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El reino

El reino

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  • Author：Jo Nesbø
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Summary

En lo alto de una montaña， en los páramos de Noruega， hay un viejo caserón habitado por un hombre solitario。 Se llama Roy， es experto en pájaros， lleva la gasolinera del pueblo y en cada casa corre un rumor sobre él。 Su vida gris se reabre con la vuelta de Carl， su hermano pequeño。 No se ven desde que se fue a estudiar a Estados Unidos hace quince años， tras la muerte trágica de sus padres en un accidente de coche。

El hijo pródigo trae consigo a su flamante esposa， Shannon， una enigmática arquitecta: han ideado un plan para construir un gran hotel en los antiguos terrenos familiares y podrían hacerse ricos， no solo ellos sino además los vecinos de la zona。

Sin embargo， pronto llegan también los malos presagios。 Porque es difícil reinventarse en una comunidad pequeña donde todos se conocen， y a los habitantes del lugar les costará olvidar ciertos episodios del pasado。 Sobre todo， al agente Olsen， hijo del antiguo alguacil， que desapareció tiempo atrás en extrañas circunstancias。

El reino es un thriller gigantesco， adictivo y complejo， que retrata como ningún libro de Nesbø las pasiones humanas， y que ha sido considerado inmediatamente por la crítica una obra maestra。

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Reviews

Deb ，

Not too sure about this book。 It was good， but it reminded me of a Greek tragedy。 Lots of death and angst。

Toby Turner ，

Nesbo steps away from his usual Harry Hole based crime thrillers with a slow burn tale of family darkness。To give too much information spoils the twists and turns but this is top level Scandi noir。 For me it started quite slowly and took its time to find its feet but each revelation made me think and I was revising my opinion constantly。A return to form （IMHO） following the Shakespeare update and well worth the time。

Maria Beltrami ，

Während ich diesen langen， komplexen， schmerzhaften Roman las， musste ich mehrmals an die Genesis denken。 Kain und Abel。 Auch hier gibt es einen Vater， der ein eifersüchtiger Gott ist， der von seinen Kindern das Unmögliche verlangt und ihnen ein Land als Erbe gibt。 Dann dachte ich an Ödipus， nur dass die Hauptfigur seine Mutter nicht heiratet。 Mit jeder neuen Figur， die die Szene betritt， können Sie eine psychologische Abweichung， eine Todsünde， assoziieren。Wie gesagt， ein langer und komplexer R Während ich diesen langen， komplexen， schmerzhaften Roman las， musste ich mehrmals an die Genesis denken。 Kain und Abel。 Auch hier gibt es einen Vater， der ein eifersüchtiger Gott ist， der von seinen Kindern das Unmögliche verlangt und ihnen ein Land als Erbe gibt。 Dann dachte ich an Ödipus， nur dass die Hauptfigur seine Mutter nicht heiratet。 Mit jeder neuen Figur， die die Szene betritt， können Sie eine psychologische Abweichung， eine Todsünde， assoziieren。Wie gesagt， ein langer und komplexer Roman， sehr gut geschrieben von einem Autor， der im Laufe der Jahre gelernt hat， den Leser nie aufzugeben。Da es sich um einen Thriller handelt， werde ich nicht mehr sagen， außer， dass es hier nicht Kain und Abel gibt， sondern Kain und Kain。 。。。more

Rd ，

Not my favorite Nesbo。 Took way too long to tell too little story。 And the ending was a total - blah。

Trevor Snape ，

I was disappointed with this book。 This book has over 540 pages， but I am sure the story could have been told in 300 pages without losing any of the plot。 Jo Nesbo is a brilliant writer but with this book he just missed the boat。 It falls well short of what I expect from someone of his quality。 Please find the real Jo Nesbo and let him write the next book。

H ，

A bit obvious in places。

Roberta ，

I have been glued to this book since Monday and just finished it this morning。 I couldn’t put it down。 Although I love all of his books this one so far is the best。 I didn’t like any of the characters but found them all fascinating and was wondering who would be left standing but that is for you to figure out。 What a book！

Andrea Eguren ，

Soy fan de Nesbø pero este no ha sido uno de mis libros preferidos。 Si bien no deja de ser oscuro y bien ambientado， me pareció excesivamente largo y repetitivo， no soy Nesbø pero un cuarto del libro， como mínimo， sobra。 La historia de dos hermanos con un oscuro pasado familiar en un pequeño pueblo de montaña。 La gran pregunta que plantea， a mi entender， es ¿qué serías capaz de hacer por amor a tu familia， sobretodo cuándo es el sentimiento de culpa y vergüenza lo que te mueve？

