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8797999's review against another edition
3.0
Wasnt too into this one, not as good or interesting as Félicie. A very good twist at the end but a forgettable read.
frahorus's review against another edition
2.0
Il commissario Maigret è in pensione da due anni e passa le giornate a curare il suo orticello. Un giorno una facoltosa signora gli chiede di indagare sulla misteriosa morte di sua nipote: con questo pretesto il nostro ritorna ad indagare, ritrovando i suoi vecchi e sempre fedeli colleghi.
Ritroviamo un Maigret più anziano, stanco, ma il suo fiuto non scompare mai.
Ritroviamo un Maigret più anziano, stanco, ma il suo fiuto non scompare mai.
bugi's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
geoffreyjen's review against another edition
5.0
A chaque livre de Simenon je découvre de nouvelles façons de faire, de raconter des histoires envoutantes sur la nature intime des gens. Ce livre aura des cotés étonnants. Il s’agit d’un portrait des plus fascinants des parties infimes des gens ordinaires, les revers enfouis, et aussi de ce monsieur, cet inspecteur qui les déniche. Je pensais connaitre Maigret, mais ici je découvre une autre personne, qui fait un tout avec le Maigret qu’on connait, mais qui étonne aussi. Un livre saissisante, qui témoigne de la force de cet écrivain pas comme les autres!
With each of Simenon’s books, I discover new ways of telling stories that unveil the undersides of human lives. This book is astounding. It offers us a fascinating portrait of just how far buried can be some elements of the human psyche, but also of this man, this detective who does the work of bringing them up into the light. I thought I knew Maigret, yet here I discovered another person, who forms a whole with the other Maigret, but who carries us into new places. An enthralling book, that bears witness to the astonishing power of the writer, so different from others who work in this genre, or any other!
With each of Simenon’s books, I discover new ways of telling stories that unveil the undersides of human lives. This book is astounding. It offers us a fascinating portrait of just how far buried can be some elements of the human psyche, but also of this man, this detective who does the work of bringing them up into the light. I thought I knew Maigret, yet here I discovered another person, who forms a whole with the other Maigret, but who carries us into new places. An enthralling book, that bears witness to the astonishing power of the writer, so different from others who work in this genre, or any other!
charlottes's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
3.0
furfff's review
3.0
I don’t get the title on this one but the story is ok: an elderly powerful women easily yanks maigret out of retirement to stick his nose where it doesn’t officially belong: the supposed suicide of a young woman related to a jerk ex classmate of maigret’s. I found maigret’s floundering and being called out as not as great as every says to be the most compelling part of this one. The family drama/mystery felt a little rote by comparison.
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
Tout Simenon:
Dans sa retraite de Meung-sur-Loire, Maigret est sollicité par Bernadette Amorelle qui s'inquiète de la récente noyade dans la Seine de sa petite-fille Monita : la jeune fille nageait bien et il ne doit pas s'agir d'un accident.
4* Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
3* The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)
3* The Late Monsieur Gallet (Maigret, #3)
4* The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)
3* A Man's Head (Maigret #5)
4* The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)
4* The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret #7)
2* A Crime in Holland (Maigret #8)
3* The Grand Banks Café (Maigret, #9)
3* The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin (Maigret #10)
3* The Two-Penny Bar (Maigret, #11)
4* Lock No. 1 (Maigret, #18)
4* The Cellars of the Majestic (Maigret, #20)
3* Inspector Cadaver (Maigret, #25)
3* Maigret Se Fache (Maigret, #26)
4* Maigret's Holiday (Maigret, #28)
4* La première enquête de Maigret (Maigret, #30)
4* My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
4* Maigret at the Coroner's (Maigret #32)
3* The Friend of Madame Maigret (Maigret #34)
3* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (Maigret, #38)
3* Maigret's Mistake (Maigret, #43)
3* Maigret and the Calame Report (Maigret, #46)
3* Maigret si diverte (Maigret, #50)
3* Maigret in Court (Maigret, #55)
3* Maigret and the Idle Burglar (Maigret, #57)
