I had already seen the movie. It was not a light movie, nor an easy one to see.
Still, I loved it, to the point I still remember several scenes.
So I knew I had to read the book.
And I am delighted that I did it.
I finished the book last night.
I read it every chance I got. It's annoying when the day job gets in the way of reading, specially when you find a book it is hard to put down and all you feel like doing is reading until its very last page.
The characters feel like real people, the story is brilliant and I can actually see something like that happening, in the past or in the present.
This is a book on murder, rape, and corruption.
This is an up-to-date book the relationships between men and women, and what a patriarchal-built society expects from both genders (not counting with other gender options, that it).
And, from a feminist point of view, I did feel like punching some throats throughout the book.
All in all, a great book.
And, if you're into police/army/criminal investigation thrillers, this is definitely the book (and movie) for you.
Just know that some details were changed for the movie (including some of the characters' names), and the story had to be adapted to fit the length of the movie.
