tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post5696537405808015496..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE, Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete FriisKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-90647808755307438642012-03-31T06:05:37.958+10:302012-03-31T06:05:37.958+10:30I've been waiting for this to come out in pape...I've been waiting for this to come out in paperback here so I can pick it up. This does sound very good. Excellent review, Kerrie!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-46736072799108884012012-03-30T10:43:58.113+10:302012-03-30T10:43:58.113+10:30I agree with your review and rating. I could not ...I agree with your review and rating. I could not put this book down and read it into the wee hours. It was exciting.<br /><br />I liked both Nina Borg and the Lithuanian mother. Borg is complicated, not unlike many people. She is a principled aid worker internationally but has problems coping at home. But she does all she can to save this child and puts her life in danger.<br /><br />I found the violence at the end a little out of sync with the rest of the book and think the resolution could have come without that much brutality.<br /><br />However, I liked the book very much. If the plot had veered off into a larger issue involving children, I could not have read it. That issue was hinted at and I nearly closed the book. However, I was glad I kept reading.<br /><br />I have the book and am lending it out, but not to women friends who are mothers or grandmothers of little boys. I think they'd have a hard time.<br /><br />But others who read this really liked it, and we all eagerly await the next book.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-39351123985264033032012-03-29T19:58:31.089+10:302012-03-29T19:58:31.089+10:30Nice review, Kerrie. I can't remember if that ...Nice review, Kerrie. I can't remember if that "hook" chapter was in the printed edition I read, or not (I have passed the book on, so can't check).<br />I liked this book but perhaps not so much as you - I don't like "child kidnap" themes in general, and I found it hard to become involved in the character of Nina. There is a bit of cod psychology right at the end that is supposed to explain her personality but I found that rather childishly simple. For me, the best part of it was the character of the mother who had lost her child. That whole theme was handled excellently, I thought, and bought the book to life.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-47082532186809947152012-03-29T08:43:21.108+10:302012-03-29T08:43:21.108+10:30Kerrie - Thanks for the great review :-). This one...Kerrie - Thanks for the great review :-). This one has been on my TBR for far too long. My turn at the library is coming up soon, though... :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com