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El santuario del diablo
«Bienvenidos a Himmelstal. Ustedes, nuestros pacientes, en realidad no están enfermos. Simplemente están cansados, padecen estrés, síndrome de fatiga crónica, quizá una ligera depresión. Nosotros cuidaremos de ustedes del mejor modo posible... Disfruten de las vistas alpinas, del aire puro, de la pesca y de nuestras modernas y confortables instalaciones. Aquí, nuestros doctores están para atenderlos». Y en efecto Himmelstal, la exclusiva clínica de reposo en un valle de los Alpes suizos donde está internado Max, el hermano gemelo de Daniel, parece un lugar idílico. Hay ríos de agua cristalina, en el restaurante puede degustarse un excelente menú acompañado de un buen vino y el personal es sumamente atento y servicial. Por eso Daniel accede de buena gana cuando Max le pide que ocupe su lugar durante unos días para poder salir y solucionar un asunto de deudas con el grupo mafioso que amenaza a su novia. ¿Qué puede haber de malo en pasar una temporada en tan agradable lugar? Pero cuando su hermano no regresa en la fecha convenida, Daniel empieza a temer que ese valle sea el último lugar que verá en esta vida…
Adaptada recientemente a la televisión, Marie Hermanson saca el máximo partido en esta absorbente novela a todos los ingredientes del más oscuro e inquietante thriller escandinavo.
Adaptada recientemente a la televisión, Marie Hermanson saca el máximo partido en esta absorbente novela a todos los ingredientes del más oscuro e inquietante thriller escandinavo.
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First published January 1, 2011
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July 23, 2023
"Un loco puede permitirse alguna que otra locura. Hay que cumplir con las expectativas."
Estuvo bien, y solo eso.
Mantiene un ritmo pausado, no hay mayor tensión, es bastante predecible, pero logra mantener el interés durante toda la lectura.
Los capítulos cortos hacen muy ligera la lectura, y en general la trama es atrayente, un psiquiátrico de lujo con un misterioso conjunto de pacientes y profesionales en el medio de las montañas suizas, si, atrae.
Creo que es una lectura con una trama central genial en cuanto al trasfondo de todo y la idea que quiere desarrollar la autora, pero le faltó bastante para llegar a lo que pudo ser una trama de este tipo, y no la contaré porque arruina mucho la lectura y hace aún más predecible todo.
Estuvo bien, y solo eso.
Mantiene un ritmo pausado, no hay mayor tensión, es bastante predecible, pero logra mantener el interés durante toda la lectura.
Los capítulos cortos hacen muy ligera la lectura, y en general la trama es atrayente, un psiquiátrico de lujo con un misterioso conjunto de pacientes y profesionales en el medio de las montañas suizas, si, atrae.
Creo que es una lectura con una trama central genial en cuanto al trasfondo de todo y la idea que quiere desarrollar la autora, pero le faltó bastante para llegar a lo que pudo ser una trama de este tipo, y no la contaré porque arruina mucho la lectura y hace aún más predecible todo.
March 12, 2020
When I heard that this was supposed to be one of the best thrillers out there, I just had to read it. Unfortunately, it didn‘t deliver on that promise. The concept of the story is intriguing, yes, which is why I kept on reading although it had a very slow beginning. Halfway through the book I had a suspicion which turned out to be right. I hate it when that happens, maybe I have already read too many thrillers to be surprised anymore. Alas, the details of the mystery behind it all seemed run-of-the-mill far-fetched and rushed to me. To be honest, most thrillers probably are. The difference is that with this book, I was nowhere near „shuddering“.
July 9, 2015
Jag kommer att SAKNA den här boken! Jo, jag kan läsa den igen, men jag kommer att sakna att ha den oupptäckt.
September 6, 2013
This is a serious warning: don’t begin this book if you have a meal, a meeting or an urgent appointment any time soon. You won’t make it.
This wonderful Swedish thriller begins with Daniel Brandt receiving a letter from his twin brother, Max. The brothers were brought up mainly apart, meeting only on their shared birthday, and Max’s bizarre behaviour in the past means that Daniel regards any contact with wariness. However Max is now in a Swiss clinic which is helping him manage his bi-polar disorder, and all he’s asking Daniel to do is visit. When Daniel arrives at the heavily-guarded Himmelstal, Max persuades him to change places, just for a few days, so that Max can leave to sort out his finances ... except that he doesn’t return, and when Daniel tries to persuade the doctors that he isn’t Max, nobody believes him.
