Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Das Dorf in den roten Wäldern by Louise Penny

42 reviews

luananki's review

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

solide vier sterne. comfort krimi, wenn man das so sagen kann, will auf jeden fall den zweiten band lesen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Fatphobia

tymtoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I'm not a big mystery reader but I had fun with this one. I read it in audiobook format while I was doing other things a lot - very low commitment for me but I enjoyed that. It was good, and the ending took me by surprise but I suspect people more acquainted with mysteries would've had it wrapped. 

I also loved how casually funny it was. The bear grease thing really had me going for a minute. 

Also, Nicole was the most infuriating side character on the planet. The way Gamache kept trying to check her attitude and she kept thinking she was God's gift to the investigation was sending me over the edge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

folst015's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

beccah42's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Murder

princess_azula's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I first read this five years ago and I didn’t understand why everyone loved Louise Penny’s Gamache series. I mean, the book was okay, but I didn’t like it enough to want to read the next book. 

Since then I’ve watched the Three Pines series on TV and it made the characters come alive for me in a way that usually happens in books. So now I’m reading them again. This time I started with the second in the series, then backtracked to the first. 

I definitely enjoyed it a lot more this time. I found the quirkiness of the characters appealing rather than annoying and cliched. I had only a vague memory of the plot so it all seemed fresh to me. I have come to love the village of Three Pines and look forward to reading more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shelfofunread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

gemin1reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing

4.5

I have seen so many good reviews of this book and they were all accurate - it’s just lovely. A cosy mystery, with beautiful comments on life and human nature. Maybe a teeny bit slow for me in places but I think that was intentional, because it lulls you into the pace of the village it’s set in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

saricostanzo's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Murder