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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
I’m getting increasingly riled by louise penny. Her characters are mostly cartoons, except for the lovingly crafted members of the canadian police force. Or inspector department. Either way, they’re all allowed to have guns, yay, pew pew.
I spent the whole time of this book not caring whether a certain missing person was alive. Tall self-absorbed white man. Omg everyone stop whatever you’re doing, we need to find this shining example of mediocrity IMMEDIATELY.
Well, in the last chapter, we find him. We the readers are supposed to feel sudden amounts of empathy for him, we are excited to see him reunite with his wife.
Oopsie poopsie, our author doesn’t really care. I’m thinking maybe she is annoyed how readers accused her of writing “cartoonish” characters, and in reality she wants to showcase Clara, the artist who first sounded the alarm about her missing husband. Clara perhaps is a Mary Sue—not that I am insulting the trope. It’s a new mini prospective to whatever phase of feminism this generation is supposed to be in.
But I’m not getting a feminist vibe from louise penny. I’m kinda guessing she once had a husband who was an asshole and wanted to get some literary revenge.
I spent the whole time of this book not caring whether a certain missing person was alive. Tall self-absorbed white man. Omg everyone stop whatever you’re doing, we need to find this shining example of mediocrity IMMEDIATELY.
Well, in the last chapter, we find him. We the readers are supposed to feel sudden amounts of empathy for him, we are excited to see him reunite with his wife.
Oopsie poopsie, our author doesn’t really care. I’m thinking maybe she is annoyed how readers accused her of writing “cartoonish” characters, and in reality she wants to showcase Clara, the artist who first sounded the alarm about her missing husband. Clara perhaps is a Mary Sue—not that I am insulting the trope. It’s a new mini prospective to whatever phase of feminism this generation is supposed to be in.
But I’m not getting a feminist vibe from louise penny. I’m kinda guessing she once had a husband who was an asshole and wanted to get some literary revenge.
Very thankful I didn't read the reviews before hand. I've enjoyed all of her books and this one was no exception. It made me look at a map, wishing I could be in all those locations, and research the garden, looking at online images. It helped me understand the characters even better and enjoyed the mystery.
And in the end, it made me weep for all that was lost.
And in the end, it made me weep for all that was lost.
Oh, Louise, how could you? Write such a wonderful book and then end it that way? As usual the stories of the Three Pines family that Gamache and his wife have joined upon his retirement. The reluctance of Clara to share the burden of Peter's failure to return after a year away with Armand speaks to the love and respect he's garnered in the community.
But she does and the wheels are set in motion. And the story, of redemption and new starts and old hurts.
But she does and the wheels are set in motion. And the story, of redemption and new starts and old hurts.
Enjoyed this one much more than the previous in the series...right up until the end. Now I'm just angry.
I haven't gone on such a solid binge in years. I think this is the fourth book of this series I've polished off in succession? I guess these were just the characters I needed right now (well, two months ago when I actually finished reading this one).
This plot went in several unexpected directions with a conclusion I truly did not see coming. It was yummy and I'm so happy to see the Jean-Guy plot arc reach a good resolution. I shall set this series down now, for awhile, with whatever itch it was scratching finally satisfied, but I'll be very happy to return to it again next time it comes around.
This plot went in several unexpected directions with a conclusion I truly did not see coming. It was yummy and I'm so happy to see the Jean-Guy plot arc reach a good resolution. I shall set this series down now, for awhile, with whatever itch it was scratching finally satisfied, but I'll be very happy to return to it again next time it comes around.
Really enjoying this series until this one. Kept waiting for something of substance to happen. I kept thinking "does she have a minimum word count she has to hit" with all the over explaining and droning on about things to be forgotten before I reach the end of the page. Why do we need every detail about each food item all the way through this book??
Really hoping the next book goes back to the style of the previous books.
Really hoping the next book goes back to the style of the previous books.
mysterious
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
So nice to spend time in Three Pines and with Ruth especially. The mystery was enjoyable, but the relationships and life advice were terrific.
I've never been a Peter Morrow fan but no two ways about it, Clara killed him with her years of bad decisions. Such a tiresome character.
Armand Gamache has retired to Three Pines to rest and recuperate. Clara asks him to help her find her husband Peter. She sent him away a year ago when he was trying to sabotage her work by messing with her head. He was supposed to come back after a year for them to figure out where their relationship is. Armand with Jean-Guy traces Peter's movements from typical artists' spaces in Europe to a strange one in Scotland and finally back to Canada where he visited their alma mater. He seems to be chasing a former professor who espoused ideas about a tenth muse but who also ridiculed Clara and her work. They track him to a small village where the former professor had a commune. They meet a gallery owner who might be suspicious or might just be interested in Clara (she and Myrna insisted on coming).
Find No Man (Prof. Normand) and Massey (genial prof) killed Normand and his disciple Luc. He spots them and has Clara by knife point. In the struggle he stabs and kills Peter. Death scene had me in tears. Armand encourages gallery owner Chartbrand to visit Three Pines in a year to see Clara.
Love Ruth and how she and Reine-Marie helped out. Thought Ruth was interested in Massey, but really she was frightened by him because he was truly crazy.
Find No Man (Prof. Normand) and Massey (genial prof) killed Normand and his disciple Luc. He spots them and has Clara by knife point. In the struggle he stabs and kills Peter. Death scene had me in tears. Armand encourages gallery owner Chartbrand to visit Three Pines in a year to see Clara.
Love Ruth and how she and Reine-Marie helped out. Thought Ruth was interested in Massey, but really she was frightened by him because he was truly crazy.