Reviews - The Long Way Home

1.3k reviews for:

The Long Way Home

Louise Penny

3.9 AVERAGE

erikamoody's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny sad tense 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

ellenoha's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

jklbookdragon's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed the book - even the flipped nature of it worked for me ... but I really didn't like the ending.

Spoiler

If Clara had stayed in the cafe, Peter would not have died. How could Louise do that to Clara (not to mention Peter)? And after everyone making sinister insinuations about the motives of the gallery owner, Clara is suddenly supposed to "get over" Peter and see him as a love interest???

kategci's review against another edition

3.0

This is number 10 in the wonderful Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny. I have read all but number 5; I somehow missed it and have not gone back. Chief Inspector Gamache has retired from the Surete and retreated to Three Pines, the small village which has seen its share of murders. He will not be left in peace as one of the villagers, Clara, an artist has a problem. This was not my favorite in the series as they were many repetitive visual descriptions of paintings and other pieces of art. I was more interested in the plot moving along and I felt it took a while to get going. For Gamache fans, it is a worth reading to keep up with the series; for those new to Gamache, start at the beginning with Still Life.

shyk1ttyk1tty's review against another edition

4.0

I don’t know what to think about this book. After the drama and excitement of the previous book in the series, this one SEEMED mild for the majority of the story, but in the last hour (I was listening to the audiobook) everything was turned on its head and I was left shocked.

I don’t think I can say I liked this book, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good story. It DID provoke emotions in me (though I can’t name them yet) and an author who can make me feel, is a good author in my opinion.

I’d just say, reader beware. You probably don’t know what you’re in for. But that only applies if you’ve read the books in order and are attached the the characters.