ich lag mit meinen Vermutungen richtig, war aber nicht enttäuscht und weiterhin gefesselt von dem Buch.
Schreibstil
Marc Raabe schreibt spannend und lässt den Leser immer wieder am Protagonist zweifeln. Er schreibt sehr verständlich, wechselt vom Kapitel zu Kapitel die Sicht. So wird aus der Vergangenheit von Jesse als auch aus der Gegenwart erzählt, sowie aus der Sicht von anderen Charakteren.
Charaktere
Auch wenn Raabe immer wieder an Jesse zweifeln lässt, ist er dennoch sympathisch und authentisch. Man hofft und fiebert mit ihm mit und hofft, dass er seine Tochter endlich findet.
Mein Fazit
„Heimweh“ hat mich wirklich sehr begeistert. Das Buch ist super geschrieben, die Spannung gut aufgebaut und gehalten. Unter fünf Lesefüchsen und einer Leseempfehlung kommt es nicht davon!
Klappentext
Jesse Berg ist ein erfolgreicher Kinderarzt. Frisch geschieden, kümmert er sich liebevoll um seine kleine Tochter Isa. Über seine Vergangenheit spricht er nicht. Bis plötzlich seine Exfrau ermordet und seine Tochter entführt wird. Der Täter hinterlässt für Berg eine Nachricht: Sie gehört dir nicht. Du musst sie vergessen. Berg ist klar, dass er selbst das Ziel des Anschlags ist. Eine langvergessene Schuld drängt ans Licht. Um Isa zu finden, muss er das tun, was er nie wollte: zurück in seine Vergangenheit. Zurück ins Heim. Dort hat er gelernt, sich zu wehren, und dort wäre er beinahe getötet worden. Berg nimmt die Kampfansage an. Denn für Isa würde er alles tun. Auch ein zweites Mal durch die Hölle gehen. Vom Autor der Spiegel-Bestseller »Schnitt« und »Schock«.
Der Autor
Marc Raabe, 1968 geboren, ist Geschäftsführer und Gesellschafter einer Fernsehproduktion. Seine beiden Thriller Schnitt und Schock waren viele Wochen auf der Bestsellerliste. Marc Raabe lebt mit seiner Familie in Köln.
Meine Meinung
Story
Die Story kam ziemlich schnell in Fahrt und war ziemlich fesselnd. Raabe hält die Spannung bis zum Showdown und drüber hinaus und führt den Leser dazu, Charakteren zu misstrauen. Ist man mit Thrillern und Filmen dieser Art vertraut, kann man sich ab einem gewissen Zeitpunkt allerdings denken, was los ist. Ich lag mit meinen Vermutungen richtig, war aber nicht enttäuscht und weiterhin gefesselt von dem Buch.
Schreibstil
Marc Raabe schreibt spannend und lässt den Leser immer wieder am Protagonist zweifeln. Er schreibt sehr verständlich, wechselt vom Kapitel zu Kapitel die Sicht. So wird aus der Vergangenheit von Jesse als auch aus der Gegenwart erzählt, sowie aus der Sicht von anderen Charakteren.
Charaktere
Auch wenn Raabe immer wieder an Jesse zweifeln lässt, ist er dennoch sympathisch und authentisch. Man hofft und fiebert mit ihm mit und hofft, dass er seine Tochter endlich findet.
Mein Fazit
„Heimweh“ hat mich wirklich sehr begeistert. Das Buch ist super geschrieben, die Spannung gut aufgebaut und gehalten. Unter fünf Lesefüchsen und einer Leseempfehlung kommt es nicht davon!
August 26, 2018
Kindheitstrauma
Jesse Berg ist ein angesehener Arzt. Zwar ist er von seiner Frau Sandra getrennt, seine Tochter Isa ist sein ein und alles. Jesses Entsetzen kennt keine Grenzen als er erfährt, dass Isa entführt wurde. Gemeinsam mit der besten Freundin seiner Frau macht er sich auf die Suche nach dem Kind. Jule, die Jesse nicht über den Weg traut, kommt zwar mit. viel lieber würde sie aber die Polizei verständigen. Genau das hat der Entführer mit der Drohung verboten, er würde die Kleine umbringen. Jesses einziges Ziel ist es, seine Tochter wieder zu bekommen. Und eine vage Spur führt in seine Vergangenheit.
