8797999's review against another edition
3.0
I did enjoy this one but not a favourite of the ones I have read so far. Features Maigret helping a French citizen accused of a crime in a chocolate box Dutch town.
Some good characters but not as strong or interesting as some of the previous ones I have read.
Some good characters but not as strong or interesting as some of the previous ones I have read.
staticdisplay's review against another edition
2.0
my least favorite Maigret so far. none of the characters in the mystery are compelling; there's a suggestion that a woman would join a feminist group when she's "too ugly" to have any other interests; no particular atmosphere is cultivated, etc etc.
cynthiak's review against another edition
3.0
Un Maigret moins passionnant mais à lire pour l'atmosphère hollandaise.
frahorus's review against another edition
2.0
Ho faticato a terminare questa indagine di Maigret, forse anche dal fatto che l'ho dovuto interrompere un paio di volte per vari motivi. O forse a contribuito a questa "fatica" nel portarlo a termine il fatto che il nostro commissario si trova ad indagare su un omicidio in un paese a lui straniero e dove non riesce a comunicare bene con gli autoctoni. Fatto sta che alla fine trova il bandolo della matassa e risolve il caso.
chiara_rose's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
sethlynch's review against another edition
4.0
This is a good read, if a little short - even for a Maigret. I like the ending, the fact neither we nor Maigret are sure he did the right thing in revealing the killer. (Of course, as readers, we needed him to)
missymo55's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve marked five stars because to be honest I didn’t see that one coming. However for some reason it took me a while to get going and I could only read a couple of pages at a time before I got bored.
A great story though in the end. A proper who dunnit!
A great story though in the end. A proper who dunnit!
chyde's review
3.0
Not one of the worst Inspector Maigret's, but I wouldn't recommend it. I also wouldn't tell people to avoid it. I have a feeling Simenon wasn't a big fan of Holland and thought it uptight, fake and bizarre. I'll have to read a biography on him to see if I'm right. It could just be Maigret's opinion and not the author's, etc.