The set-up’s a compelling one – twin swaps and identity loss are a sure-fire draw. Daniel’s likeable straight away as a decent guy with problems of his own. Anyone who’s ever played sibling power games (and that’s all sibs) will sympathise with his ambivalence about Max’s intentions. When he’s tricked into staying, as Max, then you’re willing him to prove his identity. However as he’s drawn into the reality of ‘Heaven Valley’, identity becomes less important than escape from the twisted reality.
The (translated) prose is simple and compelling, the description of the alpine scenery atmospheric. The characters are intriguingly bizarre, and increasingly sinister, until you’re as unsure as Daniel who he can trust. This book is a straight roller-coaster ride, moving through action to discovery and more discovery. It’s not particularly gruesome. There are no fashionable flashbacks, and the third-person narration is generally centred on Daniel, with the occasional move to Dr Obermann’s head. The author knows she’s thought up a terrific story, and she gets on with holding her audience spell-bound. Enjoy.
This wonderful Swedish thriller begins with Daniel Brandt receiving a letter from his twin brother, Max. The brothers were brought up mainly apart, meeting only on their shared birthday, and Max’s bizarre behaviour in the past means that Daniel regards any contact with wariness. However Max is now in a Swiss clinic which is helping him manage his bi-polar disorder, and all he’s asking Daniel to do is visit. When Daniel arrives at the heavily-guarded Himmelstal, Max persuades him to change places, just for a few days, so that Max can leave to sort out his finances ... except that he doesn’t return, and when Daniel tries to persuade the doctors that he isn’t Max, nobody believes him.
The set-up’s a compelling one – twin swaps and identity loss are a sure-fire draw. Daniel’s likeable straight away as a decent guy with problems of his own. Anyone who’s ever played sibling power games (and that’s all sibs) will sympathise with his ambivalence about Max’s intentions. When he’s tricked into staying, as Max, then you’re willing him to prove his identity. However as he’s drawn into the reality of ‘Heaven Valley’, identity becomes less important than escape from the twisted reality.
The (translated) prose is simple and compelling, the description of the alpine scenery atmospheric. The characters are intriguingly bizarre, and increasingly sinister, until you’re as unsure as Daniel who he can trust. This book is a straight roller-coaster ride, moving through action to discovery and more discovery. It’s not particularly gruesome. There are no fashionable flashbacks, and the third-person narration is generally centred on Daniel, with the occasional move to Dr Obermann’s head. The author knows she’s thought up a terrific story, and she gets on with holding her audience spell-bound. Enjoy.
March 20, 2017
Meh! Primera decepción del año. Aunque la idea de dos hermanos gemelos que intercambian identidad no sea excesivamente original, la premisa inicial y la ambientación me parecieron muy prometedoras. Max se encuentra internado en una clínica de reposo situada en medio de los Alpes y necesita la ayuda de su hermano Daniel para poder salir a solucionar un asunto importante del que solo él se puede ocupar. Hasta aquí bien, pero cuando Max no vuelve como prometió esperas que pase algo, y me refiero a algo interesante, pero no. La historia se vuelve bastante plana y dispersa sin llegar a exprimir las posibilidades que tiene. Para pasar el rato sin más pretensiones.
Lo peor: el precipitado final.
Lo mejor: las risas que me he pegado con el ridículo nombre del “proyecto” y su explicación (y eso que la cosa iba en serio).
Lo peor: el precipitado final.
Lo mejor: las risas que me he pegado con el ridículo nombre del “proyecto” y su explicación (y eso que la cosa iba en serio).
July 5, 2021
❥ Recension
Alltså wow! Vad läste jag precis!? Kan det här bli en av mina absoluta favoritböcker? Svar: ja!
Den här boken är underlig och intensiv, otäck och spännande, mörk och tungsint, surrealistisk och drömt. Och vansinnigt välskriven, fascinerande, underhållande och spännande. Jag älskar den!
Slutet känns lite förhastat och ihoptryckt, det är något som saknas där men på det stora hela gör det ingenting för resten av boken är SÅ BRA! Läs, läs, läs!
