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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Comme le dirait le Veilleux en vous tapotant du bout de sa canne : "Respecte". Cet ouvrage est le deuxième Vargas que je lis.
Dévorer : manger avidement, gloutonnement.
J'ai lu le dernier de la série Adamsberg quelques semaines auparavant ("Quand sort la recluse"), ce qui fait que j'effectue un retour en arrière pour celui-ci, et ça ne fait que redoubler mon attachement au personnage du commissaire. Vargas est douée pour développer ses personnages, parfois même zélée, ce qui est parfois touchant et étonnant, d'autres fois lourd et maladroit. C'est ce que j'ai ressenti pour "L'homme à l'envers" dans lequel les personnages de Sol et le Veilleux sont élégamment construits, celui de Camille beaucoup moins, mais les sensibilités différentes que produisent les personnages les rendent plus vivants, et c'est agréable d'y repenser après la lecture du livre.
L'écriture est fluide, créative, rythmée et on se balade dans ce livre. L'envie prend de retourner en arrière pour mener l'enquête et on se retrouve tiraillé entre l'envie de retrouver des indices, et l'appétence de la suite.
***spoilers***
"Quand sort la recluse" et "L'homme à l'envers" se ressemblent beaucoup, peut-être parce que le registre animalier, parce que la vengeance, parce que Adamsberg se retrouve lié au personnage du dénouement... Loin de me décevoir, j'ai envie de lire le reste de la série pour vérifier des hypothèses : après les araignées et les loups, Adamsberg se confronte-t-il à des hippocampes ?
Dévorer : manger avidement, gloutonnement.
J'ai lu le dernier de la série Adamsberg quelques semaines auparavant ("Quand sort la recluse"), ce qui fait que j'effectue un retour en arrière pour celui-ci, et ça ne fait que redoubler mon attachement au personnage du commissaire. Vargas est douée pour développer ses personnages, parfois même zélée, ce qui est parfois touchant et étonnant, d'autres fois lourd et maladroit. C'est ce que j'ai ressenti pour "L'homme à l'envers" dans lequel les personnages de Sol et le Veilleux sont élégamment construits, celui de Camille beaucoup moins, mais les sensibilités différentes que produisent les personnages les rendent plus vivants, et c'est agréable d'y repenser après la lecture du livre.
L'écriture est fluide, créative, rythmée et on se balade dans ce livre. L'envie prend de retourner en arrière pour mener l'enquête et on se retrouve tiraillé entre l'envie de retrouver des indices, et l'appétence de la suite.
***spoilers***
"Quand sort la recluse" et "L'homme à l'envers" se ressemblent beaucoup, peut-être parce que le registre animalier, parce que la vengeance, parce que Adamsberg se retrouve lié au personnage du dénouement... Loin de me décevoir, j'ai envie de lire le reste de la série pour vérifier des hypothèses : après les araignées et les loups, Adamsberg se confronte-t-il à des hippocampes ?
I read this book in English two years before I read it in French, which was just enough to let me forget the details sufficiently for it not to be boring the second time round. I did wonder strongly what the dog's name in French was when I read it in English (because Camille keeps forgetting it). For those who'd like to know, it's Interlock in French!
I like this book mainly for the "roaude-movie" element and Soliman and Le Veilleux.
I like this book mainly for the "roaude-movie" element and Soliman and Le Veilleux.
3.5
Il principale difetto sta nella carenza dell'aspetto più intrigante: le indagini: prima della "comparsa" attiva di Adamsberg, che avviene parecchio in là con il romanzo, tutto l'aspetto legato ad ipotesi, supposizioni, indizi è molto carente, e la narrazione è per lo più un succedersi di soste e viaggi.
Forse per evitare una eccessiva lunghezza, si arriva alla scoperta del colpevole senza aver lasciato sedimentare a sufficienza per il lettore gli indizi sparsi, e il tutto si conclude un po' alla veloce, senza nemmeno un reale approfondimento dell'assassino e del suo contesto.
Avrei tagliato tanto prima e calcato la mano sulla parte finale.
Niente a che vedere con "Parti in fretta e non tornare", purtroppo.
