But if you're looking for a psychological thriller in the truest sense of the genre, this is it. It's predictable and some moments require advanced yeetage of disbelief. Like I said, it starts slow and doesn't pop off until about 50%.
I meannn? How can you not feel her resilience, her desperation, her will to survive when reading this? I can clearly imagine a woman tapping deep into her mental strength to survive a harrowing situation without being told "I summoned all of my strength to crawl back in agonizing pain." Well fking done, Dahl.
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The way it feels to be pleasantly trapped beneath my husband in bed, his skin on my skin, his hands in my hair, his voice murmuring into my ear. Our deep bathtub, big enough for two, the feel of the mosaic wall tiles beneath my fingertips as I soak, eyes closed, a glass of red on the shelf to my right. Another five inches, the sickly taste of blood at the back of my throat. The antique hand-painted silk lamps we bought in a tiny shop on a back street of Montmartre many years ago, casting our living room in a cozy, homely glow. The white porcelain Jonathan Adler vase Eirik bought for my birthday, filled with a riot of tulips. I think of my husband and my home every inch of the way. Let's take a peak shall we? For context, this is Kristina's thoughts as she crawls with a broken ankle on her hands and knees back to the cabin during a snowstorm: One scene in particular was so visceral, I felt like I was right there in the snow, hauling my battered and bruised ass back to the cabin. Kristina is believable as a psychologist, and that's no easy feat for a citizens gone rogue thriller. There's no "I'm top dog" inner monologue while behaving irrationally. FINALLY, we have a psychologist who thinks, acts, and speaks like one. These psychologists behaved like petulant 13-year-olds. Avery from The Golden Couple, Naomi from The Blame Game, whatever tf her name was from Never Lie, and Bella from The Helpdesk. Now, if you've seen my rants in the past, you'll know I have big time beef with psychologist characters acting out of pocket. What child perceives herself as inherently bad and unlovable? Could it be that this was how I imagined my father saw me, as a way to comprehend the profound rejection of his departure? I guess it was just me replicating the behavior I’d learned from X, and even earlier, from my father, hooked on the emotional rollercoaster ride of loving men who have nothing to give you except rejection and abandonment. Paint me a strong psychological motive, and I'm yours! Here's an example of what I'm talking about: It gives context and lends believability to a character's batshit crazy actions. Dahl absolutely nails the why behind our destructive behaviours. This is one of the reasons I fked heavily with The Silent Patient, despite it's so-so writing quality.
One of my struggles with citizens gone rogue thrillers is that I can never make sense of the anyone's psychological motivations. But it most certainly was mine.Īnd why was that? Because Alex Dahl was spittin those pop psychology FACTS. If you tend to skew more mainstream thriller head (think Feeney, Greer et al, Megan Goldin, Stacey Willingham) then I can't say this will be your flava flav. Yes, yeetage of disbelief is required it's a citizens gone rogue ting. I always give Nordic Noir a pass on the pacing, I have faith that once it pops, it's gonna POP. It's written in a very specific tone, one that many might find boring. As I've said in previous reviews, this genre isn't for everyone. Let me say this loud as clear: THIS IS NORDIC NOIR. Thankfully I didn't look at the ratings in advance because I would've missed out on a classic Nordic Noir banger. SHOOKETH!!!!! I bought this for $2.73 on kindle because I really enjoyed her recent release After She'd Gone. When one of her "favourite" patients disappear after turning up badly beaten, Moss feels compelled to find out the truth. Kristina Moss is a successful psychologist married to a man on the brink of becoming Norway's Prime Minister.
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