Covadonga Diaz ，

Inquietante， entretenida， bien construida。 Había dejado de leer a Nesbø， demasiado cruentas las novelas。 En esta el terror es más psicológico， menos explícito。

melissa ，

YOWZA！ RIVETING！YOWZA！ RIVETING！ lost a lot of sleep cuz I couldn't put the book down。 You would think that over 500 pages would be too much to get through but I never noticed the length。 I was just glad it was over so that I can now get decent sleep。 YOWZA！ RIVETING！YOWZA！ RIVETING！ lost a lot of sleep cuz I couldn't put the book down。 You would think that over 500 pages would be too much to get through but I never noticed the length。 I was just glad it was over so that I can now get decent sleep。 。。。more

Shon Rand ，

A departure in many regards， but engaging。 Cruel， disgusting， and very Nesbo in some ways。 Some typically outrageous Nesbo flourishes。

L。G。 ，

This book just gets darker and more twisted as you turn the pages。 Although it could have had fewer pages， I was riveted and kept making incorrect guesses throughout the mounting crimes。 None of the characters are likable， some are despicable。 The family dynamics are unhealthy at best。 This is a brutal psychological thriller/murder mystery told from the perspective of the older brother， Roy。

Victoria ，

Roy and Carl live on the family farm in Norway。 As a child， it seems that Carl is being abused， but it isn't clear。 When the parents die， Roy， who is a bit older， cares for Carl， cleaning up after his mistakes， defending him from jealous boyfriends， etc。 Carl returns to Norway， after years abroad， and Roy again is cleaning up after him。 There's nobody in the story who is particularly likeable。 Seems like nearly everyone in the small town has secrets or is just plain mean。 So there's nobody to ch Roy and Carl live on the family farm in Norway。 As a child， it seems that Carl is being abused， but it isn't clear。 When the parents die， Roy， who is a bit older， cares for Carl， cleaning up after his mistakes， defending him from jealous boyfriends， etc。 Carl returns to Norway， after years abroad， and Roy again is cleaning up after him。 There's nobody in the story who is particularly likeable。 Seems like nearly everyone in the small town has secrets or is just plain mean。 So there's nobody to cheer on。 Still， it's a well written story。 。。。more

David Schwinghammer ，

I've only read Nesbo's Harry Hole mystery series; they were really grisly; THE KINGDOM， a stand-alone novel is just as grisly in its own right。tIt's about two Norwegian brothers， Roy and Carl who have a love-hate relationship。 Roy is a homebody who runs a service station in Os， in the northern part of Norway。 Carl is more of an entrepreneur who moves to Canada。 When he returns to Norway， bound to build a luxury hotel in the mountains overlooking Os， the plot begins。tWe are fed background materi I've only read Nesbo's Harry Hole mystery series; they were really grisly; THE KINGDOM， a stand-alone novel is just as grisly in its own right。tIt's about two Norwegian brothers， Roy and Carl who have a love-hate relationship。 Roy is a homebody who runs a service station in Os， in the northern part of Norway。 Carl is more of an entrepreneur who moves to Canada。 When he returns to Norway， bound to build a luxury hotel in the mountains overlooking Os， the plot begins。tWe are fed background material in bits and pieces。 It looks like Roy may have been molesting his good-looking younger brother。 Roy doesn't appear to like women， even though one of his teenage employees is coming on to him hot and heavy。 Eventually we learn he had a long affair with a cougar type woman， the wife of a local car dealer。 After that one broke up， he had affair with another married woman。 tWhen we find out who was really diddling Carl， we learn what happened to their parents。 They crashed into the ravine near The Kingdom their dad's name for their farm， which included extensive wilderness area。 The road near the ravine is really slippery during the winter and the town won't build a barrier。tWhen Carl returns to Os， he brings Shannon， his new wife with him。 Almost immediately Roy falls for her， but he fights it。 He takes a job at another service station in southern Norway。 tOkay， so will he or won't he？ You'll have to read the book。 Here's the heavy stuff。 We're supposed to believe that three cars crashed into that ravine。 The dead people， except for maybe Roy and Carl's mom， were bad people in their own right。 Then we add the local sheriff who may have been pushed。 He was down there too， for a time。 We're also supposed to believe that Roy managed to convince Norway's version of the state police that it was logical that three cars crashed into that ravine since thousands of people died that way in Norway。 But the sheriff's son， the new sheriff， doesn't believe it for a minute。tHere's what happens to the reader when the narrator tells you what's happening。 You believe him and you stick up for him， even when he does morally reprehensible things。 Roy is the narrator。 Will he get his comeuppance？ 。。。more