Boken får 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 av 5.
Alltså wow! Vad läste jag precis!? Kan det här bli en av mina absoluta favoritböcker? Svar: ja!
Den här boken är underlig och intensiv, otäck och spännande, mörk och tungsint, surrealistisk och drömt. Och vansinnigt välskriven, fascinerande, underhållande och spännande. Jag älskar den!
Slutet känns lite förhastat och ihoptryckt, det är något som saknas där men på det stora hela gör det ingenting för resten av boken är SÅ BRA! Läs, läs, läs!
Boken får 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 av 5.
June 26, 2013
The back of THE DEVIL'S SANCTUARY says that it has the atmosphere of Shutter Island and the intensity of Jussi Adler-Olsen so I was expecting something... well big.
And for quite a while this was a fascinating scenario. Estranged identical twins, Daniel and Max, were parted by their parents separation when they were very young. Daniel had a fairly normal, if not slightly doted on upbringing by his mother and her parents, Max not quite as lucky staying with his distant father and raised mostly by a nanny. Nothing particularly unusual in that, although Max has been diagnosed bipolar and is in an expensive Swiss recovery clinic when Daniel goes to visit him.
There's obviously something "not quite right" about the clinic, although it is, on the face of it, fairly serene, routine and seemingly quite supportive and comfortable. Not so comfortable that when Max proposes a swap of identities so that he can get out to sort out some financial problems, that Daniel is exactly willing. Doesn't matter as Max does an identity swap in the middle of the night anyway and disappears. Because they've been playing with identities and appearances anyway, nobody believes Daniel when he eventually protests the swap. Especially as all the documentation that they have on Max indicates that he doesn't have an identical twin.
For the longest time I was really intrigued about where this whole thing was going. Because there was that nagging feeling of something about the clinic, because it was kind of obvious that Max wasn't coming back there were all sorts of possible scenarios building up in my mind as I read on. When the ultimate truth about the clinic comes out I will admit I wasn't 100% surprised, but from there, the wheels started to wobble, and the wobble got stronger and stronger until an ending where, frankly, the wheels were off the car and a couple of kilometres in front of me, looking to cause some serious damage.
Aside from the fact that the ending was, well frankly just daft, there was an overwhelming sense of opportunity lost. Without giving away too much of the plot there's a reason behind that clinic that opened up a heap of possible avenues to explore. Instead we seemed to end up in a pointless heap of contrived situations designed to put characters at risk, even though the reader is well aware that they probably aren't. So I must admit by the end of it, despite finding the early part of the book really engaging, I was disappointed. And mildly annoyed. Especially as THE DEVIL'S SANCTUARY seemed to be a reasonably well written, pointless plot.
And for quite a while this was a fascinating scenario. Estranged identical twins, Daniel and Max, were parted by their parents separation when they were very young. Daniel had a fairly normal, if not slightly doted on upbringing by his mother and her parents, Max not quite as lucky staying with his distant father and raised mostly by a nanny. Nothing particularly unusual in that, although Max has been diagnosed bipolar and is in an expensive Swiss recovery clinic when Daniel goes to visit him.
There's obviously something "not quite right" about the clinic, although it is, on the face of it, fairly serene, routine and seemingly quite supportive and comfortable. Not so comfortable that when Max proposes a swap of identities so that he can get out to sort out some financial problems, that Daniel is exactly willing. Doesn't matter as Max does an identity swap in the middle of the night anyway and disappears. Because they've been playing with identities and appearances anyway, nobody believes Daniel when he eventually protests the swap. Especially as all the documentation that they have on Max indicates that he doesn't have an identical twin.
For the longest time I was really intrigued about where this whole thing was going. Because there was that nagging feeling of something about the clinic, because it was kind of obvious that Max wasn't coming back there were all sorts of possible scenarios building up in my mind as I read on. When the ultimate truth about the clinic comes out I will admit I wasn't 100% surprised, but from there, the wheels started to wobble, and the wobble got stronger and stronger until an ending where, frankly, the wheels were off the car and a couple of kilometres in front of me, looking to cause some serious damage.
