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    george Bathurst, Australia 08-20-12
    george Bathurst, Australia 08-20-12 Member Since 2016
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    "Gripping page turner from Sweden!!"

    Drama, Intrigue and horrible murders. I could not put aside this audio book. At times I was genuinely frightened by the scenes. Murder in Scandinavia will be your new obsession, after you read the Snowman. Sean Barrett was superb.

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    Christine Pretoria, South Africa 04-25-12
    Christine Pretoria, South Africa 04-25-12
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    "The best Jo Nesbo Novel"
    If you could sum up The Snowman in three words, what would they be?

    Action, Surprising, Clever


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    Have you listened to any of Sean Barrett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

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    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    I could not get myself away from this story! Listening open mouthed!!! Really good!


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    "unknown" Cairns, Australia 10-02-11
    "unknown" Cairns, Australia 10-02-11
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    "The Snowman"

    Another great book from this Author.Keeps you intriged all the way through.Looking forward to the next book.

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    Connell 09-05-11
    Connell 09-05-11 Member Since 2012
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    Fantastic story! Could not put it down. Loved the narrator. I found his voice very soothing and relaxing.

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    Marcie Guildford, United Kingdom 03-02-11
    Marcie Guildford, United Kingdom 03-02-11
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    "Twirling whirling plot twists"

    Jo Nesbo rides the waves created by poor dead Steig Larsson. Norway is not Sweden, but close enough for the publishers to hope that the magic of one trilogy will stick to another set of crime novels. Nesbo writes improbable and convoluted plot twists I cannot help but think are meant to appeal to the throngs of jaded thriller junkies who need a constant stream of fiction in their lives but can no longer be surprised to a straight forward good read. Harry Hole (pronounced Huy-youler, not HOLE) is a drunk and I cannot fathom why his girlfriend Raquel puts up with him excepting underneath her competence she must be just as damaged as he is. Why does the murderer compulsively build snow people at every scene? Perhaps a more appropriate question is why would I care? One thing I will say is that with a Nesbo book it is impossible to figure out prior to the end of the novel who done it. Because there is such a mesmerizing array of twirling red herrings so as to confuse even the most seasoned fiction reader. There is a disjointed quality to Nesbo's narrative that keeps one reading until the end, but ultimately when you finish the last page and finally know who did what to whom, you can only snort to yourself, turn off the itty bitty book light and punch your bed mate in the kidneys until they scootch over to their side of the bed. I enjoyed the Larsson books but will definitely give the rest of the Nesbo books a miss.

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