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Still Life by Louise Penny

2 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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

3.75

I think I can't give a great review of this book until I read the second one on my own because I simply did not like this narrator at all. And I think I've heard him before, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this book is a lot funnier and more whimsical than I was getting from this narrator. I'm very interested to read the second in this series and see if my experience is very different than with this initial one. Also, I found Agent Nicol to be super annoying.
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jhbandcats's review

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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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