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lauel's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Le dernier Commissaire Adamsberg qu'il me restait à lire !
Les conflits entre les différents personnages sont assez intéressants et plutôt bien exploités. J'ai beaucoup apprécié d'enfin voir les prémices de la relation de confiance entre Violette et Jean-Baptiste. Je ne m'attendais à l'intrigueAdamsberg comme fugitif et bien qu'elle manque un peu de réalisme, je l'ai dévoré. Ce que j'aime dans ces livres c'est que chaque personnage apporte sa petite pièce à l'édifice de l'intrigue/de l'enquête.
Seules petits ombres au tableau : un semblant de québécois assez mal maîtrisé et l'attitude d'Adamsberg parfois très exaspérante (merci Danglard de lui remettre les pendules à l'heure de temps à autres)
Les conflits entre les différents personnages sont assez intéressants et plutôt bien exploités. J'ai beaucoup apprécié d'enfin voir les prémices de la relation de confiance entre Violette et Jean-Baptiste. Je ne m'attendais à l'intrigue
Seules petits ombres au tableau : un semblant de québécois assez mal maîtrisé et l'attitude d'Adamsberg parfois très exaspérante (merci Danglard de lui remettre les pendules à l'heure de temps à autres)
lakecake's review against another edition
4.0
I've had this book for a really long time, years probably, and I've been reluctant to start reading it because it's book 6 in a series, but man do I wish I had done this sooner. It's twisty, it's dark, it's exciting, but it's also not like stepping into book 6 of a series in most places. There are a few things here and there that I wish I had been in on from the start, but they're elegantly explained without too much extra knowledge needed. I can't wait to get started on book 1.
drannieg's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Loved the Québec setting. Adamsberg is intolerable though. Still, if you're in the mood for a Vargas, it's a good one.
silviaamaturo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
octavietullier's review against another edition
mysterious
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
elisala's review against another edition
3.0
Très bonne intrigue, prenante et originale, et malgré quelques inquiétudes au début du livre sur le manque du "style Vargas", on le retrouve quand même bien, dans les personnages et l'intrigue farfelue. L'intrigue elle même me paraissait manquer de tenue au début du livre, voire être un peu trop tordue pour être honnête, et puis finalement on s'y laisse prendre, et on réalise qu'on hésite entre dormir plus de 4h et finir le livre... Est-ce un gage de qualité? Je pense que oui ; sans doute pas de qualité de sommeil, cependant.
emergencia's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
gavreads's review against another edition
The focus of this story shifts to Adamsberg and his rapid and the worrying unraveling of his mind when a buried case is revived by his subconscious. The case is dead and buried both the victims and the Judge that Adamsberg had suspected of the crime. But this case brings those memories to the focus and those he shares them with become concerned as he comes to believe the dead man is alive.
Cleverly Vargas takes takes Adamsberg out of Paris and France to Canada on a training course at one point with the rest of his team, which leads to seeing Dangard, his second in command, loose his usual cool prior to and during the flight over. Adamsberg also gets a new sidekick at one point that again shows Adamsberg from a new angle.
Previous novels have hinted at his womanising tendencies and even though we don’t linger on the events themselves we do see some consequences this time, which we haven’t seen before. Especially as he still has a thing for Camille even though he stays out of her way she is a big part of his mental space.
There is always a touch of madness about Adamsberg’s methods, which are especially unorthodox considering his high position in the police force but they seem to work most of the time, even if they are strange hunches to his colleagues who mostly stick to traditional detective procedures he usual nails who needs nailing.
What’s nice about the way this story is constructed is that Adamsberg is the complete focus, though he’d prefer the attention not to be on him in this case it’s inevitable under the circumstances.
And Vargas plays her what if guessing game where you aren’t sure what is true and bearing in mind Adamsberg’s mental state you’d be forgiven to be more unsure of his methods than normal.
But not to worry. Vargas is a mistress of leading us up the garden path and then plunging our understanding into a different direction.
Again Vargas has pulled off a creative and unique police procedural by swapping her focus again and giving us a different view of her hero Adamsberg.
Well worth reading.
Cleverly Vargas takes takes Adamsberg out of Paris and France to Canada on a training course at one point with the rest of his team, which leads to seeing Dangard, his second in command, loose his usual cool prior to and during the flight over. Adamsberg also gets a new sidekick at one point that again shows Adamsberg from a new angle.
Previous novels have hinted at his womanising tendencies and even though we don’t linger on the events themselves we do see some consequences this time, which we haven’t seen before. Especially as he still has a thing for Camille even though he stays out of her way she is a big part of his mental space.
There is always a touch of madness about Adamsberg’s methods, which are especially unorthodox considering his high position in the police force but they seem to work most of the time, even if they are strange hunches to his colleagues who mostly stick to traditional detective procedures he usual nails who needs nailing.
What’s nice about the way this story is constructed is that Adamsberg is the complete focus, though he’d prefer the attention not to be on him in this case it’s inevitable under the circumstances.
And Vargas plays her what if guessing game where you aren’t sure what is true and bearing in mind Adamsberg’s mental state you’d be forgiven to be more unsure of his methods than normal.
But not to worry. Vargas is a mistress of leading us up the garden path and then plunging our understanding into a different direction.
Again Vargas has pulled off a creative and unique police procedural by swapping her focus again and giving us a different view of her hero Adamsberg.
Well worth reading.