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crmailloux's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
jboitsova's review against another edition
5.0
My five stars for this book because it is one of the best Gamache stories for a long time. Louise Penny has had her ups and downs, but this book takes us back to the atmosphere of the village of Three Pines, where good neighborliness and humanity rules. The book may be a little chaotic, but I liked it.
jberg16's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
eldercrone's review against another edition
4.0
Very good book. I could not put it down. There were some places that I would have shortened or changed, but I’m more than happy to escape to this little village in Québec, if just for a while…
Topics are very much relevant to what we are still dealing with. Not necessarily about the pandemic (book is set somewhat in post pandemic time) but in the fascinating but frightening scenario of the “madness of crowds.“ And thanks to the author, I now have something new to read. A book originally written in the 1840’s but still available and relevant: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay.
Topics are very much relevant to what we are still dealing with. Not necessarily about the pandemic (book is set somewhat in post pandemic time) but in the fascinating but frightening scenario of the “madness of crowds.“ And thanks to the author, I now have something new to read. A book originally written in the 1840’s but still available and relevant: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay.
mtolivier's review against another edition
4.0
I love these characters and Three Pines so much. I love that the characters are never one-dimensional. Penny never disappoints.
msumartini's review against another edition
4.0
Inspector Gamache is a delightful character, and I might like winter better if I spent it in Three Pines. Also, the first Gamache book I read on audio, and I learned from this one that I much prefer these books in hardback.
juliette_sarrazin's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the characters and the characters's development (Vincent Gilbert, Haniya), aswell as the main story line, but, toward the end, it started to get quite repetitive (with a lot of repetitive twist, "I made a mistake. That's not the answer") and Gamache wasn't really acting how he normally would, almost as if he wasn't truly trying to solve the case. Their was a lack of depth to the story and it wasn't as satisfaying as the other one.
mlynes's review against another edition
3.0
Half-way through I was going to give this two stars, as it’s probably the worst of the series. It’s a superficially very convoluted plot the solution to which is completely obvious about half-way through. The final chapters do resolve things well and have a satisfactory emotional charge. I think it’s a huge error for any author to write about the pandemic at the moment, especially to imagine a post-pandemic world. Although Three Pines remains an engaging world, the characters are becoming stale and I think it’s about time the series drew to a conclusion. I’ll be back for the next one but with fairly low expectations.
creekhiker's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely and satisfying installment of the Gamache series.