Was tut ein Vater nicht alles, um für das Wohl seines Kindes zu sorgen. Natürlich versagt er im Alltag manchmal, gerade nach der Trennung. Als Arzt ist er im Streß, vergisst mal was, ist unpünktlich. Aber als das Leben seiner kleinen Tochter bedroht wird, ist er da. Die kleine Isa ist einfach der wichtigste Mensch in seinem Leben. Ein Leben, dass nicht immer geradlinig verlaufen ist. An Phasen in seiner Kindheit kann Jesse sich kaum erinnern, aufgewachsen ist er in dem Heim, zu dem er jetzt zurück fährt. Doch wer dort sollte etwas gegen ihn oder gar gegen seine Tochter haben. Sicher jedenfalls wird es kein fröhliches Wiedersehen geben.
Schnell ist man im Geschehen um den Arzt Jesse Berg. Auch wenn seine Verhaltensweisen nicht immer ganz schlüssig erscheinen, bleibt die Spannung doch immer erhalten. Nach und nach entwickelt sich eine packende Story mit einem fesselnden Bezug in die Vergangenheit des Arztes. In dem alten Kinderheim ging und geht nicht alles mit rechten Dingen zu. Sowohl unter den Leitenden als auch unter den Kindern und Jugendlichen herrschen Cliquen und nicht immer haben alles das Wohl des anderen im Sinne. Ein gut zu lesender Thriller mit einer Auflösung, mit der die meisten Leser sicher nicht rechnen.
Jesse Berg ist ein angesehener Arzt. Zwar ist er von seiner Frau Sandra getrennt, seine Tochter Isa ist sein ein und alles. Jesses Entsetzen kennt keine Grenzen als er erfährt, dass Isa entführt wurde. Gemeinsam mit der besten Freundin seiner Frau macht er sich auf die Suche nach dem Kind. Jule, die Jesse nicht über den Weg traut, kommt zwar mit. viel lieber würde sie aber die Polizei verständigen. Genau das hat der Entführer mit der Drohung verboten, er würde die Kleine umbringen. Jesses einziges Ziel ist es, seine Tochter wieder zu bekommen. Und eine vage Spur führt in seine Vergangenheit.
Was tut ein Vater nicht alles, um für das Wohl seines Kindes zu sorgen. Natürlich versagt er im Alltag manchmal, gerade nach der Trennung. Als Arzt ist er im Streß, vergisst mal was, ist unpünktlich. Aber als das Leben seiner kleinen Tochter bedroht wird, ist er da. Die kleine Isa ist einfach der wichtigste Mensch in seinem Leben. Ein Leben, dass nicht immer geradlinig verlaufen ist. An Phasen in seiner Kindheit kann Jesse sich kaum erinnern, aufgewachsen ist er in dem Heim, zu dem er jetzt zurück fährt. Doch wer dort sollte etwas gegen ihn oder gar gegen seine Tochter haben. Sicher jedenfalls wird es kein fröhliches Wiedersehen geben.
Schnell ist man im Geschehen um den Arzt Jesse Berg. Auch wenn seine Verhaltensweisen nicht immer ganz schlüssig erscheinen, bleibt die Spannung doch immer erhalten. Nach und nach entwickelt sich eine packende Story mit einem fesselnden Bezug in die Vergangenheit des Arztes. In dem alten Kinderheim ging und geht nicht alles mit rechten Dingen zu. Sowohl unter den Leitenden als auch unter den Kindern und Jugendlichen herrschen Cliquen und nicht immer haben alles das Wohl des anderen im Sinne. Ein gut zu lesender Thriller mit einer Auflösung, mit der die meisten Leser sicher nicht rechnen.
January 18, 2021
Titel und Cover haben mich zu dem Hörbuch-Thriller „Heimweh“ von Marc Raabe verlockt. Mir hat das Buch sehr sehr gut gefallen. Ich habe gespannt zugehört und konnte auch nach zwangsweisen Unterbrechungen wieder einsteigen ohne ins Schleudern zu geraten.
Die Tochter wurde entführt und alle Spuren führen in das Kinderheim in den bayrischen Alpen, in dem der Protagonist aufgewachsen ist.
Figuren
Die Figuren sind allesamt sehr gut gelungen. Sie waren schwer zu durchschauen, aber in sich selbst logisch gestrickt. Niemand ist perfekt und zwischendurch habe ich einfach jeden verdächtigt... Besonders der ehemalige Heimleiter Artur war vielschichtig konzipiert.
Story
Die Story war voller interessanter Elemente und konnte mich überraschen. Außerdem waren alle Spannungsregler auf Anschlag gedreht und ich wollte nicht von der Geschichte lassen. So wie das bei einem guten Thriller sein soll. Die Geschichte war wie erwartet sehr storybasiert.
