The Jealousy Man: From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling king of gripping twists

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Me gusta la serie de Harry Hole, pero admito que no le tenía mucha fe a estos relatos por algún motivo. Sin embargo, la verdad es que me han sorprendido, los disfruté mucho y varios me parecieron excelentes. La temática de los primeros siete es sobre los celos y lo lejos que estos pueden llevarnos, el cómo nos convertimos en otras personas al sentirlos y el daño que pueden llegar a causar. La segunda mitad va sobre el poder, sobre cómo corrompe y los que lo tienen lo usan a su favor de forma egoísta sin pensar en los demás. And I also know that murder is bound to look bad for me as the scorned husband. It gives me a motive. I could have come to see her, I knew where she kept the poison, I could have slipped it into her coffee and then left. I imagine that’s why you’ve been to my place, to see if there’s a match between any of my clothes and the fibres you found here in Simone’s house.’ With Nesbø’s characteristic gift for outstanding atmosphere and gut-wrenching revelations, The Jealousy Manconfirms that he is at the peak of his abilities. Kratka priča meni je osobno vrlo zanimljiv književni format, u kojem romanopisci često baš i ne briljiraju. Za nju je potreban posve drugačiji način pisanja od onog za pisanje romana. Kratke su priče upravo to - kratke, jezgrovite cjeline s ograničenim brojem likova, koje se fokusiraju na samo jedan bitan događaj, no koje su ipak cjelovite i na čitatelja trebaju ostaviti jak dojam. Barem bi, ako mene pitate, one najbolje to trebale. Nesbøu to uspijeva, itekako!

Balli knows this because he has lived through the jealousy cycle: disbelief, despair, rage, self-contempt and, finally, depression. He discusses a particular situation in which a woman he loved put him through this and believes she made him what he has become in his professional life --- the self-proclaimed Jealousy Man. The case, in Balli’s mind, comes down to the twin brothers battling over a woman. He maintains that the rage of jealousy is like love; it’s a madness that can make people do things they normally would never dream of doing. Cigarras fue mi favorito entre todos, este era más cifi que otra cosa, mezclaba la idea de mundos paralelos, celos y un poder relacionado más a la inteligencia. Me encantó, disfruté mucho el cómo se dio todo y que detesté a un personaje, pero para el final igual tuvo un arco de redención corto pero interesante. Antídoto estuvo bien, predecible y la verdad es que no me llamó mucho la atención, aunque sí me gustó el final. Caballo negro también me gustó mucho, vuelve a una sociedad post apocalíptica con nuevas reglas sociales, pero que se parece a la nuestra. Una historia interesante sobre asesinos con distintos códigos morales y cómo la astucia puede ser superior a la maldad. The officer has slumped deeper into the armchair. Not surprising really; so far I’ve said nothing of interest to the investigation. But he shows no sign of wanting to stop me either.Una vez más voy a diferir de las corriente generalizada de opiniones sobre este libro: a mi me ha parecido una puñetera maravilla. I can feel the springs beneath the sofa cover against my thighs. An old rococo sofa, her style. Had he had her on this sofa, her new guy, the architect? He moved in just a few weeks after I moved out. For all I know he was screwing her on the sofa while I was still living in the house. The officer doesn’t ask me to explain what I mean when I say I know what they’re thinking, so I go ahead on my own initiative:

It’s just an inventory I’ve made. Don’t let your feelings get in the way of common sense now, Arne. Try to see this as a controlled liquidation.’My absolute favorites were London, The Jealousy Man and The Line, which incidentally were all in Part One. Part Two had a more dystopian feel to the stories and that isn’t really my thing, though I did like Cicadas of all the stories in this section. Kudos, Mr. Nesbø, for a great collection. While I am eager to see more Harry Hole, I enjoyed this piece quite a bit. The writing is typical Nesbø, which, for those who have read some of his work, will know is steeped in symbolism and a deeper analysis of the emotional being. Hidden meanings and ideas permeate the narrative, such that the reader may play close attention to get all that Nesbø presents in his writing. With stories that vary in length, it is even more important to pay attention, as there are times when a piece is over before it really begins, meaning the reader will miss what is being presented.