priyakonanur's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
carolineeckels's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
larocquenroll's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kmsourada's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
Each book of the series, for me, gets better. A series about people and place. In this book, set in summer, I love the choice of Louise Penny choosing an isolated location that provided focus on characters. We learned more about Gamache and his personal history and furthered our understanding of his family (and I love his relationship with Reine-Marie).
Beauvoir becomes more interesting in this book.
Lastly, this book provided some history regarding Peter; given what we knew about him in the first three books.
I tandem read the physical book with the audio - Ralph Cosham is Gamache!
Beauvoir becomes more interesting in this book.
Lastly, this book provided some history regarding Peter; given what we knew about him in the first three books.
I tandem read the physical book with the audio - Ralph Cosham is Gamache!
laurahobbs's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
madmom's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
deniset's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
isalaur's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
It took me a long time to get through this one. I just found everyone so unlikeable. I’m at the point that the only people in the series I can stand anymore are Gamache, his wife, and Agent Lacoste. And the family at the center of this murder are despicable.
In his book Gamache and his wife are on their annual vacation celebrating their anniversary at a remote wilderness lodge not far from Three Pines. The rest of the village of Three Pines doesn’t play much of a role in this one. There is an obnoxious family here celebrating a family reunion (though god knows why) and awaiting the arrival of another son and his wife. The family has no idea who Gamache is and look upon him and his wife with disdain, referring to them as the shopkeeper and his cleaning lady wife. Imagine their surprise when, after a murder occurs on the property they find out he is the head of homicide and now the man they’ve been unforgivably rude to holds their freedom in his hands!
There’s a lot of twisty, turny, convoluted stuff going on and the story arc moves very slow. I found myself drifting and distracted a lot. Part of the problem was I didn’t really care who committed the crime.
We also get some background on Gamache and his parents. It ties in somewhat to the theme of the story but it seems extraneous. If I’d read this book first I’m not sure I’d have picked up another. For now I think I’ll take a break from the series to give it some breathing space before diving in again.
In his book Gamache and his wife are on their annual vacation celebrating their anniversary at a remote wilderness lodge not far from Three Pines. The rest of the village of Three Pines doesn’t play much of a role in this one. There is an obnoxious family here celebrating a family reunion (though god knows why) and awaiting the arrival of another son and his wife. The family has no idea who Gamache is and look upon him and his wife with disdain, referring to them as the shopkeeper and his cleaning lady wife. Imagine their surprise when, after a murder occurs on the property they find out he is the head of homicide and now the man they’ve been unforgivably rude to holds their freedom in his hands!
There’s a lot of twisty, turny, convoluted stuff going on and the story arc moves very slow. I found myself drifting and distracted a lot. Part of the problem was I didn’t really care who committed the crime.
We also get some background on Gamache and his parents. It ties in somewhat to the theme of the story but it seems extraneous. If I’d read this book first I’m not sure I’d have picked up another. For now I think I’ll take a break from the series to give it some breathing space before diving in again.