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Le Mystère De La Chambre Jaune by Gaston Leroux

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lilim9999's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

dknippling's review against another edition

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4.0

A young woman is found attacked and bleeding, while locked in an impenetrable room: door locked, windows barred. Who attacked her and how? Only the brilliant Rouletabille can solve the crime!

I hadn't realized this, but it turns out the author of The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux, was the Arthur Conan Doyle of France, writing a bajillion mysteries and other pulp novels. This is very readable. I had the mystery from early on--and then got completely talked out of my theory, spending the rest of the book so far off track that I was in another genre. A fun read.

sphbrd's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

vtzeni's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.75

carmen_hg's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

annelisenogue's review against another edition

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4.0

J'ai bien aimé et la fin était effectivement assez folle.
Mais j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait un gros moment de mou dans le milieu. En plus, j'ai lu une édition libre de droit et il y avait une certaine obsession des guillemets chez les éditeurs bénévoles, entre autres petites choses.
J'ai bien aimé le personnage de Rouletabille et j'ai trouvé des trucs un peu rigolos. Je suis très curieuse de lire La dame en noir. Affaire à suivre...