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simply_fran's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: War
sofiam19's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Xenophobia, Gun violence, War, and Violence
kimveach's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Deportation, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Infertility, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence
wsprenger's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Murder and War
laurenleigh's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I put this off for months, being sad that Ralph Cosham died and there was a new narrator for this series. But Robert Bathurst did an excellent job, even with me comparing him to Cosham at every step of the way. I still miss the gruff but soft voice that Cosham gave to Inspector Gamache, but Bathurst does do female voices better. As usual, Penny does a suberb job at giving me a thrilling murder mystery while also giving me a lot to think about. This time, the element of human nature she explores is our need to defend ourselves and the creation of weapons. Penny wove in some true facts about the engineer Gerald Bull, which was both terrifying and fascinating. Bull worked on insanely large long-range artillery, and the “open secret” of his work is wild. So many questions arise for me. Why do we need to create weapons, especially massive “superguns?” What kind of person does it take to work on this project? What if it got in the wrong hands? Which are the right hands anyway?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Child death
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and War
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