A review by shanaqui
The Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr

adventurous funny medium-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

2.0

I keep hoping I'll enjoy John Dickson Carr's work, but I'm always wrong. This is, to be fair, the closest I've come -- Gideon Fell mostly keeps out of it, leaving other characters not being ghastly know-it-alls. There's remarkably little superior chuckling from someone who artificially has all the clues already, for a John Dickson Carr book.

Still, it's weird about the female characters, there's some horrible phonetic dialogue, and it all descends into slapstick humour. Let's not.