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The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

7 reviews

laurenleigh's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I needed a comfort read, and Inspector Gamache always hits the spot. Truly some of the best audiobook performances ever. One of my favorite things about Penny is her ability to play with pacing. She takes her time when she needs to expound on a complex issue, but she propels the action forward when everything’s going down. I love the anticipation it builds.
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naturallylazy's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sslinkard's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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kimveach's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow!  An outstanding post-pandemic book.  The author wrote a profoundly human story involving legal, moral, and emotional elements of how society cares for our most vulnerable people.  It was difficult for me to have the book end.
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ferriswheel440's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Louise Penny really knocked it out of the park with this one. Gamache has a really excellent internal conflict that is reflected in his family members, and also in his suspects. Covid is used as a plot point and treated with the gravity it deserves while not being overwhelming to the story. Also I love this cast of characters. So good. Why does she make me want to live in this town where everyone dies???
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pphector's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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ebosscher's review against another edition

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

3.75

Not my favorite of the series
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