Most reviews I had read before starting this book were kind of negative. I thought this was because the book was often described as a "literary thriller" and that it probably didn't have enough crime/thriller elements for many people. As I really enjoy literary thrillers I decided to give it a chance. There also seemed to be similar structures as in [b:The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared|13486632|The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)|Jonas Jonasson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1334848488l/13486632._SY75_.jpg|10365993] which I enjoyed very much. Now I have to admit that my assumptions were wrong. Norwegian by Night isn't the typical thriller. The crime elements only play a minor role. There are also some parts which could be called literary. But I often didn't get the author's point. For example I didn't understand why it should be important that the old man is Jewish. In my opinion the end also was unnecessarily brutal. The book was a quick read with some enjoyable parts. But it really isn't something I'd widely recommend.