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tymtoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.75
I also loved how casually funny it was. The bear grease thing really had me going for a minute.
Also, Nicole was the most infuriating side character on the planet. The way Gamache kept trying to check her attitude and she kept thinking she was God's gift to the investigation was sending me over the edge.
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
folst015's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Murder
beccah42's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence
Moderate: Murder
princess_azula's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- 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
Since then I’ve watched the Three Pines series on TV and it made the characters come alive for me in a way that usually happens in books. So now I’m reading them again. This time I started with the second in the series, then backtracked to the first.
I definitely enjoyed it a lot more this time. I found the quirkiness of the characters appealing rather than annoying and cliched. I had only a vague memory of the plot so it all seemed fresh to me. I have come to love the village of Three Pines and look forward to reading more.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
shelfofunread's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
gemin1reader's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Murder
saricostanzo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Murder
artmajorese's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
On the downsides, there are many characters that I would like to kick: Nichol for her patent lack of self-reflection; Gamache for being so lax about suspects being around evidence; teenage boys for being... well, teenage menaces; that niece for being mean to Clara (hopefully the niece is murdered in a future installment). Oh, and I was enraged that they didn't prove that they were trying to solve a murder until nearly 70% of the way through.
Yet I still cheered for Gamache and his team to solve the mystery. And when it came, the solution had a few satisfyingly un-heroic twists. That's probably a controversial opinion. But I enjoyed that Penny undermined the stereotypes of mystery endings.
Minor: Homophobia and Murder