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Ночь длиною в жизнь by Тана Френч, Tana French

avalete's review against another edition

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4.0

After meeting Frank in The Likeness, I was excited to see more of him. This book did not disappoint. The plot was a little slow going, but once the pieces started to connect it picked up.

kristinhzta90's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a great story with well developed characters. I enjoyed the male perspective in the book, and I really liked the main character, Frank. While the overall plot is a crime that needs to be solved, I think the real story is about the interactions between the characters and the family dynamic. While the underlying story is dark, there are a lot of witty observations made by Frank that made me laugh out loud.

This was the first book that i read by Tana French, and I will definitely read more by this author.

mbpartlow's review against another edition

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5.0

Could not put this book down. It immediately gripped me and wouldn't let go.

The small details are fabulous. You feel like you're inside the scenes she writes. Working class Dublin, not glossed over and prettied up at all, just presented simply and beautifully.

I was surprised to like this book so much, since I reacted so strongly to her first book. But this is tight and suspenseful. And the ending is completely satisfying.

I guess I'll need to go back and read her second book now.

gabepants's review against another edition

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5.0

Its been awhile since I've been this excited to finish a book and I knew Tana French would be just what I needed. I felt so strongly for the characters and my heart is still aching for the ones long gone. I'm going to need a few days to recover.

xcaity's review against another edition

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5.0

You know, I figured out the killer not even halfway through, and I still think this is my favorite of the series so far. I do love Francis Mackey. I understand him.

staceyrenee10's review against another edition

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

4.0

threegoodrats's review against another edition

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4.0

My review is here.

moomal's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

gayatriii's review against another edition

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5.0

Is this a murder mystery, a whodunit?
Yes.

More importantly, is this a painstaking character study? A psychological deep dive into a dysfunctional family with childhood scars and deep deep trauma that explains the murder?

Hell YES!!

Tana describes scenes of abuse so profoundly, with so much thought, that I fear it must all be from her life. How can anyone know trauma so intimately, unless they’ve lived it? Or she’s just that brilliant.

By the end, when the crime is solved, I 100% believed the motivation, and in fact felt like I’d have done the same. That’s how well she builds everyone’s characters and storylines. That what could have been a mediocre whodunit is a masterful story of jealousy, entitlement, and desperation.

shkaff's review against another edition

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5.0

В этой серии есть классная особенность: в каждой книге действуют новые ГГ, но они до этого уже появляются в предыдущих книгах. В новой просто выходят на первый план. И это сделано интересно, т.к. в предыдущей книге мы их видим с одной стороны (и глазами героев книги), и эта сторона выглядит не всегда приятно. Поэтому к новой книге мы подходим с некоторым мнением про героя — и на протяжении романа нам показывают его с разных сторон, заставляя менять мнение. Получается очень классно.

Вот и в третьем романе на первый план выходит детектив, который выглядел этаким засранцем в прошлой части. Завязка снова переносит в прошлое: на этот раз в доме детства ГГ, откуда он сбежал в 19 лет, находят чемодан девушки. Эта девушка была подругой ГГ, с которой они собирались вместе сбежать и он все эти годы думал, что она сбежала одна. Но, кажется, не сбежала...

Как и в прошлых романах, тут будет много психологизма, драмы и распутывания прошлого разных героев. Все линии более полно раскрываются, чем в прошлых романах, мы погружаемся в жизнь дисфункциональной семьи из Дублина — со всеми национальными и культурными особенностями.

С каждым романом Фрэнч учится делать психологические детективы все лучше: герои тут разнообразные, глубокие, все со своими мотивациями и историями. В нужные моменты она закидывает крючки для читателя, чтобы не соскучились. В сумме получается классный герметичный детектив. Всем рекомендую!