am a huge fan of the Nordic lands so decided to try and find some literature and this book was recommended, probably one of the most interesting novels I have ever read.
There are two books in this series and they are fantastic, so much so I actually contacted the author to thank him for his work.
It has art, suspense, revenge and love rolled up in a dark and insightful look at life growing up in Finland,
Buy this book, Tyttö ja pommi oli dekkariksi kiva ja viihdyttävä, Heti luettuani olisin varmaan antanut kolme tähteä, mutta unohdin merkitä, Nyt viikkoa myöhemmin on vaikeaa löytää mitään sanottavaa kirjasta, eli kovin mieleenpainuva se ei ole,
Kaksi tähteä, koska luin kirjan mielelläni ja kiinnostuin henkilöiden kohtaloista, mutta todennäköisesti unohtaisin lukeneeni sen ilman Goodreadsia, Kertakäyttökirjallisuutta lomaviikonlopulle, pokkari jonka ostaa, lukee ja jättää sitten seuraavalle noukittavaksi puistonpenkiltä, I was mistaken by the stable, This no thorough bred galloping, a donkey plodding
From word go I was aware of the plot's whiteboard and could see the arrows and boxes.
The situation was too simple, and yet too hard to believe, The characters were limited in doing what their one paragraph outline would
suggest, The telling of the the tale was aerie of 'he said she said' tram line chapters, The technique adds pages and nothing more,
The book was something that looked as if the outline took half am hour to draft, The writing an exercise in coloring by numbers,
I continued reading hoping it got better, It didn't. Pěkná hříčka na dva večery Muistan himmeästi ajan joskusluvun alussa kun mediassa kohistiin varsin vaimeasti graffitteja tehtailevien tahojen toimista esimerkiksi VR:n kalustoon kohdistuvissa iskuissa.
Samaan aikaan sai myös palstatilaa ja ruutuaikaa mielipiteidenvaihdossa graffittien tekijöitä jahtaavat vartiointiliikkeet työntekijöineen, Ylilyönneistä etenkin vartiointiliikkeiden suunnalta oletettujen tekijöiden suhteen raportoitiin myös toisinaan,
Tämä teos kuvaa jännärimäisesti eräiden graffitteja maalaavien henkilöiden uhkarohkeaa yöelämää harrastuksensa parissa sekä sen seuraamuksia niin heitä jahtaaville tahoille kuin itselleenkin.
Pääosissa tosiaan vartiointiliikkeen työntekijät ja vastapuolella kostonhimoinen nuori graffitteja tehtaileva nainen,
On aluksi todettava että tämä on jännityselokuvamainen ja sikäli kerronnaltaan etenkin alussa ihan sujuvasti eteenpäin soljuva, Kerronta tarinassa on kahden minäkertojan varassa, joista toinen on tosiaan töhrijöitä työkseen jahtaava tavallisen perheenisän muotokuva vartijana ja toinen puoli sitten itse pahamaisen paikallisen "töhrijäsolun" naispuoleinen sotajalalle vartijoita vastaan lähtevä taiteilijasielu.
Kun pääsin ylitse kirjan keskikohdan, niin tunsin sinällään ihan hyvin kasassa pysyneen juonen kuitenkin ottaneen alun ihan varmoista lähtökohdista aikamoisen harppauksen paikoitellen epäuskottavuuden puolelle.
Tietyt varsinkin naispuoleiselle hahmolle tapahtuneet käänteet eivät vaikuttaneet aivan todellisilta, vaikka siihen asti kirja olikin esittänyt asioita ihan uskottavasti hahmojen kehitykseen liittyen,
Teos oli ihan viihdyttävä erityisesti alussa kun juonta rakennettiin, Loppua kohden kuitenkin teosta oli selkeästi vaikeaa lopettaa kunniakkaasti eli uskottavasti, mutta yritystä siinä kuitenkin oli,
Unlike anything I have read Finnish noir based around the youthful exploits of graffiti artists and the security employed to stop such antisocial activity.
It is how two lives are changed across this divide, told in the first person, alternating from one to the other, often speaking about similiar action but from their own point of view.
It is a thrilling account of loss, revenge, betrayal and lost dreams, How we can label and see things from only one standpoint how ones actions can ultimately damage your whole life,
There are some interesting points about societies and how creativity is perhaps viewed we see how normal aspirations can be sidetracked and easily one can become an instrument of destruction.
Is each person responsible for themselves or quilty by association
I enjoyed the story enormously the different development of character through opposing eyes and the deeper message the narrative kept bringing to the reader's mind.
The story progresses at pace but never predictively you care for the characters and fear for the outcome both become bent on seeking,
In a novel where absent Fathers seem to influence their children long after they are no longer around it seems ironic that Jere holding down a good job brings so much trouble to his own door.
We are introduced to him playing a fantasy game of his son's invention with lego pieces but soon the reader comes to see that real life is more brutal still.
A rare delight in that this is a book to take you out of your own comfort zone and make you think while being fully engrossed and entertained.
