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_stephp's review against another edition
3.0
Violaine Lepage est un peu désarçonnée. Le roman qu'elle vient de publier dans sa maison d'édition donne d'étranges similitudes avec sa vie. Quand l'auteur du livre est préssenti pour le Goncourt, elle tente à tout prix de le rencontrer. Et les évènements s'accélèrent tout à coup quand les meurtres décrits dans le livre se déroulent dans la vraie vie...
Un sympathique roman, à mi-chemin entre le polar et le récit.
Un sympathique roman, à mi-chemin entre le polar et le récit.
casey_wallen's review
informative
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
I hesitate to give the book lower than two stars. With that said, I feel like most of the first part of this book was irrelevant. It took a lot for me to find interest in this book initially since it starts slowly.
However, most of the plot of the story happened in the remainder of the book. In that remainder, I felt like the story was told well.
However, most of the plot of the story happened in the remainder of the book. In that remainder, I felt like the story was told well.
alundeberg's review against another edition
3.0
I LOVED Antoine Laurain's fun time-travel romp through 1954 Paris in "Vintage 1954", so I had some expectations for his "The Readers' Room", a mystery about a highly-acclaimed novel that mirrors recent murders and whose author is unknown. At 172 pages, it is a quick read, perfect for a flight, but it wasn't as satisfying. Centered around complex editor Violaine LePage who is suffering from slight amnesia from a plane crash, the novel veers from her issues and identity to the other characters' issues and identity and somewhere in there is a police investigation connecting the mysterious author to connected deaths. I started to feel impatient-- who and what is this novel about? It really feels like Laurain wrote this to entertain himself and his publishers decided to put it in print. There is a lot in here about authors going rogue and not doing what they're supposed to do, so maybe he's getting cheeky in his role.
It's a good way to pass the time when you're on a plane, but I feel a bit resentful having paid full price.
It's a good way to pass the time when you're on a plane, but I feel a bit resentful having paid full price.
from100to0in5seconds's review against another edition
3.0
Die Inhaltsangabe hat mich mega neugierig auf das Werk gemacht. Und auch wenn ich Plottwists nicht abgeneigt bin, war mir das zu viel. Die Idee hinter der Freundin ist an sich schön, aber das alle Todesfälle einfach so ohne irgendein menschliches Zutun genauso passiert sind? Weiß ja nicht. Vielleicht habe ich da irgendwas zwischen den Zeilen verpasst. Ich hatte ja zwischendurch noch die Hoffnung, dass sich rausstellt, dass die Protagonistin dank ihres Gedächtnisverlust einfach vergessen hatte, dass sie die Morde begangen hatte.
Den Einblick ins Verlagswesen fand ich hingegen spannend.
Den Einblick ins Verlagswesen fand ich hingegen spannend.
ebaird's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
gracey8's review against another edition
4.0
This one only took a couple hours to finish, and was enjoyable the whole time! It's about an editor who receieves a manuscript for a novel that is amazing & revolves around murder. It takes a twist when the murders in the story end up actually happening, and the editor finds that she is more connected to them than just through publishing the book...
joanna_rm05's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mbod's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
emmavardy2's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Loved this book. Set in literary world. A book is published but no-one has met the author. Then murders described in book start to actually happen. Wonderfully crafted plot with murder mystery at heart.