A review by srm
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbø

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Being a short story collection, it's unsurprising that I liked some stories decidedly better than others. Definitely preferred the first half Jealousy stories to the second half Power stories, most of which had a speculative and/dystopian twist. When I gave each story a star rating, it averaged out to 3.85. Rather than rounding down to 3.75, I rounded up to 4 because I listened to the audiobook, and the readers are fantastic. 
The complete breakdown:
 
London—5 
The Jealousy Man—4.5 
The Line—4.25 
Trash—4 
The Confession—4.5 
Odd—3.75 
The Earring—3.75 
Rat Island—3 
The Shredder—3 
The Cicadas—3 
The Antidote—3 
Black Knight—4.5 
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