Aside from the fact that the ending was, well frankly just daft, there was an overwhelming sense of opportunity lost. Without giving away too much of the plot there's a reason behind that clinic that opened up a heap of possible avenues to explore. Instead we seemed to end up in a pointless heap of contrived situations designed to put characters at risk, even though the reader is well aware that they probably aren't. So I must admit by the end of it, despite finding the early part of the book really engaging, I was disappointed. And mildly annoyed. Especially as THE DEVIL'S SANCTUARY seemed to be a reasonably well written, pointless plot.
October 10, 2013
Have you ever read a book that makes you go what the fuck for most of it? But then you keep reading anyway?
This is one of those books.
It was... odd. But not in a bad way. It was very different from everything I read. The closest thing I can compare it to is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - but honestly, it's nothing like that book. I think I feel a resemblance because they're both thrillers that have been translated into English. (I also never made it through Larsson's book - it was boring to me).
Max and Daniel had a fucked up childhood. They were twins raised separately and, as a result, are very very different adults. They really don't have much of a relationship, but when Max writes and asks to see Daniel while in a clinic of some sort, Daniel goes. He's a good soul.
He's a naive soul.
Max convinces him (tricks him) into switching places with him at the clinic (Daniel often wonders is this some sort of rehab clinic?) but promises to come back in a few days.
You know where this is going right? (If not, go read the summary again.)
I just didn't understand why Daniel never figured out the kind of place he was in or what kind of person his brother really was. All the signs were there. All the signs.
In the end, I couldn't put it down. I stayed up late trying to figure out the secrets of the clinic and the town. I wanted to know if Daniel would get out and if Max would be caught. This is the kind of book where the ending is not at all predictable, and you don't see it coming until it happens.
This is one of those books.
It was... odd. But not in a bad way. It was very different from everything I read. The closest thing I can compare it to is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - but honestly, it's nothing like that book. I think I feel a resemblance because they're both thrillers that have been translated into English. (I also never made it through Larsson's book - it was boring to me).
Max and Daniel had a fucked up childhood. They were twins raised separately and, as a result, are very very different adults. They really don't have much of a relationship, but when Max writes and asks to see Daniel while in a clinic of some sort, Daniel goes. He's a good soul.
He's a naive soul.
Max convinces him (tricks him) into switching places with him at the clinic (Daniel often wonders is this some sort of rehab clinic?) but promises to come back in a few days.
You know where this is going right? (If not, go read the summary again.)
I just didn't understand why Daniel never figured out the kind of place he was in or what kind of person his brother really was. All the signs were there. All the signs.
In the end, I couldn't put it down. I stayed up late trying to figure out the secrets of the clinic and the town. I wanted to know if Daniel would get out and if Max would be caught. This is the kind of book where the ending is not at all predictable, and you don't see it coming until it happens.
January 21, 2016
Good plot, good setting, good characters and well written, worth a read.
My 2 stars is given to the movement of the plot: lethargic yet enthralling at the beginning then the climax........and that's it, the end.
It felt like too much of a rush to the ending, miniscule detail, lack of scenes.
My 2 stars is given to the movement of the plot: lethargic yet enthralling at the beginning then the climax........and that's it, the end.
It felt like too much of a rush to the ending, miniscule detail, lack of scenes.
March 19, 2021
In case you needed further proof that visiting your identical twin in an insane asylum is a BAD IDEA...
July 7, 2025
Wow wow wow! Inte vad jag brukar läsa kanske men fick den rekommenderad av min bok-guru Andrea Andersson och är så glad att jag läste den! Så intressant plot och så välskriven! PAGE TURNER!!!!!
January 14, 2014
Al in het begin maken we kennis met de broers Daniel en Max. De beide personages worden goed neergezet en zowel het verleden als het heden worden besproken. De broers zijn dan wel een eeneiige tweeling, maar hebben beide een andere identiteit. Het resultaat is een verhaal met een beklemmende sfeer waarin je meeleeft met Daniel die van plek heeft gewisseld met zijn broer Max, en nu alles op alles moet zetten om uit het Hemeldal te komen. Of je wilt of niet er eenmaal aan begonnen, moet je ondanks dat de spanning niet bloedstollend is toch doorlezen. Je wilt dan ook alleen maar weten; “Hoe loopt dit af”. Marie is er dan ook in geslaagd om de alle aandacht vast te houden. De plot zit goed in elkaar en wat begint als een kabbelend beekje veranderd langzaam in een snelstromende rivier. De schrijfstijl is wel prettig en heeft niet veel weg van een gebruikelijke Scandinavische thriller. De namen zijn eenvoudig en goed uit te spreken, geen langdradig of overdreven gedetailleerd verhaal. Een verhaal dat met veel vaart verteld wordt. Een aanrader voor de liefhebbers van een goed in elkaar zittende psychologische thriller. Ik geef hem dan ook ruim 4 sterren.