Auflösung
Zum Einen habe ich die Lösung nicht kommen sehen und das gefällt mir gut. Zum Anderen ist sie irgendwie klischeehaft und so war ich dann auch etwas enttäuscht. Ich bin mir insgesamt unsicher ob das in meinen Augen nun eine gute Auflösung ist oder zu simpel. (deshalb insgesamt 4 statt 5 Sterne)
Atmosphäre
Die Atmosphäre hat mir wirklich außerordentlich gut gefallen. Es war so richtig richtig winterlich und ich konnte mir auch das gruselige Heim gut vorstellen. Wirklich gute Ideen für Settings. Auch die Funde von Kriminellen Machenschaften waren so beschrieben, dass ich sofort Bilder im Kopf hatte und angenehm kribbelnd schockiert war.
Die Tochter wurde entführt und alle Spuren führen in das Kinderheim in den bayrischen Alpen, in dem der Protagonist aufgewachsen ist.
Figuren
Die Figuren sind allesamt sehr gut gelungen. Sie waren schwer zu durchschauen, aber in sich selbst logisch gestrickt. Niemand ist perfekt und zwischendurch habe ich einfach jeden verdächtigt... Besonders der ehemalige Heimleiter Artur war vielschichtig konzipiert.
Story
Die Story war voller interessanter Elemente und konnte mich überraschen. Außerdem waren alle Spannungsregler auf Anschlag gedreht und ich wollte nicht von der Geschichte lassen. So wie das bei einem guten Thriller sein soll. Die Geschichte war wie erwartet sehr storybasiert.
Auflösung
Zum Einen habe ich die Lösung nicht kommen sehen und das gefällt mir gut. Zum Anderen ist sie irgendwie klischeehaft und so war ich dann auch etwas enttäuscht. Ich bin mir insgesamt unsicher ob das in meinen Augen nun eine gute Auflösung ist oder zu simpel. (deshalb insgesamt 4 statt 5 Sterne)
Atmosphäre
Die Atmosphäre hat mir wirklich außerordentlich gut gefallen. Es war so richtig richtig winterlich und ich konnte mir auch das gruselige Heim gut vorstellen. Wirklich gute Ideen für Settings. Auch die Funde von Kriminellen Machenschaften waren so beschrieben, dass ich sofort Bilder im Kopf hatte und angenehm kribbelnd schockiert war.
April 5, 2019
One to remember! Different, puzzling and incredibly fast-paced.
Everyone's afraid of young Jesse, the boys at his new home, even the headmaster in charge. He can't think why but something happened to make them afraid. They say it was an accident. They've stuck with that story.... And now, well it's been years since but it's suddenly crucial that Jesse remembers his past because somehow it has come to haunt him, in more than just his usual nightmares.
A brilliantly original novel that plays out seamlessly like a thriller film, cutting between character perspectives until we know their lives inside out. Quite the experience: a thriller with a real personality. I can't say I've read anything like that ending before. The big reveal was crazy big and yet, perfectly fitting.
Marce Raabe's latest thriller brings the ideas of identity and how it's affected by memory, in an unpredictable narrative that offers twists up until the last page.
I received this book for review consideration. All opinions are wholly honest and completely my own.
Everyone's afraid of young Jesse, the boys at his new home, even the headmaster in charge. He can't think why but something happened to make them afraid. They say it was an accident. They've stuck with that story.... And now, well it's been years since but it's suddenly crucial that Jesse remembers his past because somehow it has come to haunt him, in more than just his usual nightmares.
A brilliantly original novel that plays out seamlessly like a thriller film, cutting between character perspectives until we know their lives inside out. Quite the experience: a thriller with a real personality. I can't say I've read anything like that ending before. The big reveal was crazy big and yet, perfectly fitting.
Marce Raabe's latest thriller brings the ideas of identity and how it's affected by memory, in an unpredictable narrative that offers twists up until the last page.
I received this book for review consideration. All opinions are wholly honest and completely my own.
October 29, 2018
Es ist ein interessantes Buch wessen Plot nicht sofort vorhersehbar ist. Für mich zumindest. Es ist Brutal, detailliert und lädt zum hineinversetzen ein gerade durch den Perspektivischen Sichtwechsel der einzelnen Personen. Die Charaktere (bis auf Jesse Berg) sind nicht unbedingt detailliert ausgearbeitet, aber stört es keinesfalls weil man die Namen schnell drin hat und die dahinter steckende Geschichte mit intigriert ist. Leider wirkt die Geschichte ab und an künstlich gezogen und lässt die Spannung aus, die Marc Raabe so schön angetrieben hat. Das hat es für mich etwas gezogen in dem Buch voran zu kommen, so zumindest das Gefühl. Nichts desto trotz hatte ich einen guten „WOW“ Effekt. Denn gerade zum Ende hin, wird es Nervenaufreibend!
