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A review by suzannalundale
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc
4.0
I have a real soft spot for the seemingly-omnipotent gentleman thief, just I have for his opposite, the seemingly-omnipotent gentleman detective. In short, Sherlock Holmes. Being that smart, that observant, and that possessed of weird and wonderful skills and knowledge is hot. So it's a little surprising I'd never gotten around to breaching the life story and adventures of Arsène Lupin before now.
I do wish the reader were sometimes privy to more of the mechanics of how Lupin accomplishes Amazing Thing, as we are in the tale of his escape from prison. I suppose the difference there may be cultural - the French gentleman genius perhaps shows off differently to his English colleague/opponent. Insert appropriate Gallic shrug here. Otherwise, this was everything I hoped it would be, and I look forward to reading further into the Lupin canon.
I do wish the reader were sometimes privy to more of the mechanics of how Lupin accomplishes Amazing Thing, as we are in the tale of his escape from prison. I suppose the difference there may be cultural - the French gentleman genius perhaps shows off differently to his English colleague/opponent. Insert appropriate Gallic shrug here. Otherwise, this was everything I hoped it would be, and I look forward to reading further into the Lupin canon.