Reviews

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

mattgroot1980's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

findyourgoldenhour's review against another edition

3.0

I do love Louise Penny's charming and compelling books! The fourth one in the series was my favorite so far, so this one was a bit disappointing in comparison; I still enjoyed it though! I will continue to work my way through this series.

nferre's review against another edition

3.0

Overall I enjoyed this book, liked the characters and the setting, but once again - as it is an audiobook, I had a hard time listening to it and had to listen to some of the chapters twice as my mind wandered and I fell asleep a couple of times. That skews my review.

The one thing I found totally unsatisfying was the ending (and had to listen to it twice to actually reconcile who did it). I was hoping the author would not bring in a new character out of the blue and while she did not, the culprit of the murder was a bit unbelievable and unrealistic.

I probably won't go out of my way to read the sequel.

edgoff's review against another edition

4.0

Great

It was a great read with so much history and development all throughout the book. Can't wait for the next one!

kathsinclair's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This instalment of the Gamache series did not suck me in as some of the past ones have, although elements of the story were beautiful. I was truly upset by the resolution, but only because I have grown to love the people of Three Pines so much over the past several books. 

lgindc's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this a lot--more than any of the previous ones, even though I figured out who the killer was.

ebazilereads's review against another edition

5.0

This started off a little slow for me, but once I was about halfway through I was so engrossed in the story that I stayed up at until almost 2am to figure out the ending.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Loved It

marsha1268's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

feliciar33ds's review against another edition

4.0

"Well, I get pissed off and I don't kill people."

Spoiler: I love Louise Penny's gift for writing. Her mysteries are compelling. This one seemed extra dark though. I was bummed out that one of my most loved characters was the murderer. Poop! I feel like something real bad is brewing with Peter and Clara.

elkcariboubiologist's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 I didn't care much for fourth book in this series so it took me a bit to pick up another. This one, I'm pleased to say, resumed my faith! It is my favorite so far and I just sped through it.