Für eine ausführlichere Rezension zu "Heimweh" von Marc Raabe, besucht mich gern auf meinem Blog :)
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November 17, 2020
I was thoroughly and pleasantly surprised with this book. It’s your typical whodunnit murder mystery mixed with a bit of kidnapping and some psychology plot lines. All in all quite a good book!
It truly kept me guessing until the end, who was it? Was it him? Was it a split personality? Who was killing all these people?! And why?! This book kept me guessing the whole time and I had to swap who I thought was the killer because new evidence kept coming to light. And then more evidence came which made me change my mind again and again!
The ending as I’ve said was pleasantly surprising. Everything wrapped up very neat and tidy - with a little bow it felt like- leaving me very happy with the results. I’m glad to have come across this book in my Box of Stories subscription. If I ever come across any of Marc Raabe's other books, I'll definitely give them a read.
It truly kept me guessing until the end, who was it? Was it him? Was it a split personality? Who was killing all these people?! And why?! This book kept me guessing the whole time and I had to swap who I thought was the killer because new evidence kept coming to light. And then more evidence came which made me change my mind again and again!
The ending as I’ve said was pleasantly surprising. Everything wrapped up very neat and tidy - with a little bow it felt like- leaving me very happy with the results. I’m glad to have come across this book in my Box of Stories subscription. If I ever come across any of Marc Raabe's other books, I'll definitely give them a read.
December 30, 2020
Jesse Berg is a successful paediatrician who thought he had escaped his past. When Jesse finds his ex-wife murdered, and daughter Isa missing with a message reading: YOU DONT DESERVE HER left behind at the scene of the crime his life spirals before his eyes. He realises he only has one choice. To return to the children’s home he grew up in to find the answers to his questions that almost killed him. It’s a race against the clock to try and save Isa and free himself.
TRIGGER WARNING: Contains child abuse and violence. I’ve recently discovered Marc Raabe is a German author. At the time of purchasing and opting for this read I didn’t know and walked blindly into this book. Don’t worry it is written in English. I chose this purely because the synopsis caught my attention. The storyline is so twisted yet thrilling and full of suspense. I loved the embedded narrative of Jesse’s past alongside his present. And can I just say that swerve of a twist - wow!! I did not see that coming at all!! This is my first book by Marc and I’m looking forward to seeking out more of his work.
TRIGGER WARNING: Contains child abuse and violence. I’ve recently discovered Marc Raabe is a German author. At the time of purchasing and opting for this read I didn’t know and walked blindly into this book. Don’t worry it is written in English. I chose this purely because the synopsis caught my attention. The storyline is so twisted yet thrilling and full of suspense. I loved the embedded narrative of Jesse’s past alongside his present. And can I just say that swerve of a twist - wow!! I did not see that coming at all!! This is my first book by Marc and I’m looking forward to seeking out more of his work.
October 14, 2018
I enjoyed the first half of this book and found it quite the page turner to begin with. Jesse, a doctor, goes to his wife's apartment to find that she's been murdered and his daughter has been kidnapped. Scrawled on the wall are the words "You Don't Deserve Her".
What follows are a series of flashbacks to his past in a children's home that are intertwined with the current day. It becomes clear that the current day crime is linked to his past at the children's home, but how?
There are a number of likely suspects (the boys didn't exactly get along in the home) but one by one others are being "bumped off".
What follows is a typical race against time to save his daughter but once we discover who the murderer is it all becomes a bit confused. I got to the point where I was struggling to understand who was who.
It's a decent enough storyline but perhaps just made over complicated
What follows are a series of flashbacks to his past in a children's home that are intertwined with the current day. It becomes clear that the current day crime is linked to his past at the children's home, but how?
There are a number of likely suspects (the boys didn't exactly get along in the home) but one by one others are being "bumped off".
What follows is a typical race against time to save his daughter but once we discover who the murderer is it all becomes a bit confused. I got to the point where I was struggling to understand who was who.
It's a decent enough storyline but perhaps just made over complicated
October 15, 2018
I have very much enjoyed reading this book, it is a book with a very good story and excellent twist within it, definitely a page turner!
