Den første videnskabelige roman i serien om politimanden Søren, jeg gik ind til den med stor spænding, og blev da både overrasket og lidt skuffet…Bogen er velskrevet, gode dialoger, men ind imellem lidt for fyldige og tunge videnskabelige termer – det ødelagde en smule af læseoplevelsen for mig, og gjorde det svært at fastholde fordybelsen… Men skal retfærdigvis sige, at et stykke inde i bogen begynder den at gro på mig :)Persongalleriet er mangfoldigt, og selv om nogle er bedre beskrevet end andre, føler jeg mig på god fod med personerne. Jeg savnede den sidste snert af forklaring, men var i det store hele på linje med bevægegrundende. Omgivelserne er også fint levende, så jeg var til stede i romanen.Politiarbejdet er som sådan, nogenlunde realistisk. Det er sporadisk beskrevet, da romanen har hovedvægt på de videnskabelige tilknytninger, og ikke så meget politiets arbejde.Det trækker også noget ned for mig, da der sker en del utopiske handlinger, jeg har intet imod hjælp fra andre hovedpersoner, men det skal være enten fuldkommen realistisk, eller bygget op så jeg ikke er i tvivl om, at det er fiktion.Plottet holder sådan set, men jeg mangler spænding og nerve i denne del. Så krimi synes jeg nu ikke er den rette betegnelse.Men alt i alt, en forfriskende roman, der åbner for lidt ny læring. Jeg kunne godt lide personerne, og evenede ind imellem at se igennem fingre med manglerne.Jeg skal afgjort læse den nye, for jeg var trods alt underholdt :) After reading excellent reviews, I expected this to be a really good mystery with well written dialogue, descriptions, etc. but was slightly disappointed. In the beginning the writing seems first class, but as I read on it became repetitious, melodramatic and at times the translation was not quite English. Also the characters did things that were illogical--screaming at each other, not answering phones, disappearing for no obvious reason. Anna-Bella Nor is to defend her thesis on the continuing controversy of birds being present-day dinosaurs. Her horrible supervisor, Prof. Lars Helland dies mysteriously and brutally in his lab with his tongue and a copy of Anna-Bella's thesis on his lap. This is actually the only really interesting part of the book. Anna is a single mother yet relates to her mother very strangely, screaming at her, hanging up the phone on her, angry at her. The story behind this is just silly. This whole segment just didn't ring true.Enter the police detective, Soren Marhauge, beset by regret at things he has done in his past regarding his ex-girlfriend and his family. He questions Anna who takes an illogical dislike to him and doesn't answer her phone when he calls. The dinosaur/bird controversy is fascinating, but for a murder mystery goes on a little too long. We get the argument early on, we understand Anna-Bella's thesis argument and could have done with less scientific explanations. The author has done a lot of research on this and should be commended, but I think it just lengthens the story. The detective, Soren, doesn't solve a thing although he seems to get a bright idea again illogically toward the end of the book but Anna-Bella is way ahead of him.Despite all the good reviews I would not recommend this one. This is Gazan's first. I would wait for her next one. Her writing may get better.
What do You think about Dinosaur Feather (2000)?
Book failed to pull me in after 100 pages, so I closed it and decided to read no more.
—Ghost
There were many disappointments -- in plot and several in character.
—rebelonscene
Science, Copenhagen, and death. A nice way to spend a rainy weekend.
—whenyoulosecontrol
