Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

18 reviews

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Chronic illness and Abortion

Minor: Rape, Toxic friendship, and Dementia

ecstaticlistening's review

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Abortion, Genocide, Rape, and Ableism

pourrir's review

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I could make fondue this book is so cheesy. I didn't like how the mystery played out, as it really doesn't give you clues or evidence to solve the crime. Instead, all the detective work is based on intuition and how the characters think the crime went down. It has an interesting premise, but is way too dependant on what a character thinks may have happened. These books are probably well loved due to the long history the audience has with the characters, but missing that it is just a bad detective novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Ableism

carolyngrace's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Ableism

Moderate: Rape and Child death

ithasabluecover's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Torture, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

jdizzo's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Forced institutionalization

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, and Grief

katypicken's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So we're back in Three Pines post-Covid, which is a bold move on Louise Penny's part, as this little corner of the world seems to be ahead of the real world in recovery. The plot revolves around a statistics professor, Abigail Robinson, who has come up with a plan for economic recovery and for minimising damage from any further pandemics - but it is a plan abhorrent to many, and has public opinion divided. Inspector Gamache is asked to provide security for one of her events.
Once again, murder and mayhem ensues, with Three Pines at the centre. (I do like the way Ms Penny gently pokes fun at herself over the number of murders in such a tiny village). Ghosts from the past are woken, and feelings become very personal for both Gamache and Beauvoir, as well as for the suspects. As usual, the characterisation is superb, with new faces as well as the old and familiar ones, and the plot is intricate and interesting, with numerous twists and turns before the denouement.
I have read all of the Inspector Gamache novels this year, and I'm now a bit lost, having to wait a year for the next one! 
With thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the e-ARC of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Ableism

Moderate: Genocide, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Dementia