Fördömd

by Johanne Hildebrandt

Ett öde fjällandskap i norra Sverige. Den unga arkeologen Helena Torvald gör ett sensationellt en kvinna som brutalt offrats och gömts i en mosse.Men när kroppen förs till Stockholms universitet sätts okända krafter i rörelse, och hon tvingas inse att något har gått fruktansvärt fel. Vetenskapen kolliderar med det oförklarliga. Vad hände egentligen för elvahundra år sedan, då tre män sökte sig till fjället med en kropp de kallade Satan?För sent förstår Helena att offret borde ha förblivit begravt och att hennes band till det förgångna är starkare än hon anat. Nu måste hon besegra det hon släppt lös.Fördömd är en andlöst spännande skräckroman med inslag av uråldrig samisk mytologi. Det är också en berättelse om kampen mot demoner, en dotters längtan efter sin far och vikten av att försonas med det förflutna, hur fasansfullt det än är.

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Swedish Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Fantasy

354 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Maria Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didnt read it I listened to it and I was totally captivated! Nice portrait of Swedish young women and the great contrast of life in the rural north mixed with a nice portion of spookiness weaved into our old religions and culture. I didn't want it to end

[Elin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Today I finished reading my first Swedish book in years. And I was reminded why I stopped. All the characters were so unbelievably Swedish. Always complaining about everything. Never being content. Never talking to anyone about feelings or problems but keeping it locked up inside and then wonder why they feel bad. Craving warmth and closeness but at the same time trying to be better than everyone else and push people away. Judging people from afar and then being falsely nice to them. Procrastinate the problem to the next day and then the next... Alcohol solves everything! Convincing everyone that you're awesome while at the same time you feel totally worthless.

Welcome to my home.

After the first 20 pages I wanted to throw the book away. The three main characters, whose perspectives the reader follows, were all completely hopeless. So hopeless that they made me angry. But I trudged on through the book. After all it was said to be a horror novel, perhaps something would happen that would force some sense into the characters. And sure it was interesting to read about the mythology of the native Scandinavians, but other than that nothing really happened in the book (except for complaining and pushing people away) until the last 100 pages when something started to stir and then in the last 30 pages everything exploded and happened all at once. And just as suddenly as it started it ended.

I read 2/3 of the book in one day. On hope. Hope that something would happen to shake the characters' reality and shake some sense into them. It was said to be a horror novel, but it really wasn't. I wouldn't even let it qualify as a thriller.

Not even the characters were interesting. Except for the three main characters everyone was a stereotype.

I'm not impressed. Not even a little.

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was, in general, a good novel but it felt kind of flat at places (could have also been because of the narrator, didn't really dig her and her way of speaking), too much stupid girlish skirmishes and back talk, and all the annoying screamings by the main character Helena throughout the book, but it started to get really boring by the end.

[AmandaEmma · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay i guess, but too much unimportant filling!

[Malin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐

[Jonas Toftefors · Rating 3 out of 5]

I boken får man följa Helena som på en arkeologisk utgrävning gör ett sensationellt fynd. Dock skall vissa saker inte störas. Helena blir mer och mer påmind om sin samiska börd och inser efter ett tag att det bara är hon som kan ställa allt till rätta.

Inte alls lika starka böcker som de om Idun, Saga mfl.

[Rickard Dahlgren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obehaglig och ryslig. Mycket bra historia.

[Emma B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Den var lite läskig och spännande. Var spännande att höra lite om den samiska mytologin. Kan helt klart tänka mig att läsa mer om det.