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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
A delightful set of short stories, more lighthearted than Holmes or Poirot but similarly clever. They also called to mind the Three Musketeers or Suskind’s Perfume, although that may have been the similarities of location. Thoroughly enjoyable and I definitely want to read the next set of stories.
Que livrinho delícia de ler!
Arsène Lupin é um ladrão. Charmoso, engraçado, irônico e inteligente. Não rouba dos ricos para dar aos pobres, rouba dos ricos para dar a ele mesmo. Mas interessantemente, não rouba por cobiça, mas rouba porque acha divertido. Tanto que às vezes devolve as coisas. Ou deixa de roubar. Ou soluciona roubos e assassinatos. Sujeito intrigante.
Nesse livro estão as primeiras histórias do ladrão de casaca: cada capítulo é uma historiazinha (ele foi primeiramente publicado como folhetim) diferente, uma mais interessante que a outra. E na última, houve o primeiro encontro entre ele e o grande detetive britânico, Herlock Sholmes.
Recomendo para quem gosta de histórias de roubos e de detetives. Curiosa para o próximo volume!
Arsène Lupin é um ladrão. Charmoso, engraçado, irônico e inteligente. Não rouba dos ricos para dar aos pobres, rouba dos ricos para dar a ele mesmo. Mas interessantemente, não rouba por cobiça, mas rouba porque acha divertido. Tanto que às vezes devolve as coisas. Ou deixa de roubar. Ou soluciona roubos e assassinatos. Sujeito intrigante.
Nesse livro estão as primeiras histórias do ladrão de casaca: cada capítulo é uma historiazinha (ele foi primeiramente publicado como folhetim) diferente, uma mais interessante que a outra. E na última, houve o primeiro encontro entre ele e o grande detetive britânico, Herlock Sholmes.
Recomendo para quem gosta de histórias de roubos e de detetives. Curiosa para o próximo volume!
I listened to the audiobook of this collection of short stories after learning of this character from the Netflix show.
Arsene Lupin, gentleman burglar. Think of a thief who plans meticulously before committing a crime, sometimes having plans within plans.
The quality varies between short stories but they all form a rich narrative regarding Arsene Lupin.
I recommend this book, especially if you enjoy crime novels.
Arsene Lupin, gentleman burglar. Think of a thief who plans meticulously before committing a crime, sometimes having plans within plans.
The quality varies between short stories but they all form a rich narrative regarding Arsene Lupin.
I recommend this book, especially if you enjoy crime novels.
DNF. Half the time I had no idea what hell was going on…..
TL;DR: A burlesque of an inverted Sherlock Holmes. Fun and, although methodologies are of its time (1907), the stories themselves aren't dated.
TL: Arsène Lupin is an intelligent and ebullient front-man, I got the impression of a somewhat evolved grifter. The author hints at Robin Hood-esque qualities for his "hero", M. Lupin most definitely has a chivalrous side, indeed a stereotypically-French desire to uphold and defend the lady at all costs! However, when it comes down to the planning and execution of his various schemes and heists, if Lupin is desirous of some item he will go about obtaining it, regardless of the gender and station of its current owner.
Most of the stories in this book feature Lupin brazenly asserting his current nom de guerre to a victim, usually whilst overtly stating that, despite his features, he couldn't possibly be Arsène Lupin, before proceeding to rob them blind. The majority of Lupin's tricks work due to the glacial speed with which information moves at the time. It's quite possible to carry out a daring heist in a city, travel for 8 hours and be completely unknown and able to operate an identical heist in whatever city you touch-down in next. Lupin's trickery would not make a modern mystery, but since these are stories from the early 1900's, that matters not a whit! In fact, Mr Leblanc seems to go to great detail to pepper his tales with "modern" lawmakers tools and techniques, making several references to the Bertillon system which, it turns out, is where mugshots came from!
The book contains 9 short stories, beginning with "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin" which nicely sets the scene for the protagonists modus operandi, and the subsequent tales deal with Lupin's imprisonment and escape and ongoing entertainment of the French newspaper-reading public. It seems Lupin is not so much a single-operator, as the man in the limelight with a truly vast array of willing (and, given Lupin's nature, perhaps not so willing) assistants. This is neither bad nor good, but I bring it up just because of the comparison to Sherlock Holmes which must be made due to the fact that the final story involves the meeting of Lupin and Holmes (the latter who'd been around for 20 years at that stage). As a fan of Conan Doyle's detective, I was not well impressed with Leblanc's interpretation of Holmes and I don't think that the suggestion of Lupin being a far superior nemesis to Moriarty is apt, or valid.
That gripe aside, this is a fun selection of Boy's Own style short-stories.
TL: Arsène Lupin is an intelligent and ebullient front-man, I got the impression of a somewhat evolved grifter. The author hints at Robin Hood-esque qualities for his "hero", M. Lupin most definitely has a chivalrous side, indeed a stereotypically-French desire to uphold and defend the lady at all costs! However, when it comes down to the planning and execution of his various schemes and heists, if Lupin is desirous of some item he will go about obtaining it, regardless of the gender and station of its current owner.
Most of the stories in this book feature Lupin brazenly asserting his current nom de guerre to a victim, usually whilst overtly stating that, despite his features, he couldn't possibly be Arsène Lupin, before proceeding to rob them blind. The majority of Lupin's tricks work due to the glacial speed with which information moves at the time. It's quite possible to carry out a daring heist in a city, travel for 8 hours and be completely unknown and able to operate an identical heist in whatever city you touch-down in next. Lupin's trickery would not make a modern mystery, but since these are stories from the early 1900's, that matters not a whit! In fact, Mr Leblanc seems to go to great detail to pepper his tales with "modern" lawmakers tools and techniques, making several references to the Bertillon system which, it turns out, is where mugshots came from!
The book contains 9 short stories, beginning with "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin" which nicely sets the scene for the protagonists modus operandi, and the subsequent tales deal with Lupin's imprisonment and escape and ongoing entertainment of the French newspaper-reading public. It seems Lupin is not so much a single-operator, as the man in the limelight with a truly vast array of willing (and, given Lupin's nature, perhaps not so willing) assistants. This is neither bad nor good, but I bring it up just because of the comparison to Sherlock Holmes which must be made due to the fact that the final story involves the meeting of Lupin and Holmes (the latter who'd been around for 20 years at that stage). As a fan of Conan Doyle's detective, I was not well impressed with Leblanc's interpretation of Holmes and I don't think that the suggestion of Lupin being a far superior nemesis to Moriarty is apt, or valid.
That gripe aside, this is a fun selection of Boy's Own style short-stories.
A serviceable collection of cat burglar tales where you root for the gentleman thief. These stories inevitably contain a critical twist that you will often anticipate before it lands, somewhat reducing their impact. It’s possible that these were more innovative upon first release, but there’s been a century of escalating plot reversals in mysteries since these were originally written. Still, they can be enjoyed by those interested in a charming anti-hero, its early 20th century setting.
Felt like the Sherlock Holmes of thieves. No wonder I didn't like it that much.
adventurous
lighthearted
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