August 25, 2017
Dark. Psychological. Nearly every character a pathological liar. Like Alice in Wonderland in the real world, assuming the trippy aspects of Wonderland would grow dark and sinister in their transition to reality.
Really good book. My only complaint is the anticlimactic ending. But everything leading up to the ending is edge-of-your-seat, deeply philosophical, intelligent, page turning stuff.
Really good book. My only complaint is the anticlimactic ending. But everything leading up to the ending is edge-of-your-seat, deeply philosophical, intelligent, page turning stuff.
April 21, 2023
Cuando a través de Masa Crítica de @babelioespanol, recibí este thriller nórdico recién reeditado por @siruelaediciones, el enamoramiento fue instantáneo, ya desde su cubierta, que me parece maravillosa, y siguiendo por su trama, estaba claro que estaba ante una historia atrapante y desconcertante, de aquellas en las que no sabes qué está pasando y te incita a avanzar hasta el final.
No iba desencaminada, este thriller psicológico de la sueca @mariehermanson_forfattare, tiene todos los ingredientes para que no podáis dejar de leer, además, su punto fuerte, la ambientación, es una genialidad. Un hospital psiquiátrico enclavado en los Alpes suizos, con una zona delimitada para sus enfermos, en la cual hacen vida normal mientras son objeto de escrupuloso estudio. Y dentro de esta localización asfixiante, rodeada de una naturaleza agreste y turbia, nos encontramos a Daniel, una persona en apariencia mentalmente sana y normal, que tras visitar a su gemelo idéntico Max, internado en el centro, decide intercambiar los papeles con él en una suerte de juego macabro en el cual quedará irremediablemente atrapado.
Con visos de novela de acertijos, donde nada es lo que parece, la autora juega con el lector haciéndole dudar en cada página. Es una temática que recuerda mucho a la tan aclamada últimamente Los renglones torcidos de Dios, pero con un componente de acción final, que quizá es lo que menos me ha gustado por lo imaginativo de su desenlace, un final que se me ha desinflado un poco con respecto al resto de la trama.
Muy recomendable para pasar un rato devanándote los sesos y asomarse un poquito al lado más terrible de la enfermedad mental, la psicopatía y la manipulación conspiratoria. Parece que recientemente se ha realizado una adaptación televisiva con el nombre de Sanatorio, a mí ya me ha picado el gusanillo también.
No iba desencaminada, este thriller psicológico de la sueca @mariehermanson_forfattare, tiene todos los ingredientes para que no podáis dejar de leer, además, su punto fuerte, la ambientación, es una genialidad. Un hospital psiquiátrico enclavado en los Alpes suizos, con una zona delimitada para sus enfermos, en la cual hacen vida normal mientras son objeto de escrupuloso estudio. Y dentro de esta localización asfixiante, rodeada de una naturaleza agreste y turbia, nos encontramos a Daniel, una persona en apariencia mentalmente sana y normal, que tras visitar a su gemelo idéntico Max, internado en el centro, decide intercambiar los papeles con él en una suerte de juego macabro en el cual quedará irremediablemente atrapado.
Con visos de novela de acertijos, donde nada es lo que parece, la autora juega con el lector haciéndole dudar en cada página. Es una temática que recuerda mucho a la tan aclamada últimamente Los renglones torcidos de Dios, pero con un componente de acción final, que quizá es lo que menos me ha gustado por lo imaginativo de su desenlace, un final que se me ha desinflado un poco con respecto al resto de la trama.
Muy recomendable para pasar un rato devanándote los sesos y asomarse un poquito al lado más terrible de la enfermedad mental, la psicopatía y la manipulación conspiratoria. Parece que recientemente se ha realizado una adaptación televisiva con el nombre de Sanatorio, a mí ya me ha picado el gusanillo también.
