Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite

Even though I finished Martin Holmén’s Clinch (translated by Henning Koch), I’m still not sure if I like it or not. I was attracted to the novel because of its setting. I’ve said it before, but I’m a sucker for places and times I haven’t read previously read about. Holmén’s Stockholm of the 1930s was fascinating. What I’m not sure about is the main character, Harry Kvist. At the opening of Clinch, Kvist makes his living repossessing bicycles from people who’ve stopped paying for them and occasionally putting pressure on folks who’ve stopped paying larger debts. He’s not afraid to use his fists. He’s a former boxer, so violence comes naturally to him. What I’m not sure about is Kvist’s penchant for rough sex with partners who don’t have the same tastes...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.