Reviews

Kalmankuoriaiset by Fred Vargas

tonydragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A thinking person's who dunnit. Beautifully crafted by Fred Vargas

clea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

thehosk's review against another edition

5.0

Great story, interesting characters and learn about spiders and history. This Fred book is up there with the best of them, read and remember why Vargas books are so good.

rita89's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

marielotus's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

angeladobre's review against another edition

4.0

Autoarea construiește intriga ca pe o plasă de păianjen ce, cu fiecare indiciu nou apărut, se întinde și atinge o plaja din ce în ce mai mare de suspecți. Singurul punct comun găsit este legătura dintre două victime care și-au petrecut copilăria în același orfelinat, unde erau recunoscuți ca făcând parte dintr-o banda ce teroriza ceilalți ocupanți minori ai stabilimentului. Una dintre cele mai abominabile și sadice fapte comise de această bandă a fost mutilarea mai multor copii cu ajutorul mușcăturii păianjenului în cauză, fapt ce le-a atras și denumirea de Banda păianjenului pustnic. Se pare că mușcătura acestui păianjen era destul de periculoasă în cazul copiilor și bătrânilor, a căror imunitate nu era suficient de puternică pentru a lupta cu necroza.
https://booknation.ro/recenzie-cand-iese-pustnica-paianjen-fred-vargas/

msmori's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

4.0

A reread for me. Was originally 3 stars but now it's a 3.7 stars. A thriller murder mystery with spiders as suspect as at least used in 3 murders. Very interesting plot and quite unique but wasn't as thrilling and overly attached to the story. However I have been having a reading slump due to mental health so it might be the cause of me not being as invested. Still a good story though!

llauren23's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Murder

margaret21's review against another edition

3.0

A good holiday read. Multiple murders over a long period, a tiny spider capable of producing deadly venom, a sadistic climate of fear in a long-gone children's home, and super-sleuth Adamsberg in charge of sorting it all out, away from the gaze of his superiors. Fred Vargas and Adamsberg are always good value, but the level of coincidence piled on coincidence in this story stretches the bounds of credibility, which is why, despite this being a highly readable yarn, I give it only a three star rating.