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A review by geoffreyjen
Félicie by Georges Simenon
5.0
J’ai adoré ce livre, cet étrange rapport qui se développe entre Félicie at Maigret, alors qu’elle est tout de même suspect dans l’affaire du meutre. Au debut cela m’a déconcerté, Simenon qui varie toujours sa maniére de mettre en marche ses histoires. Cette étrange relation s’est persisté jusqu’à la dernière ligne du livre, pour une histoire qui était, somme tout, plutot ordinaire. C’est la qualité de la relation entre Maigret et cette jeune femme qui a donné à cette histoire son intéret.
I loved this book. The strange relationship which developed between Maigret and the young woman, Félicie, gave to this story a mood, a colour, that continuee to fascinate throughout the book,right up to the last sentence. The mystery of the murder itself turned out to be somehow of less import than the interaction between Maigret and his young suspect. This Maigret gives us a hint of the other kind of book Simenon wrote, more and more as he developed as a writer, characterstudies without always involving a detective.
I loved this book. The strange relationship which developed between Maigret and the young woman, Félicie, gave to this story a mood, a colour, that continuee to fascinate throughout the book,right up to the last sentence. The mystery of the murder itself turned out to be somehow of less import than the interaction between Maigret and his young suspect. This Maigret gives us a hint of the other kind of book Simenon wrote, more and more as he developed as a writer, characterstudies without always involving a detective.