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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Zdecydowanie moje tegoroczne odkrycie nr 1 to postać fascynującego Arsena Lupin. Dżentelmen, włamywacz, człowiek o tysiącu twarzy i nazwisk.
Powieść lekka, przyjemna, w sam raz na przełamanie impasu czytelniczego.
Powieść lekka, przyjemna, w sam raz na przełamanie impasu czytelniczego.
J'ai lu ce livre après avoir vue la série (qq chose que j'éviterais normalement). Honnetement, j'ai bcp aimée. La facon que c'est ecrit, l'arrogance presque de Lupin était très fidèle à la série. C'était bien sur pas aussi excitant, pas aussi intense que la série, mais peut importe pour moi. Au final, le personnage de Lupin, vue dans la série, est là, et les aventures (avec leurs plannification en déatails bien sur) le sont aussi, et c'est tout ce que je pourrais demander. La fin est aussi incroyable, je vais essayer de lire le prochain le plus tot possible.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
My dad really likes Lupin. He told me he thinks Lupin is better than Holmes so I wanted to read some and see for myself.
Lupin is certainly interesting.
Instead of a Detective, we have a master Thief as the protagonist. We have a detective but he plays the foolish adversary.
The stories are mostly Lupin doing something difficult, like breaking out of prison, and then having it explained to us at the end.
It reminded of a magic show. I think it’s because every story is a sleight of hand.
Like a lot of early crime stories, it has no characterization. I don’t know anything about any of the people in the stories.
I think I still prefer Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes has the gothic ambiance and it has higher stakes.
I also didn’t like the cat and mouse aspect of this book.
However, I found the denouement in these stories better then Sherlock Holmes.
(It also didn’t make sense when Lupin poisoned himself for three months to disfigure himself enough to escape identification. How could he find all the different chemicals while in prison?)
I look back at Poe’s The Purloined Letter and think “ah, that was a good piece of writing.”
Lupin is certainly interesting.
Instead of a Detective, we have a master Thief as the protagonist. We have a detective but he plays the foolish adversary.
The stories are mostly Lupin doing something difficult, like breaking out of prison, and then having it explained to us at the end.
It reminded of a magic show. I think it’s because every story is a sleight of hand.
Like a lot of early crime stories, it has no characterization. I don’t know anything about any of the people in the stories.
I think I still prefer Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes has the gothic ambiance and it has higher stakes.
I also didn’t like the cat and mouse aspect of this book.
However, I found the denouement in these stories better then Sherlock Holmes.
(It also didn’t make sense when Lupin poisoned himself for three months to disfigure himself enough to escape identification. How could he find all the different chemicals while in prison?)
I look back at Poe’s The Purloined Letter and think “ah, that was a good piece of writing.”
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
The short stories in the book were lighthearted, despite the brief mentions of murder and violence. Lupin has a distinct voice; he's smug and self-assured. I found him to be a rather entertaining and silly character.
The stories mainly focused on either Lupin making an escape or plotting to steal valuable objects from wealthy people. Some also hinted at Lupin's past. Occasionally, Lupin used his deduction skills to solve crimes (while, of course, keeping some payment for himself). In one story, he was even scammed by someone he had plotted to steal from.
The one aspect I didn't like was that the order of the stories felt random. The first few stories felt like newer stories, the middle ones hinting at Lupin's past felt like they happened before those, and the final stories seemed like recent adventures following after the beginning few stories.
The stories mainly focused on either Lupin making an escape or plotting to steal valuable objects from wealthy people. Some also hinted at Lupin's past. Occasionally, Lupin used his deduction skills to solve crimes (while, of course, keeping some payment for himself). In one story, he was even scammed by someone he had plotted to steal from.
The one aspect I didn't like was that the order of the stories felt random. The first few stories felt like newer stories, the middle ones hinting at Lupin's past felt like they happened before those, and the final stories seemed like recent adventures following after the beginning few stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder
Minor: Suicide, Alcohol
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
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
Maybe it's the translation but I found the chuffed self importance more than a little too much. Love a good heist book or film and I recognise that a lot of media I've loved was likely borrowing heavily but I don't have the ability to view it without that context. Almost finished and set aside.