Una lectura rápida y muy amena, que te engancha a seguir descubriendo las artimañas de Lupin
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes

Some of the mysteries and stories were cleverer than others, but it’s a very fun tone and some fun adventures. I enjoyed that the book looped back around. 
adventurous challenging 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
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I did not expect to like this as much as I did. We readers were not slowly introduced to the gentleman-thief, we witnessed Lupin getting arrested in the very first chapter/short story! The shocked reaction of the people let us know how good Lupin was at his job and yet the unimaginable happened. Ah, but of course there was more to the story because hey, there were other 8 short stories in the first book and Lupin was a series.

What a brilliant way to introduce a unique character! Everything was dramatic, I loved it! We got a taste of Lupin's past, of his genius thieving, of his anonymity and expertise in masking and of how gentlemanly he was for writing love letters to warn his victims before the theft took place. Instead of bringing a totally new unknown rival into the picture, Leblanc borrowed the fame of Sherlock Holmes. Why not add another way to show the superiority of the French against the Brits, eh?

I have bought the whole Lupin series and look forward to reading the next one. If you're into mystery classics and enjoy the bombastic, the fantastic, this could be a gem of a read for you.
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

Excelente.

Maurice LeBlanc es uno de esos autores clásicos europeos que han sido overshadowed por otros grandes escritores de habla inglesa. Su obra, escrita originalmente en francés, ha sido símbolo e inspiración para cientos de ficciones futuras.

Este libro en particular no es una novela, sino una publicación de aventuras breves de Lupin; fue, si no me equivoco, el segundo libro del autor (luego de una novela), pero que suele recomendarse leer primero para poder comprender mejor al personaje. Es como con tantas otras sagas policiales: si bien hay un orden real, a veces es mejor no seguirlo.

Devoré el libro. Fue espectacular y se ha convertido en uno de mis clásicos preferidos. Sí, amo a Sherlock, pero Lupín es diez veces mejor personaje.

No sé ustedes, pero a mí me divierte muchísimo más el leer al ladrón explicando cómo cometió su crimen sin ser atrapado que leer al detective que lo busca. Y si bien hay muchas cosas que me quedaron sin explicar, entiendo que es parte del misterio que rodea a Lupin y que en cada libro se entrega algún dato más sobre él.

Se los recomiendo muchísimo.

Y de paso, los invito a leer la reseña completa (que es mucho más extensa) en mi blog: https://pardonmispanglish.blogspot.com/2018/01/resena-arsenio-lupin-caballero-y-ladron.html

makiichin's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

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