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The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

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annathompson1010's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

puzzlegirl30's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

wilkinson297's review

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5.0

What was I expecting?
When I read ,having read LP's books....I come away with an emotional reaction.
This one was more so
Why?
Residual Guilt and the consequences of.
It keeps you guessing till the end
The banter and the relationships are all there...and keeps adding to(slow reveal) the characters back stories, which is why we love the books so much

gregory_hall's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

martha_imani's review

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

4.5

sirrydactyl's review

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4.0

I rate this book a solid 4 stars. I enjoyed it, but it absolutely felt different from Louise Penny's other books. This book felt...heavy. It has all the things I love about Louise Penny's writing, except that I wish we saw more of our beloved Three Pines characters. They are in the story, just not as central as usual. Toward the end, as Gamache and co get closer to solving the mystery, I felt as though there was a LOT of bouncing back and forth between who was the suspected murderer. And that may have been intentional, but it just read as indecisive for me. I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I just don't have quite as much love for this one as I do the others.