Barn nr. 44 anmeldelse

Forfatter: Tom Rob Smith
genre: Mystery/Thriller
ISBN: 9788711317730

Historien foregår i Sovjetunionen lige efter Stalins død. Romanen begynder med en gruopvækkende scene: To små drenge, der ikke har fået kød i lang tid og er ved at gå til af sult i den hårde russiske vinter, jagter den sidste kat i byen for at spise den - men den ene af dem bliver selv fanget, smidt ned i en sæk og ført bort af en mand. Det er blot det første af det, der viser sig at være en lang række mord på børn. Der er blot ét problem: I det perfekte socialistiske samfund er der officielt ingen kriminalitet; der eksisterer kun folkefjender og forbrydelser mod socialismens væsen.
Politikommissæren Leo Demidov fra magtens centrum i Moskva er Systemets mand. Men selv han må erkende, at de bestialske mord ikke kan fejes ind under gulvtæppet som ´hændelige uheld´. Da hans kone afsløres som ´klassefjende´, forvises parret til en fjern provins. Et mord på en pige i deres nye hjemby minder mistænkeligt om et lignende mord i Moskva, og Leos trofasthed over for staten sættes på en prøve. Det samme gør forholdet til konen Raisa. For i Stalintidens Sovjet er kærlighed ikke til at skelne fra bedrag .

Gennemsnit: 3 (1 Score)

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CristianHC	2009-08-03 21:28
— What started as a superb mystery ended as a mediocre thriller. The tension until four-fifths of the book is so terrifyingly good I though “Child 44” was on its way to dethrone Martin Cruz Smith’s masterpiece, “Gorky Park”. The comparisons are of course inevitable since both books are based in the USSR. People were actually saying that Tom Rob Smith’s debut was better, and, taking into consideration Martin Cruz Smith is one of my favorite writers I was seriously worried. Luckily for me and Martin Cruz Smith and sadly for Tom Rob Smith the book started to fall to pieces toward the end. How such a good book got this kind ending I’ve no idea, but for me, the writer and his editor must’ve completely lost it. Is “Child 44” worth reading? I think so, despite the horrible ending. Is “Child 44” better than “Gorky Park”? “Gorky Park” can be considered literature as much as a mystery. So No, there is no chance “Child 44” is better. It’s like comparing Marilyn Monroe with Pamela Andersson. What’s the biggest sin of “Child 44”? In my humble opinion it’s not the ending. The ending is just a consequence of what really made this book so fascinating: the biggest sin is the terror of living in Stalin’s Russia. In the end the supposed killer/bad guy is just nothing compared to the real culprit in this book: the sociological nightmare you have to experience by living under such society. Cheers Cristian
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