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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
This is the fifth in the series and my favorite by far. It moves along the quickest and leaves you wanting more. Very very good.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes
I have a confession to make...I am in love with a fictional character. I have yet to tell my husband about this. And what makes it worse is that he is a married man.....Gamache is truly to die for. I simply devour these delicious books! And how often does a person enjoy reading the acknowledgements at the beginning of books? I love the chatacters, the writing, the poetry.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the first book by this author that I've had the pleasure to read, but I suspect that I'll go back & read the others now.
Penny is writing murder mysteries in the British whodunit style, but filtered through a Quebecois sensibility. There is much right in the village of Three Pines, but some things are wrong, as well, & the discovery of a body in Olivier's bistro sheds a light on those things.
This could easily have been a facile imitation of Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers, but Penny's writing elevates it to its place in the genre. Her characters are complex & beautifully drawn. Her writing style is clear & precise, but also poetic & lyrical. She drops plenty of red herrings into the mix, but also manages to fashion an ending that is not neat, not tidy, not necessarily even complete. The story & the story inside the story sit uneasily on the mind & that is as it should be. The imagery is gorgeous, the violence is never gratuitous, & there are real dilemmas for all of her characters buried within the plot that are central to them, but not to the mystery.
Penny plots a carefully crafted mystery within the rules of the genere she is writing in, but goes beyond that to create a novel of real beauty. The mystery of it all is in the whodunit, but also in the lives of her characters. I really loved this book.
Penny is writing murder mysteries in the British whodunit style, but filtered through a Quebecois sensibility. There is much right in the village of Three Pines, but some things are wrong, as well, & the discovery of a body in Olivier's bistro sheds a light on those things.
This could easily have been a facile imitation of Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers, but Penny's writing elevates it to its place in the genre. Her characters are complex & beautifully drawn. Her writing style is clear & precise, but also poetic & lyrical. She drops plenty of red herrings into the mix, but also manages to fashion an ending that is not neat, not tidy, not necessarily even complete. The story & the story inside the story sit uneasily on the mind & that is as it should be. The imagery is gorgeous, the violence is never gratuitous, & there are real dilemmas for all of her characters buried within the plot that are central to them, but not to the mystery.
Penny plots a carefully crafted mystery within the rules of the genere she is writing in, but goes beyond that to create a novel of real beauty. The mystery of it all is in the whodunit, but also in the lives of her characters. I really loved this book.
I can't believe he did it!! 8| I hope that there was a misunderstanding and he's cleared in the future... but this was the most shocking reveal yet!
This was a shocker for me - I can't believe she did what she did! Wow.
But another cozy, wonderful Gamache story. I loved every minute. Certain parts were so moving I had to pause, take a moment to get it together. All from a mystery novel! What Penny does with these books is really special.
But another cozy, wonderful Gamache story. I loved every minute. Certain parts were so moving I had to pause, take a moment to get it together. All from a mystery novel! What Penny does with these books is really special.