Reviews

Not Quite Dead Enough by John Lutz, Rex Stout

smthuriot's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

See my full review here:
https://sarahoverbooked.wordpress.com/2024/05/19/not-quite-dead-enough/

a_ab's review against another edition

4.0

This is a collection of 2 novellas set during the war when Archie was in the military. 
I liked the shorter story format a great deal and I also liked the fact that the cases were very different. 

justasking27's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

boyd94's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

michael5000's review against another edition

3.0

Two novellas that contradict more than connect rooming uncomfortably within the same cover. In both instances, things are just starting to get rolling, and then there's a sudden resolution that seems to jump out of nowhere. In a way, it's a fresh twist that subverts the expectations of the genre and series. But of course it's also kind of annoying.

swarmofbees's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.0

jdcorley's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

One of the funniest and most charming of the Wolfes, two little novellas, uncharacteristically set in a very specific time (World War II).  Archie's sparring with Wolfe in the first book is top tier flummery and the tangle of Army and civilian life in the second gives Wolfe wonderful heartburn. It really is one of the best of the best.

naluju's review against another edition

Found it tedious. 

macfiar's review against another edition

5.0

I love almost all of the Nero Wolfe books.

hotsake's review against another edition

4.0

Two short and very basic mysteries. The WWII Wolfe adventures have never been favorites of mine but I do like how vicious and vindictive Wolfe is in these and I believe this was the first book in which Wolfe utters his signature word "pfui".