3* Maigret and the Bum (Maigret, #60)
4* Maigret Loses His Temper (Maigret, #61)
3* Maigret on the Defensive (Maigret, #63)
3* Maigret Bides His Time (Maigret #64)
3* Maigret Hesitates (Maigret, #68)
3* Maigret's Boyhood Friend (Maigret, #69)
3* Maigret and the Madwoman (Maigret, #72)
4* Maigret and the Loner (Maigret, #73)
TR The Shadow Puppet (Inspector Maigret #12)
TR The Saint-Fiacre Affair (Inspector Maigret #13)
TR The Flemish House (Maigret, #14)
TR The Misty Harbour (Maigret, #15)
TR The Madman of Bergerac (Inspector Maigret #16)
TR Liberty Bar (Maigret, #17)
TR Maigret (Maigret, #19)
TR The Judge's House (Maigret, #21)
TR Cécile is Dead (Maigret, #22)
TR Signed, Picpus (Maigret, #23)
TR Félicie (Maigret, #24)
TR Maigret à New York (Maigret, #27)
TR Il morto di Maigret (Maigret, #29)
TR Maigret et la Vieille Dame (Maigret, #33)
TR Le memorie di Maigret (Maigret #35)
TR Maigret in Montmartre (Maigret #36)
TR Maigret Rents a Room (Maigret #37)
TR Maigret and the Gangsters (Maigret #39)
TR Maigret's Revolver (Maigret #40)
TR Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Maigret #41)
TR Maigret Afraid (Maigret #42)
TR Maigret Goes to School (Maigret #44)
TR Maigret et la jeune morte (Maigret #45)
TR Maigret and the Headless Corpse (Maigret #47)
TR Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48)
TR Maigret's Failure (Maigret #49)
Dans sa retraite de Meung-sur-Loire, Maigret est sollicité par Bernadette Amorelle qui s'inquiète de la récente noyade dans la Seine de sa petite-fille Monita : la jeune fille nageait bien et il ne doit pas s'agir d'un accident.
4* Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
3* The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)
3* The Late Monsieur Gallet (Maigret, #3)
4* The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)
3* A Man's Head (Maigret #5)
4* The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)
4* The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret #7)
2* A Crime in Holland (Maigret #8)
3* The Grand Banks Café (Maigret, #9)
3* The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin (Maigret #10)
3* The Two-Penny Bar (Maigret, #11)
4* Lock No. 1 (Maigret, #18)
4* The Cellars of the Majestic (Maigret, #20)
3* Inspector Cadaver (Maigret, #25)
3* Maigret Se Fache (Maigret, #26)
4* Maigret's Holiday (Maigret, #28)
4* La première enquête de Maigret (Maigret, #30)
4* My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
4* Maigret at the Coroner's (Maigret #32)
3* The Friend of Madame Maigret (Maigret #34)
3* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (Maigret, #38)
3* Maigret's Mistake (Maigret, #43)
3* Maigret and the Calame Report (Maigret, #46)
3* Maigret si diverte (Maigret, #50)
3* Maigret in Court (Maigret, #55)
3* Maigret and the Idle Burglar (Maigret, #57)
3* Maigret and the Bum (Maigret, #60)
4* Maigret Loses His Temper (Maigret, #61)
3* Maigret on the Defensive (Maigret, #63)
3* Maigret Bides His Time (Maigret #64)
3* Maigret Hesitates (Maigret, #68)
3* Maigret's Boyhood Friend (Maigret, #69)
3* Maigret and the Madwoman (Maigret, #72)
4* Maigret and the Loner (Maigret, #73)
TR The Shadow Puppet (Inspector Maigret #12)
TR The Saint-Fiacre Affair (Inspector Maigret #13)
TR The Flemish House (Maigret, #14)
TR The Misty Harbour (Maigret, #15)
TR The Madman of Bergerac (Inspector Maigret #16)
TR Liberty Bar (Maigret, #17)
TR Maigret (Maigret, #19)
TR The Judge's House (Maigret, #21)
TR Cécile is Dead (Maigret, #22)
TR Signed, Picpus (Maigret, #23)
TR Félicie (Maigret, #24)
TR Maigret à New York (Maigret, #27)
TR Il morto di Maigret (Maigret, #29)
TR Maigret et la Vieille Dame (Maigret, #33)
TR Le memorie di Maigret (Maigret #35)
TR Maigret in Montmartre (Maigret #36)
TR Maigret Rents a Room (Maigret #37)
TR Maigret and the Gangsters (Maigret #39)
TR Maigret's Revolver (Maigret #40)
TR Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Maigret #41)
TR Maigret Afraid (Maigret #42)
TR Maigret Goes to School (Maigret #44)
TR Maigret et la jeune morte (Maigret #45)
TR Maigret and the Headless Corpse (Maigret #47)
TR Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48)
TR Maigret's Failure (Maigret #49)
lucyb's review against another edition
Not one of my favorite Maigret novels. I never felt that I really got to get to know the characters, and the mystery itself felt a bit contrived. A lot of the drama, I suspect, is dependent on a more nuanced understanding of social class and social cues in 1940s France than I possess. For those readers with such knowledge, the book may well hold subtle delights.
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