The book is focused on Jesse, a doctor, an estranged husband and a loving father. Jesse has had to endure quite a few personal battles in his lifetime due to his harsh childhood in a children's home. Jesse's goes to collect his daughter from his wife Sandra's home only to find her murdered and his daughter missing, a message is left for Jesse at the scene which leads him back to his childhood in the home all those years before as he starts to uncover the secrets from that time which he did not have any idea about.
This is the first book which I have read by Marc Raabe but it definitely won't be the last! I can thoroughly recommend this book and believe it will be at the top of the sales list very quickly!
The book is focused on Jesse, a doctor, an estranged husband and a loving father. Jesse has had to endure quite a few personal battles in his lifetime due to his harsh childhood in a children's home. Jesse's goes to collect his daughter from his wife Sandra's home only to find her murdered and his daughter missing, a message is left for Jesse at the scene which leads him back to his childhood in the home all those years before as he starts to uncover the secrets from that time which he did not have any idea about.
This is the first book which I have read by Marc Raabe but it definitely won't be the last! I can thoroughly recommend this book and believe it will be at the top of the sales list very quickly!
March 3, 2019
This book took me a little while to get into, then things started speeding up, then the ending blew my mind! So much to get my head around that I one hundred percent wasn't expecting to happen!
The main character Jesse has had his daughter kidnapped, a horrific event to happen to him, but digging deeper into his past it seems there are a lot of people who could be suspected of being involved. Brought up in a children's home he didn't fit in, and suffered bullying but then a mysterious accident happened, of which he can't remember anything about. I found myself annoyed at the author for omitting these details and did get a bit bored trying to fill the gaps in for myself....however, when I got to the end of the story it all fell into place with an ending that I really wasn't expecting at all!
Very much enjoyed this crime fiction thriller with a massive unpredictable twist!!!
The main character Jesse has had his daughter kidnapped, a horrific event to happen to him, but digging deeper into his past it seems there are a lot of people who could be suspected of being involved. Brought up in a children's home he didn't fit in, and suffered bullying but then a mysterious accident happened, of which he can't remember anything about. I found myself annoyed at the author for omitting these details and did get a bit bored trying to fill the gaps in for myself....however, when I got to the end of the story it all fell into place with an ending that I really wasn't expecting at all!
Very much enjoyed this crime fiction thriller with a massive unpredictable twist!!!
October 8, 2018
Great story with a great twist.
Starting in a wintery Berlin, the story takes a dark and scary turn. Jesse's estranged wife is killed and his daughter is kidnapped. Fearing it has something to do with his past, he sets off on a mission to save his daughter Isa. Unfortunately for Jesse, he suffered an injury many years ago which has left him with amnesia, anything from his childhood he has forgotten. Jesse has to revisit the past whether he likes it or not. As I said there is a great twist to this story, with more underhand stories running alongside it. Quite fast paced and action packed, and is written in the past and present. A murder mystery with a twist!
I look forward to reading more by Marc Raabe!
Starting in a wintery Berlin, the story takes a dark and scary turn. Jesse's estranged wife is killed and his daughter is kidnapped. Fearing it has something to do with his past, he sets off on a mission to save his daughter Isa. Unfortunately for Jesse, he suffered an injury many years ago which has left him with amnesia, anything from his childhood he has forgotten. Jesse has to revisit the past whether he likes it or not. As I said there is a great twist to this story, with more underhand stories running alongside it. Quite fast paced and action packed, and is written in the past and present. A murder mystery with a twist!
I look forward to reading more by Marc Raabe!
December 25, 2018
Tense, violent, disturbed by nightmares. Scars, damaged childhoods, false memories. Snow, forests, old houses. This is a very atmospheric and fast-paced mystery set in Germany.
There are deaths aplenty around hospital doctor Jesse after he is plunged into drama, secrets and chases. The feeling of suspense is almost relentless. But the mysteries are also inside his own mind so he feels driven to seek out his childhood friends to avert the danger threatening his family.
There are flashbacks galore as the mystery unravels and some are very unsettling. The writer gives a tender and credible portrait of a brave child prepared to fight for her survival and an old man finding the courage he didn't know he had.
There are deaths aplenty around hospital doctor Jesse after he is plunged into drama, secrets and chases. The feeling of suspense is almost relentless. But the mysteries are also inside his own mind so he feels driven to seek out his childhood friends to avert the danger threatening his family.
There are flashbacks galore as the mystery unravels and some are very unsettling. The writer gives a tender and credible portrait of a brave child prepared to fight for her survival and an old man finding the courage he didn't know he had.
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