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Devil's Sanctuary by Marie Hermanson

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Psychologists say that there are psychopaths everywhere, Next door You boss Maybe you married one

Daniel and Max are twins, They were separated when they were young by their parents' divorce, They then grew up very differently from each other,

After a long absence, Max arranges for Daniel to leave his humdrum daily grind and visit him at a swank resort/rehab facility.
When he arrives Max spins a story about his need to leave the fcility for a short while to arrange finances, Daniel agrees.

Things unwind for Daniel after that, The hospital is, in fact, more of a prison set up to research psychopaths, The residential population of the resort are composed of psychopathic personalities, Daniel desperately attempts to disclose the truth, but try as he might no one believes him because he is believed to be Max and Max is a habitual liar.


I found this to be a captivating pageturner, I enjoyed this book. It's not a great book, The first half of the book takes a bit too long to get into the story, Then, when the plot picks up speed, the payoffs are just a bit too quick in coming, and, then, they come in by way of monologues.
Honestly, I enjoyed having my suspicions confirmed, but it was just a bit too easy,

I came to this book by way of the "Sanctuary"miniseries on Hulu, The series is genderswapped Daniel and Max are now Siri and Helena, This change actually improves the story, A colony of psychopaths is incredibly dangerous, even more so for women, I'd imagine, The sense of tension is heightened in the TV series I think I will be scoring the show better than the book.
Intressant koncept, välskriven, sympatisk huvudperson, lågmäld men spännande, Tyvärr var slutet något av en antiklimax, the biggest waste was not continuing the story about Max,
Friendly advice:
read the firstpages then drop it,
Intriguing concept, interesting writing on psychopathology, unbelievable rushed ending, 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.
Really.stars. This is a good thriller with a twist,
When Daniel Brandt gets a letter from his twin brother Max to visit him at a private clinic, he decides it's worth going as he can spend some time holidaying in the area.
However, as in all good thrillers, things do not go according to plan,

Entertaining thriller, the only negative is that it slightly loses it's edge and it might have been better slightly shorter.
This is a serious warning: dont begin this book if you have a meal, a meeting or an urgent appointment any time soon.
You wont 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 Maxs 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 bipolar disorder, and all hes asking Daniel to do is visit.
When Daniel arrives at the heavilyguarded 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 doesnt return, and when Daniel tries to persuade the doctors that he isnt Max, nobody believes him,

The setups a compelling one twin swaps and identity loss are a surefire draw, Daniels likeable straight away as a decent guy with problems of his own, Anyone whos ever played sibling power games and thats all sibs will sympathise with his ambivalence about Maxs intentions, When hes tricked into staying, as Max, then youre willing him to prove his identity, However as hes 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 youre as unsure as Daniel who he can trust, This book is a straight rollercoaster ride, moving through action to discovery and more discovery, Its not particularly gruesome. There are no fashionable flashbacks, and the thirdperson narration is generally centred on Daniel, with the occasional move to Dr Obermanns head.
The author knows shes thought up a terrific story, and she gets on with holding her audience spellbound, Enjoy.
Good plot, good setting, good characters and well written, worth a read,