September 22, 2017
solid 4 stars
An extremely enjoyable plot, characters, and plot twists to keep a reader wanting more. I was really surprised how much I loved this book, despite its translation from Swedish to English, which sometimes led to unfamiliar sentence structure and language usage.
Basic plot revolves around two twin brothers, one (Daniel) who lives in the U.S. and the other (Max) in a private Swiss psychiatric facility. When Daniel receives a letter from his brother asking him to visit him in Sweden, Daniel reluctantly agrees and arrives several days later. After a awkward reunion that soon becomes a happy one, Max takes Daniel on tours of Himmelstal, the psychiatric facility, and surrounding grounds; even taking him into the local (and only) village and his favorite fishing spot.
After Max has talked up all of Himmelstal and the nearby environs, he asks Daniel to switch places with him so he, Max, can take care of some "Mafia" business that involves a large amount of money and a woman he loves. Daniel agrees and the switch is made, with Max leaving in Daniel's place and Daniel moving into Max's cabin.
Days pass and Max does not return on the day given to Daniel. Daniel begins to worry, but knows his brother wouldn't leave him here and not return, would he? Days turn into weeks, and Daniel becomes attached to a local girl, Corinne. They become involved in a relationship, which the doctors at the clinic discover. This leads to Daniel being kept away from Corinne, who is actually working for the Himmelstal doctors.
The antagonist, Dr. Fischer, now becomes Daniels' doctor and takes him to his "private" office in the basement. While there, the doctor drugs Daniel and prepares to operate on his brain to eliminate any emotions he has so that his (actually Max's) psychopathy is obliterated. But during the operation, an explosion collapses the operating room, but Daniel survives.
Max is found in another city after killing three women. Daniel and Corinne are allowed to leave Himmelstal and are driven to places unknown.
The pace of the plot is evenly carried out and held this readers' attention throughout the entire novel. The characters were all believable and developed at a gradual and smooth rhythm. Overall, a most pleasant and highly recommended read.
An extremely enjoyable plot, characters, and plot twists to keep a reader wanting more. I was really surprised how much I loved this book, despite its translation from Swedish to English, which sometimes led to unfamiliar sentence structure and language usage.
Basic plot revolves around two twin brothers, one (Daniel) who lives in the U.S. and the other (Max) in a private Swiss psychiatric facility. When Daniel receives a letter from his brother asking him to visit him in Sweden, Daniel reluctantly agrees and arrives several days later. After a awkward reunion that soon becomes a happy one, Max takes Daniel on tours of Himmelstal, the psychiatric facility, and surrounding grounds; even taking him into the local (and only) village and his favorite fishing spot.
After Max has talked up all of Himmelstal and the nearby environs, he asks Daniel to switch places with him so he, Max, can take care of some "Mafia" business that involves a large amount of money and a woman he loves. Daniel agrees and the switch is made, with Max leaving in Daniel's place and Daniel moving into Max's cabin.
Days pass and Max does not return on the day given to Daniel. Daniel begins to worry, but knows his brother wouldn't leave him here and not return, would he? Days turn into weeks, and Daniel becomes attached to a local girl, Corinne. They become involved in a relationship, which the doctors at the clinic discover. This leads to Daniel being kept away from Corinne, who is actually working for the Himmelstal doctors.
The antagonist, Dr. Fischer, now becomes Daniels' doctor and takes him to his "private" office in the basement. While there, the doctor drugs Daniel and prepares to operate on his brain to eliminate any emotions he has so that his (actually Max's) psychopathy is obliterated. But during the operation, an explosion collapses the operating room, but Daniel survives.
Max is found in another city after killing three women. Daniel and Corinne are allowed to leave Himmelstal and are driven to places unknown.
The pace of the plot is evenly carried out and held this readers' attention throughout the entire novel. The characters were all believable and developed at a gradual and smooth rhythm. Overall, a most pleasant and highly recommended read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 30, 2021
3,5 ⭐️ Mycket positivt överraskad av denna. Lite av en psykologisk thriller som för tankarna till Shutter Island. En existensiell berättelse som behandlar frågor kring identitet, moral och livet i sin helhet.
