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annelo 's review for:
The Long Way Home
by Louise Penny
Definitely my least favorite of the series so far. I’ve never been a fan of Peter, and I never understood how he and Clara were even a couple. So this book centered around their relationship I found quite boring for the most part.
Especially boring following all the great action of the previous book wherein the issue of corruption in the Sûreté, a slow simmering plot point for some time, is finally resolved.
I’m thrilled to have Jean-Guy in recovery and back to being his loyal and delightful self, although his relationship with Annie is another coupling that doesn’t really make sense to me. Sorry Annie.
Gamache retired and now resident of Three Pines is a bit of a concern to me moving forward for, dare I say it, he and Reine-Marie seem just a bit too perfect and a lot more boring. Although I like the way Reine-Marie gives it back hard to Ruth, even though it seems out of character for Reine-Marie to be coarse in that way.
I did like the ending. Abrupt as it was. I found it very hard to care about the rival professors, but I did shed a tiny tear or two, despite feeling it was all a bit contrived. I guess now Chartrand has a chance, so perhaps we’ll see him again in the future? And wasn’t that a red herring? Gamache’s (and Clara’s to a lesser degree) suspicions about him came to nothing, what was the point?
I have to wonder where the story can go from here and if perhaps the best of the books are now behind us. I think there are nine books left in the series, I shall of course read on and find out, because despite this book not quite measuring up to its predecessors (in my opinion), I am hopeful that it will not be indicative of what is yet to come.
Especially boring following all the great action of the previous book wherein the issue of corruption in the Sûreté, a slow simmering plot point for some time, is finally resolved.
I’m thrilled to have Jean-Guy in recovery and back to being his loyal and delightful self, although his relationship with Annie is another coupling that doesn’t really make sense to me. Sorry Annie.
Gamache retired and now resident of Three Pines is a bit of a concern to me moving forward for, dare I say it, he and Reine-Marie seem just a bit too perfect and a lot more boring. Although I like the way Reine-Marie gives it back hard to Ruth, even though it seems out of character for Reine-Marie to be coarse in that way.
I did like the ending. Abrupt as it was. I found it very hard to care about the rival professors, but I did shed a tiny tear or two, despite feeling it was all a bit contrived. I guess now Chartrand has a chance, so perhaps we’ll see him again in the future? And wasn’t that a red herring? Gamache’s (and Clara’s to a lesser degree) suspicions about him came to nothing, what was the point?
I have to wonder where the story can go from here and if perhaps the best of the books are now behind us. I think there are nine books left in the series, I shall of course read on and find out, because despite this book not quite measuring up to its predecessors (in my opinion), I am hopeful that it will not be indicative of what is yet to come.