Myis 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, Nej 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 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.
A good author knows how to catch your attention and draw you in with the first few paragraphs, I would not have bothered reading it based on the first few lines if it were a case of just me looking for a book to read.
I did keep reading but it wasn't that enjoyable, The word choices and odd phrasing I could overlook as just differences in culture, however I just couldn't connect with the characters or get into the story.
I kept shaking my head and counting how many pages were left to read, The idea for the plot sounded intriguing and had potential for a sassy thriller but it just felt illogical and full of holes.
I get the feeling most of the issues with this novel are simply due to being translated without a comfort in both languages.
What is thrilling and well written in one language falls flat and just sounds all wrong in another, 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 farfetched, in my opinion, and had a very unsatisfying ending, I found myself just wishing it would be over! Ob Marie Hermanson sich auf den ZauberbergEffekt verlassen hat Ihr IchErzähler reist aus Schweden in die Schweiz, um seinen Bruder in einer psychiatrischen Klinik zu besuchen.
Leider nimmt der junge Mann während der dreistündigen Autofahrt von Zürich nach Himmelstal kaum etwas von seiner Umgebung wahr und die Aussicht "entspricht dem, was ein Tourist in den Alpen erwartet.
" S.Aha. Der Beginn des Buches, das als atemberaubender Psychothriller beworben wird, wirkte auf mich zunächst lahm, "Hübsche kleine Häuser" gibt es in Schweden sicher auch, Max und Daniel sind eineiige Zwillinge, die seit ihrer frühen Kindheit getrennt bei Vater und Mutter aufwuchsen, Daniel war ursprünglich Dolmetscher am Europaparlament und wechselte seinen Beruf, weil ihn das Gefühl beim Dolmetschen deprimierte, seine Worte gehörten immer anderen Menschen.
Die bei ihm diagnostizierte

Depression betrachtet er selbst eher als Erkenntnisschock über sein Leben, Nun ist Max, wie er behauptet, in der Schweiz wegen seines Erschöpfungszustands in Behandlung und wünscht sich dringend einen Besuch seines Bruders.
Daniel weiß es besser, sein Bruder leidet an einer bipolaren PersönlichkeitsStörung, früher hätte man ihn als manischdepressiv bezeichnet.
Wenn Max eine überschäumende Phase hat wie zur Zeit, vermag kaum jemand, seinen Plänen etwas entgegenzusetzen, Symptom seiner Krankheit ist auch die mangelnde Krankheitseinsicht, Max hält sich für völlig gesund und sieht nur schwer ein, warum er Medikamente nehmen soll, Er überredet seinen Bruder Daniel zu einem raffinierten Kostümwechsel, weil er angeblich außerhalb der Klinik etwas Wichtiges zu erledigen hat und verschwindet als Daniel mit dessen Pass und dessen Handy.
Als Max nach Tagen noch nicht wieder in die Klinik zurückgekehrt ist, stößt Daniel in Himmelstal auf eine unsichtbare Wand, als er dem Personal verdeutlichen will, dass er nicht Max ist.
Für einen Psychothriller ist dies eine aparte Ausgangssituation: wenn ein Bruder eine dissoziative Störung hat, dann vielleicht auch der andere Kann Daniel die Situation evtl.
falsch beurteilt haben und Max ist gesund Ist Dr, Obermann wirklich Psychiaterin oder sind die Ärzte in dieser Einrichtung die Verrückten Was ist mit den Dorfbewohnern, die ebenso abgeriegelt leben wie die Patienten der Klinik sind sie auch psychisch krank Daniel fühlt sich wie in einem neuropsychiatrischen Guantanamo wer einmal drin ist, hat drin zu bleiben, selbst wenn er tatsächlich nicht psychisch krank ist.


"Himmelstal" entwickelt seine Wirkung durch die Fortschreibung des Gedankens, wie und wo ein Staat nicht therapierbare psychisch kranke Gewalttäter unterbringt, um die Gesellschaft vor ihnen zu schützen.
Die streng abgeriegelte Klinik im düsteren Gebirgstal wird bei Marie Hermanson zu einer Nachfolgerin historischer Leprakolonien mit SafariTourismus für Forscher aus aller Welt.
Das Verwirrspiel um Daniels Erlebnisse in den Schweizer Alpen fand ich weder ungewöhnlich fesselnd noch besonders gruselig, Dennoch gelang es Marie Hermanson, mich mit subtilen Hinweisen ähnlich den Dornenranken bei Dornröschen zu umgarnen und festzuhalten, Ich wollte wissen, ob Daniel mich als Leser evtl, manipuliert und ob in Himmelstal vielleicht doch die Psychiater die Kranken sein könnten, Stilistisch hätte der Roman etwas mehr Glanz vertragen, .