Month: May 2024
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The Marsh King’s Daughter: big time daddy issues
The Marsh King’s Daughter tells how a strong woman saves herself from the abuses of a bad man. In this story the man is her father. Coincidentally there’s currently a meme going around about “if you heard footsteps in the woods would you rather it was a bear or a man?” Most women choose bear.…
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Outlier, Nordic noir catches a serial killer
Outlier contains all the characteristics of Nordic noir. It’s slow moving, features stoic characters who display little emotion, and involves twisted plot lines. In this series, the main character, Maja (Hanne Mathisen Haga), is a Ph.D. student in London studying serial killers. She learns of a murder in her home town and recognizes the signs…