Mª Carmen ，

Todavía no me creo que yo le esté poniendo 5 estrellas a un libro de este autor。 No soy muy fan de Jo Nesbo。 Los títulos que he leído de la serie Harry Hole me han dado más penas que alegrías y no la he terminado。 Sin embargo este libro es otra cosa， un Nesbo diferente， a otro vivel， que me ha conquistado por completo。 Es importante que los futuros lectores sepan que no estamos ante un thriller。 Es más bien una novela de narrativa general con tintes de negra y criminal。 Hay asesinatos sí， pero l Todavía no me creo que yo le esté poniendo 5 estrellas a un libro de este autor。 No soy muy fan de Jo Nesbo。 Los títulos que he leído de la serie Harry Hole me han dado más penas que alegrías y no la he terminado。 Sin embargo este libro es otra cosa， un Nesbo diferente， a otro vivel， que me ha conquistado por completo。 Es importante que los futuros lectores sepan que no estamos ante un thriller。 Es más bien una novela de narrativa general con tintes de negra y criminal。 Hay asesinatos sí， pero la trama no se centra en averiguar quién los ha cometido （el lector lo va saber más pronto que tarde）， sino en las motivaciones， las relaciones entre los personajes y en el qué va a pasar en cada momento。 El ritmo es pausado。 El autor incluye disgresiones que， para aquellos que se acerquen a la novela esperando una trama policíaca sin más， entiendo les parezca que el autor se dispersa。 No ha sido mi caso。 La trama es bastante más compleja y he disfrutado de todas y cada una de las líneas de este libro。 Los personajes， bien dibujados， son así mismo complejos。 Roy， el hermano mayor， que arrastra un sentimiento de culpabilidad， con un concepto enfermizo de lo que se debe a la lealtad familiar。 Carl， el hermano menor， sociópata y manipulador。 Shannon， la esposa de Carl， arquitecta sin escrúpulos morales， obsesionada con la construcción de su edificio。 Los secundarios son igualmente notables。 Destaco a Grete， la cotilla con mala baba， que me ha puesto los pelos como escarpias。La ambientación está cuidada。 Transmite el ambiente opresivo， cerrado y viciado de un pueblo pequeño de alta montaña en Noruega。 El final es bueno。 Hubo un momento que esperé otro desenlace， pero es coherente con la forma de actuar de los hermanos a lo largo de la novela。En definitiva una novela que me ha gustado mucho y que recomiendo sin dudar。 。。。more

Joanna ，

Jo Nesbø jest w świetnej formie także poza serią z Harrym。，，Królestwo'' ma dobrą dynamikę， ciekawą fabułę。 W bardzo ciekawy sposób została naszkicowana małomiasteczkowość ich okolicy。 Przedstawienie bratniej（rodzinnej） relacji mógłby teraz wziąć pod lupę nie jeden psycholog。Jako czytelnik chciałam jednak nieco jaśniejszego zakończenia， dokończenia pewnych tematów， czekałam na to niecierpliwie czytając ostatnie strony。 Chociaż z drugiej strony myślę， że to dobrze， bo raz， że autor zostawił sobie Jo Nesbø jest w świetnej formie także poza serią z Harrym。，，Królestwo'' ma dobrą dynamikę， ciekawą fabułę。 W bardzo ciekawy sposób została naszkicowana małomiasteczkowość ich okolicy。 Przedstawienie bratniej（rodzinnej） relacji mógłby teraz wziąć pod lupę nie jeden psycholog。Jako czytelnik chciałam jednak nieco jaśniejszego zakończenia， dokończenia pewnych tematów， czekałam na to niecierpliwie czytając ostatnie strony。 Chociaż z drugiej strony myślę， że to dobrze， bo raz， że autor zostawił sobie otwarte drzwi do ewentualnej kontynuacji。 A dwa， że może po prostu wszystko w Królestwie toczy się dalej swoim życiem i tempem z zagadkami w tle。。 :） 。。。more

Simon Armitage ，

Didn't enjoy this one as much as some of his other books， but an ok read with some twists and turns in the story to keep you reading。 Didn't enjoy this one as much as some of his other books， but an ok read with some twists and turns in the story to keep you reading。 。。。more

Adrian ，

-1 for implausibility but well told。

Liza ，

Wow。 What a crazy ride。 I can always count on Nesbo to transport me far away and at the same time appreciate the normalcy of my own life。

Lesley ，

What a cliff hanger - that can’t have been the last murder - bound to be more。 The last one was shocking but you couldn’t really dislike the killer。。。sJo Nesbo never disappoints。