I received a free copy of this in a Goodreads Giveaway, and was pretty excited about it,
The book lived up to the expectations, The plot is solid and the characters are interesting, I don't read a whole lot of crime novels, but this one did it for me, I liked that the writing was simple, clear, and easy to follow, I find that isn't always the case with translated work,
I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves a good revenge story,./stars. Jaksoin puoleen väliin. En käsitä tällaista "jännäriä", jossa tapahtumat käynnistävä kuolema tapahtuu vasta kun kirjasta luettu/, ja tämän ensimmäisen säkenöivä jännittävä osa kestää reaaliajassa n.
min! Vasta kirjan puolessa välissä tyttö aloittaa paljon mainostetun kostonsa, melko kesysti, . En juuri lue dekkareita, joten luulin olleeni nokkela kun valitsin peruskaunossa kunnostautuneen kirjailijan dekkarin, Ilmeisesti jännitysgenre on oma taiteenlajinsa, . Järvelän esikoisdekkarilla on kaksi päähenkilöä: graffiteja maalaava tyttö nimeltä Metro sekä töhertäjiä metsästävä vartija Jere, Metro kutsuu Jeren kaltaisia Rotiksi, Jere Metron kaltaisia Bakteereiksi, Vastakkainasettelun aika ei ole todellakaan ohi, Tarinan tragikoominen ja kuolemaa karttamaton kulku tuo mieleen Coenveljesten rikosleffojen maailman, Ehkäpä kotkalaiskirjailija on katsonut niitä ennen palkittua hypähdystään rikoskirjallisuuteen,
Pomminvarmasti mukanaan vievän kirjan miinukseksi on laskettava, että päähenkilö Metrossa on hyvin lue: liian paljon samaa kuin Järvelän Mistä on mustat tytöt tehty kirjannaistähdessä, punkkariuteen taipuvaisessa nuohooja Rööri Hämähäkissä.
Samaisen kirjan loistavuus sekä jämptin innokas sanataiteilu laimentavat "pommitytön" Banksyseikkailua parilla pykälällä, The Girl and the Bomb takes place within a subculture totally unfamiliar to me, Two, actually: a ring of graffiti artists in Kotka, Finland, and the security guards who try to catch them, Each group has their own lingo, camaraderie, egos and rivalries, The story begins with an overzealous security raid leading to a graffiti artist's death, and alternates perspectives between one of the officers and the artist's girlfriend, who was with him and witnessed the altercation.
Both characters are likable people who end up doing terrible things to others, I was particularly interested in the psychological examination of the security guard, Jere, He's presented, at first, as a hardworking family man just trying to do his job, But as his personal life begins unraveling, his house is vandalized in retaliation for the raid, and he is passed over for promotion at work, frustration begins boiling over into destructive tenancies.
His character arc followed a twisted descent into the depravity and mayhem of the underground world Metro seems unable to escape, I was awarded this book through GoodReadsI found this book predictable both in dialogue and plot, The method used was one that we used as college freshmen: the thoughts and words of the two characters, their perspectives, in alternating chapters, The characters were flat, two dimensional, The main character Metro one of the Bacteria that decorate the world with illegal graffiti feels no qualms in killing, no sorrow let alone in causing the death of an unborn child nor the revenge killing of the wrong man.
Her counterpart among the Rats the people that chase down the Bacteria also has no qualms of conscience in causing death, The only person with concerns about his wife, child, the unjust killing is killed by Metro, Meh.
I was interested in this book because it was popular enough to be translated from Finnish, and was for 'those who like Steg Larrson style books.
' As a result, I signed up for the Goodreads First Reads and was lucky enough to receive the novel in return for an honest review,
When I first started reading this novel, I was highly interested, but also a bit weary because I have noticed that many of the Scandinavian Authors have a tendency to attempt to discuss sociopolitical issues within their novels, often to the degradation of the plot.
Luckily The Girl with the The Bomb didn't have this particular issue, However, what I am still not sure of, having finished the novel, is what the commentary was about specifically, Or, the authors viewpoint on Graffiti and Tagging as a whole NOTE: I will attempt to differentiate between the concepts of Graffiti as art vs, Tagging as an illegal activity,
SPOILERS
You might be thinking therefore, that perhaps there isn't any sociopolitical commentary in this novel, but you would be far from correct.
One of the things that is very obvious is this novel is all about societal commentary, Right from the beginning, when you are introduced to the two narrators Metro and Jere, they are each discussing the different viewpoints of Graffiti art, Metro is a Tagger who goes out with her partner Rust to place her art on the surfaces of the city, in areas where the urban landscape is lacking of color or abandoned and falling apart tagging, making graffiti art and looking to avoid the Rats.
Jere is a Security Officer Rat who's job is to stop the Bacteria Taggers/Graffiti Artists from putting their Smudges Tags/Art on the trains, The book gets right into the moment, when Metro and Rust are working on Train's, but have been working in the middle of a sting that is being put on by Jere and his coworkers.
As the trap is sprung, and the action ensues, Rust is murdered by one of the Security Guards, However, the main character of Jere and his coworkers cover it up, and set off a serious of events that leave no individual untouched in a negative way.
Metro decides to take revenge on Jere who, of all those involved was the least guilty, but chooses to not tell the truth and has his name on the police report.
Throughout the story, the characters are constantly commenting on the negative aspects of Finnish society: racism Metro is Black, low employment, education, single parent families, and urban decay.
In addition, is the commentary on the politics of Graffiti in Finland and other European countries, As the book progresses and the story continues to the inevitable negative consequences that evolve, we are treated to the bleakness of the modern urban Finland, and the tragedy that comes from death and the moral choices that each of the two narrators takes.
The book is almost a traditional noir, and for that reason alone it was able to hold my attention and is highly worth reading,
Now, although, I have given the novelstars, there are some things that annoyed me and kept me from giving this book, My problem basically boils down to the Jere character and his choices and his justifications, As soon as it becomes obvious that he is being targeted by Metro it never occurs to him that he should tell the truth, He places all the blame for the things that are happening on other people, but rather than owning up to his lie and letting others suffer for the consequences of their actions rather, he ends up paying for Metro's justifiable anger and the mistakes of everyone else.
Now, this may be realistic of individuals, but it is not what he does, but rather his own internal monologue stupidity that annoys me, Regardless, I do think this is a book worth reading, .
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