Quicksand, Malin Persson Giolito
Quicksand, Malin Persson Giolito
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Quicksand

Author: Malin Persson Giolito

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 12 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/07/2017


Synopsis

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

Named an NPR "BEST BOOKS OF 2017"

Named the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers Academy

An incisive courtroom thriller and a drama that raises questions about the nature of love, the disastrous side effects of guilt, and the function of justice

A mass shooting has taken place at a prep school in Stockholm’s wealthiest suburb. Eighteen-year-old Maja Norberg is charged for her involvement in the massacre that left her boyfriend and her best friend dead. She has spent nine months in jail awaiting trial. Now the time has come for her to enter the courtroom. How did Maja—popular, privileged, and a top student—become a cold-blooded killer in the eyes of the public? What did Maja do? Or is it what she failed to do that brought her here?

Malin Persson Giolito has written a perceptive portrayal of a teenage girl and a blistering indictment of a society that is coming apart. A work of great literary sensibility, Quicksand touches on wealth, class, immigration, and the games children play among themselves when parents are no longer attuned to their struggles.

About Malin Persson Giolito

Malin Persson Giolito was born in Stockholm in 1969 and grew up in Djursholm, Sweden. She holds a degree in law from Uppsala University and has worked as a lawyer for the biggest law firm in the Nordic region and as an official for the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, where she lives with her husband and three daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Felice on February 12, 2020

“No one asked if I wanted to save Sebastian, but you all blame me for failing…” I was truly excited to read and review this novel, Quicksand, by Swedish author Malin Persson Giolito. I first heard about it when it was just a deal to be translated—just another deal that happens every week in the publi......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on May 16, 2017

I was quite excited to have won this in the Goodreads Giveaways as it looked very intriguing since it was dubbed as Sweden's best crime novel of 2016. However, I've decided (disappointingly) not to finish it as I just can't get into it even though I've made it to page 122. I could quite possibly be......more

Goodreads review by Laura on November 23, 2017

“One percent of the people on earth own fifty percent of all the assets on earth. The poorest half of humanity owns less than five percent of the assets on earth. We don’t talk about that. I mean...” Quicksand was good, but less of a thriller than I had been expecting. It lacks the suspense or t......more