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Lewismannen by Peter May

jewelleryjen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bewitched14's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

csdaley's review against another edition

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5.0

I don't know why it took so long for me to read the second book of this series. I loved the first book. My feelings haven't changed with the second book. There is something about Peter May's writing that just captures me and sucks me in. I guarantee I won't wait as long for the last book.

lindsays_books's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

okenwillow's review against another edition

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5.0

Mieux qu’un polar, Peter May nous offre un puissant polar social à la Ken Loach, avec misère, enfance difficile, souvenirs nostalgiques, poids de la religion et des traditions, relations humaines et sociales complexes. Peter May approfondit ses personnages avec un talent indéniable, l’atmosphère particulière des lieux est elle-aussi évoquée à la perfection, l’intrigue policière, si elle semble passer au second plan la plus grande partie du livre, n’est pas en reste, car si l’aspect humain de l’histoire prend les devants, le suspens n’est pas moins présent pour autant et la résolution de l’énigme est d’autant plus spectaculaire que l’on n’a pas l’impression de baigner dans un polar classique. Un vrai coup de cœur pour l’ensemble de la trilogie. Oui, carrément !

dylan_james's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

bookswithboo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

4.0

kurwaczytaj's review against another edition

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4.0

Další díl ze skvělé ságy odehrávající se na ostrově Elvis, pardon Lewis zachovává všechny ingredience, kterými nejen mne uchvátila Skála (první díl této série). Kdybych měl porovnat oba díly, tak Skála byla lepší ale opravdu jen o kousek. Opět tu máme nádhernou a divokou krásu Hebrid, sociálně kritický pohled do minulosti a výbušné vztahy mezi kamarády z dětství. V tomto díle je trošku potlačen hlavní hrdina Fin a do popředí vystupuje osud otce Marsaili. Každopádně jsem zvědavý na Figurky.

ksm's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

quixote430's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0