The Snowman

This was my first Jo Nesbo book, and I am undecided if I want to read any more of his work. On one hand, I like the dark style and many of the characters. On the other hand, I find his writing unnecessarily complicated.

At the start of the book, I thought I was going to really enjoy it. I did enjoy several aspects of it. I like the character of Harry Hole. He is just damaged and complex enough to make him interesting. I also like a lot of the minor characters. Nesbo is good at creating well-developed characters. I also enjoyed the plot at first. The mystery of the Snowman killer was fascinating. I was highly engaged, but found myself eventually frustrated by the twists and turns of the case. By the third time they thought they had caught the killer, only to find out they were wrong, I began to lose interest. It was overly complicated. The story did not have to be as long as it was, in my opinion.

I gave the book 3 stars because there were many things I did like about it. It is not a bad read, just a frustrating one at times.