Anne Marie ，

Ikkje min type "krim"。 Skuffende frå Nesbø。 Men språket er bra。 Ikkje min type "krim"。 Skuffende frå Nesbø。 Men språket er bra。 。。。more

Karin Paulus ，

Pikem nosimine。 Ülimeisterlik ja põnev。

Barbara ，

Norwegian author Jo Nesbo - who's probably best known for his Harry Hole crime novels - goes in a different direction with this book。*****Brothers Roy and Carl Opgard grew up in a Norwegian mountain town called Os。 Big brother Roy was always very protective of his sibling。 Thus， when little Carl cried， Roy comforted him。When young Carl couldn't kill a mangled dog， Roy did it for him; And when teen heartthrob Carl was attacked by jealous boys， Roy beat them up。 Carl knows he only has to call， and Norwegian author Jo Nesbo - who's probably best known for his Harry Hole crime novels - goes in a different direction with this book。*****Brothers Roy and Carl Opgard grew up in a Norwegian mountain town called Os。 Big brother Roy was always very protective of his sibling。 Thus， when little Carl cried， Roy comforted him。When young Carl couldn't kill a mangled dog， Roy did it for him; And when teen heartthrob Carl was attacked by jealous boys， Roy beat them up。 Carl knows he only has to call， and Roy will rush to his side and do what has to be done。 Carl relies on this， expecting to be rescued no matter what。Roy and Carl were young teens when their mother and father were killed in a horrible road incident。 This causes reverberations down through the years， which are slowly revealed as the story unfolds。After their parents died， Roy and Carl were looked after by an uncle， but mostly raised themselves。 Then， when the boys became young adults， Carl went off to school in America and Roy remained in Os。 Carl became a real estate tycoon/property developer。。。。。 and Roy became a car mechanic/service station manager。 It's now fifteen years later， and Carl returns to Os with his beautiful bride Shannon， who's an architect。 Carl and Shannon plan to use the mountaintop Opgard property to build an upscale hotel， spa， ski resort complex。Carl hopes to get most residents of Os to invest in the project， believing everyone will get rich， especially himself and Roy。Not everyone in town has warm feelings towards the Opgards， however， and some people would be more than happy to derail the hotel project。 In part， this is because Carl left broken hearts behind when he exited Os to go to America; Roy's teenage beating victims are now men with a grudge; Carl is reputed to have cheated partners in a previous real estate scheme;the sheriff suspects the siblings of various kinds of wrongdoing; and more。Moreover， Os is not an idealic Norwegian village。 Dark undercurrents permeate the story， including child abuse; incest; unfaithfulness; adultery; blackmail; malfeasance; murder; arson; and more。 There's also some plain bad behavior。 For instance， Roy is thought to have little interest in women， and his fifteen-year-old service station employee， Julie， seems bent on rectifying the situation。 Julie's attempts to seduce Roy are both funny and disturbing。 It's mesmerizing to see the secrets of Os revealed， one by one， and to observe the dark depths of the human soul。 There are truly horrific revelations in the book， which - if you're familiar with Nesbo's work - won't come as a surprise。 This is an excellent suspense story， highly recommended。You can follow my reviews at https://reviewsbybarbsaffer。blogspot。com 。。。more

Dave Wennlund ，

Nesbo has lost his touch。 Or he lost his editor。 I just quit this nonsense book after 100 pages of ridiculous high school style prose that was going nowhere。

pelaio ，

Pues voy a discrepar de algunas opiniones pero a mí me ha encantado。 Este hombre cada día escribe mejor。 Que siga escribiendo por muchos años。

Sergiotas ，

Esperaba bastante más de esta novela， entre el thriller y el suspense， en líneas generales lenta， aunque entretenida， y bien escrita。 Pero desde luego， no me ha resultado ni adictiva， ni trepidante ni muchísimo menos una obra maestra del género， creo que las críticas de los medios son exageradas o tiene muchos amigos。

Danii Hughes ，

Page turner。 Absolutely fantastic！

Yigal Zur ，

too long and not very exiting thriller。 Nesbo is talented writer but this time a show off and a lot of side talks and thoughts。 when a writer mention too many songs and writers i feel bored。 he is leaning on others。 so had to jump to look for real writing and there are nice bits 。 the dark life of 2 brothers in small village in dark Norway。

Debra ，

Brilliant！ What a story。 Wow！！

Paul ，

I ended up DNFing this。 Sooo slow， and too much of whatever tension there is hinges on whatever revelation they have for me down the road。 At this point I just don’t care。

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