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Still Life by Louise Penny

6 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

yourlocalscrivener's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? No

3.5

I finally tried a Louise Penny book!

 I quite liked it in a lot of ways. It had just the tone I want in a mystery--a bit more serious than the cheesy side of cozies, but without being gory and graphic for no reason. I also feel like I understand a lot more about Canadian culture and the tensions therein than I did before. 

 I did guess the murderer, but only slightly ahead of the reveal, so basically just in time to be satisfying to my pride without actually losing much mystery. :-)

 The pagan ritual aspect to the story did make me uncomfortable, so I'll be reading the next book to see if that tones down or not, and may or may not continue the series based on that. 

 There is a homosexual couple in this book, including a minor plot line about how they are unkindly treated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Cursing

princess_azula's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail