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A Better Man by Louise Penny

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maniikoi's review

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is book #11 in the Armand Gamache series, but you can easily read them out of order.

One of the reasons why I love Louise Penny's books so much is because her murder mystery series takes place in my home province of Quebec, in a fictional town called Three Pines, which is near Montreal.

Her stories have a way of drawing you in from the very first page. I love her writing style and how well written her books are. The characters are well rounded and easily lovable and so realistic. You can understand them, their motivations, and their emotions. A Better Man is another incredibly written murder mystery.

This book was so well written, and the major plot twist at the end had me in shock. I never even saw it coming!

I definitely recommend this one! 👌

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celey's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

A beautiful exploration of what makes a person good or evil, wrapped up in another great Gamache mystery.

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cake_cats_books's review

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emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

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kimveach's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

I realized I'd missed this book in the series and had already read book #16. I'm glad I figured that out because this one was excellent.

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leahgustafson's review

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I love this series, the characters, and the village of Three Pines SO much. Slipping back into Three Pines is always such a comfort and joy for me.

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While I enjoyed this one (4 ⭐️’s is still a really good book!), this one wasn’t “on the same level” as some of the past few Gamache books I’ve read. There is a lot of action early on (this is a big plus because I feel some books in the series have a slow build), but then after about three quarters of the book, it seems to just coast to the end. The flooding seemed very dire and a crucial piece to multiple storylines in the beginning, and then I felt like it was never fully wrapped up/followed through.

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Louise Penny does explore some really interesting themes in this one in terms of case law—what constitutes boundaries with social media and how to use/process evidence found by accident during a natural disaster. The technology/social media piece was very interesting since given the times we live in, much of this is ever evolving.

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I’m big about no spoilers, but if anyone wants to chat about the ending, I’d love to hear your thoughts/predictions. As always, if you have not yet started this series, getting lost in Three Pines would make for perfect summer reading! 🌲🌲🌲

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PS go back and read Louise Penny’s dedication, in case you missed it. 😭🐶❤️🐾

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