Reviews

Debout les morts by Fred Vargas

pauline94's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

ginaarizpe26's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

mrs_schwarz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

lilithdevil's review

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Ce livre est simple à lire mais un peu long. L'intrigue se développe vraiment à la fin ce qui est dommage...

yegannam's review

3.0

An interesting detective story featuring 3 historians and a retired police officer. I enjoyed the intriguing style and the plot-twists throughout the book. Vargas beautifully describes her charactes and their obsessive, yet somehow hilarious habits. The story itself is also interesting. It starts with a suspicious tree appearing in the garden of a famous greek opera singer Sophia and continues with a series of mysterious killings and linkages.

What I didn't like: The beginning of the book might feel a bit boring or repetitive, so I was proceeding very slowly. But keep going, it may not be the best detective story, but it's quite good if you have read the most famous ones, and now looking for something new.

thebooklovingpanda's review against another edition

4.0

Very well written characters and mystery, made me laugh out loud many times as well.

agnes_nutter's review against another edition

4.0

adoro Adamsberg "spalatore di nuvole" e i suoi 4 evangelisti e Danglar e...bhè...sento la mancanza della Vargas tra un suo libro e quello successivo...

emjay2021's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.

Charming mystery, very appealing characters. I was fairly surprised by the "who" of whodunit! But then I am someone who doesn't see the twist ending in about 50% of the twist ending type movies I see, so make of that what you will.

I'm giving it only 3.5 stars because it is pretty slow in parts. Still, the characters and the good story made it enjoyable nonetheless.

jebradl's review against another edition

4.0

this book was great - the pacing suffered a little in the middle, and the whole fixation on alexandra being innocent with no real evidence annoyed me, but the ending and the characters really carried this and the end product was super satisfying.

plus, im glad i enjoyed it, since it was a recommendation from a friend who i hold on high regard.

lancelotlegris's review against another edition

5.0

" This book has everything:
- serious murder mystery with comedic elements
- funny, eccentric characters you have to love
- found family trope/characters who are visibly friends and explicitly shown to care for each other
- well-written female villain
- enough red herrings to keep you guessing who the murderer is until the very end
- beautifully written prose

This is now one of my new favorite books and I'm really excited to read more of Vargas' writing in the future!