Reviews

The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell

dunnadam's review against another edition

1.0

I found this in the cozy mysteries section of my local library. The premise sounded good but the book went nowhere. No one actually dies in this mystery, which makes it more an attempted murder mystery. The heroine falls for a terrible man who she is better than which I found annoying.
There were a few times reading this I fell asleep. It was a struggle to finish it.

bookishnan's review against another edition

funny mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

3.75

amandajeanne's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

applegnreads's review against another edition

3.0

recommended by goodreads.
not bad. an interesting beginning. so not an epicurean mystery (which it said on my cover) but i suspect future ones will be.

gturner92's review

funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I was concerned that because the book was written. In the 80s it was going to be sexist and rude. However, I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The main characters weren't insufferable bores and the mystery was fun. Ellie, the main protagonist had an actual reason to be investigating the situation and Ben was actually helpful. All in all I thought it was cute.

nathaliekp's review

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

bigsexy's review against another edition

4.0

Published in 1984, this epicurean mystery was clever, humorous and difficult to put down. I loved it!

julieannhummingbird's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

sonham's review against another edition

5.0

Toll, toll, toll! Dieses Buch hat mir von Anfang bis Ende sehr viel Freude bereitet! Ich liebe den Sarkasmus der etwas schrulligen Charaktere, ich mag die Idee, auf der die Geschichte aufbaut, das Rätselraten und schließlich die für mich sehr überraschende Auflösung des Falles.
Absolut empfehlenswert! Ich werde mir auf jeden Fall auch die anderen Bücher der Autorin anschauen.

carrieclothwright's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fatphobia

CW: fat phobia, minor plot spoiler

The preface to the book states that it was written in a different time. It wasn't that long ago, but the way that a woman's size and weight are discussed in this book could be very triggering. Losing weight turns out to be a condition of her gaining her inheritance (which is all kinds of messed up, obviously). It's blithely assumed that she's fat because she eats eclairs and magically becomes slender when she starts eating salad. I found it an enjoyable book anyway due to the mystery and other aspects of the plot, but eeek the assumptions about weight are really troublesome by modern standards.