Il principale difetto sta nella carenza dell'aspetto più intrigante: le indagini: prima della "comparsa" attiva di Adamsberg, che avviene parecchio in là con il romanzo, tutto l'aspetto legato ad ipotesi, supposizioni, indizi è molto carente, e la narrazione è per lo più un succedersi di soste e viaggi.
Forse per evitare una eccessiva lunghezza, si arriva alla scoperta del colpevole senza aver lasciato sedimentare a sufficienza per il lettore gli indizi sparsi, e il tutto si conclude un po' alla veloce, senza nemmeno un reale approfondimento dell'assassino e del suo contesto.
Avrei tagliato tanto prima e calcato la mano sulla parte finale.
Niente a che vedere con "Parti in fretta e non tornare", purtroppo.
Seeking Whom He May Devour' by French writer Fred Vargas concentrates on the characters more than it does on crimes. Book two in the Commissaire Adamsberg series, it is better translated (?) into English than the first book, [b:The Chalk Circle Man|23351431|The Chalk Circle Man|Fred Vargas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1413131962l/23351431._SY75_.jpg|2845151]. It continues the pattern of emphasizing the quirkiness of characters, of the crimes, of the plot. Officially mysteries, I believe these novels are more humorous entertainments than they are mysteries. They are like cozies, except the murder descriptions tend to induce an ick! response. However, so far, none of the murders in the two novels has crossed into ewwww! sick bastard! territory.
In the previous novel, Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg kept drifting into memories about an ex-girlfriend, Camille Forestier. In this story, she is actually there in most of the book. She comes back into Adamsberg's life when a werewolf begins tearing sheep apart. Yes, I said werewolf! Or is it a werewolf? The torn-out throats of the sheep have convinced the farmers it is either a large dog or wolf, but as the forensics on the ground is spare, even weird, the farmers begin to think werewolf!
As it happens, Camille's new boyfriend is a Canadian, Lawrence Donald Johnstone. He is a celebrity noted for his documentary studies of Canadian grizzly bears, but he has, for the moment, become fascinated by France's European wolves. He frequents the Mercantour Range in the Alps to study them relying on local guides.
Then, a sheep breeder is found dead, throat torn out! The murder is out of Adamsberg's Paris jurisdiction, but he couldn't help following the bizarre story in the newspapers. When he spots Camille on TV, standing next to a handsome man (Johnstone), wild dogs couldn't stop Adamsberg from starting an investigation! Of course it is only the werewolf suppositions that are of interest. Right? Clues to the murder seem to be pointing to a missing local man with a big dog. A map, with x's - possible future murders? - is discovered in the man's hut. Then, after a second murder matches an x on the map, it seems so.
I think this novel was kinda fun, a mystery road-trip undertaken by oddball characters following a map of murder!
In the previous novel, Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg kept drifting into memories about an ex-girlfriend, Camille Forestier. In this story, she is actually there in most of the book. She comes back into Adamsberg's life when a werewolf begins tearing sheep apart. Yes, I said werewolf! Or is it a werewolf? The torn-out throats of the sheep have convinced the farmers it is either a large dog or wolf, but as the forensics on the ground is spare, even weird, the farmers begin to think werewolf!
As it happens, Camille's new boyfriend is a Canadian, Lawrence Donald Johnstone. He is a celebrity noted for his documentary studies of Canadian grizzly bears, but he has, for the moment, become fascinated by France's European wolves. He frequents the Mercantour Range in the Alps to study them relying on local guides.
Then, a sheep breeder is found dead, throat torn out! The murder is out of Adamsberg's Paris jurisdiction, but he couldn't help following the bizarre story in the newspapers. When he spots Camille on TV, standing next to a handsome man (Johnstone), wild dogs couldn't stop Adamsberg from starting an investigation! Of course it is only the werewolf suppositions that are of interest. Right? Clues to the murder seem to be pointing to a missing local man with a big dog. A map, with x's - possible future murders? - is discovered in the man's hut. Then, after a second murder matches an x on the map, it seems so.
I think this novel was kinda fun, a mystery road-trip undertaken by oddball characters following a map of murder!
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mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nää Vargasit on ihan parhaita!! En ikinä naura näin paljon mitään dekkareita lukiessani. Pitää välillä lukea ääneen, että toinen tietää mille taas nauran. Mutta silti nää ei oo semmosia ”feelgood”-dekkareita, vaan on ihan kunnon jännittävä juoni.