November 15, 2020
Intressant koncept, välskriven, sympatisk huvudperson, lågmäld men spännande. Tyvärr var slutet något av en antiklimax.
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December 12, 2017Nej den här är inte bra.. När jag läst lite insåg jag att jag påbörjat den tidigare men gav upp. Den här gången läste jag klart men borde sparat min tid och lagt bort den igen
July 7, 2022
388 sidor.
Hur länge har jag inte haft denna....=) Fått för mig att jag sett film.?
Anyway så började jag läsa den för att ta reda på om jag sett den. DET kan jag inte ha gjort.
Så sjukt bra va den iaf, en bo att rekommendera! Enjoy people
Hur länge har jag inte haft denna....=) Fått för mig att jag sett film.?
Anyway så började jag läsa den för att ta reda på om jag sett den. DET kan jag inte ha gjort.
Så sjukt bra va den iaf, en bo att rekommendera! Enjoy people
November 26, 2024
Jag tyckte mycket om Den stora utställningen och Pestön av Marie Hermanson och denna var inte heller någon besvikelse! Kliniken och dess placering gör att man på något sätt alltid vet att det är något lurt men inte förrän man faktiskt får det på print är det logiskt och rimligt. Väldigt spännande med flertalet twists and turns, kul läsning!
October 21, 2017
The premise of the book was unusual and potentially a lot more interesting than it turned out to be. It ended up being a little too far-fetched, in my opinion, and had a very unsatisfying ending. I found myself just wishing it would be over!
December 11, 2020
En lättläst bearbetning av originalboken.
Jag anar att det kan vara lite mer nerv i originalhistorien. Denna är som sagt bearbetad och jag upplever den väldig handlingsdriven. Den är helt perfekt för den målgruppen som den är inköpt för, ungdomar.
Dels är det en skrämmande berättelse, men den väcker också andra tankar. Det är en berättelse som jag inte bara finner skrämmande utan också ett inlägg i debatten om etik, moral och om det finns ändamål som kanske kan helga medlen.
Jag anar att det kan vara lite mer nerv i originalhistorien. Denna är som sagt bearbetad och jag upplever den väldig handlingsdriven. Den är helt perfekt för den målgruppen som den är inköpt för, ungdomar.
Dels är det en skrämmande berättelse, men den väcker också andra tankar. Det är en berättelse som jag inte bara finner skrämmande utan också ett inlägg i debatten om etik, moral och om det finns ändamål som kanske kan helga medlen.
March 24, 2024
Jag kanske borde börja läsa mer thrillers för jag gillade denna. Valde den endast på grund av omslaget och visst inte vad den skulle handla om. Väldigt spännande och obehaglig på precis rätt sätt. Och ändå ett ”lyckligt” slut på sitt sätt vilket var väldigt skönt. Jag hade tyckt det vore väldigt jobbigt om boken hade slutat lite tidigare, i kulmen av det otäcka. Men jag kunde andas ut sen på de sista sidorna.
April 23, 2023
No tengo mucho que decir cuando un libro con una trama tan loca (e interesante) también se siente tan impersonal. No sentí ninguna conexión con Daniel. Los momentos de peligro aunque por la descriptiva uno debería sentir verdadero terror por el personaje y el entorno que estaba, me dejaban totalmente fría. Qué lectura más extraña.
May 31, 2023
Inquietante. Molto inquietante, ritrovarsi nei panni di un'altra persona e non riuscire a dimostrarlo. Onestamente mi aspettavo una fine diversa, più ad alta tensione, visto il genere.........per il resto molto bello!
June 13, 2021
the biggest waste was not continuing the story about Max.
Friendly advice:
read the first 50 pages then drop it.
Friendly advice:
read the first 50 pages then drop it.
February 13, 2024
Oförutsägbar och lite obehaglig ibland men ändå väldigt spännande att läsa
August 12, 2024
Slukade denna på en dag för jag var svältfödd på spänning!! En helt sjuk story egentligen som man inte köper men eftersom allt är lite sjukt och twisted så köper jag det ändå. Lite läskig lite nagelbitande lite romantisk, recommend!
August 22, 2025
Läste för bokklubb, inget jag hade valt annars.
August 31, 2019
Intriguing concept, interesting writing on psychopathology, unbelievable rushed ending.
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