'At last: an epic European thriller to rival the Stieg Larsson books.' This is the quote from James Ellroy that is on the front cover of Top Dog. Usually books take the best quote they can find and slap it on there to make it seem more appealing. You can take a thousand reviews of a bad book and find one small snippet to make it seem better than it is. I had high hopes going into the reading of Top Dog. I'd never read anything by Jens Lapidus before, but now I definitely will. Ellroy was right when he said it's a thriller that could rival the Millenium series. Slowly as you work your way through the various characters and stories they slowly work themselves together to eventually come to one big conclusion. The further I got into the book the more engrossed I became. By the time I'd read the last page I just wanted it to keep going.
Realistic depictions of Stockholm as it is today, bougie millennials trying to be popular and attaching themselves to various causes. Second generation immigrants fighting stereotypes with the police. Lapidus mentions real places and descriptions of a Sweden that make you feel present. Other reviews have mentioned the fact that Lapidus' previous books haven't felt like they've had their own voice, but now he seems to have found it with Top Dog. I'm hoping, now that he's found his voice, Lapidus' next book is just as good. Either way I'll be buying it without question.
In short. The quote on the cover? The one by James Ellroy? 100% true.
Realistic depictions of Stockholm as it is today, bougie millennials trying to be popular and attaching themselves to various causes. Second generation immigrants fighting stereotypes with the police. Lapidus mentions real places and descriptions of a Sweden that make you feel present. Other reviews have mentioned the fact that Lapidus' previous books haven't felt like they've had their own voice, but now he seems to have found it with Top Dog. I'm hoping, now that he's found his voice, Lapidus' next book is just as good. Either way I'll be buying it without question.
In short. The quote on the cover? The one by James Ellroy? 100% true.