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4.1k reviews for:
The Searcher: The mesmerising new mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Tana French
3.72 AVERAGE
4.1k reviews for:
The Searcher: The mesmerising new mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Tana French
3.72 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a great read although I think the sequel is better, you should start here. This authors understanding of male dialogue is really exceptional !
I would recommend this book to anyone.
I would recommend this book to anyone.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Atmospheric. Great character-building. Unapologetically slower-paced. I really enjoyed this!
Dark.
Mysterious.
drawn out.
The Searcher plays back like a movie in my mind, a memory of events even, rather than just the memory of a book that I’d read. French’s depiction of rural Ireland, and talented building of characters and their stories, made this book a true pleasure.
The Searcher is certainly a slow burn. It’s mysterious and unhurried, and the well deserved 2020 Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Readers’ Favourite Mystery and Thriller.
The plot itself is not, in my view, complicated. What French does well though is to build complexity in character relationships, with themselves and each other – especially when it come to Cal, the retired detective from Chicago who gets more than he planned for in his move to a remote village in rural Ireland for retirement.
I’d read this one again in a few years, just to add volume to the ‘memories’ I have thanks to French’s wonderful storytelling.
Dark.
Mysterious.
drawn out.
The Searcher plays back like a movie in my mind, a memory of events even, rather than just the memory of a book that I’d read. French’s depiction of rural Ireland, and talented building of characters and their stories, made this book a true pleasure.
The Searcher is certainly a slow burn. It’s mysterious and unhurried, and the well deserved 2020 Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Readers’ Favourite Mystery and Thriller.
The plot itself is not, in my view, complicated. What French does well though is to build complexity in character relationships, with themselves and each other – especially when it come to Cal, the retired detective from Chicago who gets more than he planned for in his move to a remote village in rural Ireland for retirement.
I’d read this one again in a few years, just to add volume to the ‘memories’ I have thanks to French’s wonderful storytelling.
Was there a plot? I might have missed it. Underwhelmed.
mysterious
medium-paced
I too would love to run away from my life to rural Ireland
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
I feel like I missed something here… this book was profoundly boring to me! I love some good world-building but this droned on and on. The character development was minimal and I just couldn’t seem to care about anyone in the story. I’m so disappointed! I have enjoyed other work by French, but this just didn’t do it for me.